"I said 'act like my boyfriend' for just five minutes, not 'act like my fucking husband' for the rest of your life!" Adrian Price half-yelled, his fingers curled into a tight fist as he glared at the terrifying, yet super gorgeous man in front of him. Giovanni Marino blinked slowly, taking his time to register every detail of Adrian's figure into his memory, not minding that he was disturbing his work at all. "I don't see a big difference between the two." "Oh, for fuck sake! You're a thug, but surely you're not dumb, are you? Do you not know when to stop?" Adrian scoffed, his anger growing thicker. "Sadly, I don't seem to know what 'stop' means. You made the idea of being someone's boyfriend sound so great now I don't think I wanna stop." Adrian Price knew asking a mobster to fake being his boyfriend would get a lot of unnecessary attention from lustful eyes off him, but what he never knew was that the man he had just picked was no different from the unwanted pests that lingered around him, wanting to have a taste of him. Giovanni Marino enjoyed clubbing as much as he enjoyed killing; however, despite this, he was extremely lonely. Now, the big bad man had found a toy he could play with, and he was having the best fun of his life. Would he ever stop and return to his lonely life? That, he wasn't sure he could do that. Not even when he realized Adrian was his enemy's son. He needed Adrian, either to break him or to make him.
View MoreADRIAN I couldn't shake off the question that had been lingering in my head ever since the Marino brothers had that meeting earlier: what had driven their father's deep-seated hatred towards them?I couldn't understand it.I would be a bad liar if I say I have the best relationship with my father, but it wasn't so bad to the point I would be planning his death.This family was far messed up than I had thought.I wanted to know why it was like that. I couldn't get my mind off the three brothers conversation and it was messing with my mind.They even wanted to get my father involved. "This is stupid. My father hates them," I groaned out, staring at Giovanni's broad back as he did the dishes we had used for dinner.He was acting like nothing happened. As if planning to fuck their father over was a normal thing people do."Baby," Giovanni suddenly called out to me, making me snapped out of my thought.I didn't know how long I'd zoned out for, but when I snapped back to reality, Giovanni
GIOVANNI "I'm out!" Nikola said, sounding exasperated.Marcelo fumed yanking Nikola up by his collar and looked around before tossing him a deadly glare."The fuck you mean?" He barked, I could see his hands trembling from where I sat. "You wanna spare that fucker after he fucked you over?"Nikola stared at me for a few seconds, giving me a confused glare before he yanked Marcelo's hands off his shirt and sighed. "You don't know shit, Marc. Killing Dad shouldn't even be on your list.""You think if I have a way I wouldn't have killed that bastard long ago?" Marcelo said as he took a seat. Fuming in his seat like a thick cloud."Seriously, Niko?" I scoffed, crossing my arms over my chest.I thought we were all on the same page, I can't believe he would bail out on the mission even before we finalised it.“Is that necessary?” Nikola asked through gritted teeth.Is breathing necessary? I blinked slowly at him before clenching my fists against Adrian's hips."You both know Benedetto is t
GIOVANNI I stepped toward my brother, meeting his gaze head-on. Marcelo groaned and tossed his hands up, bowing out of our silent battle."Giovanni, let the kid be." Nikola hissed, standing up from the floor. "And you, Marcelo," he said, and then turned to look at our brother who had his lips pressed together. "The next time you point your gun at me, I'll kill you.""Whatever, I'm just trying to save your ass from being kicked, okay?" Marcelo grumbled, throwing his gun on the couch before disappearing into my bar.One of these days, I'll have that bastard stock my bar."Are you okay?" Adrian asked, rushing over to me. I had almost forgotten he had was here with us.His face hardened when he saw my bruised cheek.God.I fucking hate myself for letting him see me like this."I told you to stay upstairs but chose not to listen. You are a brat, aren't you?" I smirked, tugging at his cheek."Hey, I was worried your brother is going to kill you." He rolled his eyes, pressing his thumb agai
ADRIAN I wrapped my arms around Giovanni's neck as he carried me to our bedroom. Different thoughts were running through my mind as he walked inside and closed the door behind us.I still found it difficult to believe that Carlos had once had a thing with one of the Marino brothers –worse, Nikola Marino.I wanted to call Giovanni a liar because, not in a million years, would I have thought Carlos would have had a history with the family. But the state we found Nikola and Carlos in earlier was just too intimate to suggest that what Giovanni had said couldn't be true.I thought I knew everything about Carlos because he was my friend, and he told me everything going on with me. But why did he hid the fact that he had once dated Nikola Marino from me? Could it be that he thought it didn't matter? Or could there be a secret about the whole dating thing that he was trying to protect, something he wasn't comfortable enough to share with me?Seriously? Is Carlos in trouble? Do I need to be
ADRIAN “You’re mine. You are not allowed to break up with me,” Giovanni growled against my lips, kissing me viciously.Damn!He's still angry because of what I said.Giovanni grabbed my ass, lifting me up and threw me on the kitchen aisle. My legs voluntarily wrapped around his waist, pulling him closer to me.His erection pressing roughly against mine, making me groaned out into his mouth."Gin, can you please just... Mmph!" I cried out when he tugged on my lower lip and bit it really hard.I could almost feel his teeth melting together and warm liquid pricked down my jaw.Fuck!Is that blood?I grabbed Giovanni's broad shoulders and tried pushing him off me. "Gin, I think I'm bleeding..."I didn't get to finish my words before Giovanni bit hard on my lower lip again. On the same spot, groaning like a wounded animal."Shut up." He grunted, nibbling and sucking on my lips. I could taste blood in my mouth, and something told me it was my blood."Please... Please slow down." I pleaded
ADRIAN I stood frozen, as if the air had been knocked out of me, my eyes fixed on the unbelievable sight before me.I was so scared before coming here, thinking something bad must have happened to Carlos. I had to forced Giovanni to bring me here, threatening to break up with him if he didn't provide his brother, telling him Nikola had kidnapped my best friend.But the sight before me proved me wrong. It didn't seem like Carlos' life was being threatened by any chance.Carlos hiding behind Nikola wasn't exactly what I had expected to walk into. It seemed they were much closer than I thought. This newfound discovery made me wonder: did Carlos have a connection with the Marino brothers that he had kept hidden from me?"Is that him?" Giovanni asked, he genuinely seemed confused just like I was.Nikola didn't say anything, all he did was tightened his grip on Carlos, it was as if he was protecting him from his brother.But why?Why would he have to protect Carlos from us when we were her
NIKOLA "What was it that you saw?" The words tumbled out of my mouth. Every muscle in my body tensed as I braced myself for the answer, my mind recoiling at the prospect of hearing something I would rather not know.I had a multitude of dirty secrets about me stacked up in my secret files. Some were so incriminating that I wondered which ones Michael had stumbled upon. I had never hidden who I truly was from him, but the thought of him seeing those videos made my stomach churn.I shouldn't have taken those videos in the first place, I thought I could use them against father. I was stupid, I would never be a match for him.I blinked as I turned to stare at Michael. He looked at me, his nervous eyes darting back and forth before he slowly dragged his mouth open. The tension in the air was thick."You... You were brutally killing a man, a cop. I... I wanted to hate you after what I saw. I wished I could hand over the USB drive to Qiang, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. You saved me
CARLOS I braced myself for the inevitable. The moment I opened the door to the secret I had been holding back for months, I was prepared for what Nikola would do to me. The onslaught of music from the clubhouse downstairs wasn't supposed to be this audible, but my senses were heightened by fear, making me acutely aware of every sound, no matter how faint; the thumping bass, the muffled voices, the creaking of the old wooden floorboards. "It was your father I always snuck out to meet." The words left my parted lips and I wished I could take them back but it was already too late. "What the fuck did you just say?" Nikola growled, making me jump back in fright. He was already out of his seat before I could even blink my eyes and he had me pressed against the wall. His large hands wrapping around my neck, his thumbs pressing against my throat, cutting through my airway. I couldn't breathe properly and I could see my life flashing before my eyes in a slow motion. It hurt so muc
NIKOLA I stared at the computer screen. The text cursor blinked back at me, but I had no idea what I was doing. My head was too fucked up to focus. Today is the worst day of my life. Not when my supposed boyfriend landed my ass in prison, not even when my father asked them to keep me locked up for however long he wants, until they could set me free. Not even when father forced me to watch as his men took mother's life and made me lie to my brothers that it was an accident. Not when the damn monster I called father taught my brothers and I how to dissect human bodies for the first time. No, it had to be today. Today had to be the worst day of my life. I never really expected to run into my ex boyfriend today. No, I never really wanted to see him ever again. I had no one else to blame for my actions but myself. I never should have gone there because of Adrian Price. I hated that bastard too. Him and his damned father, so why did I have to go, thinking he was in danger?
ADRIANI glared at my reflection in the mirror, fury and hurt etched on my face. My hands clenched into tight fists as I gazed down at the damage the wine had done to my shirt. The crimson stains spread across the fabric like a map of chaos, a constant reminder of my life at Great Fisher.A wave of loathing washed over me. I hated this city, its suffocating grip choking the life out of me. My own life was a sham, a never-ending cycle of disappointment. My family, a constant source of frustration. And this job... I hated every minute spent at the Great Fisher, the pretentious boss, the backstabbing colleagues, the suffocating routine and the damned horny bastards that patronise this place.I hated how every client in this bar only see me as a means of entertainment. To them, I was nothing more than a distraction, a plaything to be used for their amusement. My role as a server was constantly diminished, reduced to mere eye candy.It wasn't their fault, it was my damn family's fault for...
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