Daphnée and Alessandro walked hand in hand into a woman’s shoe store. An attendant walked over to them and the first thing she thought was, ‘This fat bitch caught herself a handsome man.’
“Welcome sir, how may I help you today?” She asked.
Alessandro’s brows knitted, and he said in a not so pleased tone, “The customer is here and she speaks English.”
She turned to Daphnée after getting a glare from Alessandro and said, “How may I help you today, madam?”
Daphnée was already offended that she ignored her. She walked past her up to another attendant and took off her shoe. She handed it to her and said, “Bring me all your shoes in this size and they better be able to compensate for my weight. She already pissed me off, and I am a few seconds away from closing this place down.”
She walked over to one of the couches and sat down. The attendants looked at her confused then the one holding her shoes looked at the shoe size and heard Alessandro say, “She is a VIP client and I suggest you bring out your VIP treatment, and send the manager down, Mrs Bardi does not want to be kept waiting.”
He walked over to her as the attendants scrambled to get things done. Alessandro stood beside her and asked, “May I sit please?”
She looked at him confused, then nodded her head. “Sure.”
He sat down and started, “You should never let anyone disrespect you.”
She turned to him and smiled. “It will take me time to learn Italian, so I will need you to translate shit for me so that I don’t look stupid. Isn’t there one of those listening devices that the FBI agents use that is like a two-way communication device?”
He smiled at her and said, “There is, and I will be happy to arrange that for you.”
She saw the attendants walking over with boxes of shoes and said, “I don’t think the SUV has enough space for me and all those boxes.”
Alessandro smiled as he got up and said, “Leave that up to me.”
The attendants followed behind the manager, who had a bottle of champagne in an ice bucket on a black tray with a box of handcrafted chocolates.
The manager smiled and said, “Mrs Bardi, welcome. If I knew we would receive you, I would have welcomed you myself. I am Claudette Russi and I will be at your service.”
Daphnée smiled. “I’m here to buy shoes.”
Claudette poured a glass of champagne and said, “We have the best shoes here.”
“But they will not be the best if they do not fit my feet and accommodate my weight. They are not the best,” Daphnée said with a smirk.
Claudette nodded slowly in agreement then turned to her workers and clapped her hands together, “Come, start presenting the shoes to our client.”
Daphnée nodded her head as she tried the shoes on and walked around with them. She turned to Alessandro and asked, “What do you think?”
He looked at her considerably and nodded. “Perfecto, but we need more diamonds.”
Claudette looked at him and couldn’t agree more. She sent her attendants to bring their most expensive pairs of heels that had diamonds in them and she instantly fell in love. She looked at Claudette and asked, “Why didn’t you bring these out before?”
“These shoes were designed for a celebrity here in Milan and hearing that you like diamonds, I thought of them,” she answered.
“Well, won’t this get you into trouble?” Daphnée asked.
“Oh no madam Bardi…”
“Please call me Daphnée, madam Bardi is my mother-in-law,” Daphnée interrupted her.
“Miss Daphnée, these are not in your size. We will have them designed for you and sent to you as soon as they are done,” she explained.
Daphnée stood up and said, “Okay, and please design thigh-high boots for me as well.”
She turned to Alessandro and said, “I think it’s time to pay.” She turned to Claudette and said, “Pack all the shoes up. I agreed on. I look forward to hearing from you.”
“Certainly,” she answered.
Daphnée headed to the till and received her card from Alessandro. She looked at it, then said, “I do not want to pay with my money. Is there any way possible that you can get hold of Mr Bardi’s money?”
Alessandro smirked and pulled another card out and whispered, “I’ve always thought that it is not a woman’s place to pay for things and thus I stole something.”
She looked at the card and saw a strange name on it. He whispered the pin into her ear, and she couldn’t help but smile. The total was rung up and Claudette said, “Your final total is thirty-three thousand euros.”
Daphnée tapped the card against the card machine and entered the pin. The card machine said, ‘pin accepted’ and the slip came spiralling out.
They walked out of the store after leaving her address. She looked up at him and asked, “Where to next?”
He looked down at her and said, “Since we have the boss’s card, let’s buy jewellery. It was scheduled for the end of the week, but there is no harm in emptying your schedule.”
“What are we going to buy there?” She asked.
“The boss ordered the designs of your wedding ring. We will go view the designs and you’ll choose which one you want and you can buy whatever jewellery you like,” he answered and helped her into the car.
They arrived at Diamante Grezzo and she saw two vehicles similar to the one she was riding in outside. A man came up to the car and Alessandro got out. They spoke briefly, and he handed him two silver briefcases.
Alessandro climbed into the back, sitting beside her, and locked the car from inside. She looked at him and asked, “Why are we not going inside?”
Alessandro opened one of the briefcases and said, “I told you I will organise it. This is the two-way listening device, and if I may?”
“Go ahead,” she said. He placed it in her left ear and covered it with her hair. He placed the second device into his ear and said, “Now we can hear what we say without being in the same place.”
She nodded her head and said, “Okay, so what is in the other briefcase?”
“Your guns,” he answered, and her eyes widened. He raised his finger as he opened it and explained, “You do not need to worry about this now, but you will need to know how to use one. Just because you are his wife by name does not actually mean so. You need to put your life down for him and be his bodyguard when you are with him. And as his queen, many should fear you, and being able to use a gun has its advantages.”
He opened the briefcase and showed it to her. She glared at the guns and asked, “Why would I need five guns?”
Alessandro chuckled. “One you’ll place under your pillow. Another under your desk at work and one you will keep in your purse, another I will keep on me and the fifth you can place anywhere you like. You will also have knives delivered and will learn how to throw them.”
“Okay,” she said, and closed the case. Alessandro chuckled and said, “Shall we head inside? They know we are here.”
They entered Diamante Grezzo and, like at the restaurant, the workers had their heads bowed. Daphnée looked at Alessandro and said, “I think I can get used to this.”“You should, but there is the downside to this. The family members would not show respect because they receive the same treatment.” He explained to her.“You all can get back to work and thank you so much for the welcome,” Daphnée said in an unfamiliar accent, almost sounding like a French native. Alessandro looked at her oddly, but did not question her.He led her to the back where the VIP section was and all she could get over her head was that the building was cold. They entered a room, and it felt refreshing. A man walked out from the volt at the back of the room and said, “Welcome, Mrs Bardi, we have been expecting you. Would you like some champagne and truffles?”She gave him her righ
After the ceramic store, they went to buy dresses and other clothes for her at one boutique after she made a ruckus of them not having clothes that fit her.They returned to the apartment after a long day and Daphnèe was unusually silent, and it worried Alessandro.“Anything to eat?” He asked her and she looked over at him.Nodding her head, she asked, “Can you go buy groceries for me?”Alessandro smiled and suggested, “You have the best chefs in Italy at your disposal. Why not get one to move in here?”“I want to cook my own meals, Alessandro,” she said, almost demanding.Alessandro held his hands up and said, “Type out a list on the phone I have for you and send it to your assistant. He’ll make sure it is done and sent here,” he said.She picked up the phone and asked, “I have an assistant?”
Daphnée stood in a towel in front of her clothes that were set up and just couldn’t decide. She wanted to wear them all, but today was just one day. She shook her head and pulled out pale light blue jeans, a white blouse like crop top, white matching underwear and white open toe heels.As she was getting dressed, someone knocked on the door and Alessandro opened it and it was Mario. He frowned and asked, “What are you doing here?”“Queen sent me a message saying she couldn’t get all her shopping done yesterday, and she also wants me to handle the plans for the club while she goes to her hair and nail appointment, as well as the body massage I booked for her,” he answered as he walked in.He looked around the apartment and yelled, “My Queen, I’m here!”Daphnée was busy doing her hair when she heard the unfami
“You should have fucking thought about that before you forced this on me. I am your wife now and I can’t let what you build crumble because you think with your dick and not your head!” She told him.Dante’s jaw ticked and his hands clenched into fists at his side. He frightened Daphnée, but she did not let it show. She continued looking at him and said, “I know you saw it when you looked at the posters that I plan to change the name of this club and I already sent the application in this morning. Once it is approved and drugs are moved in here, your name will be linked to it and no matter how much money you have, being linked to drugs is never a good thing. If you are not happy with this, then send me elsewhere because I will not lower my standards to accommodate you.”Dante opened his mouth to speak, but Mario knocked on the door and said, “Queen, the representative from the adult store
“Dinner?” Daphnée suggested.Dante looked up at her from his phone and processed what she said. “What about dinner?” He asked her after thinking it through.“Weren’t you listening? I asked if we are still going out to dinner,” she repeated herself.He nodded his head while he texted someone, “Yes, is it time already?”“I wouldn’t have asked,” she said and turned around. Dante had been sitting in her chair since he arrived and been on his phone with a mischievous smile. She figured he was dirty texting someone he fucked and left him to do his thing while she sorted things out.She held out her hand when she reached Alessandro and he took it, interlocking their fingers, which made Raffael frown. Dante soon stepped out of the office and walked ahead of Raffael behind Daphnée and, as they were walking down the steps, he sa
Daphnée needed to use the toilet, but when she got to the female toilets, all of them were occupied. She went into the men’s toilet and heard a familiar voice in one stall and silently crept into one of the free stalls.She quickly used the toilet and went to the sink to wash her hands. Out came Dante, placing his phone into his pocket and it surprised him to see her in here. She didn’t even bother to look up at him, but he said, “I thought this was the men’s toilet.”Daphnée looked at him through the mirror and could not focus on his face. She turned around after switching the faucet off as she replied, “The ladies’ toilet was full and I can’t hold it in. What’s that on your neck? It looks like it hurts.”Dante frowned and looked at himself in the mirror. He walked over to wash his hands as Daphnée disappeared and saw that it was Emilia’s
Alessandro walked into Daphnèe’s office and placed a box down on it. She looked at it and it was wrapped in red and gold gift wrap. She smiled up at him, asking, “What is this?” As she reached for it.“When I saw it, it reminded me of you,” he said and sat down on the chair.She opened it and pulled out the box inside it and looked at the packaging. It was a box with a set of vibrating pills in it.She smiled as she looked at him. “Did you take this from the merchandise downstairs in the volt?”“No, on the day the rep came, you were in here arguing with your husband when I snatched it. She said it’s on the house,” he explained.She waved the box in her hand at him and said, “Thank you very much. I will put it to good use.”After that horrid day with Dante, things went smoothly for Daphnèe, but currently, she
He licked his lips and lowered his head. He kissed her gently on the lips, sucking on her top lip, which created an awkward silence between them. Daphnèe looked up into his green eyes and just couldn’t figure out what was happening.Dante’s hands slid down her body, over her cheeks and to the back of her thighs. He grabbed her firmly and hoisted her up, making her yelp. Daphnèe caught his neck and looked down at him, confused.Dante walked over to the wall with her, he could feel how fast her heart was beating. He stopped with her against the wall. “Wh, what are you doing?” She asked him.Dante just stared up at her, then asked, “Why are you just looking at me?”“What am I supposed to do?” She asked, confused.Dante raised his arm and cupped her face. “You are supposed to kiss me,” he said, and he did just that. Daphnè