Filed to story: No Escape From The Mafia Kings Embrace
“She’s also my financial advisor’s daughter. He wanted her and I to marry, but I refused. I can’t fucking stand that woman”, Luca explained, with a head shake. I frowned, “When?”, I asked, hurt and jealousy in my voice. Luca chuckled softly, “Not in the past twenty-four hours, sweetheart. I will be marrying you today, and no one else”, Luca said with a serious expression. “I’ll drop the body of anyone who tries to stop me, as well”, he uttered, looking from my eyes to my lips.
My breath hitched at his statement, as my lips parted. My chest rose and fell with each heavy breath I took. “You will be mine and only mine, Marabella”, he muttered, connecting his lips to mine. I didn’t fight the kiss this time. Every cell in my body craved this. This position, his fingers laced with mine, pinning my arms above my head, his warm body pressed flush against mine, and the way that his lips moved against mine possessively.
He freed one of his hands from mine, and positioned my wrist in his fingers on the other hand, so that he was holding both arms above my head with one hand. Our tongues entwined, as his free hand slid down the side of my body until he was able to grip my upper thigh. A soft moan escaped me, making him press further into me. Luca broke the kiss and continued them down my jawline and neck. “Luca”, I moaned, pushing on his chest gently. Luca pulled back and looked at me, his stormy gray eyes reflected many emotions; lust, admiration, adoration. “Take a walk with me, bambina (baby girl)”, he murmured. I nodded my head, “Okay”, I whispered.
Marabella’s POV
Luca grinned as he stood up and extended his hand to me. I took his hand and let him lead me out of the bedroom and down the hall to another door. When he opened the door, I was met with an arrangement of dresses. From white to blue to pink and purple. My eyes were wide with shock. What the hell is going on? As if he read my mind, Luca spoke, “I want you to pick one. We are to sign our certificate in my office, with my family. I know it’s not a full ceremony, but I wanted you to at least feel like the beautiful bride that you are”, Luca said softly, as he tucked a strand of hair behind my ear.
I smiled as a single tear fell down my cheek. No one has ever thought about me before, especially my feelings. My tear didn’t go unnoticed by Luca, he immediately caught it with his thumb. “Mara?”, he whispered, with furrowed eyebrows. I looked into his deep gray eyes and smiled, “Thank you, Luca. It’s perfect”, I uttered. “Then why are you crying, precious?”, he asked, cupping my cheeks in both of his hands. “Because, it’s more than I could have asked for”, I said, honestly, and smiling sadly.
I looked back at the dresses, immediately falling in love with a white lace dress with a sweetheart neckline, cut out shoulders, long sleeve and knee-length. “I promise you , Marabella, I will give you more”, he muttered, kissing my forehead. “I don’t need more, Luca. I’m happy with what I have”, I said softly. Luca kissed my lips slowly. “I’ll keep that in mind. Now pick one and get dressed. Then meet me in the sitting room”, he instructed, as he patted me on my ass.
He placed a chaste kiss on my lips before leaving the room. I immediately walked to the white lace dress I spotted and ran my fingers over it. I grinned as I quickly stripped down and slid the dress on. It clung to my curves perfectly. I wonder how he knew my size. I slipped on a pair of white heels that matched the dress, and looked at myself in the full-body mirror. My curls were all over the place, but I was in love with how the dress and heels looked on me. I quickly rebraided my hair and let a few strands fall free to frame my face.
Once I was done, I headed to the sitting room down-stairs, like I was asked. However, Luca was at the bottom of the stairs, attempting to knot his tie, when I began my descent down the stairs. He looked up and his jaw dropped, as his eyes slowly trailed up my body. My eyes did the same to him. He looked like a Greek god in his light gray suit and black tie, that he stopped attempting to knot. I couldn’t help the smile that spread across my lips as I stepped down to where he stood. I took the tie ends in my hands and started to knot his tie. Luca visibly swallowed hard as he placed his hands on my waist.
“My God, Marabella. You look absolutely stunning. I can’t believe you did this in less than five minutes”, he said, stunned. I chuckled, as I tightened the knot of his tie, “Thank you. You look pretty amazing yourself”, I blushed. Luca smirked, as he cupped my cheeks in his hands and placed a soft kiss on my lips. He took me by the hand and led me to his office, where his three brothers and mother waited for us, patiently.
“Oh my goodness, Marabella, you look so beautiful”, Luca’s mom praised, as she approached me for a hug. “Thank you, ma”, I said with a genuine smile, returning her hug. I truly feel like I’m about to become one with this family. That, they will become the family I’ve never had. I felt a light squeeze on my hand, making me look up at Luca. He grinned as he walked me to his desk. On his desk, sat a marriage certificate with our names on it. Luca picked up a pen and signed his name before handing me the pen and digging into the top drawer of his desk. I bent down and signed my name. As I stood straight, Luca grabbed my left hand and slipped a gold band onto my ring finger.
As I watched him do it, I felt a cold piece of metal get placed into my right hand. I looked over my shoulder and saw Sergio smile at me. When I looked in my hand, I noticed it was the match for my wedding band. I felt another ring slip onto my finger, drawing my attention back to my left hand. Luca had slipped a solitaire-style ring on my finger. It was a beautiful round diamond, surrounded by little diamonds that traveled down the sides of the band. It was absolutely gorgeous. I had no idea how he knew I’d love it, but he’s been surprisingly good at that.
It was my turn to put his band onhis finger. As I slipped his ring on, his family clapped and cheered, but I was still focused on how the wedding band looked on his finger and how his hand felt in mine. Luca grabbed my left hand and lifted it to his lips, kissing my wedding rings, then used his other hand to lift my chin, making me look at him. He leaned in and captured my lips with his in a soft, passionate kiss. After he pulled away, he wrapped his arms around me in a bear hug. “This is my promise to you, for as long as I live, you will be loved and protected”, he whispered in my ear. Silent tears fell from my eyes, as I wrapped my arms around Luca and buried my face into his chest. “We must celebrate, brother”, Marco said happily.
“And we will, but right now, I need to speak with my wife. Can we please have the room?”, Luca asked, with his arms still wrapped around me. “I don’t deserve you”, I sniffled, when the door closed. Luca sat in his desk chair, pulling me with him, and making me sit in his lap. Luca wiped the tears from my face. “I could say the exact same thing about you”, he murmured softly, as he tucked a strand of hair behind my ear.
“Mara, I need to talk to you about the dangers of being my wife”, he said, with a pained expression. I furrowed my eyebrows, “Okay”, I said with a nod. He nodded his head, “Okay. First thing first, I do own a vineyard and winery. I also own quite a few businesses in town, from gas stations, to restaurants, and even real estate. I can sit down with you later and go over all the businesses with you. There is some other important stuff to go over first”, he said solemnly. I stayed quiet and listened to what he had to say. “I’m not just a business owner. I also run a mafia. All of the men here are my subordinates. I have more men out there that keep an eye on things. I have many enemies, but my biggest one..”, he said, pulling a file from the top drawer of his desk, “Is Franky Vaughn. He is my biggest competitor and worst enemy. He killed my father in a turf war. He wanted one of our docking ports and killed my father to get it”, he explained, as he opened the file.
Inside the file was a picture of Franky. He looked a much older than Luca. There was also a description of his life, where he lives, what he does for a living, how many men he has and also reports of missing men, women, and children from all over America. My eyes went wide as I read through the file. “He is pure evil and he will use you against me if he ever gets the chance. So, please, please always be on alert”, he said gently, as he tucked some hair behind my ear. I looked at Luca with a serious expression, “I will”, I nodded.
“Good. As for school, Rex will go with you. He is your newly assigned bodyguard. Where you go, he will go”, Luca said. “Rex?”, I asked, confused. “The man you borrowed a gun from last night”, he said with a chuckle and arched eyebrow. “Oh”, I said softly. “What about being able to work? I have tuition to pay for and I need to keep the bills paid at my mom’s, so she has somewhere to stay”, I explained. Luca arched an eyebrow and studied my face. “First, you don’t have tuition to pay. I have already paid for it, next year’s too”, he said, nonchalantly. My mouth fell open, “You what?”, I asked in disbelief. I tried to stand up, but Luca tightened his grip around me, denying me the ability to do so.
“I paid your tuition off. I’m your husband and I made you a promise that you could finish school. I’m setting that promise in stone by paying for it”, he explained. “Luca”, I whispered, shaking my head. Why is he so nice to me? I haven’t done anything to warrant his generosity. Hell, my mother owed him money. A lot of it. I was just the bargaining chip, a way to pay that debt. Instead, he’s just blowing more money on me.
