Alexander
By the time morning came, I was feeling better than I ever had in eight years and I can't deny that I like it, thanks to the woman in front of me.
I accidentally bumped into her and the pain on her face didn't go unnoticed.
"What's wrong?" I asked as I stepped back. Isabella held her left arm, cradling it like a child.
"Nothing, everything's fine." She said, trying to walk past me but I stopped her.
"You never told me what happened to your arm little one." I drawled, blocking her path. Her thick brows flew up at my question.
"I don't know what you're talking about." She said,obviously lying. I reached for her arm and she moved back on instinct.
"You're hiding something." I said. Isabella sighed softly, giving up on lying.
"It's broken." She murmured, staring at the ground.
"Little one talk to me." I urged when she didn't say anything else.
She looked up, her eyes heavy with pain. "I broke my arm." She said.
"Does it hurt?" I asked, touching her arm slightly and I could feel the swell of the bruise.
"We're going to the hospital." I said with finality because I know well enough that this woman can argue about everything.
"Okay I'll go freshen up." She said and this time I let her go.
I stopped at the door. "Meet me downstairs." I said and walked out.
It turns out there's more to story behind Isabella's arm and I confirmed my suspicions when the doctor requested to see me privately.
"I apologize for taking your time, Mr. De Luca." Doctor Serena said.
I waved her off. "Get to the point." I said.
"Um, are you and Mrs. De Luca doing alright?" She asked.
Unbelievable, it's like she's reading my mind but I keep shut.
"We are, why do you ask doc?" I asked her, crossing my arms across my chest.
Serena shifted uncomfortably, a sign that she was afraid to go further. "Well your wife's injury seems too fatal for a fall and it wasn't self inflicted either so I was-"
I cut in. "You were wondering if I did this, isn't it?"
Serena nodded. "Y-yes sir." She replied.
I smiled slyly. "I didn't. But when I find the culprit, I'm sorry to make him regret touching what's mine." I said and left.
Luckily, I'm in the mood for some thrash beating.
Isabella shut down once we left the hospital. I even tried to get her to talk, especially about the incident but abandoned it after a while.
Normally, I'd forget about the issue, but there was something huge about it that she was hiding from me.
"This is your last chance of telling me what really happened." I told her once we got back home.
Isabella hesitated for a moment, not sure of what to say next.
"I told you I fell. Please just let it go already." She said.
I sighed and rubbed a hand over my face. "You should go inside and rest, I'm late for work." I said. Isabella got out with a quiet goodbye and I turned the car around, heading to my office.
"Nelly, have Antonio send me the files of 524HG." I said before entering my office. Ten minutes later, Antonio rushed into my office, his laptop in his shaky hands.
"Sir." He nearly stuttered.
I dismissed his behavior and motioned for him to sit down.
"Pull up the CCTV footage of the front side, between 9pm to midnight and reduce the screening speed." I ordered and he got to work immediately.
"Make it fast." I urged once I finished up with the papers on my table.
The loud typing stopped. "It's finished Sir." He said.
"You can go." I said and turned the laptop towards myself, watching the footage.
The footage seemed normal from Isabella and Rena busy in the kitchen and then eating before proceeding upstairs. Isabella probably went to put Rena to sleep. She returned a while after and disappeared immediately into the kitchen and settled in the patio as Grayson and the girls entered the house with my brothers behind them.
Nothing looked out of place to me.
Until Marco and Javier returned with a worried Leo behind them, watching them harass Isabella.
He's so lucky he wasn't involved in all of this. I slammed the laptop shut, boiling in anger and yearning to make someone bleed.
How dare they!
I pushed back from my desk and grabbed my gun just as my phone buzzed.
"This better be good." I snapped at Liam. I put the phone on speaker and loaded my gun while hearing him speak.
"Whoa you sound angry." He said.
Angry? That's an understatement.
"Do you have anything meaningful to say or should I hang the fuck up?" I snapped for the second time. It's a miracle I haven't fired every single person in this company.
All because of a woman.
Non é buono.
"Anyways, we've found a Darkwatch member." He said, not going further.
I strapped the last gun to my thigh. "What is it?" I asked impatiently.
"Well um, one of our clubs was attacked, no survivors and I'm barely conscious right now." He said.
I ground my teeth angrily. "Then why the fuck are you talking to me?" I asked. I hung up and stormed out of my office, ignoring every of my employee.
It's been a while since I settled all scores.
I picked up one of my favorite toy and forced the front door open with a kick.
Marco appeared first, confused about my presence on his house then Leo appeared from the kitchen.
Always fucking eating.
"What the hell Alex why-" I swung the bat in his face without hesitation and smiled when blood began to ooze out from his head.
"Alex please don't-" Leo started.
"You stay out of this just like you did when they hurt her." I snapped and hit Marco again. This time harder.
Marco smirked. Bastard never gives up and neither do I.
"So, you've come on behalf of that little bitch huh? I should have done better than that then." He said. I grabbed him by his collar. "You forget she's my wife so you better watch what you say next." I warned.
"So you're possessive of the whore are you now?" He asked mockingly and I lost it. I gripped the bat harder and swung it at his stomach and sides, sending him to the ground but I didn't stop even when Leo tried to push me away.
I grabbed my gun and shot him in the arm, my ears bleeding with satisfaction when he screamed like a scared little bitch.
"Don't think I'm here as your brother. I'm here as your Capo and Boss." I told him, beads of sweat pooling at my arms and hands.
"You're crazy!" He cried, cradling his bleeding arm.
I crouched down and stabbed to bat down on his wound. "If you had no idea about that earlier then you're stupid." I grinned and stood straight, heading to the door with my bloodied bat.
"Also never forget, Isabella De Luca is my wife and mine only." I smirked and walked out of the house, dialing Nelly's phone.
"Run by Nolan's boutique, tell him to give you the present and have it sent to my place." I said.
I dropped the bat to my side. "Tell any incoming guests he's busy." I said and walked into the elevator, leaving her dumbstruck.
I barged into his office, not sparing the brunette in the way as I flexed my wrist, twirling the bat swiftly.
"Alex, I can explain. It's-" Smash! The bat crushed his jaw immediately, forcing him to lose his balance a bit before regaining his strength.
I grabbed him by the collar and threw him across the room, just like he did to my woman.
"It hurt doesn't it?" I asked, smashing the glass desk in the way as I pulled him up and put up my knee to his stomach.
"That's for calling my wife a whore." I said and smashed the bat against his back.
"And that is for accusing her for just warming my bed." I said, dragging his ass along his desk. I hit him with my elbow and dropped him to the ground.
"Alex I'm sorry, Marco made me do it!" Javier shouted.
"That's for insulting my Queen." I said, ignoring his cries and pleas.
I pulled out my gun, smiling as I aimed at his arm.
"And this is for making her cry." I said and shit his arm, the sound of his screams drowning out the gunshot sound.
"Stay the fuck away from my wife." I warned and headed for the door, glancing at all the eavesdropping employees on front of me, glass crumpling under my feet.
I hauled the bat over my shoulder as I fished for my phone.
"What's up?" Isabella's voice sounded like music to my ears.
"Hi sweetheart. Did you get my present?" I asked her.
A silent rustle answered me. "Yeah, just received it. What's this Alex?" She asked.
"A gift. Do me a favour and put it on, I think your ass is gonna look great in it." I smirked. A sharp intake of breath greeted me at the other end before a soft chuckle.
"Okay Mr. De Luca. Your wish is my command." She said amusedly.
"Be ready before I get back." I warned as I got in my car.
"Or else what?" She asked with a hint of challenge.
"Wait and find out little one." I said and she laughed.
Now that's my girl.