They were well known, their pictures splashed all over the papers, and walking into Italia, with their shirts dirty and torn, Bella’s hair pulled haphazardly up into a knot on the top of her head. And Carmi and Raph following, still arguing and unfortunately, their shirts stained with a little blood, they looked a sight.
They wouldn’t see the guard step up to the tourists and take their phones, deleting the pictures, because they both knew it happened. They could have walked in here naked and pictures would never have surfaced. This was their land, their property, and they were the new heads of the Acciai and Tomasi family, even if it had not been announced yet.
The four got into the elevator, and Carmi said to Bella, “Are you sure you don’t want to go back to Rome, I am sure…”
“No,” Raph said and glared at her. “They stay here, until we make sure they are all dead. If there are any stragglers out there, we will get them.”
Carmi rolled her eyes. “Duh.”
Bella sighed and shook her head. “Until Bruno is replaced, we will stay here. He already said from the ambulance when he was out of surgery he will decide who he wants to replace him. It is his right, he earned it.”
She folded her arms over her chest. “Well, my room better have a bar. I need a damn drink.”
“Don’t we all,” Raph said.
It had been a long damn day. Bella showered alone, getting all the grim off her. She still felt like she could stand in the hot water, letting it wash everything off her for another hour and she would still feel like she needed a shower. Today she had killed a lot of men, that didn’t bother her, sadly. They deserved it for coming after them. If the leader hadn’t been so greedy, he would have known how this would end up, but he hadn’t cared, not about his men, nor the other men they had recruited. When they were gathering up the bodies, Ricco and Raph had found the patches from another MC, they had taken pictures of them and sent them to Creed and Fork. The two men had been livid.
Apparently the second club had once been their ally, but their greed had gotten the best of them as well. All they had wanted was something that didn’t belong to them. Bella had been disgusted by the fact the men had once stood by the Warriors and pledged their loyalty, it had all been a lie, the whole thing, and the Warriors would be taking care of the rest of the scum who dared tried to take something was not theirs. That word, loyalty, it is batted around too much these days, people say it but do not understand the meaning of it. They think if they play a game, talk out their ass and cover their tracks, all the lies they told wouldn’t be discovered, but they always are. Selfish people who have no care but for themselves will always lose, why, because they do not understand the simple theory to loyalty. It can mean a lot of things, but to Bella, and all of the people she employed, Ricco employed, they all understood: loyalty brings success, with none for anything, you eventually fail.
Now they were finally alone, back in Las Vegas, on the strip, and everything moving forward. Ricco and Raph had just taken time to make sure there was nothing left dangling out there, i.e. no one was questioning where a whole motorcycle club suddenly disappeared to. After much arguing, Carmi and Bella had retired to their rooms to take showers. When she walked out of the bathroom she saw that Ricco was freshly showered and was lazing on the bed flipping through the channels apparently waiting for her, wearing only a pair of silky black boxers. She was wearing a black silky robe she had found on the back of the door; it went to her feet, which told her it was Ricco’s. Thank goodness he hadn’t walked in while she was sniffing the damn thing. He would have totally given her shit.
“Everything okay?” Bella asked and Ricco smiled at her. He moved so he was sitting on the side of the bed, motioning for her to come and join him, which she did—slowly. Once she was between his legs he hugged her. Bella smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck and just held on.
They sat like that for a minute, and Bella sighed loudly. This was what her life would be, damn, she needed to pinch herself, because honestly, it wasn’t something she had expected. But it was something she was going to cherish and take care of.
Ricco pulled back and looked up at her. “Bella,” he whispered and she felt a shiver run through her. Damn, he had a sexy voice.
“Ricco,” she whispered back, then leaned down a little and kissed him softly. It was a lazy kiss, and it was one she would never forget. Why? Because right then, she realized how much she loved him.
Ricco pushed aside the silky robe that had taunted him with glimpses of her full breasts, her soft curves. His mouth traveled from her lips to her shoulder, lingering on her sweet smelling skin, then moving down to bite gently at first one breast, then the other, until he had taken each of her sweet, firm nipples into his mouth, grazing them slightly with his teeth. Bella closed her eyes and leaned back a little, knowing he was going to hold her. He trailed his fingers down, cupping her ass and he pulled her closer.
It was enough to draw a cry from her, a demand for more, and he grinned, he wanted more from her. While his mouth nibbled one breast, his fingers caressed the other, pinching the nipple until it was peaked and ready for him. Feasting on her ripe nipples, Ricco was driving her crazy. Bella was his, and finally, they were going to be where they belonged, together. He reached down and heard her moan when he brushed his fingers on the top of her mound.
He took his time with her, making her squirm in his arms, trying to direct where she wanted him. He smiled against her stomach and nipped it gently. She gasped and Ricco looked up and said to her, “Ti amo la mia stella.” She looked down at him with a shocked expression.
“Ti amo il mio eroe,” she whispered and he grinned and shook his head. Then he turned, pulling her onto the bed, and she smiled when he sank to the floor quickly and pulled her legs over his shoulders. Oh my God, she thought and sucked in a breath the first time he swept his tongue through her slit. She moaned and grabbed his hair, holding him close. Ricco growled against her clit and then sucked in her sensitive nub and she almost came off the bed.
Over and over, she cried out her pleasure as he worked over her clit, little moans that sent sparks of hunger coursing through his body. It was the same as last time, they had just begun and already he was ready to take her. He wanted to slam his cock into her pulsing heat. Ricco smiled and leaned back, he chuckled as he looked in her lust-filled eyes, wanting to make sure she was with him.
Bella gasped his name, she reached for him. Ricco stood and towered over her, taking in her body. It was flushed with desire and he felt his cock get harder if that were possible. Perfection. Bella sighed, the feeling of love and belonging swept through her, she would never leave this man, because he was the other half of her soul.
She sat up and was tugging at his boxers suddenly, complaining softly as her hands sought to touch his skin, and he was laughing and trying to help. She was desperate and he could feel it. Slapping Ricco’s hands aside, she sunk her hand into his boxers. Bella grinned at him seductively while she pulled his hard cock out, freeing it from the confines of the silk. She took him in her mouth, shoving his boxers down below his hips, sucking him deeper as his full length was freed, her tongue playing along his sensitive head.
He groaned, struggling to control the desire to plunge into her throat, to fuck her hot, wet mouth as he would the slick pussy between her legs. He gripped her head in his big hands, fingers twisting in her hair as she glided up and down, her wicked tongue licking him like a favorite candy. She was his.
When he could stand no more, he tightened his hold and pulled her away with a muttered oath, pushing her back onto the bed, then following and trapping her there, tasting her, teasing her with biting kisses until she cried out, tearing at his hair trying to keep him with her mouth but dammit, he needed another taste, he wanted to make her come with his mouth. Cupping her ass with both hands, he lifted her to him, spreading her legs, opening her wide to his exploring mouth. His tongue slid into her swollen folds, probing inside her, then stroking upward to her hard
clit.
She gasped in shock as his tongue circled the sensitive nub, rousing it to hardness, then biting down to draw the sweetest blood of all, the taste lingering as Bella screamed in orgasm, her body bucking against the grip of his hands, his mouth. Shudders rippled her muscles beneath him as he lapped up the delicious juice of her orgasm, eliciting renewed cries of pleasure from Bella.
“Così dolce,” he whispered, blowing softly on her sensitive clit. “So sweet.”
“Please,” she whispered. “Oh God, Ricco, please.”
Desire overwhelmed him. He lifted himself from between her legs and drove his cock deep inside her with a powerful thrust that lifted her from the bed.
She groaned with pleasure, wrapping her legs tightly around his waist, trapping him, holding him in the scorching heat of her pussy. He lowered his head to claim her mouth once again, mingling the tastes of their bodies, tasting himself on her tongue, letting her taste her own sweetness on his. He plunged in and out, driven by a lust he’d never felt before, claiming her, marking her as his own so no other man would ever dare take her from him.
When he felt his climax building, felt the tightening in his balls that told him he wouldn’t be able to resist her temptation much longer, he let his mouth bite down gently on her shoulder, wanting to leave a mark on her so everyone would see. The feelings of possessiveness flowed through him, she was his, and no others.
Bella convulsed beneath him, joining him in an overwhelming orgasm, muffling her screams against his shoulder as her nails clawed his back, marking him as well. He collapsed on top of her, his tongue trailing lazily from her neck across her collarbone and back again, feeling her heart pound against his chest.
Her legs fell open and he shifted slightly, taking the weight of his body off her. His cock slipped from within her, and she murmured a small protest, one long leg coming up to wrap around his hips, holding him close, nestling him in the warm, wet valley between her legs.
Ricco raised his head and chuckled softly. She opened her eyes at the sound and a fresh bolt of lust stabbed right through his heart. He growled low in his throat, “Mine.”
She smiled and kissed him softly and they just stared at each other.
Chapter Fifteen
Bella and Ricco went to the hospital first thing when they woke up. Bruno had not been allowed visitors until today, and even though Bella had wanted to argue with the doctor, she hadn’t, Bruno was important, not her.
She pushed the door open slowly, not wanting to disturb the man who had been her confidant for the last few years. Bruno was laying in the bed, with only a sheet covering from his hips down, she had never seen his muscular chest, although she had known he was built. She cringed a little when she saw the multiple bandages on his chest and arms, shit, he had really taken a hit. When the doctor told her he had been shot three times, she for some reason thought it was all in one place, obviously, she had been wrong.
Damn it, seeing Bruno like this, with tubes attached to his body, and the slow beep of his heart being broadcast in the room was unsettling. He had watched over her, and silently helped her plan and make decisions. Last night she had woken in the middle of the night and known what she had to do. He was too important to her to ever let him think otherwise.
“He is sleeping,” Ricco whispered and Bella stepped closer to the bed. She sniffed a little because damn it, if she could raise the man who shot him and kill him all over again, but slower and more painful, she would.
She touched his hand and just stood there, it only took a few moments, and she really hadn’t wanted to disturb him. Bruno opened his eyes and he stared at her, not moving.
“Bella?” he whispered and her eyes went to his, and she smiled sadly.
“I am sorry,” she said softly.
He shook his head slightly and said, “Why? I was the dumbass who didn’t check to make sure they were all dead. Fuck, it was a rookie mistake, but I still…” Bruno said gruffly and she smiled sadly at him.
“Please,” Bella scoffed and then looked at Ricco. “See, the man refuses to let me think it was my fault.”
“Because it wasn’t,” Ricco said and grinned at Bruno who stared at him intently.
“Obviously you took care of them?” Bruno said and Bella nodded.
“Yeah, everything was handled. We lost two, Roman and Michel, but the rest are slightly battered, but fine,” Bella said and Bruno frowned.
“You need a replacement. While I am here, there is still a threat, when your father announces,” Bruno started and Bella stopped him.
He knew, all of the people who had been with them in the mansion knew, it was impossible to keep it a secret, and Bruno thought he would be named a Capo, at least when Bella had been talking that is what he assumed when Bella told him to find a replacement. He would need someone to take his place at the casino.
“You were shot yesterday; I am pretty sure we have a little time to figure it all out. In the next week or so, you can give me your short list and I will have a look. Whoever you choose though, I know they will be the right person,” Bella said and then she lifted his hand in hers. “But you need to rest, get well so you can heal.”
Bruno nodded slowly and closed his eyes. “Do not give my Capo position away,” he smiled.
Bella chuckled. “I would do that if you were going to be a Capo.”
Bruno’s eyes opened and he looked at her closely. She knew he had to be thinking what the fuck? She grinned and said, “Your job as my new Consigliere will be there waiting, although as soon as you are released, you will be home with Ricco and I. We already have a nurse ready, and Ricco is making sure your room is right next to ours in Rome.”
Bruno’s eyes widened and he opened and closed his mouth several times before he finally just nodded and Bella smiled. Carmi opened the door and walked in limping, carrying a large basket.
“Yo,” she said and put the basket on the table. “Hey, you are looking better than I thought.” Bruno rolled his eyes and Carmi sighed and said, “Well, I brought you a basket to keep you entertained at least. Whew, glad I put some thought into it, seeing how you are awake and all. So, we have those damn candies you like so much, some fruit and shit, but if you look under, ‘cause you know I had to smuggle this shit in, you have a Playboy mag, a list of all the 1-800-numbers for dial-a-sex, uh, there is a video ‘Debbie Does Vegas’, which was a best seller mind you, and of course, a dirty cross word puzzle book, which only has sex words in it, and finally your favorite bottle of vodka. Wala!”
Ricco snorted and Bella glared at her best friend, she didn’t want to think of Bruno like that, oh my God.
“What?” Carmi snapped and flipped her off. “You are just jealous you didn’t think of it.”
“What is wrong with you?” Bella hissed.
Carmi looked pissed and stared at her for a minute and then sniffed and looked at Bruno. “Sorry, was it too much?”
Bruno gave her a lopsided grin and shook his head. “Perfect.”
Carmi looked at Bella and stuck out her tongue and snapped, “You need to buy a sense of humor.”
“You need to buy a brain,” Bella said back and the two began bickering. Ricco stepped around the women and shook his head, looking at Bruno who was just smiling.
“You have any more of those drugs?”
Bruno looked at him and said, “There aren’t enough drugs in the world to block them out.”
After Bella had made sure Bruno was comfortable, and had everything he wanted, including a new cell phone with her number on speed dial one, which usually was 911 but she had reprogramed it. Why would he call 911?
Now they were back at Italia, both of them going through all of the messages, all of the emails, and all of the paperwork they both had missed out on. Hell, they hadn’t been gone that fucking long.
Bella was on the phone with her manager at Rome making sure they knew where she was, and who to call. She didn’t really like not going back to her casino, but she did understand until t
hey were sure they had to be on lockdown. Hell, when they went to the hospital, there were five of her father’s men, and five of Ricco’s, you would have thought royalty had arrived.
Carmi walked in and glared at her. “Okay, I have the short list for Capos, we need to go over them.”
Bella held up a finger and finished her call before looking at her friend who was still scowling. “What is wrong?” Bella asked. “Were there not enough men you trusted?”
Carmi looked at her with a startled expression. “Are you kidding? There was probably too many, geez, all of your guys are good, and they are trained, Bruno did a hell of a job for you, planning for the future.”
“Then why are you frowning?” Bella asked.
“Because that asshole out there will just not leave it alone. God, I came back from the hospital, checked my gun, and the bastard still had me frisked at the elevator. Stupid dickweed,” Carmi said. Bella bit the inside of her cheek, Carmi just growled and shook her head. “I am serious, that fucker is going to be a pain in my ass, I mean, get the fuck over it, I shot him, hell, I sent him a present last night.”
Bella burst out laughing and said, “I am not sure he really appreciated his tube of Preparation H and the ass donut you sent.”
“Why? I said I was trying to help with whatever was stuck up his ass,” Carmi argued.
“Okay, let’s nail this down. We need to make sure we have people at least ready, especially if we are going to need to recruit,” Bella said and Carmi nodded and pulled out her list.
“Polo, Luca, and Benny will be the last,” Raph said and looked at Ricco who was nodding. “So with them being moved, we are looking at needing a few more soldiers.”
Ricco nodded and said, “Bella is probably in the same boat, maybe we can put some together, make them the combined Acciai/Tomasi family soldiers.”
Raph nodded and then said, “We are going to need to talk to their Capos anyway, all of them need to work together.”
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