Protecting Her

17

Domenico's POV

"You should get some shut eye" Mister De Leon says as I sat up in the chair after remembering where I was at.

"My brother and sister in law should be here soon. You look like you need more than a few naps between the times that you're watching over her. I may not know much about you guys history but I'm pretty sure if she was awake, she would've cussed your ass out for not taking care of yourself while she's out" He explains with a heavy sigh as I stared back at the woman in the hospital bed fighting for her life.

After the assholes that shot at her and her fiancé were killed by the Vasiliev family, they were both sent off to the nearest hospital in a hurry. Coincidentally, Viktor managed to survive with just a small gunshot wound on his shoulder.

My Dolcezza on the other hand had to undergo surgery as soon as she was wheeled into the ER. She had three gunshot wounds that needed as much medical help as there was to find. Not only was she bleeding through her right thigh but also her left arm and mid torso.

Somehow the men that came for them that night intended on killing her more than Viktor due to their fake marriage that many others believed was real. And when word got out that the most feared next in line mafia son was going to get married, the gunned men decided to aim their guns at her that night as a message to Viktor to see how much her death was going to affect him.

That shit was a bunch off bull. Viktor never loved my Dolcezza. At least, not in the way that I loved her.

"I'm sorry" I say turning to Carson who shook his head at my words.

"It wasn't your fault. The person I'd actually blame is the asshole that was holding her hand and yet didn't have the balls to stand in front of the bullets before it shot my poor niece. If it was up to me, I'd burn up that damn contract the same way I burned up the one I had with that assholes mother many years ago" Carson scoffs with an angry look on his face.

"You didn't have to stay here for so long. I got it from here, you look like you need some rest and a shower" He adds on with a pat on my shoulder.

"I promise to keep you updated. Just get yourself some shut eye and a good shower then come back. I'm pretty sure my niece wouldn't want you to stay by her side with the same bloody clothes you've had on since the day before yesterday " He says gesturing to my suit with blood stains on it.

My face grimaced at the fact that it wasn't another victim of my killing that's blood that belong to, but rather my woman who was laying in the hospital bed.

"I'll be right back" I reply as Carson gestures me to leave already before his phone rang with his brothers name on it.

Not wanting to be as far away or take to long to be away from my Dolcezza as possible, I hurried over to the hotel across the street from the hospital where I had my men bring extra clothes for me to change into. I didn't wanna take an hour long ride back and forth from the De Leon estate and miss out any news of my woman waking up without me by her side.

"Boss! Mister De Leon just landed at the airport" One of my men says while I was putting on of my new black suits after taking a quick shower.

"Let's not waste any time then" I retort back before we all walked out of the hotel together to go back into the hospital.

After being notified of her fathers landing back in the states, I knew he must be rushing over to the hospital now after he heard about what happened 2 days ago.

"What the fuck do you think you're doing here?!"

A familiar voice shouts as soon as I got to the private ward Carson had my Dolcezza put to avoid anyone else from knowing who or where the princess of the Spanish mafia was being held in at the hospital.