Chanel

The secret

Rafaelo's pov:

I managed to get Luca to our personal doctor just in time. He's alive which is good. That day, Chanel was shacking terribly, crying uncontrollably, that i just couldn't let her come with me. And plus Luca would have killed me himself. So I sent her to Hamptons where the rest were. Luca woke up yesterday and I announced Chanel first. Still, I don't understand why Luca was so keen on marrying her, when he had tons of other women who dreamt to be called a Di Angelo. Sometimes, he's so unpredictable. I talked to Antonio, the doctor and he assured me that Luca will be able to leave after a week. And he doesn't sound happy at all. Typical. So I tried my last resource. I called Chanel.

"Hello? How is he? Is he still alive?" She quickly ambushed me with thousands of questions.

"You know, sometimes I tend to think that you two really love each other." I said grinning waiting for an answer.

"Didn't ask." She simply said and I chuckled.

"Anyways, I need your help. I can't seem to convince Luca to fucking stay in that bed and rest for at least a week."

"And what am I supposed to do?"

"Maybe he'll listen if you tell him." I said even though it was probably an impossible mission. I heard her sigh but still she mumbled an "ok" and I went inside his room.

"Someone wants to talk to you." I said and handed him my phone. He rolled his eyes but still took it.

"What?" He said annoyed.

"Even when you're shot, you have an attitude."

"Get to the subject."

"That's my phrase! Find you're own." She said and he rolled his eyes once again.

"I'll hang up if you will continue commenting."

"You wouldn't do that."

"You know I would" this time I can bet Chanel rolled her eyes even though I couldn't see her.

"Stop giving Rafaelo and Antonio a hard time and rest."

"Why in the actual hell would I do that?"

"Cause I say so" she said and I snickered at that.That sentence is not in Luca's vocabulary.

"Fine, i will." He said and my eyes widened. He what? But how? Nah, ain't no way.

"I'll come tomorrow with the rest to see you and I expect to find you sleeping or resting. Compris? (Got it?)

"Capito!" (Got it.) He said then hung up and handed me my phone back.

"I didn't manage to convince you, but she did with just one sentence?" I said clearly offended but of course he completely ignored me. "Who knew that Luca Di Angelo actually has a boss himself?" I said and that got his attention.

"I have no boss!" I laughed at that. "Watch it Regazzi!" He said and i started nodding amused.

"Just saying." I said and he gave me a look that was basically saying "get out" and I did still laughing my but off.

Luca's pov:

Even I, don't know why I'm listening. Maybe I hit my head when I was shot or something. Or maybe I felt bad for putting Chanel in danger. I don't know, but still I agreed. And that doesn't happen often. When I was shot and saw the bombs that they were preparing, the only thing on my mind was her. I totally forgot about the pain and started running to get her out of there. She looked so vulnerable that I just couldn't leave her there. If she wasn't a person that I loved I wouldn't have saved her,  but then it hit me like a brick. When we got onto the safety boat. I liked her. Wait actually not just like. But love. I loved her.  And even now it's hard to process that. Most of the persons that I met said I was incapable to love, and that I was like ice. Hard and cold. And i bet  Chanel was also associated with that a few times. Sometimes i find her even colder than me. Which believe me is shocking as fuck. I sighed, closing my eyes. I was going crazy. Crazy for her.

Chanel's pov:

We got back to New York, since our wedding of course needed to be cancelled, which wasn't a really bad, bad thing. I quietly entered  Luca's room only to see him sleeping peacefully. I sat down on the chair next to his bed and looked at him for a moments. What was wrong with me? Why did I care about him so suddenly? After all he took advantage of the fact that I was helpless and I need it someone to protect Aiden and also me. Which he did. He saved me. He could've just leave me on the yacht to die, but he didn't. Which I appreciated. I got lost looking at him that I didn't realised that he's eyes opened.

"You're awake! How do you feel? Does it hurt much?" I quickly asked him and he looked at me amused. "What?" I asked confused.

"Look at you. Being worried for me. It's flattering." He said and I rolled my eyes cussing him out quietly and looked at him with a serious look on my face.

"That wasn't my question." He chuckled but still finally answered.

"I'm okay. It's not the first time after all." He said. Sometimes I forget that he's a fucking mafia don. I nodded slowly."But you, are you alright?"He asked and slowly a smirk appeared on my face.

"Look at you being worried for me." I copied his words from earlier and he just scoffed.  Cecillia entered, followed by Alessia and Aiden.

"God dear, i'm so happy you're okay." Cecillia said and hugged the hell out of him. While everyone was talking to him my phone beeped. I went out of the room and tapped on the message. Unknown number:

"Take that as a warning Angelina. You may have escaped without a scratch now, but don't think i'll stop here. Better watch your back. And maybe also the ones of your little new family. I'll come for you. For them. I'll leave you for the end. Until then, my best wishes for your little marriage."

The message said and I dropped my phone to the floor. I quickly went to the bathroom at the end of the hall and locked the door and looked in the mirror at the scar on neck from the night where I was attacked and saved by Luca. I can't escape! It's like i'm caught in a loop. I'm never fucking safe!

Alessia's pov:

I saw that Chanel left and she didn't come back so i went outside to look for her but she wasn't there. Only her phone. I picked it up and saw it opened. A message. Once i read it my eyes suddenly widened. Then, in front of me,  was standing Chanel, looking at me colder than ever.

"You know curiosity killed the cat. You're no exception. The difference is that cats have nine lives. But you, only one." She said and I shivered at that tone.

"Chanel, you have to tell someone. You're being threatened. Not just you, but us also!" I said and she looked at me with a look that could kill anyone. But not me. We're in danger and she can't keep this to herself. "If you don't tell someone, i will!" I said and looked at her with that most intimidated face that I could ever make. We stayed like that for a while, it was like she was waiting for me to give up. But not this time. Not when it includes my family too. Suddenly she blinked and said:

"I'll tell them once Luca recovers." She said when we saw Rafelo coming. She put on a fake smile and saluted him and so did I. She looked at me one last time with an unintelligible face and entered the room again. I sighed and followed her. I decided to trust her that she will tell Luca when he recovers.

Author's not:

Hope you liked this chapter.

Angelina, even with protection, still seems not to be safe. As I said, with a contract or without it you can't escape your fate.