Raffael knocked on Alessandro’s door.“Come in,” Alessandro answered as he rubbed his chest with a towel.Closing the door behind him, Raffael looked at him with a raised brow and asked, “You’ve been home for two hours. Why haven’t you reported to Dante?”Sitting down on the bed, he looked at his friend and didn’t know how to answer him, really. Taking a deep breath, he said, “I’ve had a long two days. I’ll report to him once I rest.”“Cut the bullshit. You’ve had a long two days? We thought you went missing. There was no communication from you and Donna arrived home before you did. What happened?” Raffael asked, annoyed.Looking at him, he shook his head. “She knew I was following her and had me jumped. I don’t even know who those men were, but she is definitely up to something. I was dumped on the side of the road and had to find my way back to my car. So excuse me, it’s hard being betrayed by the same person twice.”Raffael frowned. Pacing around the room, he couldn’t fathom what w
Dante was snoring loudly beside Daphnée. When he fell asleep, she didn’t know. As she switched the t.v off, she went to the bathroom and when she returned; she saw Dante lying there on the bed, and oh my, but that man looked handsome and sexy.Walking up to the bed, ‘Look at you, you’re vulnerable. I could kill you at any moment.’Stopping beside him, she recalled the last time they made love, and her body was telling her she needed him right now.Slipping out of the pink silk nightdress, she walked up to the drawer where Dante put the handcuffs, took it out of the drawer. Running the cold metal across her stomach, she smirked.‘Oh angel, don’t worry, we’re just going to have a little fun while your daddy plays dead,’ she said, speaking to her son.She cautiously lifted his left arm and cuffed it to the headboard post. She looked down at his face to see if there were any signs that he would wake up soon or discomfort, but he was okay and still asleep.She climbed on the bed with a sm
Gabriele walked into the dining room and stopped in his steps as he looked at Daphnée, who was eating away. He counted five bowls on the table and said, “Should you be eating so much? The weight will stick with you when the baby is out?”Daphnée grabbed an empty bowl and threw it at him. Glaring, she said, “I’ll fucking eat whatever I want and besides, the Italian food is so good this side, better if I might say.”He shrugged and sat down by her side, making Alessandro and Raffael frown who were watching her. Ignoring them, he stared at her, making her frown. “What is it?” She asked.He grabbed the plate she was eating from and immediately, Daphnée stood up, trying to grab it back from her and when she reached over to his side, she felt him punch her stomach.She gasped and looked at him, confused, but he quickly stood up, catching her as he asked, “Are you okay?”She shook her head, unable to speak, and looked at Raffael and Alessandro, who were still stationed in place. They only r
Raffael knocked twice on the door and heard Daphnee’s voice. Opening the door. He looked her way and smiled. “You look terrible. How are you feeling?”Daphnee wasn’t okay. She wanted her child and who knew that even though she made up her mind, a bond between a mother and child that started in the womb, nothing could replace it.Glaring at him, she asked, “Is there anything you need?”He shook his head as he walked up to the bed. “No, I’m just checking in on you. You were in labour for almost a day.”She sighed inwardly, but nodded her head. Looking at him, she saw he was staring at the bassinet, but the look in his eyes was questioning.“If you want to hold her, you can. Just try your best not to wake her up,” she said.It’s like he was waiting for permission because his feet moved so fast.As Raffael picked the baby up, he asked, “Have you decided on a name for her?”“Dante wanted to name her Angel, but the name reminded me so much of Angelica, so I have yet to decide,” she answered
Madam Bardi stepped up to the door, and before she could knock, she heard humming. Smirking as she listened to the tune, she thought, ‘Not bad, little girl, but I wonder how long you can keep this up.’She knocked on the door and opened it. Looking ahead, she locked eyes with Daphnee.Daphne’s eyes widened in surprise, then confusion. “Can I help you with something?”Madam Bardi walked in and closed the door behind her. She smiled at Daphnee, saying, “Oh child, don’t be so on guard. I’m just here to visit my granddaughter and her mother.”Daphnee was holding her daughter, and she almost slipped out of her arms. She didn’t expect to see her mother-in-law this time of the night. She placed her daughter down between her legs and sat up. “Madam Bardi? I thought you weren’t coming?”Madam Bardi was beautiful with her long salt and pepper hair, more salt than pepper. The smile on her face was mysterious and cunning and her eyes told no lies, she knew too much for any human. She wore a long
Sitting in a cafe with casual clothes on and a hood covering his head, Raffael stared out of the window with a profound look on his face. His gaze trailed back to the documents in front of him about Daphnee. ‘I don’t understand this. How is she capable of doing all of this with no background in this life? She’s become capable so soon?’ He thought. The door to the cafe opened, followed by a bell. Looking up, he saw it was Dante, dressed in casual wear as well, and he made his way over. Dante stopped beside the table and looked at him. He was about to speak, but his gaze drifted to the paperwork on the table and he saw a picture of Daphnee and Angelica together. Picking the picture up, he frowned and stared at it. This picture shouldn’t be more than a few days old, as Daphnee had gotten her hair cut into a bob after she was discharged from the hospital. And Angelica? Isn’t she supposed to be dead? “Dante, have a seat before you ask me questions,” he said. Dante took the seat in
Alessandro arrived, and he looked like he had aged quite a bit. Stopping in front of the table with food on it, he looked at his buddies. He had been wondering what this was about, but now it seemed like all they were here for was to eat.He sighed as he sat down. As the two looked at him and he said, “You called me out here to eat?”Dante nodded his head, “The two of you have been working hard, so I thought I’d treat you to lunch.”Alessandro looked at the burger that was brought over and the drink. He nodded his head and placed a fry in his mouth, then forced a smile, “If you really want to treat me to something, I want to go back to working for you.”Dante's, and Raffael’s eyes met, wondering why he would say that. Raffael was the one who snapped out of his thoughts and asked, “Why, what’s going on?”Picking up his drink, he looked at his friend and said, “Why don’t you try working with Daphnee for a week? She’s worse than her husband.”Dante raised a brow. “What is she doing that
Dante arrived with the two at the park Daphnee and her children were at. In the parking space, they could see Daphnee playing with the two children by the seesaw, laughing to her heart’s content.The world around him seemed to slow down as he watched them. The son he never met before knew Daphnee so well, but yet him?He knew nothing.“Mommy?” Giovanni suddenly called his mother.“Yes, baby?” She answered.“Who?” He asked, pointing behind her.Aurora squealed when she saw it was Dante. Jumping for joy, she almost made a run for him, but Daphnee grabbed her arm.When Aurora looked at her mother, the look in her eyes warned her to stay put, and she couldn’t understand it. She was with Dante every day; he wasn’t a stranger to her.Her eyes started tearing up and she looked at her brother for him, but Giovanni was hiding behind their mother.Daphne sighed when she saw Dante, but expected this, especially since Alessandro told her she was with him.She looked down at her son, then at Gabri