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Prologue “Please, don’t do this in front of my wife and kids” Donald cried, his white shorts were soiled. He trembled greatly and his breathing was ragged.“Donald, you stepped on toes. Toes which you couldn’t even bend over to buckle a shoe on it. The powers that be want to take a pound of their flesh” The man grabbed the blade and knelt on one knee. He caressed Donald's neck with his finger.“Don’t do this in front of my wife and kids. Let’s go elsewhere and talk” Donald sounded like he had resigned to his fate.“Any last word” The man ordered his men to lift Donald.“I don’t want to die like this, in front of my daughter” He whimpered.“If we wanted to kill you outside, it would have been easy. But we maneuvered our way through for a reason” He placed the knife on Donald's neck and started moving it with precision. The sound of flesh cutting and bones snapping could be heard. Donald trembled as a bolt of deep pain spread through him. Slow and steady, his head fell off.•I screame
More wine, more wine” My ears twitched at the sound of a few of our guests that were drunk with merriment. The large park situated beside my father's multimillion-dollar penthouse was filled with dignitaries and other celebrities. The DJ was on the corner of the lawn, nestled under a palmnut tree. His hands kept tweaking the disk jockey, throwing everyone into a high wave of excitement. I saw my Dad and mom, dancing so hard and a smile crept on my face. It was so beautiful seeing old men bask in love. But it further reminded me that I was still single.I straightened the tail of my pearl gown and walked towards the bar stand. Everyone's eyes swirled towards my direction and it made my head swoon. I bit my lower lip and kept walking, I read the attention.“Hey baby”.I grabbed a glass of cocktail and turned to see a young guy of about twenty. He was clad in a brown suit with permed hair.“You are the highlight of tonight. The woman of the moment” He tried to sound poetic.I gulped my c
Chapter 2Dominic's POVChicago, ILBang, Bang, Bang resounded throughout the room as I wrapped my right hand around the brunette hair. Her ass was pointing directly to my face and my d*ck was wrapped inside her p*ssy. I kept giving her deep thrusts while her screams of pleasure resonated throughout the room.“Don, f*ck that pussy” She cried out.Sweat trickled from my forehead down to my chest as I kept on thrusting. My left hand crawled underneath her chest and grabbed her boobs. I pressed her nipples and then spanked her butts with my hand. I flipped her over and made her lay on the bed again, her vagina was directly facing me. Using the old missionary way, I plunged my dick into her cunt again and started thrusting. My groans were becoming loud and I knew I was going to pour very soon. My hand wrapped around her neck as I tried to stifle my groans. Just at the Nick of time, there was a knock on my door.“Get the hell out of there” I barked.“Boss, I’m sorry to interrupt but you ne
Chapter 3Dominic's POVSlow and steady, the car rolled to a stop and I stepped out. My right hand fondled the butts of my Cuban cigar as I stared at the club. This was a new club which belonged to Mrs. Becky Donald. I shrugged as I wondered how quick she was to move on from her husband's death. My consigliere unlocked the door and joined me as we walked into the club. The large neon light kept radiating through the hall as I waltzed through sweaty bodies. A chubby lady walked over to me and wriggled her ass and I smacked it in acknowledgement. As I arrived the counter, my eyes caught a young lady. She was dressed like a stripper but her facial expressions was different. There was fear in her eyes. Her long hair swirled as she pulled out the empty bottles from the glass counter. She turned again to me and apple eyes almost threw me off balance.I shook the thoughts off my head and stretched my hand, Chris handed a lighter to me and I lit up my Cuban. I took a deep puff and blew it int
Chapter 4The PresentAlicia's POV“Mother, this isn’t the fucking stone stage. You can’t sell me off like some sheep” I cried, my eyes hurt and I winced as the result of the severe migraine.My stepmother leaned over the door lintel with a blank stare, “We are trying to pay the debts of your father”.I pumped my fist on the wall in anger, “This should be a joke right? First, you bury my father without my consent and then lay claims to his properties. Then, you start up a club and use me as a toy. You’ve treated me like thrash”.“My daughter, things change” She teased.“Fuck off, I’m not your daughter! You are acting like you’ve always wanted my father to die. See you, exhibiting everything you’ve always planned” I was trying to control my breath.She walked over to me, “Look baby, in the grand scheme of things, you don’t fucking matter”.“I matter, I matter! I won’t let you sell me off to some strange man and be whisked over to Chicago”.A slap connected to my cheek and I spat out bl
Chapter 5Dominic's POV The soft blues filtered through the stereo as I leaned over the seat. My nose widened as I took a deep puff of my Cuban cigarette. My head almost jerked forward as my consigliere stepped on the brake pedal. I spared him a cold glance and he mumbled a word of apology.“Boss, there’s a checkpoint” He whispered.I nodded and pulled out my pistol from the holster, I tossed it under the car seat and adjusted my leather jacket. I pulled off my hat and placed it on my knee. Chris rolled the car slowly and stopped. A cop knocked on the windscreen and I clicked on the button.“Officer, have this for your lunch,” I said slowly and reached for the side pocket of my leather jacket. I pulled out a few bundles of notes and tossed them to the cop. His eyes brightened and an uneasy glance then spread across his face. I knew he was somewhat scared of the money.“It’s yours, officer!” I tried to force a smile.“What do you do for a living?” The cop asked.A deep breath escaped
Alicia’s POVI squealed as my body landed on the bed, my tormentor tossed me off with so much strength and I felt like a piece of paper on flight. I stared at his face again, those cold eyes and sharp burns were very sexy. But his charred lips and muscular physique made me cringe in deep fear. I wondered what my Dad did wrong, this wasn’t the kind of life I deserved. There were a million questions on my mind but I just couldn’t ask them. This man before me was so intimidating and I needed to avoid his cold glare. “This is your room as from today,” He pointed. His cold bass sent a shiver down my spine and I trembled like I was in a cold room. He smacked his lips and a smirk etched on the corner of his lips, but disappeared almost immediately as though it was never there, and his expression became dark and serious again. Immediately, I felt so self-conscious. His eyes squinted and I could feel his piercing gaze trailing my body. I shifted away from him and nestled in the corner of t
Chapter 7Dom's POVTupac Shakur's song banged all through the stereo and I kept nodding my head. I have always been a fan of Tupac's songs. I was in the large center room and my long revolver was on the table. Music was what I always used to calm my rage and it had always worked for me. I kept glancing at my gold watch, mumbling impatient phrases. My face was blank but there was rage trying to build up inside of me. The door yanked open and Chris dragged a man and threw him into the centre of the room. A light smile spread on my face and I reached for the pack of Cuban in my leather jacket. I slowly lit it up and stuck the stick in my mouth.“Fucking traitor” My cold voice rang out. “Did you think I wasn’t going to find out?”The man shivered, there were traces of blood on his face. His mouth was swollen and he shivered in fright.“Chris” I stared at my consigliere, “Pull the tape off his mouth”.Chris inched closer to him and pulled off the tape. It made a slapping sound and the ma
THBM EP 170~DOMINIC~ *******A MONTH LATER*****It's been exactly a month since I lost my consigliere in that unforgettable encounter, thanks to my late twin who is also wandering around right now in his ghost form or probably burning in hell. A month after I let Alicia into the deepest depths of me, no one, not even I, was aware of their existence until my little fireball came. She's also been the reason why I didn't go insane after I lost my best friend. Chris did say he'd visit me in my dream and he did, he did come to me once, only that he was smiling and not being a worrywart as he'd normally do when he was still here with us, and I still couldn't, up till this moment, help the pain that coursed through me, the hard throe he left behind in my heart, they're still as new as the day I last saw him. The day he left forever, the day my consigliere's eyes shut closed forever. Death in the Mafia was inevitable; he knew what he was in for when he became my right-hand man, but he n
THBM EP 169~DOMINIC~"Fuck. You didn't have to do that to my heart and cock, Alicia. fuck." I growled ferally. Arousal dripping from my husky voice, halting her words as i flipped us over effortlessly in a flash, Her back meeting the soft mattress as i hovered over her. A smile grazed her lips But her plumpy pink lips morphed into an erotic loud moan that traveled its way into my head, fusing with my brain and sending signals to my heart that couldn't stop running wild and rampant against my chest as I peppered her face with kisses, taking the time I didn't have and yet, I needed to savor her flavor, her scent and every reaction she made. I needed to embed myself into her skin; I needed to engrave her into my memory, my skin, my cock, my heart, and my sanity. Alicia fucking Donald, The woman who brought down my walls, barged her way into my heart and not only found a spot there but occupied the entire thing and made it listen to her every binding. And I was going to make sure I did t
THBM EP 168~ALICIA~A startled gasp escaped my lips the moment I unlatched my lashes and that was because of the face that hovered over mine in a dimly golden lit room. My heartbeat that skyrocketed skittered to a halt the moment the haze in my eyes dissipated and I could make out the owner of the face that ate up my entire vision.Dominic. Only that, he looked viscously regal, and considering the deep contour between his brows, he was angry as he glared daggers down at me, the deadlines of his piercing glares were like mysterious hypnotizing drums that filtered into my ears, went straight to my marrows and settled on my heart that resumed it's haunting, vigorous rampant marathon against my tender ribcage.Getting hold of myself and fighting the tremors that engulfed my body in violent shivers and the multiple aches that exploded through my body, I tried to draw to a sitting position but my eyes bulged and welled when his hand shot straight to my throat and wrapped his fingers around
THBM EP 167~ALICIA~"B-Boss. I'm sorry...I'm glad you're okay...you made it, and that makes you a powerful mentor I'd want to have in my next life. I wanted it to be you whom I protected with my life...but I was late and so...I had to save her first...I'm sorry...she wanted to meet you...urgh...fuck..." Chris groaned in pain, choking on the enormous amount of blood that splurted out of his mouth, eyes drooping as he fought to keep them open. My blood boiled like molten lava, erupting and rupturing through my veins as I glared viscous daggers at the thick metal that pierced through his guts, compressing him to the wall while a huge wall squashed his lower half to the ground, my consigliere's blood was streaming like a waterfall in front of me and I couldn't save him, all I could do was tremble in rage and pain, a harsh lump of tears knotted in my throat, vigorously constricting my breath as I watched my friend breathing his last."Why did you come back for me, Chris, why?! fucking how
THBM EP 167~DOMINIC~"The exact hell you seeing, dear brother." Desmond growled through his loud snickers. My heartbeat accelerated abnormally in fear, raw fear, not for my life, but for the fact that I might not be able to see the face that kept flashing across my head.No, I needed to go back to her, and there were no signs that Desmond was joking. I wouldn't die in the hands of this wanker, he lured me into his lair to blast us both off, huh? The beeping sounds from the controller in his hands intensified and his sniggers turned more nefarious and sinister as he clutched it closer to his chest.Taking a step to bolt out of the room, his voice rang again, halting me in place."Dream on, Dominic. There are only forty seconds left, and the whole house has been mounted. I knew you would come, but I still wanted to try my luck to see if I could get out of the country before you arrived, blow the house off, and get the Media to fake my death so I could reemerge a few years later, just l
THBM EP 165~DOMINIC~The tyres of my black van screeched to a halt in front of a gigantic white paint house. The same house where I almost lost Alicia yesterday, the same house where the blonde fucker had her take his ugly shaft, the same house where his blood was going to spill today.Sliding my black shades on, I stepped out of the car through the door that was already left open for me. Darting my gaze between my two most trusted men who were currently in black holsted pants, sleek black turtleneck polos that exposed their rippling biceps, and black boots with knives at the tip, Ethan in black shades who's outfit mirrored mine, while Chris held his hair back with a black band around his head. I had checked into a hotel on my way out of the hospital to take a quick shower in an attempt to get rid of Alicia's blood that clung to my skin and reminded me of her pale face, the flames, and the tentacles that held me hostage and turned me helpless and that was eating at my sanity a bit to
THBM EP 164~ALICIA~"Let's go." Nelly uttered frantically, nodding at her; I tucked my hair behind my ears and swallowed hard to keep my wit in place as I waltzed behind her and headed out of that room.Nelly had reembarked with a pair of black leather heels and a matching peach-colored pencil skirt with a small parting at the back, and blouse.It wasn't the best outfit for such shenanigans, but it was the spare she had in her car, and I had to go with it as we made our way out of the hospital room and blended perfectly with the few patients and nurses on board until we got to the parking lot of the hospital."Get in." She Uttered. Pulling the passenger's door open. Nodding curtly, I slid into the passenger seat and let her slam the door close before heading to the driver's seat. Fastening my seatbelt, she got in and did the same before starting the ignition. My heartbeat racing in both apprehension and anticipation. My head was a jumbled mess and a chaotic frenzy as I rested my head
THBM EP 163~ALICIA~The faint beeping sounds of an electrocardiogram machine seeped into the darkness that swallowed me whole a decade ago, sounding like a fractured, distant melody, ripping through the dark fog in my ears as it prowled its way into my head, intensifying by each beep after another. Unlatching my lids, my eyes squirmed and squinted as they came in contact with a white ceiling, and a harsh ache split my head in two at the blinding glow from the elegant chandelier above me. I tried to move my muscles, but it seemed excruciatingly impossible, and all I could do was dart my eyes around the ceiling; the electrocardiogram machine accelerated rampantly as my heartbeat accelerated abnormally.Where was I? I knew I was in a hospital, and the only indication was the sound of the machine that echoed loudly in the luxurious, unfamiliar-looking room. Parting my lips to speak, a scorching ache registered in my throat and channeled its way down to somewhere on my chest, growing itch
THBM EP 162~DOMINIC~I've lived my life on violence and adrenaline. I've always thrived for control and viewed the world through a red lens because crimson was my favorite purging method. Killing was the only way to satiate my demons and drive them back into that dark abyss whenever they resurfaced, and I loved every bit of it all until now.Until I had to watch that fucking crimson gush out of the one person I never wanted to see it from. Until I lost control over my own self and couldn't move and just fucking cried like a kid until I was thrown back into that burning house with my eyes wide open and legs rooted in place as I watched crimson streaming out of my two parents and still couldn't do anything.I've always thought I was heartless until it came to Alicia. There was an unbearable pain exploding somewhere behind my ribcage, eating and gnawing at the organ that pumps my blood in ruthless tugs.The fact that I couldn't save her kept scratching at my sanity in harsh tugs, leaving