*SILIA*I think I needed to run away.“Silia? What are you doing here? Are you alright? Everyone was looking for you. It's time!” Diana said hastily coming to me when she found me in the washroom of my suite.Her words only made me panic more and shaking my head I said, “No, Diana I don’t think I can do this. I don’t think I can go out there like this.”My words must have not sat well with her because she donned a softer expression and with a hand patting my back gently for me she pulled me into a hug.“Come on, tell me what is it? What is troubling you and I swear that I will make it alright,” she said and although her hug made me feel good it also reminded me of why I wanted to run away from my own wedding.“This! See this is the problem! I can’t even hug you properly without this belly getting in my way,” I said pointing at the small bump that kept us apart from hugging properly.She seemed to realize what I had been going through and smiling at me she asked, “What are you afraid o
“You need a man in your life!” My best friend said as she sat down in front of me.“No, I don’t, I have you,” I said laughing at the frown that pulled her lips down.“That is the problem! You shouldn’t be just fine with me,” she exasperated taking a sip of the wine that I had ordered before she had arrived, “You need to get laid.”Her last statement was a serious one and realizing that the conversation was heading into a direction that I didn’t really like I looked away and took a sip of my own wine.“It’s just as I saw in my vision,” I murmured trying to bring her attention back at the main topic at hand.“I knew that was the reason you insisted we come to this fancy hotel even though you don’t like them as much. I am sure you wouldn’t even like the food here,” Lisa muttered shaking her head at me with an annoyed expression gracing her face. It made me feel bad for a small second but it was hard to control myself. What happens to me isn’t normal.How can I possibly not be intrigued b
I didn’t really understand but the emotions the kiss was making me feel was fucking with my head. His other hand roamed over my body, each place that he touched lighting me up in a fire that was rapidly making my breath uneven and my knees weak. A need started rising in my stomach and I didn’t understand if I should push him away or continue letting him get his way with me. I tried understanding what was happening but all I knew was that I was happy even as I felt him slowly release my lips and kiss my cheeks. I watched as he said something but his words didn’t reach my ear and the sound of a beep message from my phone snapped me out of my trance. Wait, was that a vision? But how? My breath had been labored and I could feel the man’s eyes on me but I couldn’t turn to look at him. Not yet, I was afraid that the need that I felt for him in me of the feeling that my vision was making me crave would make me act on it. I therefore looked down at my pointy toed red heels wondering if t
“Are you planning on just standing out there?” The same emotionless voice that had spoken to me yesterday called out to me from inside his office and I hesitated for a second longer at the fear that I realized I was feeling, “I despise people who waste my time.” Taking that as my last warning I took a deep breath in and plastered a fake smile on my face to greet him. At my entrance he turned to look at me and for a second I felt myself incapable of breathing. The way the light shone from behind him, through the glass walls and created a silver lining to his impressive physique made him look like an angel, a divine being, that was until I saw the color that blotted his grey clothing sinisterly. It broke my fantasy all at once and I was thankful for that reality check. The red didn’t seem to bother him and neither did the stench of blood that was heavier inside than it had been outside and gulping some saliva to moisten my throat I looked at him and then outside the window, wondering i
Who did they think they were to be treating me as such?I couldn’t help but grumble as I rushed out of the building and headed straight towards a taxi from which a passenger had just stepped down. Slamming the door shut behind me I placed my head in between my hands and ruffling my hair I let out a suppressed shriek. The embarrassment of the situation was now hitting me with more force now that I was able to think properly.How could I have been so stupid?Banging my head against the passenger seat in front of me I let out another frustrated cry as Lisa’s voice echoed in my head. I just knew what she would have said if she saw me right now.‘See, I told you that one day you would get in trouble because of your blind faith in your visions.’Those words were mocking me and stopping me from actually telling her the truth. I wanted to unburden myself off these angry thoughts but going to her wasn’t an option this time. She wouldn’t let me hear the end of this if she found out what I had d
*SILIA MORGAN *“Silia?”Shit!“Are you going somewhere?” Lisa’s tired voice asked me as she looked at me from where she was sprawled on the sofa of the living room. I had estimated that she should have been out for her work by now and that was the only reason why I decided to make my move. What do I do now that she has found me?“Hey, I am talking to you! What’s with that bag?” she asked motioning to the small bag that I had hurriedly packed as soon as I had woken up.Realizing that I had to face her now I turned around to look at her and giving her a sheepish smile I completely ignored her questions and said, “Good morning! I didn’t know you aren’t going to work today.”“Yeah, I was out till late last night and I didn’t feel too good today so I thought I would skip but what’s wrong with you? Why are you acting so nervous and you still haven’t answered my questions,” She said sitting up straighter, most probably having sensed something off about me.But what do I tell her? I hardly k
“Couldn’t you have said this before making me drive all the way here and you also made me wait for you for around half an hour too?” He drawled grumbling at me. His reaction came as a surprise and blinking my eyes at him I stared at his face causing him to ask, “What?”“No, why aren’t you asking me anything? I was sure you would call me crazy or something,” I said shrugging my shoulders. It was weird, I had barely known this man and yet I felt comfortable around him to spew out my feelings. Or was it because he was a stranger that it made it easier?“No, I think I had already established this yesterday that you aren’t a sane person in any terms, and with the declaration that you just made I think that fact has pretty much just solidified in my mind,” he said, nodding at his words as if trying to make sense to himself more than to me. Looking back at me then he asked, “So, do you want me to drive you to a mental facility? I am sure you need to get your brain checked.”“Hey! I am not cr
What?Draven was following me himself now?What the fuck did I do this time?Could it be true that he is coming to ‘mess me up’ like Nicholas had claimed to?The thoughts were running wild in my head and were only pressing down on me more and more as I saw his car nearing us by every second.“Fuck!” Nicholas’s cursing brought my attention to him, “Why do we have to get stuck in a traffic jam right now?”What was wrong with my luck? Why now of all time?Draven’s car stopped just behind us and turning to look back at him I tried to search for him but the windows had been tinted so dark that nothing was visible of the inside of the car’s passengers.“Do you think he would try to do something here? Among all these people?” Nicholas asked agitatedly tapping his fingers against the steering wheel while honking at the car in front of us with his other hand. I tried to think but before I could come to a conclusion he shook his head and continued, “Who am I kidding? Last month I saw him shoot
*SILIA*I think I needed to run away.“Silia? What are you doing here? Are you alright? Everyone was looking for you. It's time!” Diana said hastily coming to me when she found me in the washroom of my suite.Her words only made me panic more and shaking my head I said, “No, Diana I don’t think I can do this. I don’t think I can go out there like this.”My words must have not sat well with her because she donned a softer expression and with a hand patting my back gently for me she pulled me into a hug.“Come on, tell me what is it? What is troubling you and I swear that I will make it alright,” she said and although her hug made me feel good it also reminded me of why I wanted to run away from my own wedding.“This! See this is the problem! I can’t even hug you properly without this belly getting in my way,” I said pointing at the small bump that kept us apart from hugging properly.She seemed to realize what I had been going through and smiling at me she asked, “What are you afraid o
*SILIA*“I don’t think that Romani would actually set this grand of an event,” Diana muttered from beside me. It has been a week since we came back home and the cold mafia woman who we thought was injured was stronger than anyone we knew and had been completely fine even after that blast. Apparently she became unconscious because of exhaustion and nothing else.“According to him he is creating history and he wants the whole world to remember him and this day properly for centuries to come,” I murmured, spotting him introducing Draven to everyone around while laughing heartily. No one would say that he was sick seeing how well and about he was moving around.“He certainly chose a very strange reason to be remembered in history, ‘The man who gave away his business empire to a Mafia Don’,” Alfeo laughed, chiming in on our conversation.“Do you even know how terrified the public and media is over this? I heard the president is on his toes with this change,” Nick said, sipping a glass of c
*SILIA*“Yes! Fuck we did it!” Alfeo shouted enveloping Draven in a hug which I joined along with the others.We were probably making a lot of ruckus pulling, pushing and rejoicing, unable to believe what had happened.We won!We actually won!A clearing of a throat grabbed our attention as Samantha said, “Mr. Romani is waiting for you.”Calming down at her words Draven pulled away from us, smiling at the hoots and laughter. Looking at me he kissed me once and said, “Thank you, this wouldn’t have been possible without you.”I simply smiled at him and then turned back to the rest as he said, “Make sure that all the injured get treated and rested well. We are flying back today itself and celebrating this victory!”“Alright we’ll arrange everything you just go and meet him,” Gavin said and nodding along as I turned to leave with the others when suddenly I was stopped.“Miss Morgan, Mr. Romani wants to meet you too,” Samantha said, making everyone stop in their movements as they all looke
*SILIA*I couldn’t grasp the sense of reality. I had killed the one person that had previously meant the world to me. I had thought that I hated her a lot but even now when she had said that she hated me I couldn’t help but feel hurt. I didn’t want her to hate me. I had wanted things to have never gone the way that they had.I never wanted to lose her.“Shh, it’s alright you did what you had to,” Draven said and slowly walked towards me. I could see the pity in his eyes and I am sure I looked like a mess but his eyes didn’t stray to anywhere else but my eyes. His gray ones pierced straight into mine, reminding me of the peaceful shine of a breezy moonlit night.Reaching me he first gripped my hand over the fork and prying away my hand carefully from the weapon of murder he took hold of my violently shaking hands that couldn’t control the tension now that they weren’t holding onto the wood for dear life. Throwing away the fork to a safe distance away he immediately pulled me into a hu
*SILIA*“You might have reached till here but I cannot let you go any further than this,” Lisa said, it felt as if it had been days since I had seen her and I wouldn’t have minded it being a little longer or until I died for me to face her again.I still can’t believe she had left me alone there with Luca to suffer, it was worse than simply killing me. She wanted me to ‘suffer’, to prolong my misery.“You really think you can stop us?” I asked, challenging her, feeling my insides burn with hatred.She ignored me and looking at Draven she said, “If you still care about your people’s life then you would back away while I am giving you the chance to. You will lose the game but will return back alive.”Wasn’t she being a little too cocky?If Nick had been enough to take her down alone then the twelve people we had brought with us were definitely a lot stronger.“And lose the opportunity to kill the person who has been the sole reason for all our sufferings? No, thank you,” Draven said wit
*SILIA*“Hey! Hey who are you people! Get off my farm!”A man came shouting at us like a lunatic when we stopped our cars in front of his house.Getting out of the car Alfeo approached the man and introducing himself he said, “We just need a little assistance from you. We need to check something in your barn. Can we please do that?”“No absolutely not!” The old and hot headed man shouted at us, “You think I'll just let you jackasses get into my property just like that. Absolutely not mister.”“We will be happy to pay you a good amount of money for that. If you would just let us in then this briefcase full of money will be yours,” He said, showing him a briefcase that had been brimming full with money. By the way this farm and house looked, he really needed that for repair works and maybe to even live life in general.He stopped and hesitated for a minute when suddenly the door to his house opened and through it came an old lady, probably his wife.“Al? Who are these people?” she aske
*SILIA*“Yes! She was right about it,” Gavin shouted barging in through the door with Nick trailing behind him. The two of them looked really spent and when I was about to ask Nick what happened but he put up a hand before me to stop me from speaking.“My eyes have been fried from staring at a screen for around thirty six hours now and I fear that if I even blink it shut it isn’t going to open anymore,” he said and then mumbled under his breath, “That's why I hate Mafias.”“So what did you find?” Draven asked and the rest of us huddled closer to his laptop that he had brought with him.“So far we have learnt about a small vineyard that is very exclusive and is situated on the island called Martha’s Vineyard. It is registered under another woman’s name so it was hard for us to track it down but we finally did. The label vine that it makes there is called, ‘Dives Uvae’ which also means rich grapes in Latin.”“A silly name if you ask me,” Alfeo muttered in between to which Diana laughed
*SILIA*“Only ten days are left,” Gavin said, making all of us sigh in frustration.“That's too little time and we still don’t have any clue about where Romani might be,” Nick mumbled, having joined the Mafia unable to stay away from this life after getting so deep into it once again.“No we don’t give up hope here, we can still turn the situation around, we just need to think from another perspective,” Diana said, making me nod along but if truth be said even I was losing confidence with how little time we had left.“If it makes anyone feel good then at least the Ravens aren’t in any position to even care about this game when they are already so deep in their own troubles,” Alfeo said, making me nod along.“Not to forget that the Phantoms don’t seem to have any clue about Romani too, although they have become more frantic in their searches,” I said, frowning near the end.No matter what anybody said or did it was clear that we were all on the edge with how close we were to winning an
*SILIA*“What was that just now?” Draven asked, looking slightly dazed as we took the elevator up to his office.“Just a little mental torture,” I said smiling at him. “He hadn’t hurt me physically as much as he did mentally every time that he touched me or tried to brainwash me into loving him.”I didn’t realize but a frown had taken over on its own and seeing that Draven said, “Let me overwrite that memory.”Pushing me against the cold walls of the elevator he kissed me. I fought for control, my body turning hot at his touch. After staying away from him for so long it was as if every time that he touched me he was quenching a thirst in my body.Our tongues slid against each other, gently caressing, massaging and sucking. I wanted to take control again like how I did before but as soon as he realized what I was doing he brought his hand down to my thigh and gripped it, making me gasp at how close he was to my crotch. He then pushed a knee gently against my excited entrance, leaving i