AUTHORIn a dark corner, a man lounged on a couch, one leg draped elegantly over the other. His face was obscured by shadows and a haze of cigarette smoke that drifted lazily through the room. He was completely indifferent to everything around him, his aura exuding an eerie coldness that could send shivers down anyone's spine. The faint red glow from his cigarette was the only light in his corner.A sudden vibration jolted him from his reverie, and he glanced at his phone screen, smirking as he read the message, he stubbed the cigarette ashes under his foot, straightened up and left the corner.****Nadia couldn't sleep peacefully, as she kept tossing around on the bed. At one point, she sat up, feeling thirsty, she climbed down the bed and went to the kitchen for water. While she was returning, she wondered if Luciano was back, but shrugged it off. If he was back, he'd come to her room, she thought and continued to return to her room.She hadn't taken more than five steps, when she h
AUTHORIt was already past Eight in the morning when Mia woke up, she slowly reached out her hands to her phone to check who was calling so early in the morning.She wiped her eyes when she saw the caller, she looked at the time and widened her eyes in shock. She brought her phone closer to her eyes to be sure.She looked at her side, but the man was not there.She furrowed her brows, when the images and scenes from last night came flooding to her head, her face became hot and she turned scarlette from blushing and couldn't help but smile and hide her face under the pillow, and rolled several times.He wasn't just handsome for nothing, he was everything a woman wants, and he was very good in bed, in fact he was perfect and perfect. Her imagination was running wilder when her phone vibrated again, and jotted her from her thoughts.She glanced at the caller ID and smiled."Where are you?" “I'm still at the hotel.""What?, was he that good that you can't get enough or you can't get up a
NADIA'S POVHaving lunch with Luciano felt like a century, as I tried to finish my food quietly and pretend to not notice his stares on me. But the tense silence was almost suffocating, as I could feel his gaze, heavy, serious, as if studying my every movement.I glanced up and accidentally met his Intense gaze, my heart skipped and instantly averted my gaze, embarrassed.“What's going on in your mind?” He suddenly asked, his voice calm, almost detached.I looked up at him again, trying to hold his gaze this time, but the weight of his attention felt too much, and I looked down collecting my thoughts. “I’m tired of staying in the door, every passing day.” I finally said, my voice soft. I was about to say another thing but trailed off, realizing how vulnerable I must have sounded. I risked another glance at him, his expression darkened, as though the words hit deeper than I'd expected. I didn't dare to look up again, as he sat quietly, his face unreadable.After a moment he spoke, his
AUTHORMia stormed off Luciano's house, with tears brimming in her eyes, and her chest twisting in pain. She'd slept with him last night, thinking things would become less awkward and easier for them, but it seemed like his disgust for her only increased, and yet she couldn't find it in her heart to dislike him.“Don't be a cry baby, Mia. We both know he's just acting big. Take this.” Damon said, handing a handkerchief to her.Mia seemed to calm down after a while, then she frowned, recalling Nadia’s face that she saw in Luciano's house.“Damon,”Damon turned to look at her, swirling the glass in hand. “What?”“I saw someone in Luciano's house and I think she's living with him. I'm confused.”Damon's interest was solely piqued, he placed the wine on his desk and leaned closer to Mia. “She?”“Yes, it's a girl. She just looks familiar.”“Luciano is now keeping women in his house? I'm so interested in this topic, I can't imagine Luciano bringing in a girl, with a pussy between her thighs
AUTHOR“You won't take this off, no matter what?” He warned, his tone dead serious.“And why is that?” “You won't want to know. Just do what you're told.”Nadia nodded and moved away from him, as if running away from a predator, as his gaze on her grew heated. The smirk on his grew wider and got up, about to leave but paused before he could get to the door. “I'd be away for some days, call me if you miss me or need anything.” he said, and with one last glance, he exited the room.Nadia reached her hand to the necklace, catching the pendant between her fingers. She instinctively got up from the bed and went to stand In front of the mirror stand, admiring the tiny beautiful necklace. A necklace to justify his misdeed? She thought, frowning slightly. Only if she knew the truth behind it.*****Damon kept his plan to meet Nadia at bay, since he had more pressing matters to attend to, outside the country. He had deceived and lied to Mia, using her feelings for Luciano, only to use her t
AUTHORTime slipped by quickly, with weeks blending into a haze. Nadia was growing accustomed to the light workload Jeff handed her—primarily backing up files, arranging business meetings, and noting down key points from business proposals. Luciano had deliberately kept her away from any files tied to his darker dealings, ensuring Jeff only gave her minimal and non-sensitive tasks.Yet, Nadia had begun avoiding him ever since she received a cryptic message from an unknown number. Luciano noticed her change in behavior almost immediately. She avoided his gaze, flinched when he spoke to her, stepped back whenever he approached, and stuttered through her replies. At first, he brushed it off, but the fear in her eyes gnawed at him.For a man like Luciano, who thrived on the power his presence commanded and relished the fear he instilled in others, Nadia's reaction should have satisfied him. Instead, it infuriated him. It wasn’t fear born of respect or awe—it felt like rejection. And for r
NADIAMy fear for Luciano increased after what happened earlier today. Just because the girl had tried to go against him, he set her up, not with any other person but a gigolo, and now she's pregnant. No, that was way too extreme. Yet I couldn't sit well with the thought of him being the father of the child. I had searched through the internet, trying to know more about Black Death and why he was called that, but I can't seem to find the exact information I was looking for. Who had I gotten myself entangled with?Yeah, he hadn't done anything to hurt me or try to hurt me, in fact he's truly protecting me, just like he had promised. But that can't guarantee he wouldn't try to, in the future. I wasn't sure if he was helping me or wanted something from me, but now, I am sure. I'm sure, he must have a reason for approaching me, just what could it be?From what I heard earlier, he has a brother, but they seem not to be on good terms. Just, who was this man exactly? No one visits him, has h
NADIAWhen I woke up the next morning, Luciano was already gone. Hatred and anger gnawed at me, as I could still remember what happened last night. I went for a quick wash, and returned to the room. It wasn't long before Layla came, her face was all smiles, making me wonder what she had to say.“Good morning, Layla. You seem happy, hmm?” “Yeah, I never thought Mr. Luciano would agree to my little request, but he did.” Her smile grew wider.“Ohh really? What request?” I asked, eyeing her expression. “I requested to take a leave for a month or two.”“A leave? Is everything okay?” “Yeah, but not really.” Her smile slowly faded, I frowned and moved closer to her.“What happened?”“My son got into an accident, the doctor said it isn't serious, but I have a feeling it is.”I felt bad for her, Layla is a nice woman, and her sweet smile shouldn't ever leave her lips, it is welcoming and contagious.“I'm sorry about that. Don't think too much about it, he'll be fine.” I smiled cheekily.Sh
LUCIANOMy fingers trembled slightly as I unfolded the crisp white paper, my pulse an unsteady rhythm in my ears. The moment my eyes scanned the bold letters on the top of the document, my world tilted.PATIENT: NADIA ANGELO RESULT: POSITIVE – APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS PREGNANT My breath caught. I read it again. PREGNANT I inhaled sharply. My grip tightened around the edges of the paper, my knuckles white. My heart, so used to being a weapon of ice and steel, felt like it had just been ablaze.Nadia is pregnant…with my child.A growl tore from my chest, raw and vicious, rattling through the walls of the empty bedroom. My jaw clenched as a thousand thoughts fought for dominance in my head. I had failed her….. again. I had let them take her. And now she wasn't just Nadia. She's with my child. The mother of my child.And Damon had her. Damon, that bastard, who would stop at nothing to break people. My mind snapped to the worst possibilities, was she hurt? She's scared, I know her and she'
NADIAMy heart pounded in my chest like a war drum. The room, dimly lit and suffocating, felt smaller with every second that passed. Damon's presence was consuming, his dark gaze drilling into my soul with a twisted amusement that we entered chills running down my spine.Luciano was right…Damon is such a monster.“You still don't get it, do you?” Damon's voice was smooth, almost scornful. He reached out, brushing a stray of my hair from my face, his fingers lingering on my cheeks, sending chills down my spine. I flinched back, but I couldn't move away from him, my back was against the wall already.“You act so strong and fearless,” he said, his lips curling into a sinister smile. “But I can feel your fear, it's, it's intoxicating.”My fingers instinctively clenched into fists. “If you think terrorizing me Is going to change how I feel, then you're wrong and also wasting your time. Luciano will find me, and when he does…”“Enough!” Damon's hands shot out and gripped my chin between his
NADIA I couldn't believe my eyes. My pulse quickened and my breath hitched in my throat. The person standing before me, smirking coldly, was none other than Logan. The last person I expected to see. “You? How could you?” I spat, my voice a mix of anger and disbelief. My chest heaved with anger and frustration. I couldn't believe Logan would dare to have me kidnapped.“You should be thankful, Eddie. This is the only way to save you from him. Now you're here, we will protect you.”“We?”“Yes, we. We'll make sure to keep away from Luciano.” Another familiar voice echoed from behind Logan, as he stepped in.“Damon?” “Sweetheart. Long time no see. You were avoiding me, now, look who's excited to see me.” He chuckled and walked closer to stand in front of me.Damon and Logan are now working together, just to have me kidnapped. Why?My eyes darted between the both of them, “Who told you I need to be safe from Luciano? Damon, you'd regret bringing me here, if Luciano finds out. Let me go.”
LUCIANO “Does anyone have something else to say?” I thundered, pointing the gun at every one of them. “No!”“What?” “No, Boss!!”“Good.” I hummed, playing with the gun. “Now, I need me, his family members. Everyone of them should be brought to the basement.”“Roger that, boss!!”It wasn't long before Jeff returned with the asshole, their face battered, clearly they've had a good fight. The winner is obvious, heh.“Good job, Jeff. Throw him into the car.” When we returned to the basement, I had other men tie him to the pole. Luke isn't new to this game as he knows my punishment for betrayal, but this time, I'm gonna make it so brutal he'd regret crossing me.“Hasten the arrival of his family.” I whispered to Jeff, he nodded and left. I turned to Luke, “Luke, Do you remember our first encounter? Where and how I met you?”He nodded, his eyes blazing with fear, but not regret or remorse. “What did I say was the punishment for anyone who betrayed me?” “K-k-killed by comrade..”“Tha
LUCIANO “Ahhh!” I yelled out in pain, as the doctor pulled out the bullet from my skin.I went to the third basement today, since a new shipment was moving in and was worth tons of money. I needed to make sure everything was complete, and accurate, especially since it was the first time I was buying goods from this particular organization. But before the goods were offloaded, my basement was attacked. Those motherfuckers! They chose to attack when everyone was busy. Good thing my men were always ready. I didn’t need someone to tell me Damon and Silas were behind this, but how did they find out about the new shipment? Jeff and look are my only men that are aware of it, Jeff can’t possibly betray me and that was the same case with Luke, so how come?The doctor left after cleaning my injury, I immediately summoned Jeff and the rest of my men in the basement. I assigned Luke at the mansion with other of my men to watch over Nadia. At the thought of her, my chest tightened. It’s obviou
NADIA My heart raced wildly as I stared at the message, utterly confused. Who is this person? I thought the pregnancy result was between me and the nurse…how..how did this person find out? Was I being followed?“Jesus, Joseph and Mary, help me out.” I tossed my phone on the bed, shoved my hand into my hair, to push back a few strands, as if they could stop me from going crazy.Luciano had wanted me to tell him about every message I received. If it was before, I'd gladly report this to him, but now? I can't, I can't risk him finding out I'm with a child, his child, because I plan to abort this child. My life is a mess already, I can't bring an innocent child into it.I picked up my phone, reading the address over and over again. Truth is, I needed answers to all my questions, but the person behind the phone might be after me. The person might be an enemy of the emperor who wants me dead. I was about to return the phone to the stand, when he dinged with another message, I quickly open
NADIAThe morning light filtered through the thin curtains, but I felt none of its warmth. My body was sluggish, way down by exhaustion, I couldn’t shake. I clutched the sink in the washroom, my stomach roiling with nausea as the bitter taste of bile lingered in my mouth.This was the fourth morning in a row I’d woken up feeling like this, and my persistence headaches and fatigue left me frustrated and confused. The doctor’s warning about my health echoed in my mind. I knew I couldn’t delay any longer, pulling on a simple coat, I slipped out of the house unnoticed, not even by any of Luciano’s men. Uncertain of where to go, but I quickly remembered seeing a pharmacy store closeby by where I went with Luciano’s men.Reaching there, a wave of unease washed over me. I took a deep breath and worked into the store. It was very large and spacious, the bright interior of the place was calm and unnervingly quiet. I approached the counter hesitantly, my eyes darting around as I was also scared
NADIAAs if noticing my presence, Luciano and the doctor abruptly stopped talking and glanced my way. Luciano slowly shifted his gaze, turning his back against me. He was acting cold again. “Are you okay?” The doctor asked and suddenly walked up to me, I nodded firmly, my gaze still fixed on Luciano’s back. “Good you need to take care of your health, else when your health gets this bad again, you’ll have to be operated on.”I frowned, “Operated on?” he nodded. After a series of talks, the doctor left. Luciano was about to leave too when I stopped him. “You’re just going to walk away again?’He paused on his steps, but didn’t look at me. “Didn’t you hear what the doctor said? Rest well.”I chuckled, “You know that’s not what I meant,”“What did you mean then?”“What’s the point of avoiding me? What would those who are scared of you think, when they learn that you are avoiding or should i say afraid of facing a lady?”His fists clenched beside him and he slowly turned to look at me,
NADIA“Miss, are you okay?” I turned to the guard and nodded, but his gaze was fixed at Damon, glaring daggers at him. Damon's expression remained unfazed, rather a smirk was etched on his face, as if daring Luciano's men.“Let's get going, I was about to leave before you guys came.” I said, trying to ease the tension.Luciano's men nodded and we left. All through the drive home, my unsettled mind continued to ponder, it's no new news that Luciano wouldn't know about what happened today and the mere thinking of what he might do, scares the shit out of me. At some point, I thought of talking to his men so they wouldn't disclose It to him, but I knew better than that, he was their boss and no matter what happens they will spill everything to him.If meeting Damon at the bookstore today was going make Luciano go ahead with his threat ... .no way, I can't even think about that.My heart began to race rapidly the moment the car pulled into the vast and spacious estate, taking a deep