Enzo
The warehouse was shrouded in tense silence, my men forming a tight perimeter while Selena and I advanced on the cowering traitor.
Gianni Andretti, the sniveling rat who had betrayed me, was on his knees with his hands bound. Fear and regret were etched into every line of his sweaty, ruddy face as he looked up at me with panicked eyes.
"D-Don Cerravo..." he stammered, lips trembling. "P-Please, I can explain...it wasn't like that, I swear on my-"
"Save your worthless breath," I cut him off with an icy rasp. "Your lies mean less than piss to me now, pezzo di merda."
Rearing back, I laid him out with a brutal backhanded strike that split the traitor's mouth wide open. Crimson sprayed across the concrete as Gianni crumpled with a pathetic mewl of pain.
Selena watched the display with arms folded coolly, dark eyes glittering like flawless obsidian. My mate took no pleasure in meaningless violence...but she showed zero compunction when deadly force was both justified and necessary.
As Gianni struggled back to a kneeling position, coughing up blood and broken teeth, I gripped a fistful of his greasy hair and wrenched his head back at a sickening angle.
"You think you can sell out me and my own family to the Russians?" I snarled, leaning down until spittle flecked his rapidly purpling face. "That you can take everything I gave you - my protection, my patronage, my fucking legacy - and just piss all over it for some bloodsucking promises?"
In that moment, I was nothing but pure, distilled rage and fury given form. Every insult, every betrayal Gianni had enacted against me howled for deadly recompense.
Drawing my signature nickel-plated .45, I jammed the muzzle brutally under the whimpering wretch's jaw hard enough to grate bone on bone.
"This is what happens to any insignificant rat who deludes themselves into thinking they can defy Don Cerravo," I stated in a tone of utter, emotionless finality.
Selena held my blazing stare, shadows dancing across her gorgeous features. A muscle twitched faintly in her cheek - the only tell that she felt even a whisper of vicarious thrill at the merciless execution about to unfold.
My chest burned with the acrid smoke of disgust and consuming hatred for the traitorous filth at my feet. Something primal and vicious roared to life in the core of me, the most elemental essence of my darkness demanding blood restitution.
"Any last words?" I hissed down at the abject, mewling coward Gianni had revealed himself to be at the end. "Speak up now if you've got anything worth saying before I plaster the walls with you."
Gianni simply whimpered, a broken and ruined husk which I had zero compunction reducing to mist and bone fragments.
Sneering in disgust, I straightened to my full height and addressed him with cold scorn.
"You brought this on yourself, pezzo di merda. And this..." I emphasized with a vicious kick that nearly caved in his ribcage. "Is what happens to any who dare betray the Cerravos and the sacred oaths of loyalty."
With those words uttered as benediction, I squeezed the trigger in one fluid, inexorable motion. The muzzle-flash erupted in a blinding strobe, immediately followed by the thunderous rapport of the heavy round detonating within the claustrophobic confines.
Gianni's head snapped back with horrific, boneless momentum as the shell's concussive force instantly pulverized everything above his jaw line. A obscene burst of gore, viscera, and shattered bone shrapnel erupted outward in a sickening crimson nova.
His ruined body crumpled backwards with a meaty thump amidst the swiftly spreading pool of so much vital essence leaking out across the filthy concrete. Within seconds, the overpowering stench of charred flesh, gunpowder, and the unmistakable tang of death began permeating the air with its wet, cloying intensity.
Exhaling a low grunt of sheer finality, I slowly turned my pale-eyed stare on the assembled men - all of whom watched in an eerie silence that spoke to the gravity of what had just transpired.
"Let that be the fate of any other deluded souls who ever think to walk the path of treachery against our enterprise," I stated in a voice seasoned by the depthless intensity of my sadistic resolve. "The Cerravos will bury any who disrespect our legacy without hesitation or mercy. Our dominance and the natural order will be enforced by any means necessary."
A series of grim, respectful nods answered my solemn pronouncement. Each of my capos understood that searing moment of savagery represented far more than simply executing a traitor.
They witnessed the full, uncompromising embodiment of the merciless spirit and vicious supremacy necessary to preserve our reign in this forsaken world.
As the finality of Gianni's grisly fate washed over the room, I became unshakably reaffirmed that none would ever dare trespass the sacrosanct boundaries of my kingdom again without paying in full with their very existence.
The Cerravo empire would endure because of the hallowed ritual carried out this night...in the deluge of miserable coward's blood as my wrath was consummated in its fullest, most primordial sense.
Turning away from the smoldering ruin that remained of our traitorous former capo, I sought out Selena's watchful gaze. My mate's dark eyes blazed back at me - pure sin and reverence for the monster she had wed radiating in those fathomless depths.
No further words were needed between us in that moment. We simply beheld each other's essence - the ruthless Lord and his infinitely lethal woman bound by the blackest devotions of soul and savagery.
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Selena
As we settled into the luxurious confines of Enzo's limousine, the tension crackled between us, thick with anticipation. The air was heavy with the scent of success and desire, and I could feel Enzo's gaze burning into me.
"Tonight calls for a celebration, don't you think, Selena?" Enzo's voice was low and husky, sending shivers down my spine as he leaned closer.
I smiled, feeling a rush of excitement at the thought of reveling in our victory together. "Absolutely, Enzo. We deserve to enjoy ourselves after today's success."
But as Enzo's eyes locked with mine, I saw a hunger in them that sent a different kind of thrill coursing through me. "I can't wait," he murmured, his voice filled with desire as he leaned in to brush his lips against mine.
His touch was electric, sending sparks dancing across my skin as he trailed kisses along my jawline, his breath hot against my ear. "You're so beautiful, Selena," he whispered, his voice thick with desire. "And tonight, I want to make you mine in every way."
I shivered as his words sent a delicious thrill through me, my body responding eagerly to his touch. "Enzo..." I moaned softly, my voice barely a whisper as I arched into him, craving more of his intoxicating touch.
He smiled against my skin, his fingers trailing teasingly along the curve of my neck, sending shivers of pleasure down my spine. "Say my name, Selena," he murmured, his voice low and commanding.
I gasped as his touch ignited a fire within me, desire pooling low in my belly as I gave in to his request. "Enzo," I breathed, the sound coming out as a soft, needy plea.
I thanked the mate bond isn't denying him now... Because I'm hornet for him.
He grinned, satisfaction gleaming in his eyes as he continued to tease and tantalize me, his hands exploring every inch of my body with skillful precision. "That's it, princess," he whispered, his voice husky with desire. "Louder."
I whimpered as his touch grew more insistent, my body responding eagerly to his ministrations. "Enzo," I moaned, the sound echoing through the confines of the limousine as I gave myself over to the pleasure of his touch.
He chuckled darkly, his eyes smoldering with desire as he leaned in to claim my lips in a searing kiss. "That's my good girl," he murmured against my mouth, his hands roaming greedily over my heated skin.
And as the limousine sped through the night, I lost myself in the exquisite pleasure of Enzo's touch, knowing that tonight would be a celebration unlike any other.
"Ahhh...I want more...."
His lips trailed down my neck, leaving a trail of hot kisses in their wake as his hands worked skillfully to unbutton my shirt. With each button that came undone, the anticipation grew, sending waves of heat coursing through my veins.
I whimpered as his fingers grazed over my exposed skin, his touch setting my body ablaze with desire. He leaned in, his breath warm against my ear as he whispered, "I love you, Selena."
I felt a rush of pleasure as his lips found mine once more, his kiss deep and intoxicating. His hands slid beneath the fabric of my bra, cupping my breasts with a gentle yet possessive touch.
I arched into him, a soft moan escaping my lips as he began to tease and torment my sensitive flesh. His lips trailed lower, planting slow, sensual kisses along the curve of my collarbone before moving down to claim one of my breasts.
I gasped as his mouth closed over my nipple, sucking and teasing it with languid strokes of his tongue. Pleasure washed over me in waves as he lavished attention on me, each touch sending bolts of electricity straight to my core.
"Enzo," I moaned, my voice thick with desire as I pressed closer to him, my hands tangling in his hair as I urged him on. He responded with a low growl of satisfaction, his movements growing more urgent as he devoured me with a hunger that matched my own.
I surrendered myself to the pleasure of his touch, lost in the sensation of his lips and tongue working magic on my aching body. With each flick of his tongue, each gentle suck, he pushed me closer to the edge of ecstasy until I felt like I was drowning in pleasure.
"Enzo, please, I want more..." I begged, my voice a desperate plea for more as I arched into him, my body trembling with need. He groaned against me, the vibrations sending shockwaves of pleasure through me as he continued to drive me wild with desire.
And as he teased and tormented me, I gave myself over to the exquisite pleasure of his touch, knowing that there was nowhere else I'd rather be than in his arms.
I want all of him...