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"๐ด ๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐..... ๐ด ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐..... ๐ด ๐๐๐ก๐โ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐..."KatherineThat organ in my body that pumps blood and keeps my whole blood warm somersaulted and I took a step back.Alexander Tyrone leaned on the door in all his glory.He was putting on a booraldo suit, a well-ironed body-shaped suit that made him look more like God.I was in deep shit today and I was very sure about that."Do you have something to say, Miss Thawne?" He raised a brow and I took another step back, and my leg came in contact with the table that had a gun on top. A gun?I twirled around so quickly and grabbed the gun."Wooah...Easy there cupcake." Blondie muttered and stood up as well.Alexander ticked his tongue."You've been a bad girl, Thawne." He clicked his tongue and shoved off the door, coming close to me."Don't you dare come closer to me, I'm not the one you're looking for," I mumbled."Miss Katherine Thawne. A little bitch that stabbed me in the leg and run off with my money.." He chuckled as if that amused him."She's the girl?" Blondie looked me up and smiled. "No wonder, I thought she was good. Fuck! I want to grab those legs..ouch!" He turned and glared at the other one who was still seated."Where is my money, little Thawne?" I snapped my eyes back to the Handsome...Did I say handsome?When I left Snow Hill for New York, I found out a secret. On my dead father wanted to hide forever. He had used me as collateral. He borrowed some money from Alexander Tyrone, a man who was known all over the streets and probably the whole world. A Mafia Leader, not just any Mafia. The Italian Mafia as a whole.When he visited me one day, I stabbed him in the leg and ran off with just a measly fifty dollars."Money?" I played it cool. "I don't know what you're talking about," I said. "Are you sure? You better think twice if you want to lie to me again, Cara Mia." He frowned as if I had upset him.The door opened and Jones walked in with a bottle of whiskey."I guess you'll all have to manage this till Mr..." He stopped in his track and looked around the room."Kathy?" He called. "Jones," I answered. Jones dropped the bottles on the table and gave a slight bow to the mafia leader shit!No wonder he was so respectful to those two."Uhm, Sir. I'm very sorry if Kathy has insulted you. She has a big mouth and spews just anything that comes to mind... Kathy put the gun down." He turned towards me and snorted."Tell this Mafia Leader shit..to leave me alone!" I half yelled, holding the gun firmly."I'm very sorry sir, I'm very very sorry sir," Jones said, brushing past him to reach out to me but Alexander Tyrone had a lot of plans.He grabbed Jones by the neck and pushed him down with one hand and pulled out a gun from his pants. I gasped."Let's end this shit, sweetie. I hate to play games, Miss Thawne." Alexander said, his gun pointed toward Jones's head."Please don't do that, leave me alone," I begged this time but didn't lower the gun."Where is my money, baby?"He smirked like he had just been waiting for my breakdown. "It was just fifty dollars. I saw many but just took that." I tried again.He scoffed, dropped his gun, and moved so fast, you'd think he was flash. I gasped, as he grabbed the head of the gun and pulled it out of my hands."Sir, please just spare her life.. she's..""Out." Was the only response he got and he stood up as quickly as he could and left the room. Blondie sighed, collecting his gun and dropping it back to the table. "I know that you're hot, sweetie but please don't do that again." He said, flatly.'๐บ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ โ๐๐ก.' I glared."Where the fuck is he?" Alexander turned around and bellowed like a madman. I scooted far from him. The man looked like he could rip something apart with his hands. His hands. Those beautiful long tattooed hands made me swallow..."What the fuck are you looking at?!" His harsh words snapped me out and I chuckled and looked away. I was in a room with the Leader of the Italian Mafia and his mafioso shits and I had the guts to laugh? God help me! I need another brain."What's going to happen to me?" I asked, looking around the room. "You look at me when you talk." He hissed and that was it...I snapped as well."I don't owe you anything you Italian spaghetti sauce, I wasn't the one who showed up at your fucking business to get Loan..so stop yelling at me and tell me what the fuck you want..so we get this shit over, you ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ง๐." (asshole)That was the only Italian I knew and I used it pretty well.His eyes widened for a little while, before a frown broke out, a deep scowl that didn't look like he appreciated my little tantrum.He took a step closer, and another till he was backing me up the wall. His masculine scent made me want to sniff again. He had that sweet scent of citrus and strawberry. A man using strawberries? Was it a woman's scent? Had he been with a woman before coming here?"I hate it when women talk in my presence let alone yell, Miss Thawne. I'll let that go for just today but if you were to try that again, baby....you won't like me." His deep voice made the threat more suffocating that I shifted my weight to another leg. He noticed that and looked down, a smirk on his beautiful mouth.I couldn't help it anymore, so I did what I knew I could, what every woman does to protect themselves.I kicked him in between his legs and ran out...when he crouched to the ground, holding his dick!"๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ง๐!"TBCChapter 79 Disney World~Katherine When Alexander first suggested a weekend trip, I thought he meant something quiet โ maybe a little beach house or a cabin outside the city.I never imagined he was talking about Disney World.The kids screamed the moment they heard. Emilia jumped into his arms, her little legs wrapping around his waist, while Dante kept shouting, โDisney World! Disney World! Weโre going to Florida!โ And guess what?He told me I could invite Cherry and Amy if I wanted to, and of course, I wanted to.Cherry and Amy were just as excited. Amy called it โa long overdue adventure,โ and Cherry declared she was bringing her camera to capture every second.For everything they've done for me, Disney World was just a minor thing. I would do more for them if given the chance to.By Friday evening, our bags were packed. I slipped folded clothes into small suitcases for the children, adding Emiliaโs favorite pink dress and
Chapter 78 Happy Days~KatherineI had never felt this kind of peace before. Not the fragile kind that slips through your fingers when youโre not paying attention, but the steady, quiet sort that fills you up from the inside and refuses to leave.These days I've been having the best days of my life. Happiness was an understatement to what I've been feeling. Unimaginable joy and peace.The kids were at school. Alexander was at the office.I sat in the living room with my phone in my hand, smiling before the call even connected.Amy and Cherry were back from Chicago and I missed them so much."Hello sweethearts!" I sang.Amyโs voice rang through first. โWhy do you sound suspiciously happy?โโSuspiciously?โ Cherry cut in. โMore like dangerously. Spill it, Katherine.โI laughed, sinking into the couch. โFine. Iโll tell you everything. But you both have to promise not to scream in my ear.โโNo promises!โ they chorused together.So I to
Chapter 77 My Queen~AlexanderFor a long time, I had imagined what it would feel like...Katherine in my arms, whispering those words I had dreamed of but never thought Iโd hear.I love you.I could still hear them, clear as day, echoing in my head as I lay beside her. She was pressed against me, her breathing steady now, but I knew her mind was spinning just as much as mine.I couldnโt let her sleep without knowing the truth. Not anymore.It burned deep in my soul, my hunger for this woman.โKatherine,โ I murmured, brushing my thumb against her jaw.She looked up at me and I swear I felt my resolve crumble to the floor That look still undid me, even after all these years.โWhat is it?โ she asked quietly.I held her closer, because I knew what I was about to say would bring back memories. โMariah,โ I started, my jaw clenching at the name.My journey to Italy four years ago was based on discovering the coup, which was causing chao
Chapter 76 Weight~KatherineThe kiss had left my lips tingling, my whole body warm in a way I didnโt want to admit. I hadnโt planned for it to happen, but it did. And I liked it.The memory was still fresh and hot.The kiss wasnโt gentle. It wasnโt slow. It was heated, desperate, almost angry, and I kissed him back. For years, I thought I would turn away if this moment ever came again. But I didnโt.I could still taste him in my mouth.And now, sitting on the edge of the bed with my heart racing, I hated myself for not stopping him sooner.The kids were at school. Their new school, I had thought they would take the news badly, but like always, my kids surprised me with a nod of their head and a happy cheer that they would be moving to another school.The house was quiet. And Alexander was downstairs, probably working through one of his endless piles of documents. But my body was still alive with what happened.Was
Chapter 75 Burning ~KatherineMy lips still tingled.I could feel the burn everywhere, like his kiss had branded me.And before I could think, before I could scold myself, before I could shove him away...I kissed him back.I donโt know why. Maybe it was the way his eyes dared me, maybe the way his hands were still on my waist like they belonged there, maybe because deep inside I wanted to.Maybe because I've come to learn that no matter what happens, this man has turned his way into my soul and I wouldn't be able to resist.I tilted my chin up and pressed my mouth against his, soft at first, then harder when I felt his breath catch.His grip tightened instantly, pulling me flush against him, like he had been waiting for this moment for years. His mouth was warm and demanding, every brush of his lips drawing out the ache I had buried.โAlexanderโฆโ I whispered, but the sound was lost as he deepened the kiss.He kissed li
Chapter 74 Part of everything~KatherineThe kids were upstairs, sprawled on the carpet of the playroom with their toys, and the house was unusually quiet. I sat at the dining table with a sketchpad, flipping through rough pencil drawings Iโd made over the years. Dresses, coats, suits, even little childrenโs outfits. Some were half-done, others carefully shaded with color.Fashion had always been mine. When I was younger, before everything got complicated, before Alexander and Italy and three little souls calling me โmama,โ I would sew pieces by hand. Sometimes out of scraps, sometimes from fabric stolen from Marie.That old woman had helped me a lot. Not willingly though, but I could recall those times I'd steal her apples and oranges to survive from starvation.It was survival then. But my love for fashion was a passion.Now, staring at those drawings, it felt like a dream I had locked away too long.I had been worki