My Mafia Madness 3

Chapter 24 - Spoiling my Future Wife

By the time Dante finally returned to his penthouse he found Alexa fast asleep in their bed, snuggled in between a massive mountain of soft white pillows and blankets for added comfort.

He thought that she looked quite adorable as he came to stop right beside the bed and gazed lovingly upon her in silence.

The woman who had somehow managed to tame his ferocious heart.

Dante noticed that her hair poked out from beneath the thick blanket covering her, cascading into a waterfall of blonde waves down over the edge of the bed.

With one last smile, he turned and headed straight for the ensuite to take a shower before joining Alexa in their shared bed.

The exhausted Don desperately needed to scorch his tainted skin with scalding hot water if he were ever to rid himself of the horrible acts that he had just performed in the past four hours or so on his now deceased father, Diego.

At long last, the De Luca family were no more.

And his father had finally paid the price for his treasonous crimes.

It had taken the Reaper almost four hours straight of torturing Diego with venomous cuts, only managing to reach a total of six-hundred and eighteen wounds before the old man’s heart finally gave out for good.

Diego had died right then and there, with Dante’s men being unsuccessful in reviving him after attempting to several different times using various methods.

With the new and sudden feeling of finally being free from his father’s betrayal and scheming, Dante could now think towards the bright and hopeful future he planned on sharing with the love of his life, Alexa.

His beautiful new fiancé.

The woman carrying his first child; a son and an heir.

To Dante, Alexa an innocent angel; far too good for his dark and decrepit world and far too good for him.

How had he managed to find someone so innocent, so pure and so captivating? It had him completely baffled.

Dante knew that he did not deserve her.

To the Don, he truly felt that their love was unbreakable… plain and simple.

And soon their love would bring a child into the world; yet another way for the couple to share in their love.

A son… a child who would one day take over the family’s empire and all the responsibilities that came along with it.

Dante couldn’t help but think that his child hadn’t even been born and already his entire life had practically been planned out for him.

Just as his life had been for him all those years ago.

Unlike Alexa, Dante was raised in the Mafia world since birth. He found things like shooting a gun and evading the law to be a regular occurrence.

Nothing short of normal and certainly not a bad thing.

Not only that, but after how his unfortunate relationship with Michelle had ended all those years ago, Dante had closed his heart off from any other woman.

He feared having to go through all those terrible feelings again should history repeat itself.

The heartbroken Don had sworn never to become close with another woman and had stuck by his promised goal for almost six long years.

Six years of solitude.

But then along came Alexa and everything changed...

The world seemed all the more brighter. Everything was far more enjoyable with her around. Even the smaller or more mundane things.

Travelling wasn’t such a chore anymore and something as simple as cooking a meal had him actually feeling again.

Memories of his late mother flooded back into his locked away mind, snippets of the times that he and his brothers had shared with her in their family’s kitchen, back in Italy all those years ago.

Memories of them cooking together, happily content in their lives.

Alexa might not know it yet, but that incredible woman had somehow managed to give Dante his inner purpose and passion once more.

Feelings that he had been unknowingly neglecting for so long.

The Reaper was beginning to feel again…

Stripping himself of his blood-spattered clothing and stepping into the now heavily steaming open plan shower, Dante felt the tension slowly beginning to wash away as soon as the hot water flooded out over his inked skin.

It felt incredible, especially after such a long and intense evening.

By now it was almost 3:30am in the morning, and obviously still dark outside.

Closing his eyes and leaning forwards to press his forehead up against the tiled wall in front of him, Dante took a moment to allow his worries and concerns to fade away into nothing but distant memories.

Ones that he could merely brush aside.

All that mattered was the here and now.

And he would see to it that no one ever harmed his beloved finance, ever again.

-

Finishing his shower and pulling on a pair of black silk boxers, Dante padded across the darkened room and climbed into bed beside his sleeping angel.

Getting comfortable, he pulled Alexa’s warm body into his, spooning her from behind and wrapping both his arms around her lovingly.

The feeling of her soft, warm skin up against his was instantly gratifying.

Soothing even.

Dante could feel his breathing begin to regulate and slow and within the matter of seconds he could feel himself slipping away into a deep and comforting slumber.

With his woman and child held in his arms.

-

The next two days passed by in a blur and before anyone knew it, Christmas Eve had come.

And along with it, the Romano Enterprises Annual Gala Ball which was to be held that very evening.

At that very moment both Dante and his lovely fiancé were readying themselves for the prestigious event.

The Don currently stood in front of the full-length mirror while carefully working on tying his emerald-green tie and Alexa was sitting on the edge of their bed putting on her gorgeous Jimmy Choo green diamante high heels one by one.

Of course, the power couple had once again planned to coordinate their outfits for their official appearance as the future Mr. and Mrs. Romano at the Gala Ball that evening.

Alexa was now dressed in her incredible Darius Cordell long sleeve emerald-green ball gown made of elegant silk, chiffon, lace and over a thousand sequins.

And she looked absolutely amazing in it!

The gown’s green silk bodice fit Alexa quite snuggly and was covered in glistening silver sequins which sparkled like diamonds with every move that she made.

Her long lace sleeves came down to her wrists and made it look as if her arms were covered in green flowers which vined their way up towards her neck.

The gown’s plunging neckline gave her incredible cleavage and the connecting skirt made entirely of chiffon came out from the waistline down, allowing her newly growing belly plenty of room to breathe.

That part was a necessity for her when initially selecting her dress.

Now being in her fifth month of pregnancy Alexa’s belly was clearly showing as a nice, round little shape, with the child nestled away inside continuing to grow.

Her future son.

What with Christmas tomorrow, Alexa had purposely chosen the beautiful green gown based on that colour being one more popular during this festive season.

Besides, she loved how the emerald-green tie really brought out Dante’s eyes.

She loved the unique shade of his eyes.

Finishing with his tie and happy with his appearance, the Don finally turned and noticed Alexa was almost finished putting on her second heel.

With a smile, he headed towards the inbuilt wall safe to retrieve something.

A surprise.

Now finished with her heels, Alexa lifted the skirt of her gown up so that she could stand up from the bed and slowly rose to her full height, focusing on balancing on the three-inch heels she was now wearing.

It had been at least a week or so since she had worn heels and it felt suddenly strange to be standing so far up from the ground.

Just as she was searching for her matching green silken clutch purse, Alexa noticed that Dante had reappeared once more and was now standing just behind her.

She could immediately sense him, now surrounded by his intoxicating aroma of cologne mixed with expensive scotch.

Slowly turning around to face him, she then noticed he was holding something in his hands as her eyes locked onto it in question.

“Dante?” she questioned with a smirk.

“What’ve you got there?”

“Turn around, bella.”

The Don gave his command softly with a gestured nod of his head as he spoke it and he waited for her to do so.

Once she had, he then proceeded to open the box and carefully take out the glistening jewels inside.

Alexa, who had her long blonde hair styled in a loose curled up style for the evening, stood with her back facing her fiancé as he moved in with his surprise in hand.

She could feel the warmth of his breath brushing against the back of her neck and smiled.

“What are you…” she trailed off.

Turning her head to the side to try and catch a glimpse of whatever he had in store for her, Alexa gasped as she felt him reach around her neck, gently placing something around it.

A necklace.

Alexa was surprised by the sudden and cold sensation of the large, chunky piece of jewellery that was now being carefully placed around her neck from where he stood behind her.

Dante’s hands were extremely careful to ensure he did not harm her in any way.

His fingers skilfully worked to clasp the necklace shut behind her neck before he then grasped her by the shoulders, gently turning her back around to face him for the final reveal.

And the moment he caught sight of her wearing it, he couldn’t help but smile.

She looked just as good as he thought she would in it… perhaps even better.

“Stunning.” he announced with loving pride.

“Can I see it?” Alexa queried with a giggle before Dante guided her along with him towards the full-length mirror to have a look.

Stopping her right in front of the mirror, Dante stood directly behind her, leaning his chin down in the space between her neck and shoulder with a satisfied smirk.

Admiring his beautiful fiancé in all her grace and beauty.

And Alexa’s chocolate brown eyes were wide with wonder upon finally viewing what he had just fixed around her neck.

“Holy s**t!”

She surprised herself by cursing aloud but was far too shocked to care.

Instinctively reaching her hand up to touch it, as if in a state of disbelief as to whether or not it was in fact real, Alexa couldn’t help but stare in astonishment at such a rare and priceless piece as it sat perfectly nestled around her slender neck.

Valued at over a million dollars, the Roman Malakov pear shape Colombian emerald and diamond necklace glistened in the room’s lighting, causing Alexa to swallow away some of her nerves.

“Dante… it’s exquisite.” she proclaimed with but a whisper.

“Wait, this is ridiculously expensive, isn’t it?”

Lifting his head up to whisper his answer into her ear, Dante spoke with his deep voice rumbling seductively.

“Nothing but the best for my future wife.”

Blushing furiously Alexa could feel as his warm breath caressed her ear and sent shivers running up the base of her spine.

Her core instantly heated up with delectable desire.

Fuck, the things this man did to her…

Closing her eyes and fighting back her smile, Alexa let out a soft moan as she bit her bottom lip instead.

The sound of his voice caught her attention and suddenly snapped her out of her lustful thoughts as he turned her around to face him once again.

From the grin spread wide across his handsome face, the Don knew exactly how he had affected her. Just how wet he had made her down below.

But there would be time for that kind of thing later on.

“Come amore mio…” he prompted warmly.

“We need to be heading off... can’t be late to our own event!”