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Shelagh MilanoI'm back my lovely readers and I can't thank you enough for your patience. I hope you are looking forward to more of Arawn and Nerthus and will enjoy the next chapters. <3
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Nerthus“Two Sambuca shots, please!” Danny grins at the bartender, who proceeds to fill two small shot glasses quickly.“Thank God, I’m not your mother.” I mock, and he laughs, passing me my shot.“You are the coolest sister, instead!”“Aaaaw!” I giggle, and with a cheer, we pour the liquor down our throats.“This is ugly as hell!” I manage to say, gagging, while he grins even broader.“Let’s hit the dance floor, shall we?”“Yes!” Squealing happily, I follow him into the crowd where we start dancing silly to the upbeat music.“But I have to go see Arawn afterward.” He nods as I yell at him and taps his jacket where I guess my contract is.“I have to give him that anyway.”I giggle as I turn around. “I’ll have a talk with him about you going clubbing with me instead of playing video games.”“Play with me one time, will you?” Despite his age, I have to look up to see his smile.“Sure! I’d love to see my old neighborhood.”“Awesome!”Just as he has uttered his words, he nods at someone s
Last Updated : 2024-02-09Game With The Mafia King 49
Nerthus“You were living in Hunts Point! The catacombs should be merely disturbing for you. What’s wrong?”The catacombs… Now I get it. The place where the rich kids get to mingle with the underworld, getting everything they desire for hard cash.I breathe out distraught. “How do you know about Hunts Point?”As it hits me like lightning, I close my eyes. “Ah, right. I told Danny.”“Sit back down, Nerthus.”My feet need another push before I get them to move towards Arawn, instead of bursting out of the room like my head is screaming for me to do.But honestly, how far would I make it?I shudder as I sit back down next to Arawn, who is now grinning at me.“Were you thinking about how far you could get before I’d catch you?”I laugh awkwardly as I put one leg beneath me to turn to him fully. “Maybe…”“Don’t do that. It would just fuel my lust, and I need you to be able to walk tomorrow.” He leans in, making my breath hitch in my throat.“Why? What’s tomorrow?”“Stop it with the question
Last Updated : 2024-02-10Game With The Mafia King 50
NerthusLifting the fabric of my gown lightly, I get onto the terrace. I hug myself instantaneously as the cold breeze kisses my skin painfully.While I step forward to the glass railing, I can hear the people around me chatting happily. The glasses clink, and the banquet staff serve small but still exclusive treats. I caress a strand of my hair behind my ear, fighting against the upcoming wind.“What a view. Who the hell would leave such a beauty all by herself?”I chuckle as I face the blonde sunny boy who is trying to hit on me. “My companion was just called for urgent business, so… there is no need to worry about me.”“Aaah.” He flashes me his pearly whites, tilting his head at me. “What a lucky companion.”Mirroring his smile, I turn to walk away, making him shout after me. “Hey, you didn’t even tell me your name.”“I’m sure you will be fine, even without it.”I step into the warm banquet hall and smile as I find Arawn standing in the corner. As soon as I have reached him with fa
Last Updated : 2024-02-11Game With The Mafia King 51
NerthusAs my heart seems to stand still, my thoughts run wild. The panic of me embarrassing Arawn in such an event wafts through me like a tsunami as the thought didn’t even pass my mind.And then it hits me.The mayor’s office! How could I even retort to someone who works on the mayor’s staff?“Gemma?” Just as I’m about to utter some stupid excuse, Arawn’s amused question reaches me.Looking up at him mortified, I pray that my voice would not sound too shaky.Just what the hell has become of me?! “Don’t you like it?”He hums, tapping his finger on his lips. “I guess I would like that one less than Rachel but certainly better than Aria.”Gasping over-dramatically, it feels like a huge stone is being lift from my chest. “What do you have against Aria?”He shrugs as
Last Updated : 2024-02-12Game With The Mafia King 52
NerthusWe stay quietly watching Harvey and Jensen, as the creep is called, bicker about nonsense. Emily is laughing cutely while I try not to collapse under the burning gaze of Arawn.It feels like hours have passed as the elevator finally arrives. Emily takes advantage of the new established proximity and leans onto me.“Amber, right?” She says with a big smile, and I nod.“It’s so nice to have an actual girl with me here.” Leaning in, she shields her mouth with her hand, “You know, rather than just the hostess.”Oh, babes, if you knew. Her eyes sparkle amazed as she looks at me cutely. “Yeah! I’m looking forward to seeing this round.”“Oh, you won’t be disappointed.” She says in a boasting tone, and giggles. “I hope you like cocktails.”“Actually, I love them.” I smile at her, clenching my clutch and she squeals lightly. “Perfect, then.”Clearing my throat, I try not to blend out her listing her favorite ones as I do my best to withstand Arawn’s angry gaze.What did I ever do to y
Last Updated : 2024-02-14Game With The Mafia King 53
Arawn “I’m out.” Bernard grunts, throwing his cards onto the table.And I grin before taking in all the chips lying on the table. “Bad luck, Bernie.”“So, we are all going to just ignore the elephant in the room?” Jensen snorts, but I don’t react to it. Throwing my cards his way.“Just deal another hand, Jensen. Stop bitching around.”Collecting the cards with a scoff, he starts riffling them reluctantly.“What elephant?” Bernard asks, his cigar between his teeth.“He is probably talking about the girl, Bernie.” Harvey says with a slight gr
Last Updated : 2024-02-15Game With The Mafia King 54
Nerthus “What’s wrong?” I ask as soon as he sets his eyes on me.He puts his hands in his pockets, looking at me as if I was a stupid cockroach he is about to crush.“Arawn, what’s wrong?”“Why should there be anything wrong?”And we are back with questions instead of answers. “Your eyes,” I gulp, sliding forward to sit on the edge of the couch. “It’s been a bit since you looked at me like that.”“Look at you how?” He asks me, his angered gaze looking right through me.“With disgust,” I whisper. He doesn’t react to it, and just stays silent, watching me intently.Forcing a smile, I set down my drink and get up to my feet. “Did you lose?”He scoffs, looking to his side before looking back at me. “Why would that matter?”“It doesn’t.” I answer, shrugging.“You can’t take any other clients.” His growl causes my skin to cover in goosebumps, and I keep myself from caressing my arm.“I know.” I say, tilting my head at him.He steps closer to me, his hands still in his pockets. “And no dat
Last Updated : 2024-02-16Game With The Mafia King 55
Nerthus As I open the door to the staircases and run down the stairs, a hulk of a man stands in my way, forcing me to step back and close the door.What a cheat! Turning around, I see Arawn smirking at me, and I press myself against the cold material of the door, as he steps closer. He wraps a strand of my hair around his finger as he chuckles, “You are not very good at it, right?”“Not really.”I gulp as he lowers his voice, his husky whisper rumbling through me. “What a shame.”Even before I can escape him, he grabs me, pulling me back to his front. I shout from the top of my lungs to have him put me down but even with all the trashing, he carries me down the hallway with apparently no effort.“Parker! No! Let me go!”He just chuckles as he unlocks a door at the other end of the hallway, pushing me into a suit. As I lose my balance and fall on the floor, Arawn has nothing better to do than to get on me with an annoying smirk.He pins me down effortlessly, causing me to stop trashi
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Lenore Her high-pitched giggles sound like razor blades in my ears as my gaze is fixed on the huge diamond sparkling on her finger. “Well, you will surely understand, right?” Jason asks with a stupid grin as he shoves the hand of his new fiancée under my nose. “We weren’t compatible anyway.” I force up a smile, caressing my arms as I hug myself against the cold. “Of course, you are so cute together.” “Thank you so much,” Gina squeals in her fake happy voice, putting her hand on her chest. “It was so important for me that you would understand.” This scene is so telling. Also, because I’m standing in the open, freezing to death in my cute dress while the snowflakes fall on me, sticking to my hair and melting into my already freezing skin.My best friend and my ex-boyfriend, on the other hand, are standing beneath the roof of the entrance to his house, smiling at me like it’s about to be Christmas.And luckily it is. I gave the best days of my life to this man, my high-school love,
Game With The Mafia King Extra Chapter - The Wedding
Danny “Is this thing on?” I clear my throat as I tap on the microphone, smiling uncomfortably. “Hey everyone.” The guests are staring up at me and I squirm on my feet as I push out a deep breath. I have never spoken in front of so many people and my throat feels raspy. “As my brother asked me to be his best man, I felt honored, but the first thing I asked him was, ‘Don’t you have any friends?’” A low chuckle goes through the crowd, and I wet my lips with my tongue. “Of course, I know that he has a lot of friends, but he wanted me as his brother to do it. And thank God, Bernie was not too offended about it to help me with the planning of the bachelor party.” “Hear, hear!” Bernard lifts his glass, cheering loudly, getting other guests to join him. I play with my notes, my nervousness increasing as I feel my throat close. “Well, the bachelor party was great. Sorry, Amber, but there were a lot of beautiful girls.” Amber laughs, the diamond pins holding up her hair sparkling in th
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Arawn“This is not fair! You can’t treat me like this.” Amanda screams at the top of her lungs, making me close my eyes exhausted.“Well, why don’t you go ahead and sue me?”Her theatrical gasp must cost her so much air that I’m surprised she doesn’t faint.“I hate you!” She screams even louder. “I never want to see you ever again!”So dramatic.It has been quite a while and I still struggle to adjust to this ‘love topic’.All because of that woman.Fifteen years have passed since I asked Nerthus to be my wife, and claimed she just said yes because of her job.I might have her punished for this.But she made me pay severely anyway.“Well, what a shame that you are stuck with me, isn’t it, Amanda?”“I hate you! I hate you!”Groaning, I pinch the bridge of my nose. “You keep repeating yourself. We already figured it out that far, didn’t we, my love?”The shrill scream that she is used to producing during her tantrums risks bursting my eardrums.Well, my fucking fault for thinking I coul
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NerthusMy birthday was more than memorable. Especially because after getting proposed to by the love of my life, I got to party my entry into a new life-year with my friends. I drank way too much, fearing I would have spoiled my chance of a tasty breakfast. “I’m out!” I hear Danny shout before the door slams close. Groaning, I fight myself out of bed, desperately needing a cup of coffee. As I reach the kitchen, a strange sensation rises in me. I notice that there is no staff around whatsoever. Not even the usual bodyguard is scurrying around my feet and I guess that Danny left with Goldie to go to the dog school, making the house awfully silent. I tie my morning gown tighter around my waist, concentrating on refilling the water tank of my coffee machine. My heart drops as I hear footsteps nearing, but I don’t turn around. Pressing the button to get the coffee to start flowing, I ignore my body shivering in anticipation as Arawn puts his hands on the counter, caging me in. “I
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Nerthus - Six months later I take a sip of my coffee, hugging my denim jacket closer as I watch the children run around the statue of Alice in Wonderland. Thinking about how my life has changed in the last year, I nearly can’t believe my luck and I push down the urge to ask myself how I deserved this kind of life. So many things have happened in these six months and it is just crazy how I’m just living my days with a partner in crime, an adopted boy and a stolen dog. As they had liquidated my uncle’s and aunt’s assets, and as they couldn’t get hold of my cousin, I got nominated as their heir. First, I didn’t want to have nothing to do with it, but with Arawn’s and Danny’s support, I got to the house where I lived before I came to New York and we searched for something that I would want to keep before he arranged for the clean-up and the sale of the house. Naturally, I didn’t want to keep anything. But as we searched the house, Danny found a hidden safe where there were various docu
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Nerthus It takes my lungs a few seconds to fill with enough air to push out a horrified scream. But it actually feels like it takes an eternity. Lizzy looks at us with a blank look before she sinks to the floor, collapsing in her own pool of blood. Arawn steps towards her with his gun still pointed and picks her gun up. “Are you alright?” he asks in our direction as he pushes the gun into the belt in the back of his pants. Danny nods, exhaling a deep breath, and I loop my arm around his, hugging him closer. “Let’s sit down. Shall we?” He slumps to the ground nearly immediately, tearing me with him. Nodding once again, he lets his shoulders slump and I turn my head to watch Arawn crouch down before me. Cupping my chin gently, he turns my head to inspect my face. “The ambulance is already on its way. I called Detective Ramirez. Are you feeling well enough to wait for them? Or shall I drive you to the ER?” “I’m fine,” I say, my voice nearly failing me as sobs rise in my throat.
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Nerthus The first thing I feel as I wake up is the cold surface I’m lying on. Turning my head to the side, I wait for my sight to focus while I notice that I can’t move. I seem to be constricted by ropes that are tying me to the table and I suddenly feel like I can’t breathe. My clothes are missing, my body shaking as I’m only dressed in my lingerie and I dread the moment when we will find out why we are in this shitty situation. My panic is crushing my throat, my breathing getting heavy as I try to pull at the ropes constricting me on the shiny surface. Checking the room, I see Danny lying next to me. He is bound to a table as well but seems to be still knocked out, and for a moment, I’m glad as I couldn’t take his desperation which would be adding to my panic. The gas must have been inducted into the room on purpose to knock us out and I fight hard not to faint at the thought. I groan, turning my head to the other side as I hope it will reduce the pulsating pain in my skull.
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Nerthus “Get him off me!” I scream pushing the dead body from me but failing miserably. Danny scurries around him a few times before he decides on what to do and how to get hold of the body the best way. With a groan, he pushes him off me, making me take a deep breath. “Oh, my God.” He remains standing, staring at the dead man with a void look while I drag myself over the ground to get to the gun he had kicked out of my hand. “Are you alright?” I ask as I sit up with a pained groan, and Danny nods. Laying the gun into my lap, I massage my hand as I take another deep breath. “I think he might broke my hand too.” Sighing, I look up while I let my shoulders slump. I watch Danny while my desperation still streams through me, and I can’t seem to be able to push it down. I know exactly that there is more where he came from. Danny has his gaze still directed to the dead man, his look is flowing into the void, and I gulp as I think about how I must get him out of this dark place as s
