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,
"Is something wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?" Loretta asked as she walked down the stairs in a knit maxi dress with keyhole cutouts and crochet throw-overs that Fabian had gotten her."No, not really. Perfect. You're perfect." A little smile appeared on Fabian's lips, and the sight of that made Loretta chuckle."Just say what you want to say," Loretta smiled."You're very beautiful in that dress, Retta, and I can't wait to see how beautiful you'll be without it."Bam!Loretta rolled her eyes and blamed herself for asking that type of question in the first place, like what was she expecting? She didn't think Fabian would be so raw with his words."Why did you roll your eyes, Retta? Thought you'd like an honest compliment." Fabian brought out his hand for her to hold."Yeah, I do love compliments, but there are some things you just can't say," Loretta said, taking his hand as they left through the door."Okay, fine. I won't compliment you again," Fabian said purposely to se
"It's going to be fine, Retta, just stay close to me," Fabian assured her, holding her close.Loretta's hands were trembling, as if she were reliving the entire moment at the ball."Wilma, Wilma..." Loretta kept whispering to herself, but loud enough for Fabian to hear her."Loretta!" The mafia boss shook her vehemently. "Wilma is not here, she's at the hospital receiving treatment, okay? Now come, let's get out of here."After Fabian had said this, the emergency lights came back on. They were red, not as bright as before."Where are we going? Was anyone injured?""No one was injured.""What about Ramirez?""He's still back there.""Shouldn't you be saving him and not me?""I only save those I care about. Loretta, you are the only one that would get hurt in this room, and I'll give a shit. Now follow me closely, let's leave this place. We still have some partying to do.""Partying? How can you be talking about partying right now?" Loretta stopped following Fabian."Come on, let's have
"Delia, listen to me—""You are not the one with the gun here, Mr. Antonio, and tell your buddy to drop the gun, or I’ll shoot her legs off." The red-haired commanded.Fabian did as Delia had instructed and asked Mikel to drop his gun."Good, now I want you to say your goodbyes before I take her out," Delia added."Take her out? What do you mean?""Unless you force me, I don't plan on killing her anymore. If I do, it would only bring out your dark side, and you'd do to other women what you did to me and your previous pet. I thought I mentioned it — I will sell her off to other Mafia Lords, and they will treat her like you treated me since you don’t want to do it to her.""Delia, you want me, right? Take me, but leave Retta alone. She doesn't deserve this. I do. I hurt you; now hurt me back, but no one else has to pay.""Oh, see you sounding all nice and..." Delia got interrupted by Loretta's grunts, "You better stay in one place, or I'll hit you again." The redhead whispered into Lore