Aaron noticed Bella’s attire the second He raised his eyes to her figure standing there with shock on her gorgeous face. He scanned her clothing and had a satisfied blink. But her face caught his attention, she looked like a fresh bloomed flower shining under the sunlight with her own charming glint. Her beautiful brown eyes were wide as equally as her tempting full glossy lips. Her dark brown hair was set perfectly with silky layers. She looked different and unknowingly attractive to him. He remembered her perfect figure underneath those fabrics on her body. Aaron had come to know many things about her in less time. No doubt she is a gorgeous woman with a good height of five feet and nine inches, taller than an average girl so outfitting a good attire is just a bonus to her figure. It was the first time she looked decent and presentable. Aaron leaned back on the chair while twirling pen on his fingers and followed her surprising gaze. He glimpsed at the wall clock and a smirk pla
"You are obsessed with Velenoso, Sabby. Are you sure you are not in love with him secretly?" Victoria asked her while raising her fingers, air quoting her sentence and giving narrowed eyes to Sabrina. Sabrina rolled her eyes and kept reading the latest news about The Velenoso. She wanted to interview that man. It would be a huge jackpot for her. It would help her CV a big time. Ultimately, It could land her a good job in the media world. "Get a life, Sabby. You are behaving like a career-centered bitch!" Victoria commented, taking another bite of her pizza. She saw through Sabrina’s eyes about her high imaginations. Sabrina finally raised her head from her phone and levelled her gaze at her. "That's because I am a career-centred Bitch,Vicki. Unlike you, my Dad is not a business mogul who can rain money on me."Victoria made a face. "Oh yeah! But why Velenoso? I mean Leena took an interview with a billionaire and she got good marks on her assignment. A big Media house bought it for
"Aaron. Please think about your alliance with Rosalina. What you just informed us increased my worries tenfold. I want you to take over as soon as possible. We don't know how deeply our men are involved with this opponent of ours. De Luca will stand behind you if a war ever breaks out."Aaron shook his head. His mind was fixed on only one thought, who dared to break his empire and succeeded even mildly but still succeeded. "No. I want to find out who this other boss is. I doubted Flavio but he is loyal to Cosa Nostra like a dog is loyal to its owner. He won't do it. I can't think of anyone else."Giovanni nodded but Ethan was still lost thinking about the possibility of people who would dare to cross him and just like his father-in-law he couldn't place a finger on anyone except for Flavio. His father, Riccardo was loyal. He had tested his Loyalty himself a few times. Moreover, He respects Giovanni far too much to go against him but his son Flavio was ambitious. He married For the s
Aaron snapped his head in the direction of the scream. "My father was a loyal man. He respected Cosa Nostra and the traditions it used to stand upon!" Aaron tilted his head and looked at the man who claimed the loyalty of his father to the greatest. He strode towards the man and stood in front of him. "You are William's son, Dario?""Yes, and my father was not a traitor. He was bound to the Traditions of Cosa Nostra unlike you and your father h…" Aaron clutched his neck in a steel grip. His eyes widened and he struggled but there was not anyone who could get free from Velenoso's grip. "My father is your boss and you don't take the name of your boss with disrespect. You kiss the land he walked upon.“ Aaron mentioned loudly to the knowledge of everyone who dared to challenge him. Dario's eyes watered. His face turned red, he was trying to breathe but no use, his windpipe was blocked and then blood came out of his mouth and within a few minutes he was dead. The people stood there ter
“Who?" Sabrina asked. Her eyes glimmered, hearing the news."Asher Salvator Knight. He is my sister's classmate. He came from a rich background and he is familiar with…" She moved a little closer to Sabrina to speak in her ear so that no one could hear her saying the name of the Mafia king everyone is scared of. "...The Velenoso."Sabrina frowned. "Are you sure, Ariel? Because I find it hard to believe.” She was dubious about the whole situation. How can a Richie rich in her college know about him and even dared to share this information to his friends. “The Velenoso is a Mafia king and people like him keep in touch with billionaires, so I have heard. You are trying really hard to take his interview and I thought this might be helpful for you so I shared this information. I was just trying to help Sabrina."Sabrina sharpened her eyes as she looked at her classmate. They were not friends but not rivals either. Her field of interest in Journalism was Fashion and Celebrity gossip while
"You changed.”Bella raised her brows at her sister when they were washing dishes after dinner. "What do you mean?" She asked, making sure she didn't let her emotion show on her face. Her sister was overservent. Sabrina turned, wiped her hand with the kitchen napkin and stood with a hand on her hips. "I don't know, since you started working for this new boss of yours, you look a little distant…anxious?" Bella swallowed. She couldn't share what she was facing at the office. Sabrina was a protective wild tigress when it came to her. If she got a hint how Aaron choked her and how she was being treated by him, Sabrina would go to him and do something stupid like clawing his eyes out with her sharp nails or something. She wouldn't even think about the consequences of her act. The man has money and there is nothing more powerful than money in this supercilious world nowadays. She sighed dramatically to make Sabrina believe her upcoming story. "I am nervous. I told you that I was advise
Bella knocked once and entered when He permitted her from inside. "Sir…"she called, walking further into the cabin. Aaron looked at her face with darkness and stood up from his chair. "Who do you work for, Miss Bella Ferrari?" He asked, walking to her and squinting his steel grey eyes at her.She frowned at the question but looking at his stiff face she answered."You, sir.""Then why did you not inform me about my mother coming to this floor and how dare you share my schedule with her!" He snapped in a dark and cold tone that Bella stiffened to the core. "I…I was about to but she asked me not to, she is your mother and I thought…""I am not paying you to think in my office Miss Ferrari! That's not your job. You are my assistant. My personal Assistant, Do you realise what that means?" He snarled at her. "Your loyalty is mine for the time you work for me. I don't care if she is my mother or anyone else from my family.
Aaron closed his eyes and sighed deeply before raising his eyes to her. "Are you hard to hear, Miss Ferrari? Why do you always test my patience?"Bella swallowed and responded. "Yes, I know how to cook, sir."Aaron nodded. "Fine, gather these files and come with me."Her eyes widened and her heart dropped. "Where?" Aaron stood up and handed her the file. "To my apartment, Miss Ferrari. My chef is on leave and I don't eat out nor do I like anyone in my penthouse. I have to finish this work and I would be needing your assistance handling the data. My office apartment is right behind this door. We will work there and I don't think it would be any problem for you to cook dinner while helping me with the work." He informed her walking to the door but Belle couldn't move.She only blinked twice. She didn't know what to say. "But…But sir, I can't stay with you here."Aaron rubbed his temples. He turned and walked to her with raised brows. "Why not?"Bella instinctively took a step back. "Be…
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