This chapter is in the POV of Amara's oldest brother, Roman.R O M A NI T A L Y, 5:49 P.M."Isaiah what the hell?" I glared at him and my other brother, Marco."What? We just wanted pizza," Marco said. He reminded me a lot of Amara. I frowned at the thought of her."We don't have time for that right now. Now that we know dad's alive and Angelo has him, we need to focus on getting him back." I crossed my arms. "For all we know he could have Amara too.""Roman, we still need to eat," Isaiah replied as he rolled his eyes and set the pizza down on a table.I sighed and grabbed a slice. The whole situation was fucked. Our mother was losing herself wondering if Amara or my dad were okay. We were able to contact my dad after the accident, but Amara has stayed completely off the grid. We didn't even know what happened to her, or if she was still alive.Suddenly Marco jumped out of his seat. "We're getting another call from Angelo's number.""Well pick it up!" I rose from my seat as well.Mar
A M A R ABy the time we reached The Viper, every single person in Lucian's financial department was there. Rachel included. Again.I knew the bitch was hiding something, I just couldn't figure out what. I was back in the security room waiting for her lying face to walk through the door, but to my surprise, she never did.After a while of impatiently watching people speak, it was finally over, and I went to find Lucian to ask him why she wasn't included in the meetings.I looked around for a while, until I found him talking with Rachel at the bar. I felt jealous and made my way over to them."Lucian, can I talk to you?" I looked at him, then to Rachel, then back at him."In a minute, I'm a little busy," he said before turning back to Rachel. He seemed to wave her off like she was of no importance.She smirked at me and faced him again. I rolled my eyes. I was sure Gabe would hear me out.I walked over to where Gabe was standing. He took a long drag at his cigarette before waving me ov
L O R E N Z O M O R E T T II received a call from Roman Hale and his brothers the day of Thanksgiving. I knew Lucian was suspicious of my behavior, but I needed to meet with them. I gave the address to Roman and waited their arrival in my safe house across the city.After about an hour, the doorbell rang. All three of the Hale brothers stepped into my home. Roman was even bigger than Lucian. They were absolute units. It was no surprise they made a name off of fighting."Mr. Moretti, thank you for meeting with us," Roman said as he reached his hand out to shake mine.I took it, my respect growing for the family. "Call me Lorenzo. Let's go to my office so we can talk."They nodded and followed me out of the room, guards trailing behind them."I'm sure you've heard of Angelo De Martinez by now?" Isaiah asked.I nodded at them, "yes, he's left quite the impression.""He's holding Gio, our dad, captive," Marco stated."How do you know this?" I queried. That was a large accusation to make.
There is smut in this chapter. If you don't want to read the mature scenes you can skip to the next chapter! For you smut lovers, enjoy!A M A R AAfter about an hour of talking with Sebastian, I decided it would be best for me to come home so that I could get ready for mine and Lucian's date. I did as he asked and didn't wear heels.I hoped he liked tennis shoes because that was the best he was going to get.At around 7 there was a knock at my door. "Are you ready, Mar?" I heard Lucian ask.He's never called me Mar before. I liked it when he said it. "Ya! I'm coming," I said as I hopped out of bed.When I opened the door Lucian was standing outside wearing a sporty outfit like mine. I was relieved that I didn't mess up my outfit choice.His biceps were looking larger than normal and I couldn't help but stare at his figure. I'd never seen him in casual outfits like this. Only suits."I'm not used to seeing you in stuff like this," I said as I stepped out of my room."I'm normally not
A M A R ATWO WEEKS LATERIt had been two weeks since our date. I had the most perfect time and I couldn't get it out of my mind. Lucian had been extra happy as well.Because he was back at work trying to figure out who was stealing from him, I had been sitting at home with Sandra bored out of my mind. I was just about to take my second shower of the day when I got the urge to throw up.I ran to the toilet and puked. Suddenly, I smelt a whiff of the cinnamon air freshener in the bathroom and felt nauseous again. I continued to puke for a while.I reached over to the counter to grab my phone. I checked my period app. Oh my God. I was late.After cleaning up, I grabbed my keys and drove to the nearest convenient store. I couldn't be pregnant. Right? I was on birth control. It was probably just a false alarm. Probably just a stomach bug.I purchased a couple of tests anxiously. The lady working at the counter could sense my uneasiness."Miss, there's a bathroom in the back if you want to
A M A R AI woke up on a freezing cold floor. Memories of yesterday running through my head. I was pregnant. The man I loved thought I betrayed him. I was kidnapped.I was spooked by the sound of a bang on the other side of the door enclosing me in here. I brought my knees up to my chest and hugged them. My stomach growled.The handle on the door turned and the one man I was afraid of walked into the room. He smiled at me evilly."Do you know how hard it was to get to you Amara?" He held his hands behind his back and walked slowly forward.I stayed silent. I had no idea how to approach the situation. I wasn't the only life at stake anymore."Speechless huh? You've changed. I remember how you used to be a screamer," he sneered at me."I'm hungry." That was the only thing I could think of saying.Angelo smiled at me and pulled out his phone. "Bring in some food. Now."I sighed in relief, "thank you."Angelo squatted down to my level and asked, "Amara, why were you covering your stomach?
A M A R AJudging by my shitty time keeping skills, I was guessing I was at least 7 months pregnant.It has been a while since I was kidnapped, and I figured no one even cared to look for me anymore.Angelo noticed my weight gain and figured out about the pregnancy. He was angry at first, but now he wanted to use my baby as leverage.He had been making sure I had plenty in nutrients. He wanted to raise the child as his own, making him believe Lucian Moretti was the real monster.Despite the food I was getting, security in my room was tightened. My hands and feet were also permanently tied together. The only time I got out of restraints was when I needed to eat or use the bathroom.Occasionally, I was beat in the face or legs. Angelo's men were informed to stay away from my stomach and back.His minions really thought I needed a punishment today."You're a stupid slut!" One man said as he punched my face multiple times.I felt the blood running down my nose. I sniffled and glared at th
"I'm telling you Mara, he's got a thing for you," my coworker, Ashley said."I don't care if he has a thing for me. I have a boyfriend AND he's our old, perverted boss." I rolled my eyes. "Why would I ever want to have anything to do with that?"She smirked at me. "I would do it. Money is power baby."She got out of her seat and gave me a stern look. "You should come get drinks with us tonight.""I'll think about it," I said as Ashley sighed.I wasn't a fan of "going out." It wasn't because I didn't enjoy hanging out with my friends and drinking, but having one shitty experience seemed to be enough for me. But, I also knew that it was time for me to get out of the house, so giving Ashley the benefit of the doubt was the best option."Let me know," she finished before walking out of the room.I checked the time. I had a meeting with my boss, Mr. Cline, in five minutes. I was his personal assistant, but I basically just did his job for him. Made the powerpoints, wrote the flash cards, p