CHAPTER 19"Why didn't you stay to check up on Melissa before leaving," Sin demanded when entering the room.Aurelio was sitting by the window with a cigarette twirling around his finger. He looked at Sin with those cold, piercing gazes of his.Sin moved closer, "You were with us throughout the time Melissa was unconscious, and now she's awake. You were nowhere to be found," Sin paused."Leave," Aurelio ordered, his voice low and sharp.Sin scoffed, "Do you think if you had stayed you wouldn't be seen as heartless anymore?""You are not heartless, Aurelio, that I know for sure,"Aurelio spoke up, his tone as icy as his stare. "You know nothing about me,""Maybe," Sin admitted, his tone softening, "But I know that you are beginning to loosen up since Snow showed up," Aurelio's eyes darkened as he tightened his grip around the cigarette."If you are going to keep on saying nonsense, leave".Sin stood his ground, "Please Aurelio, come out of your cage and see there's more to life,"In a
CHAPTER 20"Monica!!!!!"He screamed as a tear escaped from his eyes. Monica was the love of his life, and she had just lost her life all because of a past that came back to hunt him. He looked at Aurelio, his eyes red as bloodshot, veins popping out of his body. "You," he gritted his teeth, "How could you? I thought you were my friend,""Friend," Aurelio took two steps near him. "You could sell your soul for money because you are greedy, and I was able to hit the right button,"Xavier slowly took out the knife from his shoulder and threw it at Aurelio. He shifted, and the knife met the wall."You, What did I do to you to ruin me this way?" Xavier screamed."You took my family away from me, and I am here to take yours," Aurelio replied bitterly."I don't even know you, I should have known you were nothing but a killer,""Of course, you do know me, Via Garibaldi, 12," Aurelio said, and Xavier held a chair behind him to support himself from falling as the memories of that fateful day fi
CHAPTER 21Snow tears soaked Aurelio's shirt as her sobs echoed in the quiet room. She didn't know why she was crying, neither could she stop herself. Aurelio had no expression on his face, neither was he comforting her. But a part of him felt sad at the sight of her tears. He felt like comforting her, but something was holding him back, something deeper than it looked.Her body collapsed onto his, jolting him back to reality. She had fallen asleep. He adjusted his stance, staring at her tear-soaked face. His hand slowly reached her face and wiped the traces off her face.He gently carried her and laid her on the bed before covering her with the duvet. He took off her glasses and placed them in the drawer. His gaze was so focused on her face, she was looking so relaxed, yet he could see the troubled look on her face.A past clawed at his mind, a gentle reminder of who he truly was. A heartless mafia who's filled with nothing but revenge, and bound by a contract for the rest of his lif
CHAPTER 22"Since the world took my daddy, can I call you daddy?" Shane asked innocently. The air in the room seemed to have stopped as it was filled with silence, his wide eyes fixed on Aurelio, eager to hear his reply."Can I call you daddy?" Shane repeated.Aurelio brought the spoon closer to his lips, his expression was unreadable. "Eat up, you will need strength," Shane obediently ate the food, tears trailing down his cheeks. Aurelio stood and soon Maya returned."Make sure he finishes it," Aurelio instructed, then left. Maya carried him on her lap and pulled him into a comforting embrace."Don't cry, okay," she whispered.****Aurelio got back to see Snow still sleeping soundly. He focused his eyes on her as her vulnerable expression brought Shane's words to his mind. "Since the world took my daddy, can I call you daddy?"****NEXT MORNING****The morning sun rose brightly, painting the sky with its colorful light as it rained kisses on Snow's face, causing her eyes to flutter op
CHAPTER 23****GODFATHER MARCELO VILLA****Aurelio and Sin sat in front of him. His eyes were on both of them while a cigarette danced between his fingers. His thick husky voice came out, smoke trailing out of his lips."Why didn't you come to the airport?""Coming to the airport is by choice," Aurelio replied coldly.Marcelo balled his fist before slowly releasing it."What is this I'm hearing about you bringing a girl into the clan," Marcelo asked. His voice was calm, yet the authority he carried was palpable.Aurelio placed one leg on top of the other, and sank deeper into the chair before replying, "What you are hearing is the truth,"Marcelo's face contorted into a frown, but he was able to mask it up. Aurelio might be his weapon, but he hates his guts. He might have trained Aurelio, but most times he gets scared of the man he's turned out to be."You know you are not supposed to have anything to do with women, right?""It's time to get rid of all those stupid rules," Sin spoke i
CHAPTER 24****BLOODMOON CARTEL****The party was still filled with lots of energy, but Lord Marcelo was nowhere to be seen. Sin was making out with a girl while Melissa was sitting alone, drinking from the bottle, stealing glances at Sin. "Feeling lonely," Mykel asked as he sat down."Melissa nodded, "I guess," she drank from the bottle again before taking a last glance at Sin, focusing on Mykel.Mykel scanned the place with his eyes, "Uhm, have you seen Snow?"Melissa smiled, "I haven't seen her lately, maybe the boss and her are finally together,"Mykel's eyes dropped. "Oh," he mumbled, drinking the whole content from his bottle.Melissa's eyes widened, "Dude calm down," "I'm fine," Mykel gave out a painful smile while Melissa squinted her eyes.In the corner were Rhodes and Gael, their eyes on everything that was going on. They were having their drink while smoking. They weren't just feeling the party, probably because Storm was with Tessa. Gael saw Juniper coming in with a tray
CHAPTER 25****NEXT DAY, CLAN 'S HOSPITAL****Viola's eyes snapped open, and she sat up, pain shooting through her, but she ignored it, her eyes on Gretna."What am I doing here?" she frowned, looking around.Gretna breathed out a sigh of relief, "Glad you are alright,""Shut your trap and tell me how I got here," she yelled.The door squeaked open, and Doctor Edward walked in."How are you feeling?" he asked, checking her temperature."Get your hands off me," she slapped his hand away."Viola calm down," Gretna said softly."You should at least be grateful to Gretna. She was the one who brought you here after you passed out," Doctor Edward said and exited the room.Viola's mind went to the sound she heard, and she grabbed her hair, her nails digging into her scalp as she screamed, almost ripping it off."Viola, take a deep breath,""Don't tell me that!" she snapped, "It should have been me in place of that thing," her breathing was getting heavy." It should have been me," her chest r
CHAPTER 26"Where is all this coming from?" Mykel asked. Gretna's eyes went to their intertwined hands, and she looked away sadly."Godfather, why aren't you saying anything?" Viola asked, shutting up on seeing Godfather Marcelo's death glare."Godfather, we just went out to have ice cream. I promise she is not a traitor," Mykel explained.Snow couldn't say anything as she was shaking and crying already."She left the clan when the maids weren't allowed to do so," "Godfather, it was my..." a simple glare from Marcelo shut him up. Mykel lowered his gaze to the ground and apologized, "I'm sorry".Sin walked in with the rest of the cartel members."What is going on here?" Sin asked upon seeing how they were held at gunpoint."She left the clan, which means she's a traitor," Viola said."Shut your mouth, Viola," Melissa snapped."Godfather, she left with Mykel, she couldn't possibly be a traitor," Sin tried, reasoning with Godfather Marcelo."I am going to make sure she gets punished," M
CHAPTER 41Logan placed his hand on his chest. "Ouch, that hurts."Snow stared at him. "I accept the offer," Snow stated."Come again?" Logan asked. "I accept the offer," Snow repeated."Why would I trust you when you just refused me a few minutes ago?" Logan narrowed his brows at her.Snow smiled, "You are right. I have come to realize that you are the ones in control. My master can't even save me. That's the only option to survive now,"Logan smirked. "Glad you are beginning to understand it."Logan moved to untie her, but a question from her made him pause."You helping me means betraying your master?""That old man is just selfish. You don't know how long I've been fantasizing about having you in my bed. I can even kill my master if it means having you right beside me," Logan pecked her cheek.Snow frowned but was quick to cover it up. "How do you plan on helping me?" Snow asked."Leave that to me for now." His gaze settled on her smooth thighs."Let me unchain you," he murmured,
CHAPTER 40"Priyanka," Aurelio thundered, as he watched Snow struggling to free herself from the kiss, but Logan kept on feasting on her lips."Bye," Ava waved sneering and ended the video call."Aurelio clenched his jaw, his anger increasing with each passing second. The kiss scene replayed over and over in his mind again.He wanted to kill them with his bare hands and for the guy who kissed Snow, he would die a painful death. He'd make sure of that.How dare he kiss her? She was his."Check the whole clan, cameras are in here," Aurelio said and strode out of the room.Tessa darted her eyes around and it caught something that was hidden. She walked there and brought it out only to discover it was a spy cam."They are keeping an eye on us," Tessa mumbled.Mykel collected it from her, "I can't believe Juniper would do such a thing,""This is the reality and we should start looking for any other hidden cameras," Sin said and left with Melissa.Gael's shoulder slumped as a tear escaped h
CHAPTER 39****COMPUTER ROOM****Mykel's hands were typing fast on the keyboard; the rest of the clan members were in, with their eyes fixed on the big projector."I can't seem to find their whereabouts," Mykel said as he kept on trying to look for the ladies."None of this is making sense. Snow and Juniper went with you to the mall, and they are missing," Gael said, ruffling his hair."Gael, calm down. We are going to find them," Rhodes assured."I can't think straight. What if something bad..."Storm cuts him off."If we all start behaving like this in this situation, then... They are going to be fine,""What if he's the one who kidnapped Snow? I sensed there was something off about him, and..."Aurelio's eyes darkened, "Which guy?""The guy we met at the mall. He... He couldn't stop smiling at Snow,"That instant, a text chimed on Aurelio's phone.`Your girl is here with me, and guess what, I will make sure she has the time of her life.A picture of Snow, chained and gagged was sen
CHAPTER 38"How long do you think before we'd get there?" Sin asked, his eyes focused on the road."It should be..." his watch started flashing a red light, which made him pause."Snow is in danger," he muttered, getting his phone."How would you know that?""Make a U-turn. S. K mall," Aurelio ordered."What is going on?""Now," Aurelio said in a slightly raised tone.Sin turned the car around and slammed on the brakes.Aurelio tried making a call but no one responded. Soon they got to the mall and Sin roughly parked the car.They both got down and ran inside the mall to find it empty."Where is everybody?" he muttered."Her location shows she's here," Aurelio said, checking his phone.Sin saw a passer-by and went to him."Do you know what happened here?""The mall was attacked by some people," the person said and walked away while Sin's eyes widened in shock as he went to Aurelio, who was looking for the girls.Aurelio kept checking his phone and the red beep increased, which meant s
CHAPTER 37"Yes!!" she screamed.His finger went inside her center, drawing a gasp from her lips.She held his shirt for support.His finger went deeper inside of her."You are mine," his voice carried a weight of possessiveness in them."No one has the right to touch you." he curved his finger and her body shook as she released all over his hand.He brought his finger to his mouth, savoring her taste as the corner of his mouth lifted.Her cheeks turned red, her gaze focused on him.Her cunt was still dripping wet.The spaces between them burned. Her body was hot, impossible to ignore and heady.He stared at her with a gaze filled with hunger. Not making any attempt to touch her."I...," She didn't know how to ask for it."You what?" his smirk deepened, showing his satisfaction to see her begging for him.She felt like she was going to combust. She wanted him so badly.She threw her hand around his neck and slammed her lips on his. He didn't reciprocate, but he loved the boldness she
CHAPTER 36"I'm sorry, but she is gone," Doctor Edward broke the news as the clan members stared at Gretna's lifeless body with teary eyes."Doctor, how can you say that? There has to be something you can do," Viola's voice cracked, tears slipping down her eyes."Sorry Viola, the poison is so effective. unfortunately, I couldn't flush it out," Doctor Edward apologized."Doctor, Gretna was poisoned, which means somebody amongst us is responsible for her death," Rhodes said.Viola turned sharply, and her gaze landed on Snow, who had traces of tears in her eyes."I know who killed her," Viola marched to Snow, who shifted back in fear."Viola, what are you doing?" Gael asked."I know she is the one who poisoned Gretna," Viola said. The bitterness in her voice was very visible."Why would she do that?" Melissa intervened."I didn't do anything. I would never think of killing anyone," Snow muttered."How dare you?" Viola raised her hand to slap her, but somebody caught her hand mid-air."Do
CHAPTER 35****NEXT DAY****Snow's eyes fluttered open, her mind refusing to process the sight in front of her. Her hands trembled as she took off her glasses and placed them back on repeatedly. Her eyes were fixed on the black card that was kept in the drawer with the pin placed on top of it.She doesn't want to believe the boss kept his black card for her, but this is the truth. The card. The pin. They are all the truth."Why did he leave this here? Did he forget to take it?""Don't be silly Snow. He wouldn't have left the pin if he had forgotten it," her subconscious told her."I have to tell Lisa about this," she thought, as she hastily put on her clothes and bolted out of the room.****She pushed the door to Melissa's room open without a knock, only to see her still asleep. She scrambled towards her and started shaking her, trying to wake her up."Lisa... Melissa... Get up, I have to tell you something,""Whaaaaaaaaat," Melissa faced the other side."Melissa, get up," she said,
CHAPTER 34****MELISSA'S ROOM****"Snow!! I am so happy for you. Do you know what this means? You won't have to wear this trash-called maids' uniform. We will get to go on countless shopping and we..." Melissa paused when she saw Snow looking so lost in thought.She quietly sat down beside her," Snow what is it?" she tapped her on the shoulder.Snow didn't respond."Snow!""Huh," Snow jerked."Why are you so lost in thought? I expect you to be happy,""Happy. How can I be happy when I know my problems have just multiplied," Snow sighed."How?" Melissa raised a brow."Didn't you see the way Viola looked at me, and the Godfather was strongly against it? I prefer being a maid. It's obvious he hates me so much.""Listen to me, Snow. Viola is just like one of us and, trust me, she does not have that much right to hit you. As for the Godfather," Didn't you hear what the boss said," she stood and contorted her face into a cold one, "Touch a strand of her hair and see why even the rules tremb
CHAPTER 33ONE WEEK LATERSnow was in Sin's ward doing his regular check-up when she felt his finger move. She thought she was only hallucinating, but she wasn't because Sin's eyes fluttered open, the translucent light too bright for his eyes to handle. Blurry vision and the shadows of a person in the room. As the blur started to fade, his eyes began to adjust to the ward, taking in Snow's silhouette who was standing there with a brooding smile on her face.He smiled at her and tried sitting up with Snow, helping him with a supporting pillow behind his back. He focused his gaze on Snow to see her staring at him like he was a ghost. "You... you are awake," tears welled up in her eyes. She couldn't be more happy than seeing him recovering, especially when Melissa and Aurelio haven't been themselves."Was I dead before?" he joked. The tears she had been trying to hold fell freely. Her heart was gleaming with joy, maybe because it was her first time, and she had just saved a life."Why ar