***Two weeks after."I can't make food, I'm completely useless," I screamed for the third time today. I'm so frustrated, I have been on home arrest since my altercation with Zavi's dad and it's been two weeks with no sight of my boyfriend. Everyone had deserted me, Irene whom I thought to be useful was always sneaking out with an excuse that she can't be grounded with me. Zavi and Alec had gone on a business trip."How do I start now?." I screamed again. I saw Will walk past the kitchen and I shouted out of frustration and threw the kitchen knife into the sink. Will came back and looked at me."Get your shit together!!." He left before I could answer him, humming. He's such an ass.I grabbed my phone and dialed Zavi's number. It rang three times with no one answering. I called Alec.Alec picked at the second ring and before he could say something, I screamed, "If Zavi doesn't answer my calls this minute, i swear to god, I'll go out there and look for who to fuck!!." I screamed
Vanora Campbell.24 Nov.Oh my! I forgot what today was, it was my freaking birthday. I hadn't told anyone because it never crossed my mind. Last three years, I had my birthdays like normal days, and that was when I wasn't happy with myself. That was when I didn't care about anything in the world. The door busted open and Irene stepped in with Balloons. Alec followed with a cake.And lastly, Zavi and Will came in with boxes of gifts. "Happy birthday, Nora," Irene screamed, handing the balloons to me. I covered my mouth as I looked at them, perplexed."How did you know? they look so beautiful," I asked, rubbing my hands on the balloons. "Your boyfriend told us." She answered and I turned to look at Zavi. "I completely forgot, my baby. Aww, you guys are the best." Is there anything Zavi doesn't know?I look at him, "Thank you, baby." I mumbled and kissed his lips. "Let's open the gifts," Alec said, grabbing the boxes.Irene protested immediately, "No, Cake." She pushed the gift
"Zavi, can you explain to me why all of the clothes you ever bought for me are always revealing?." I was tearing apart my wardrobe, making a poor attempt of finding a decent dress to wear for our date. It's my birthday date not a slut party. He wrapped his arm around my waist and muttered, "I like you sexy but if you don't like any of your dresses, we can stop by a boutique on our way." I nod my head, "Better." I took out the black lace which covered my boobs only and my ass, this will do till we shop for more clothes, and turned to him. "I can't wait to see you try that out." He mumbled and gave me room to dress up. ***I came out, totally dressed like I was going to a party. I wore my black short heels and allowed my hair to flow by the sides. I didn't want to pack that up, I wanted it free for me. I had a black mascara mask on my eyes and pink lipstick on my lips. I entered the sitting room and all eyes went on me. Zavi smiled as he walked toward me."Can we not stop by the
Nora's pov."Aren't the guards too much?." I asked Zavi as we both settled in the back seat. Zavi and I had gone into town with 12 bodyguards, two inside our car, 5 men in the car at the back, and 5 in the front. We were in the middle."My dad can do anything, baby." I nod my head, feeling scared a bit. After that incident, I never want to see that man ever, if he were to be my dad, I would kill him, but he isn't. My biological dad is dead I owe an apology to my stepdad. "Why was she that nice?." I asked Zavi, thinking back to Alice."Well, I'd talked to her and she obeyed." I smiled, "Just like that?." I know Zavi's way of talking to people, it's just like, 'try that and I'll kill you.'"Yeah." A few seconds passed."Baby, I don't want you to worry but there are things you must know. My dad visited the Gambino family last week, I don't know what they talked about, but I must keep an eye on them. I think he's trying to ship Alice and me together since it was business.""Why does
"Your turn," Alec smirked. He relaxed on the bean bag and looked at Irene, "Dear Irene, why do you like Nora?." She sat up on the cushion where she and Will had snuggled up on. She sighed, "To be frank, I didn't like Nora at first, she was saucy and mean, she acted so important, and then she's one lucky bitch. When she first came, she acted like she was more important than any one of us, damn she got promoted so fast and the boss liked her." "I didn't know I was that bitchy to anyone," I said, feeling sad. "You were so fucked up that all the girls wanted to kill you." My eyes rose, "Really?" "You wouldn't blame me because I got that way after my mom died.""I think that was what attracted me to her," Zavi said, pulling my cheek."No. Don't lie, you thought I was Anita." I told him."At first, I thought so, but then I buried Anita myself, I checked on her every month, and besides, Anita wasn't so daring…you were so brave and my kind of bitch." He kissed my lips."Alright, enough
"Alec bought condoms for us on Christmas day," I said aloud for others to hear. "You should be happy I bought something, it's like watching you both act porn while I masturbate." I scoffed and dropped it beside us. We were in the garden where Irene had been decorating the venue for Christmas night. Presents surrounded us and for a moment, it didn't feel like I was in a mafia house, we were like a bunch of friends celebrating Christmas together. I turned to Becca. "Aren't you gonna miss your family out there?." Her eyes rose, "I was out of their business and they were not interested in mine, it's not the first time I didn't spend Christmas with them." I nod, "With how annoying your sister is, I don't pity them at all." I told her and turned to Zavi, "Let's open the present so I can make good of the condoms." "So where's your present, Nora?." Irene asked me. "Oh, I might have ordered some weed for y'all. Get free weed, courtesy of me." She smiled at me, "You're the best." "I go
A few days later. ***"Jesus, I can't remember coming to church all my life," Alec said, from the passenger's seat."Well, you could start now to confess your sins." I told him and looked up at Zavi, "Baby, is your mom a nun?." "My mom was an orphan who was brought up by the convent, she escaped and went into the hands of my father, and after finding out what he does, she went back pleading for her sins. I don't think she will ever be happy to see me, we were part of her sins." He answered and kissed my hair. We were in front of the Convent of the Norbertine Sisters in Kraków, Poland. That was where Zavi said her mom was. I think I'm getting nervous, I hadn't noticed my hands shaking until Zavi held my hand in his. "Don't be nervous, Nora, she might like you." I exhaled, "I hope so." The car drove into the convent, it stopped in front of the church, and nuns trooped out of the church to greet us. I was the first to walk out, the december winter evening breeze chilled my skin, a
"I think I'm gonna pee on myself." They said new year, a new beginning. They were speaking to me. Mine was that I was getting married on the 15th of January. Irene scolded, "Don't even dare ruin this." She was doing my makeup, Becca made my wedding dress and it's fucking the most beautiful dress I've ever seen. "Nora, there's nothing to be nervous about. You're about to walk down the aisle with the hottest richest man in the world." Irene held my cheek and looked into my eyes, "You'll do great. You've always done things well.""But I'm nervous, it's like feeling a knot in my heart," I answered. "I know what will help. I'm coming." Becca said and walked out of the room. I turned back to Irene."You're getting married to a man who loves you, Nora. A man who wants the best for you and would never hurt you, a man who knows your worth, come on, I would faint if I got this lucky." A wide grin met my lips, I hugged her right there, she's a comforter. "Nora. I got you anxiety pills."
I squinted my eyes as I searched for Zavi as the smoke slowly faded. I saw him hanging shirtless with hands bonded to the chain which held the ceiling. Will had gone to search for Janie with my father, while it was only I and Andrea who had come to save Zavi. We had the upper hand because we had his men down, Matteo excluded. The dick has gone to hide. "Well, well, well. I underestimated you, Nora." I heard him say from one of those boxes. "Come out, coward!." I spat.There was silence, but immediately I heard his gun click, we both took cover as he fired more bullets at us without looking, soon his gun was empty, he cussed and threw it away. "Come out now!." I sang as my hand went to the trigger. "Let me take care of him," Andrea smirked and went towards Matteo, suddenly he kicked Andrea as she flew back falling on her face. She hissed loudly and stood up, Matteo walked out with a knife. "Now, let's fight." He stated and stood in a fighting stance as Andrea attacked. I ran ac
Zavi's povI was chained like an animal, beside me stood a table where all the machinery used for torturing were kept.They've already used it on me, especially the electric weapon. I was tired, my breathing was slow, and the only thing that mattered was Nora and my babies. So, those things don't matter, I had done worse. I had known when Alec died, that it was turn by turn, if my life ends now, I'm fulfilled that I have Nora and of course I have my triplets. The iron door creaked open, making me look up at the door. Matteo smiled, walking in with his hand behind his back. I scoffed, he must be feeling proud, proud that he had the Italian boss chained like an animal."How do you feel, Mr. Mafia?." I shook my head, "Matteo," I called softly, my voice very low. "Don't look at me like that, you've done worse." He spat."I know, but maybe this is the only thing you've ever achieved in your life." I mocked him. His smile disappears from his face. I wheezed coughing up a spray of bl
I looked skeptically at my dad for a few more minutes. What if he wanted to spy on us? I didn't trust my family anymore. Everything I've gone through all my life was because they didn't tell me the truth, they didn't tell me I was involved in the mafia from the beginning, they hadn't let me know who I was and who I shouldn't be involved with. He sold me to the mafia, something he'd never do to his daughter. I came to know he'd blamed me for the death of my mother all his life, he treated me very badly after she died. My dad blamed me for coming through a man who raped my mother under his very own nose. I thought Zavi's background was the most complicated, I didn't know mine was worse than his. At least he saw his family to blame, and I had no one to blame. I was an orphan brought up by a step-dad."What if I can't trust you?." I asked him, Irene and Will by my side, very alert."I don't wanna get involved considering that the son of Lucien pulled a bullet on my wife's stomach, but I
Suddenly, he was beside me, his icy barrel of the gun was pressed hard to my temple, and his hand covered my neck. Zavi runs in and stops seeing as Matteo held me down at gunpoint. "Let her live. Matt." Zavi seethed, his arms twitching by his sides as he contemplated what to do. Zavi's hand slowly went to his gun.Matteo's hand tightened around my neck causing me to cough."If I were you, I wouldn't want that." "Matteo, you're a coward." I spat."Shut up," He growled, "I was waiting for the best time to strike." I scoffed."Is this what you wanted?." I asked.Matteo gave a sinister laugh, "You know what I want all my life.""Shut up, I'm not talking to you, dickhead. Janie, is this what you wanted? You gave me to the bastard who killed our mother, why can't I trust all of my step-siblings?." "No. I'm not like him, Nora." Her voice came, "You are used as leverage. That's all."I blinked."Matteo, what the fuck do you want?." Zavi spoke slowly."Nice question." He answered as he sp
"Dear Diary, I found an angel. Someone who'd put me out of hell." I read out aloud and smiled, it's so surprising Zavi kept Journals. I had gone through his old stuff and found this book under his wardrobe. I opened it to see that it had been ages since he visited that. On the last page\thing he wrote, he stated; 'I wish I'd never been born,'. It was some miserable statement he wrote because of his father. His most embarrassing moment was the first day he saw Anita, he tripped and fell into the water fountain. I snorted a laugh and looked up at him from the bed as he walked out of the bath."Hey..uhm hubby. Do you wear anything apart from suits?." He turned around, "I've always worn a suit all my life, why do you ask?." I bit the bottom of my lip, "Because my mom's anniversary is today, and I don't want you to dress like a cold-blooded killer,"He hit his forehead, "Oh my god! You're going to visit the hospital today, my love. The doctor's appointment is today."I robbed my tum
I'm pregnant.There are things that you know it's true but you still can't believe it is. I'm fucking pregnant with a child. It's unbelievable that there's a fetus growing in me. I sobbed as I sat up. Zavi looked at me worriedly, "Are you not happy?." He asked softly, rubbing my tummy slowly."It's tears of joy. Never would I think I would have a baby." He pulled me into his body, stroking my hair gently. "I'm happy that you want it. We both are gonna be the best parents." He cooed, placing his jaw on top of my head. "Who would think little Nora would bring a child to this world? My chances of survival had been very slim.""Don't say that baby." He stated strongly."I know you feel like I'm safe because your father is dead, my brother is still out there looking for a way to finish me off. Do you think this child needs to come now?." I felt him tense, I slowly went out of his arm to look at his face, "We can't bring this baby now, the world we live in is very dangerous, for both
I sat on the bed of Alec, watching Becca stand in front of his picture. The death which befell us was still fresh in our memories. I felt like I'm being cursed or something. Everyone who ever loved me died one after the other. If I hadn't left that night, if I had listened to William, I wouldn't have been taken by Don Lucien and Alec wouldn't have died. "He loved you very much." She sniffed and turned to look at me, her eyes were swollen, and her face was pale."He loved everyone, Becca," I stated."I know right? He's ever put everyone first before him, never had he experienced happiness. Alec had feelings for you, a feeling that he can never share with anyone. He talked about you all the time, he had you in his heart all day, have you ever spoken to him about his feelings for you? Have you ever acknowledged those priceless feelings?.``"Words don't cut it in terms of these things, I have loved him like a brother, Alec knew that," I answered, feeling a pang of guilt in my heart."Don
I know I'm not gonna live forever, I know one day we'll all die. Hell, I wasn't expecting to live forever. Our work is dangerous, we all know that to leave our line of work, we must not live, even if I'm alive now, we'll all die one day. It's just a matter of when to face death. She came into my life and brought me the joy of being someone in life. She gave me hope and fulfillment, she let me know we were not monsters, we were humans born under the wrong family. That was why I would do anything, even if it meant giving my life away. For her and her happiness, I would do more than take a bullet for her, as long as my death was for a good cause. ***Zavi's pov.Alec was loading pistols, his eyes were dark as he glanced up at me. "Now let's go finish this off once and for all." I slide to his side as we both held our shoulders, he's stood beside me all his life, he's loved me, and he's been the best brother that I ever had. I had more words to say to him but my eyes said it all. I
Zavi's pov.I drove home with speed after I got the text from an unknown number, I knew it was Andrea telling me something was happening to Nora. I reached the sitting room and grabbed Will from behind. "Where is Nora?." I asked, my eyes gradually flaring up with anger. "She's at Sean's party." He replied, almost immediately. My heart tightened as I clenched my fists, "You let her go to Sean's party?." "Nora wouldn't listen to me, she just left.."I grabbed my gun out of my trouser and pointed it at his face. Alec quickly blocked my way, "Hey man. It would be fine if we do this some other time. Like right now, Nora needs our help more than anything." I bit my bottom lip and lowered my gun, I walked out on them quickly.I drove to the venue where Sean's party was, determined to blow off someone's head. The rage I felt inside me was gradually building up inside me, all I could think of was seeing Nora. I walked into the music-filled place, passing by many people as my eyes darte