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Rico. "Do you still have doubts about Mia?" Dante's angry voice sounds above me and I try to open my eyes but it seems impossible. My body feels like it's pressed down with a tremendous force. No matter how hard I try to move it, it proves fruitless. I can hear their voices but I can't react in any way. Did they do something to her? She promised she wouldn't leave me but I can't feel her presence. Did she leave me again? "He just offered Mia a million dollars to make her stay away from Rico," Fabio says and anger surges in me. I have to make a move before they drive her away. They want to make her more angry. Dante chuckles in mockery, "You are not serious, are you? Do you think Maxim, a ruthless Russian drug lord will be after a girl worth a million dollars? I knew you were ignorant Marcus, but haven't you seen the cars she drives, the security around her? Believe it or not, It will only require a snap of her fingers to have your head. Don't let your stupidity land you in troubl
Rico. My parched throat makes it impossible for me to sleep any longer. So, I wake up to seek something to soothe it. The beauty in my arms is sound asleep and tightly clutching on my body. With a gentle kiss on her head, I carefully untangle myself from her, trying not to wake her up. The medicines lessened the pain but I still feel soreness in the affected areas. Getting up from the bed, I slowly trudge to the door only to meet my brother on the other side. It appears as though he was about to open the door. "What are you doing out of the bed?" He harshly whispers, peeping into our room. "I am thirsty, and fucking hungry" I bypass him and he quickly follows. "Damn Rico, you should have called me. You are not in good shape to be walking around like this" Carl points at my wrapped stomach and I ignore him. "I am not so fragile you know, I have seen worse" Maybe I should have put on a shirt before coming out. "If I were you though, I would have used this moment to your advantage
Mia. Days have passed since the shootout, and Rico is faring well so far. The wounds are not fully healed and as stubborn as he is, he refuses to stay at home. My mother hasn't recovered either. Her state has not improved one bit. She is stuck in a damn coma. I want to see how she will behave when she wakes up. Everyone around me advises me to stay away from her, but since I am a considerate person, I am waiting to see if she will change or not. Who knows? Maybe her behavior was being forced on her by my grandfather. Rico and I decided to know everything about each other as we had agreed the day we were going for Massimo. So, today, Rico will take me to every place he owns, and after I do the same, we will finalize the day with a date. All I can say is that I am impressed by Rico's effort. All the clubs we have visited are top-notch. I am glad he is not involved in the mafia businesses anymore. This means when I finally step down, we won't have enemies knocking on our door like ri
Mia The light mood I had earlier just died. Here I thought my mum would at least consider the fact that I rescued her. Was it a ploy to get my attention? Maybe she was only pretending or her torment was staged. Why else would she still work for the man who almost killed her and once again betrayed her own daughter? Now I wish she remained dead. I had mourned for her long enough anyway. I hand back the phone and nod at the guy in thanks. Now, I will have people following me around like royalty. Where is the freedom in that? " Is everything okay?" Rico whispers when I walk back to him. He warily stares at the group behind me and back to me. I know I won't be able to hide anything from him. At least he deserves to know what's up and maybe then, he will be able to watch out for himself. "For now, Yes. I will fill you in when we go on that date" My mind goes back to the woman lying in my guestroom. Good thing I have people guarding the door. Who knows if she would sneak out and attac
Mia. "Mia wait" I slide down my window and look at Diego who seems to be out of breath. " Were you just leaving without saying hi? Dante is inside and so is everyone we would like you to meet. Everyone is eager to meet our boss girl" He glances at Rico and I do the same. I am so angry right now. The only destination I have in mind is my guest room. I am itching to grab that bitch by her hair and drag her to the swimming pool and drown the hell out of her. But staring at Rico's calm face, I understand how unfair I am. Today was supposed to be our day together and from what Diego just said, makes me realize he had alerted his friends of my visitation. How can I be so inconsiderate of his feelings? I know Rico won't object to my decisions. That's why he silently got in the car when I told him we were going back home. He has been entirely living in my world and I have never given his world a chance. Fuck, now my heart is aching with guilt. "I will bring her some other time Diego, te
Rico. "Is he okay?" Neera asks immediately Mia hangs up and she nods with a deep sigh. I know she wants to go home but she thinks I won't be okay with it. As much as I want her here, I desperately want this Maxim to be taken care of. That is the only way we will be able to move around freely without a target on our backs or emergency phone calls. "Baby, let's go handle this first. You can always meet my boys" I hate the sight of unshed tears in her eyes. Mia is currently biting on her lip so hard and I know she is doing that to stop herself from crying. I will never put this kind of a burden on my kids. I silently pull her to my chest for comfort and she quickly holds me as if she desperately was waiting for that. As I expected, she doesn't cry even when the tears are on the brink of her eyes. She wants to appear strong in front of her subordinates and I hate it. "I am coming along," Diego says rushing out of the elevator and I don't stop him. "More than fifty of my men are down
Mia. "Rico.. " I call out patting the spot beside me only to realize it is already cold. Opening my eyes, I look around the well-lit room and sigh. Great, I overslept again. I sit up on the big bed and tiredly rub my eyes. Yesterday after the funeral, Nikolai called and advised me not to go after My grandfather just yet. He said we needed a good plan before walking to the lion's den. So, Rico once again, suggested that I spend the night with him but waking up this morning, I am disappointed to find myself in bed alone.After a short shower, I rummage through the side of my closet for something comfy to wear. For some reason, I am feeling a little bit tired this morning, so working out is out of the equation. After putting on an oversized yellow sweater with white knee socks, I trudge down the stairs but halt when I see him. Marcus is sitting alone in the living room and I wonder whether I should go ahead or turn back. Where the hell is Rico? He must be in the gym since it's stil
Rico. I stare down at the crying girl and wonder what is happening. I have known Mia for a long time now and this is the first time I have seen this side. Apart from the numerous foods she wants me to prepare, I haven't seen her eat ice cream. Let alone cry for a chocolate bar in front of everyone. It's unlike her. I wordlessly wipe her tears and glare at Dante. The table is full of ice creams and chocolate bars, but why is she crying over one? "He hates me" she sniffles, burying her face in my chest, and for the first time, I am rendered speechless. I helplessly hold her and motion for everyone to get out. "Look at me, sweetheart" I glance at Mia's face and frown at her red swollen eyes. "He doesn't hate you, he is just hungry and he didn't know they belonged to you" I coo kissing her head."But you bought them for me" She whispers after a couple of hiccups. "I will beat him up and buy you more. How does that sound? " I worriedly whisper and just like that, the crying girl ins