HER DEEPEST DARKEST DESIRES

CHAPTER FOUR

STEFAN

I walked back to the diner feeling rather too hot which was unlike me. No woman I have ever come across had ever made me think and even imagine anything of that sort .My cousin waved to me to come sit next to me meaning that the dinner was about to begin.My cousin Velero had a thing for forming alliances thereby accumulating favors which when called in helped a lot. I admired him a lot for that. He was 10 years my senior and I respect him a lot. He believed in me so much more than our other cousins because he believed since I could become a young don at a very young age than I was more than capable coupled with the fact that I was revered and respected amount the mafia regardless of my age.

Today he asked me to come along inorder ensure orderliness among my other cousins of course they were reckless and insensitive. I was the youngest but the most feared . So I served as the police for my family in order to ensure the success of this dinner.

I found a spot reserved for me by Velero next to him and I sat down. The food was already served but covered so everyone could get seated before we could start eating.

Then I felt her presence even before I saw her. She came in all her glory, head held high and shoulders squared and a smile plastered on her lips.. those lips.... I'm sure it was for the sake of courtesy because they weren't any where real. I could also read bodily movements while being in the mafia the game was kill or get killed . She sat next to her mother opposite to me. And She looked up and met my eyes. She was arched her brows at me then looked away. I smirked this was going to be an interesting ride.

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Dinner went quite smoothly.. though it was unexpected. And everyone was ready to retire for the night and so it was time for the hosts to send us off as courtesy demands. My cousin went with Don Russo to finalize the marriage that bet the bride knew nothing about. I was outside away from my cousin's sipping champagne from dessert like I said I like my solitary. When I felt a gaze which bore a hole at the side of my face and when I turned to the direction, I met her eyes again... For the third time since this evening. But this time it held pain, sorrow and is that loneliness I'm seeing.

I'm not used to feeling emotions for anything but I felt a stab in my heart when I saw the swirl of emotions in her eyes. Why would she seem lonely?? Yes I get she's the only child but she has mom unlike me who doesn't.

I ignored whatever was brewing inside me and drained my cup. When I heard someone approaching, I looked up it was my i***t cousin Valentino. This bastard had a thing for smoking that why he was what he now...Nothing.

"Whatchu doing here alone?" I thought you must be shanking some of these girls with this handsome face of yours" "Come on couz, if I had this face of yours I would have had multiple body counts".

"But you don't and would never have"I retorted.This bastard was pissing me off and for the sake of the same blood coursing through our veins I would put a bullet through his brain that is if he had one. I sidestepped and made my way 59 6he car because staying close to him meant losing my precious bullet.He seemed to take the cue and left to join my other i***t cousins.