EPILOGUE (Odessa POV)

"You're here, topolina... I missed watching you getting dressed so elegant..." I whisper walking towards my beautiful wife, her green hair shines under the last rays of sun and the sky is an explosion of pink and orange shades that are reflected by the ocean. Lucky doesn't turn around and remains still looking at the horizon with her hands inside her dark blue pants pockets while the soft sea breeze plays with her white silk shirt... maybe she hasn't heard me. I get closer slowly walking barefoot on the sand that feels fresh under my feet till I'm standing behind her and put my arms around her waist, leaning my cheek on her shoulder, enjoying the scent of the ocean mixed with her own wonderful perfume. The assassin sighs and holds my hands on her belly, touching my skin gently. "What are you thinking of?"

"I was wondering if it's true that your father has a missile defence system on this island..." I raise my head and frown staring at the bird tattooed on her nape confused.

"Are you seriously thinking of that, precisely today?"

"Yes, Odessa, precisely today..." Lucky whispers quietly and I can hardly hear her because of the loud music in the background. My dad and friends, Val and some trusted employees are still dancing on a nearby beach, the sand is covered with red rose petals and there're silver lanterns hanging from palm trees that they've lit some minutes ago. Food was delicious and we've toasted with champagne a handful of times, my dad's speech was moving and he welcomed the assassin into our family officially, Lucky looked stunning with her smart suit and her eyes sparkled excitedly when she saw me walking towards her wearing a white dress embroidered with gold and holding a ruby roses bouquet. Everything has been perfect, romantic, very special... A day to remember forever... And my wife is thinking of a missile defence system.

"Okay..." The truth is that I don't know what else I should say and I try to pull away but her hands grabbing my arms around her waist stop me.

"Do you think Winston will remain in silence? Concerning your father..." I frown again, bewildered by the turn of the conversation but my wife interprets my puzzlement as an assent. "I don't doubt the manager of the New York Continental feels indebted to Nikolai and it's pretty obvious he really likes you, I'm sure he'll try to keep his promise because he's a good man deep inside... But he's also a member of the High Table and a criminal who has survived much longer than most people doing business for the Company. And we both know that, in the underworld, the only way to survive is doing whatever necessary to live one more day... I don't think Winston is planning to hurt you, and he'll keep it a secret even if it's not good for his businesses, but I know he'll rat your father out if it's necessary to save his own life, he won't hesitate to do so..."

"He's learnt the lesson this time, probably, and will be careful from now on..." I chuckle amused... According to my dad, the old fox arrived to his hotel in a very bad mood after flying coach from Rome in order to go unnoticed and denounced his ex-lover to the High Table, she denied everything and he didn't have definitive evidences so things ended in a draw... They monitor each other's movements now and travel with their bodyguards always close... they keep a tense calm. At least the weapons sale deal was very lucrative and they're quite happy with the benefit.

"It'll happen sooner or later, Odessa, Winston will get in trouble exactly the same way he did with the Scorpion and he'll use the information he has about the former Russian mob boss to negotiate if there's no other way to get out of the mess he's in. And I'm pretty sure your father knows this: he's going to strengthen the security of this island and will force us to be extra cautious when we travel from now on."

"All right, I understand it. You want to know if the missile defence system is real because you're concerned about the safety of our home..."

"I took an oath tonight, babe." Lucky pulls my wrists forcing me to hold her tighter, leaning my head on her shoulder again, and she leans her back on my torso. "I swore to love you, respect you, be loyal to you, protect you and take care of you... A solemn oath as binding as a cut on my thumb with a marker and my bloody fingerprint on Winston's book... I intend to keep my word, Odessa, every day of my life."

"I took the same oath," I whisper kissing the soft skin of her nape.

"I know and it'll be a pleasure to have you watching my back..." My wife laughs amused and watches the sun vanishing behind the horizon, light changes from pink to a dark blue and the first stars shine in the sky. Lucky sighs and turns around finally before opening her mouth wide in shock. "Oh wow... Baby, you look..." The assassin steps back and stares at me entranced, her stunning eyes look grey while the daylight disappears gradually and she looks at me from head to toe.

"Do you like it?" I ask naughtily rubbing with my hand the white satin fabric of the small nightgown embellished with lace, the perfect frame for the emerald necklace that matches my engagement ring.

"I'm speechless... You look beautiful, perfect, you're a goddess..." My girl raises her hand slowly grazing the soft fabric on my hip, going up to touch the curve of my breast gently and I can't help smiling when I see the gold band on her finger that shows everybody she's mine now. "You know, my love... I think you should get rid of that nightgown so I can get on my knees on the sand and worship your skin the way you deserve..." Lucky's naughty fingers pull one of the thin straps on my shoulder but I step back abruptly shaking my head while she looks at me confused.

"No way, Lucrezia Chiatamone-Dashkova... Do you have any idea how much this small piece of fabric and lace that barely covers my ass costs? And indecent amount of dollars... I'm not taking this garment off till making sure that I get my money's worth.... But we can do other things..." I whisper mischievously while hooking my index in her belt and pulling her body, the assassin trips over the sand but follows me meekly to the terrace where I start unbuttoning her clothes quickly, her pants and shirt land on the wood deck and her underwear ends up floating in the swimming pool while she watches me quietly, a bit taken aback by my aggressiveness when I shove her hard so she falls back on a sunbed.

"Odessa, do you remember that my new father-in-law and our friends are still dancing on the beach?"

"Yes, but I told Val that they can't come to our house tonight. And now..." I crawl slowly till I'm sat straddling my wife's hips, the light coming from the living room gets an emerald flash from the necklace when I make myself comfortable and grind my pelvis against her pubis slightly.

"Fuck!" Lucky growls through her clenched jaw.

"Fuck, indeed." I start grinding against her body tortuously slowly feeling the piercing in my clit moving against the assassin's wet flesh and a moan escapes from my throat, she gasps and raises her butt from the sunbed while her hands hold my waist firmly, grabbing the satin fabric in her closed fists. My hips buck again and again and the fresh breeze of the night hardens my nipples while I try to focus on keeping a steady pace now that I've found the right spot. Unfortunately, my wife has a different plan and her knee pushing my lower back abruptly forces me to fall forward on top of her torso.

"Kiss me, Odessa." I obey without a second thought, shoving my tongue inside her delicious and warm mouth while grinding my pussy on her mound nonstop although it's not the right angle and I only manage to increase the throbbing pain in my clit. Lucky's hands slip down my back till touching my buttocks, trying to control my erratic bucking. "Babe, don't you think you got your money's worth already? Because I can't wait to remove your nightgown, drag you to our bed and fuck your brains out with my strapon till you melt."

"You're right, to hell with this nightgown... but I'm not taking the necklace off. I'll never forget that Catherine's emeralds were the reason why we met..." My girl nods before grazing my lips with her mouth and tangling her fingers in my hair.

"And now we're married, bind together by an oath as powerful as if we had sealed it with blood... Emeralds make a lovely Marker..."

THE END

And this is it... or not, because you know I like to leave a door open for a sequel, maybe. Anyway, thank you for reading, commenting, voting and above all thank you for your support. I never expected to get this far with my stories, never thought anyone would like them as much as I do, never imagined I'd find people as weird, kinky and crazy head as I am or that would love Ruby that much, and I really appreciate that you read them, love them and dream about them... above all through this strange and dreaful year. And don't be sad for Ares and Odessa, they'll be happy and you'll get new stories from me soon. 

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