MARIUS’ POV: Knowing that Hazel is with our sons now is such an immense relief I’ve not felt in what feels like an eternity. I’m forever in debt to dad for helping us get through such situations. And I won’t waste all of his efforts. I will, not only win against the Giordannos, but become one of the wealthiest and influential in the world. With that, no one will dare to endanger my family ever again! Even though the Italian authorities coordinate with dad to save Hazel, they refuse to interfere with our affair against Le Distruzioni, citing the dangers it may cause to their own lives and their families. Some may not admit it, but I’m pretty sure they’re being paid to protect that gang’s interest too. Dad and I go our separate ways for now. He checks into a highly-secured hotel room, heavily-guarded by his bodyguards plus several Italian police officers, while I drive towards Adriano’s estate all by myself. As soon as I hop down my car, Adriano’s gang members quickly point their g
It’s either Adriano or I will be The Boss. It’s either he cleaves to his gang or I develop it into something none has ever seen before. Inside an abandoned warehouse just outside Venice, I wait for Adriano’s arrival. Knowing he’ll be with what remains of his lapdogs, I bring with me dad’s and my own bodyguards. “Are you sure about this, Marius?” dad asks, concern evident in his gaze. I, too, am not confident if the outcome of this will favor me. But I have to give it a shot. “It’s the only way to stop whoever dares to come at me and my family again,” I reply unyieldingly. “For as long as there are people who think they can do better than I am, my family will never be safe.” All the dangers brought to us by Carter, Pierce, Mei Zhou, many more others, and now Adriano are all sealed in my memory and will never be forgotten. And I won’t allow another one like them to exist. I ask dad to go back to his hotel room since I don’t want to put his life in danger on what may happen here.
Adriano’s body isn’t found. Even so, I’ve managed to achieve something significant; I dismantled Le Distruzioni. Only a few of them have escaped, but the majority are either killed or captured by my men. According to them, the Giordanno’s estate has a secret underground room where they’re having their meetings and hiding the lists of their illegal activities and businesses. After we raid the estate and steal the blueprints and booklets of their gang’s sources of income, I send Adriano and Francesca’s mother to a mental institution, and free the women who brand themselves as Adriano’s slaves.. “What are you planning with those pieces of information?” dad asks, a hint of concern in his tone. Without hesitation, I respond, “I’m gonna make them all mine.” I create a team of bodyguards, and we travel to Sierra Leone. I speak with the mayor of Koidu City, who doesn’t seem to be surprised to know about the illegal mining site where many are forced to do labor without proper equip
Adriano can’t easily do what he pleases anymore compared to before. He has no resources, and lost most of his lapdogs. Still, I must remain vigilant about his threats by doubling the numbers of our bodyguards, and sending some to search for him and kill him. After my meeting with the software programmers, I find Hazel in the living area with two visitors I’ve not seen before. I hate seeing strangers inside dad’s home. But of course, I can’t complain, coz it’s not my home. Hazel glances at me when I kiss her cheek, then notices my quite unwelcoming aura towards her visitors. She acts as professionally as she can, smiling while asking me to sit down beside her. “They’re the party planners I hired,” she says. My brow furrows in confusion. “What for?” Hazel’s jaw drops, and so do the party planners’. Then, a mix of embarrassment and guilt courses through me when Hazel clarifies what I’m missing. “It’s Archie’s first birthday on Sunday.” I can’t believe I’ve forgotten my own son’s
ADRIANO’S POV: Hazel’s face emerges in my mind as I m.asturbate. Pleasure explodes through my body, especially in my pelvic area when I reach my climax. Breathlessly, I murmur, “You’ll be mine again.” I shouldn’t have been nice to that woman! I don’t know why, but I’ve never given any woman I find attractive a free pass for a wild s.ex. She’s the first. Maybe that’s why I’m l.usting after her until now. I step out of the bathroom, and put on my suit. I next visit mom in her room. The mental institution where Marius brought her refused to discharge her, but I insisted since I can’t let Marius decide her and my fate. Ever since Hazel has escaped, mom has become even worse than she was before. And I’m forced to have her tied up in her bed. I kiss her on the cheek, but she doesn’t dare glance at me. Her face is so pale, her eyes very swollen. “I’ll bring Francesca back to you soon. I promise,” I whisper, before heading towards the room downstairs where the remaining of my gang m
HAZEL'S POV: Every day Marius is growing more and more distant from us. And it’s making me scared and frustrated. I can’t take away from him his desperation to protect us from another danger. But, I don’t think him becoming so powerful and wealthy is the key to protecting us. Carter, Pierce, and Adriano are extremely wealthy and powerful, but look what happened to them. We all outsmarted them. “Marius, I’m gonna head to the office for the launch of my new cosmetic products. Can you play with Sammy and Archie while I’m gone?” I ask in an attempt to separate him from his online business meetings, which have been going on since this morning. He nods, but his attention is still glued to whoever he’s talking to in his laptop. He doesn’t even make an effort to pause to kiss me goodbye. “I love you,” I whisper. He glances at me and smiles, but without whispering back, “I love you too.” I'm being very patient and understanding. But, I know this can’t last forever. So somehow, Marius
My head throbs, my eyes swell, and my heart aches. Marius and I have never really stepped away from living in a land mimes. Every wrong move… boom! It’s either we’ll lose something and now, someone very significant to us. Mourners attend papa’s funeral, but I don’t have the strength to face any of them. They offer words of comfort, but none of them feels anything to me, since they can’t undo what happened. I’m sitting at a corner, gazing at papa’s coffin, when Marius and the detective approach me. “Based on our initial investigation, the sniper positioned himself at the rooftop of Zitan Hotel, which is about three kilometers from Mr. Albert Montgomery’s mansion,” the detective says. “The hotel’s CCTV recordings show that the sniper uses the fire exit stairs to get to the rooftop. He’s around six feet with a great physique, but his face is concealed with a mask.” “Is there any information that an Italian man named Adriano Giordanno is now in this country?” I ask. “None so far,”
No amount of safety precautions and preparations can tear down an evil soul. That’s why the best option to save my innocent sons is to bend down against Adriano’s will.The thought of dirtying my hands with my own husband’s blood makes my heart shatter. But, the thought of my sons dying in the hands of a brutal man is just way more unbearable and unacceptable. I find Marius in our bedroom, dabbing a soaked cotton onto the cuts and bruises on his face. As much as I don’t wanna show I’m affected by what I did to him earlier, I can’t help but to take the cotton from his hand and clean his face with it myself. “No apologies?” he teases, trying to lighten up the atmosphere. With a heavy heart, I reply, “I’ll do something worse than this. You don’t have to forgive me, but I hope that you’ll understand.” Marius looks at me with sadness, but doesn’t say a word. “I must kill you, Marius. Then I must give up my freedom to Adriano. In that way, he won’t dare touch our sons,” I add, burst