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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
Rico. Nothing in my life has ever made me emotional like I am feeling right now. The girl on my lap means everything to me. She is so precious and I would turn the whole world upside down if I were to lose her. If what Kay says is true, then I will have to protect her with my life. The thought of her being pregnant for me makes my eyes itch. I fucking feel like crying. "It's just a guess, Rico. We have to confirm it first" Kay breaks my trance and only then, do I lift my eyes from Mia. I love her, men. I love her so fucking much. "Well, I can relate brother. Sandra used to have weird mood swings when she was pregnant, and she sure ate a lot" Dante laughs and I can't help but smile a little. I will not mind her mood swings at all. I will be the most patient man to exist." Don't give him false hope just yet, he kept the girl up all night. What if she is just tired? " Diego says and I glare at him. What does he know about women?Idiot. "Fuck" Mia whispers squinting her eyes open.
1 year later. Mia successfully gave birth to her two kids, Adriano Moreno and Arianna Moreno. Her relationship with Rico is still intact and her fears never came true because Rico proved to be the best partner and father to their kids. They decided to wait until Mia completed her dream mansion at the beach before getting married. Regarding the gold Maxim was after, Mia sold everything and distributed the money to the girls working in her strip club. Mia wanted to give them freedom and the girls accepted her help and moved away to start over. Matt graduated from high school and joined college through a scholarship. As promised, Carl changed and learned to help his wife to take care of their baby. Miraculously, Kay got pregnant again but this time, she willingly wanted a second baby. Fabio and Marcus continued with the businesses while maintaining peace between the two families. Dante and Diego moved in with Marcus as his second in command. Dante reunited with Sandra and his so
Rico. The girls don't even flinch, they continue with their dance each one of them skipping the body. On the stage, a huge ethereal chair is brought. It's the same chair she was sitting on in that ring but instead of a queen, it has a tag King. It only takes a moment to realize the dead body is Maxim's. Shit. The music suddenly stops and Mia takes the Mic. "Thank you, ladies, for the great entertainment. I hope our guests enjoyed it, right?" She says and the crowd howls, clapping and demanding a repeat. Mia chuckles and walks down to Maxim's body. It's alarming how the crowd is composed even with a dead body among them. I guess this is why only the mafia was invited. She motions to one of the girls who crouches down and pulls a ring from Maxim's middle finger. Mia eyes the ring with a smirk and turns towards the stage. "Once again, you made me proud, Fabio" She smiles at the man and he returns the smile lifting his glass of wine towards her. So, this was the plan. While she ente
Rico. The long-awaited party is finally here and I have never seen Mia so happy since I met her. She has been bubbly since Maxim signed those papers. The girl kept me up all night talking about what she was going to wear to the party, the plans for the future, and more relevant and irrelevant stuff, not that I am complaining. As soon as the clock ticked 6 am, she dashed out of bed and I had to shout after her to be careful. As the man of the house, I need to wake up even though I didn't blink the whole night. I don't bother putting on a shirt as I walk out of the room to go after her. "Do you have a date?" I hear her voice from the kitchen and I follow it. "Yes, baby. Two" Diego answers and I sigh sitting on the counter. Looks like Diego is the only one around and he is already cooking. "Give me more pancakes and eggs, and I will arrange for two hot girls to give you a lap dance. Who knows where that dance can lead" Mia whispers, and I hold myself from laughing. Of course that's D
Rico. We are led to a huge room on the second floor that I never knew existed. A conference room. There are a few people already sitting including Fabio, Alessio, and the infamous Nikolai. "Where is Mia?" Fabio enquires, expectantly looking behind us " Maxim will be here any minute from now" He adds and I nod, pulling out my phone. Mia picks up on the first ring and her pretty voice speaks up making me happy. "Rico" She murmurs, "Are you coming yet? Fabio says Maxim is already here""Urg, Fabio again. A girl needs her time, Rico. It's men's job to wait" She chuckles and I slightly smile. So she is doing this on purpose. "Take your time, baby, I love you" I turn to Fabio and find him scowling at me. "What?" I shrug with a chuckle. "Thank you for helping, Rico" He sarcastically mumbles, and I turn to Alessio who is frantically typing away on his laptop. "Sup, friend?" I say, gently bumping his shoulder. "You owe me drinks, Rico. Friends don't forget friends" He stops typing
'Rico. "How is Mia?" Mum eagerly asks whisking eggs. "She is, okay," I answer with a slight smile. I woke up early to surprise her with breakfast in bed. My mum being the best, was already up and offered to help me. I pour the freshly squeezed orange juice into a glass and set it on a tray. "I am so proud of you, Rico, seeing you care this much for Mia makes me feel at ease. We have come a long way, baby, promise one thing?" Mother turns to me and palms my cheeks. She has unshed tears in her eyes and I wonder if I did wrong. "Anything, mum" I assure with a nod. "Baby, promise me you will never take advantage of that girl. You should never treat her the way your dad treated me. She is carrying our babies son, be careful with her, yeah?." Her voice breaks and I deeply furrow my brows. Why in hell will I do that? "Hey, mum of course. You know I will never lay my hand on her" I frantically shake my head in refusal. I can't imagine doing that. "She is your responsibility, Rico. She o
Mia. I sadly sigh after listening to their conversation. Men think just because they have muscles and all, they are invincible. Why don't they go after Maxim and see what happens? Even the guy I love doesn't trust me. Pff. Thank God I have Fabio. "Do you need a place to sleep or are you returning home?" I rejoin Alessio and Nicole. He wanted to say hi to Rico, only to find him in the middle of doubting my decisions. "It's too crowded here, bunny. We will be back in the morning if that's okay with you" Alessio mumbles, throwing his heavy arm on my shoulder. What do these guys eat?"It's okay, I think I should call it a day too," I say imagining myself in those soft and warm covers. "How are you holding up? A lot has happened..." When his eyes sadden, I quickly shake my head understanding where his mind is going. My bitchy mother. "I am fine Alessio, there was no other way out" I glance at Nicole and slightly smile. She must still be upset that I killed her brother. "Okay, you t
Rico. "Is this how you treat, Kay?" I turn to Carlos the moment Mia leaves the room. "No. Of course not, Rico. It's just I am trying but sometimes that baby keeps crying and it's tiring you know" Carl defensively gets up and approaches me. "Don't you care that she gets tired too? She was crying for fuck sake" I whisper yell so as not to wake up the baby. "I feel bad about it, okay? That's why I am going to talk to her" Carl instantly pulls his shirt to join his wife in the bathroom but I quickly hand over his son to him. "That can wait, at least tuck your son to sleep first. I support her leaving for the two days. Don't dump all the responsibility on your wife" I whisper feeling so disappointed. I never knew this was how he behaved. "You will help me, right? I mean, if she goes to her dad's""Sadly, no, brother. In case it escaped your mind, I have a pregnant woman who needs as much care as the baby in your arms" I shake my head walking out of my guestroom. My brother is a lot o
Mia. "Mum, I am hungry" I whine hugging her from behind and she chuckles. Rico's mother loves it when I address her as Mum. This also means she will give me a whole lot of food. I must be carrying two hungry men in my stomach. "I know, honey. I can tell" She stretches her hand to grab a plate and I pull away to give her space. This woman can cook. The sight of the fried chicken makes my mouth water. So brown and delicious. The aroma doesn't lie. "Here" She hands me a plate full of chicken and I don't waste any more seconds. I moan at the first bite, so spicy and crunchy. Goodness! It's like an orgasm in my mouth. "Go take a sit" She gently pushes me forward and I nod walking to the living room where Rico and his friends are sitting. I silently sit on Rico's welcoming lap and once again, their whispering stops. From how the guys are staring at me, I can tell they are silently gossiping about my eating habits in their heads, and it makes me self-conscious. " Did I do something wrong
Mia. I chuckle at the sight of Sean. Miracles do happen after all. After betraying me, he came back only to pretend nothing happened. To make matters worse, he is actively drinking and laughing with everyone. "Is that...? " Neera follows my gaze and I nod. Such people need to be eliminated instantly. Traitors are a very lethal poison."Yes, it's Sean. You want to keep your job, right?" I face her and she quickly nods. " Good. Bring me his head and you will be greatly rewarded" The playfulness from earlier is completely wiped from my face and so is Neera. I think at this point, I need to be smart enough to get Maxim. As they say, when the leader is gone, the puppets won't be there anymore. Maxim's people will keep coming all day and all night."I will help, beautiful" Ed follows Neera and I walk into the house in search of Fabio. It doesn't take me long to find him. He, Carl, Rico, and Marcus are sitting together and they appear to be in a deep conversation. They instantly stop