Chapter 52: The Truth about UsRegina’s P.O.VA strange continuous noise sounded from right beside me, like the continuous beeping of a heart monitor.A groan escaped my lips as I tried to open my eyes, but failed at the first attempt. Everything hurt, like I had been run over by a bulldozer and I was still lying on the ground, but at the same time, I could feel the softness of the mattress from under me.“Kid?”The familiar voice seemed like it sounded from far away…but I couldn’t tell who it was, or where it was coming from.And suddenly…images flooded in my head…The gunshot…me running up with Joanna…hiding inside the monitor room…the blood, the guns being fired…Joel coming up the stairs…and the shot…My eyes shot open as I gasped to get air into my lungs. Pain shot through my entire body, temporarily blinding me from seeing anything else.“Doctor!” I heard Joel’s voice from beside me, sounding panicked as he called for help. “Doctor! Nurse! Is someone out there?”It didn’t take lo
Chapter 53: Knowing for SureRegina’s P.O.VTwo months after the incident at the mansion, Draco had made sure to change everything in the house that he possibly so it could no longer remind me or anyone of the invasion.Joanna had been taken to therapy every week for the past two months as well and slowly but surely, she was recovering. When she had first come out of the house and had been taken back to her own home, she hadn't left her bed for days, curling up on herself like she was trying to protect herself from the events.It was true that she hadn't witnessed most of what had been happening around her, but she had heard the first few gunshots, heard too the shouts of pain from the guards…and that had been enough to terrify the child.Joel had brought her to visit me often after that day, because for some reason, she still remembered me saving her as a positive memory and had wanted to keep on seeing me. She called me her Maui…and I tried to take that as a compliment…even though I
Chapter 54: Two Red LinesRegina’s P.O.V“So get in there…and be sure of it!”Joel thrust the box in my hands and went outside the room, but not before telling me that he’d be waiting for me to call him in within five minutes, or he was going to barge right back inside himself…uninvited.It wasn’t the threats that made me take the test as quickly as I did…it was because I wanted to find out. I was dying to find out the truth.And staring at a box of pregnancy tests wasn’t going to automatically give me the results.The nausea still churned inside my guts, but I managed to pee into a cup and get not one, but two tests ready and then placed them on the counter before getting rid of everything else and washing my trembling hands.Joel already had his timer on his phone ready when I called him back inside the room and he took my hand in his, holding it tightly as we waited by the sink to see the results.“Joel…I can’t…” I told him halfway through, felling out of breath and extremely nervo
Chapter 55: Meeting an Unexpected GuestRegina’s P.O.V“Gabriele.” Joel gave the man a curt nod and I instantly recognized that name.Gabriele…Draco’s consigliere.I had seen him talk to this man over the phone several times in the last two months, but he hadn't been over since that time when he wasn’t able to do something correctly and Draco had become extremely furious with him, which had led him to have his business trip to Detroit…and then the attack had happened.Now, the man stood staring at me, behind Joel’s shoulders, like he had just found something very funny or amusing. I did not like that smile at all.“I came to hand over a few urgent paperwork.” Gabriele told Joel casually. “Go keep them in his office.”“The Capo isn’t here right now.” Joel said in a firmer tone, even though he took the papers from Gabriele’s outstretched hands. “You can leave the documents with me.”“I’d like to speak to Ms. Milanesi.” Gabriele tilted his head to the side, that smile still on his face,
Chapter 56: Old Acquaintances Draco’s P.O.V: Getting out of the Donatello mansion was no better than an escape mission. Rosanna had been clinging to me like glue all evening and even though I had been invited to stay over with the Donatello’s at their mansion, I couldn’t have declined that invitation fast enough. Upon reaching the hotel, the first thing I did was look to see if it was safe to travel back immediately, but due to sudden rains, the pilot advised me that flying back tonight might not be the safest option. Once I had showered and gotten Rosanna’s floral perfume out of my clothes, I ordered room service at the hotel I was staying at and waited on the bed to get my food while checking up with Gustav and the others in charge of the warehouse to see if everything was alright. For some reason though…my hands stopped before I could press the call to Rico, to check on Gina. Being here…even if it was just to celebrate Donatello’s daughter’s birthday…it felt so wrong…like I w
Chapter 57: Rico and Paris 8 Paris’s P.O.V “Do you like it here?” Rico asked, looking around nervously at the restaurant for the hundredth time. It wasn’t fancy at all. It was a small establishment with a homey atmosphere that mostly served homemade Italian dishes like no other place I had been to. There were only two wait-staff, one young boy who looked around my age and another man who was old enough to be around Rico’s age. The woman behind the counter was old, not by years, but it looked like she had been worn out by the difficulties that life had provided for her. And she too kept looking at us nervously, almost like she was afraid of the reaction she would have. There weren’t that many customers today. A few people just hanging around, eating their pasta in peace by the side tables; enjoying their meals and their company. In short…I’d rather be here than any other five star hotel or bar that the mafia owned. This place was welcoming…like home. “Why didn’t you tell me your
Hey guys, I know I keep saying this every month but in the end, I give up and start uploading, but this time, I will be taking a haitus for the month of May, for my own mental health and to give my eyes some rest since I have been constantly working for the last few months, even after surgery. No, I don't have any problems in my eyes just yet, but I do feel like my migraine is coming back. So a long holiday is needed. But, as usual, I won't actually be taking a holiday. I'll just be prepping my chapters for my next update month so that I don't need to start rushing all at once. As for the update schedule, here is the timeline: 1. The Bad Boy's Innocent Obsession- Will be finished in June. 2. Taming the Mafia King- Will be finished in July. 3. The Kingpin's Possession BL- Weekly updated. 1-2 chapters per week. 4. The Bad Boy's Dirty Little Secret- Weekly updated. About 1 chapter per week. So these are estimates of what is to come. Hopefully I'll be able to follow through with my
Chapter 58: The Bird in a Gilded Cage Regina’s P.O.V: “You’re not going to tell him?” Joel frowned at me as he sat on the bed, watching me pack my stuff that I had gotten this morning from the mall. He had gotten a text from Draco last night telling him to get my things packed up because he wanted us to go on a trip to Chicago together. He had work and I was supposed to be the arm candy. In all honesty, I felt exhausted, betrayed and completely physically and emotionally drained to protest against anything Draco was planning. Why did this trip feel like he was trying to make up with his mistress after spending quality time with his to-be wife? And I was just that, wasn’t I? The mistress that he kept locked up in his room so no one could find out about me, while he spent time with his wife-to-be publicly. It won’t be long before the news gets public and ends up in the front page of some newspaper and I have to parade back to my brothel like some kind of walk of shame after being l
Hey guys!!!! Thank you to every single one of you lovely people who read and supported the story, it means a whole lot to me! Thank you for supporting me in this writing journey and waiting for me, patiently, to update my books as I struggled with several health problems to finish this book. I'm grateful to everyone of my readers who invested their time and resources on Taming the Mafia King. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart! Also, a big thank you to Nakuru, my editor, for always encouraging me and cheering me on! You rock, girl! This wouldn't have been possible without you! Please do tell me your experience with the book, because I like reading all comments, no matter what your thoughts. It helps me perfect myself, to the best of my capabilities. I hope you will follow my other ongoing books as well. If you want to, please do give these a try: 1. The Bad Boy's Innocent Obssession. 2. The Kingpin's Possession (BL) 3. The Bad Boy's Dirty Little Secret (BL) See you guys,
Bonus Story: Rico and Paris 10A Night to Remember:Rico watched Paris turn into the alleyway after his shift at work. He had been waiting in his car that was parked a block away from the station, so that no one got suspicious of him.That boy again! Rico frowned as he saw Paris say goodbye to a friend of his, that had followed him to join the NYPD right after graduating college.If he wasn’t wrong…the boy had been Paris’s friend in school as well. It made Rico frown even harder. Why was that boy following Paris around even now?“Hey.” Paris greeted him as soon as he entered the car. “Have you been waiting long?”“Five minutes.” Rico’s voice was curt, and he instantly regretted the slip up.“What’s up with you? You sound grumpy.” Paris raised his eyebrows at his boyfriend. “Was it something about work?”“No.” Rico shook his head. “It’s nothing,”He drove away from the alleyway, heading towards their apartment. It was fairly new and they had moved in together only a few days ago. Offic
Epilogue: FutureRegina’s P.O.V5 years later…I felt his hands creep up my spine to cup my bare breasts under the covers.“Hmmmm…” I moaned languidly, my mind not fully awake yet.His fingers pinched my nipple, not harshly, but enough that the last vestiges of sleep were fleeting from my mind already.And then his hand travelled down my body to cup my womanhood, his fingers parting my lower lips to slide a finger inside of me.I was wide awake the next instant, just as I felt his erection against my buttcheeks.“Draco…” I groaned, complaining. “We went to bed at four in the morning!”“It’s very rare that we get days to ourselves…” he whispered, his warm breath fanning my ear. “Let’s make the most of it…”His fingers move in and out of me at a rapid pace, making me feel aroused once again as heat pooled between my legs. We’ve had quite a few rounds last night…but it looks like I’m not getting a break this morning either…not that I was complaining…The downside of having kids is not ge
Chapter 98: A Second ChanceRegina’s P.O.V“Alistair!”The sound of the gunshot reverberated through my brain, making me freeze on the spot.The world seemed to be holding its breath as the sounds faded from all around us.The sound of my own heartbeat felt like a Lambeg drum. The noise filling my ears until everything else seemed to fade away.And then…instead of Alistair…I saw Gabriele drop to the floor.It was an eerily dreadful sight. How he fell to his knees first, his hands dropping to his side as the gun fell out of it. And as he fell…Gabriele’s right eye exploded in a spray of blood and brain matter.Blood gushed out of his hollow eye, running down his cheek and dripping down from his chin as the eyeball lay in splatters on the ground, only a few feet away from me.And then he fell on the floor face first, and I covered my mouth as bile rose to my throat at the sight of the broken skull at the back of his head.Alistair turned to face me, urging me to turn around as well, but
Chapter 97: The Final TakedownRegina’s P.O.V “Harmona…”Draco’s voice was a whisper. And even though he didn’t show it on his face, I knew he was scared.It was evident in the slight tremble in his voice; the way he clutched me to his side with all his strength. He was worried about our daughter.This wasn’t how I had planned to introduced Harmona ti Draco. This wasn’t how a father’s first meeting with his daughter was supposed to be like.But right at that moment, a thought came to my mind…and it twisted my gut in horror.“Juliana…” I whispered.She was in charge of guarding my daughter…there was no way that she could’ve let Harmona go so easily…unless…No…they killed her! They…I failed her…I failed the woman I swore to protect…Gabriele and Enzo stepped into the living room from the hallway, Harmona still in their grasp.“Ah! Leonardo.” Gabriel’s sly smirk was filled with malice. “I think I should properly introduce the two of you.”My heart almost burst out of my chest as I saw
Chapter 96: BattlefieldRegina’s P.O.V “What the…”I lifted one leg and dug my heels into Antonio’s shoe, making him yelp and jump back.Taking advantage of the situation, I lifted the vase and turning around, brought it down on his head.The cracking sound of the glass vase as it shattered into a million pieces, gave me intense satisfaction as Antonio cried in pain, falling onto the ground at my feet.He had let go of the gun, letting it drop to the floor as he clutched his head in his hands, blood gushing out of the cut that had resulted from the hard glass connecting with his empty head.I picked up the gun and slammed the butt onto the side of his head. Just before his eyes rolled back into his head, I made eye contact with the fucker, watching with satisfaction as his eyes widened in horror.His body fell limply to the side, but I knew he wasn’t dead. The Vincenzo fuckers were too stubborn to die from a simple glass vase to the head. But if he had permanent brain damage, that wo
Chapter 95: The Real PlanRegina’s P.O.V“What is the meaning of this?”Someone shouted, their voice enraged.But all I could hear was the static in my ears as blood gushed through my body, adrenaline kicking in as Antonio’s words suddenly became clearer.‘You’re nothing more than a pawn in this game! You’re Leonardo’s trash and as soon as we’ve gotten rid of him, you’ll become useless!’‘In two days, you’ll know exactly where you belong! At my feet!’Suddenly, the words that I had discarded off as a spoilt brat having a tantrum, came back to haunt me in full force.Antonio had been giving me hints because he knew exactly what his father had planned to do. And I hadn't paid any heed to him because I hadn't believed he would actually provide me with anything valuable.Turns out, the useless prick had been more useful that I had given him credit for.But now…it was too late.My heart trashed against my ribcage wildly as I tried to think about every possible scenario in which I could get
Chapter 94: A Party from HellRegina’s P.O.VTwo days had passes by as if they had been two centuries.We were constantly being watched, me, Juliana and Harmona.Enzo had fixed times for me to play with my own daughter and Juliana had to wait in another room until we were done spending time with each other.I don’t know what Gabriele had told him or what kind of proof he may have about me, but whatever it was, it was bad enough that Enzo was losing his trust in me.A trust that I had needed years to build.And I needed him to trust me now more than ever. With the most influential leaders of the mob finally assembling under one roof, I needed to be at the epicenter of it all to know what was going on.If I continued to be locked up like this, in Antonio’s room, then there was very little chance that I would be able to warn them at all.I was dressed in a red dress once again, just like the first day I met Draco and revenge against those who had made my life a living hell, had officiall
Chapter 93: TrappedRegina’s P.O.VI set out for my room almost immediately, my steps hurried as I made my way up the stairs.Suddenly, in the course of a few minutes, the entire game seemed to have been flipped on its end.Gabriele? Joining hands with Enzo? Why had I not seen that coming?The moment Draco told me that Rosanna was locked up in his office, with Gustav guarding her so that she cannot answer Gabriele’s phone calls. That should’ve made me think of every possible angle! Damnit!It was happening again! Draco was clouding my judgment yet again and this time at such a crucial moment.Gabriele was going to figure out that something was wrong right away, especially when he had been the one to send Rosanna those pictures of me and Harmona. He must have wanted Rosanna to confirm that it was indeed Draco’s child.And now that he knows Draco has an heir, he’s desperate to get Draco out of the way as soon as possible.And what better an opportunity than the man who was vying for the