Chapter 202 Baring My soul
Alex’s POV
I look around the room , everyone is quiet as the truth continues to erupt .
First from me
Then Alessia
Finally Gabriel's reckoning
It was a glorious sight to watch as Thomas shifted back like a coward that he is . I move closer to Alessia as my eyes move around the room once more noting all the guards making sure everyone is in position so no one tries anything funny . But as I take a look I notice all the mafiasos seem to be shaken , not one of them expected all the truths that were laid bare tonight . My mark warms up in response to Alessia's proximity as usual. I do not need to check it to know it's glowing, it always does when we are standing close to each other . I can always feel her, sense her , it's like my whole body is attuned to hers now.A chair shifts back slowly as Thomas stands up , it seems some bragado has returned to him and he is not ready to accept the truth even though it's staring in his face .
“All of this won't change anything.” he says his voice loud as he struggles to gain a semblance of control.
I zero my eyes on him “Of course it does, it changed every single thing”
He scoffs spitting on the ground “You want us to believe all of this just because of a story and your marks ? “
Story or the scripts on the screen ?
I want to smile but I resist , I take a few steps further planting myself in front of Alessia blocking her view for a moment.
“This is not some story we are feeding you” I correct him calmly “it's history we shared with you and the historians have verified it's authentic”
I place my hand on my mark for a moment .Then I turn to her giving her a nudge in her mind
“Come"
She steps forward standing by my side once more as her mark is in full view of the room again
Glowing bright just like mine, band bright and brighter until some of them need to shield their eyes from It's glow before slowly dimming...
Their startled gasps fill the room once more. The air is full of our combined power, the magic thick and undeniably making its presence known in the midst of all of us. No one can dare say they do not feel it . No one!
“We are” I say my voice calm “The chosen guardians of La Rosa de la Vita”
No one says a word as I allow my declaration to settle in .Then I turn to him once more-
“Your family took it, it was never yours.” I continue “It was originally created for a Ferrini.”
He clenches his jaw tight but does not say anything in his family's defence because what exactly can he say?The evidence is too much! The truth has been laid to bare for the world to see and the power has been stripped from them. I look around the room once more.
“I gathered you all here.” I say “Because most of you have built alliances with Thomas in the hope of retrieving La Rosa and earning the prize money.”
I take a deep breath “All of that hunting ends today.”
They do not argue or interrupt me, the guilty parties look down, not able to meet my gaze . Exhaling deeply I turn to Alessia on my right.
\-To the women that made me understand what love is….
\-To the woman that made me understand the true meaning of magic.
\-To the woman who changed me beyond all comprehension
For a split second everything and everyone blurs…The room,my guards,all the mafiasos, her father , the slow tension is all gone. All I see is her as she stands beautifully tall beside me.
Magical and unapologetic
My own ...
I told her in the beginning " My name is Alex Ferrini,remember it because you belong to me" now more than ever those words have become the truth
Our truth
A smile plays on my life as without any warning I drop to my knees in front of her. The sound of my abrupt movement echoes around the hall .I hear a few shocked gasps including Isabella’s I had even forgotten she was here.. I ignore everyone and reach into my pocket my heart beating loudly in my ears .This is the first time on my life that I am not in control. I am not oncontrolnof the outcome or what happens next. All that I am in standing on a precipice waiting for her response
I study her face not as the mafia kingpin that I am ,Or a Ferrni but as a man, A man desperately in love with a woman.I kneel proudly because I might be one of the most powerful and most deadliest mafiasos on Sicily, for all the fear just my name carries but Only my red-haired witch Alessia can bring me to my knees like this. She is the only woman that can decide my entire fate with just a simple word.I clench my jaw tightly and hold her gaze refusing to look away.
Dios mio if she walks away?
No I can't think like that I shut the thought out immediately, I know she won't leave me
She cannot
Because What we have? Was ordained by our ancestors! and nothing on this earth can break it.
I never thought I will see the day that I will propose to a woman , but here I am as I reach for the ring box I open it showing her the 50 carats diamond ring I had commissioned in the same rose designed as la Rosa.
Last night , no more waiting it is time
Alessia gasps as her eyes land on the large diamond rose . I watch her as she blinks back through sheen of tears and true love shines brightly through.
“Alessia” I say my voice lowers not but still echoing in the chamber.
“I started fighting even before I knew how to speak “ I pause
“I have built numerous businesses, I have made several enemies and stood on crumbling enemy fortresses..”
I glance at her as she continues to watch me. “Nothing has ever mattered to me as much as this moment.”
The room is completely still at this point ,they are all watching and beating witness “You came into my life and changed everything.” I continue
“You made me a better man , stood with me, fought me , fought for me..”
I smile as I remember how she dealt with me at La Casa's when she thought I had cheated.
“And even when you felt I didn't deserve you , you still stood by my side ... “
I let out a deep breath ..”Cara Mia , you are not only my equal …” I feel my eyes misting over and I blink it back as emotion threatens to overtake me
“But you are my strength my reason for breathing ..”I pause “And my home” ...tears start trickling down her face slowly as she wipes it away gently. I am glad she feels me because I mean every word ..
“Alessia I do not only want you to be by my side as my mate” I remove the ring slowly “I want you to stay beside me through everything.”
I pause. “Together we will build our power, our legacy ,and our lives …”
I hover over her ring finger for a moment as I whisper “Marry me Alessia and make me the luckiest man in the world?”
Someone in the crowd takes a sharp breath , They all did not see this coming and that's why I love it. Because now they can not deny what they witnessed. There is no better witness or any better moment than this .I continue to gaze into her green eyes as the tears start falling again.
“Alessia I want you by my side.” I add slowly
“Not only because we are both guardians of La Rosa.” She needs to understand this part more than anything. I swallow hard my throat suddenly feeling dry because she still hasn't replied but I soldier on.
“But as the Queen of the Ferrini Empire ....”
I remain kneeling as I watch her and pray she gives me the answer I need .