DANTE "Dante what do you say about shipping the goods towards the Middle East instead? And the demand for Opium is rather high in south America. They are ravenous wolves. How do you cope in having your drugs pass smoothly with no hassle?" Valentine inquired from me, leaning his hands on the table."You make a good point. I have men situated at the boarders of Brazil by guyana to the east, Uruguay to the south and Bolivia to the south west. Marcello oversees the distribution of crystal methamphetamine all the way down to Argentina and also new Mexico. Stefano and his underbosses oversee the distribution of our drugs all across Europe to America and plus the politicians and those dick heads sitting in the embassy are on my payroll. My drugs go in easily without a hassle" I meticulously explained to Valentine. He seemed pleased with me and on his lips wore a malicious smile."And the distribution of the ammunitions?" He prod.I was about shedding light on that when I heard a distin
ALINA My eyes slowly peeled open to meet the parallel rays of the sunlight that creeped into my room through the wide apart curtains. I rolled over to the other side of the bed and stretched my body lazily before fully regaining my consciousness. I slowly laid up, trying to establish how I got home as my vision adjusted to fall upon my room. Last thing I remembered was being at the function with Dante, watching him greet and address literally everybody every now and then and now I'm seeing myself in my room and it's morning. How did time move so fast?Instantly, a hangover struck me and my head ached, causing me to hiss and put a hand over my forehead. It then fully dawned me on my last night activities. I had gotten so heavily drunk and Dante had taken us out for pizza.Did Dante actaully do that? I questioned myself to make sure it was real and not just in my imaginations. How could dante catch me drunk and decide to take me out instead of punishing me?Certainly that
ALINA My tremor ignited on seeing Dante angrily stump out of his car. Multiple sweat beads formed on my skin and the air around us suddenly felt too tight to breathe in.Dante was so hot under his collar. His eyes seethed with exasperation and a blaze of indignation burned furiously within him.The look in his eyes were threatening. I had never seen it before. The muscles in his jaw clenched and unclenched. His fist were balled up so tight I could swear his knuckles were turning white. His demeanour spoke off raw anger. Raw, bloody and threatening anger. Flashing both of us an icy glare, he took predatorial steps towards us.My heart was already swimming in my stomach. "Uhm Theodore...I..I..you should be going now please" I stuttered in my speech with quivering lips, noticing Dante was furiously approaching us."Why? The man is your boss right?" He inquired, not wanting to leave. The next minute, my terrified orbs fell on two muscular men coming out of Dante's car, traili
ALINA Silence hung in the air. It was heavy, deadly and suffocating. I sometimes had to remind myself to breathe as we drove.My heart beat was so erratic that I literally felt it could pop right out of my chest any moment I took multiple glances at Dante's sharp profile as he sat away from me. He was brooding with raw, bloody anger. I could feel and see it. He was murderous.His lips were pulled to a scowl and his brows were wrinkled coupled with his fists clenched.Oh God! I wailed within me.In the boot laid a half dead and thoroughly beaten up Theodore.He would die soon if he wasn't given adequate and instant medical care.And likely so would I because Dante was breathing hail and brimstones. He was quiet through out the ride. Not a single word did he utter to me and it wasn't a good sign.I was expecting him to lash out at me but he kept mute.How could I watch him kill a young promising man like Theodore all because he thinks he is trying to snatch me from him? Where did
ALINA Lightening flashed across the stark dark sky, the wind becoming violent and turbulent with each passing nano second, swaying trees in its direction. Though it was dark, I could vividly see that the sky was overcast with stormy clouds. Thunder rumbled in such a ferocious manner every now and then as lightening lit up the sky. I laid on my bed, cuddled myself up like a ball and reminisced about my memories with Theodore. It was four weeks already since that gory incident took place.And Dante made sure to make my life a living hell. It seemed his hatred for me soared beyound all heights and now just looking at my face got him so inflamed with rage.I had endured a lot and I still am. If it wasn't telling me to stand under running cold water, it was starving me of food or locking me up for days in my room, hurling fowl words at me, humiliating me in front of his guards and visitors or threatening to shoot me. Dante never for once raised his hands to hit me or punch m
ALINA "What are you doing there staring like an idiot!? Won't you set the dining table?!" Dante barked at me which got me both shuddering and jerking. I pondorously dragged my feet and walked towards him."Alina were you born deaf or you just want to be deaf?!" Dante frothed. I opened my mouth my speak but was cut short by one of Dante's men, Luca."Dante you need to be taken back to the hospital. You are bleading too much. For once don't be stubborn" Luca advised, frustration in his tone. Dante shot him dagger glares and hissed in pain."Alina get out of here. I'm being as calm as I can" Dante faced me, his voice gravelly low. "Dante you are bleeding so badly. Why don't you want to get treated?" I inquired, my brows deeply creased. Dante pressed his lips together and let out a pained howl as he shut his eyes tight. I approached him further and stretched my hand, my fingers grazing his soaked up shirt."What do you think you are doing?" Dante aggressively asked, snappin
DANTE I stared at my injured arm through the vertical mirror in my bathroom, reminiscing about yesterday's event. I was in a hall attenting to different high classed politicians and mafia men when I felt a piercing sting of pain in my arm. Though no sound was heard but immedetialy, I felt a liquid soaking my cloth. My eyes darted to my arm in an instant and I saw that the liquid was spreading, tainting every area and more especially it was scarlet red. It was then the pain really shot through me like lightening bolt and my knees buckled to the ground. I was shot by a silencer. It seems the shooter must have targeted my chest but it got into my arm instead.Some of my men flanked around me in the blink of an eye, racing to get an ambulance, while the majority had their guns drawn out for blood as they ran outside the hall. The shooter was uncovered in a nearby underground tunnel but the bloody mother fucker still escaped. He shot one of my capos in the arm, Fabio, thereb
ALINA It was evident in his eyes. His body and the aura I felt was pure hatred for me. He fucking rudely asked me what I wanted when I am here trying to help him and he is being so selfish and such a dick with the way he talks. I stared at Dante in blank amazement, tongue tied and lost for words. Silence interluded the atmosphere briefly as I stared at Dante."Cut the bloody act bitch! I am not buying it gattina. Why did you call a doctor for me? Why are you trying to help me?!"Dante growled at me. What in heavens name has come over Dante?Does he really think all these is just a farcade show of concern? Wow. I can't believe Dante seriously sees me as a suspect in his shooting incident.I mean I was literally home all through. The man totally cut of all means of communication I could make to my family and my father never bothered to even check up on me. The hell!I stared at Dante in disbelief before my face became masked in pure vexation and I marched up to him. Sta
Two years LaterALINA I sat with Dante on the bed, the bed we both had laid on for more than two years. He flashed me a concerned stare and I gave him a soft smile. In my hands held a paper which my eyes repeatedly looked at, trying to comprehend what I just read in the paper.It was a DNA report proving that I and Enzo were indeed related. Enzo was my blood brother. My elder brother.Honestly I am beyond shocked.Like what the fuck!?"How do you feel baby?" Dante nudged my shoulder with his.I sighed and took in breath. "I don't know what to even say. I'm speechless honestly. Like a part of me feels so happy that I found my family and yet another part of me is uhm shocked as hell. Like how did they let me go? Why did I get missing and away from family? Did they try searching for me? Do they miss me?" My questions were endless.After the incidents that took place two years ago and the revelation that I wasn't Russian, Dante had taken it upon himself to find my true family. I hon
ALINA "Careful Dante....no put your legs that way..no no don't apply to much pressure on your legs.." I pestered Dante as if he were toddler learning his first step. Dante groaned and sighed as we walked up the stairs leading to our room.I and Dante had just come back from a meeting with Nikolia's daughters. Dante had ordered them to leave America with immediate effect and keep away from I and him. He looked so murderous whilst speaking to them that they cowered beneath his dagger stares.They dared not counter his orders.Like loyal dogs, the two sisters agreed to Dante's conditions.Finally, that phase of my life was over and now I'll start a brand new one with Dante by my side. "I am fine Alina. It's been close to a month already. I can walk. I am not a baby ok" Dante shot me his perfect boyish grin and I rolled my eyes at him."Well you are still my baby sweetheart. You left the hospital a week ago Dante. Allow me to take care of you" I obliged as we trailed slowly up the st
ALINA "Dante will be fine. He won't die. He will be perfectly fine" I paced to and fro, wandering aimlessly around the hospital's corridor whilst repeating those words to myself in assurance that Dante would be fine.If I didn't say those words to myself repeatedly, I would not be able to breathe. Reminding myself of the hope of Dante being fine aided me in my breathing and reduced my erratic heart beat.It has been more than ten hours since we left Nikolia's home.I was worried as hell on the questions we would recieve in the hospital concerning Dante's gun wounds but Enzo told me that the Morelli's had private hospitals ran by mafia capos scattered all around the globe so nobody would interrogate us and we wouldn't have any legal records of whatever we did.It calmed me down a little but still, my fear soared to immeasurable heights on getting to the hospital.Dante had been in the Intensive care unit for so long and anxiety was eating me away slowly.The doctors won't let me s
ALINA"Dante!" I shrieked out, softly dragging him to lay on my thighs as the wet pool of his blood streamed around us."I-I am s-so-sorry A-ali-na f-for eve-ry--thing" Dante struggled for air, tears trickling down his eyes as I knelt beside him."Don't say that please Dante. I hold no grudge against you" I smiled admist my tears, but my features gave way to an even greater wailing. My heart, my entire senses, every cell in me was shutting down watching life seep out of Dante. My dress and hands were soaked with his blood which got me releasing higher ear splitting cries. My heart had a million drums in it and my throat tightened the more. I could barely even speak as I sobbed defeatedly on him. I could only quiver, my lips unable to form correct sentences with the rain drops still splattering on both of us."Dante please...." I finally found my voice, grasping on to one of his hand. "Y-you l-love me r-r-r-right?" Dante whispered breathlessly.I nodded vigorously."Yes Dante. I l
Like a movie, everything happened in slow motion to Alina.Fear soared in the air, overwhelming tensions and anxiety creating the ambience. Alina had her eyes filled with both fear, terror and relief on seeing Dante. She was hell scared but looking at Dante gave her comfort and strength. He was doing all he could to save her and the life of her unborn baby.But her heart was palpitating, her pulse rising to tremendous heights. Nikolia was trying to use her to get to Dante. She was the bait and he was the catch. She knew he wouldn't let Nikolia shoot her so the only alternative he had was to submit himself in.Alina couldn't let that happen. She couldn't stand and watch Dante sacrifice his life and mafia.Her heart broke into a million pieces as she saw the helplessness in his features. So she took a very drastic step that could cost her life.She could see the apprehension in his emerald orbs. He was warning her not to take an impulsive action. But Alina couldn't stand and wat
DANTE The ride to Nikolia's home felt like an entire century. My anxiety and anger boiled, tightening my chest and making it hard for me to focus on anything apart from Alina. My capos bickered unnecessary, rolling out plans endlessly but I couldn't even hear them.The only thing I could hear was the heavy thumping of my heart which seemed to resound in my ear, blocking out all other sounds.Nikolia gave me just twenty four hours to come meet him and hell was I ready to face that bloody motherfucker. Threatening me is one thing but kidnapping Alina and turning her into his punching bag is something I can't tolerate.I'll never tolerate it.I already feel like a big fool and an idiot for turning against Alina. I'm really trying to redeem myself.I fear Alina hates me already. Fuck.My mind is in turmoil.Whenever it comes to Alina, I go blank and nothing seems to make sense.I just want to go rescue her. I had no time to plan out a formation of men. The only thing I did was to make s
DANTE Everywhere was dead silent, the only sound being made was my shoes which paced around the tiled floors of my office. My anger was rising with each nano second and a bomb was ticking in my head. My sleeves were folded up to arms length and my shirt had a few buttons loose."Dante can you just relax for a moment?" Luca suggested. Luca, Enzo and Fabio were with me in my office, watching my sanity drain out with each passing moment.I snapped my heated orbs to face him. "I should relax?" I rhetorically asked, walking over to him."That bitch, that whore escaped and you are saying I should relax!?" I boomed, my Adams apple gobbling.It has been three fucking days since Alina escaped and I had not gotten any information about her whereabouts.It is like she just disappeared into thin air. I wanted to find her and bring her back so I can melt out my anger on her. She can't escape from me so easily.Luca sighed and moved away from me."Atleast you've found the maids. So just re
ALINA I slowly opened my eyes which felt like they weighed the size of a dumbbell.For a split second, I forgot what had transpired through out these couple of days and expected to see myself all cuddled up in Dante's duvets. But slowly it dawned on me that I wasn't dreaming, I was living a freaking nightmare.The hot rays of the sunlight filled the entire rooom making me realise that I had definitely spent the night in here. I blinked my eyes repeatedly in a fit of panic trying to make out where I was but I ended up letting out a shriek as I accidentally fell to the floor. I howled in pain and caressed my elbows, slowly sitting up straight.I pivoted to check what I fell from. I had fallen from a wooden red couch.I began looking around this somehow distinct room I was laid in, taking in the surroundings. The room seemed so distinct, like I had been here before or seen it before. The walls were painted brown.I looked forward and spotted a huge wooden table and also a swer
Alina Once I had made it outside, I kept on running as fast as my legs could carry me. I was very weary and tired but the race for survival was one I couldn't give up on. I ran holding back my flood of tears. I had no idea where I was going neither did I carry a single thing with me. I looked like a mad and dirty woman that just escaped the mental asylum. But still, I ran so fast with the fear that Dante might just pop out from anywhere. My adrenaline filled me up and my heart beat increased tremendously. After a while of running down the long lonely road of this posh gated community, I approached civilisation and slowed down in my steps. I panted heavily and tried catching my breath as I walked. I noticed the odd stares I was getting from people. They were probably wondering why I looked so unkept and dirty but I didn't mind their curious orbs. I kept on walking frantically, zoning out anyone who tried to talk to me.I still wasn't safe. Hell this was still Dante's terr