My Mafia Madness 3

Chapter 35 - An Obscene Gift

It took a while for the limousine to finally reach their intended destination and as soon as the luxury car came to a stop, Alexa sat upright with excitement.

A huge smile was now spread wide across her face as her wide-open eyes darted towards the window with hopes of seeing whatever her surprise might be.

But Dante was well prepared for this moment.

Having been handed a long black piece of silk from Nicola only moments earlier, the Don then surprised his fiancé by wrapping it around her head, covering both of her eyes so that she couldn’t see anything anymore.

Gasping at the unexpected surprise and yet completely trusting him, Alexa swallowed as he gently tied a knot at the back of her head before kissing her softly on her left cheek.

He then leaned in and whispered something into her ear.

“Ready for your surprise, bella?”

Unable to see him, Alexa merely nodded her head as everyone began to hop out of the luxury car, one at a time until it was only the couple who had remained.

Nicola promptly sent each member of their team out to scout the area and ensure that the location was safe for them to visit, as planned.

There was already a team of henchmen who currently had the perimeter guarded, which had been preorganised purely for this occasion.

But Nicola felt it would be better to have been safe than sorry, especially with both Dante and Alexa here now.

Once Dante had hopped out of the limo he turned around and held out both his hands, taking Alexa’s into his as he carefully guided her out onto the ground beneath their feet.

As soon as Alexa’s flat white shoes hit the unstable ground she frowned, noticing the strange texture of it right away.

Not only did it feel incredibly unstable, but it also sounded sort of like gravel or rocks, crunching loudly beneath each of their footsteps.

‘Where the hell are we?’ she thought to herself as Dante began to guide Alexa forwards, one carefully calculated step at a time.

The last thing he wanted was for his heavily pregnant fiancé to fall over right now!

“That’s it amore mio… just follow the sound of my voice.” he ushered her lovingly.

Dante’s voice seemed smooth and incredibly calm, though he fought back his extreme excitement at what he had to show her right now.

This had been months in the making, basically ever since he had first learnt about becoming a father.

And he wanted the moment to be just right.

“Just a few more steps…”

“You’re not leading me off a cliff, are you?” she joked with a giggle following shortly afterwards.

Not seeming to notice her nervous little joke, Dante continued to lead Alexa along until they reached the perfect distance away from what he intended on showing her.

“Ok, we’re stopping here.” he announced, preventing Alexa from walking any further and instead holding her in place with both his hands resting on her smooth, bare shoulders.

“Dante, what’s going on?” she asked, still smiling with excitement.

“Where are we?”

“Shhh… patience amore mio…”

He whispered to her from where he stood right behind her, a large grin spread wide across his handsome face.

“You’ll see soon enough.”

Making sure to check one last time, Dante seemed happy with the view they now had.

From here they could see his surprise perfectly and the Don wanted his fiancé to get the best possible view of it for their first time seeing it together as a couple.

“Are you ready?” he questioned her, squeezing both her shoulders.

“Honestly, I’m a little terrified right now.” she admitted, furrowing her brows inwards as she spoke.

“I have no idea of what’s going on…”

With his heart beating loudly, over and over within his head, Dante took a deep breath to help centre himself before he reached up and grasped at the piece of silk currently blindfolding Alexa.

Taking care not to pull any of her golden hair as he did so, the Don gently pulled the blindfold off, allowing her to slowly open her eyes and begin to adjust her sights to the sunlight now surrounding them.

After blinking a few times to allow her eyes to adjust, Alexa immediately noticed the incredibly massive structure now standing before them and her mouth fell wide open as both her eyes began scanning it from top to bottom.

“Merry Christmas, bella…” she heard Dante whisper softly into her ear from where he stood behind her.

As he spoke the Don moved in closer towards her, wrapping both his strong arms around her waist and placing both of his open palms onto her bulging belly with love.

Unable to formulate any sort of a response at what she was now seeing and what this actually meant, Alexa remained silent for almost a full minute before she finally attempted to put words together and reply verbally.

She was stunned!

“Dante, what is this?” she asked, turning her head off to the side to meet his gaze and in search of his answer.

“I don’t understand…”

Nuzzling himself into the crook of her neck, Dante smiled as he spoke.

“This? This will be our new home.” he announced calmly.

“A place for us to raise our children.”

“Children?” she countered, lifting her left brow in challenge.

“Just how many children are you planning on having with me, Mr. Romano?”

His guttural growl was enough of a reply for now as she smiled with satisfaction.

He always loved it when she called him that particular name.

“As many as you will allow me to have, bella.” he finally replied, kissing her on the cheek.

Alexa giggled like a school girl.

“Good answer.” she added, smirking.

As she stood there, wrapped in the man of her dreams’ warm embrace and surrounded by his alluring scent, Alexa couldn’t believe what she was seeing as she stared ahead at the gigantic mansion directly in front of her in wonder.

This entire situation was like something straight out of a fairy tale, hard to believe and highly exciting for her.

Things like this never happened to people like her!

“Seriously, Dante. This is all just some kind of hilarious joke you’re playing on me, right?” she asked in confusion.

“This can’t really be happening. You didn't really just buy us a frickin mansion to live in!”

His deep chuckle vibrated comfortably against her back as he took in her complete shock and disbelief at what was happening in this surprising moment for her.

He needed to reassure her of just how real this gift actually was.

“No, no jokes, I assure you.” he spoke confidently as he gazed out upon their newest home.

“Actually, I signed the papers for this place almost two months ago. It’s all bought and paid for, ready for us to move in whenever you feel you are ready to…”

He paused, then slowly turning her around so that she was facing him as his expression suddenly became a little more serious for what he was about to say next.

“That is… assuming you want to move in with me? To start our lives together as a family… with just the three of us?” he suggested while holding onto her affectionately.

“Well, three for now at least.” he added playfully.

Still completely stunned and in a small state of shock, Alexa looked deep into Dante’s mesmerising emerald-green eyes and immediately knew what her answer would be.

There was no deliberation in her mind whatsoever. She had never been more certain of anything else in her entire life.

“I’d love to.” she announced with a growing smile.

Ecstatic with her answer Dante used his large, warm hands to cup either side of her face before their lips connected gently with such incredible passion, such raw emotion and even gratitude.

And of course, with such love for her.

The mighty Don was on cloud nine right now!

Alexa could feel as Dante’s warm and clearly skilled tongue delved deep inside of her mouth, curiously exploring and gently massaging hers as the couple moaned between each new kiss that they shared in their joyous moment.

As their kiss ended, Dante reached down and took his fiancé by her hand before beginning to lead her along after him.

“Come on, I want to show you everything.” he eagerly announced.

And as she followed him, Alexa could only mirror Dante’s excitement as she allowed him to lead her down the long gravel driveway that was connected to their incredibly stunning mansion.

Their new home…

And now, it was time for them to explore it together.

-

Located somewhere right in the middle of the city was a nice little urban café, currently populated by several people during the busy lunch period of the day.

Among them was a well dressed Matteo who sat at one of the many tables, casually sipping at his soda water while he scrolled through his phone reading various articles to fill in the time.

Focused on his screen, he hadn’t yet noticed as a figure approached his table and confidently sat at the opposite chair, as if he had been expected all along.

And noticing the sudden movement opposite him, Matteo lifted his gaze up from his phone’s screen to see who it was.

“I hope I’m not interrupting your lunch...” Vincenzo proclaimed with a sinister smirk.

As the Don spoke he leaned back confidently into his chair, crossing one of his legs over the other and getting more comfortable for their somewhat unexpected conversation.

Letting out an irritated sigh, Matteo lowered his phone down to rest on the surface of the table before he respectfully gave his newest guest all his undivided attention.

“You know we can’t be seen together like this, Vincenzo.” Matteo reminded, reaching for his glass and taking a sip from it.

“My brother has eyes and ears all over this city. I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re watching us, even now.”

Vincenzo laughed off the idea.

“Matteo my boy, you’re being far too paranoid. While it is true that Dante has his connections throughout New York, I doubt with everything going on in his life right now, that he has his eyes on you of all people.” the older Don reminded.

“Your brother is far too busy spoiling that beautiful fiance of his to even spare a thought about you.”

Matteo rolled his eyes, knowing full well that Vincenzo was right on the money with what he had just said.

Dante hadn’t even attempted to contact Matteo in over a week now. He was far too busy with his beautiful fiancé to even spare him a second thought.

Not that Matteo seemed to mind.

What he did care about was getting his hands on his prize. The one thing he wanted more than anything else right now… Alexa.

“How is she, by the way?” Vincenzo queried with a smirk.

“I’m sure she looks as lovely as ever… positively glowing, I’m sure…”

Having had enough of Vincenzo’s taunts Matteo sat forward, looking the Don directly in the eye as he spoke with a serious tone to his voice.

“Why are you here?” he demanded.

“Are you trying to blow our cover?”

But instead of backing off, Vincenzo chuckled, enjoying how Matteo seemed to be reacting.

Clearly mentioning Alexa was a rather sore spot for the youngest Romano brother.

“Of course not.” he insisted.

“That would benefit neither of us. I am here to inform you that our plans have changed.”

The confused frown now gracing Matteo’s handsome face showed just how startled he was at the announcement of changes to their plans.

Matteo was not aware of any changes; this was news to him and not good news!

“What are you talking about?” he queried.

“We agreed on our next move. What’s changed since then?”

“Everything…”

Vincenzo replied almost immediately.

“I have decided that it would be wise to wait it out… at least for now.”

Hearing this, Matteo immediately seemed irritated and scowled at his accomplice.

“Are you f*****g kidding me right now? We had a deal, Moroni! I’m sick of waiting, I want what’s mine already!”

But Vincenzo’s expression did not change, even slightly as he stared back at Matteo.

“You would be wise to remember just who you are dealing with, boy.” he spoke sternly, yet did not raise his voice even for a second.

“My experience in matters such as this far outweighs your own by a long shot. Remember that! I will not go running into this without having every single avenue carefully planned out beforehand, is that understood? I have waited far too long to f**k this up now!”

Clearly not happy about this sudden change in their plans, Matteo let out a gruff sigh in response, his emerald eyes narrowing as he glanced in a different direction disobediently.

“Your brother is a very smart man, Matteo. If he manages to catch on to what we have planned for him, you will be the first one to feel his wrath, I can assure you.” Vincenzo reminded.

“You must be patient if we are to succeed in this. Be patient and you will be rewarded, you have my word on that.”

Before Matteo had the chance to voice any sort of a response, Vincenzo suddenly stood up from his seat and moved to stand beside him.

“Remember who you are dealing with here. He is called the Reaper for good reason, Matteo.”

“So, what's next then?” Matteo demanded, looking up at Vincenzo with a frown.

“Wait for me to contact you. I will give you instructions of the next phase then.” Vincenzo explained, placing his sunglasses on in a rather casual manner.

“Have patience, Matteo… you will have what you desire. In time.”

With that, Vincenzo began strolling off, headed in the opposite direction to which Matteo was facing, quickly disappearing back into the lunchtime crowd of city-goers surrounding him.

Within the fraction of a second, it was as if he had never even been there in the first place. Like he was some sort of a ghost or something.

And poor Matteo was left to stew in his own juices after hearing such unfortunate news.

He would have to wait for now.

Matteo knew that he couldn’t make a move on Dante without his accomplice’s support.

He wouldn’t stand a chance!

But who knew how long they would have to wait?

Vincenzo was being purposefully vague about timing, and it was really pissing Matteo off!

He wanted to make his move and finally have Alexa all to himself.

Little did he know, this infatuation he had about his brother’s fiancé was really beginning to drive him slowly insane!

And he knew that things would all but end messily when everything was said and done…