"Stop there," Ivan's father commanded. His father's tone was so cold that it sent shivers down his spine.Ivan twirled around to look at his father and he saw him point a gun to his face. His eyes widened."Father"he called, bewildered.When did he walk up to him?They're staring at each other while Ivan's legs went weak immediately, his whole body threatened to collapse to the ground."What…wh…what are you…you…doing??" He stammered.His father's next action surprised him. His father placed the gun in his hands.Ivan's fingers shook in fright, and it caused the gun to fall to the floor."Pick it up," his dad instructed him."I…I won't…" Ivan stuttered."Pick it up. Now!" His dad commanded loudly.Gently and slowly, Ivan bent down and picked the gun up."Good" his dad said, when Ivan finally stood straight after wasting all the time to pick the gun.His stomach was clenched in fear.What's on his dad's mind?Is his dad trying to kill him like he killed his mom?Could he defend himself?
~BACK IN ITALY~ Gabriella dialed Gemma's number for the hundredth time today and it kept saying the same thing."The number you're trying to call is not reachable"She slammed her phone hard on the table and this made her colleague at work jump off of the table in fright."The fuck, Gabriella! You scared the hell out of me!" Elena said."I'm so sorry, Elena, it wasn't intentional" Gabriel apologized."Of course, it wasn't intentional!" Elena sarcastically replied."You've been lost in thoughts these days and always distracted at work. Madam is starting to complain, what's wrong Gabriella?""It's nothing. I'm fine" Gabriella replied."You're sure? You don't look fine" Elena said as she eyed Gabriella from head to toe."Yes, I'm fine" Gabriella replied and flashed her a smile."If you say so. Get your ass up from there, we've got so much work to do" Elena said as she walked away."Gemma, where the hell are you? What the fuck is happening over there? Why can't I reach you?? I
Margaret's eyes fluttered open on the hospital bed. A blurry vision of the ceiling came into her view. She closed her eyes and opened them again, this time the ceiling was clearer in her eyes.Out of confusion, she looked around and realized she's laying on a hospital bed in her private hospital room.What happened? Why is she here?She managed to sit up and saw her maid laying on a chair in the hospital room. She's fast asleep."Grace" Margaret called.Her maid quickly stood up from the chair she's sleeping on. She scratched her eyes and yawned, then searched around for who called her."Madam, you're awake. Thank God" she said."What happened to me? Why am I here?" Margaret asked."I heard you scream last night and ran into your room. You're bleeding and completely passed out" Grace replied.Then Margaret suddenly remembered."My baby, what happened to my baby?" She asked in disbelief.Grace was about to reply when the door suddenly opened and the doctor came in."Miss S
Vanessa and Margaret sat on Margaret's bed. Vanessa flew down straight to Italy when she heard of what happened to her best friend.She's been in Margaret's house for the past two days when Margaret got discharged from the hospital and would be leaving the next day as she still has so many emergency things to do in the United States of America.Margaret seems to have gotten better with Vanessa's presence. She had already accepted the reality that she just lost her baby but that didn't stop her from grieving and crying at any slightest chance she got."Garet, I don't even want to leave you all by yourself tomorrow but I really have no choice and it's sad. I already took a few days leave and must be back at work immediately" Vanessa said as she watched her friend sulking sadly on the bed."I wonder if you'll be fine all by yourself. Take a look at yourself in the mirror. You're not being the strong woman I saw and fell in love with""I can't help it. Nessa, you know how m
Ivan was sitting in a dark corner at the club, smoking and drinking as usual when he saw a very gorgeous and sexy lady walk into the club.He almost choked on his drink as he stared at the beauty. He's been frequenting the club then going back to the hotel after he must have had his fill since he came to Italy but never has he seen a beautiful lady like this in the club.He looked around and saw that he wasn't the only one mesmerized by her beauty. Almost every man in the club was staring at her. He watched her as she walked to the bar counter, swaying her hips rhythmically. Her slow, sexy movements caused an arousal in his manhood and he forced himself to look away from her before his situation got worse.He was finally able to remove the thoughts and images of her from his head when suddenly he heard a commotion. The men in the club were jeering, cheering and laughing wildly.He stared at the source of the commotion and saw it coming from where the beauty goddess sat. Sh
Margaret was really drunk but she was conscious of someone tucking her into bed. She's suddenly in her bed and she doesn't know how. Her eyes were closed and she's breathing weakly.Then she opened her eyes and saw Antonio before her. When did he get here? Did he come here to take care of her? Did her maid call him over?And wait! Is he about to leave?She quickly held his shirt to stop him from leaving, then she sat up immediately. Ivan was about to leave the room when he felt something hold his shirt. He turned and saw the beautiful woman holding his shirt. She's sitting up with a weird look in her eyes. He gave her a questioning look but she tightened the grip on his shirt."Antonio, please don't go. Don't leave me again. Stay with me" she pleaded with a shaky voice.Did she just call him Antonio?Who's Antonio by the way? The guy who made her drink a lot and get drunk tonight?"I'm not Antonio" Ivan replied and tried to free his shirt from her grip."Don
The next morning, Margaret opened her eyes to see a stranger laying on her bed beside her. Out of shock, she sat up on her bed immediately. She wanted to scream but suddenly held her head in pain. Her head was banging.She stared at the stranger and oh her goodness! He's freaking handsome…. almost as handsome as Antonio. He's sleeping peacefully and snoring slightly with worries.What if she strangles him to death while he's still sleeping? Who sleeps comfortably in a stranger's bed? She likes his guts though.But what was this man doing on her bed? What happened??Then she remembered, from the incident at the club to the strange man bringing her home and everything that happened afterwards. She'd instigated everything. She quickly covered her face in shame. She'd mistook the stranger for Antonio."Come off it, Garet. It's just sex and it was a mistake. Besides, the sex was worth it. He really knows how to fuck" she said.Vanessa would laugh the hell out of her foolis
~GEMMA~ I paced around the room worriedly. I was losing my mind.Antonio just informed me that I would be supervising the exchange of hard drugs and to make sure everything goes well as my first mission.He came into the room and laughed when he saw my worried state."Are you that nervous?""I've never done something like this before" I retorted nervously."This is the easiest of the things you'll be doing for the crime family. You shouldn't fail in this or else you won't be trusted with other operations and the crime family might want you dead" Antonio told me."But….""Luca is going to be with you. He's been teaching you for weeks now" he said.I immediately relaxed when I remembered Luca will be with me and Antonio noticed it."See, you're calm now" he said."So what time is it??"I asked."The time and venue would be communicated to you later" he replied.Just then, we heard a knock on the door."Come in," Antonio called from within.The door opened and Luca in his magnific
Margaret had driven straight to Antonio's house that night after she'd given Jessica and Boris the instruction to burn the prison and had confirmed the explosion. She's going to Antonio's house so that she wouldn't be suspected.She got to Antonio's house and was allowed inside since they all know her. She walked straight to Antonio's room, knocked on the door for a while then opened it when she got no response. Antonio was sleeping on the bed and she's going to spend the night with him. Her best night. Pink butterfly is dead!!She walked over to the bed and sat on it. Gently, she stroked Antonio's sleeping face."You're all mine now, Antonio" she said, and stared at him lovingly. “All mine”She bent and kissed him lightly on the lips. He stirred in his sleep and opened his eyes. He closed his eyes back and slept off when he saw her.Margaret started singing him a lullaby while she stroked his hair gently. She laid beside him and cuddled him and was just about to sleep
Jessica and the guard got to the door of the Pink Butterfly's room. The guard was about to knock on the door but Jessica held her hands back."You don't have to knock. It's a surprise, remember?" She said to the guard."But…." The guard started to protest but Jessica shut her up."I gave you ten thousand bucks" she chided."Alright" the guard said reluctantly and opened the door quietly. Jessica walked in quietly.Pink Butterfly was sleeping on her bed when she walked in. Perfect! ~GEMMA’S POV~ I don't why but I started having bad feelings. Something bad is about to happen. Antonio had called earlier with all excitement to inform me that I would be getting released tomorrow.I was excited and have been in high spirits during the day but suddenly I have this eerie feeling that something bad is about to happen.I laid back on my bed and closed my eyes, trying to force myself to sleep. I need to remove all negative thoughts from my mind and prepare f
Margaret has done her part by clearing Pink's name and looking good in front of Antonio, but she has a bigger plan coming up.She was with one of her underground boys in her office"Money is no problem. Name the price, as long as the job is done. I don't want any butterflies in my life. In my life with Antonio" she said to him puffing her cigarettes.They were both scheming an evil plan when a call came in on her phone."Ma'am Margaret, the court case is about to start" her caller had informed her."I'll be right there," she replied.**** Now, she's in her car with Ivan driving her back to the office.Ivan. She felt pity for Ivan. She knew he likes her so much but her heart still yearns for Antonio. She's obsessed with Antonio and Ivan knows but he wouldn't stop loving her and it made her feel pity for him.They've had sex so many times and she enjoyed every bit of it. She knew she had a tiny spot for Ivan, some tiny feelings for him but it was nothing compared to what s
~ANTONIO’S POV~ I was sitting on a chair on a round table. Margaret was sitting beside me while Mister Alex sat opposite me. We're working on the Pink Butterfly's release."I want to make them believe that the pink butterfly has nothing to do with the murder of your brother, Raymond," I said to Alex."I give you my word Alex. Pink Butterfly had a very close relationship with your brother. She just wanted to make sure that the group transaction ran smoothly. That's why she was there when your brother got killed" I explained."Don't you worry Antonio. I've been talking to the family" Alex replied."Thank you Alex," Margaret said."And don't worry, we'll keep our end of the bargain. We won't stop our search until we finally find the man who killed Raymond'' Margaret added."Well, we'll go a long way before Pink Butterfly can finally clear herself from this" Alex said."But what about the takeover? Are we going to have problems with that?" Margaret asked."No
~GEMMA’S POV~ *Three months later* I've become so popular and skilled in the mafia and crime family. I've made a very big name for myself as I've handled so many operations successfully.I was a terror to many. People hear my name and they're suddenly scared of me. Pink Butterfly was a big name!!!I've become fearless, bold, courageous, in control and was scared of nobody, including Antonio.Margaret has also redeemed her name in the mafia and crime family. She's handled operations successfully and has begun to regain the trust of the crime family including Antonio and Sir Edward.I was not really happy about it but there's nothing I could do about it. I hate the fact that she got close to Antonio but I'm not really bothered because I don't love him. Luca's the one I'm madly in love with. It's confirmed now that I'm in love with him and I'm sure he loves me too but he's never told me and was still keeping things slow and it pisses me off.The r
~GEMMA’S POV~ I watched as Margaret made her way towards me. I didn't hide the contempt on my face. She had a sinister smile on her face. Luca kept standing beside me on the bed. He didn't want to leave my side."Look who we have here!" I spat out in scorn, when she got close to me."Chill. Calm down" she replied, grinning wickedly."I heard you got shot. The Almighty Pink butterfly got shot? Oh my! I couldn't believe it" Her shrill voice rang out in a mocking tone."And not only that, you failed the operation!!" She exclaimed, and threw her hands up in the air in a dramatic way."Are you here to mock me?" I asked."No darling. I came to check up on you. Hope you're good?" She teased."Margaret.." Luca called and I interrupted him. I knew he's about to say something in my defense."Yes, I'm perfectly okay" I replied Margaret, with a fake big smile on my face."You should thank your stars that you're Antonio's wife else you wouldn't be saying that now. Sir Edward would have dea
~ANTONIO’S POV~ I watched Gemma struggle in her sleep. I watched her call her mom and Gabriella so many times. She's sweating profusely. She's been asleep for almost two days.Then she finally woke up panting hard. The first thing she asked about was Luca and the way she asked about Bryan when she woke up with so much concern in her voice pissed me off.“Gemma, you're awake. Are you fine?” I asked her and tried to wave my anger off.She nodded her head.“You've been calling your mom and Gabriella in your sleep. You never said anything about your mother. Is she still alive?” I asked.She bursted into tears. I was surprised at her outburst at the last question I asked. She's crying so bitterly. I went closer to her and held her by the shoulders.“Gemma, what's wrong??" I asked, my facial expression and voice etched in concern.She couldn't speak as she kept crying. I sat beside her and placed her head on my chest, stroking her hair and calming her down. She calme
Margaret was so happy that Antonio just called for an emergency meeting now. That means things didn't go as planned. The operation failed."Yes!!" She screamed loudly."Let me see how you escape this Pink Butterfly," she said, grinning from ear to ear.She picked up her laptop, laid properly on the bed and joined the video call held by the crime family."Everyone complete?" She heard Sir Edward ask."Yes"they all chorused."The operation tonight failed," Antonio announced.Murmurs came after the announcement. After a while it died down."The police got involved. We don't really know the full story of what happened yet" Antonio informed."How did the police get to know about it?"Helena asked."Yes, I thought information about the operation was confidential" Bridget supported."What about the Pink Butterfly? Why isn't she here?" Rossi asked."She is at the brink of death. She got shot by the cops, Luca too. Right now they're receiving treatment" Antonio replied."Wow!" Margaret screame
Margaret paced around in her sitting room, she's restless and curious as hell. Her ears were itchy to hear the outcome of the operation. She had slept for a while, then woke up to see that it's not a day break yet. She checked the time and saw that it's way past the operation time, she should have gotten some news by now.What really happened??Was the operation successful?Were they caught by the police?Was there a shootout? If there's one, she just prays that the Pink butterfly dies in the shoot out."Arghhhh" she screamed, and scratched her head furiously. She's really going crazy, and couldn't wait anymore to have the answers to her questions. ~ANTONIO’S POV~ The gate opened and both my cars drove in. The doctor was already in the sitting room waiting. He drove a hospital van with all necessary equipment accompanied by three nurses. The gatekeeper locked the gate after the cars drove in.I rushed to the parked cars and my boys came rushing ou