“He was chosen. Right from the moment that he was born as my father’s first son,” Hayden corrected. “Oh…I see…” I mumbled. I guess you could put it that way. “How do you think the next heir will be chosen after our generation?” Hayden asked. Is he referring to the next heir that will take over after either him or Harvey? “Well, it’s got to be either your first son or Harvey’s first son depending on who succeeds the boss, right?” I asked after some thought. If the first son rule applied, then that would probably be how it would go down. “Half correct,” Hayden said before his eyes snapped opened. I watched as the bright blue spheres of his eyes glanced over in my direction and then he grinned a little at me. “Half?” I asked, curiously. What did I get wrong? “Succession is kept in only one line of the family. So, either, the next boss takes over first before he has a son. Then when he has children, the first son will become his heir. However, if the next boss hasn’t taken over
“Hayden…what do you want to do?” I asked bluntly. “About?” he asked as if he was playing innocent. “All this. What do you want to do…with your future?” I inquired as my eyes pleaded desperately for him to answer my question. I knew that he hated his job because he told me so himself. However, does that necessarily mean that he still wanted Harvey to take over? If Harvey decides to take over, what will happen to Hayden? “I don’t know. I haven’t decided,” Hayden replied without any struggle. Had he been thinking about this for a long time already? Probably. What surprised me more than the fact that he seemed to be so at ease about it was the fact that he didn’t seem at all bothered about not knowing what he wanted. “But you’ve thought about it, right?” I asked softly. I felt like if I pushed him too hard, he would escape and sink back into his shell without ever coming out. If that happened, then I would be locked out again and I would never get any answers from him. I bit my lo
“You’re here again?” Hayden asked lazily when he walked in through the door. “What’s up with that reaction? I’m about to marry your brother and this is how you treat me?” Amelia asked with a look of disbelief on her face. “You’re not married to him yet. Stop turning up to our house so often…” Hayden muttered. “Don’t talk like you come back here so often…” Amelia snapped lightly at him. “Good night…” Hayden mumbled as he walked right past her. “Wait! Hayden…” Amelia quickly called after him. “What?” Hayden asked without turning around. “Can we…talk?” she asked in a small voice. “Alone…with you? No, thank you. I don’t want my brother blowing my head off…” Hayden replied without hesitation. “What’s up with that reaction? What do you see me as?” Amelia snapped as she came to stand right in front of Hayden. “Someone who asked me to sleep with her the first time that we met?” he replied with ease. “Can you forget about that please? Just forget about it!” she wailed although she k
“Seems like you had a good life…” Hayden commented dryly. “It wasn’t bad. Then I met Harvey, and everything changed. He changed me or maybe he made me want to change. Now that we’re getting married soon, I just keep thinking of our future together and the more I think the more that I worry. I know it doesn’t make much sense because I was arranged to marry another gangster boss before. Maybe it’s because I love Harvey so much that I’m worried about everything. Marrying him. Living with the Torex gang. Having children. Making sure that our children will be safe...” Amelia continued explaining. “Well, I can’t pretend to understand what you’re thinking but I guess it’s not wrong for you to feel worried,” Hayden replied. “Thank you…” Amelia said as she looked straight at Hayden. “For what?” he asked. “For…listening…” she replied with a small smile. “Sure…” Hayden murmured. …Hayden had a faraway look in his eyes when he was done with his story. Although he didn’t tell me directly wh
Slowly, my mind started to recall the various questions that Harvey had asked me about what I wanted. Back then, I didn’t know that my future was at least partly dependent on the decision that he would make. My brain suffered from information overload, and I wasn’t sure how to respond. On the other hand, I could feel that Hayden no longer wanted to discuss this. “Where are you going?” I asked when he stood up. “I don’t know,” he replied like he really had no idea. I stood up to follow him, but he turned around and gave me a smile that looked very strained and depressing. “Good night…” I said softly. With that, I watched as Hayden walked out of his room. I had no idea where he was headed, and I wondered if he knew that himself. However, it was clear that Hayden wanted to be alone. He probably needed time to think, and time wasn’t an indefinite resource to us. After the door closed behind Hayden and I was left all alone in his large living room, I sank back down onto the sofa, and
I shouldn’t go, after all. Hayden would kill me if he found out and I didn’t want to get into another argument with him. “If he finds out…” Harvey said before he giggled like a little boy. “I don’t know. Maybe I shouldn’t go. I can’t go without getting Hayden’s permission first…he’ll be mad, and I don’t want him to worry either,” I said, having made up my mind. “I see. Then let’s do that,” Harvey said as he nodded in understanding. Do what?Harvey pulled out his phone before tapping at the screen and then he placed his phone next to his ear. He’s not doing what I think he is doing, is he? My eyes widened in pure disbelief at what I was seeing. Before I could find my tongue and words to protest or stop him, the line connected.“Hayden! Yup, it’s me…your dear brother,” Harvey said enthusiastically through the phone. How can he sound so carefree about this?“Don’t be so cold towards your dear brother, please. Oh, right. I was calling to let you know that I’m going out and I’ve deci
“I see. Is that what you wanted to talk about?” Harvey asked as if he had expected this all along. “Hayden told me that time is running out. In less than a month, if she doesn’t wake up…” I said before my words trailed off as my eyes travelled to the figure sleeping peacefully on her bed. “I’ll let her go. Her body probably won’t last much longer either…” Harvey said passively. He’ll let her go as in. He’ll pull the plug and let her…“It’s ok, Malissa…” Harvey said before he smiled a soft and gentle smile at me. In that moment, I had no idea why I was the one being comforted when it was Harvey who was about to lose his fiancée…forever. “If only she would wake up…” I mumbled very softly to myself. I quickly noticed that that doesn’t solve our immediate problem. The timeline doesn’t line up. The deal expires in around a month while I had to give the boss my answer in 6 days. What should I do? Suddenly it seemed like everyone was just figuring out a way to buy more time. “What are
“Haha…you can’t be serious right now,” I muttered before I rolled my eyes at him. “Actually, I’m pretty serious right now. If you tell me that you want to marry Hayden and live a peaceful life with him away from this dangerous and dark world, I might just leave my brother in your capable hands,” Harvey said and although his tone was light, I could sense that he was being very serious.Was that really an option?It seemed too good to be true. I could marry Hayden and live a peaceful life somewhere away from the mafia? Really? “You sound like a fairy godmother or something. This is too good to be true…” I replied as I kept my eyes on Harvey. “Do you want to? Marry Hayden and live a peaceful life with him,” Harvey asked again. “I would like that…” I replied honestly. “What if that wasn’t possible? If you had to choose between never seeing Hayden again and marrying him as the next boss of Torex, what would you choose?” Harvey asked. This was starting to sound like some logic test, a
I was sure that Hayden knew something, but he wasn’t willing to tell me about it. What is he keeping a secret from me? “Tell me, Hayden…” I pleaded as I reached out my hand and shook his shoulder Hayden smiled as he shook his head at me. His lips remained firmly close even if his blue eyes did return to my face. “You can figure it out yourself,” Hayden finally said.“That’s not an answer at all!” I launched my complaint right away.“Not all questions have answers. You know that much, right?” Hayden replied with a careless shrug of his shoulders. “Hayden…” I called out his name in disappointment as my brows drew together in a frown. “Just go to sleep, my curious princess…” Hayden said.His large hand landed on the top of my head before he started patting it. My attention immediately got absorbed into his blue eyes as he stared deeply into my eyes. I felt like there were many complex emotions swimming around in the depth of Hayden’s eyes. His eyes were truly beautiful, and I probab
"Wow…your pussy is drenched, Malissa…” Hayden said in a sexy drawl. I spread my legs wider apart when I felt his cock at my entrance. Hayden wasted no time in thrusting his thick shaft into my wet tunnel. My hips bucked and my hips thrusted upwards to welcome his cock inside of me. Hayden began moving his hips immediately, thrusting his cock in and out of my pussy hole. I was so wet and the lewd wet squelching sounds of his cock beating into my wetness was the proof of that. The lewd sounds of cock messing up my wet insides turned me on so much along with our passionate moans and cries of pleasure. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he continued to give it to me fast and hard. The pleasure was so intense that I dug my fingernails into his back before I started clawing at it for temporary relief. “It feels so hot inside you. Your pussy is sucking in my cock…” Hayden groaned on top of me.“Ahh! So deep!” I cried out as his thrusting intensified. His cock felt hot inside of me too
“Ahh! So deep…Hayden…Ahhh!” I screamed when he thrusted his cock all the way into my cunt in a single thrust. It hurts…but it feels so good…His sudden and forceful entrance stretched my opening before his massive length and thickness filled my entire love tunnel up. It hurts a little at first but as my pussy began clenching and adjusting to his shape and size, the pain slowly subsided and what was left in its place was a pleasure so fulfilling that it made me moan his name. My pussy clenched wildly around his hot rod before Hayden pulled his cock out of my hole completely.I felt him position himself at my entrance again before he rammed his love stick deeper and harder into my went cunt. He growled softly from behind me as his hips began moving. His cock pounded repeatedly into my wet pussy hole. Over and over again, he rammed his cock into me. Each thrust felt deeper and more forceful than the one before. My hips began moving, thrusting backwards and lifting to meet his animalisti
His finger captured my hardened nipples between them before he started twirling them around. Jolts of pleasure invaded my body from where he was teasing my nipples playfully. I moaned before biting on my lower lip as Hayden buried his face into the side of my neck. His lips placed small teasing kisses along the side of my neck before he began sucking on my skin quite loudly. All the while, his hand proceeded to massage and pump my breasts roughly. I cried out at the endless waves of pleasure that coursed through my body. I felt the heat of his hard and naked body against my back as I leaned back against him while thrusting my chest forward. Hayden played with my breasts a little more before his hand slid down the curves of my body to my waist and then the sides of my hips. He thrusted his hips forward a little and I felt his hardness grinding against my buttocks. His cock was already so hard, and I could tell that he was already very turned on too. The hardness of his cock hitting ag
I giggled softly to myself at how obedient the children were in Hayden’s presence. Hayden was quite strict with the children although I knew that he loved them very much. It was probably because he cared for them very much that he was extremely strict on them and their upbringing. In a way, the children were a little scared of Hayden. I didn’t blame them at all because I knew well that Hayden could be very scary at times.“When you’re done, Lilly will take you upstairs to your rooms. Make sure to brush your teeth and wash your face properly,” Hayden instructed curtly.“Yes, Daddy…” the two mumbled in unison.That was the standard response that our kids would give when Hayden used that tone of voice with them. It was a great thing to have such obedient children, but I also hoped that they wouldn’t feel too tense around Hayden. Usually, Hayden wasn’t stern with the children. However, when he gave them instructions, they needed to follow it to the letter.“Please come with me…” Lilly, on
Although we had not been actively telling our children about their relationship with the mafia, it wasn’t like we thought that we could hide it. As a result, we never bothered to hide it. We let them learn through their relationship with the boss, Harris, Luka and even other members of the senior management of the gang.Although our family was no where close to being a standard and normal one, we were extremely happy to be together. Harvey, Amelia, the boss, and everyone else were always supportive of our family and what we wanted to do. Hayden and Harvey remained close even though Hayden no longer helped out with the gang’s business anymore.…If I had to choose, I would say that the family that I managed to build with Hayden is my greatest life achievement thus far. However, that didn’t mean that I didn’t have other achievements to be proud of in my life especially when it came to my career as an artist.“We would like to award our amazing artist friend, Malissa, for her outstanding
“Hi…” the boys said with clear disinterest. Harris and Andrew looked up at me with cold eyes while I plastered a smile on my face. These two kids were clearly told about the specifics of their family business from such a young age without leaving out any details about what was expected of them when they grew older. Harvey was heartless when it came to training up his boys into the ideal next bosses of the gang. Although the boys were still young, they already had a cold and calculating attitude.“Are you heading back now?” Amelia asked. Unlike me who was busy with my career as an artist and running my art gallery business, Amelia was a full-time mum. I didn’t envy her at all, she had her hands full just dealing with her two boys and not to mention dealing with Harvey as well. Amelia was always surrounded by a large team of bodyguards, and I bet she spent more time with them than with Harvey. Despite her burdensome life of being the new boss’s wife, she seemed quite used to everythin
**6 years later**“Wow…you came back pretty early today…” I said while cocking my head slightly to the side in wonder.With his busy schedule for the week, I hadn’t expected him to turn up at my gallery early in the afternoon. “Things wrapped up pretty well at the hospital today so I thought that we could go pick up the kids together for a change,” Hayden replied with a smile. “Perfect timing. Now that you mention it, we should head out now or we’re going to be late…” I said as I started grabbing my things.I turned to flash him a bright smile. Honestly, I was thrilled that he could spare some time to pick up the kids together today. Hayden was still busy with his work at the hospitals as ever and the fact that the numbers of hospitals in his network has grown over the years did not help make him any less busy. That being said, my career as an artist and gallery owner had also flourished handsomely which meant that he wasn’t the only one who had gotten busier. Layering taking care o
“You’re not going to eat? Are you and the baby not hungry?” Hayden asked from across the table. I doubt anyone could get hungry when faced with this kind of food. However, I couldn’t bring myself to tell Hayden that after all the effort that he put in to ensure the best food for me and the baby. “I’m not that hungry but I’ll eat…” I replied before forcing a smile. “Do you want me to feed you?” Hayden asked. “Umm…no. There’s no need for you to do that,” I refused while trying to maintain my smile. “The food looks and tastes bad, doesn’t it?” Hayden asked but it didn’t really feel like a question. I guess he did realize it after all. There’s no point in lying about it now so I just nodded at my head in response. “You should have told me. I can fire the chef or get the nutritionist to change something to make it more palatable,” Hayden said as he stared at me from across the table. “I just didn’t want to burden you with something like this. Plus, I guess it isn’t that bad when I