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
Aaron went to a private bar area in the hotel and opened the whiskey bottle to drive away the nightmare He couldn't break out from yet, once again it got alive in his memory as He took the large chuck of liquor from the bottle while looking at the painted wall in front of him in trance. He recalled what happened six years ago…*FLASHBACKS*-------------"I never thought you would accept me this easily, Maria," Gina said, holding Aaron’s hand and smiling at her boyfriend. "I come from a normal middle-class family and he is the heir of the Knight Empire. I never imagined you would accept me with open arms."Maria looked into the rear view mirror and smiled at his brother, "He is not the heir of the Knight Empire, Gina. I am," they both knew Maria was talking about Cosa Nostra not the legal Knight Empire. "...and as far as accepting you in the family is concerned, my brother loves you and that's the only thing that mattered to me."Aaron smiled and kissed his sister’s cheek. "My sister w
"Maria…" Aaron cried. “Don't close your eyes…" He jerked her hard to make her open her eyes. Aaron yelled her name again and again as He tried to give her mouth-to-mouth but It was in vain. He kissed her forehead, life had already left her and what remained in his arms was the corpse of his sister.His strong and brave sister left him and everything behind in just a few seconds and He couldn't do anything to save him. Aaron didn't know for how long He remained seated there with Maria's body. She was laughing, talking just a few hours ago and now she is dead. Dead! He kept staring at her lifeless eyes. Aaron was numb. Blank. Empty. His gaze was unblinking until a loud scream pierced through his ears and his mother ran to him. "Maria!" She cried seeing her daughter, bloodied and lifeless in her son's arms. "Aaron…what happened here!" She breathed heavily. "Hosp…hospital. We need to take her to the hospital!!" She touched her face with shaky fingers. "Maria, I won't let anything happ