The party

The party
Margaret and Ivan sauntered into the party going on at Antonio's house. The music was loud and there were dancing here and there. Almost all members of the crime were present at the party..

Antonio had organized this party to celebrate the successful operation of Gemma's first mission. Margaret rolled her eyes at the thought of it.

Then she and Ivan walked further into the room and squinted their eyes, looking around the room. They're both looking for one person- Antonio.

Margaret had been extremely glad and excited when she was invited to the party because finally, she would get to see Antonio again. She's been dying to see Antonio but hasn't gotten the right opportunity for it. And then she finally saw him.

Ivan on the other hand was eager and curious to meet the popular Antonio in real life. And then he finally saw him.
Antonio walked into the room looking so handsome, gorgeous and sexy as ever. Just staring at him sent cold shivers down Margaret's spine and raised up funny emotions and reactions within her.

"He's so young and fucking handsome" Ivan thought. He looks innocent too.

Margaret sauntered over to meet him. He's filling his wine glass with a drink.

"Antonio" she called, trying to hide the excitement in her eyes and voice.

"Margaret. It's been a while" Antonio replied.

"Yes. How have you been?" Margaret asked.

She's surprised at how well she's handling this situation and able to control herself because all she badly wants to do is to hug him and kiss the hell out of him right now. Who would believe that she just lost her baby because of this man??

"Been great. You??"

"Good," she muttered. "You're looking great"

"Thank you Margaret. You're looking gorgeous, as always" he complimented her.

Then he raised his eyebrows at Ivan standing beside her and Margaret turned back to look.

"Ooh" she muttered.

"Who is he? I haven't seen him with you before" Antonio asked.

"My new boy. He's my personal bodyguard" Margaret replied.

"Ooh" Antonio muttered as he sized him up and down.

"Ivan, meet Antonio Romano, our boss," Margaret introduced.

"I'm Ivan Ivan…nice to meet you, boss Antonio" Ivan brought out his hands for a handshake.

"Nice to meet you, Ivan" Antonio shook his hands and Ivan smiled. Finally, he met his father's greatest enemy.

"Now, let's go back to why we are here," Antonio said and walked away from them.

He signaled to Marco and Marco got the message. He clapped his hands calling for attention and the loud and cheering noises suddenly went quiet, the music too.

Just then, Gemma walked into the room looking so hot, so beautiful, so sexy, so attractive in her tight, mini, pink gown. She's wearing a white heels and carrying a white bag. Everything on her body screams money!

Luca walked in with her and stood beside her. It was like Luca was her personal bodyguard. Heads turned to stare at Gemma and there were few gasps here and there.

"If this is Antonio's wife, then she's really beautiful and very young" Ivan thought. But no one can be more beautiful than Margaret in his eyes.

He turned to look at Margaret and saw her staring at the woman who just walked in with hatred in her eyes. Hatred that surprised him.
Antonio cleared his throat and they turned to him to give him full attention.

"We all know why we're here, right?" He started.

"We're here to celebrate the Success of my wife, Gemma, known as Pink butterfly, on her first mission"
The crowd clapped and cheered.

"This is also a formal and facial introduction to you all. Most of you are just seeing her for the first time. She's my lovely wife and you all should treat her with the respect that she deserves" Antonio said.

Margaret rolled her eyes and hissed. She should have been the one being addressed as "his wife". She should have been the one occupying that position in Antonio's life.

"Let's make a toast to her," Antonio said.

They all raised their wine glasses.

"Cheers to Pink butterfly, more successful operations" they chorused, clinked their wine glasses together then drank their wine.

"I told you all that we could count on the Pink butterfly. She's very smart. My wife is super smart" Antonio praised her in front of the crime family.

"I hope you'll continue like this Pink butterfly. You've made us proud" one of them said.

Gemma nodded. Then her eyes went back to Luca.

Margaret trailed Gemma's eyes and saw her staring at Luca. And that look, that look in her eyes, she recognizes it! It's love, affection, obsession.
Wait! Gemma is in love with Luca??

Interesting!!!

~GEMMA~

I couldn't take my eyes off Luca. I've been staring at him since this evening. Anybody that is observant would have noticed me staring at him. His handsomeness was melting my insides. I was just smiling at the crowd through Antonio's whole introduction but my mind wasn't there. My thoughts were clouded with Luca.

I forced my eyes away from him and saw Margaret sneer at me. It's obvious that she wasn't happy about my success, that she wasn't happy they're celebrating me. She smirked at me and looked away.

"Don't be too sure Antonio. She might be lucky this time, but who knows what will happen in the next operation? Besides, you should stop giving huge jobs like this to Pink butterfly, She's still a newbie" Margaret said to the crowd.

"Tell me Margaret. Do you have a problem with Pink butterfly?" Antonio asked her.

"Not that. I'm just saying, we should be more careful to avoid complications" she replied.

"You won't tell me who to assign jobs to. I trust the pink butterfly, she's capable and she just proved herself capable by making this operation a big success" Antonio replied.

"Well, it's okay," Margaret said and glared at me.

I glared at her back too. I wasn't scared of her, not tonight.

If she is behaving this way because she loves Antonio that much,why didn't she tell him?

I mean, Antonio knew her before me. From what Luca told me, they've been friends for long, for ages, rumors had it that they had some flings together too.

Who knows? if she had told Antonio she's in love with him, maybe he'd have married her and not me.

She shouldn't really be jealous though. Antonio doesn't love me, this I was sure of. He just finds me attractive and pretty and someone good enough to fulfill his mad sexual desires.
Luca was no longer standing beside me. I searched for him with my eyes and saw him refilling his wine glass with the wine on the table. Just as if he sensed I was looking at him, he turned to look at me and smiled sweetly at me. I smiled back, blushing hard.

I love Luca.

Being with him almost all the time made me fall in love with him. I know I shouldn't be loving him, he was Antonio's most trusted man, my husband's man. Antonio would kill the both of us if he finds out that I'm in love with him.

~Antonios's POV~

I watched as my wife smiled at Luca and blushed hard.

What's the relationship between these two?

Gemma has been acting really weird. The other day, she was very excited to see him in the room and was lost in thought. At the mention of his name, her face suddenly lit up with a smile.

I understand that Luca was always with my wife, coaching and teaching her new things about the syndicate, but should they be this close?

I trust Luca to remain formal with her and give her the respect as my wife and his madam, he's my most trusted person. But right now, I'm having doubts.

I love Gemma but she doesn't know because I've never said it to her. Not only do I love her but I admire her. I admire her boldness, her beauty, her courage, her smartness, her sweet nature.

She's starting to get scared of nobody, not even me and that made me admire and respect her more. I hate weak women.
I love Gemma so much that if I find out something is going on between her and Luca, I wouldn't hesitate to kill Luca. Nobody shares my woman with me, not even my trusted man, Luca.

Luca was taking her around, introducing people to her and then I saw them walk out of the party room and outside the compound.

This grew my suspicions, and I immediately signaled Mateo. I want him to carry out a secret investigation for me. Mateo ran to me immediately.

"Follow Pink butterfly and Luca discreetly and report back to me. Remember, nobody must know. They're outside right now" I instructed him.

"Okay boss" he replied and walked away.

Nobody should have easy access like this to my wife. Nobody at all!!!