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Chapter Eighty-Nine
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Instead of saying anything I raise my left hand which I’ve being trying not to bring attention to all afternoon “surprise!”
“Fuck, fuck. Baby girl, is that what I think it is?” Lydia gasped. Holding one hand to her chest,
I nod my head, biting my lips to withhold my smile.
“You’re engaged!” Lydia shouts. Slamming her pals on the table, thankfully she doesn’t knock over anything.
“Look closer babe, there’s two of them. It’s a sealed deal” Chloe says.
I nod again.
Lydia screams. Loudly.
Chole and I shushed her at the same time. I look around as the restaurant’s patrons eyed us thanks to her, God, shoes so embarrassing. I give them sympathetic looks.
“yeah, i got married” i tell them finally.
“wow. Wow. Why didn’t you tell us? When? How even? You didn’t even tell us you had a man” Lydia sputters.
“Trust me, it came as a surprise to me as well” turning to Chloe i see a soft smile gra
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I get home late, later than I know is expected of a married woman but the girls and I went shopping the went to the salon to get our nails done then we had dinner in a cute little Chinese restaurant. Maybe I should have declined their invitations to have dinner together but we hadn’t been in contact for so long thanks to me, and I just felt like I owed them my time, we had fun though. Mad fun. Just before I dropped them off at their hotel Chloe had hugged me saying “I’m mad that crazy cousin of yours got to be in your bridesmaids and I didn’t” “I hardly even noticed her. I promise” I had replied jokingly. Hugging her as tightly as I could.
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*** I don’t stay long withEva, only staying long enough to help her sort out some documentsthencomplained I hada head ache so I can leave early, when I get back, Maria meets me with a list of food fortonight’sdinner wanting my input, I tell her to proceedhow evershe wants, she does have more experience than me in thisaspect. My feet take me upstairs, I only wait longenoughto kick off my shoes before falling in bed. I don’t set an alarm, I don’t need one, I knowMariawill come wake me up if I oversleep to help me prepare for dinner. I just empty my mind and sleep. Its fifteen past five when Iwakeup.I noticeIhave two missed call fromChloeand a text, I leave it unopened.iexfoliat and have a long hot shower. I dry off slowly taking my time to squeezeout exces
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What is she doing on my chair? I want to laugh out loud but I’m too annoyed. The seat to Nikos’s right is often taken by Vincent, as his right hand andconsigiler. His left is taken by Matteo or Mr.Gercoduring Sunday dinners because they’re usually discussing the family business or sports or other manly things that I don’t need to be a part of, so I tend to seat a few chairs down with Tommy those times. But most nights when we have dinner as a family, I sit at his side, his left is mine by right. She’s either trying to act clueless or being downright disrespectful. Guest or no, she’s was born in the family like me, she knows the rules. No one else seems to find it weird, just keeps the conversation going. Hmm. I’m distracted by achrippingsound from my pocket. I continue moving into the room, Fishing out my phone, I see that I have a text from Lydia and the sticker she sent me. Smiling softly, Imessage her a reply,
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A blank look covers his face, making his thoughts unreadable “She’s not my lover” “Don’t give me that bullshit. I never took you for a liar. Don’t give me that crap about you two being old friends either. She doesn’t see you as a friend or a business partner. I’ve eyes you know. She’s not even hiding it. Giving you bedroom eyes over dinner. Practically inviting you to her bed just moments ago?”I asked, unable to hide my disgust.
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*** I fell asleep on the couch last night, I tried calling Niko a number of times last night, I didn’t know what I would say to him, that I’m sorry? That I’m just jealous that his ex is hanging around the house? I don’t even know why I’m being so irrational about this. This isn’t like me, but his line went straight to voice mail so I gave up.He came back during the night though,I remember being wrapped in his arms as he carried me to the bed.“Niko, you came back” I mummered sleepily. He doesn’t say anything, I wasn’t expecting him to, Niko communicates more with silence than words, if he isn’t saying anything to me it’s probably because he doesn’t have anything to say to me. He just undressed and laid down.Sleep claims me a moment later. When I wake up Niko is gone and I feel like shit. But I decide not to dwell on that. I might be going off the handle because Niko is making me feel th
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He looks calm when I see him, sitting on a couch his legs crossed and looking at something on his iPad. “Niko?”I clasp my hands in front of. “Do you want to get yourself killed, sneaking away from your guards?” He doesn’t look up as he speaks, his eyes never leaving his iPad. “We had a deal and you have gone against it repeatedly, you’re no longer allowed out of the house” he says calmly.
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MAFIA RULES Epilogue I
My uncle was right, everything will change from now on, the Grecos, Mendoza, and the Oriente arms of the New York Families are no more. Though we weren't particularly friendly with the other two, it wasn't required for the business. The Greco’s however have always been closely allied with the Salvatores, it wasn’t because of that friendship that Julio was my father's right hand and his father before him, as capo it was my decision to choose my right hand, but for decades, that honor belonged to the Greco’s, until Julio fucked it up. With them gone, there is a gap, in the prominent families, and someone needs to take over for the business to run smoothly. As things settled, I just wanted some peace to be with my family, my children, I already missed so much. It was something I would never retreat, I kept them safe. I did what had to be done, even though it hadn't been my Knife in their throat or my orders. My actions lead to their deaths. And their deaths created a power vacuum, one
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**“We have to leave here, get to another safe house we don’t know who else- this place has been compromised” Arms wrapped under my arms trying to pull me away. I was staring blankly at the Man I'd grown so close with. I didn't know what to do.“We can’t leave him here” Tears spilled down my cheeks. “You think I want to leave him? He was like a father to me, but I have to protect you, he would want you to get to safety”“Miguel…”“Now Lola, Now." he shook me "We have to-“ a phone ringing cuts off the rest of his words. Miguel bends down and searches through Matteo’s jacket to retrieve his phone. I crawl back to him lifting his head into my lap, spatches of blood stained my jeans as I run my fingers through his hair. “Please Matteo open your eyes,” I begged softly.He couldn’t be gone. He felt warm despite the blood pooled on the ground beneath him, he couldn’t be gone. He couldn’t...“It’s Matteo…” I hear Miguel say to the other person on the phone “He’s gone” is all Miguel says
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I straightened at the sound of a car pulling closer. I know it isn’t Miguel as he’s in the next room, slowly tiptoeing to one of the windows and pushing back the curtains, “Lola don’t do that-“ “It’s Matteo” I gasped in recognition at the dark hair and family face of the man that exists the drive's seat. “It’s Matteo” I repeated “He’s here!” I announced as my heart began to race in my chest. “Stay here, stay down” Miguel ordered, as he headed to the door a gun in hand. I remained at the window, clutching my rounded belly with a shaky hand, the other fisted around the thick curtains as I tried to listen to their exchange. It went on for about half a minute but it was too long and then Miguel crossed back to the porch, he disappeared from my line of sight, and I moved to the door. The bottom of my oversized jeans dragged on the floor over my bare feet as I had left the zipper undone to accommodate my large bump. I’m standing behind the door when it opens and Miguel says “It’
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“That puta was whoring around dirtying the family line-“ she gurgles, choking as red spills from a thin line across her throat. A hand flew to her neck eyes wide in shock. No one was allowed to speak of that, I took pains in ensuring it remained that way. The consequences would be devastating. I look at the blade in my hand then swipe the napkin beside her tea set to wipe the little blood at the end. I turned around and came to a stop at the dark figure at the entrance. Fuck. “Is it true what she said?” I observe his stance, the pistol hanging loosely at his side, my brows furrowed as I tried to figure out how long he’s been standing there, how much he heard, I let out a sigh, “Tommy…” He sucked in a deep breath, his empty hand clenching into a shaky fist. “Did you know?” Tommy asked calmly. I grit my teeth and wipe the blade once more, then I return it to the sheath strapped to my wrist, soothing down my sleeves to keep it hidden. I turned to my brother fully and asked “Wh
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Bang! Bang! Bang!!! Gunshots sound as I make my way down the hall of an Italian-styled penthouse. The enemy tries to return fire, but they are quickly overwhelmed by my men. Martino Greco led me to Valentina's hideout like a mouse to the cheese. Pained grunts and shocked yells followed by the thuds of bodies heating the ground, and then quiet. Hmm. I walk in smooth strides past pools of blood, bodies littering the polished wooden floors noting the soldiers Valentina called from her mansion in Italy, I frown at the sight of a falcon tatted on one of the fallen men’s forearms, seems she hired some mercenaries also. Splendid. Last night Valentina sent her men to Mendoza and Orinete households while they slept and took them out in one swell move. It is why I can break in with little to no resistance, half of her man power is gone. Danilo inclined his chin at me then motioned up silently a gun in hand, corked and still at the ready. Chase and Emilio stand beside him each o
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I stared out the window on the ride back. Like the two times we’ve gone out, I remain in the car while he checks the property, when he signals all clear I open my door and move to the back to get the kids. Miguel goes around the other side and gets started on Angelo’s seat, he undoes the strap holding the child to the seat and then unhooks the chair fully so he can take it inside. “Want to tell me what happened at the clinic?” he questions as we walk. I shook my head nothing. “You don’t really expect me to believe that do you?” “What makes you think I did anything." “Excluding the fact that you looked guilty as hell when we got back, there’s a tear glued to your lashes" he pointed one end of his bottled water at me, "Why were you crying” We entered the cabin and I unstrapped the kids to let them run free. “I just needed to use the bathroom quickly” I paused helping Angelo to his feet. “I called him” I admitted. His expression remains unchanged. “You don’t seem surprised
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NIKO That evening I left using one of the hidden exist. There's a car parked under the bridge, I pull up behind it, leaving the engine still running as I look out the window, moments later a male form, wearing a black oversized coat blowing the wind takes long steps in my direction as far as his short legs can carry him, the side door opens and he drops down beside me, the smell of tobacco that follows him where ever he goes fills the car. I make no effort to his my frown. Excluding the fact that it was a shitty habit that kills the liver, I imagine it would make stealth impossible if they can smell you from a mile away. And I preferred to leave no traces, unless it was a warning that is. I have half the mind to ask him to exit my vehicle before he saturates it with his unpleasant smell but I need him tonight so I decided to play nice. “How did it go?” Martino Greco smacks his lips once, “Just as you expected boss, Maxim sent another offer, I did as you said while showing some
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LOLA I’ve been teaching my twins simple words and pointing out items around the house for them. I once read that kids need contact with other people and other kids to stimulate growth, and I’ve been doing what I can to fill that role. "Nana" Angel mumbled pointing at the banana when Miguel walked past eating a banana last night.It is also his favorite fruit. Micaela liked peaches.I also roped Miguel into watching some soap operas airing every evening with me so I’d have something to look forward to and someone to discuss with. Soap operas were always better when you had someone to discuss them with. He acts like he hates them but I swear he secretly enjoys them. He finds it hard to understand the motives of the main antagonists and often wonders why the ‘good guys’ give so many chances.No one is that inherently good. Miguel had said when the main female character got played for the fourth time in twenty episodes. It's plain stupidity. he added his two cents, I shook my head with
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NIKO -Months later... “Who can we count on?” Tommy asked his chin on his jaw. In front of me at the other side of the desk Matteo cleared his throat and the other turned to him, “Brenadi, Orisi, Ajello, the Sances are a given" he tips his head. With Chase one of my trusted enforcers the head of the Sances family, it was a given, I trusted him to keep his house in check, the others however, "The others will need more convincing" Matteo added voicing my exact thoughts. “That’s four out of twelve” Vincent grunted unable to hide his displeasure. “How can Valentina have eight over us, the bitch has been in Italy for almost three decades," Tommy growls. “Exactly, lots of families owe her favors, she ran this family before us with an iron fist and she never fully removed her claws while my brother was capo, that’s nearly four decades of loyalty from the New York families. "Enough time to amass a fortune's worth of secrets and debts to call in, moreover, a number of the men are too sca
