A day ago I was tied to a chair unable to move, I was under the grip of my enemy and now I am very alive in the warm arms of my favourite man. I turn around to face a sleeping Alessandro, his features as peaceful as ever, Running my hand through his thick hair I can't help but remember last night...Oh God, My core tightens at the thought alone.
I am blessed and when I say blessed I mean in every way I could think of. I didn't think I will be able to see heaven after what I have done lately but last night Alessandro proceeded to amuse me and showed me another glimpse of heaven. Planting a kiss on his forehead I feel his hand snake around my waist. His eyes flutter open revealing my favourite shade of blue, "Goodmorning." I whispered my hand still in his hair, "Good morning, God you don't know how it feels to finally sleep and wake up without worrying about you not being by my side."He sighs, finally throwing away the heavy feeling from his chest. His lips meet the corner of my mouth."It's us against the world, You and I alone against this massive universe. I promise you that." I whisper.
"Did I tell you, I love you, so fucking much to the point I didn't know love could exceed." He mutters, his morning voice holding me in a chokehold. "I love you too, like a lot!" I break into laughter which soon follows by his, "Well I will make sure it always stays that way, Mio Amore." I lay my head on his bare chest feeling secure, he plants a kiss on my head.
"You know the day when I called that piece of shit." he pauses wanting to know if I understood who he was referring to, "Yes," I chuckle, "When he gave you the phone and I heard your voice sounding shaky. I could swear to you that was the moment I knew nothing in this world mattered to me as long as you were with me and at that moment you weren't in my arms everything was dark, and the wind turned off the only lit candle of my life. The world was fucking me up and when I tried to reach out and save you everything just vanished, the building turned to ashes, the clouds were dark and I lost it." He sucks in a deep breath before continuing, my fingers tracing his tattoos as I recalled that day, "I was dead, I died that day, my love, I was no longer the man you created but a man betrayed by life, and I felt guilty when I was unstable and weak, cause I felt like I was letting you down, and that for itself was a greater pain. I couldn't sleep I just closed my eyes but never dared to sleep, I spent hours in your closet worried that the clothes would lose their scents and I won't be able to smell a bit of your aroma, the day at your funeral Anthony and Sergio forced me to go, cause I didn't want to give into the reality that you were gone. But when I heard your voice I had two thoughts either I had completely gone crazy, or God thought I deserved a second chance."I look up at him noticing his heavy heart through his aquatic eyes, I place my lips on his, kissing him, "When I was tied to that chair at that old warehouse my mind was always revolving around you, cause I knew I left my heart in Italy with a man named Alessandro who I should return to, and I did. I found you unconsciously through my lost phone in the past, but now I will find you and return to you cause you are my home and you're who my soul aches for when I am far." Placing his forehead on mine he smiles lightly "I am so glad I helped you that day at the coffee shop, cause who would have thought that Ms English would be in my bed and the reason my heart beats." I smile before our lips meet again.
***
Walking down the stairs I make my way to the kitchen where I spot Aida and Anthony sitting and having breakfast, when Aida's eyes land on me she leaves her chair and begins running my way in her black home gown, "Aida, love, easy you're pregnant." Anthony gets up hurriedly worried about his wife, "Oh shut up." she instructs, standing in front of me, "Yes, ma'am." I can't help but smile at their relationship. Before I could react Aida pulls me into a hug, a hug not too tight but still enough to show her missing me and longing for me. "I am so sorry, this is all my fault, if I didn't ask you to come with me, or even opened that stupid text from Stepanov nothing would have been this way, you would have been safe, Alessandro wouldn't have gone through that much pain and misery, this is all my doing. You have all the right to stay mad at me and not forgive me but I just want you to know how sorry I am-"
"Shh," I shush her, wiping her tears and calming her, Anthony rubs her back before walking back to the table giving us enough space, "It's fine, honestly-I mean yes I went through a lot these past days but I love the ending, and I love how things turned out and how they made me realise many things I have lost for years, I am not saying you were right opening that text and following what it said, but you shouldn't regret things when they have taught you something I know you meant no harm Aida and I hold no grudge against you." I pull her into a hug making sure I don't pressure her baby bump, "You don't know how relieved I am to see you back."She whispers, "It's all fine, everything will be great I promise."
After holding her for a while I pull away staring at Anthony sitting on the table drinking his coffee, "So you won't give me welcome hug?" I tease walking towards him, he looks down at his coffee before placing it on the table and standing up, Stepping towards me, "Don't ever scare me like that again, I really can't bare losing another friend." My grip tightens around him at the indirect mention of Mateo, "I miss him." I mutter my voice shaky, I feel his breathing tighten, "I miss him more, more than I ever imagined, I miss the goofy soul around us, I miss us four before he left and made three of us, he would have been so happy to see you and Alessandro finally accepting each other." We pull away, I wipe away my tears nodding at him, before slowly letting go.
"Would you like some coffee?" Aida asks trying to lighten the mood.
"Yes, please."
***
I step down the stairs spotting my men standing at the bottom of the stairs waiting for me, "Good morning." I greet them before reaching the end, their heads turn my way before bowing with their neck only, "Good morning, Capo." I smile nodding my head standing in front of him, "Marcus and the others are waiting for you." Luca reminds me, I take a step towards the exit door but before I could make it far Anthony stops me, "Alexandra, Where are you going?" He pauses eyeing the men behind me, "With the Moretti men?"
"Anthony, Check your schedule with Alessandro he will fill you in on today's plans, Now if you will excuse me."I smile before heading out of the house.
"I won't need a driver." I get into the driver's seat.
Driving away following Luca and the other men, I put on my shades placing my hand on the wheel.
This will be one good day.
Compared to others I won't say my story is basic, it isn't, my story is filled with everything shocking and different, even though the difference is scary sometimes it still tastes savoury with the adrenaline rush. I can't say I regret suffering, but I don't even remember it now, maybe it was twenty-four hours ago but the outcome was way larger than the process.
Shopping the car in a hallway in front of a big council house of undercover agents, I lean back against the car keys my eyes on the building. The passenger door opens and Marcus hops in shutting the door behind him. "Everyone is there, Enzo arrived before you, and Alessandro is on the way." I reach out for my lipstick before running it over my lips darkening the red colour.
"Hernandez is in the building." we hear a voice inform through the walkie-talkie.
"They better have a seat left for me," I smirk getting out of the car.
The more men get out of their cars as soon they see my silhouette, the guards on the front door stand still guarding the place with their lives, but it doesn't take much effort to have them back away.
"You aren't allowed to go in." One of them with a buzz cut speaks up, "Well too bad I don't care." He stays in his path not moving away. "It's Alexandra Miller the Capo of the Moretti Family," I whisper before patting his shoulder and passing him.
Standing in front of the closed white French doors I adjust my suit before Lucas opened the doors revealing a long table with killers, murderers, corrupted governments and drug dealers sitting on each side.
"I hope I am not late gentlemen." I smile walking in, enjoying every moment of silence and attention.
Dumb men
"Isn't that Alessandro's fiance?" One of the men whispers and I turn towards him, "I am the consigliere of the Hernandez family, the Capo of the Moretti Family, and then Alessandro's fiance." I clarify, Alessandro stands straight walking towards me and stopping once he was by my side, "I thought I would change the traditions a little since whatever I have now I took it myself, I get to choose what I do with it, and so I decided to rule myself instead of handing my dynasty to my beloved fiance, so remember this face cause it's something you will see a lot." I give Alessandro a peck before heading towards the head of the table and sitting across of Alessandro.
I pick up my wine glass and smile, "I want to make a toast since it's my first time." The men repeat my action raising their glasses, still confused but they all knew the price they would pay for disobedience "A toast to the woman who will fuck you all up if you do her or her family wrong, a woman known as Alexandra Miller."
Alessandro looks at me smirking," A toast to the women who doesn't ask for anything she wants but takes it instead, A toast to my women." He continues my words.
Just like that, I knew I got everything I wished for not through a rich husband or marriage but through my blood, sweat and tears.
A toast to myself, and the dynasty I will build starting today and the one I will rule. Maybe sinning isn't as bad as they said it was, I mean from the very start, we were all primed To sin.
THE END