Filed to story: No Escape From The Mafia Kings Embrace
Panic graced her beautiful features. “What if they don’t like me? How many people is it? I don’t even know your last name. Umm”-, I cut her rambling by sealing her lips with mine. I slowly moved my lips against hers until she relaxed and kissed me back.
I reluctantly pulled away and cupped her cheeks. I ran my thumb over her bottom lip as I spoke, “First, they will love you. Second, it’s just my mom and three younger brothers. My father died two years ago. There are some maids, along with my men in the house. As for my last name, it’s Barello”, I explained softly. “Luca Barello”, she whispered, sending a shiver down my spine.
“I know your first name is Marabella or Mara. But, I don’t know your last name either”, I said. “Calsut”, she answered softly. “Luca, what do you mean by ‘your men’? What do you do?”, she asked in a small voice as she looked down at my chest. Her stomach growled, making me chuckle.
“Mara”, I uttered, as I lifted her chin to look at me. “I promise, I will tell you everything you want to know, in time. There are things I can’t tell you yet for you safety, and things I can. But, it’ll all have to wait until after breakfast. Okay?”, I asked gently. She nodded meekly, “Okay”, she whispered. “Okay”, I repeated. I placed a gentle kiss on her lips before taking her hand in mine. “Time to meet my family, bambina (baby)”, I smiled, leading her out of the room
Luca’s POV
I could tell Mara was nervous, but she hid it quite well. As we left the room, she took in her surroundings. This place is a Spanish-style villa, lots of yellow and green tones surround the area.
“Wow”, Mara whispered in awe as she looked around. “Do you like it?”, I asked with a grin. Marabella nodded, “Yes, it’s beautiful”, she answered softly. “Yes you are”, I said, looking right at her. A beautiful red tint covered her cheeks as she looked away.
“Wait until you see the gardens and vineyards”, I teased. She looked at me shocked, “You have a vineyard?”, she asked. “We do. We have our own wine company”, I answered proudly. “Wow. That’s amazing”, she uttered, as we continued walking.
We walked into the dining room, where my mom and brothers sat at the kitchen table, along with a guest I had not expected. Zera, my advisor’s daughter. Why the fuck is she here?
My family looked tense when we walked in. My mother immediately jumped up and engulfed Mara in a hug. “Oh Mara, it’s so nice to finally meet you. Can I call you Mara? Oh, you are so pretty. My son will make you so happy. Please call me ma”, she rattled off. “Ma!”, I snapped.
“I’m sorry. I’m just so excited”, my mother mentioned happily. “Luca, it’s so good to see you,”Zera’s nasally voice chimed, as she walked up and wrapped her arms around me in a hug. I didn’t return the hug, instead I tightened my grip on Mara’s fingers when she tried to slip her hand from mine.
“Don’t touch me, Zera. Since when are you allowed to touch me?”, I snapped, irritable, as I nudged her away from me. “Oh”, Zera sneered, a bit shocked. Her eyes traveled to Mara before it contorted into anger and jealousy.
“She’s touching you”, Zera protested. “She is my wife. She is allowed to touch me whenever she wants.”, I stated, pulling Marabella closer to my side and wrapping my arm around her waist. Mara smiled sweetly, “It’s nice to meet you Zera, I’m Marabella”, she greeted her politely. Zera’s jaw clenched, “It’s nice to meet you too”, she said through gritted teeth.
“Great! Now if you sit down, my wife is hungry and I’d like to get her fed”, I smirked. I knew Zera had a thing for me. A school-girl crush that is not mutual. She’s way too stuck up and self-centered for me. All she cares about is money and looks.
I led Mara to her chair, next to mine, and pulled it out for her. She was a little stunned by my actions but gave me the sweetest smile, that I returned with ease. “Thank you”, she whispered softly. Once, I was seated next to her, I leaned over and whispered in her ear, “You’re welcome, precious”.
Mara blushed feverishly, bringing me an unprecedented amount of joy. My brothers all stared wide-eyes with curiosity at us. “Are you going to introduce us, brother”, my youngest brother, Marco asked.
“Yes. Mara, these are my brothers Sergio, Carlo and Marco. Brothers, this is your sister-in-law Marabella”, I said, introducing them. “It’s nice to meet all of you”, Mara said sweetly, trying to hide her nervousness.
“It’s nice to meet you, too. Luca had never brought a girl home before. So you’ll have to excuse our shock”, Carlo said with a grin. Marabella chuckled, making my head snap in her direction.
