MIRANDA
"Don't make a sound," Antonio warned, carefully taking me away from there.
But I didn't want to go.
Karen.
My sister was taken away, dragged like some kind of animal killed for fun.
I cried in Antonio's hold, burying myself in his chest.
"What happened?" I cried, asking him.
"The gunshot..." I lifted my wet eyes to Antonio, who stared down at me.
"The gunshot that came in... It was Karen, wasn't it? He shot her, didn't he? " I questioned, demanding for an answer.
Antonio sighed, saying, " Let's leave this place. You don't want Don Vito seeing you here. If he does, he won't hesitate to kill you as well."
"Then he should!" I sparked, ready to accept my fate.
Antonio's eyes shone at my word.
"What's the point of living anyway? My sister is gone. He took my sister away from me. I don't want to live anymore."
Hurt, I pulled myself from Antonio, ready to accept my fate. But he wouldn't budge.
He dragged me back, holding me roughly by the arm.
"Pull yourself together!" He raised his voice at me, causing me to shiver at the tone he used.
He stared at me, letting out a sigh with his head lowering down. "We have to leave," he said.
I felt too weak to even utter any other word.
My whole world is gone. The only family I had has been taken away from me.
Karen, my little girl.
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"The plan flopped before it even began," Antonio shared.
Here I was, sitting on a couch in a large living room.
Antonio managed to take me away from that place, bringing me over to his home.
I sat on the couch, listening to what occurred inside Don Vito's mansion when he arrived.
"I stepped in and saw a maid lying in the pool of her blood. I had to ask what was going on, only to learn they were looking for you," Antonio shared.
So, I was right about the maid. He killed her, but not because of the unattended clothes, but because of me.
"I thought I could still find a way to carry out the plan and look for your sister, but there was no need anymore because Don Vito already had her kneeling at his feet. Your sister was crying and begging for mercy."
I gasped, picturing my sister at that monster's feet.
It's just like Karen. Whenever that man had us both at his feet, Karen was fond of crying and begging for mercy. Not for her life, but mine.
She was always terrified of seeing me in pain and would cry to Don Vito for Mercy. But that man wouldn't budge. He still found a way to inflict pain on us.
Now, because I ran away, he chose to end Karen's life.
" I couldn't do anything to save her. Despite your sister's plea, he..." Antonio paused, looking at me.
He doesn't want to say the word. Even if he doesn't speak, what I saw is enough to shatter me.
"He shot her in the head. He killed Karen, " I completed, taking my gaze away from Antonio.
I wrapped my arms across my chest, trying to ease the pain in my heart.
"Thank you for trying to help out. I think I can take it from here."
"What do you mean?" He asked.
Rising to my feet, I answered, "It's time for me to leave. There's no need to stay around now that Karen is gone. I must leave."
"You can't go."
Antonio grabbed me by the arm, turning me to his point. His eyes filled with seriousness as he pointed out the dangers I might encounter outside.
"Besides, you have nowhere to go. No friends, no family... No matter where you run to you won't have peace of mind. He's still looking for you. Don Vito won't rest until he ends you. I'm sure you know the kind of man he is?" He stated.
Indeed, he's not wrong. Don Vito is the perfect definition of the devil.
This man came into our lives fourteen years ago. How I wish I never fell ill at that period.
I was sick to the point of terrifying my parents. They were so scared of losing me that they had to go out, looking for money to pay my bill.
That's when he showed up like a savior. He paid the bills mysteriously, leaving my parents indebted to him.
We thought he was an angel, a God-sent. But his true colors came out when my parents failed to pay him back the money he used to pay for my treatment.
Don Vito didn't look at the fact that my parents had two innocent children. Right in front of Karen and I, he shot them dead and took us away as his pay.
That action of his bruised mine and Karen's heart for fourteen years. Karen got so scared of losing me, that whenever she saw I was being punished, she'd throw herself at Don Vito's feet, begging.
And now, after fourteen years, he took my last family. He killed Karen without caring about the fact that she didn't leave but stayed back.
"That man has carved his name on my family's corpse. Now he's out for mine as well," I said, looking at Antonio.
He just gazed at me.
"If you don't want me to leave, then where can I go to? I have no place in mind, so where? "
"Stay with me, " Antonio said, leaving a sudden spark in my heart.
"I can keep you safe from Don Vito's eyes. He'll never find you here." He took his hands off me.
The thought of staying here with Antonio made me feel uncomfortable, scared, and... Safe.
Yes, there's a similar trait between him and Don Vito. They are both dangerous men, both out for blood, but there's a difference between them as well.
Don Vito has no room for mercy, but Antonio... He's more like my savior.
Despite the fact he worships Don Vito like a god, he still agreed to help me out.
I feel safer with him.
I think I'm in the right place with him.
MIRANDA"Ah! " I moaned.My hands pressed the wall and my back against Antonio.One month, after I agreed to stay with Antonio Dante, this ruthless billionaire, succeeded in getting in between my legs.I should have seen it since the day he suggested that deal to make me his tool of pleasure.It's clear that he has been looking for ways to get me to stay with him, and he succeeded.He sweet-talked me into hiding in his place away from Don Vito, just so he could have fun with me as he wanted.But he didn't lie about shielding me from that monster. He played his part well by keeping me safe in his home."Argh!" I moaned, feeling his hands gripping me right on the chest, as he increased his pace, thrusting faster into me.I felt my body moving according to his rhythm. The way he moves and sways his body is just so pleasing.Yes, I wasn't glad to see that his main reason for keeping me in his home was for pleasure, but I can't deny the fact that he makes me feel good.It won't be the firs
MIRANDA As the days went by, my life with Antonio grew more and more disturbing, to the point of filling me with nothing but boredom in his absence. But that void was soon filled by Xander, Antonio's right-hand man, and guard. Whenever Antonio was absent, Xander, who was left to watch over me, had a way of putting a smile on my face. You can say he's more of like a clown. I got to know the kind of person Xander was when Antonio scolded me one morning for no reason entirely. He yelled at me to the point of depression. When he left for work, I sat all alone at the dining table, thinking about my life and my future as Antonio's tool. That's when the heavens sent Xander my way. He sat with me and planted a smile on my face. "What's the difference between me and Mr. Dante? " He had asked one time while I was eating. "Between you and your boss? " I asked, lifting my brow at him. "Yep, what's the difference?" He asked, peeling an orange with a knife. "Hmm, well you are a guard and
MIRANDA“Ah, shit!”I banged my forehead hard with my right hand as I thought about it thoroughly.I am pregnant?How do I handle this?I am nothing but a sex toy to Antonio. How do I approach him with this news? “Am I supposed to? I wish someone could come to my aidShould I tell Antonio I am pregnant for him?No. I can’t.He would order his men to kill me or do so himself. He could even send me away.Even if he decides to spare my life, I can’t allow my unborn child into this wicked world of violence and crime.I am powerless around him. If he could use me as he wishes, what more would he do to his own child who he might want to make his successor?I won’t allow it. I have to make sure Antonio doesn’t know about it.Perhaps it’s a wrong result. “Let me check again,” I whispered as I unwrapped a new pregnancy test strip. The same thing.Just while I was busy trying to dispose of the strip, I heard a creaking sound at the door.“Who could that be?”It can’t be Antonio. He doesn’t c
MIRANDAI fell to the ground as Antonio’s thick hands landed on my face.I held my hands to my face and tears rolled down my cheeks.“Now get inside!!!” he shouted at me.I stood up in haste and rushed to my room while I peeped from the windows.I was anxious to know what he would do to Xander.There is nothing I could do to defend him.I could have tried but that might not end well for both of us.Antonio was a possessive devil and he automatically despises anyone that he sees with me or sees talking with me. “I own you!” his words resonate in my ears every time I think of going against him.I could see the fury in his eyes as he looked at Xander.Xander bowed his head “Mr. Dante.”Antonio dipped his hands in his right pocket and for a moment, I became scared for Xander.Antonio is unpredictable and doesn’t hesitate to do as he deems fit to anybody.Even Xander jokes about it most time when he is with me.“I could get shot from behind by Mr. Dante. Let me go before he sees me,” Xand
ANTONIO“Do not make a sound,” I whispered to Miranda when I heard the knock on the door.I wonder who dares knock on my bedroom door.It better not be Xander.Today will be the end of him, I swear on my mafia’s blood.The knock on the door continued.I still don’t know who it was.“Who the bloody hell is that?”“It’s Jordan, Don Vito sent me. We lost Ruckus and Vito wants to see you immediately.Ruckus was one of my very close guys in the mafia. My errand boy.I opened the door slightly to see who it was. The name “Jordan didn’t sound familiar.He was a young boy. I took a quick look at him from top to bottom.I wonder where Don Vito got this one from.I wondered.“Young boy, who let you into my house?” I asked.The news of Ruckus's death got me unsettled but I had to maintain my composure at least in front of the strange young man sent by my godfather.“When I ask you a question, you respond. Who the fuck let you in?” I noticed the twitching of his eyes when I spoke.“I am sorry si
MIRANDAMy stomach hurts. I lay on the bed with Antonio beside me.He is fast asleep but I dare not move an inch.That would wake him up.I started feeling so uneasy. I felt like throwing up.It was obviously the pregnancy kicking in.But how am I supposed to handle it with Antonio's eyes all over me almost every second?I kept staring at the ceiling, as I found it hard to go back to sleep.It was 3 am.That day was the La Routage event.Antonio had already booked a hotel for me to stay at all through the day.It was a bit far from the event venue.But he still wanted me close by.My stomach made an awful sound. I grunt in pain.I covered my mouth so as not to wake Antonio.I couldn't hold it in any much longer.My mouth was already filled with saliva and I could feel my stomach making awkward and loud sounds.I stood up from the bed, put on my robe properly, and tiptoed to the bathroom.Ah! I can't go to this one here. The creaking of the bathroom door would definitely give me away.
MIRANDAMy stomach hurts. I lay on the bed with Antonio beside me.He is fast asleep but I dare not move an inch.That would wake him up.I started feeling so uneasy. I felt like throwing up.It was obviously the pregnancy kicking in.But how am I supposed to handle it with Antonio's eyes all over me almost every second?I kept staring at the ceiling, as I found it hard to go back to sleep.It was 3 am.That day was the La Routage event.Antonio had already booked a hotel for me to stay at all through the day.It was a bit far from the event venue.But he still wanted me close by.My stomach made an awful sound. I grunt in pain.I covered my mouth so as not to wake Antonio.I couldn't hold it in any much longer.My mouth was already filled with saliva and I could feel my stomach making awkward and loud sounds.I stood up from the bed, put on my robe properly, and tiptoed to the bathroom.Ah! I can't go to this one here. The creaking of the bathroom door would definitely give me away.
ANTONIO“Watch where you are going!” I shouted at the other driver who tried to get in front of me on the road.The frustration I was feeling while driving was one of a kind.Every little thing was getting me tensed.I just left the house in anger after finding out she had been pregnant for weeks now.She didn't plan to let me know. “How on earth could she do that?”“Was her plan to keep me from her child?”“What an act!”I was on my way to meet up with Don Vito.Tonight was La Routage.I had to stop at a bar to cool off.“Antonio, is that you?” I heard a voice call from a corner of the bar.“Rivera? Long time. What brings you to these parts?”“La Routage,” she spoke softly.Rivera was an old friend of mine. She wasn't a mafia but she works for some of the mafias under contract.She was a beauty, smart, and deceptive. One of the few things that got us close.She must have some dealings with the mafia for her to think of attending La Routage. She was the last person I thought to see he
CRISTO“Drive Faster Vance, we need to get there on time” I said, worried that we might be late to meet Antonio at his Mansion.“Take a chill pill, Cristo, I'm on high speed already, Do you want us to crash?" Vance asked.Vance was right, if he sped any further, we would crash. Besides, it was my fault we were late.I fell sick, vomiting due to what I ate, which didn't agree with my stomach. Vance had to stop several times so I could puke and catch my breath.“It's ten minutes to twelve," I gasped.“We are almost there," Vance said as he swerved the Lambo to the right, taking a shortcut.In less than seven minutes, we were at Antonio's Mansion.“You're one hell of a driver" I praised Vance, my voice tinged with relief and admiration.“You can say that again, Man," Vance replied, with a big smile on his face.Antonio's bodyguards walked towards us and carried out their routine search, before asking us to follow them to the living room.We sat down and were offered drinks. Vance took a
CRISTOThe most important days in a man's life are the day he is born and the day he dies.No man knows the day he will die.With Don Vito's revolver pointed at my head, my thoughts raced between life and death.My conscience was clear; I knew I was no traitor and I would face death with honor.“One, two…”As Don Vito pulled the trigger, I heard no sound and felt no impact. I opened my eyes to find a grinning Don Vito, who said,“You have passed my test, Cristo, get up for your next mission"All along, it was a test of my loyalty. The Mafia world was no playground, and Don Vito was a master of its treacherous game."Thank you Boss. I'm honored”. I replied, grateful to have survived.Don Vito nodded, dismissing me for the night with a final order to pick up my next assignment in the morning. As I took my leave, I gave him a final salute of gratitude.I rose at dawn the next day and waited outside Don Vito's room, ready to receive my next assignment.Vance, the sly fox, smiled at me as
ANTONIO“Cristo” I muttered under my breath.He flashed his consistently cunning smile as he sat on the sofa across the room.“Antonio, it's been a while. How are you?"He asked in glee as he poured me a drink.As I took the drink from his outstretched hand, I replied him" I'm doing well. How was your trip?”With an air of confidence,"Profits skyrocketed," Cristo boasted with a smile. "Overseas business doubled, just as planned."Our glasses clinked and we toasted to his success, sipping our drinks as I observed mine. Whatever made Cristo return from his overseas duty must be important.Don Vito made his timely entrance into the room with a file in his hand as if on cue."I see you both are catching up" he observed.While Don Vito set the file on the table, I thought to myself,"It's about time I knew more about this business deal."Don Vito looked at me with a keen eye, stating,"You and Cristo will handle this operation."As he explained the details of the deal, his words were del
DON VITO“Sir, he already got back to us,” those words rang aloud in my ears. If Antonio wasn't there that minute, I would have hit my head angrily and pulled out a gun on the stupid guard.Antonio is a wise son I wish I had.He was smart enough to decipher the least possible code in the room in a very short time; that was how clever he was.“It's fine. I would be there shortly,” I said hastily so as to dismiss the guard.“Is something in operation that I don't know of, Don?” Antonio asked.There goes it. The very question I would have expressly avoided if not for that foolish guard. “Nothing, son. Just some calls I couldn't make before I came out here,” I answered and puffed my cigar.Clearing all doubt, I walked towards Antonio, “You seem off.”He took a step back and cleared his throat.“Do we have a pending operation, Boss?” He said, supposedly dodging the question.“Yes, we do. There is a new product coming in. I want you to be there to get it. I don't want to send the boys.”He
ANTONIO'S POVSuspicious.I just seem so sure of it. The call wasn't a genuine one.Either I am being put to the test or Don is playing a trick on me.As a sharp one, I didn't bother questioning myself for too long.“Miranda, I have to be somewhere. I will be back by evening,” I said as I put on my shirt.“And your meal? What would happen to it? You need to take something before you leave,” she said in a caring tone.The aroma of the food was already tempting but this is Don we are talking about.Who knows? He might already be on his way to the mansion. Now that he is doing things to spite me, I presume.I still don't want to believe that call was made ordinarily by Vance.“It can't be!” I snapped.Like a sudden reaction, I grabbed my car keys nearby and headed to the Ferrari parked outside the V-lodge, a name I gave my house during my time of purchasing it from another private individual.I was off to the mansion when a thought captured my attention. “What if that was actually Don Vi
XANDERI looked around. Checking to see if anyone heard the young man as he shouted at me.“I will, you don't have to shout, kid.” I said.“Kid? Don't let my young face deceive you, Xander. Pick the call, now!” He lashed back.I took a deep breath and exhaled, “You know this isn't even my phone. It's for the other guy,” I whispered.“Oh really, well you ought to know if the call is meant for you so what's your move, smart ass?”“I would pick up the call,” I muttered.I took a quick look at the number calling. It was a strange number. “Oh fuck! If this is Don Vito then I am done for!!!”“Hello?” I said slowly only to be met with a voice I didn't know.It wasn't Don Vito but one of his men.“Hello? Speak up, motherfucker. Where are you and what's happening? Don needs an update!!” The voice on the other end said.“I just wanted to tell you I am safe where I am in this new place, Dad,” I spoke stylishly.Hopefully, this guard doesn't ask further questions or perhaps decode what I just did
DON VITO“Hmmmmm……”“Maybe I need to pay a visit to Antonio's mansion.”“I can't keep waiting to hear from that good-for-nothing fellow.” I said to myself as I caressed the gun in my left hand.Perhaps he thinks I am joking with all of this.“Hahhahahha.”“I need to teach him a lesson. Maybe I will just start by beheading his father.”That should signal to him what I am capable of. It looks like his company with Antonio is giving him some liver or low thoughts about what I can actually do.Or could it be that Antonio knows about him?Naaaa…Xander won't be stupid enough to blow it all.“Boss, Antonio just drove in. You gave an instruction not to let anyone know you in, does that include….?”“Why do you think you find it hard to complete that sentence?” I cut him short all of a sudden.He gave no response. “Exactly. That man there is my godson. Don't do beyond yourself, Mafia,” I warned.I walked to the curtains, slightly looking through to see Antonio.“Hey you, bring the girls here. I
MIRANDAHe is just perfect when he handles me.It's more like he knew where to touch and how to touch.He knew all of my hit spots, and he never hesitated to exploit them.He placed his hands on my hair and massaged them. “Have you seen the ‘cook’ I got for you?” He asked.“Oh yes, she looks friendly. I like her already,” she said.“Friendly? I didn't get her to be friendly. If she doesn't do well enough, just let me know,” he answered.“Antonio, don't worry. I know she is good,” I said to him.He was so unpredictable. For all he cares, he wouldn't hesitate to relieve her of the job at that very moment.“Let me check on her and probably have her fix something or am I allowed to cook?“Get her to cook and don't be silly,” he responded in a harsh tone.He spanked my ass as I stood up from the bed. “Pffff,” I mutter“Whatever this is, I am beginning to like and enjoy it.”Not only am I treated like a queen but Antonio now respects me and handles me softly, at least better than how we sta
MIRANDAI paused after asking that question.I never expected him to answer. He wouldn't stop kissing me even after I asked the question.He proceeded to kiss my neck and suck on it till it started to hurt.The pleasure was intense and for another moment, I began to fantasize about lying with him.This time passionately and not forcibly. Ignoring my question, he carried me and laid me on the bed. His gaze was fixated on my body and I could imagine what was going through his head already.“Even with the fact that you have a baby growing inside of you, you still look so sexy as always,” he uttered.“Come here,” I said to him. That must be my urge speaking out loud.I pulled his shirt and put his arms around my waist. He held them so tight and in the blink of an eye, he lifted me and put me down properly on the bed.He came on top and I whispered into his ears again “Go gently, Antonio.”“Don't you trust me, Miranda?” He asked seductively as his eyes peeped at my cleavages.I don't even