"Hey, Wilma, how are you doing?" Loretta greeted as she walked into the room.She sat down on the seat beside Wilma for a while before she decided to hold the older woman's hand, who was on the bed.Wilma wasn't awake yet, but Loretta couldn't leave without talking, believing that Wilma was hearing her."I'm so sorry for doing this to you. If I could switch positions with you, I would have done that a long time ago." Tears escaped Loretta's eyes and streamed down her cheeks.Loretta placed her head on Wilma's body as she wept bitterly, "Please, Wilma, wake up."Mikel had informed Fabian when he finally came out of the restroom that Roy was at the bungalow and had some news.Fabian, without wasting a second, went to get Loretta, only for his heart to melt when he saw her head on Wilma's body, crying.At that moment, the mafia boss disappeared, and the person standing there was Fabian Antonio.A new sense of security washed over him, a new sense to protect Loretta from any form of dange
"Me? A bait? That's not going to happen." Loretta thundered and was about to walk out on them when Fabian held her back. "Don't touch me. I thought we'd established that." Loretta seethed. "Then why did you hug me at the hospital?""I needed it, and you were the closest person, or would you have preferred I hugged Mikel?""Listen to me, Retta. The only way we can protect you is by doing this.""The only way to protect me is by letting me go back to my father. That way, whoever you've offended would know I'm no longer in your life.""I can't do that.""Why?" Loretta queried, searching his face, but he wouldn't say. Loretta could see the effort he was making to hold himself back. Why did he want her so bad? It was clear it had nothing to do with the debt her father owed. But what? Mere admiration? It had to be more than that. "Forget I asked." The brown-haired lady murmured and ran inside, shutting the door behind her. She picked up the phone Fabian had gotten her and began to play
Loretta felt completely paralyzed. Her hands, legs, and even her thoughts paused as she stared into the grey eyes of the man above her.She wasn’t intending to answer the question, so she just kept on admiring him, the smell of him invading her nostrils.Loretta should be scared of him, scared of what he would do to her, but no... It was all admiration.Suddenly, her door was opened, and Mikel walked in, rescuing—or should I say ruining—the perfect moment between his boss and his pet."Good morning, sir. I have arranged the call," Mikel said."I see. I’m coming." Fabian stood erect, winked at Loretta, and then went to meet with Mikel.As the two men spoke in low tones, Loretta began to remember the question Fabian had previously asked her: "Do you want me to touch you?"The brown-haired woman shuddered at the thought of it. Or wait, was she craving him? Instead of trying to figure out what Fabian and Mikel were saying, she was admiring his build and imagining him on top of her.Lorett
Loretta had a bath, wore a pretty brown jumpsuit, and was packing her hair into a ponytail when a knock came at her door.Loretta had cried all her strength out, along with her voice, so she pretended not to hear the knock.She was still furious that she was doing something against her will, her father had been threatened, and now she was drawn to a monster...The knock came again, but Loretta didn’t budge. She continued taking care of her hair, and suddenly, the door opened quietly. She didn’t bother to look.It was no longer her business. After she finished crying, she came to the resolution that no one would hear her complain, cry, or laugh again."Hi, it's me, Lincoln. I’ve been knocking for a while now... You didn’t hear?" Lincoln’s words weren’t smooth. He must have heard about what happened, or maybe he just noticed something off about Loretta and Fabian, who was out of character too.Loretta stayed silent for a while before speaking, "Why are you here?""Okay," Lincoln drawled
"Meet me at Via dei Fiori, 23/A, Int. 5, Scala B. Look for the 'Vecchia Tipografia' sign. Knock three times, pause, then two more. Come alone. Password: La Bella Vita."The text came to Fabian's phone shortly after he ended the call with the lady.If only he had an idea of who she was and why she was so bent on ruining him.Fabian knew that most, if not all, of the pets he had ever been with hated him. But where was he going to start?Picking his phone up, he called Mikel to be sure he had done what he asked him to do. "Hello, Mikel, where are you guys now?""Remember, you asked me not to tell you, so you wouldn't get either overprotective or annoyed... Don't worry, Loretta is having fun.""Good, now keep it like that. I'll be going for a short stroll. I should be back before you guys or at the same time. But if you return before me, track my cell and know where I am.""Okay... Will sure do." Mikel knew that his boss wasn't going for any walk. He was definitely doing something that Mi
"You won't dare get into a fight with me, Clara. I'll end you." Fabian threatened. "First, it's Delia, and second, the battle line has been drawn, and based on statistics, I'm winning, and you're helpless." Delia laughed."Let Loretta go. Don't you play with me, little girl.""If I let her go, what's the fun in that? Well, I might be exaggerating a bit. Mikel is not knocked out; he should still be fighting with them now, while your Retta is trying to escape.""What do you mean?""What I'm trying to say is that if you leave now, you might be able to meet up with them, or not. The clock's ticking."Delia played her cards well, and Fabian wasn't used to losing.At that moment, all he wanted to do was ensure that Loretta was safe, and after that, he would make Delia regret ever choosing to stress him this much."You'll pay for this," Fabian gritted through clenched teeth and stood to leave."Looking forward to hearing from you, Master." A maniacal smile appeared on the red-haired lips as
It had been two days since Fabian kissed her back, and Loretta had not set her eyes on him.But for some reason that Loretta was yet to understand, her mind kept drifting back to him, to the point she was getting pissed he hadn't come to see her.She couldn't remove the memory of the kiss from her mind. She even began to beat herself up for not kissing him back; her emotions were all over the place.Regret, pride, satisfaction, anger... She was confused.But who could blame her? It was difficult to read someone like Fabian, someone who had played tons of games to be the top mafia boss and had lots of women at the snap of his fingers.To get her mind off the mafia boss and the taste of his lips on hers, she picked up the phone he got her and started playing music.It wasn’t even five minutes after she started playing music when a knock came at her door. Before she could speak, the door opened, and a straight-faced guard walked in.This was the first time someone who wasn’t Lincoln or M
"Wait, what?" Loretta forced out laughter, praying it was a joke, but it wasn't."You're staying with me from now on," the Mafia boss stated clearly. From his furrowed brows, his mind was made up."What does that even mean? You said that I was safer at the bungalow and not here. What changed?" Loretta tried to pull up any conversation that could change his mind."Nothing changed. I still want to protect you, and there's no better way than protecting you when you are by my side.""I'm sorry, but I'm not doing this." Loretta held the doorknob and was about to pull it when Fabian caught her free hand and drew her closer to him.Loretta thought she was going to fall but didn't. Instead, she found her hand on his hard chest as she held him for support."I can protect you when I can see you," Fabian muttered, his warm breath falling on her face."I don't need your protection, I'm fine on my own." Loretta tried to move, but he pulled her even closer."It's two ways, Loretta," Fabian started,