JerichoI clutched hard at the book in my palm as I tried to make a meaning out of what Lucita said in the video clip. It was glaring that she was going out with whoever that bastard was. I am sure that the shit she was referring to was sex. Damnit! She had to gut to have me all reeled up when she was sneaking out to get fucked by some stranger.I felt bile in my mouth and I swallowed hard. Thank goodness that I did not betray my wife for an asshole like.I heaved a sigh as I continued to think. That bastard must have revealed the video intentionally. We still know close to nothing about him, we are back to square one.Investigations on the attempt on Alex's life has also hit rock bottom. Since, it was a head-on collision, it was expected that the men couldn't get the truck's registration number. The only lead was the car's dash cam and was missing. Someone must have come for it after the collision. This made it more obvious that it was a pre-planned attack. I still can't take it o
Rya“Just how long? How long do we’ve to wait? Do we have to wait for the bandas to strike a second time before we strike back? Roman?” Elijah’s voice echoed through the four spacious compartments as he slurred the last word for emphasis. By using Roman’s real name, it was already glaring that no one sees him as boss anymore. I’d known that Roman’s silence regarding the rancor on ground had tainted his position as the boss. I was relieved when he called for a meeting, thinking he would approach the issue straight forward. We had been beating around the bush, saying unimportant things before Elijah spoke up.“I didn’t organize this meeting for anyone of YOU to throw lame questions on me,” Roman bellowed, pointing his index finger at everyone who was standing around him. It's safe to say that I was the only one who wasn't fuming. Every member present all had somber expressions—like they all look so ready to kill. “And I won’t have you Elijah, disregard my authority as the boss of t
Roman POVWhen I woke up, it was daytime, rays of light seeped into the room and I knew I had slept in.I sat up on the bed and took in the unusual setting. Immediately, I realized that I had slept in the mansion.It's been a long time since I slept back in the mansion with my wife, mostly, I do sleep at my chambers.I tried to remember how I ended up sleeping in the mansion but it was all blank.The last thing on my mind was the memory of the meeting I held the previous night.While I pondered on the little that I remembered the door flung open and my wife walked in looking irritated."I thought you would sleep all through the day," she blasted."Whatcha your tongue woman, I am not in my best mood lately," I blasted and my wife gave me a demeaning glare." Is this all about Leia? I hope all that you said yesterday was just a banter of a drunken man," she said."What are you talking about?" I asked
Roman POVWhen I woke up, it was daytime, rays of light seeped into the room and I knew I had slept in.I sat up on the bed and took in the unusual setting. Immediately, I realized that I had slept in the mansion.It's been a long time since I slept back in the mansion with my wife, mostly, I do sleep at my chambers.I tried to remember how I ended up sleeping in the mansion but it was all blank.The last thing on my mind was the memory of the meeting I held the previous night.While I pondered on the little that I remembered the door flung open and my wife walked in looking irritated."I thought you would sleep all through the day!" she blasted with an annoyed look on her face and I groaned in frustration. "Whatcha tongue woman, I am not in my best mood lately!" I shot at her and she gave me a demeaning glare." Is this all about Leia? I hope all that you said yesterday was just a banter of a drunken man," she said."What are you talking about?" I asked in alarm."What the heck do
Leia"Common, Tyler!" I yelled heartily into the phone and giggled."Jeez! It's embarrassing right? I have many fun memories that you wouldn't want to hear. I bet I will tell them to your husband when I come visiting," Tyler's voice boomed from the other end."You dare not!" I yelled and rose to my feet laughing hard."I have one of your pictures with me. It's hilarious and …. I will surely bring it along any time I visit," Tyler said and laughed mockingly."Hey! I have some fun memories too. A lot of them," I fired back."You know, I was a cutie right from childhood," Tyler teased. "Cutie!? Far from it! You were the ugliest. Remember? I loved watching your mouth when you cried. It made you look uglier, I even made others hit you up so that I could watch you cry," I blasted."Yeah… I remember. You were such a badass, I guess being the daughter of a mafia boss made you one…" he responded and I chuckled."So, how are you this morning?" He asked."Fine and you? I was surprised when I
Leia POV “But ma’am leia, this isn’t really good for you and the baby. I suggest you take a chill pill and calm down, whatever you’re going out there to do will definitely affect you and the baby...” Sandra’s tantrums followed me all the way from the stairs as I trudged down briskly making my way out of the mansion. As soon as Jericho had finished blabbing all those bullshits to me, I got prepared to leave, I didn’t took any luggage though just my phone and with the way I was boiling red, Sandra should have long back off but trust her to be so stubborn and she’ll deliver. But this is not the time, this is so not the time. “Sandra just shut the hell up or I’ll do it for you.” I shove out my pistol from my jacket pocket and pointed sideways to her, a gasp flew out of her lips which made her back off. Just while I was at the door, I clashed with Alex who was walking in he gave me a questioning frown but I walked out on him before he could speak. “Get the door!” I shouted at the guar
It was the first time I walked the underground space of the Vatos. I knew they had an underground compartment but I didn't know it was vast.I would say that the Vatos were daring. Building and maintaining different underground facilities isn't a joke.When I arrived, Leia was asleep in the hospital within the underground facility.I was still by Leia's bedside when one of the nurses informed me that my attention was needed outside.A guard bowed in greetings as soon as I got out of the room,"Sir Roman asked for you," she said and led the way.Soon we were in one of Roman's chambers. Roman waved the guard away and he paced around the room. He was obviously pensive and angry.I waited patiently for him to spill the beans."I am sure you know that the Bandas called for war when they killed Russo," Roman said feigning calmness."He is a sinner, the wages of sin is death. I will kill him again and again in hell," I said with gritted teeth."A sinner? You ain't in the position to Juge ot
Luca's POVMy head remained bowed as Alfonso lashed out on me. I just gave him a bad report. Two of our most elite men turned up dead after trying to track down Lucita's location.The team maintained contact with them a few hours before they were caught off. Back up team and search team spurred into action immediately.They located the point where they had the last contact with them. Their dead bodies turned up just within circumference.The team ran different investigations around the location but nothing was unusual and it led nowhere."The backup team should have been on standby, not far from them!" Alfonso yelled and went berserk. He hauled different articles at but my head remained bowed."We did not deem it necessary to provide them with back up since they were unto just… Lucita, we did not see it coming..""Stop the crap! Just Lucita!? Is this how you will run the family business when I am gone!? Just Lucita? We have been trying to track her for good three months, shouldn't tha
Jericho POV, Few minutes has passed since Leia and her nurse maid left for the rest room. I have been technically bouncing on my toes, never had I been this impatient and aggravated all my life. Time was tucking away, yet there was no trace of Leia. My head had literally turned into a standing fan, spinning back and forth for a sign of her but there was no trace. Fed up of the shit, I decided to make a move but just as I made two steps away from my standing position, I felt a hand grab my arm making me twirl back to see it was Alex. My eyes instantly turned to inferno. “What?!” I gritted my teeth, my whole being burning with rage. Alex squirmed his face before sighing and said; “Tell me you aren’t fucking going to meet Leia in the restroom. You’ve to calm down! Give them some privacy, man! It's the ladies not your personal closet.Calm down? Really? Is that a joke or sort?How can I? when I am literally angry with entirely everything right now. Starting with Alfonso; the nerve of
Alex POVI have been avoiding Alfonso because I have nothing to say to him. After the search on Tyler's car's number led us no where, we are yet to have a concrete information.We have been checking the footage of cameras just like he had ordered but we are yet to get anything concrete.While I was at it, a summon propped up from Alfonso. It was meant for Jericho, he was summoned to come alongside Leia. Yeah, that is big boss for you, he takes the bull by the horn. I informed Jericho and soon he was down in Alfonso's chambers with his wife. I was also present."Given the fact that you were just informed about Russo's death, I had thought I will receive your visitation but it never come," Alfonso said to Leia as soon as we walked in.Leia said nothing. She bowed in greetings without responding."What can you say about your friend. I mean Tyler," Alfonso went straight to the point and showed Leia a seat.Leia looked surprised and looked questioningly at Jericho."Did you report me to …
Lucita POVI am obsessed about Jericho and knew it. Well you wouldn't blame me, he was my first love and my betrothed. When I walked through the shadows of death, he was the only substance that kept me fighting for my life. I am back on my feet and there is no way I can live on without him.Since l'd left the Bandas' mansion, I could not but think about him. Apparently, I might have lost him but I can't lose him for real. We can't remain under the same sky and he would be locked up in another woman's bosom.No! It can never be. The thought alone is infuriating. I will rather have him taken out. Yes, if I can't have him, no one would. Neither Leia nor some other women.At this point I could not help but think that Andro's intervention made me lose Jericho. If I had returned to him earlier, he wouldn't have met that bitch. And when I returned, Jericho couldn't feel my sincerity. I had grown past the naive and gentle lady he knew.Well, I won't cry over spoilt milk. I have lost Jericho
Alex POVTwo cars rode out of the property right after Leia's car. We followed in close proximity but Leia did not suspect a thing. This made me agree to Alfonso's delusions, Leia has indeed become docile. Well, I am happy that my friend and boss is soon becoming a father but above all I wish for his happiness and his wife's as well.It was hard to gather the men and follow them out without answering to Jericho. He only asked casually and he stopped pestering me after I snubbed him.I decided to go with our men because I did not want any flop. This was sir Alfonso's biddings it has to be done clean and perfect. Moreover I needed to see things for myself.Something did not sit down well with me. It was Sandra's disposition. She was alert and sensitive and there was no doubt that she would have caught on.I expected her to greet us or inform Leia but she didn't. Rather she feigned ignorance and maintained her position right beside Leia.Few of my men waited around the parking lot while
Alex POVWork was choking me up but I had to do it all alone. Jericho was busy with Leia and the task was not something I could give out to our subordinates.It was the end of the month and I had enough on my plate. Reports had rolled in from every one of our facilities around the world. I had to audit the whole thing and ascertain that each facility is doing well. This task is usually handled by Jericho or me.Jericho has been hanging around Leia since things started to fall apart between them, leaving me to face the heavy workloads.I knew this was going to happen when he kept such big intimation from Leia. Yeah, he did it with a good intention. He did it to protect her but hey, he should have known that Leia isn't a weakling, she won't welcome such an excuse.Thinking about it all aroused my curiosity. I am more curious about the source of the whole malady. Isn't it strange that a man from nowhere was the one who broke the news to Leia? A fucking childhood friend or whatever. I s
Alfonso POV, As I stood on the rooftop of my apartment, all that claded my mind was Lucita and whoever was behind her. This time around I was navigating ways on how to deal with them ruthlessly as soon as I got my hands on them. Fucking hell, I can’t beleive that the investigation on just one woman...One damn woman is suddenly becoming like a wild goose chase. The fact that the men I sent to tail her got killed, still gets me boiling. They were my elite men. Clenching my fist around the shot glass that I was holding, I took another sip from it. Impatience turns to rage as I waited for the fucker Luca to gave arrived already.And In a few hours, which felt like eternity, Luca finally arrived along with the other men. With a smirk, I watched as their cars zoomed in furiously and they all alighted. I nodded sideways toward one of the guards standing at the rare end of the rooftop and he knew what to do. He bowed and in a few minutes time, he led Luca up all the way. “If you don’t h
Leia's POVI was still mad at everyone and most especially Jericho. Seeing that I am back with him pissed me off. I wanted to stay away from him as long as I could.Well, I won't blame him but my family that released me back into his hands.The only thing holding me down here is my pregnancy. I had to respect the fact that I wasn't as agile as before. Back in Dallas when I saw blood dripping down my thighs, I was scared to the bones, I thought I had lost my baby. I don't think I will be able to live on if anything happens to my baby. It's the only thing that gives me joy. I am six months gone and I can't wait to see the man in there.I patted my stomach and smiled wearily.My phone beeped and I picked it up, smiling. It was Tyler."Hello Tyler," I said weakly into the phone."For goodness sakes! You scared the hell out of me. Your phone has been out of coverage since the last time we met. I contemplated paying you a visit today if I still can't reach you," he said with his voice lade
Luca's POVLuca left his father's chambers infuriated. He knew Alfonso well but he is also a man with his own principles. Hearing Alfonso say that he would take him out if he made a mistake was too far, it hit him hard but he decided to let it go.The next morning, he left in the company of two guards. He had no option he had to carry out his father's biddings. More so, he is as curious as his father.He is curious to find out what led to the death of Jacobs and Jade. They were one of their elite men and it was a slap on their face that they were wasted while trailing a woman. With his guard, he made his way down to the morgue. They were allowed in and led to the freezers where Jacob's and Jade's bodies were kept..They carried out thorough examinations, with the help of a professional. It was discovered that there were excessive scratches on each body and they possible scratched themselves to death.Apart from the scratches, nothing stood out on each body. After thorough examina
Luca's POVMy head remained bowed as Alfonso lashed out on me. I just gave him a bad report. Two of our most elite men turned up dead after trying to track down Lucita's location.The team maintained contact with them a few hours before they were caught off. Back up team and search team spurred into action immediately.They located the point where they had the last contact with them. Their dead bodies turned up just within circumference.The team ran different investigations around the location but nothing was unusual and it led nowhere."The backup team should have been on standby, not far from them!" Alfonso yelled and went berserk. He hauled different articles at but my head remained bowed."We did not deem it necessary to provide them with back up since they were unto just… Lucita, we did not see it coming..""Stop the crap! Just Lucita!? Is this how you will run the family business when I am gone!? Just Lucita? We have been trying to track her for good three months, shouldn't tha