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Mafia’s Contract: Tormented III Chapter 38
"If you want the beautiful moments to shine, you have to contrast that with dark and gruesome moments. That’s the way life is." – Tony DiTerlizziJORDAN POVThe present held a precious fake charm in my heart, but that didn't mean I couldn't see the disaster that loomed over the horizon waiting to befall my future. Or maybe I was still perplexed by the life I was suddenly forced to leave. I didn't know what prompted my decision on a whim that I was going to join Melody on another wicked adventure of making the world bleed. The previous one was still as fresh as a day in my brain, and I honestly don't know whether I had the guts to stomach what was going to happen next.But still, here I was, surrounded by dark grey leather couches that spread outward. The mahogany tables were mounted to the floor expertly. a white rug ran the length of the aisle, from the main door ahead of me, down to the mahogany door by the end of the cabin. The light fixtures were dimmed, casting a soft and warm gl
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"I believe that a good man does bad with good intentions. But does a bad man do bad with no intentions? Or good with bad intentions?" – Jean AntunezMELODY POVMy ears popped on the descent, and I woke up from a deep slumberish haze of running in the darkness.A warm hand rubbed my back comfortably, easing the tension of the unconscious world from my mind and stilling me to reality before lush, soft lips placed a soft kiss on my forehead. I must have fallen asleep listening to Dante and Jordan's endless wrangling. The two men were inclined on driving me crazy with their unfounded fights over nothing. Literally nothing. And if Jordan hadn't actually mentioned it, I would have not realized that Dante kind of hated him. Okay, maybe hate is a strong word, but Dante couldn't stand the thought of Jordan, and that alone was entirely up to Jordan. I refused to believe that whatever discord they had was tied down to Jordan being engaged to me.My man's stubbornness was the only thing that was
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"Light always needs a source of energy, darkness does not need a source of energy. Therefore, darkness will always beat the light. One day when light disappears the darkness will prevail." --Smash HitsMELODY POV"What role will I play in taking down the bad boy trafficker?" Jordan asked before throwing another small pebble into the water. We watched in silence as the tiny stone fractured the surface of the water, creating big waves as it skated on the moonlit surface before settling with a tiny pop. The blackness under the sparkling surface swallowed it whole without mercy, stealing it from our sight and dragging it to the world of the unknown that lay beneath the pitch blackness. The waves slowly died and I found myself wondering if my life was like that tiny pebble, or if I was the darkness lurking beneath the sparkling glamour I put up front. I have terrorized enough lives in my years of living, so the darkness was probably the only thing that could define me."Melody?" Jordan's vo
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"Twilight – a time of pause when nature changes her guard. All living things would fade and die from too much light or too much dark if twilight were not. "– Howard ThurmanMELODY POVMy mind couldn't seem to register anything going on around me. Things were either moving too fast, or my mind was lagging behind at a tortoise-on-morphine pace. But my senses were on hyper-alert, and there was this annoying voice screaming in my head constantly, tweeting incoherent nonsense that echoed all around my brain.Everywhere my eyes landed was nothing but thick redness that covered my brainpower like a heavy cloak, and the only thing keeping me on solid ground was Jordarn's hand on my lower back. The heat leaking from his palm alone was a whole living thing, and sense and clarity were its symptoms of liveliness.My stomach flipped and turned, unease settling on my shoulders with a crushing weight.I felt it in my bones and in the air around me, and the voice in my head concurred with dripping awa
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"When you’re surrounded by a world of constant lies, manipulation, and deceit, that dark energy is bound to seep into you eventually." – Jeffrey Bowyer-ChapmanMELODY POVA cold whisper washed down my spine as Jordan picked me up from where I was curled on the floor. Without breaking a sweat, he spun me around, and butterflies floated in my belly with an echo when his eyes connected with mine. With the back of his hand, he wiped the bitter, salty rivulets off my cheeks and the pool underneath my chin.A familiar presence burned my back, and I tilted my head to find Laylah with a white leather coat clutched in her hands. She held it up for me and I silently slipped my hands into it before tying a suffocating knot on my front, then eased a stilling breath into my lungs.Silence stretched on the tide of time, fear screaming louder than the rapid breathing that surrounded the room. There was a foreign coldness that lurked and hung on the ceiling like a dark cloud. Like a presence from ano
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"The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence." - Rabindranath TagoreJORDAN POVThere was something about her. I am talking about my girl. She was the flat definition of evil and nightmare; a thin cross between world reckless and hearts on sleeves. Those were the few things I could come up with at the moment, yet I knew what she smelled like... Like home to me. I also knew how she tasted like, and how her traitorous body submitted to mine, betraying her. So in conclusion, my girl was many things. Yet I could think about how awesome she was in everything she did.I loved how my presence alone seemed to ruffle her perfectly refined feathers. How she hated handing over control yet it came so easy when I demanded. The little sounds she made in the back of her throat when she was lost in thought.But what happened today showed me the greater side of her that she didn't show to many. Yes, it s
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"If a man is dumb, someone is going to get the best of him, so why not you? If you don't, you're as dumb as he is." - Arnold Rothstein.MELODY POVI sat in the middle of the bed dressed in nothing but Jordan's fresh dress shirt. I would have absolutely loved to dawn the one he wore today; if it weren't for the fact that he drenched it in the shower after he found me in an ice bath. Honestly, my man needed to master the calm the fuck down skills before he got us all killed. The remote controller felt like a brick in my palm as I flipped through channels, in search of something that would kill time as I waited for him. But the channels were filled with stupid rom-com, and I wasn't the typical kind of girl who'd sit down and watch that crap.I was about to throw the tiny device across the room when it finally landed on a channel that had something worthy to watch.Right on the screen were two news anchors, one female, and one male. Beneath their seated forms was a red belt with big blac
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"It takes many stepping stones you know, for a man to rise. None can do it unaided” ~ Joe BonannoMELODY POV -My mind ran amok with a thousand thoughts.One of them being everything that Jordan said to me last night. A part of me knew I have been quite unfair to him, wanting to rope him down and not letting him spread his wings fully while he was meant to fly high with the eagles. But in my defense, I was used to shouldering my own shit that it felt unreal to have someone who was willing to carry the whole burden with me. It has always been Melody against the world. Yes, I had three baddest fathers and an army of men who'd lay their lives on the line for me, but the responsibility that came with governing that army and protecting it was a deadly weight on my shoulders.And if we were to be quite honest, we'd come to the conclusion that my guy wasn't quite ripe for the life he had to live with me. Yes, he was there, but not fully there with the savage dogs I had at my beck and call.M
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