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Claim by the Don Chapter 2.55
Zoey p.o.vWe are trapped.Silence fell on the room, with great tension hanging in the air. My breathing slow down as I took in everything, they were forging oblivious to our presence.Not acknowledging us, or intentionally hanging us in suspense. Camila and Isabella cower to my side, both of them held on to my hand. I couldn't dictate what Camila was feeling, but I could easily feel the fear radiating off Isabella.I was panicking inwardly, but I try not to show it out, I know better than to let my enemy perceive my fear.“Observations…. Observations.” The man on the chair spoke up, bringing his gaze upon us. He wasn't very handsome, but he had the most beautiful pair of sea green eyes, they are dreamy and alluring.His left fingers tapping on the armrest softly, his legs crossed over the other in a typical Mafia boss way, while a cigarette in between his right fingers.He brought the cigarette up to his mouth, I watch as his lips parted before wrapping on the cigarette. He dragged f
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Zoey p.o.vMy brain was clogged when I regained consciousness, my sight foggy. “You took your sweet time waking up, Bambi.” I heard the voice of the man who took us, I still don't know his name or who he is.But of course, he's one of Marco's enemies.His words made me snap out of the foggy state, hastily look around for Camila and Isabella, they were both chained against a chair on each side of me.Both of them are wide awake, I assume they were waiting for me to wake.I noticed the chains on my hands, but I wasn't chained against the chair, the same way they chained my legs together.I glare at him, he was calmly sitting before us. He smiled viciously at me when he felt my glare on him.“No need to glare at me my love.” He teased, that only intensifies my glare. “Stubborn Woman.” He shook his head at me but made no move, he simply took a gulp from the glass of alcohol in his hand.Silence stretch upon us, nobody said anything. It was as if they were silently mocking us, or they wer
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Zoey p.o.vMarco majestic presence dominated the huge hall, his power is evident. The look he cast on Pierre and his men was that of a predator intimidating his prey.Most of Pierre's men cower in fear at his presence, Marco's brutality is no secret in the Mafia world, especially when he's challenged publicly.Even when Marco hasn't come back to my life, and I was just a simple girl, living an ordinary life. I knew about Marco's ruthlessness, so of course they are well aware of who just came in.“How did you get in?” Pierre foolishly asked, there was slight hint of fear in his voice.Isn't it obvious?“The question should have been, how did you found our location?” Marco moves towards Pierre with strength that emanates from him with every move.“Daytime robbery in my territory, that's suicidal. A dangerous move for a next in-line Don.” Marco hissed.“Your territory?” Pierre scoffed mockingly. “Too bad you have too many snakes around you.” I know who he's referring to, Rebecca. She's
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Marco p.o.v“You picked the wrong person to work with, Pierre.” I threw at him.He just finished the call with the mastermind behind this whole stunt. Pierre is just a scapegoat for the mastermind, if he succeeds with the plan he will keep him by his side to use in disguise as subordinates.If he doesn't succeed, I will kill him, which is a win-win for everybody.“What do you mean.” Pierre glares at me, his stare speaks a lot about his intention of wanting to see me dead.I laughed, waving him off. He's not my problem, and I won't definitely won't harm him. Yet, not until his partner gets here, no one crosses me and go unscathed.“Do you really think he's going to help claim your position?” I ask him absent-mindedly.“You don't know anything.” He hissed.“Oh? I don't know anything, but I do know he's just using you.” I took a sip from his glass of alcohol.“Cheap drinks.” I commented, a few minutes ago he was sitting high and mighty on this chair. Gulping the alcohol down his throat,
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Zoey p.o.vI was barely holding myself from lashing out, the audacity she has. “Marco knew you wouldn't leave, guess he was right.” She chuckled softly as if what she said or did was funny.Ignored her, waiting for her to be done with her message and leave. She won't come here and act like everything is fine as it is.“He wants me to take you home, it's not safe here.” It's not safe? As if she wasn't the one that brought us here.“I'm not leaving, please leave.” I don't care whether I am rude or not. In fact, I wanted to be rude, it was intentional.She didn't reply, I could feel her stare on me, but I refuse to acknowledge that. I guess Marco hasn't learned about her, a well hidden spy.“I'm not an enemy, neither did I betray Marco.” She mumbled quietly, I barely heard what she said.“What?” I probe.“Do you really think a whole plot will be carried out in this country without Marco getting sniffing it?” She asked.Of course not, I know that. Marco is well-informed, his spies and su
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Marco p.o.vThey were laughing, especially Boris. He was laughing hard, he sobered up after a while of struggling to pull himself together.“It's either you're a joker or a lunatic, I don't know which one to call you.” He chuckled. “I am called the combat master for reason, boy, I don't fight with little boys. Go and call your daddy, kid.” He said, thinking he was making fun of me.He and his men laugh again, smug, and the situation without proper analysis if I had any means of surviving. Again underestimating their opponent.“My father is too busy for you, so he sent me.”He finally notices my lack of expression, I stood there letting fool himself, And realized I wasn't playing.“What made you think you can place a bet on my life and still win?” Boris grit, getting angry as I wanted him to.“Haven't you heard of how I end those that came to challenge me? I leave unrecognized and dismembered.” He tries to scare me off.What he isn't aware of is that I don't get intimidated, rather I
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Zoey p.o.vI regained consciousness, my gaze swept the place. It didn't take me a second to realize that I'm in a hospital, the quiet movement from my beside snapped my attention there.Relieved when I noticed that it was just a nurse doing her work.There was no need to ask why I was here, I passed out when the fight started outside the warehouse. Right then, it became obvious to me that there was a much bigger fight going on inside.I knew the fight going on inside was more bloody and brutal.The fight wasn't just because of the kidnapping stuff anymore, it was a fight of dominance and only the strongest will come out alive.“Hi.” I called for the nurse's attention.“Hi miss, you're awake.” She smiled at me tenderly, her friendly aura makes me return her smile with a nod.“How are you feeling? Weak? Dizzy?” She asked.“A bit weak but not dizzy.” I told her, I can barely hold myself.“That's good to hear, the doctor said you will feel weak, but you can also be discharged as everythi
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Zoey's p.o.v Two years later. Today is the day I get married to the love of my life, the man of my dreams, my childhood sweetheart. The same man who held my heart even after breaking it, he still held it for years. Maya, Sophie, and Lucy were my bridesmaids, they have been part of my life since everything settled down two years ago. I gave them promotions because I can't have my best friends at the bottom of the food chain. “I'm so happy for you.” Maya hugged me giggling, the excitement written all over her like it's her wedding. “Welcome to the married life.” Sophie teased. She got married last year, to her boyfriend. “Best wishes my love.” Lucy threw flying kisses at me. Just outside the church, we stood waiting to go in. They held each other's hands with me in the center, while the prayed for me and the success of my marriage. This what I called friends, praying for your good will. As I walked down the aisle with my Dad, I felt like my life is complete. Everyone present in
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Melanie’s POVI went through my usual night routine but this time, opted for normal pajamas with a buttoned shirt and long pants. I just settled in bed and was about plugging in my phone to charge when it began vibrating with an incoming call.It was Aria.There was only one reason why, Aria would call me this late at night and it had Alice written all over it.I accepted the call and put the phone to my ear.“Hello,” I said.“Girl!!!!!” she screeched so loudly that I had to move the phone from my ear for a while."Are you done yelling?" I asked.“Not quite but I think I can save the rest for another day,” Aria answered.“I’ll take that,” I said. “So to what do I owe this pleasure? I already have an idea but please humor me?”“I don’t know whether to be mad at you for keeping this a secret from me or be happy for you,” she replied. “Adriano met someone important to you!
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Adriano’s POVApart from the time I spent with my family, I couldn’t remember the last time I had a good time.Melanie might not realize if but she’s been shining her light on my dark soul slowly and I was getting addicted to it.The background check I had done on Melanie’s neighbor, Phoebe was clean so I wasn’t worried about her.I had been prepared to put on a show but it turns out I didn’t even need to. Phoebe was such a pleasant person and her love for, Melanie was quite obvious which was another reason why I easily relaxed around her.My girl sure knew how to pick good friends. Even the cat, whom Melanie glared at most of the time, wasn't so bad. I'm guessing her glare was because the little orange animal clung to me most of the night. I didn't even like cats but somehow, I picked up the animal without scrunching up my nose in disgust.So imagine how bummed I was when I got a call from, Nik informing
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Melanie’s POVIt was a struggle before we were able to leave, Phoebe’s place. There was a lot of hugging and she made me promise to visit her often.Orange, on the other hand, clung tightly to, Adriano until Phoebe had to physically pry the cat away from him. I was still hurt at how quickly he discarded me for, Adriano but that didn't stop me from filling his cat bowl with food, like I always did.The ride back to the house was quiet but it wasn't laced with any awkwardness. It had been a good night and I didn't want us to end it on an awkward note.I kind of zoned out during the ride up until her approached the house gate. With a slight nod to the guards at the gate, he drove inside the house. At some point, I had gotten used to seeing the guards and though they still looked imposing and scary, I no longer felt fear when I looked at them.He pulled up in front of the house, killed the engine and that was when the
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Melanie’s POVPhoebe went all out with dinner. She made a spread that was enough to feed a small army.“There’s no way we’ll be able to finish what you made,” I told her when I saw how much food she had made.There was roast beef, potatoes, and steamed broccoli with what I knew to be her homemade gravy. Just like Alice, Phoebe was a great cook, so I knew everything she made was certainly delicious.Adriano pulled out a seat for her at the seat of dining table and did the same for me and she gave me a knowing smile when his back was turned to us.I knew what the smile was for. He was rich and also a gentleman. Could he be any more perfect?“Everything looks so good, Phoebe,” Adriano said once he’d taken a seat across from me.“Thank you, Adriano,” she replied. “At least someone appreciates the dinner I made.”I sighed, now he was making me look bad. “You know how much I enjoy your cooking, I’
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Melanie’s POVI should have known the last time, Adriano had the other nurses literally eating out of the palm of his hands how big of a charmer he was.Phoebe was completely enthralled by him, and there I was nervous about how she was going to receive him, especially with how blunt he was with her by the door.But it had the opposite effect on her. Phoebe appreciated his brutal honesty and seemed to think that he was good for me.I guess I should be happy with that, it means he’s holding up to his end of the bargain but I felt some way at the fact that Phoebe took an instant liking to him when I prepared to defend him tonight.Was it jealousy? Heck no. There’s no way I was jealous of Adriano. I mean it took a few weeks after I moved in for, Phoebe to warm up to me while she took to him instantly. Did that make me jealous? Absolutely not!Adriano also somehow knew the right thing to say to make, Phoebe blush.
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Melanie’s POV“Are you ready for this?” I asked.“That’s an unnecessary question, little nurse,” Adriano said. “Are we doing this or not.”“I just need a few minutes to get in character,” she said.Adriano chuckled but remained silent while I tried to steady my breathing. It was Saturday evening and we were currently parked in the parking lot of my apartment complex. Phoebe had called me earlier in the day to ask if, Adriano had any allergies or something he didn’t eat.I didn’t have the answer to that question but I figured he ate anything, considering the kind of guy he was so I told her no.Now I wondered if I did the right thing. Maybe I should have asked him, but I avoided him all day until it was time to leave.“Do you have any allergies?” I asked.“Huh?”“Phoebe called earlier wanting to know if you had any allergies and I told her you didn’t,” I explained.Adria
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Melanie’s POVAlice's words stayed with me all day. I’ve spent so much time believing that, Adriano had taken away my choice I had never stopped to wonder if I gave up too easily.Did I really have the option to make a different choice or could I give in to my new reality and be content with it?The thought of going back to the house didn't really fill me with dread like before when I was still new to his house.But apart from restricting my movement, he had treated me nicely. I ate well, slept in comfort, and got freaking chauffeured to work, even though I hadn't gotten used to the last part.Every time I demanded anything from, Adriano, it felt like I was making a deal with the devil, in exchange for my soul.It didn't help that he kept making me flustered when I was around him, causing me to act out of character.Nevertheless, I called, Phoebe and informed her of the plan to visit du
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Melanie’s POVIf I was a betting girl, I could have won some money from, Alice. She was so positive this conversation was going to go well but couldn’t have been more wrong.This conversation had gone so off-kilter that I was wondering why I was still seated here talking to him.“Are you threatening me?” I asked."I'm not threatening you, little nurse," he replied.“Then what’s the meaning of what you just said?”“I just thought you needed a reminder of how you got here,” he said.“Oh, I remember. How could I ever forget,” I said. “Every second of every day for the past few weeks I’ve been reminded of how much my life had taken a drastic turn all in a matter of a few moments!”I was breathing heavily and trying to control my anger. “I regret that moment.”“What moment?”“The moment I agreed to go, Dr. Thompson’s request to go on a house call. It wasn’t part of my job descrip
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Adriano’s POV I watched her expression go from relieved to tense the moment I spoke and I almost felt bad for wanting to demand a condition from her. Emphasis on almost. I didn’t feel bad but I hated that, Melanie wasn’t completely relaxed around me yet. I mean she was pacing my office for minutes and I had to practically force the words out of her mouth with the way she was fidgeting and beating around the bush. I hated the fact that she hadn’t realized that there was about nothing I wouldn't do for her, if she played her cards right. So if she wasn’t ready to figure it out, then it was up to me to show her and that wouldn’t be possible if we don’t spend time together. Melanie thought she was being a disturbance by asking me to go see her neighbor as her boyfriend while I was in my seat, trying to hide my smile and sounding as neutral as I possibly could. “A condition?” I nodde
