Giovanni's POV
I've decided the best distraction is my work, I'm currently at the office at the moment doing some paperwork and checking how much money I'm receiving and if there's anyone stealing from me, I think my employees know better than to do that but you'll never.
I hear a knock at the door and I'm assistant Hillary comes in, Mr black Nathaniel is here to see you should I send him in, I just nod and she leaves and in comes Nathaniel. "Boss I have the information you asked me for " He says holding a document in his hands, I motion for him to sit
" The name is Oliver Presley it seems his and her family are friends and they grew up together they are best friends, while she was in med school he was doing engineering and has his own construction company.
There's no evidence to say they are dating it looks like the relationship is purely friendship." He tells me, " I saw how he looks at her I don't look at my friends like that, let's say they are friends it's just obvious he wants them to be more than that " I can't allow that to happen and I also can't allow her to leave Paris without her being mine. I need you to make sure he leaves but she stays I want him out of my way.
I order him "Yes boss consider it done " He says standing up and leaving.
" Sir don't forget you have a dinner meeting with the bulgarians later on today at the Fitzgerald hotel," Hillary reminds me, I almost forgot about that damn I guess I need to finish up here so I can go home and quickly freshen up.
" Thanks Hillary you don't have to come with me you can leave this isn't one of those meetings I need you taking minutes" I tell her she doesn't know about my drug dealings and I like to keep it that way. I wouldn't want anyone using her to get information about my business.
" As you wish sir " Hillary says and leaves. I finish up quickly and I also leave the office and I make my way home. once there I shower quickly before dressing up and hit the road to the Fitzgerald restaurant. This is going exactly how I imagined this, these idiot's think they some information they can use to destroy me and what they don't know is their source as well as the information is long gone and I'm just letting them think they have the upper hand before I pull the rug underneath them. After today I doubt they'll ever underestimate me again.
A beep from my phone, I check to see a message from Nathaniel " Boss Melody just arrived at the restaurant is coming your way " I look around and see her, she's following the hostess to her table she looks bored and tired and yet she still manages to look absolutely breathtaking.
It's amazing how she can just be so casual yet look so spectacular, coming here was absolutely worth it and this meeting isn't so annoying anymore. " Look let's just get this bullshit over with, I know you'll think you have something you can use to destroy me but unfortunately for you not anymore, you see James your obsession with woman is also your downfall the lady who kept busy yesterday happens to be one of my girls and that snitch you had working as my bodyguard is dead.
So you have 24 hours to hand over all the drugs and weapons you have because the information I have on you guys isn't a bluff " I say to them through gritted teeth.
I smile to myself once I see the look on their faces, they clearly underestimated me, a grave mistake they'll live to regret. This is also a message to everybody else who dares to try take me on.
I catch Melody looking at me and she quickly pretends like she wasn't staring at me, don't worry kitten soon you'll have me all to yourself. And that obnoxious boyfriend of hers arrives with flowers, it's quite obvious his in love with her and his in the friend zone for now.
Meaning I must act fast before things change. " Nathaniel, you know what you have to do " I send a text to Nathaniel I've had enough of this Oliver person he needs to go very soon.
Melodys POV
I wake in the morning and get out of bed only to trip and fall, damn it what are these suitcases doing here Oliver can be fool at Times geez who leaves suitcases in the way.
I decide to start with mine and try to move it and realize it's heavy, that's weird because on my first night here I actually put my clothes in the wardrobe, I like my things organized. I open the suitcase and it's my clothes packed what the hell is going on.
And right on Time Oliver comes in his already dressed and bathed. " You finally woke up, I took the liberty of ordering you room service he says handing me food. I don't really care about food right now " Oliver why are my bags packed " I ask him I'm really pissed right " We've only been here for 4 days the trip is for 2 weeks and you've already packed our things without even saying anything to me " I ask him with a pissed of tone.
" I'm doing this to protect you this is a dangerous city we shouldn't have come here we are leaving today " He says to me nonchalantly " And who are you to tell me what I should and shouldn't do huh.. Are you my dad huh look I'm not going to be told by you what to do, your not ordering me around I'm not your child " I yell before going to the bathroom and slamming the door shut.
I take a shower to try and calm myself I'm so angry I feel like crying right now, what the hell is wrong with Oliver his turning into someone I can hardly recognize right now. once I'm done bathing and styling my hair I put on some clothes and decide I need some air I can't handle all this right now.
I make way out of the hotel and walk around for a while I don't even know where I'm going, I came across a coffee place and decide to go in only then do I realize that I don't have my phone nor any money on me shit can this day get any worse.
ľ " Looks like you need the coffee more than I do " Hillary what is she doing here " Hillary what are you doing here " I ask her surprised to see her. " I always come here in the morning my boss is a devil I have to get him coffee every morning so his less grumpy and I get one for myself as well " She says and I burst out laughing surely his not so bad how does she manage to always make me feel better.
" Well I'm glad you find my struggles to be humorous, beautiful" She says looking at me with flirtatious eyes. And I blush beautiful that's the second time she's said that do you think she's flirting with me, surely not. " As much as I'd love to stay and chat the boss is waiting take care beautiful " She says and leaves not before leaving me with her coffee, does she know I don't have money. She's really sweet I wonder why her fiance decided to leave her at the altar.
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Third POVOliver is left in the hotel room, wondering how did things become so messed up. This wasn't the vacation he imagined, he imagined a different scenario, a scenario where he can Express his true feelings to Melody.He has been in love with her for many years and always lacked strength to tell her how he feels and now things have been messed up for him again. But he knows he has to leave this place as soon as possible.Oliver is desperate for Melody to return when he hears a knock on the door he quickly goes to answer with hopes that it will be Melody or the lady from the reception with news of Melody.He opens the door and Nathaniel and the other bodyguards enter and Nathaniel wastes no time connecting his fist with Oliv
Third POVAfter their date Melody was exhausted but still wanted to go check up on Oliver she kinda felt guilty for not being by his side. " I think I should head back to the hospital I want to be there when Oliver comes out of surgery.I already feel guilty for not being with him right. If the wheels were reversed Oliver would never leave my side that's just how good of a friend he is and here I am dining at a posh restaurant " Melody says already preparing to leave." Okay allow me to come with you and be there for you, it may get lonely waiting by yourself and I'm not taking no for an answer " that's Giovanni speaking, he pays the bill and they both leave the restaurant. While in the car Melody feels his gaze on her and looks at him with questioning eyes.
Third POVAfter Melody recovers from her shock, she knows she has to let her parents know. Right now she's all alone and knows she can't go through this by herself, she needs someone but she only knows two people here and doesn't have their numbers and the other one probably doesn't even want to see her after the way she left things with him earlier on today.This is truly a nightmare why did all things have to happen to her at this point in her life, she misses her mother so bad right now.She decides it's best to call her parents first and then Oliver's parents, she doesn't know what how she'll explain everything that's happening right now. She realizes she's got missed calls from both parents and she begins to worry how did she n
Melodys POVUpon arriving at the mansion I felt the chills on my spine,what have I gotten myself into. Feeling my uneasiness Giovanni places his hand on my Lower back and caressing me while the other one pulls up my face so I'm facing him, "Relax your so tense I'd never do anything to harm you" he says looking me in the eye and I just nod.Him trying to assure me isn't helping me at all, I can't stay here and what the hell happened to my parents there's no way they'd leave me with someone they didn't know. What if they are dead, okay I'm just being paranoid now right now. let's hope he isn't that person because if he is I'll also be dead soon.Giovanni shows me my room and he orders I sleep and he'll call me later for dinner and tells me he has some business h
Melodys POVSo my parents enter just in that moment, to them we are probably this happy couple who can't keep their hands off each other. " Oh Melody my sweetheart I'm so glad you are well we were so worried about you, How are you feeling now did you get enough rest " my mom asks." I'm fine mom I slept quite well, better than I have in a while " Speaking truth I did sleep well it's my morning which isn't going so well. " Thanks for taking care of our daughter I can see you clearly care for her a lot " that's my dad thanking Giovanni who smiles like nothing happened.Who the hell is he and why didn't I see all of these before. He looks at me and brings me closer to him holding me by the waist and even though he threatened to kill me a few minutes ago, I can't help the feeling I get with the way
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MELODY POVI felt a little unsettled by the conversation I just heard and Giovannis reactions to seeing I had heard him. What could it be he was discussing that he did not want him hearing. " sweetheart I though you were sleeping, he said picking up his phone from the floor. Luckily his phone just had a small scratch and it seemed to still be working. " I woke up I am hungry as always, is your phone okay. Why were you so surprised to see me awake was I not meant to hear that ? " I asked him." Uhmm... ahhh you just scared me that's all " he sounded defensive but I was not going to ask him about that. " Sorry to have scared you I am simply going to go to the kitchen and get some snacks for me and the baby " I got out of bed, Giovanni still looked a bit shocked from seeing me awake he was acting strangely not like his normal self, and he looked lost in his thoughts like he was seeing me but not really seeing me. I left our bedro
I was frozen in place I did not know what to say to him or tell him, this was a dilemma for me I was not that kind of person who got off from hurting people. Melody was a nice woman who had been nothing but welcoming to her I could not do that to her, but I knew if I did not do this someone else would. And I needed the money so did it Matter who did whether me or someone else eventually someone would do it would they not ?" I am a busy man Layla its either you say yes or no I cannot wait for you forever make your choice. " Sir this is all confusing to me why would you want me to do such a thing what would you gain out of it. She's your wife she is very much in love with you and believes you love her just as much. " " You listen here I do not pay you to question the type of man I am and why I do the things I do, I want one simple thing from you to state my wife is incompetent that's all and I will make sure you are paid very generously and gi
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Melody Pov I woke up with a massive headache and a beeping sound which I identified as being the cardiac monitor. I opened my eyes and saw a handsome well dressed man. He was on his phone unaware of my regained consciousness. I took this time to look at his features his manly jaw, his messy hair. His sharp noise, his long eyelashes and full brows he was perfect. I suddenly felt guilty I cheated on him I allowed to be fooled and manipulated by another man, how would I tell him the truth knowing how volatile he is. Would he even forgive me I wondered. His phone rang taking me out of my thoughts, as he answers his phone his eyes landed on me for a short while, before he looked away he did not seem at all happy to see I've woken up. My heart broke a little what was wrong I wondered. He answered the call and walked out the room, I felt my heart drop into the pit
Melody PovI woke up feeling extremely lost, Giovanni has been my protection, my love and my safe haven not being with him was slowly making me feel a whole inside my heart. They say you never really appreciate somethings till it's gone. I had been a fool I do not know what hold Nikov had over me but I can assure you my eyes were opened now.I allowed a stranger to sweet talk me I allowed him to fool me before he eventually showed me his true colors. It had been a pleasant week with me forgetting I was kidnapped as Nikov slowly started gaining my trust, he kept on being a charming man laying down the seduction real smooth. He did his manipulation slowly making me slowly want him so he could take Advantage of me.So yesterday he had me drinking wine as he planned and set up everything to lure me to his trap. He placed a camera in his room and made a set tape within my cons
Giovanni PovI was played, everything that happened was just a ploy so they could take my wife. Everything had been played and Holly was a big part of it all. I was made to hire her as I was desperate to have my wife back to her normal self they had used my vulnerability to play me.It took months of planning all the time Holly spent in the Mansion she had been gathering information for her father, Hollys father is a rival Mafia leader mostly based in the United States. He had wanted to partner up with me to strengthen his territory but weak as he was there was no way I was going to partner with him it did not make financial sense for me instead I seized all his Shipments coming into my territories weakening him even more he has always had in for me since.I obviously never thought he would be back this soon and conspiring with the Russians. Even combined they are still weaker
Who are you i asked while I observed him as he brought out the first aid kit out of the cabinet to the bed. He took out the disinfectant, cotton swab and bandages. He sat next to me on the bed, he took my wrist and placed it on his lap.He dipped the cotton in the disinfectant before bringing it close to my hand, he stopped and his eyes moved from my hand to my eyes " This will hurt a little " and then he focused back on my hand on his lap.He tried to be as gentle as possible occasionally bringing my hand up to his mouth and leaving kisses on them. I did not understand what was the meaning behind the action but I did not say anything. Once he was done he looked up to me and our eyes met.We locked eyes for a few seconds before I averted my eyes, I did not know why he was looking at me like that especially since we did not know each other.
We sat there a while silent and thinking of the worst which could happen and then we finally heard some voices were not sure whether to be happy or scared it could go both ways it could possibly be our security team or whoever bombed our house down." If it's my security team they will call out loud to me by my name which is not known to the other people not even you, but since they have not done so I suspect it's the other Mafia guys, I need you to be extra quiet they can never suspect that we are here do you understand " " Yes " I said in a whispered tone.Shortly afterwards we heard gunshots blasting out in a distance. " I think my security team is also here " the sound of Animals running was also heard the were probably spooked by the sounds of gunshots. I bit my Lower lip ensuring I don't make any noise.