Bride Of Hades

"Hey, champ! Come over here," Gabriel called to Enzo, and he didn't even hesitate to go run to his favorite Uncle.

Gabriel carried him in his arms with the knowledge that this adorable child he had adored so much was now his kin. "Am I not the luckiest person here. I always thought it would be nice to have such a cute, smart kid in our house, and it looks like God heard me. He sent you to be my nephew, and now we are related. Oh, I'm so happy," he hugged Enzo again, "You know your father is annoying sometimes, if he makes you mad, just tell me, and I will protect you," Gabriel teased him.

Enzo frowned, "Uncle no… dada good guy… you bad guy," this made everybody laugh. Enzo loved his father very much and couldn't let anyone badmouth him.

"My son will always speak up for me," Dimitri said proudly.

"Is it not enough that you bully me, now you're son is doing it too?" Gabriel said in a pitiful voice.

Dimitri smirked and said, "Enzo come here."

Enzo freed himself from Gabriel's arms and ran straight into his father's lap, while Gabriel made a sad face, trying to appeal to Enzo's kind nature, but Enzo snubbed him because he was with his father, and that was all he needed.

It was nice to have the whole family complete under one roof.

After dinner, the interior designer came to have Aurora select the layout and the color palette for Enzo's room. After they were done, she decided she would like to add some color to their room as well. 

She added patterned curtains, colored pillows on the couch and loungers, and different shades for the bedspread and the quilt. 

She kept on trying to ask Dimitri's opinion, but he kept replying, "Just choose what you like." So after a while, she decided to stop asking him, and she just chose the colors on her own.

She was selecting the color for the bedspread with the designer, telling her that she would like to get the lighter colors, when Dimitri interrupted her, "Take the red one," he said. She frowned at him, "Is the blue too bland?" she asked. 

"Red is good," he said, and she went with his choice, she let him have his red bedspread, after all, she chose the other colors for their room already.

When they were done, the designer informed her that all her orders will be done within the next two to three days. Aurora nodded, that was a fast turnaround, but then again, they are working for the Santoris family, so they are used to doing everything fast, or there will be consequences.

That night, when Aurora and Dimitri were alone in their bedroom, Aurora opened up that she wanted to know which hospital she was working in. Since she did not know the area well, she wanted Dimitri to show her the hospital nearest their house, so she won't have to travel so far and spend too much time away from Enzo.

"There is no need for you to apply to any of the hospitals around here. We have our own hospital. Just tell me when you want to start, and they'll open up a position for you," he said. 

"What? You have your own hospital?" she asked disbelievingly.

"Yes, the Santoris family has invested in different types of businesses, we have a hospital, some shopping malls, jewelry stores, schools, and lots of other industries. I've already informed my PA, and everything is set. As I said, you just tell me when and we'll get you started," Dimitri said.

He knew how passionate she was about her job and decided he won't hinder her from achieving her goals. She worked hard to get here and he will not let all her efforts go to waste.

"I have one request," she said, looking at him with her serious negotiating look, "I don't want them to know about my identity, about us," he looked at her with a suspicious frown, "Well I just don't want to get any special treatment or any special privileges. I don't want to be in the limelight."

"Aurora, you are now a part of the Santoris family, you will always be in the limelight. You cannot avoid that," Dimitri said, "There will be a lot of business parties and gatherings, and you will have to come as my wife, so there is no avoiding being seen."

"I know, but can we try to be more discreet in the workplace? I need to learn a lot of things, and I also need to show them that I am capable, that I didn't get there because of our name," she pleaded.

Dimitri was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay, I will ask the hospital director to keep your identity, but you have to give me your word that if you face any problems in the future, you will let me know."

"Yes! I promise you that I will let you know if any problems arise. Can I resume work tomorrow then?" she asked excitedly.

"No, not tomorrow, we are going to register our marriage tomorrow," he said.

"Marriage?!?" she was stunned.

"Yes, we're going to get married. I want to give you the proper title, and you deserve the respect that entails. I want to bind you legally to me, so our names will always be together, and I want to let the whole world know that you are mine.

Plus, we already have a kid, it won't be good to delay these things. I want Enzo to have my name as well," he stated.

She always thought she was just going to try out the relationship because of Enzo, it never crossed her mind that he would want to get married. 

"If you are sure that that's what you want to do, then yes, I would like to get married tomorrow," she replied. Everything was going so smoothly that it made her suspicious and doubtful as to why everything was just working out the way it should be. 

A smile formed on Dimitri's face.

"What about Enzo's school?" she asked.

"That's taken care of. He will be joining them next Monday. We will both accompany him on his first day. I also thought we should decide what extracurricular activities to enroll him in, so he can have things to do after school. We'll let him choose from the ones we pick out, or if he doesn't want to, then we can do it next year," he stated.

Aurora nodded, Enzo was still young, but if he found something he wanted to do, then she would support him.

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