United with the Family by Cherie Benjamin (most read book in the world .TXT) 📕

her hand and looked in her soulful brown eyes.  "I am sorry, Baby. I promise I will try not to do that again.  You are right; we have to be totally open with each other. Please don't let this come between us."

"Fuck, Kane, this is not going to come between us. Hell, I'll kill the bitch first."

Kane reared back and laughed hard.  Fuck, she was definitely pulling from her inner Donna, and it was hot as hell.  His cock twitched again, wanting to claim his mate. Then, he felt her hand on his cock, fuck, baby, just like that, he thought, but suddenly, she clutched his cock… hard.  "Fuck, Baby, why did you do that?"

"You need to put that away; you don't want to give Irina the idea that it is for her, because you know this is mine.  Do I make myself clear, dear?"

Kane swallowed and nodded his agreement.  Fuck, he needed to get rid of his hard on quickly, but, fuck, she was fucking hot.  "Baby, you need to let him go if you want me to get rid of him. Because, baby, he wants your fucking pussy so bad."

Ara giggled and gave his cock one more squeeze and removed her hand.  "Be good and I'll reward you later."

"Fuck! Don't say things like that when you want him to go away."  Kane said before beginning to try and to will the monster away. Baseball...No, that never does it....Kittens...Fuck…Ara’s pretty kitty...SHIT....not helping, then, it hit him. He imagined Irina naked; yup, that did it.

Ara looked down and saw his massive cock finally soften and she wondered how the hell he did it, but the look on his face showed pure disgust.  Hmmm.

"Mr. Leone."  A tall dark haired woman said, coming from the back of store.  She wore a black pencil shirt with a white silk tuxedo shirt, and a pair of sky-high suede pumps.  "Mary Ann Phillips, Manager of Luly Yang; I hear you wanted to see me."

"No, Mary Ann, it is I that requested your presence."  Ara said, standing up from the couch, as she straightened her back and put on her game face.

"I am sorry, and you are?"

"Arabella White, Mr. Leone's fiancée."

"Oh, welcome Miss White.  How can I be of assistance?"

"It seems your staff thinks it is okay to kiss the customers.  Is this a common practice for your establishment, Ms. Phillips?"  Ara arched her eyebrow for a little more emphasis.

"I’m sorry, what? Who did that?"  Mary Ann asked. She knew who Kane Leone was, or at least what the rumor was. If this was, in fact, his fiancée, she knew she needed to make her happy, no matter what. The future Mrs. Kane Leone could do wonders for their business if she was seen wearing their designs.

"Irina," Ara smirked.

"Irina? Well, Miss White, I can assure you that will never happen again. You have my deepest apology and assurance that it will be dealt with. I will be happy to personally take care of your needs today, as well as any future needs that you might have."

"Thank you, Mary Ann. I really do love your clothes."

"Wonderful.  What are we looking for today?"

"We have a very special party tonight and I need an extraordinary dress.  My friend Katrina is already looking around."

"Let's go see what we can find, shall we?"  Mary Ann chimed.

Over the next hour, Ara not only found the dress for this evening, a long emerald green satin gown, which reminded Ara of Kane's eyes, but she also found several new pieces for her growing wardrobe, as well as accessories for each outfit.  Mary Ann had been very attentive. Ara noticed that she never saw Irina again. Kane paid for the items. Ara was shocked to see the final bill was eleven thousand dollars, but Kane did not even blink an eye. Katrina was so excited; she, too, found several pieces and, after a quick call to Uriel, she now had her own personal account at the shop.  Once Katrina and Ara hugged their goodbyes, they parted ways, eager to see each other the following night, and Kane and Ara walked down the block to a small cafe for a sandwich. Erik and Ben stood guard, surveying the area for any dangers. Ara and Kane did not want to eat anything heavy, because they knew that Rosa would have a huge dinner planned for the party.  They sat side by side talking, laughing, constantly finding reasons to touch each other; to anyone walking by, it was evident that this couple was madly in the love with each other.

What they did not notice, however, was that, across the street, Sebastian was walking with one of his girls.  He recognized Kane Leone right away and the young woman with him must have been the girl that Kurtus was talking about.  She was a very beautiful young woman. He could see why Kurtus was interested in her. Hell, he wondered if she was a pain slut, since he knew that Kane Leone did not do girlfriends, only subs.  Shit, if she liked pain, he was sure Kurtus would be a better Dominant for her than the pansy ass she was with. He could not wait until he and Kurtus took out his father and took over the family.  Their first order of new business would be to take out Kane Leone, leaving the Leone family without an heir. Then, one by one, the rest of the family would be taken out, until they were all gone, leaving their territory for the Morotti family to take over.  Sebastian looked over at the couple once again. The more he looked at young woman, the more he felt he knew her from somewhere. But where?

 

Chapter 20

 

During the ride home, Erik told Kane and Ara that he saw Sebastian and some chick walking down the street.  He said he thought that Sebastian recognized them, but did not do anything suspicious, so he just kept a close eye on him.  Kane was upset, but knew that they could not get away with just shooting someone for walking down the street. The Leones might have the key members of the police department in their pockets, but some things, sadly, just cannot be swept under the carpet.  Ara asked if the woman had been Sebastian’s wife, Portia. Erik said the woman was much too young to be Portia, so the woman had to be one of Sebastian's goomahs.

"Do we know who she is?" Kane questioned.

"No, Sir.  It is common knowledge that he has several."  Erik responded nonchalantly.

"Several?” Ara squeaked.  “But what about Portia? Is she aware he has several goomahs?  What does she say about him having all these women?" Ara was shocked at the disrespectful way Sebastian was treating his wife.  She may not know the woman, but, still, it was just...disgusting.

"From what I know, she is aware, but she knows better than to say anything."  Erik said.

Ara and Kane arrived home and had a few hours to rest before they needed to begin getting ready for the Erik’s ceremony and their engagement reception.  Kane explained to Ara the rite of passage that Erik was about to partake. Normally, this ceremony was a very closely guarded secret within the family, limited to specific members of the family and their spouses. However, with Ara preparing to assume the position of Donna over the family, Kane needed to ensure that she was aware of the reasons and traditions behind the events that would be occurring behind closed doors tonight.  She was not permitted in the room, due to the fact that she was not officially his wife, and no one was aware of all the events that were going to take place in the very near future, but he knew that he would be standing side by side with her, as the Don and Donna of the Leone/Morotti families at the next ceremony.

Kane had phoned his mother earlier in the afternoon, and she assured him that the reception would be an event that would be talked about for months.  She said that his Dad's credit card was red hot from all of the purchases.

He also asked if she would be available to start Ara’s training with firearms the next morning.  Rosa screamed like a little school girl with excitement over the fact she was going to be teaching her new daughter, who also happened to be the next co-leader of the family.  She told Kane she had a special gift for Ara, and that she was not to worry about bringing over any guns. Next, he called Uriel and informed him that he had spoken to Katrina during their shopping trip that afternoon, and she understood about tonight, but he better get his head out of his ass and ask that girl to marry him before she found someone else.  Uriel chuckled, saying he already had a ring, but was waiting for the right time, which made Kane laugh.

"Uriel, the right time is now.  You love her and she loves you. Life is too short to wait for “the right time”.  Changing the subject, I need you to start training Ara on hand to hand combat, along with knife use as soon as possible."

"Kane, I don’t get it, man; we don’t usually train future wives in hand to hand and knives?  What’s up?" Uriel questioned, wondering what the fuck was going on in his boss's mind. Teaching basic self-defense to the wives was customary, but not hand to hand, and definitely not knife use.

Kane was exasperated with Uriel’s continual questioning.  "Uriel, you and I are going to have a long conversation concerning your comments as of late, as well as your constant need to question my orders."  Kane barked. It was obvious that he needed to remind Uriel who the fuck was in charge. He would not be wasting words, but providing a more forceful and painful reminder of the family chain of command.

"Yes Sir."  Shit, Uriel thought, he had overstepped his position again.

"Good, then be at my parents’ home at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."  Kane said, leaving no room for debate.

"I will be there”, Uriel agreed.

"I will see you in a few hours."  Kane said, hanging up.

Kane then remembered he needed a gift for Ara for tonight.  Shit…he was unsure what to get her. He really wanted to give her his collar, but he wanted to wait.  That part of their relationship was special, and, as such, the collaring ceremony had to be a memorable occasion.  Then, it hit him; she needed a necklace to go with the fuck hot dress she had picked out today. After the terrible beginning at Luly Yang, Ara had found the fucking hottest dress. He was really looking forward to announcing their engagement at the reception.   He pulled his phone back out and called Valdo. After Kane described the dress to him, Valdo told him that he had a stunning emerald necklace in stock that would be absolutely perfect with the dress he described. Kane told him to put it on his account and he would have someone to pick it up shortly.  He went to call Erik, but he remembered he was getting ready for his ceremony, and