Sophia's POV. He held my hand as we strode along the narrow road, our steps synchronizing. Only our breath echoed in the stillness; the world around us was silent.If anyone had told me that I’d fall deeply in love with Alessandro, I would’ve denied it at first. But here I am, with my heart completely entangled in his presence.My current wish is for my Father not to do anything wrong. I know he’s capable of it, but I still hold on to the hope that I might be able to change his mind.“So…” Alessandro’s deep voice broke the silence. I looked up at him, catching a glimpse of his face. He smiled sweetly at me. “What’s next?” he asked, his voice carrying a playful storm, and my cheeks flushed lightly.“I don’t know if you’d remind me,” I teased, and he stopped walking. I halted too, looking up at him in mock confusion.“What’s wrong?” I asked, but he just smiled back at me.“Since you don’t know what’s next, I don’t know either. So I guess we should both just stand here and stare at each
Sophia's POV.I stood there staring at my father in utter disbelief. I was wondering if this was a nightmare or something else. The father I loved would never lay his hands on me. I was so shocked that he just slapped me without showing any remorse. He was acting like it was his right to hurt me because I was in love with someone who supposedly ruined our lives. But he should know that Alessandro did not ruin our lives. We were the ones that got involved indirectly with him. Ryan was the one who damaged everything. If he hadn't deceived me, then Father wouldn't have helped me by taking that loan. We would have been happy and free by now. Alessandro did not cause this. He was just doing what anyone who was being owed would do. It was business. I wished my father could understand this but right now, I couldn't stand the sight of him."I don't know what that bastard has done to you. Maybe he has given you one of his drugs that has unfortunately damaged your brain," Father accused, h
Sophia's POV."What?" I gasped, utterly defeated.What was happening to my father? Had he just lost his sense of reasoning or was this a toxic trait I hadn't noticed in the past?How could he ask me to pick between him and Alessandro? Why couldn't I just have both of them in my life? Why was he so insistent on ruining our relationship."Father..." my voice cracked. "This is totally absurd and I won't stand for it. I'm going to my old room right now, and I don't want to disturbed. I'll stay there until this is healed."As I turned my back on him, he barked, "You have to make a choice Sophia. You're my princess, my art queen, not some sex toy he could play with!"I slowly turned to him, clearly fed up with his tantrums."I'm not Alessandro's sex toy. I'm the woman he loves, his girlfriend," I asserted. "In the past if you had made this demand, I would have chosen you. But after this..."I trailed off, touching my face."I don't think so!" I spat, glaring at him. "You aren't even remorse
Author's POV. "What?" Alessandro gasped, looking baffled. He didn't understand why she was making such a request. He knew she wasn't in approval of his mode of making money, but he never expected her to just make such a demand. "Sophia, I don't understand," He shook his head. Sophia couldn't hold back anymore, "I just want to have a normal life. A life where we can walk through the park without guards hovering or tailing us every time. I want people to know that you are mine.I'm tired of always looking over my shoulder, wondering whether someone is going to kill me or you. I want us to live in a world without issues,""That world doesn't exist, birdie," he countered, his voice firm yet gentle."Yes, it does," Sophia asserted, more tears slipping down her cheeks.She moved close to him and cupped his face in her hands."People around the world are living without so much apprehension. I know that this seems very sudden, but I can't keep living this way," She confessed, her heart sin
Sophia's POV.Despite how Alessandro reacted to my suggestion, I still felt that he was hurt and was simply pretending, so I wouldn't get her. Although I was in his arms, enjoying his warmth, I could feel his troubled breaths.I shouldn't have let my emotions influence my reasoning. I had just let my father achieve his aim. I knew something broke in Alessandro tonight, and it was my fault.Why did I have to ruin the great time we had with my father's influence? Why couldn't I just—"Birdie, you should sleep already," He whispered, wrapping his arms a bit tighter around me. "I told you that I'm not upset with you."I didn't want him to get more worried so I just kept silent and pretended to be asleep. I felt him slowly pull himself from me, making my head slip onto the pillow. I could sense that he was looking down at me but I didn't move an inch. "She's asleep, that's great," He whispered, covering me up with the duvet. He sighed loudly and slipped out of the bed, leaving me there.
Sophia's POV. I continued twirling my tongue around his cock, making him release more moans. "Go faster!" Alessandro commanded, pulling my hair harder.I went faster, sucking him more relentlessly. My tongue twirled around it as my life depended on it, and my hands moved more rapidly around his thickness, caressing it."Yes, good...so good!!!" He laughed.His cock began swelling in my mouth as he was getting to his edge. I whimpered as my tongue swirled more mercilessly around his shaft.He released a primal moan and came straight into my mouth. I thought of spitting out his cum once it entered, but it tasted a bit better than I thought. I slowly pulled his cock from my mouth and gulped it.Some of his cum splashed on my face, and I wiped every bit of it and put the droplets in my mouth."Does it taste that good?" Alessandro asked, his voice deeper than the sea."It tastes better than I anticipated," I grinned, moving up to him and bringing my lips closer to his."Do you want a tast
Author's POV. Sophia felt astounded and confused. Why was Alessandro's friend calling herself his fiancée? It made absolutely no sense. "What do you mean by that? Alessandro only mentioned you as his childhood friend and that you'll help him in starting up a company. He never mentioned that there was anything other than a cordial relationship between both of you," Sophia said, trying to stay calm. "Who the fuck are you anyways to question whether we have a cordial or romantic relationship? Are you a whore who doesn't know her place?" Laura questioned, staring disgustingly at Sophia. Sophia was deeply insulted by her words. How could Alessandro keep her identity from Laura? "Who are you? If you can't answer my question then I want you out of this mansion!" Laura yelled, pulling her back to reality. "I'm his girlfriend!" Sophia snapped back. "Girlfriend? Are you delusional or what?" Laura spat, her gaze boring at Sophia. She scrutinized her intently and noticed the pendant on he
Author's POV. After blocking him, she switched off her phone and kept it in the pocket of her jean trouser. She stepped out of the elevator and dragged her suitcase to the sitting room.Laura was still there, leaning against the couch as if waiting for her. They exchanged a few glares before Sophia headed to the door without a word. Suddenly Laura called her name, causing her steps to come to a halt. Sophia turned to her with an irritated expression. "What do you want from me? I'm leaving. Isn't this what you want?" Sophia spat angrily. "Yes, you are doing exactly what I want," Laura grinned, happy that Sophia was so easy to fool."I want that pendant on your neck," Laura demanded, extending her hand. "Pendant?" Sophia gasped, reaching for the pendant on her neck. She was angry at Alessandro but couldn't give this to someone else."What do you want it for?" Sophia demanded. "I want it because I'm sure Alessandro gave it to you, and you do not deserve anything from him. I'm his
Alexandro’s POV. I didn’t hesitate the moment Laura told me it was Ray. Sophia had been missing for over twenty-four hours, and every second that passed felt like a knife to my throat. I barely heard myself as I barked orders, my voice colder than the steel of my gun. “We’re moving now.” The police, already prepped as backup, moved with us. Time was slipping through my fingers like sand, and I was starting to lose it. Hours had passed since Sophia’s disappearance, and every lead we chased led to a dead end. We had searched every possible location—his old warehouses, his usual spots, even places that felt like a stretch. Nothing. The frustration in the room was suffocating. I could see it on everyone’s faces—the officers shifting on their feet, checking their phones as if the answers would magically appear, Laura, biting her nails, her eyes darting between me and the door. “She’s been missing too long,” Laura whispered, her voice trembling. “If we don’t find h
Alessandro's POV. I located Laura and headed straight to her. She was staying in a hotel not far away from my house, which made it easier for me to reach her. Upon reaching the hotel, I met with a receptionist who was reluctant to give me Laura's room number since I didn't have an appointment. I urged her to call Laura, which she eventually did. Fortunately, Laura agreed to let me see her and without hesitation, I headed straight to her room. As I entered, she was sitting on the bed with a smirk on her lips. I let out a low growl and marched up to her. I grabbed her arms and lifted her off the bed, making her frightened. "Where is she?"I demanded, my voice filled with rage. "Where is who?"She looked at me in confusion. I tightened my grip around her arms and yelled, "Where is Sophia? She has been missing since the day I went for a shipment! I have looked everywhere for her, but she is nowhere to be found. I don't know why I think you have something to do with that!
Alessandro's POV. My mind was a whirlwind of different emotions. I could not think. I was scared. I needed to know where Sophia was and Mary was not giving me a reasonable answer. I went to my study and began to think of who could have kidnapped her. I called Mary in again to question her. "Mary, think, who do you think would have taken Sophia?" I asked her. Mary shivered in fear. I knew she thought I would be angry with her, though I was, but I didn't want to take it out on her. I knew how stubborn Sophia could be, so I was sure that it was Sophia that put her up to it. So, Mary related everything that happened again. How she and Sophia split up so that Sophia could stop me. But then, she waited for her for close to an hour, but she didn't find her. It was when she heard a gunshot that she became scared and she ran back home. I believed that it was during the time I was shot that Mary ran back home. But what about Sophia? I could not eat, I could no
Alessandro's POV. The moment the words left my mouth, everyone was shocked. My men were surprised and I could see Jared pleading with me silently with his eyes, but I shook my head. This was for the best. There was no need living such a dangerous life and besides, we were already outnumbered. If we wanted to remain alive, this was the only way. "Wow!" Angelo exclaimed. He was actually not expecting me to agree to his request so he was shocked. "So this is all there is to the great Alessandro?" He started mocking me immediately he got his composure back. "I do not have the time for this Angelo, I have already agreed to your request so let me and my men go!" I gritted my teeth in anger as I spoke but Angelo did not acknowledge what I said. He only waved his hands in the air as if to wipe away my words. "You know, for someone clearly under my mercy, you have quite the guts," He teased. "But then, I'm not surprised, you are still trying to show that you are not weak w
Alessandro's POV. I continued looking around as I walked cautiously with Jared beside me. Something felt off about the whole thing but since I was already here, it was pointless to turn back. We got to the dock where the people were already offloading the shipment. It was hard drugs that Angelo was supposed to get but I decided to take it from Angelo just to prove who the mafia king is. "Are these everything?" I demanded in a rough voice. "Yes sir, they are all here," The loader trembled as he spoke. I could not blame him, many people who have heard of me or come across me all know who I was so he had every right to be afraid. "Alright! You may go!" I said to the loader He bowed his head and quickly turned the boat back. "Check it," I instructed Jared. I knew the loader would not dare try to decieve me which was why I did not bother checking it in his presence. Jared went on my knees and opened the shipment, he counted and saw that they were complete. "It's
Sophia's POV. My eyes widened in shock as I could hardly believe what Ray was saying. Priest? Marry? What the hell was going on? What was this sick bastard thinking? I started struggling to speak. He saw that I wanted to talk. "You want to say something?" He asked. Since my mouth was taped, I could only nod. "Then promise me that if I remove the tape that you will not shout," He said and I nodded again. "Alright," He looked at me suspiciously and the removed the tape from my mouth. I exhaled deeply and began to breathe fast. "So what is it you wanted to tell me?" He inquired. "I need us to talk Ray," I told him. "Talk about what?" Ray asked. "This whole marriage thing, you can't force me to marry you," I said. "Why? Force? No, have you forgotten that you already promised your father that you will give me a chance? And besides, we were already engaged before the whole Alessandro issue came up," He replied. I blinked at him surprised that he seem to have f
Author's POV. Few days later Alessandro decided to go and collect the shipment. He knew that Sophia would want to try to stop him so he made all his arrangements secretly. He acted like he was going out on a normal walk but Sophia knew better. She begged Mary to to help her so she could follow Alessandro. "But you know it's dangerous, Alessandro would not be happy if he discovers that you followed him," Mary tried to dissuade her but Sophia's mind was already made up. "I know Mary but I have a bad feeling about this. Alessandro is getting himself into trouble and I can't sit back and watch so I have to do this," Sophia explained to Mary. "So what will you do when you get there? Do you think you would be able to stop him?" Mary asked her with worry evident in her voice. "I don't know for now but I will know what to do when I get there depending on the situation," Sophia tried to convince Mary. Mary knew that there was no use trying to stop her. "You are as stubborn a
Author's POV. Ray forgot to tell Marcus something so he decided to come back to the hospital. Immediately he got there, he saw some men in black marching out of the hospital. He recognized them as Angelo's men and he quickly rushed inside. He got to Marcus room and saw him all bloodied and battered. He did not need any explanation to guess what had happened. He quickly called the doctor for help dashed out of the room. He came out just in time to see Angelo's men about to enter their cars. "Hey! Stop!" She shouted and they stopped. "Yes?" Fowler asked looking menacingly but Ray was not intimidated. "What did you come to do here?" Ray asked them. "None of your business!" Came the sharp reply from Fowler. He was about to enter the car again when Ray held his hand stopping him. "Calm down, I know you came to deal with Marcus and honestly, it's none of my business what you do to him or with him," Ray explained himself. "So why are you questioning me?" Fowler asked l
Author's POV. Marcus jaw tightening in anger and his hands clenched tight that his knuckles were almost turning white. "Ray, whatever it is you are planning do not do it! Don't do anything stupid that would hurt my daughter!" Marcus warned but Ray only looked at him and scoffed. "You did the wrong thing first by allowing that useless bastard Alessandro to take her with him," Ray retorted. "I already told you that she would be coming back soon so you don't have to do anything!" Marcus tried persuading Ray, but he would not listen. "You don't understand that the thought of her staying in the same space with that psycho is enough to make my blood boil so I will not sit down and let him take her sway from me," Ray insisted. "Ray! Listen to me at least!" Marcus pleaded in a desperate voice. "There is nothing you are going to say that would make me change my mind or stop me from what I am going to do so stop wasting my time and give me Alessandro's address now!" Ray demande