- 9 4 -

- R O M A N - A N G E L O -

"Heather... Angel..." I breathed shakily and chuckled nervously, shaking my head.

I can't even get a damn word out.

"Fucking hell, you make me so nervous." I told her when she laughed softly, wiping a stray tear from her eye as I cleared my throat, looking into her shining eyes.

"For a long time, you thought we'd met the day you interrupted my speech." I said and she smiled.

"But I'd known you for longer. Far longer. I never thought I'd see again the little girl I fell in love with the moment I saw her in the forest."

"It was like a dream come true, to see you again... Even if you were someone else's, until you weren't. Because you were always meant to be mine, angel, always." I said.

"I don't care if I don't deserve you, because I know I don't. But who gives a fuck, because you're mine, and that's the only thing I know. And if anyone dare say otherwise, we both know what will happen to them." I told her and she chuckled, sniffling lightly.

"I got this ring for you the morning after you said yes to me. To us. To our future. I'm sorry it took me so long to propose properly, but here we are now and I can only say that in the end, it was all worth it, because it brought us to each other." I said as gently as I could and saw her bottom lip quiver.

Fuck.

"I don't want to see you cry. Ever. I want to be the reason you smile. The reason you laugh. The main character of your story, the keeper of your heart, and your body and soul. I want it to be me, and no one else." I said with conviction.

"I've never met anyone so... breathtakingly you. You make me whole, you make me complete. You make life actually worth living, you make me think about a future for us."

"You make me smile, you make me smile, you are my weakness, and as much as that scares the ever living shit out of me, I fucking love it, mio angelo." I breathed out and she choked on a sob.

"I love you, Heather, and even though I already have you, I want you to be mine in every way possible. Marry me, Heather, and make me the luckiest man alive." I said with a deep breath.

She sniffled and leaned down towards me, framing my face in her hands and touching her forehead with mine.

"I adore you." She whispered, and I remembered she had same the same thing when I told her I loved her and she couldn't say it back then.

"Say yes to us." I whispered, running my thumb across her cheek to wipe her tears when she smiled and nodded slowly.

"Yes, Roman, yes. A million times, yes!" She laughed and so did I as I slid the diamond ring on her vacant ring finger where my name had been tattooed and my heart swelled at the thought.

"All fucking mine." I murmured, kissing the ring on her finger when we stood up before sliding my hand towards the back of her neck and tipping her head up.

Her lips parted as she looked at me with eyes filled with so much desire and love.

"Kiss me, Roman. My lipstick was always for you to ruin anyway." She whispered and didn't have to say twice before my lips landed on hers.

What started off as slow and sweet become rough and passionate in a matter of seconds, her hands running through my hair and a moan leaving her beautiful lips when I squeezed her ass, moving my tongue along with hers before taking over.

The taste of her was something I could never get tired of, and if I died of kissing her right now, I'd die a satisfied and happy man.

Pulling away, I touched my forehead to hers as she breathed heavily, her eyes closed and her left hand sliding down my chest.

My eyes caught on to the glimmering engagement ring and a proud smirk made it's way to my face.

Pulling away, we both smiled at each other before I glanced at the time on my watch and turned her around just as fireworks lit up the clear night sky, the loud sound ringing in our ears.

Good job, Enzo.

I watched my girl's eyes widen and her lips parted in surprise and awe as she stared at the colourful fireworks with an awestruck expression.

Wrapping my arms around her waist, I stood behind her as we both watched the show and she turned around in my arms when it was over.

"Did you plan this?" She asked in a whisper when I nodded.

"I had help." I told her and saw her small smile.

"Thank you. Everything was beautiful, Rome." She hugged me tightly and I tucked her head into my chest, kissing the top of her head before she pulled away with a confused expression.

"Can I ask you something?" She asked in a small voice when I nodded. She grabbed my left hand and raised it to my face.

"Why are you wearing this ring?" Her questioning gaze made me smirk as I leaned towards her.

"Why? Are you worried?" I mused when she scoffed.

"Why would I be worried. If there's anyone else, they should be worried, not the other way round." This time she smirked as a devilish gleam sparked in her eyes.

I reminded myself not to get on her bad side because if I did, she would leave no stone unturned to hunt me down.

And we all know how she got through and scared the shit out of my father when she killed every single one of his men, and how.

Still gives me the chills.

"Baby, you realise we just got engaged?" I ask in amusement when she nods happily.

"I know that, but do you?" She asked in a challenging tone when I kissed the tip of her nose.

"Of course I do. I wore this the day you said yes to me. In my mind, we're already married, angel." I smirked and she looked at me with surprise.

"The only thing remaining is to consummate it now." I smirked proudly and saw her cheeks turn a light shade of pink as she averted her gaze and smiled secretly.

"Come along now, let's go back. The others must be waiting for us." I said and she gasped.

"What will we tell them?" She asked as we started to walk back the way we came.

"That you said yes, what else?" I stated and briefly glanced at her furrowed brows before realisation dawned on her.

"They knew?" She asked in disbelief when I nodded as I pushed open the main door.

"Most of them, yes." I replied just as everyone came into view and confetti fell onto our heads and she looked up in awe while everyone shouted 'congratulations!'

"Congratulations, sweetheart." Her father was the first one to come towards us and hug his daughter, followed by her bothers and then shook my hand.

"Welcome to the family, son." Zavid clapped my shoulder and I smiled faintly, looking at Heather who smiled warmly at us as I grabbed her hand and pulled her closer to me.

"You all knew!" She exclaimed and her father chuckled.

"Of course we did. Who do you think gave him the blessing?" He said and her eyes widened as she looked between the two of us.

"You asked my father? When?" She asked in surprise.

"Yesterday. Annoyed the shit out of us until we let him see Zavid." Ivan walked over to us and shook my hand with narrowed eyes before hugging her.

"Better not hurt her." Anton warned as he casually shook my hand with a crushing grip but I returned it equally and saw his small smirk.

"Better not die by my hand." I replied when he chuckled.

"Welcome to the family!" Maria exclaimed as she and Gabriel came forward.

"She said yes? I was a hundred and ten percent sure she'd refuse." Enzo popped out of nowhere and I glared at him but he only grinned.

"Why?" Heather asked with surprise as she snuggled into my side.

That's right fuckers, she's mine.

"Because he's just so ugly." He scrunched his face up and she laughed as I pressed her more into me.

"He's perfect." She looked up at me and I was abut to kiss her but much to my disappointment, she was pulled away by her best friend, Jane, and the other girls to take a closer look at her ring.

Why was she with them? It's my birthday, she should be next to me. And we just got engaged too.

I grumbled under my breath as she was pulled further away from me and Alvaro approached me, smiling softly.

"Love is a beautiful thing, is it not?" He said as we both looked ahead and I hummed in response, my eyes solely on my girl.

"It is." I agreed and saw his smile widen.

"Congratulations, son. You both are perfect for each other." He said and I nodded as he squeezed my shoulder before leaving.

I sighed, watching my girl laugh with an adorable blush on her face, our eyes connecting when I smiled and she bit her lip, pushing her hair behind her ear while I watched her carefully.

How can someone be so beautiful?

It was as if the whole world ceased to exist whenever she's around and all I see is Heather, anywhere and everywhere.

Without her, life is just black and white. But when she's there, it's as if there's a fucking rainbow every-fucking-where.

"When's the wedding?" My mamma walked towards me with her eyes shining with happiness.

"Not long now. I won't rest until she has my name." I replied and heard her chuckle to herself, shaking her head.

"So hopelessly in love, aren't you?" She asked in amusement as I glanced back at my angel.

"Yes." I answered in a heartbeat without any hesitation when she hugged me tightly.

"Congratulations, sweetheart. I hope you always stay this happy. Both of you." She said with a warm smile before going back to the girls.

Mingling around and half heartedly talking to some guests, I made it towards the group of girls who were still talking animatedly.

What could they possibly talking about for this long?

"Angel." I spoke in an authoritive tone and all of them turned around to look at me.

"Romy." Heather stumbled towards me with a drink in hand smiling wide.

"How many did you have?" I brushed her hair away from her face before leading her away from the vultures who were looking at me with wide and hungry eyes.

Disgusting.

"Just this one." She leaned her head on my shoulder when I plucked the glass out of her hand and downed her drink in one go.

"Tired of your own party?" She mused when I shook my head.

"I just want to get it over with." I sighed in exhaustion when she smiled, looking up at me.

"And do what?" She questioned with a raised brow when I smirked, running my thumb along her bottom lip.

"I have a few ideas... Like taking you to my room and kissing you, peeling this dress off from your beautiful little body, licking your pussy until you're quivering and whimpering under me and then fucking you so hard that the whole house hears you screaming." I whispered in her ear.

I felt her shiver against me, her breathing heavy as she licked her lips and squeezed my hand, her face flushed red.

"What if I actually want that?" She murmured and I sucked in a sharp breath when she ran her hand down my chest and over my not so discreet bulge.

Thank god we were away from the crowd.

"Then I'll fuck you even better." I trailed kisses from her neck to her earlobe, biting her soft skin and nibbling on her ear when she whined.

"Roman." She breathed out when I pressed her closer to me.

"Do you want to leave? Just say the word and we'll get out of here." I whispered in her ear and heard her soft sigh.

She closed her eyes briefly, taking a few steadying breaths before opening them again.

"It's your party, you can't just go missing." She said with a slight frown.

"Of course I can." I said but she shook her head.

"We have all night, Rome, have some patience. And besides, I'm starving." She patted her stomach with a smile when I smirked, pulling her into me.

"Oh yeah? I'm starving too." I growled against her lips when she giggled and pushed me away.

"For food, not for your cock." She said amused when I groaned and let her pull me back into the heart of the party.

"You'll be the death of me, angel." I said and leaned my head on her shoulder, holding her from behind.

"Stop being such a baby. Come on." She dragged me with her everywhere she went and I begrudgingly followed, only proving how whipped I was for her.

After dinner, the cake was brought out and I cut it with my angel holding onto my hand and singing the godforsaken birthday song with the rest of the guests, Enzo being the loudest.

"Happy birthday Roman." She framed my face and kissed me, about to pull away before I caught her and pulled her back to me, deepening the kiss and earning some hoots and excited shouts from the crowd.

"Get a fucking room!" Alex spoke from somewhere, covering his eyes with one of his hands when my baby laughed.

I smiled down at her, kissing her even more just to annoy her brothers when they both shouted at us to stop.

"So" I kissed her lips, "Fucking" And again, "Precious." With one last hard kiss, I let her go, watching her flushed and embarrassed face as she laughed nervously while I held her hand tightly.

There was no fucking way I was letting go of her again.

As the party winded down, I felt myself breathe more easily as the last of the guests left the house, including both our families.

Much to her surprise, they didn't even bat an eye when Heather said she was staying the night with me.

Not that I cared, I'd have my way one way or another.

She sighed, rubbing her bare arms after we had said goodbye to everyone, staring at the cars leaving the estate.

I went behind her, running my warm hands down her cold, bare arms and she shivered as I wrapped my arms around her and placed small kisses down her neck and all the way to her shoulder.

"Cold?" I asked in a low tone when she nodded slowly, turning her head to give me better access to her neck as I smiled against her skin.

"A little bit." She whispered when I turned her around and tipped her face up, my eyes raking over her beautiful features.

She sighed as my hands warmed her up. I let her go sooner than I would've liked and took her hand.

"Let's go inside." I told her and tugged her inside with me.

"Mr. Angelo, are you heading to bed?" Marina walked over to us.

"Yes." I answered and she looked at Heather with a warm smile.

"Would you like me to prepare a room for Ms. Elias?" She asked when I frowned.

"No, she'll be staying with me." I pulled my girl closer to me to get the point across when Marina laughed softly and nodded.

"Of course. Congratulations on the engagement, you two are perfect for each other. Good night!" She said cheerily and walked away happily.

"She's really nice." Heather said as she looked at Marina's retreating back.

I hummed in agreement, looking at the woman who had raised me when I didn't have a mother to do so, and only an abusive father who thought of me as nothing more than an heir who would take over one day.

I shook my head to rid myself of the past and looked at the future standing beside me with a soft smile on my lips.

"Let's go." I said gently and led her upstairs.

Walking into my room, I locked the door behind me and watched Heather look around my room that was bare of any personal touches except for one picture frame.

Walking over to my book shelf, she picked up the frame and ran her dainty fingers over the picture and turned to look at me.

"Roman?" She called for me and I walked towards her slowly, taking the frame from her hands and smiled.

In it was a picture of us dancing on her "engagement" party to Ivan. She was laughing as she held onto me and I was smiling down at her.

"Who took this picture?" She asked me with a small smile when I put it back in its place.

"Gabriel took it and showed it to me just a while back." I replied and saw her look up at me just as I turned towards her, pushing a strand of hair behind her ears and cupping her face.

My eyes fell on the ring on her hand before going back to her face as a feeling of possessiveness over this girl washed over me.

"I love you." I whispered and saw her eyes flutter close as she leaned into my touch just as I bent down to claim her mouth with mine.

What started off as slow and steady became heated and hungry in a matter of seconds as I grabbed her ass.

"Jump." I spoke into the kiss and she wrapped her arms around my neck and jumped up into my arms, her legs around my waist.

I pushed her onto the dresser, the movement making some things fall of and shatter but we paid it no mind as my fingers dug into her soft skin and her hands tugged at my hair, a moan leaving her mouth when I bit her lip harshly.

If I wasn't turned on before, I sure was now with all the sounds she was making for me, because of me.

The thought of eliciting such reactions from her evoked a sense of pride inside of me as she grinded herself against my growing erection and I had to pull away from her mouth to kiss her neck.

I sucked at the delicate skin, finding her sweet spot and drawing out more whimpers and moans from her mouth.

"You're perfect." I said between kisses, leaving more than a few hickeys in my path as I bunched up her dress, not caring if it tore because I could always get her a new and better one.

She gasped, her eyes clenching shut when I pressed a thumb to her clothed pussy, feeling her wetness under my touch.

"Look at how wet you are for me." I cooed, latching my mouth back to hers as I pleasured her from over her underwear, swallowing her little whimpers and whines for more.

Her fingers clawed at my clothes, pushing off my blazer and letting it drop to the floor before trying to open my shirt.

I grabbed both her hands, leaving a harsh kiss on her lips before pulling away completely, I saw the angry and frustrated pout on her face.

"Patience." I chuckled at her reaction, smoothing out her pout with my thumb before helping her off from the dresser, I left her standing there and walked over to the sofa seat opposite the bed, I went and sat on it.

"Undress for me, angel." I said calmly, watching her small frown before she masked it and did as I asked, hooking a finger under her dress and with a brow raised in challenege, she dropped it on the floor.

I sucked in a sharp breath, my hands clutching the armrests in a death grip as I stared at her beautiful figure clad in lacy black lingerie.

"Who did you wear this for, angel?" I asked, my voice deeper than expected when she grinned.

"Consider it another birthday gift, for you." She said thoughtfully and walked over to me with a smirk.

"And what do you intend to do now?" I asked as she stood near me and her grin grew wider.

"Mr. Angelo, are you telling me you're mine for the night?" She asked in mock surprise when I smirked.

"Depends on what you plan to do next." I said and she walked over to me and gingerly sat in my lap, straddling me and adjusting herself.

I had to hold back a groan when she sat right on top of my erection, smirking as she did so.

Little vixen.

Hooking her arms around my neck, she kissed up my neck and all the way to my jaw, slowly rolling her hips when I grabbed her waist and she immediately grabbed my hands, pushing them away from her.

"Ah, ah, no touching, Mr. Angelo. You can watch all you want, but no touching, si?" She mocked me and I bit back an argument and nodded slowly instead.

"Si." I swallowed thickly and let her lips connect to my cheek, closing my eyes and released a long and shaky breath slowly as she rolled her hips once again, excruciatingly slowly.

My hands dug into the arm rest when a small moan left her lips and I grunted, leaning back in my seat as she tortured the both of us.

"Does this feel good, Mr. Angelo?" She whispered, biting my earlobe when I groaned and much to my surprise, kept my hands to myself when all I wanted to do was to fuck her senseless.

"Very." I rasped, my breathing heavy as she increased her pace, her head falling back and my eyes trailed from her beautiful neck covered in my hickeys to her heaving chest, my hands twitching to touch her.

"Do you want to fuck me?" She asked with wide and innocent eyes.

I nodded, licking my dry lips as she dragged her mouth across mine, going to my neck and sucking on the skin before biting down on it, no doubt leaving a hickey.

"Fuck." I grunted when her chest pressed against mine and her clothed pussy pressed onto my hard as a rock cock.

Pulling away slightly, the little vixen ran her hands over my chest, going down to my bulge and palmed my erection, making me heave a shuddery breath.

"Angel—" I rasped, muttering profanities when she ran her hands down her chest and towards her underwear, hooking her fingers in the flimsy fabric before letting it snap against her skin.

Fuck me.

I felt my throat dry up at the wet spot on her underwear before she unbuckled my belt and pushed my pants down, staring at my bulge with desire written all over her.

"Since its your birthday," She got down on her knees between my legs and took my pants off completely, followed by my boxers as she stared at my hard length with wide eyes and gulping.

"You deserve some pleasure, Mr. Angelo." She spoke in a sultry tone and I adjusted myself in the seat as her hands wrapped around my cock and gave it a few pumps, her eyes on it the whole time.

"Fuck my mouth, Roman, you want that, don't you?" She licked the tip with her eyes solely on me when I sucked in a sharp breath and wrapped a hand around her hair, gathering it in my palm.

"Open your mouth." I demanded and she did as told as I eased my cock between her parted lips and groaned when her tongue swirled around me.

"Fuck, baby, just like that." I closed my eyes briefly as she sucked on my cock and I was sure as fuck I'd die right then and there when she moaned around my length.

"Do you like this? Choking on my cock?" I forced her to take all of my length into her mouth and saw a tear trail down her cheek, my thumb wiping it off before I started to fuck her mouth just like she asked me to.

"You look so beautiful taking my cock into your mouth like that." I praised her and saw her blush as she hummed around my length.

I grunted when she bobbed her head up and down, sucking the literal life out of me.

I felt my muscles tighten as I fucked her mouth with harsh thrusts before pausing when she took over, sucking me with her tongue tasting me fully and her hands gripping my thighs.

"I'm going to cum in your mouth, and you'll swallow every single drop, won't you?" I challenged when her eyes flicked up to mine and she hummed in approval, eliciting a satisfied grunt from me.

With her eyes on me, she let me have my way with her when my whole body tensed and I came into her mouth with a shudder wracking my body.

She let go of my cock with a pop and swallowed every single drop I had to offer before licking her lips and smiling up at me innocently.

"My turn." She said as she straddled me once again and I sucked in a sharp breath when she steadied herself.

Fucking hell.