Aaron grabbed her shoulders and snapped. "I am asking you something, who called you that, Bella?" Bella's eyes widened in fear. "I…I don't know. I just heard the two women talking…""Name! Give me their names.”The look in his eyes promised punishment which made Her heart drop. Though those women were bashing her but Bella felt bad because she didn't want anyone to get punished because of her. "Answer me!"She jumped at his tone and the name she heard slipped out of her mouth. "Betty…Betty!!""And?" Aaron asked the name of the other woman. "I don't know the other woman's name."Aaron nodded. "Have you confronted them, when they were talking this junk about you, have you confronted them or not?" He asked, jerking her shoulders a little and pulling her closer to him because she was lost in their coming punishments from him. His eyes burned in rage when Bella shook her head conveying she didn't do anything. "So you have the guts to slap me, Your Boss and husband! You have the guts to sc
Bella looked around the luxurious interior of the plane. She had never travelled through a private plane. She felt intimidated and nervous sitting beside Aaron who was working on his laptop without even glancing at her. She didn't want to sound stupid for asking him questions about how to fasten the seatbelt and what to do there, looking at the modern customised techonology. She felt even more ridiculous when the flight attendant came to her and asked her to fasten the seatbelt. Bella gulped nervously, as she looked at the multiple buttons on the armrest of her seat. She has travelled on air one time, economy class and there she didn't have these many buttons, she didn't understand what they were for. She was about to press one button to check it's function but stopped fearing what if she did something wrong?"May I help you, Mrs Knight?" The attendant asked, Bella looked at her and although the attendant was smiling politely, Bella was embarrassed as she didn't know how things wor
Bella took a step back to leave when she didn't see Aaron anywhere near Asher. She didn't want to stay near him. She didn't know what happened, he was sitting a moment ago and next he was standing near her and shouting at her. "You are the reason for everything, he is making fun of my Eldy because of your waitressing job. I hate you for coming into my brother’s life." He yelled and threw the glass in his hand against the wall hard. Bella jumped, startled. Fear was clear in her eyes. "You are a black spot.." "Asher!" Aaron's steely voice stopped Asher from speaking further. He turned around, "Eldy," Aaron glared at him, enraged and walked to Bella. He checked her from head to toe and gritted seeing her ashen face. "Aar..on…" she stammered, scared and slowly hid behind her husband."Eldy…" Asher started but before he could say anything, Aaron grabbed his collar and pulled his brother to him. His eyes burned wildly. "She is knight, your brother's wife, Asher. You will never raise y
Asher was smiling ear to ear, the day had finally arrived when his brother would have what had always been rightfully, his."We will be celebrating your coronation tonight, Eldy. I have fantastic ideas to celebrate that."Aaron closed his eyes and sighed. He felt as if a weight was going to lift off his shoulder in a few minutes. He had waited for a long time for this moment. A very long painful period of time to be crowned as the Capo dei Capi of Cosa Nostra."I am going to book the whole club…""You will not do such a thing. After today, people will look upon you to behave seriously, Ash. You will stand beside me. Don't forget you will be initiated on your twenty-first birthday and I want you to take over immediately. Riccardo is loyal but I don't want him beside me. I want to start something new in Cosa Nostra and that won't be possible with old people."Asher frowned. "But Eldy, Riccardo doesn't want to retire. I heard him talking to Nonno and Father last night. He plans to stay f
Asher's eyes widened and his body turned numb suddenly. He shook his head, "No…" He looked at Aaron whose eyes darkened in rage. Giovanni didn't look into Aaron's eyes, his head tilted down. Ethan gritted his jaw but didn't say anything and Riccardo looked satisfied. Aaron glared at them for their treachery. His gaze shifted to his brother whose eyes matched his own. Asher was about to jerk his hand from Giovanni's grip but Aaron shook his head, his eyes ordering him to remain where he was. He didn't want his soldiers to question his rule on the day of the coronation itself. They have planned it thoroughly. Flavio and his family had chosen this day to attack him knowing very well how much He hated his birthday. They knew that if Velenoso could lose control over his emotions it was today but Aaron wouldn't let them succeed in their planning. "I will always be there for you, Cousin," Flavio muttered to Aaron, "Cosa Nostra will never belong to you completely. If I can't own it, I wil
"Ash! Stop behaving like a loser and let's get back to your room" Aaron helped his brother to lean on his shoulder so that he could stop him from drowning in liquor. "You got your Position, Eldy but he snatched mine. Nonno is after us. He doesn't care about us…" Asher slurred while walking slowly leaning on his brother. Flavio still got a high-rank position in Cosa Nostra. The second-in-command, the position you promised for me.""Ash!" Aaron gritted out. The hotel was owned by him but it was one of the legal business holdings. He didn't want people to make any connection between this hotel and Cosa Nostra. It could affect their business especially now, at the time of holidays. "Keep Quiet. I have a news for you but you have to get back into your senses for that," Aaron said as He entered the elevator with Ahser and pressed the top floor button. He couldn't see his brother like this. Aaron wanted Asher to become responsible and he was anything but that. Asher chuckled. "Are we flyin
Aaron's fingers twitched and He tried to snatch his hand out of her hold but Bella shook her head, "What happened here? Oh Mother Mary, this looks too deep," Her heart clenched as she inspected his red swollen palm, "why did you leave it open, what if it gets infected?" "We are going to the doctor, now." She tried to stand up but Aaron grabbed her hand. "I don't need a doctor, Bella. It's just a small cut."She glared at him, her vision blurred as tears welled in her eyes seeing his swollen flesh. She remembered the last time she bandaged his arm and that time too He didn't care about his wound. His machine mode is just too intense sometimes. "It's not a small cut, Aaron. It needs stitching and you have left this thing open to get an infection!" She sniffed, as she inspected the wound. "Who did this to you? Were you in some kind of robbery or something?" She asked. "It's nothing, Bella.""Tell me how you got it?" She demanded while looking into his eyes. Aaron sighed. "I cut mys
Bella's heart was beating wildly for two completely different reasons. First was the unimaginable kiss which shocked the core of her and second was the surprise she had planned for Aaron.She bit her lip, her heart fluttering as she once again drifted back to live the moments of a few minutes ago. The way He stroked her lower lip and the look in his eyes. It gave her goosebumps all over her body. She was still finding it hard to walk on her jelly legs and Aaron held her hand to steady her. The smile on her face widened when they reached their suite and He pulled the card key to open the door but Bella stopped him. "Aaron, may I open the door for you today?" She asked with a soft smile and innocent eyes. He frowned and handed the card to her without a word. Bella's hands were shaking a little when she swiped the card and opened it a little to peek inside and smiled happily seeing the decoration was exactly like the way she asked for, no roses and a few mild fragrance flowers which wo
After Twenty years—"Taking back New York City?" Mikhail looked at his Pakhan questionably. He was surprised at the sudden demand of his boss. "But Velenoso rules over it, Pakhan."A pair of ocean-blue eyes stared at Mikhail. He blinked leisurely at Mikhail and smirked."Russians used to rule over it once. Now I want New York back under Bratva again. Velenoso has ruled over it enough, now I want my city back, Mikhail." He stated with authority in his tone and rage in his eyes.Mikhail swallowed the thickness in his throat. "It wouldn't be easy to take it back from him. He is committed to his Cosa Nostra and for this, He even killed your uncle years ago!""It's a bloody revenge, Mikhail. He snatched my uncle, my father's beloved brother from him. So it's only fair if I snatch something dear to him.”He stood up from his chair and walked to the huge glass window before looking at the dark sky with considerable vicious thoughts running in his mind. "Who does He love the most?" He asked
Bella turned around, shielding her daughter from the bullet. She shrieked when the gunshots sounded. She waited for the pain but she felt nothing. The bullet hit the wall beside her. But then the more bullets kept showering, she heard screams and curses, the loud voice of bullets made Aira's cries grow louder and louder. She didn't turn around and kept praying to Mother Mary to protect her daughter even at the cost of her life.Cara shrieked in horror when the bullet went through Killian's arm instead of hitting Bella. Killian cursed loudly as pain shot through his nerves, the gun fell down from his hand. The bullets kept showering and before he could even blink another bullet hit him in the shoulder. "Fuck!" He cursed, crouching down. His men shot back and tried to protect Killian but they all fell one by one as the bullets never stopped showering from all sides. He looked at Cara who stood there numb. "You bitch, do something!" Cara looked at the gun before her. She snarled once
"Aria! Sabby!" Bella woke up with the nightmare. She looked around to find her daughter and sister but was shocked to find herself in the bed alone. Asher moved to her immediately. "Bella, you need to calm down, the doctor said you got unconscious because of stress." He said holding a glass of water for her. Bella looked at him with teary eyes. "They took Sabby and Aria." Asher controlled his emotions and nodded. "I know. Eldy left to bring them back. He found out about the person behind the attack."Bella's eyes sparkled in hope. "He did? Who kidnapped them!" She demanded.Asher sighed. "Riccardo."Bella was stunned. "Your uncle?""Yes. We all are shocked but you don't have to worry. Eldy will come back soon with Aria and Sabrina. Trust Eldy. He will make everything fine."Bella looked at him for a long time before nodding at him. "I do."Asher smiled. "Don't worry, let me bring you a cup of coffee. You will feel good after it.""No, I don't…""Have it. You will feel good," he sai
"What do you mean they took them, Eldy?" Asher asked his brother who was staring at the dark sky. Asher came running to Aaron's penthouse the moment he got to know about the attack on Sabrina and Bella. The doctor came just after him to check on Bella. He wanted to see Sabrina but his brother was not answering him. "I am asking something Eldy! Where is Sabrina?”Asher yelled at his brother in anger. "They took them both!" Aaron snapped, turning around and facing his brother. "They took Aria and Sabrina!!" He yelled back, his cold grey eyes were screaming in anger too.Asher stiffened. "Aria?" Aaron squeezed his eyes. For the second time in his life, He felt dread. The first time was when Maria died. "They have my daughter. I felt like a fucking failure for not being able to protect her and my family. She trusted me and I…What if something happened to Aria or Sabrina. Bella will never forgive me. Hell! I will not be able to forgive myself."Asher walked to his brother and rested his
Aria started crying too when she saw Sabrina crying. "Sabby…." Bella tried to soothe her daughter but she kept crying and stretched her arms to go to Sabrina.Bella felt bad for not being able to calm her sister or daughter's cries. "Sabby. Please stop crying. You don't have to feel like this," she caressed her sister's arms while bouncing Aria in her other arm."Okay, tell me. Do you still have feelings for him?" Bella asked her sister. Sabrina swallowed and wiped her tears, averting her eyes and looking in another direction. She felt stupid for crying over Asher like this. She sighed and forced herself to control her raging emotions. "Sabrina?" Bella whispered but Aria was still crying so she turned her attention to her daughter. "Please stop crying, Ari." She begged her daughter. Sabrina squeezed her eyes and forced a smile onto her face before taking Aria from Bella."Sabby is not crying anymore. You should also stop crying, choco pie." Aria blinked innocently, her lips stretch
"You wanted to talk?" Asher asked Sabrina when she was patting Aria to sleep. She raised her eyes and nodded. This was the time for her to take her revenge. "Yes," she said, "I wanted to talk to you."Asher smiled at his niece and touched her small fingers before meeting Sabrina's eyes. "I am listening." He said, his eyes gleaming as he looked at her. "I am ready to be with you again but you have to prove your love for me, Asher."Asher beamed. "I am ready to give up on my life for you, Sabrina. Tell me what can I do to prove my love for you?"Sabrina nodded. "Give up on your brother and come with me. Leave your brother and quit this crime world. I don't want you to meet your brother again. So tell me, Asher Knight, are you ready to leave your brother for me?"Asher was stunned. Did he hear her right? She was not asking him to leave his Eldy forever, right?“Sabrina. I love you, you know that. My feelings are real for you. Yes, I was wrong two years ago but now I have changed. I am t
Giovanni held his gaze. "Ethan proved his worth. He had both brains and power. You had power but the decision you took against Russia on your first mission cost me both men and money, Riccardo. Ethan saved you."Riccardo shrugged again. "He was my captain. It was his duty to save me.""Yes But you lost your face, Riccardo. Ethan was the only one who proved himself against the Russians."Riccardo chuckled. "And you found the perfect man for your daughter. You know what hurts me the most, Gio?" He said, fixing him with a look. Giovanni sighed. "So today you are going to get this all out. Years of pent-up anger against me.""Years of pent-up pain and hurt. You may call it anything you want. I married Lucia because you wanted it. It was Cosa Nostra's tradition that if you want to become the Capo, you must marry An Italian woman. You made that rule, didn't you?""I did because that's what other seniors wanted. Cosa Nostra runs on rules.""The same rules you forgot when you made Ethan Cap
"Where are you going, Madam?" Marcus asked Sabrina when she was about to enter the elevator with Aria in her hands. "To the park downstairs. Aria and I need fresh air."Marcus shook his head. "I am sorry, Madam but you can't go out. Please get back inside."Sabrina made a face. She was grounded in the house for more than a week without getting outside air. “Why? Do I need a permission letter to walk in the park now!" She snapped at Marcus. "Yes, you do. I am under strict orders from my Capo. If you want something, you can tell me. I will bring it for you but you are not allowed to go out. It's not safe."Sabrina thinned her lips and glared at him before going back into the penthouse. She was angry at her sister for accepting that criminal back in her life. She wanted to run away again with Bella and Aria but knew that now it was almost next to impossible because her sister will never leave Aaron again. Not after knowing that He was her saviour all along. She was shocked too when Be
Cara closed her eyes in pain as Lucia slapped her hard against the cheek. "You whore! My son died because of you. You are a bad omen for my family.""She lost her child. Stop tormenting her, Lucia." Riccardo snapped and took her out of the room. "You forced me to come here. I wanted to be with my son. He will be buried in a few hours. Why didn't she die instead of him?" Lucia snapped at Riccardo and snatched her arm from his hold in anger. Riccardo gritted his jaws, anger shooting through his nerves. "You are right. I shouldn't have come here with you. It's better if she stays here alone. She has already suffered enough.""She can die for all I care!" She snapped and walked away from there holding her son's memories in her heart. Riccardo sighed and stopped the nurse who was about to enter Cara's room. "Do you want anything, Sir?" The nurse asked him.Riccardo nodded. "Yes. I want you to take care of my daughter-in-law. I am leaving for my son's funeral. Take care of her." He said