Mafia

chapter 5

Isabella Denise

"We will be leaving for New York tomorrow." Marco told me and I tore my gaze away from the beautiful suite to meet the beautiful yet emotionless eyes of Marco.

"Why New York?" I asked edging closer to him slowly,"Because Bella that's where my real home is." I nodded slowly.

"I think we should be getting back to that dinner of yours." I spoke loudly to get his attention away from that goddamn phone he starts using after our every little conversation. "You're right." He said and placed his phone back into the pocket of his pants.

He extended his hands outwards for me to take and I hesitated before taking it and let the electric shocks run through my hand, my arm and my whole body, the butterfly's came back and so did the smell of Marco's cologne that I have grown to love.

He was standing extremely near me in the elevator, I don't know why but as much as I wanted him to come near me, I wanted him to move away as well, it was confusing because of the feelings I got, I couldn't let myself fall for him, and it's pretty much clear that he is a player.

"Why so tensed, Cara Mia?" He breathed in my ear as I felt his arm snake around my waist and be pushed against him, my back was now touching his 'friend' which seemed to be high on alert and I could feel it being huge. Oh god save me!

His lips were touching my ear and God did it feel amazing, I wanted to push him away but my body wouldn't let me, my body was enjoying this, not me.

His other hand was now on my shoulder as he slowly, teasingly slid down to grab my hand leaving a lingering sensation that I knew I would feel even after ten showers. Gathering up all my power I managed to breath out one word.

"Stop"

"Stop what?" He asked and I furrowed my eyebrows and realized that I had my eyes closed and the voice wasn't as near as before. I looked to my right to see him leaning against the elevator wall with his signature smirk.

You've got to be kidding me, right?

My mouth fell open and I looked at him in disbelief. "Stop what, cara mia? I'm not touching you." His smirk was annoying me so much I felt like slapping it off his arrogant, beautifully sculpted face with beautiful blue eyes that could make you wet in an instant, his perfect pink plump li-

Snap out of it!

My inner self screamed and I instantly returned back to reality and decided to ignore him and thankfully I was saved by the elevator door opening.

A sigh of relief escaped my lips and I felt Marco look at me quizzically, what was so confusing?

His arm snaked around my waist again and I breathed in sharply before releasing, the effect he had on me was so intense, it was nothing compared to Leo, thinking about Leo and seeing him after walking into the ballroom again, I felt myself getting angrier and angrier each second which grew even more when I looked over to Al to see him talking to the Irish Mafia Leader.

"Marco, 10 o'clock" I said looking at him and smiling, he understood and smirked in return before turning his head towards Al and Sullivan Finnegan the Irish Mafia leader, The Italian Mafia's biggest arch nemesis.

I looked over at Marco to see his jaw tick, his grip on my waist tightened and his other hands clenching and unclenching like he was trying to hold himself back from doing something he would totally regret later.

I placed my hand on Marco's shoulder and squeezed it to get his away from the sight of Sullivan and Albelino shaking hands as a sign of sealing an agreement.

Marco looked at me with such anger that anyone would have let go and ran for their lives. I knew he could hurt me but I also knew that I could defend myself as well.

"Hey don't show them that you are angry, don't let them see any emotion, calm down! I'm sure we would be pissing them off more when they find out the Mafia's black widow isn't with them and dead." I said and he calmed down slightly and I breathed out in relief as his grip on my waist had loosened.

"Yeah, I would love to see them pissed off." He said smirking and I chuckled, "Sure you would" I said and caught two people coming our way from the corner of my eyes. Turning my gaze towards them I noticed a beautiful girl about my age but taller with beautiful sea green eyes and dyed two tone brown to blonde hair in elegant yet sexy black dress and a boy who looked to be in his teens also in a tuxedo with matching blue eyes as Marco walking in our direction.

They both had a resemblance to Marco and teen boy was a few inches shorter than Marco but no more, his hair were short and made into a Mohawk and were the same shade as Marco's, he wasn't as buff as Marco but if he really was a teen it was enough.

They stood in front of us and eyed us suspiciously before speaking. "Hi! I'm Marie and this is my brother Antonio." She introduced herself and her brother, she looked like a nice, sweet woman but she had some intense muscle on her which indicated she worked out well but still had a slim figure with perfect curves, she looked like a downright Victoria's Secret model.

"Hey!" Antonio spoke as he pulled me into a hug as I awkwardly patted his back as he sniffed me, what is he a dog? A werewolf perhaps? Am I his mate!?

Questions ran through my head and he wasn't still letting my body go,"Uh, Antonio you can let go now." I said awkwardly chuckling.

"Antonio let go of her!" Marco said frustrated, Antonio let go and smiled widely at me. "Bella I want you to meet my sister Marie and my stupid brother Antonio." Marco introduced me to his siblings like he was bored and Marie rolled her eyes at him. "Jerk" She muttered under her breath at Marco, I'm definitely going to like her.

"Hi! Nice to meet you I'm Isabella Denise." I introduced myself and realization hit them after a few seconds. "So you're the Mafia's black widow! Wow you sure don't look like one!" Antonio spoke amused.

"And what did you think I would look like?" I asked. "You know something like Ronda Rousey." He said and I sighed in frustration.

"Why do people keep saying that?" I spoke in annoyance. "Excuse my i***t brother, his brain doesn't work correctly around... Attractive woman." She said and I could feel myself blushing as she excused herself and her brother, I had my head down but them looked up at Marco looking at me amused.

"What?" I asked confused as we headed to sit over towards one of the dinner table,"I didn't think you would be the type to blush" He said chuckling and all I could think was how beautiful his chuckle sounded.

"I did not blush!" I lied. "Sure keep telling yourself that." He said and I rolled my eyes at him. "You're annoying you know that?" I said to him and he looked at me smirking, "I know." He said pulled out a chair for me so I could sit and then seated himself down too as everyone else took their seats, at our table there was Albelino, Me, Marco, Jenoah, Alessandro, Sullivan, Ayer, Chauncey, Marie and Antonio were seated.

Marco stood up with glass of champagne in his hands closed one button of his tuxedo's coat and started speaking grabbing everyone's attention from the other tables too.

"I would like to thank you all for joining me today to this Mafia gathering and dinner, it's a pleasure to have you all here, now let us begin our feast, enjoy." He spoke and raised his champagnes towards them all and sat down.

When he sat chatter began to start as everyone enjoyed their meals and talked and joked with the person next to them. Loud laughs were heard from every table around us.

Our plates were served to us soon and we all dug in our food while having small talk. "So Ms.Denise how does it feel like to be the Mafia's black widow?" Sullivan questioned me while everyone looked at me for an answer while Marco glared at Sullivan who showed no weakness by his gaze.

"It feels good. Feels nice to know that men don't underestimate you. Yet I believe some men still do and are going to do something stupid so I could f**k them up." I said and a smirk made its way on Marco's face he finished chewing the steak that was in his mouth.

"Ahh. I see." He said nodding his head, he had a thick Irish accent that could not be missed by anyone.

I looked over at Albelino who was sitting next to him as he gulped silently. Good, he should be afraid because he f****d with the wrong person.

"I must say Isabella you're a badass!" Marie spoke which made me chuckle,"Seeing all your muscle I bet you're one too." I said and smiled

cheekily.

"I am." She admitted and then afterwards everyone had small talks going while they ate their food.

Most people which was actually everyone had finished their food and couples were slow dancing while I stood with Marco, Alessandro, Jenoah, Marie and Antonio while I explained lowly everything that I explained to Marco.

"I have a suggestion." Alessandro spoke sternly, I noticed that he had tattoos on his arm as you could see them at his wrist, his eyes never showed emotion and he didn't really have a sense of humor from what I have noticed in being with him for a certain time, something told me he had a back story or was just a reserved person.

"We are open to suggestions." Marco spoke and Alessandro nodded.

"If they have teamed up with the Irish Mafia why don't we team up with the Russians? Two full Mafia's against one? This makes us outnumbered." He spoke and he did have a point there.

"Point made. But don't look at me I'm just an assassin, he's the one who makes the decisions." I spoke pointing at Marco and he smirked.

"You all know how I love to piss the ones I hate off. Teaming up with the Russians is a very splendid idea." Marco said and Alessandro smirked and so did Jenoah.

What is it with Mafia men and smirking? Don't they know how to smile?

It was something to wonder about but I guess smiling showed emotion and showing emotion does not work in the Mafia, I know because I'm in the Mafia too.

"How are we going to talk to them into this?" Marie asked and Marco looked at her with a glint of mischief in his eyes. "Leave that to me sorella." (Sister)

Something about Marco was just captivating, not just his looks but I guess also his personality, you never know what he has coming next, he was certainly a mysterious man and nothing would stop me from solving the mystery he has within himself or the mystery he is himself.

"Seriously you need to tell me." I told him and he looked at me smirking, "Fine, we just tell them the advantages of there participation."

"When?"

"Now" Marco wanted to talk to the Russians right now in front of Albelino.

"Now? Really?" I asked him and he nodded, "Right now is the best time." He said and I thought about it, he was right when we leave for New York we wouldn't get to talk to him face to face which was the best way to talk about a deal like this.

I sighed and agreed with him and he led me towards the Russian Mafia leader that was a middle aged man talking to a lady that was maybe his wife, I guess. I noticed the ring he wore on his left hand and the ring the woman wore on her left hand confirmed that they were wedded to each other.

"Marco! How nice of you to finally notice me!" Marco chuckled at him and something told me they were on good terms.

"Abram." Marco greeted him and continued,"I actually have a deal for you, but first I suggest you know the full story first." Marco said and looked at me to start telling him the story and I rolled my eyes, his jaw ticked at the sight of me rolling my eyes.

I'm gonna do that more often now that I know it annoys and angers him.

I was so tired of telling this same thing for the third time now but I had no choice so I told Abram the full story and he and his wife listened carefully.

After I finished Abram let out a curse in Russian I guess because I didn't understand it. "Now I'm guessing that you would want me to team up with you to defeat them?" Abram said and Marco nodded at him.

"What would I get in return?" He asked and Marco smirked.

"You would have your name with mine famous in the Mafia history, you would be taking down two Mafia's, your name would be remembered in the history and you would also be the king of the second most strongest Mafia in the world."

"Hmm. That does sound nice." He said and now his wife spoke up, "Join them, I always hated the French and the Irish." He looked at his wife with so much love in his eyes that it would make anyone's heart melt at the sight, he looked at her like she was his world, like she was the light when he was in the dark, like she was his other half.

"Anything for you, my love." He said and they shared a loving kiss which made me blush and look towards the ground so my hair could hide the blush that was on my face.

I looked up to see Marco looking at me or more of, my lips which I was biting, "Don't bite your lip." He said to me with such seriousness that I quickly let go of my lip and teared my eyes away from him.

"We'll join you son!" Abram spoke and that lifted a little weight of my shoulders and Marco and him shared a handshake and a manly hug.

As we were walking away from them I spoke,"Marco I can't leave with Albelino!" I said and he smirked,"Who said you're leaving with that asshole?"

"Ok speak up your oh so great plan." I said and his face got serious as he we reached the others again.

"Did he accept?" Jenoah asked and Marco nodded.

"Ok Bella needs to leave early without Albelino so Alessandro I need you to take her to the safe house to get her things and take her to our safe house." Alessandro nodded at him and obeyed then turned his head towards me.

"Go to the washroom and sneak out from there and then meet me at the back." He said and I nodded.

I looked over at Albelino and he was busy in a conversation with Sullivan. So I quickly asked a waiter where the washroom was and then quickly made my way in there.

I saw a small window in there and it was big enough to have me pass through it because I was slim. In a minute I took off my heels and grabbed my dress and pulled it upwards before passing through the window to see myself at the back of the building.

Seeing a car coming my way I hid behind the bushes to see who was in it and saw Alessandro step out of it. I sighed and jumped over the fence and sat in the car with my heel in my hand as Alessandro began driving.

The tension was thick in the air and I really felt like breaking it so I came up with a question to ask Alessandro.

"Soo... How long have you been working with Marco?" I asked and he plainly replied. "Ever since he took over." Ok.

"How old are you?" I asked him with curiosity. "Same as Marco." Ok he was starting to piss me off now. "Is this how you are in meetings as well?" I questioned him hoping to get the answer the way I wanted and not just simple ones.

"You know for an assassin, you're quite the curious one." He said looking over at me for the first time we sat in the car.

"So I've been told." I said and it was quite again but I didn't let it bother me nor did I bother to make conversation with Alessandro, but there was one question that was running through my head and I had to ask.

"Why do I feel like you have a very bad back story that keeps you so quite?"

This made him look at me and he judged my face looking for any emotion but shielding them became a second nature now.

"You should be watching the road." I said and he looked away but surprisingly spoke.

"I actually do have a back story but I'm in no place to tell you right now." He said and I nodded understanding.

"You have a back story too." He said and I just nodded.

"Everyone knows my back story." I said which was obvious, stories about me were told to children so they would sleep or obey their parents.

Alessandro had stopped the car a few blocks below so that the car wouldn't be seen by the French. I hurried out of the car and walked up to the mansion and entered it by adding the security code on the door then looked around to see any movement but I saw none, they all must be sleeping since it was getting late.

I hurried to my room and grabbed my two suitcases and closed them, I had stashed my purse in one of the suitcases as well and this time I slowly went down the stair carrying the heavy bags and lightly put them down when I reached the ground because of the heaviness of the bags.

Alessandro wasn't very patient when I saw him come in through the door and carry both my suitcases towards the car and threw them in.

Rude much?

"Geez thanks for waiting!" I said sarcastically and he rolled his eyes motioned me to get in the car and I did.

"Sleep. It's gonna take 30 more minutes to get to the safe house." He told me and I did.

"Don't kill me in my sleep." I said and blacked out because I was so sleepy, my last thought before sleeping were of Marco.