They should never have met.
Each one of them lived in different parts of the world. She lived in the light, an ordinary existence while he kept to the shadows, the underworld.
But one fate encounter brought them together and no matter how hard the...
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Maximus
I was burning.
My skin felt as if someone set a match and lit me on fire. Opening my eyes, I noticed that Stella was no longer on the other side of the bed curled up but rather laying on top of me. Her face was peaceful while she slept making me smile but it was short lived remembering how hot I was.
Needing to get out of this inferno I slowly roll her off of me, moving carefully to not wake her. When I got Stella on her back my hand softly moved to her stomach. I was still processing the fact that I'm going to be a dad but instead of being scared at that fact I'm now getting excited.
Stella moaned stretching her body before snuggling into the pillows to sleep. Bending down I kissed where our child is growing then her forehead.
Getting up I moved to the kitchen chuckling seeing her midnight meal still out. Feeling a presence, I slowly grab a kitchen knife just as someone slowly began to clap.
Turing with the knife ready to throw it, I quickly stop and took a breath swearing when I see Anthony sitting at the kitchen table with his feet up. "You know I could have killed you."
Anthony waved his hand. "Details."
Shaking my head, I return the knife making a note to talk to Stella's security detail about Anthony. "Big detail. I don't know how Stella would react if I kill her best friend but I can guess not well."
He chuckled sipping his coffee and motioned to two coffee cups and a bag that smelt of baked goods on the kitchen table. "Good point, that may affect your relationship. Speaking of which, I see you have won her over."
Sitting down I look him over with a nod. "Seems I have been fortunate. Is this the starting of a talk?"
Taking a sip of the coffee Anthony brought, I watch him laugh. "What can I say to scare a mafia underboss?"
Ah, there it is. "You know who I am, didn't think you were aware."
Anthony took a sip of coffee. "I knew I heard your name somewhere, then I remembered your family used to be my father's special clients. With me running the practice now, your brother Lorenzo brought me into the fold the other day. Now, you going to answer my question?"
I chuckled, he and Stella are similar. "Well my answer would be that you don't approve of me." I put simply. "Stella loves you and values your opinion. If you told her that you didn't think I was right for her, that would scare me, making me fear I would lose the woman I am growing to love. And our child."
The room went silent, Anthony leaned back in his chair. I was surprised he was brought into our family business already. Yes, we worked with his father and I suspected we would work with Anthony since he is heard to be better than his father. But Lorenzo could have warned me that he was telling my woman's best friend I'm mafia.
