CARLY'S POVI nervously checked my appearance in the mirror one last time before grabbing my purse and heading out the door. Tonight was the night I had agreed to meet up with Max, the guy I had been texting with online for the past few months.We had chatted online for a very long time now, and it was finally time to take the leap and meet in person. He had suggested going to a popular nightclub in the city, and I didn't even think twice before accepting. I couldn't resist the excitement that bubbled within me.Standing in front of my room door, I arranged my hair one last time. "I'm in college now, even though I still live with my parents, I have the right to go out," I said to myself as I took a deep breath."Relax, this is not your first time sneaking out. You're already a disappointment. What's worse than that?" I added, realizing the fact that no matter what I do, my parents will never be proud.I checked my cellphone for a message from the Uber driver I had ordered earlier on.
CARLY'S POVAs the night wore on, I saw Alessandro leaving the club I'm the company of his body guards and a young beautiful girl, wrapped around his arms like some prized possession.Exactly what I expected from someone like him, well I just pity my Sister who seems to be head over the heels for someone who won't even notice her and even if he does, he won't take her serious."Forget about your family's business, you're here to have fun." I muttered to myself."Hey one more shot." I ordered laughing hysterically.After taking it, I ordered another one."That's enough Carl, you have had enough." Max said taking the cup from me."That's not fun, you're not fun." I said still unable to control my laughter. "You really need to get a hold of yourself Carl." He said holding me tight."Yes, yes I'll." I said trying to focus on one of him."Here have this." Max said giving me a glass of water."Thanks." I managed to say after gulping the full cup.He made me seat next to him and as we sat a
THIRD PERSON'S POV"Carly, get up from bed! You are supposed to resume school today! You've already missed a whole week!" Carly's mom yelled from the door."I'm coming, mom. Let me sleep for a while. It's not 7 yet," Carly whined as she turned to the other side of her bed."Come with me this instant, young lady! Can't you be more like Judy?""Fine, Mom. I'm coming. You've ruined sleep for me anyway," Carly replied sadly as she reluctantly climbed down her bed and followed her mom. She hated being compared to her perfect sister, Judy, and that's what she endured every day.Carly, a young college student and the daughter of a wealthy businessman who struggled so much to meet her elder sister's standards. Judy was more beautiful and smart, and she never got into trouble. Carly, on the other hand, didn't possess these qualities. She was pretty, but she wasn't particularly smart or a good student. Carly was the child who got into trouble at school and at home, and she hated school.After
THIRD PERSON'S POV"Watch it!" She yelled as she picked up her fallen books.Raising her head and seeing the person she bumped into, she yelled,"You again!" "Did you forget your eyes somewhere!" She lashed out.She was pretty much angry, but not at Fred, she was angry at everything happening in her life, and the fact that she just sat for a test she didn't prepare for."Hey, Chill. You bumped into me not the other way round." Fred replied looking straight into her angry eyes and that was when he finally noticed how beautiful the girl who happens to be the departments clown is.He had seen her a lot of times but haven't seen her that close before. He doesn't know why such a pretty girl will let herself be the departments mocking and laughing stock.Hearing what Fred said, Carly rolled her eyes and was about to walk out, but Fred stopped her."Hey, would you want to hang sometime?" He asked."No and don't ask again because you will get the same reply." She firmly replied, and rushed
THIRD PERSON'S POV.Alessandro got into his Maybach Exelero, checked the time on his Rolex watch before he drove out of the garage, speed driving to the Casino.As he drove, his phone rang, it was a call from his mom.He picked it as it was connected to his ear pod;"Hello Mama." He grunted."I would like you to come home to me for dinner, I've got a surprise for you." His mom plainly said."What surprise Mama?" He asked as he took a left turn."You will love it, be here at exactly 7:00pm.""I have something important to attend to by that exact time.""Reschedule it." His mom instructed and ended the call."Great." Alessandro scoffed.In minutes time, he was parking at the Casino.As he turned off his car, his henchmen and guards approached him. They had been waiting for him near the entrance.Giovanni, the muscle of the group, nodded as Alessandro stepped out of the car. "Boss, we're ready," Giovanni said with a stern look.Alessandro looked at him noded and looked away."Time to en
THIRD PERSON'S POVA few minutes later, Alessandro's cellphone rang; it was Giovanni calling. He picked it up."It is done!" Giovanni said the moment the call was picked."Send for Marco to cover it up, I don't trust you and Francesco with that," Alessandro replied gruffly."I know Boss. I've already sent for him."Marco was the mafia's fixer—an expert in covering up their tracks and making problems disappear without a trace. That was his specialty.Alessandro ended the call and turned to leave. As he left the dimly lit room, he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror. The reflection staring back at him was that of a man hardened by the cruelties of life, a man who had made tough choices and sacrifices to keep the one thing his Dad treasured the most: the Empire. His strong jawline and cold, piercing eyes were a testament to the life he led—a life that had made him both feared and respected.He adjusted his tie and walked out, followed immediately by Leonardo.As he reached his pa
ALESSANDRO'S POV"Yeah, I remember her. Can I go now ma? I'm running late." I said keeping calm.Sandra was the only kid that was allowed to come over and visit me when I was a kid.We weren't close then, even though our parents wanted us to be so much.She was pretty annoying as a kid too, she wanted literally everything to go her way."Alessandro, but you just got here." I heard Sandra say to me."Stay a little while and have dinner with us." I glared at her and shifted my gaze to my Ma."We will talk later." I said and walked out."It's your wedding arrangements we are talking about here, son!" I heard my Mom say, and her words made me stop taking a step further."My what!" I scolded, and I could see that all eyes fell on me.Mr and Mrs. Enzo peered at me unbelievably from their seats."This is what your Father wanted, Son." My mom persuaded."Ma, I'm done here. And it's definitely not my wedding arrangements that you're doing right now because I'm not ready to marry anyone." I ca
CARLY'S POVThe moment my phone buzzed, I turned to the other side of my bed since I wasn't in the mood of replying anyone after the ordeal with the Mafia and my little heartbreak from Max.The phone kept buzzing and buzzing and buzzing to the point it really got on my nerves, I picked it up ready to give this persistent texter a piece of my mind.Checking my screen, I saw the messages were all from Max, I had forgotten to block his aas after what he did to me."Who even texts like this." I muttered to myself.I opened the text messages and read them one by one.{I'm sorry Babe, your sister made me do it.(two sad face emojis)}{I love you so much, I don't love your sister.(broken heart emoji)}{Can you please come to the club where we first met so I can show you how much I love you.(smiling face emoji and sad face emoji)}{I really need you now, don't listen to anything your sister said, she was the one who kissed me.}{You know I wouldn't do anything to hurt you.}{I love you so much
THIRD PERSON'S POV The moment they arrived at the mansion, Alessandro found his way to the elevator with Vincenzo's help."You can leave now, I will find my way." Alessandro said as they got to the corridor."Alright Boss." Vincenzo Bows before he left.Alessandro staggered down the corridor, heading towards Carly's room.The moment he got to the door, he knocked non-stop until Carly who was getting ready for bed had to open the door.The moment the door was opened, he walked right in, heading towards the bed, as soon as he got to the bed, he bumped on it."What are you doing here?" Carly asked, but before she could say anything, Alessandro was already fast asleep.She sighed, wondering if he had stopped earlier just to party.She walked over to the side of the bed where he laid, adjusted his legs that were off the bed, before she pulled his shoes, removed his jacket, and opened the first button of his shirt for comfort.She sat beside him for a while, admiring him as he slept."You
THIRD PERSON'S POV During the drive, Alessandro's phone rang. He picked it up immediately. "Hello Boss, the attack earlier was actually planned out for you, it was aimed at eliminating you." Vincenzo, one of the guards said from the other side of the call. "Who is responsible?" Alessandro asked, and by the tone of his voice, one could tell he was furious. "It's Mr. Lombardi, I think he's still holding a grudge against you." Vincenzo responded. Hearing this, Alessandro ended the call. "I think it's time I eliminate him before he causes any more harm." Alessandro muttered, but to Carly's hearing because she fidgeted to the word eliminate. "You… you… you are not planning on killing someone, are you?" Carly stuttered. Alessandro looked at her for a while without saying a word before turning his gaze towards the window. "Maybe you should report it to the police since you've already found the one responsible." Carly added. Hearing this, Alessandro scoffed. At that moment Carly's
CARLY'S POV The day went better than I expected, I met with Judy and she seemed so happy.She couldn't stop talking about how nice and sweet her boyfriend is, she showed me a picture of him and I won't deny the fact that he looked cute.I told her that I was going to move in with her in less than nine months time after the contract is over, at least until I find my own place.She was happier than I was on hearing the news. I was actually not happy because a part of me wanted to still be with Alessandro, that part of me longed for it all to be real. I just wanted a happy life with him."Are you ok?" Tyrion asked as I entered the car for us to leave."Yes," I responded with a famed smile."Your sister is as nice as you are." He complimented.I smiled hearing that."Yes she is, but you wouldn't want to be on her bad side." I said as he kick-started the car.He smiled as he drove off, I looked back Marco and Leonardo were driving behind us. They actually kept their promise throughout our
CARLY'S POV THE NEXT DAYI woke up to a knock on my door. I can't even remember when and how I fell asleep."Come in." I said in a dull tone as I rubbed my eyes.The door opened, "Tyrion, any problem?" I asked as I shifted to seat on the edge of my bed."What about Sandro?" He asked looking around like he was looking for someone."I don't know, haven't seen since yesterday after the ceremony." I responded as I ran my fingers through my messy hair."Oh, I thought… Never mind." He said suspiciously. "How was your night?" He immediately asked."It was ok." I responded."Going anywhere today?" He asked."Like I'm allowed to go out without your brother's consent I barely even attend classes." I muttered but to his hearing."We would be going out today, just the two of us so we can bond. Since you're now officially my sister-in-law it won't be bad if we decide to know each other." He suggested with a smile.It sounded so tempting but on a second thought, I had to decline."I don't think yo
THIRD PERSON'S POV Once the wedding ceremony was over, Alessandro and Carly took separate cars back to the mansion.Carly who arrived first quickly left to undress and rest.Getting to her room, she quickly removed her jewelries and clothes before she rushed into the bathroom for a warm bath. After the bath, she got dressed in her purple silk night dress and quickly laid on the bed as she felt all the exhaustion she had felt earlier absorbed by the soft bed.Tyrion, on the other hand, was in his room lost in thoughts when the door opened, revealing Marco."Are you avoiding me?" He asked as he shut the door behind him.Tyrion immediately stood up."No, no, I'm not." He immediately responded as Marco kept looking at him like he was peering through him. "Ok I was, but… it has nothing to do with you. It's just my mom, she…" "It's fine, I understand." Marco responded as he hugged him tight that they could feel each other's heart beat."You don't need to tell her about us until you want
THIRD PERSON'S POV Stepping out of the building, he took a deep breath."Are we leaving now, Boss?" One of his guards asked."Yes." He responded. "Take me to my mother's place." He added as he walked towards the car he came with.During the drive, he was restless and lost in thoughts that he couldn't even realize when they got to his mother's mansion."We are here, Boss." The guard who had been standing with the door wide opened finally said.He was immediately brought back to reality, "Ok." He plainly said before he got down from the car and headed inside.At the entrance, he was welcomed by his mom, whose joy knew no bound."What about your wife to be, She didn't come with you?" His mom asked as she escorted him inside."Are we supposed to be seen everywhere together?" He asked rhetorically.His mom paused for a while before she responded, "If possible, yes." Alessandro heaved a sigh as he sat on the couch, he sat lost in thoughts for a while, his mind wandering around but unable
THIRD PERSON'S POV The moment their eyes met, Sandra glared at him furiously, and immediately he knew she came for trouble.He noticed she may be drunk too, as her catwalks were involved stumbling steps, exaggerated swaying of her hips, arms flailing for balance, and occasional bursts of laughter as she headed towards him."You can't possibly be getting married to your maid!" She yelled as she kept stumbling towards him in fury."And who allowed you in?" Alessandro asked as he headed out ignoring the fact she was trying to meet up with him."That is not the issue here, Alessandro." She lashed out. "I've spent all my life waiting for you to finally get married to me as our fathers agreed, but here you are slamming a wedding on my face!" She yelled as she walked hurriedly behind him."Why your maid!" She shouted.Alessandro stopped dead in his track without even looking back at her he said, "I don't remember introducing her to you as my maid."Besides I don't think that's any of your b
CARLY'S POV Immediately we left the building, Vincenzo and another guard I couldn't recognize were outside waiting in front of another car."Take her straight home." Alessandro ordered before he entered the Lexus we came with, and the guard that drove us here drove off like they were in a hurry.The moment they were out of sight, I entered the back seat of the car, hoping he doesn't come back another gunshot wound.The drive was a silent one and in no time we were in the mansion and I quickly headed to my room to have some rest since I was so exhausted.I got back to the room, and as I laid on the bed facing the ceiling.Countless thoughts came running through my mind, but the most pressing one was the urge to finally do what I want to do anytime I want to.=TWO MONTHS LATER=It's already a day to the grand wedding Alessandro's mom has been planning.It was all so fast and sudden.Alessandro and I didn't want the grand wedding, but she pleaded with us to grant her that one wish.The
CARLY'S POVI sat on my bed with my hands holding on to my chest.I can't really explain how I was feeling, whether I was hurt, scared, or just worried, but I was sure that I was at the edge of exploding from all the emotions I feel."Why would he expose himself to death like that?" I find myself asking."He's a grown man, and he knows how to take care of himself." I assured myself as I stood up with the thought of checking on him.As I walked down the hallway, I bumped into Tyrion, and he didn't look happy one bit."You saw him right." I asked and he nodded."But don't worry, I'm used to it." He said with a famed smile, and I could tell he was lying."I will…uh… I'm going to check up on him." I kinda stuttered with a forced smile before I left.I got downstairs, but he wasn't there, I took the stairs but as I got to the second floor and was about to take the stairs to the third floor, I saw Alessandro coming out of a room with Alessandro and Marco.I rushed towards him, "How are you