The Shark Mafia Boss novel Chapter 104

Raphael POV

Olivia hired a cab to come and pick us up from the restaurant. Once we are inside the car Olivia places a blindfold on my eyes. I don’t like that. I don’t like that at all. I feel powerless and defenceless. I wiggle trying to reach for my gun and I take a deep breath when I feel it in the back of my pants.

Olivia’s hand rest on my knee and my hand fell on top of it. Not long after we got in the cab stops and Olivia thanks the driver.

We get out of the cab and Olivia guides me through a double door. Once Olivia takes the blind off of my eyes I see my family and friends in front of me.

A smile spreads across my face but at the same time, I shift my weight on my feet thinking how vulnerable we are at the moment. Everyone I love and need in my life in the same room.

This is the dream show for someone that wants to get to me. Olivia. My mother, Maria and Mike. Joseph, Gabriel and Tim.

I notice some of my Italian friends and Gabriel’s second in command are all here.

They all shout surprise all at the same time.

I look at Olivia that has a really big smile on her face.

“Are you happy?” - she asks

“What were you thinking?” - I ask her

“It’s your birthday and I thought you would like to have your family and friends with you”

“Olivia this is reckless. We are all sitting ducks for the french” - I tell her while I smile at my family.

“Can you please chill? I have everything under control”

“How?” - I ask her

“I made arrangements with Gabriel”

“What arrangements Olivia?”

“Your mother came with a false passport, so for all purposes, she is not here if they are keeping an eye on your mother movements”

“Go on” - I tell her while I get turned on that my future wife has gone all mafia dealing with everything.

“According to flight records, Joseph is in Spain and Tim in France”

“I see” - I tell her wrapping my arms around her waist pulling her close to me

“And for security, more than twenty men are surrounding the hotel plus two SUV with man on stand by close by.

“How did you get all of this sorted without me knowing?” - I ask before I kiss her deeply.

“With your cousin’s help” - she replies after kissing me and wrapping her arms around my neck.

“You are a resourceful little thing aren’t you?” - I ask her

“You can say that” - she says kissing me again and then we turn our attention to everyone that is now talking between themselves.

Mother is cuddling Mike and he looks like he is in heaven with both his grandmothers close to him.

Everyone is having a great time and so am I. I still can’t believe that Olivia pulled this off without me knowing about it.

Petra and Joseph are talking to Olivia and Gabriel approach me.

“Someone outside requires your attention” - he says

“Who?” - I ask

“Alessia” - he says

“How does she know where we are?” - I ask him and he shrugged his shoulders looking worried

“What the fuck is happening?” - I ask him

“I asked her to do this another day” - Gabriel says and I can feel one of my eyebrows lift.

What the actual fuck is happening. Why would Alessia be needing to see me?

“Do what?” - I hear Olivia say while she approaches us.

“This is something Raphael needs to deal with” - Gabriel says

Olivia looks at me and I shake my head.

“I’ll be right back” - I say placing a soft kiss on the top of her head

“Don’t take too long” - she says looking at me and then at Gabriel.

I can see Olivia talking to him while I walk away. I stop for a second looking back and appreciating my family and friends together.

I walk out of the room and Alessia is sitting in one of the armchairs in the lobby of the hotel.

“Alessia?” - I say walking near her

“Raphael ho Bisogno di parlare con te” (I need to talk to you) - she says

“cosa c'è di così importante che non può aspettare?” (What is so important that can’t wait?) - I ask her

“I am sorry but I had no way to contact you before and...” - she says

“And what?” - I say taking a seat in front of her.

“And I should have told you when I found out” - she says now fiddling with her fingers

“What? What the fuck Alex”

“This is Gabriel” - she says showing me a photo and my eyes go wide when I look at the photo and I see a mini-me. His eyes are blue, dark blue but he looks a lot like me.

“Who is this?” - I ask looking at the photo. I know she said Gabriel but what the fuck.

“Tuo figlio” - she says