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SOLD TO THE MAFIA LORD Annoyed
ACCALIA'S POV"We're not here to cause trouble," I watched as Don tried to explain, he was using slow, clear English and hoping for some understanding. To both our relief, a young man from the group responded in English, who was albeit with a heavy accent."You are safe here," he assured us. "Our village is open to those who need shelter.""You're not from around here, are you?" he asked, his English tinged with an accent we couldn't understand."No, we—" I heard Don start, but I gave his hand a small squeeze, like I was signaling him to be cautious."We had an accident," I quickly responded. Instead, my voice was stronger now. "Our parachute... we ended up here."The man nodded, there was understanding dawning in his eyes. "I see. You're lucky to be alive. The sea can be unforgiving. My name is Kito. Welcome to Octa Cove. We don’t get many visitors here.""Octa Cove," I heard Don repeat, the name was rolling off his tongue. It sounded somehow peaceful, like a stark contrast to the or
SOLD TO THE MAFIA LORD Apologize to her
DON'S POV"Hey," she said softly, sitting beside me on the bench. "You look miles away. What's going on?"I shook my head, the scenarios I had concocted to explain our current predicament swirling in my mind. "I can't get any reception. I was trying to call Luca, to... I don't know, hear a familiar voice, maybe get some advice. And then it hit me, Accalia. Who would want us dead? This wasn't an accident. Someone planted that bomb. But why?"Accalia took my hand, her grip firm and reassuring. "We'll figure this out. Together, okay? We're alive, and that's what matters right now. We've been through a lot, but we're not going to let this break us. Whoever did this, they wanted to scare us, isolate us, make us feel powerless. But look at us," she gestured around, "we're here, we're safe, and we're not alone. We have each other."Her words stood with a strength I desperately needed, washed over me, grounding me back to the moment, to the reality that despite the trouble, I would figure eve
SOLD TO THE MAFIA LORD Facade
MAX'S POVMy head throbbed as the sun beat down on my body and it was hard to keep my eyes open. The bright sunlight reflected off of the pavement that covered a wide area outside my room window. It was still early in the morning, and I should really be out running by now. But no matter how much my brain yelled at me for being awake before I had enough braincells to even consider moving, I just couldn't find the motivation to get up from bed. My muscles felt like they were made of lead weights, and every time I moved I could feel my bones groan in protest. So, with a groan of agreement I laid there unmoving in my bed and stared up at the ceiling. I would have gone downstairs if only to escape the suffocating heat radiating off of my blankets, but the fact that my mother's cooking would surely smell horrible in the kitchen kept me in bed instead. My thoughts were interrupted when the door burst open. Immediately I jumped as if I'd been shocked. When my eyes landed on who had enter
SOLD TO THE MAFIA LORD Drop the act mom!
MAX'S POV"Now get up and get ready," she ordered. As she left, my mind reeled from the shock of her sudden outburst. Even after the door slammed shut behind her, there was a long silence before I eventually managed to get out of bed. In truth, I wasn't sure what to say to comfort my mother. I didn't know what she meant by that threat, and I knew that if I tried to explain everything, she would just tell me how I was wrong. That's not what I wanted, and I'd rather avoid arguing with her. So instead of doing anything other than trying to ignore how my heart ached, I grabbed my phone off of the nightstand, slipped on some sneakers, and headed out the door.The hallway was empty. I walked slowly down the stairs , keeping an eye out for any signs of life. As usual I could hear my parents chatting softly in the kitchen. They must have heard me coming, because my mom started speaking first.Her voice sounded sad, and when she did speak it sounded like she was choking. I paused in the doo
SOLD TO THE MAFIA LORD Get your act together
MAX'S POVWell, do you think there are any leads?"I waited patiently for my dad to finish eating the food that my mom had prepared. As he swallowed, he looked over at me."I don't know Max." He sighed. "You should go console your mother."And so I did. After all the excitement from earlier, the sight of my mother's tears really hit me hard and I went looking for her immediately. It turned out that she had already taken herself upstairs to her bedroom. She sat on her bed and stared blankly ahead while I stood awkwardly by the door."Max," she said quietly, looking at the ground, "what does it mean that they aren't here? Where could they be?" Her eyes filled with fresh tears and I felt myself grow even more worried. I reached out a hand to touch her arm. It wasn't until then that I noticed her trembling.I pulled my hand away quickly. "Mom?" I whispered, "Mom, you can stop pretending now, I know you hate Accalia."My mom let out a small laugh and then wiped away the fake tears. "I hop
SOLD TO THE MAFIA LORD Hit
MAX'S POVThere was a moment of tense silence between us and then my mom scoffed. "You're such a naive child, Max. How can you honestly believe that Accalia would ever care about you enough to marry Don? If Accalia truly loved us, she wouldn't put her own selfish desires above our happiness. And she definitely wouldn't put your happiness above hers, if she wanted us to be happy, she would have married Ken."“Don't talk like that about Accalia mom, I know we both don't like her but we definitely can't be wishing her dead.” I reasoned with my mom, I knew that my mom had always hated Accalia. Mostly because Accalia had only be born because grandpa rejected the union of my dad and mom. Instead, grandpa arranged a marriage between Accalia's mother and my father.My mom was already with me for my Dad, she had tried to beg my grandpa not to allow her give birth to me out of wedlock but my grandpa was adamant because apparently, Accalia's mother was from a more prestigious home and her dad w
SOLD TO THE MAFIA LORD Unconscious
MAX'S POV“If Accalia demands for her inheritance, it's game over son, game over!” She let out a deep breath and sighed. “Your father won't be able to object, after all there is only an inheritance because she saved him from going bankrupt by marrying the most powerful in Italy and she's the grand daughter of one of the top families in Italy.”“That doesn't matter mom, it's up to Dad to make the decision after all.” I tried to reason with her but she wasn't having it.“It doesn't matter? It doesn't matter Max? She has big powers behind her, nothing will stop her once she becomes greedy! Get your act together son!”My mom's face showed extreme anger, she was literally shaking with rage.“Hey mom, calm down. Please?” I pleaded with her, holding both of her shaking hands on my own. The last thing I wanted was for her to start crying, it never happened before and she couldn't afford to fall apart now. “This isn't good for our family, please mom...” I was begging her but I didn't think my
SOLD TO THE MAFIA LORD What's wrong?!
MAX'S POV“Dad, don't threaten mom! Look, I'll explain later alright?! Please dad, calm down!” I said exasperatedly, holding on tightly onto him, trying to hold him back.“Get the fuck off of me Max! Answer me dammit!” He demanded and shoved me away from him aggressively.I stumbled but was luckily able to recover my balance and catch myself. “I'm sorry! Okay? I'm so sorry!! Please just let's go somewhere, let's sit down and calm down...” My mom begged desperately.She stepped towards my dad, pleading him to calm down, but dad was pissed and furious at my mom, she didn't deserve that.As mom reached for my dad, my dad slapped her across her face making her stagger backwards, clutching onto her stinging cheek, tears fell down my mom's red cheeks. And she was in disbelief. She looked as if the thought of my father slapping her in front of me made her physically ill.I looked at my dad and slowly backed away as he walked towards my mom, towering over her with a look of disgust in his ey
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