Page 177 of The Devil's Fire

“Are you happy?” Damiano suddenly asked, making me stop and look at him in surprise. “With me. Are you really happy with me?” He had a small frown etched on his face.

My brows raised, then I realized why he was asking. I let out a small laugh, finding it adorable that it was coming from him.

I stepped on the tip of my toes, pressing my lips to his, and his frown slowly disappeared.

“My heart has never felt happier, my love.”

fifty-six

Damiano

Her stunning emerald eyes gazed up at me, sparkling with brightness, as she smiled with a touch of amusement playing on her lips.

“Do you really not know how happy you make me?” She asked, her fingers intertwined with mine.

“I want to make sure.” I told her honestly.

She was happy now, but as her mother made clear several times, she would constantly be a target for my enemies; especially now that she was carrying my child. What if she came to resent me for it?

This was one of the reasons her mother left her father; to protect her from the brutality that comes with living this life. Yet I dragged her right into it because of my obsession with her.

“I guess it’s my fault for not telling you enough.” Althaia chuckled, making me smile at the sound. Her face beamed with joy and innocence, swelling my heart with a need for closeness, a desire to protect that radiant happiness she exuded.

“I wouldn’t mind if you told me from time to time.” I gave her a small smile, pulling her closer to me.

“Is my big bad Mafia Boss feeling a little insecure?” She whispered in a teasing tone, biting down on her lip to not burst out laughing.

“Are you calling my ass insecure again?” I raised a brow. I adored her newfound boldness. With her fiery personality and sharp tongue, she constantly called me out on things. She was a person who couldn’t be tamed, and she would give you hell for it if you tried.

And I fucking loved it. She made me feel alive in a whole different way.

“Maybe… what are you going to do about it?” Althaia gave me that one smile that made her eyes sparkle with mischief, transitioning from innocence to irresistibly sexy in an instant.

It made my cock hard.

“Fuck, baby, not here.” I let out a groan and my hands on her waist tightened. Her eyes widened with surprise when she felt my hard cock against her.

“There you are! We have been looking for you.” Arianna’s voice rang out.

“Fucking hell.” I muttered under my breath when the others were nearing us. I closed my eyes, trying to suppress the visible evidence of my intense arousal. If it wasn’t because my baby sister was present, I wouldn’t have cared.

Althaia turned around but stayed in front of me to give me time to calm down.

“We were doing our own little shopping. Look what Damiano found.” She said happily and showed them the ridiculously small baby shoes that couldn’t even cover the palm of my hand.

“Are those baby shoes?” Raffaele asked with a confused look. Althaia let out a sigh and looked at me over her shoulder.

“You didn’t tell him?”

“Why should I?” I gave her a half-hearted shrug. I never shared much of my personal life with anyone, and they would all eventually know when she would start showing.

Althaia narrowed her eyes and shook her head slightly before turning to face him.

“We’re having a baby.” She announced with a soft smile.

Raffaele went silent.

He was dead quiet for a long time, the longest I have ever seen him without talking. I frowned, wondering why the hell he was reacting like this to the news. As if he read my mind, he suddenly jumped forward.

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