United with the Family - Cherie Benjamin (book reader for pc txt) 📗

to run her fingers through his hair.  She loved the feel of it; it was so soft and silky.

"Mmm, baby, that feels so good."  Kane moaned.

Hearing Kane's thick raspy voice moaning caused Ara to become wet.  Shit, she should really start packing spare underwear in her purse.  As she continued to run one hand through Kane’s hair, she carefully and quietly slipped the other one under her dress and into her now completely wet panties.  Collecting the wet cum on her finger, she moved it over Kane's head and in front of his mouth. "Open up." Ara cooed.

Kane opened his mouth and sucked in the delicious nectar he knew and loved.  Fuck, she was fucking perfect. Bringing his feet down, he turned around, grabbed Ara, and pulled her into his lap.  "Thanks for the treat."

"You are very welcome."

"Fuck, baby, I want you so bad."  Kane moaned as he ran his hand up her smooth leg inching closer and closer to her upper thigh, which would lead him to one of his prized possessions.

Feeling Kane's hands as it caressed her leg, she began to moan with a need for relief. Just as Kane began to start to stroke her thigh, there was a knock on the door.

"FUCK!"  Kane groaned.  "Come in."

Nazario walked in to find Ara on Kane's lap while Kane had a look on his face that said he felt like shooting him for interrupting.

"Hello Kane, Ara, I hope the meeting with David went well."  Nazario said as he walked over and sat down in the chair in front of Kane's desk.  Ara cheeks turned pink as she began to rise from Kane’s lap. Nazario watched as she slid across Kane, who then groaned.  Nazario couldn’t help but chuckle.

Kane eyed his Father, but knew better than to say anything.  He felt like he was beginning to become a cock-blocker on purpose, but stayed silent.   "Dad, Ara handled the meeting."

"Wonderful! How did it go?"

Ara knew she needed to let Kane know just how uneasy she felt around David.  "Mr. Grant was very receptive to my ideas for the project, and said he would be getting back to me in a few weeks with the initial drafts."

"So, do you think you will be able to work together well on the project?"

"Well....to be honest, I don't really care much for him."

Kane’s head whipped around and looked up at her face.  "Did that fucker do anything to you? Because if he did, he is a dead man!"  He said with a voice full of venom.

"No, Kane, he didn't do anything; I just don't feel comfortable around him."

"Ara, dear, always go with your gut feelings.  If David makes you feel uncomfortable, I am sure we can find someone else to do the plans."  Nazario said. He had always gone with his gut feelings and they had never let him down. So, if she was feeling that something was off with David, they needed to support her intuition.

"No, Nazario, I know how difficult it is to find a good architect who has knowledge about the family, and can be trusted.  I will make sure that I always have someone with me."

"Fuck no!  We will find someone else."  Kane roared.

Ara sat back down on Kane’s lap and looked him in the eyes.  "It will be fine, baby. If he does something, I will tell you immediately."

Kane didn't like this one fucking bit, but she did have a point.  David had worked on several projects. Even though he had an idea of what occurred with the family business, he didn't verbalize it.  However, to find a qualified architect who could keep their mouth shut could be a problem, and he really wanted this project to go forward, not just for the revenue that it would generate, but also it was Ara's first job.  "Okay, but one motherfucking step out of the norm and he is history."

Ara kissed Kane sweetly on the lips.  "Deal."

Nazario watched his son and Ara interact. He was so happy how they could work things out, despite only knowing each other for a short time.

"So is everything set for tonight?"  Kane asked.

"I believe so.  Roaland was taking care of the ceremony setup and when I left the house; your mother was in her own world planning the reception."

"I want to make certain that we only announce our engagement, not that we are taking over both families.”  That was one ace Kane wanted to keep up his sleeve for the time being.

"That’s right.  Have you called Zachary today to inform him of your decision?"

"No, but I guess now is as good time as any."  Kane picked up his cell and dialed Zachary's cell number.

"Kane?"  Zachary answered.

"Yes Zachary, Ara and I were wondering if you had a moment to come by Leone Towers."

"Actually, I'm with Claudia at the moment, but we are just down the street. Would it be okay for me to bring her?"

"Of course, I'll let security know that you will be here in a few."

"Thank you, Kane."

Kane ended the call and placed his phone back in his pocket.  "He and Claudia will be here in a few minutes."

"Wonderful. Let me inform security while you two have a moment."  Nazario said as he got up and left the office.

Kane wrapped his arms around Ara and pulled her close.  Nothing in the world felt this wonderful. "Baby, I love you."

"Oh, Kane, I love you, too."

"Remember everything I taught you and you will be fine."

"Together?"  Ara questioned, needing to hear the words from his mouth.

"Always together.  Forever."

Ara leaned in, and sealed the promise with light kisses, ending with a passionate one.  With each one, she could feel every cell in her body absorb his essence. As their tongues melded together, she felt as though she were about to explode with joy.  She was his, he was hers, and together they could do anything.

After recovering from their passionate kiss, the couple prepared physically and mentally for their company.  A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door. "Showtime, baby. Are you ready?"

Ara grabbed Kane’s hand a squeezed tightly.  "I'm ready."

They walked over to the door and Kane opened it up to Zachary and Claudia, with Nazario behind them.

"Please come in."  Kane said, motioning for the couple to come in.

"Thank you for having us."  Zachary said as they followed Kane and Ara over to the seating area of the office.

"Please have a seat."  Kane said.

Zachary and Claudia sat down on the couch while Nazario sat in a chair next to them.

"Ara, dear, you look lovely today.  I love that color on you." Claudia said, as she took in the beauty of her granddaughter.

"Thank you.  I love this color also."

Kane gave Ara's hand a squeeze. She instantly straightened her posture and put on what she was calling her Donna persona.

"Zachary, Ara, and I have discussed your proposition at length, weighing the pros and cons, and have decided that it would benefit everyone to combine the families together.  We would be honored to rule the Leone/Morotti families."

Claudia grabbed onto Zachary's hand; this was the news she wanted to hear ever since she found out about Ara.  She had been worried for years about Kurtus taking over the business, but now that anguish was extinguished by the promise of her granddaughter and her soon-to-be husband.

"Kane, Ara, I am so happy you have decided to accept my offer."  Zachary said. "I know that this union will bring a bright, prosperous future to both of our families."

"Thank you, Zachary.  When would you like to iron out the details and discuss the revelation of this news with the rest of the family?"

"I want to keep this as low key as possible until the day of the ceremony.  I will call all the family together under the premise of announcing the change in leadership and tell them my plans."

"But what about Sebastian and Kurtus?  Surely you do not expect that they are not going to be happy with this?"  Ara asked; she was well aware that her father and half-brother would rather see her dead than take over their family.

"You are right, Arabella, but I will have to live with whatever needs to be done to insure the success of this enterprise."

"No, Zachary, we will live with it."  Claudia stated confidently, squeezing her husband's hand.

"Zachary, Claudia, I am aware of how difficult a decision this is for you, and want you to know you have Ara’s full support, as well as my own.  Shall we get together later in the week and go over some of the details and also provide the data from each of the family businesses?" Kane asked.

"Certainly, that would be acceptable.  But we would also like to just spend some time getting to know both of you better on a more personal level.  I believe the more I know, the better it will be to convince the family what a great move this is. And we would love to get to know our granddaughter, as well as you, Kane, since you are becoming our grandson through your marriage to our Arabella. "

Ara had mixed feelings about this.  One the one hand, it would be nice to know more about her Grandfather and Grandmother, who had only been loving and caring each time they met.  However, after of years and years of being treated like an outsider, it was hard to trust them. They had nothing to do with how Mave and Luna had treated her, and did not even know she existed.  Nevertheless, for the good of the family and hopefully to assuage her own heart, she was willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.

"We would like that also."  Ara said as she squeezed Kane’s hand.

"Thank you, Ara.  You don't know how happy this has made me and Claudia."  Zachary said, his eyes shining with unshed tears. He may be the Don of the Morotti crime family, but the most important word in that title was family.  Sadly, up to this point, his family had been a huge disappointment and full of grief. Standing before him was a young woman, who, in a short amount time, showed him that she was loyal, protective, kind, and, most of all, loving. He knew that she and Kane would be the best hope for the future of the Morotti family.  He knew there would be some who would very upset by the joining of the families, but this was not the first time two crime families were joined by marriage and it was not the first time a woman had taken over, either. The Morotti members had also been witnesses to the cruel, uncaring ways of both Sebastian and Kurtus. Even though there may be some who were loyal to them, he knew the majority were not.  "Would it be possible for some of the higher ranking Morotti family members to be invited to the wedding?"

Kane didn't like that idea.  His and Ara's wedding was going to be a day full of joy and happiness. He did not want anything to interrupt that; Ara deserved to have a fairytale wedding.  He was making it happen, and no one was going to take that away from her. However, he knew he needed to think about what was best for the family also, diplomacy was the only option to gain results in the upcoming merger.  Fuck, it would be necessary, in order to maintain peace between the families, to invite members of the Morotti family to the wedding. Well, that just meant that the security force had to be greatly expanded.

"Agreed, but please keep in mind that I will not permit anything to ruin this very important day for her, for us."  Kane said as he put his arm around her waist and pulled her close.

"Kane, Ara, I assure you that I will never allow anything to happen that could, in any way, cast a dark shadow to this glorious day.  I am very excited to