Chapter 1 - An Unexpected Birthday Gift
NOTE: This is book 14 in the “My Mafia Madness” series. Please make sure you read books 1 - 13 before beginning this one.
Matteo was fuming after his brother’s unexpected raid, and especially after having lost Alexa yet again.
As the SUV sped along down the highway with Matteo in the front passenger seat and Viktor driving, the younger Don completely lost it.
“FUCKING FUCK!” he shouted angrily, slamming his clenched fists against the dashboard and scrunching up his face in a vicious snarl.
His chest heaved in and out with rapidly raging breaths.
Everything had turned to shit within the matter of mere minutes!
Alexa had been torn away from him, yet again.
Viktor could clearly see just how pissed his boss was, so he remained silent as they drove along, drifting in and out of traffic.
That was, until he received an incoming phone call.
Frowning, he swiped the green button across the screen, answering the call and putting it on loudspeaker for Matteo to hear too.
“Blaine, did everyone get out ok?” Viktor enquired right away.
“We lost a lot of men, but we got away.” Blaine reported on the other end of the line.
Matteo snarled angrily after hearing this unfortunate news.
Not that he expected any different.
“We’re all rendezvousing at the usual place, as soon as you can make it out there. Understood?” Matteo commanded in an impatient tone of voice.
“Got it boss.” Blaine replied.
“Oh, and there’s one more thing that I thought you might like to know…”
“What?” Matteo asked as Viktor turned the wheel beside him.
“I managed to acquire a special birthday gift for you, boss.” Blaine declared.
“Something that I know will definitely brighten your day.”
“A gift?” Matteo asked, frowning in confusion.
“You’ll see when we get there.” Blaine explained vaguely.
“See you soon, boss.”
With that the phone call ended, and Matteo growled; he didn’t like being kept out in the dark about anything.
Even apparent gifts.
Little did he know, Blaine’s gift would be the one thing that he wanted more than anything else.
And he would indeed be grateful for him having acquired it.
Especially on his birthday.
Matteo had been waiting along with Viktor and the others for Blaine to finally arrive at their agreed rendezvous point.
And when Blaine’s car finally did pull up, the younger Don wasn’t expecting what he saw next.
Blaine exited the SUV, then leaning in and lifting something out of the backseat.
Or rather, someone.
Matteo frowned as Viktor stood up to see who it was that Blaine was now carrying over both his arms, out of the car.
And it didn’t take too long for Matteo to realise just who it was, judging by her long blonde hair, red bikinis and gorgeous physique.
“No way.” Matteo proclaimed in a soft voice; one of disbelief.
“Special delivery...” Blaine proclaimed as he carried Alexa from the car over towards where the Don and his second stood side by side.
Stopping in front of Matteo, Blaine stood holding Alexa up in his strong, muscular arms and with a big, proud smile upon his face.
Matteo couldn’t believe his eyes!
It was her!
Alexa.
Somehow, they had managed to retrieve her amidst all the chaos.
Which meant that she was still his.
He grinned devilishly at the idea and lifted his gaze upwards from her to look into Blaine’s eyes.
“You’ve done very well, Blaine.” he declared.
“Very well indeed.”
“Just doing my job, boss.” Blaine proclaimed, grinning.
“Where do you want her?”
“Bring her inside. How long until she wakes up?” Matteo enquired as they started heading inside, with the Don leading the way.
“I dosed her up with chloroform less than an hour ago. She’ll be out for at least another couple of hours, if not longer.” Blaine explained.
“Good.” Matteo replied.
“Viktor, find me four sets of cuffs and bring them down to the basement. Oh, and don’t forget something to gag her with.”
Viktor nodded, “Sure thing.”
He then turned and headed off to complete his task.
“Boss, she’s not going in a bedroom upstairs?” Blaine asked in confusion as they walked along.
Matteo shook his head as he spoke.
“I’m afraid that my sweet princesspa needs to be properly punished for her actions earlier on today first.” he explained.
“We’ll see if she can earn back the privilege of sleeping in comfort. It all depends on her choices moving forward. That and how obedient she can be.”
Matteo and Blaine then continued down several hallways and staircases until they had finally reached the lowest level of their new hideout: the basement.
There were several rooms down there, each beside one another, and all were quite small in size, resembling cells.
Each room had its own tiny ensuite, though it was a quarter of the size of the last one that they had shared.
All the ensuite had was a toilet, a shower and a sink with a mirror.
And in the bedroom, there was nothing but a single bed positioned up against the wall.
Opening the door, Matteo stepped inside as Blaine carried Alexa’s limp body across the tiny room and placed her down onto the bed.
Luckily it had already been made prior to her arrival and had sheets, a pillow and blankets.
Blaine stepped out of the room as Viktor then arrived carrying the cuffs and gag, and he got to work fastening Alexa’s wrists and ankles to each corner of the bedframe.
He also gagged her, according to Matteo’s instructions.
When he was finished, Viktor exited the room and Matteo then moved in to stand over Alexa, peering down at her as she slumbered peacefully, now restrained to the bed.
She was still wearing the red bikinis with the sheer robe over the top of it, so most of her skin was exposed to the cool air.
But Matteo didn’t care.
He wanted her to be punished for the massive fuck up that had just occurred; for going behind his back and attempting to be rescued like she had.
“Enjoy this time of rest, princesspa…” he mused softly to her.
“Because when you wake up, the fun can begin.”
With that he then exited the room and closed the door behind them, latching it from the outside and locking her inside.
Matteo then turned to face Blaine.
“Stay down here and watch the screen. Inform me as soon as she wakes up.” he commanded.
“Sure thing, boss.” Blaine replied with a nod.
He then made his way over towards the surveillance room located down in the basement level, and sat himself down at the desk, enlarging the camera of Alexa’s room on the main screen.
It seemed that he would now be watching her until she eventually woke up… however long that might take.
Matteo then turned to look at Viktor.
“Come with me. We’ve got work to do.” he ordered.
They then started making their way back up towards the ground level to start getting things sorted for their next move.
It was finally time that Matteo struck back against his elder brother.