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The Mafia Don's Sweet Temptation Seventy-Three
Lorenzo’s POVThis war had been an eye-opener for so many for me, my men, and everyone in my circle. We learned the hard way that we were not invincible as we once thought we were and a formidable force of many packs or great alliances was enough to bring us to our knees. To set things right in the organization, I knew I had to start by healing our core which had seen so many deaths within the past year. So many families had lost their loved ones and there was hardly any family that hadn’t been thrown into mourning. I had also lost a lot of friends in the war and even though many of us hadn’t seen eye to eye during the last few months before their deaths and even though their methods had been something I utterly detested, I still loved everyone of them in my own twisted and weird way. They were all gone now. It was up to those of us still alive to carry on the legacy of the mafia and restore its former glory. It might come as a shock to many people but the last thing I wanted to do
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Talia’s POVI don’t know how long I’d been here, I lost track of time and the number of days already. I tried to inquire from the guards but they ignored me like they always have. They only spoke to me whenever they wanted to bark orders at me and they remained silent on other occasions.Initially, I assumed that I’d be subjected to daily torture over what I’d done but nothing of that sort had happened yet and I was worried about the plans Lorenzo had for me. Did he plan on keeping me here until Marissa woke up or was he so busy that my torture was the last thing on his mind? My head was in turmoil trying to come up with the right scenario to describe my situation. The guard had brought me a tray of food earlier and I assumed it was night time already. I was fed twice a day and I was grateful for that but at the same time, I couldn’t help but wonder if I was being fattened to be slaughtered when the time was right. I heard the prison door open and I scampered to my feet, straining
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Talia’s POV“Lorenzo sent you here to trick me, right?” I laughed bitterly. “He knows I’ve betrayed him before and he’s trying to test my resolve to know if I’ll do it again. I want you to tell him that I’m not going to fall for his cheap tricks.” “Is that what you think this is?” Matteo laughed. “You think I came in here to put you to the test?”“For all I know, you could’ve fabricated that story and you’re trying to use it to score points against me so you can run back to Lorenzo and tell him I’m an unrepentant betrayer. Well, it’s not going to happen, Matteo.” I said, my voice rising a little bit now. “Why would Lorenzo and I come up with a plan to put you to the test when he already knows what you are? It makes no sense and I’m sure you know it.” Matteo replied. “So you casually walked in here to tell me a story about Lorenzo sleeping with the woman you once loved to get me to kill him for you? Do I look stupid to you?” I scoffed. I groaned internally but at the same time, I
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Talia’s POVIf you don’t kill Lorenzo, you will end up dead.Matteo’s words kept ringing in my head and I spent the better part of the night thinking about everything he had just said. His betrayal was bigger than anything I’d ever done. It seemed surreal to think that he would stab Lorenzo in the back over a woman he was in love with, a woman who isn’t here with Lorenzo today. I know firsthand that love could be the most powerful motivator in many aspects but this was a lot to wrap my head around. Had he been planning to betray Lorenzo all along and he had been waiting for the perfect time or did the thought come as soon as John emerged from the shadows? It didn’t matter anymore, Matteo had picked his side and he was planning on making the biggest move yet. My heart went out to Marissa. She was the sweetest soul I had ever encountered and to think that she would wake up to learn that she had been betrayed by two people who she held dear to her heart made me feel disappointed in my
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Talia’s POVMatteo tried to warn me several times that this would happen but I didn’t pay him any heed even though I was well aware of the fact that I had everything to lose and nothing to gain. The truth was that I didn’t have much to live regardless of what I chose to do.I may not have succeeded but I was banking on Lorenzo’s instincts to push him towards carrying out his investigation into what I’d just told him about Matteo but given the circumstances surrounding me and my actions, I had little to no hope of that happening. If he walked out of here alive, Matteo would know that I failed him and he would activate his backup plan to kill him either way and I knew Lorenzo wouldn’t see it coming. The idea that Lorenzo would be murdered in cold blood was a reality I didn’t want to wake up to, the thought of it terrified me. A world with Matteo and John as the apex predators didn’t sound like something that would benefit anyone in the long run. They were both alpha males who would do
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Lorenzo’s POVI barked orders at the guards and they scrambled to bring my car. I practically jumped into the car and the driver zoomed off. I couldn’t describe the joy building up inside of me. The doctor had practically told me that Marissa’s chances of ever waking up were lower than one percent but a miracle had happened.She had received a huge blow to her head and the doctors feared she had slipped into a vegetative condition but thankfully, it didn’t happen. I wanted to hear her voice, to ascertain that she had truly woken up but the doctors advised against it. She wasn’t in any mood to exert any stress on her brain and I understood that. Maybe this was a sign that things were going to turn in my favor now and I desperately needed it to happen. I wasn’t a religious person but I spent the last six hours in a church offering prayers on behalf of Marissa, willing her to wake up and she had. I didn’t know if God heard me and granted me this wish but if he had, I needed him to gr
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Talia’s POVOne hour earlier I couldn't calm my nerves. I couldn’t shake off the impending feeling of doom and I knew that something bad was about to happen. Matteo’s mischievous smirk kept on playing on a loop inside my head. He knew something that I didn’t, I was quite sure of it. I rushed towards the window to look outside for any sign that would indicate that I was right but there was nothing out of the ordinary. The grounds were quiet and there were only a handful of guards keeping watch.I heard the door open again and I scurried away from the window, forcing myself into bed as I pulled the sheets to my jaw. One of the prison guards made his way inside, much to my displeasure. “I’m here to take you back.” He said, giving me the nastiest smile.“Don Lorenzo specifically instructed me to wait here until he returns and that’s what I’ll do,” I said. “He’s not here now, is he?” The guard laughed and my nervousness skyrocketed. Had something happened to him already? “Who sent y
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Talia’s POVI tapped on the steering wheel hoping that no one had noticed I was missing yet. I glanced at the rearview mirror more times than I could count trying to figure out if I was being trailed by anyone. I was going through several different scenarios in my head on how Lorenzo would react to seeing me in the hospital or taking the news that his life was in danger. Given how he had easily discarded my revelation about Matteo back at the house, I wasn’t entirely confident that it would change much. Maybe if I persisted and asked him to be on guard, he would see that I was right. I was dealing purely with hypothesis and belief but it was all I had going on for me right now. I was risking my life for people that didn’t care about me anymore but doing good for the first time in a long while felt quite damn good. I didn’t know how much longer I had left in me but the next couple of hours were crucial. If I didn’t fight, Matteo would win and I would end up dead in my cell like I n
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