EPILOGUE

FOUR YEARS LATER
ANALISE’S POV

I finish the last of my makeup and check myself in the mirror. I am looking good. I move downstairs and see everything is looking perfect.
The whole house is decorated with a princess theme because today is Irene's fourth birthday. Balloons are scattered everywhere.
She is turning four today that’s why everyone is happy and in rush. Today is the birthday of my cute angel. Everyone wants a perfect birthday party.
I find Chiara in the living room instructing the maid to adjust the table correctly.

“Chiara is everything ready?” I ask her.
“Yes, child. We are just waiting for the cake to arrive along with guests.” Niccolo told us that he will bring the cake but he is still not there. He is always late.
Irene is like a light in our home. Niccolo and Luciano love her so much that sometimes they are inseparable.
Niccolo visits us almost every week along with Aria and Nio. No matter how many times I have told them not to spoil Irene they never listen.

“Where is Irene?” I ask Chiara again gaining her attention. It makes me worried if I don’t hear Irene’s voice for hours.
“She was running around the house just two minutes ago. Ana! You worry too much.” Chiara tells me.
“Mommy! Mommy!” Irene’s voice interrupts us and I look at my angel running towards me. Just by looking in her eyes, I know what she is going to ask me.
She hugs my legs with her small arms and looks at me with her cute big eyes. “Where is daddy?”
I must say my daughter loves her daddy more than her mother. Luciano leaves the mansion and she starts asking for him. Sometimes I am even jealous of Luciano.
Luciano spoils her a lot despite me telling him not to.

He fulfills her every wish. Well, every father spoils his daughter.
“I am here, Irene.” Luciano’s voice gains our attention.
“Daddy.” And here goes my daughter forgetting that she has a mother too. I look at Luciano and sigh. His shirt is again covered with blood but does it matter to Irene? Of course not.
I hate it when he comes home like this. I have told him thousand times to change before he comes home. I don’t want Irene to be a part of this.

He picks his angel up and kisses her.
“I missed you, daddy.” She says kissing his cheek.
“I missed you too.” He says in his dominating voice.
“Where is my birthday cake?” Irene asks him in her sad voice.
“Uncle Niccolo is bringing it.” He says striding over to me. He kisses me passionately on the lips. His kiss never fails to make me blush and my legs week.

“How are you? I told you not to tire yourself?” He asks again being overprotective.
I am two months pregnant and he doesn’t even let me lift a glass. He makes sure that nothing like last pregnancy occurs.
“I am fine. You should go and take a shower”. I say to him to which he kisses me again.
He puts Irene on the floor who starts running God knows where. She is an energetic child.

She wants to be on her legs every second that’s why she even learned how to walk early.
Besides being energetic she is intelligent too. She learns things quickly.
“Where is my birthday girl?” Niccolo’s loud voice echoes and Irene out of nowhere runs towards him.
He picks her up and their chatter starts. Aria comes towards me and hugs me. I hug mom, dad, and Alice and set everything up.

Alesso and Nora also arrived just on time. They married two years ago. Nora didn’t want to leave the village but she had to because Alesso works here.
Still, she hardly leaves her home. She doesn’t even go shopping. The only place she visits is our home.
We just invited family today because Irene and Luciano don’t like too many people in her home.
Luciano also comes after changing and holds Irene up to cut the cake. She blows the candles and we sing Happy Birthday to her to which giggles. She even sang the song with us.

Now we are sitting and having little talks about the week. From the corner of my eye, I see Irene trying to convince Nio to play with her.
She wants to play dolls with him but he doesn’t like it. He likes things that Irene doesn’t.
“Why you don’t want to play with me? It is my birthday today.” Irene asks him sadly.
“Because men don’t play dolls and you are annoying.” He says and Irene starts crying.
I quickly get up and hold her up in my arms. Soon her cries die down. I know they will be friends tomorrow.

Luciano takes her with him. She has her father wrapped around her little finger.

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I kiss my little angel on her forehead and switch off the lights of her room so she can sleep peacefully.
It was a tiring day. She got lots of gifts which she didn’t waste time in opening. I enter my room and see Luciano asleep.
I quickly change my dress and get in covers. Luciano’s arms wrapped around me and he starts planting kisses on my neck.
“I thought you were sleeping.” I say to him to which he chuckles. His hands start moving up my legs and between my thighs when I grab his hand.

“What are you doing?” I asked him blushing.
“I want to make love to my wife. Do you have a problem miss?” He says in his sexy voice.
I love him and No matter what can’t stop loving him. He gets on top of me and I know that I should be ready for a long sleepless night of passion ahead.
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THE END