AN: Please keep in mind I didn't get a chance to edit this yet but will do so when I complete the whole story. Also the dress she chose is the one in the picture on the cover of this story.

Gino and Rob drove Elena through the town looking for the right boutique. When she finally found the perfect boutique the guys waited right outside the door as she went in to shop. Elena had stood there looking around wishing one of her sisters could have been there with her because shopping alone was never fun. After looking through a few racks and not seeing anything that stood out to her one of the ladies that worked there walked over to her.

"Miss may I help you find something?" she asked in a bit of broken English. "I'm sure we have something you may like."

"I'm looking for the perfect gown to wear Saturday night to a casino opening at Il suo Palazzo Reale." Elena said with a smile and the lady nodded. "It's a special night and I need it to be white."

"Yes... I think with your body curves I have the perfect dress for you. It would be beautiful on you." She said quickly walking to the back then came out holding a white silk dress. "I guessed on your size, would you like to try this on?"

A half hour later Elena stood in the dressing room looking at her reflection in the mirror. The dress was beautiful and felt great against her soft skin. She knew a dress like this was both daring and risky to wear, one of two things could happen when Lorenzo saw her in it. He would either be completely turned on by the way she looked or would freak out from all the exposed skin on her body, the latter being the more likely reaction she thought. Shaking her head Elena quickly made up her mind.

"I'll take it." Elena said and the lady smiled. "Do you have any shoes I may look at?"

Elena knew it was time to step up and show Lorenzo what he stood to lose if he didn't actually change his ways. She was no longer going to play the naïve wife that sat at home while he ran around the city entertaining every püssy with a pulse. He was either going to open his eyes or she planned on walking out of his life for good.

After taking about two hours in the store Elena finally had all she needed. When she exited the store Rob grabbed all the bags from her then they escorted Elena back to the SUV. On her way back Elena returned the fifty or so messages Angel had left since Lorenzo had the phone. Angel messages had been mad at first that there had been no response in a couple of days then turned concerned. It took quite a bit of explaining or more like lying about why she didn't respond but after a while Angel let it go.

When they pulled back up to the hotel Elena had hoped whatever Lorenzo wanted to talk about wouldn't happen until much later. As they walked through the lobby there was no sightings of him and Elena breathed easy. Rob told Gino he had somethings to take care of and broke away from them when they got to the elevator.

When Gino and Elena got off the elevator there had been quite few men standing around talking. Some of the faces she knew well and some she had never seen before but they all were at ease with each other. The ones she knew said hello as she walked to her suite and the others nodded and smiled. Gino nodded at all of them as he followed Elena into the suite carrying her bags.

Lorenzo had been sitting in the room with his cousins Angelo and Carmine when Elena and Gino walked in. Elena plastered a smile to her face and walked over to the men and did her wifely duties as Gino placed the bags down and left the room. She greeted both of his cousins then walked over to stand in front of him, Elena wasn't exactly sure on how she should greet him in front of Angelo and Carmine. Lorenzo looked down at Elena and noticed her unsure hesitation, he smiled at her as he leaned down and placed a soft kiss to her lips and was a bit surprised she didn't turn away like the last time he tried.

"Did you get everything you need?" he asked keeping the anger from his voice.

Lorenzo was still mad she had given him an impossible ultimatum. He didn't want her leaving the resort but he had a feeling if he had said no she would have left without guards just to spite him. Lorenzo was quick to notice that Elena wasn't exactly like other mafia wives. Majority of them listened to what they were told without question and never fought back with their husbands. Elena did some of what she was told but mostly with a fight and rarely held back if she was pissed at anyone. And she sure as hell had no problem arguing with him.

"Yes. I'm going to go in the bedroom to put my things away." Elena said and he smiled with a nod, Elena forced a smile to her face and turned to the other men. "It was nice seeing the both of you again." She said sweetly.

"We'll see each other again." Angelo said smiling back at her. "But it was nice seeing you also."

After quick handshakes with both men Elena left the three men to finish whatever they were doing before she had returned. Lorenzo watched as Elena gathered her things and went to the bedroom before turning back to his cousins. Carmine the youngest of the two stood there with a smirk on his face as he shook his head at Lorenzo. When Lorenzo raised his eyebrow at him Carmine let out a chuckle causing his brother to also raise his eyebrow.

"What's so funny?" Angelo asked.

Ignoring his brother Carmine spoke to Lorenzo instead. "What did you do to piss her off?" he asked smirking once again.

"What the fuck are you talking about?" Lorenzo snapped at him as he walked over to the bar and pour himself a drink.

"I can spot a fake smile a mile away and your wife is damn good at it." Carmine said as he dropped himself back down on the chair. "She had plastered one on her face the minute she walked in here."

"We're not talking about my personal life." Lorenzo growled at his cousin as he down his drink in one gulp.

"That bad, huh?" Carmine said not letting his cousin's anger falter his smirk one bit.

"Back off Carmine." Angelo said watching as the vein in Lorenzo's neck pulsated. "We're going to head out." he said to Lorenzo as he nodded for Carmine to go. "You need anything call me."

"Alright." Lorenzo said as he hugged Angelo and glared at Carmine. Carmine laughed again as he walked to the door. "Fuck off." Lorenzo called out to him.

"Love you too dear cousin." Carmine said waving over his shoulder.

"Carmine is fucking lucky I don't need to be on Uncle Enzo's bad side or I would have fucking shot him." Lorenzo said looking over at Angelo.

"I know." Angelo said shaking his head. "You know he just likes getting under our skin because you got the south and once my dad retires I'm getting the north."

"Are you going to give Carmine your underboss?" Lorenzo asked as they walked to the door.

"I don't trust anyone with my life as much as I trust Carmine." Angelo said with a smile. "He can be a dick at times but he would always have my back and yours."

"I know." Lorenzo said as they got to the door. "I don't have a brother but Tony has been the closest thing to one and he can be just like Carmine."

After the two parted ways Lorenzo closed the room door and glanced over at the room Elena had gone into. He knew Carmine was right, Elena was an expert at the façade she showed in front of others and he knew it now that he saw true smile on her face. He sucked in a few deep breaths and exhaled them before going in to talk with her. When he opened the room door Elena had been coming out of the closet and she stopped walking when she saw him standing there.

"Did your guest leave?" she asked in a soft voice.

"Yeah, we need to talk." He said moving further in the room.

"Alright." Elena said walking over to the chair in there and sat down.

"What's with the attitude you gave me earlier?" he asked looking over at her.

"What were you hiding from earlier that you didn't answer my question?" she countered.

"Are you going to answer my question with a question?" he asked raising his eyebrow at her.

"Until you give me a straight answer... yes." She said as she sat back crossing her arms over her chest.

"Alright." Lorenzo said as he walked over to where she was sitting and grabbed the other chair and sat it in front of her then sat down. "Your friend decided to play a game a footsie with me and I backed away from her."

"Why didn't you tell me or call her out on it while we were sitting there?" Elena asked as she tried to stay calm.

"Because I didn't want to upset you." Lorenzo said as he leaned forward and rested his elbows on knees. "Now for my question... why were you letting that gold digging whore show you up like she was?" he asked trying to keep the anger from his voice. "You let her flaunt her fucking life and money in your face all the while you were sitting in a resort that you own... that she paid you to stay in."

"I don't own this... you do." Elena said shaking her head.

"You're wrong." Lorenzo said as he sat up straight and smiled at her, Elena was confused and he could see it. "I own the casino that runs out of this hotel but sweetheart you own the hotel."

"How... what... I..." she was having a hard time forming one complete sentence. What he said to her made no sense at all. "I don't understand."

"All of this..." he said holding his arms out wide. "is solely owned by you. I don't get a single cent from any of the profit this hotel makes."

"Why?" she asked in shock.

"Because I don't need it and I told you when we arrived here that this is your palace."

Just as Elena opened her mouth to say something Tony's voice flowed into the room, the man of horrible timing. "Lorenzo we need to go." He called out from the other room.

"I'll be there in a minute." Lorenzo called back to him but kept his eyes on Elena's still shock face. "I need to go but I'll be back soon." Elena nodded her head, he began to stand up but leaned forward and placed a soft kiss to the corner of her mouth before standing up straight.

Elena watched as Lorenzo smiled down at her then walked out of the room. He had just dropped what she felt like was a bomb on her and walked away like it was no big deal. She didn't even know how it was even possible he could do that without her knowing about it. If he wasn't getting the money, then where was it going? Elena was completely confused but knew she wasn't going to get any answer from him anytime soon.

The next day Lorenzo had been busy with the opening of the casino so Elena used that time to get the answers she wanted on her own. Once she met the hotel's manager he was more than willing to answer all her questions. She was surprised but then he explained that Lorenzo had already been there to let him know that she would be asking questions and he wanted them answered.

The day of the casino's opening Elena had spent most of the morning getting comfortable with things around the hotel while Lorenzo dealt with final touches on the party that was happing that night. Elena was in the office talking with the manager about some housekeeping issues when Lorenzo walked in.

"Can you give us a moment?" Lorenzo said looking over at the manager and he quickly nodded and left the two of them alone. Over the last few days he barely got to spend any time with her and he wanted a few moments alone because he wasn't sure how much time they would have once the party started. "I wanted to talk about tonight."

"Alright." Elena said as she sat down at the desk.

"I have a meeting with the Russo family this afternoon, it may take a while so I'll meet you at the casino." He said walking over and sat across from her. "When you are ready call Gino so he could escort you down, with the amount of people invited tonight I don't want you alone."

"Ok." Elena said softly.

Lorenzo sat in there with her for a while longer explaining the things he had done with the hotel and that the only thing he was in sole control of with the hotel was its security. He wanted to keep Moretti men on security detail for her safety and his own. He had two men teams watching the cameras at all times and a few guards that walked the resort grounds when needed. She felt no need to fight him about it knowing he was right.

That evening had come fast and Elena was nervous as she got ready for the casino opening. Her stomach was full of fluttering butterflies as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. This had been what she wanted and now she was nervous. Gino's knock on the suite door caused her heart to pick up speed, sucking in a deep breath Elena walked to the door and opened it. Gino had been glancing down the hall when the door opened and when he turned back he almost choked on air.

"Is Lorenzo already at the casino." She asked softly as she stepped out of the room.

"Yes, just before you called Lorenzo was about to send me here to see if you were alright." Gino said as he did all he could to keep his eyes leveled with her own. "Shall we." He said gesturing to towards the elevator.

Elena nodded her head and they walked side by side to the elevator. She had taken Gino's sudden silence as a good sign. When they arrived at the casino Elena sucked in a deep breath to calm her nerves then held her head up high in confidence as she walked in. Making her way through the room towards the back where Lorenzo was waiting Elena greeted a few people as she walked.

Lorenzo had been leaning back against one of the white low walls talking with Tony, his Uncle Enzo and Enzo's underboss Roberto. The four men had been discussing his uncle's possibility of stepping back soon. When Lorenzo glanced up from his spot he froze, Elena was walking towards him and he couldn't take his eyes off her. The white gown that draped perfectly over her body left very little to the imagination. When she came to a stop in front of him he hadn't noticed that the other three men stepped away.

"Good evening." Elena said softly as she took a sip from the champagne glass he hadn't noticed she had until that moment.

Lorenzo's eyes went from looking at her face to trailing down her body. Taking in every curvy and exposed skin that showed well. Making his way back up her body he reached his hand out for hers and she gentle placed her hand in his and slowly pulled her closer as his eyes landed on hers again.

"You are most definitely not leaving my side tonight." Lorenzo said in a low husky voice as he pulled her to stand between his legs and wrapped his arm around her waist. The position he was in had his eyes level with her Breast when she was up against him causing him to let out a low moan. "Sweetheart I don't think we will be here very long."

"Don't you think your guest would be upset if you left?" Elena asked as she started to turn away from him but he quickly spun her back to face him. "Lorenzo?!" she said in shock as she wrapped her arm around his shoulders to steady herself.

"This dress looks amazing on you." He said feeling his groin twitch as the blood rushed towards it. "If we stay here long I will end up killing someone tonight."

Lorenzo was true to his word he kept Elena at his side the entire time they were there. His body had tensed next to hers when Juan Vargas and his son Jacob walked up to them. Lorenzo had not wanted to introduce Elena to them but was given little choice when he noticed Jacob's eyes wondering lower than he liked. When the elder man shook hands with her Elena allowed him to place a small kiss to her hand but when his son had tried to do the same thing Elena quickly pulled her hand away and wrapped it around Lorenzo's arm.

A couple of hours into the party Lorenzo noticed Elena had rested her head against his shoulder. "Are you tired?" he asked as he glanced down at her and she nodded at him. "Do you want to leave?"

"If you're not ready, I can wait."

"I'm ready." He said smiling at her.

They both stood up and Lorenzo wrapped his arm around Elena holding her tightly to his side. They said their goodbyes as they walked out of the room. Tony and Gino began to follow behind them but Lorenzo waved them off. When they got back to the suite Lorenzo removed his suit coat and tie dropping them on the chair as he watched Elena remove her heels. Lorenzo removed his shirt next as the two of them walked to the room and he dropped it on the sofa as he passed it.

Elena walked into the room with Lorenzo closely behind her, he quickly closed the door then wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her back against him before she could move further away. Her heartrate became a little faster in her chest knowing what he wanted. When Elena felt his breath on her neck the sensation drew a sharp intake of breath through her lips. He let his hand slowly slide across her torso feeling the soft silk that was between him and her bare skin. He turned her body in his arms until she faced him.

"Kiss me." she whimpered. His mouth went dry. "Please, Lorenzo."

And there he lost it, hearing her plea with him. He held her face in both his hands and kissed her passionately, feeling her own lips mold against his, her tongue grazing and tasting his. She let out a soft moan and he groaned. "Elena, baby..." he groaned. "Tell me to stop, please tell me to stop or..."

As a response, she pulled his hair and dragged his mouth over hers again. Lorenzo groaned, pulling her waist closer. He ravished her mouth as his hands moved to the clasp that held the dress around her neck and undid it then his hand went to her do the same there and the dress fell to a pool around feet. He broke the kiss to take her in, leaving her panting as she stood before him in just a thong.

"God, you're beautiful." The softness of her flesh under his fingers made him heady. He kneaded on her breasts, passing a thumb over her nipple, drawing a little moan out of her. With a hungry stare fixed in her eyes he bent down to take her nipple between his lips.

Elena moaned, pulling his head on her chest tighter. He couldn't take his eyes off her ecstatic expression, and when she finally dropped her gaze to meet his, he bit lightly on the little hard nub in his mouth and Elena screamed.

"Lorenzo!" her evident pleasure sent ripples down his spine.

"You drive me crazy." He growled as he lowered her down on the bed and slowly slid her thong down her legs then hoisted her knees until they fell sideways opening her up some. "Promise you'll stop me if you don't want to go any further."

"I promise." she breathed, her heated eyes never leaving his.

Lorenzo kept his eyes locked with hers as he moved between her legs, he dragged his tongue over her folds, her mouth opening in a silent gasp, he reached her nub and flicked over it. Elena threw her head back and groaned. Unable to resist, Lorenzo slid a finger into her, easily since she was so wet, but it was so tight. He groaned thinking of how it would feel around wrapped around him. Wriggling his finger around, he rubbed against her special spot, making her groan again. her breathing was getting ragged, her legs quivered next to his head. Determined to make this as best as it was possible for her, he kept rubbing on her spot, and when the time was right, lightly bit on her, hoping not to hurt her.

Her eyes shot open and she screamed and trembled with the strength of her orgasm. "Lorenzo!" she screamed.

Standing up, Lorenzo removed his belt and let his pants fall then he slid off his boxers. He took a moment to appreciate her fully naked body for the first time. He smiled down at her as he lowered his body down on top of her and kissed her lips softly. "Elena, I want you."

"I want you too. Take me Lorenzo." She said softly.

"I could hurt you."

"I'll be alright, I trust you." she smiled.

"I don't deserve you." Lorenzo lightly bit on her lower lip. "You sure Elena? We do this I'm never going to let you leave me."

"Yes. Please Lorenzo..." Elena ground her hips against him, a groan escaped both their mouths.

"You'll be the death of me." He growled next to her ear, positioning himself at her entrance. Then he slowly pushed in, stretching her. Elena gasped at the new feeling, gripping his shoulders tight a whimper left her mouth. "I'm so sorry baby..." he sounded strained.

"It's okay." she groaned, in pleasure and pain, grinding up. Only that made her wince in more pain.

Her hymen was blocking the way. "Baby, this is it... I need to break in, it'll be a little painful." He held her face in his hands. "Ready?" She nodded but he saw the fear in her eyes, he pushed in sharply, finally sliding it all inside and caught her cry with a kiss. "You okay?" he asked holding still in her.

"I..." she hissed. "Yes. It burns a little but if you move... it'll be better."

He smiled. "You don't have to ask twice." Slowly, Lorenzo started grinding into her, her walls tight around him. His breath soon became ragged, his thoughts strained but that unearthly slow rhythm, so good and yet such a torture.

"Lorenzo... please, faster." She moaned, grinding up against him.

He growled. "As you wish baby." He thrust in her harder at every stroke, building his pace. The feeling of having her wrapped around him made him hungry. He didn't realize he was squeezing her, thrusting deeper, or biting her neck until she squealed. "Fuck! I'm so sorry baby, I..." he loosened his grip but her next groan was of protest.

"No." she breathed. "I... liked it, it was perfect. Please don't stop."

Lorenzo looked at her astonished as he stopped moving. "I don't want to hurt you, Elena."

"You won't. Well..." she blushed scarlet, until his worried stare turned into a grin, and he bit her lip again.

"You liked it." he moved again thrusting deeper. "You liked that I hurt you a little." He said thrusting back into her at double speed.

"Yes! Lorenzo, please!" Elena didn't even know what she was begging for, but Lorenzo's response was a low growl, that made their bodies tremble.

"Fuck. Baby... I'm so close... you feel too good around me, so tight..." he groaned. Never slowing down.

Elena moaned loudly. "I... am too... please... together. Baby please." She gripped his shoulders, her nails digging deep in his flesh.

And it set him off. Her calling him that, her nails, her grip... he growled her name and let go as soon as he felt her walls clench and ripple around him. She screamed and shook underneath him, while he groaned at the intensity of his orgasm, spilling inside her. Lorenzo could barely hold himself from crushing her, the small smile on her face brought a smile to his own.

"Are you alright, I didn't hurt you too much?" he asked while he relaxed and pulled out. They both winced, he laid on his side next to her and turned her to face him.

"I'm ok." She said sounding a bit hoarse as she yawned, he smiled.

Lorenzo leaned forward and kissed her lips one more time before pulling her flush against his body. "Get some sleep baby."