HARPERWith every step, I felt angry with myself. Why am I just silent? Why do I think cornered, right? Am I serious about this game?Harper, wake up. This is just a marriage on paper. Mattia and I have no ties that make me feel fully responsible for this relationship—a fake relationship with a mutually beneficial agreement."What are you doing here?" Italian accent that sounds familiar to my ears. I changed my sitting position and hugged my knees."I should be the one asking. Why are you still here? Aren't you guys going to dinner?" I answered wearily."What the hell is that?" he seethed."What is it? What?" I knit my eyebrows."I'm asking you, baby girl! The rule is after I ask you a question, you have to answer it, not reply to me with another question.I clenched my fists, holding my mood steady. Can someone understand? I'm a pregnant woman, and I'm trying desperately to control my feelings."Alright, just ask whatever you want to ask, but tomorrow! I'm tired now!""You haven't wo
I was a little disturbed by Harper's words. Her way of saying this is about how much self-esteem she has as a good woman. But it's not me if I have to have sympathy for her. I felt responsible for treating her heart when I carried her to the room. So, I feel like I'll be fine tomorrow."What's on your mind, Son?" my mother asked. She opened up a conversation in between our dinner."Nothing, Mama!" I answered.I raised my head again, looking at them all. We sat on a circle of benches. The only thing that made me feel unfamiliar was Lucia's presence."How did you come here, Lucia? I thought you were busy with your career as a model!" I said. It's been a long time since I last communicated with Lucia.We never spoke to each other, but I always watched her. Hire my men to monitor Lucia's activities in my home country."Mama asked her to come! Last time, someone caused trouble with her, so Lucia was asked to rest by her agency for a few weeks. That's why I was worried about her condition,
I'm not a morning person. I rushed out of the room, avoiding Mattia. But what a beautiful morning it was when I met Lucia. As a fellow woman, I understand the meaning of Lucia's eyes very well.There is still love between them. That's what I caught."Just clean up first, then go to the dining table to have breakfast with the others," said Mattia, standing at the door.Sometimes, Mattia's body scent can be different at any time. Our breaths met each other when my eyes were in sync with his. I smelled a musky scent from his body, sometimes a damp ocean scent, and last night. I think I smell the scent of rain from Mattia.Maybe because he was lying next to me, my sense of smell unconsciously picked up a new scent."I just want to have breakfast in my room!" I replied"You don't want to respect my family? I told you, we have to…""Didn't you hear what your ex-girlfriend just said? Or do you want to pretend you didn't hear?" I repliedMattia wet his lower lip and stood straight with a flat
"What the hell? She's a terrible woman. Luckily, we were able to find you," said Gio, following us.I was confused; they came alone without Harper. Before I could ask, Giovanna had already let go of her annoyance. Her breath became ragged, and she stomped her feet on the ground. "I'm really angry now!" she screamed.Gio is expressive about everything. That's why sometimes, she can't control the words that come out of her mouth. It doesn't matter if someone will be offended or not. For her, it is important to express what she feels."Where's Harper?" I asked calmly."You're still asking about her? You don't care what she did to us, Mattia?""What do you mean, Gio? Where are the toys…. I mean, sister-in-law". Alessio almost said his nickname to Harper was like my new toy. That's how he called Harper."At first, she wanted the apple at the end of the branch just because the color of the apple was bright. She asked me to climb upstairs because she was pregnant. She said to use her shoes t
HARPERI found myself in the middle of the forest outside my area. Of course, I couldn't shift into my wolf form, even if I wanted to. The circumstances around here limit me, especially since I'm pregnant.There are many boundaries that I have to maintain; I even feel that during pregnancy, my body seems to change quite a lot. My energy, even my mood."My feet are swollen!" I contacted Agnes via my mind link. I left my cell phone at home and couldn't contact Mattia at all.I wondered whether they had left me on purpose or had simply forgotten me."Are you sure you don't want me to come pick you up?" Agnes replied"It's okay! I will be fine!" that's what I remember. Convincing myself that everything is still within my reach.My feet easily get sore, and even my baby seems to be starting to feel my anxiety. This wasn't right, but I still forced myself to move and got home. I was shocked to see the horses were already in their stalls."Oh my gosh, it turns out Mattia is home!" I grumbled
MATTIAMy horse is mahogany colored. It usually disagrees with new people. When I took Harper with me, my horse accepted it. So, I think Harper is not a dangerous person.But why do I hear her cunning attitude like this?"Daddy?" I was shocked to meet my father. I knew he intended to talk to me.What Harper said to my mother was a mistake. I'm not interested in explaining everything to Harper, but my mother? My mother's past regarding this family could be better. I can say my mother never considered us a Mafia family. She had bad memories of this."Your mother cried when she came back to the room! I asked, but she didn't explain! So Giovanna explained everything to me," he said.We sat in the lounge room. But if it were just me and my father in this room, important conversations would only end between us. My father wouldn't let anyone else know what we talked about, including our family."For a long time, I have maintained family traditions. Our organization is my family, but you are
HARPER"What on earth, Mabel? You? You suddenly brought me here." I was silent at the gate of Orazio's special farm.My eyes combed the view of the farm from left to right, noticing horse pens, chickens, and ducks. Not far away, in a different place, there was a pig and cow pen, and I thought it was deer or sheep. I'm still trying to figure that out."Mr Mattia asked me to bring you here as a form of you having to serve your sentence," she replied"Punishment? For something I didn't do!" I protested, even though I had already told Mabel about what happened in the forest. I just don't understand. Why don't they believe me?Am I doing something wrong? Or have they hated me since I came to this place? Mattia offered me this marriage contract, which I accepted because I wanted to take advantage of it.Technically, we leverage each other. It doesn't matter if they don't like me, and it's okay if they don't accept me. But if they make things difficult for me like this, I actually feel like
MATTIARocco welcomed me at base camp. A special place a bit far from the main road. I use this place as a gathering location for my people. I provide all the facilities they need to have fun."Where is he?" I askedLucia was standing next to me. She glanced in various directions, assessing the atmosphere in this place. Because everyone here was male, the room was a bit stuffy and had a strong smell of alcohol at several points."This way, I've tied him up in the interrogation room!" Rocco replied.Touching Lucia's shoulder and ensuring she was okay, "Hey, if you're uncomfortable being here, you should just wait for me in the car.""Do I look uncomfortable?""I'm just saying if you're uncomfortable!""And I'm fine!" she smiled back. Instead, she turned her head gracefully, stepping ahead of me. "Where is the interrogation room? I want to visit there," she said.The name of the core member I captured was Alex. He's a fucking bastard trying to play tricks on my business. Smuggling drugs