Mikael’s POVI wasn’t happy at all.And it was all because of her.My day had been soured because I couldn’t stop thinking about her. Her and that Madden.Earlier that morning:“Are you certain he didn’t leave until morning?” My voice was gravelly when I had barely woken up.“Yes sir,” my man replied, unaware of the turbulence in my mood that second. “Acker Madden didn’t leave the apartment until 1am that morning. I believe she saw him off as well.”Fuck.My grip on the phone tightened so hard I could have sworn I heard a crack. The urge to toss it in the nearest river, or shatter it against the wall, or shoot that Madden-I closed my eyes with a shark inhale and slow exhale.“I see.”…Back to the present:“Mikael?”Alicia’s voice pulled me to the present. She sounded lost and confused.She had no idea the anger I was feeling.The fact that she spent the night with Madden, was infuriating.She had no idea it was her face that tormented me the rest of the day yesterday and all night un
Mikael’s POVSeven years ago“Mikael,” her voice was soft and like the sound of thinking bells. Che cazzo di sogno. If my father knew I was this fucking done for a woman he would have me leave the country for a year and then some.“Ghalia,” my voice softened and I smiled at her, pulling her closer and she giggled as i placed her firmly on my lap. Her hair oddly enough, had the scent of flowers, like the roses my father’s Nonna used to trim before she died.Ghalia’s body was perfect too, her skin soft, her figure had curves in all the right places.As teenagers, raunchy as we were, it was Heaven to have a day to myself. A day where I could spend all the time that I wanted to explore her body, and make her mine in every way possible. As a horny 19 year old, I was ecstatic.“Mikael, dobbiamo stare attenti,” her voice was breathless after I released her lips, and began to nip at her collarbone. Now that we had sex regularly, i was well adept at knowing the ins and outs of her body. I knew
Alicia’s POVI was lost.I looked up at the dark, post-sunset sky; the canopy of trees wasn’t helping me to find a way back.Damn it.I was SO lost.I cursed loudly and continued to walk, using my phone as a light to guide my path.How I wish I hadn’t left Mikael’s side. He had been the one to lead me through the trees and to the cliff then, like some expert adventurer. And I had just stormed off like a child because he told me that he didn’t love me.I sniffled; despite my tears drying up I still felt some type of way about his words. They hurt me badly. In a way I couldn’t comprehend. It was as though a part of my heart and abdomen had a dark void in them, that brought about nothing but pain and negative thoughts.If this was a sign that I loved him the same as Acker then I was doomed.I shouldn’t have fallen for him. I shouldn’t have fallen for him the same way I did for Acker and yet I had, like a stupid girl.He only saw me as a property. How had I missed it? How had I not known t
Alicia’s POVI breathed a sigh of relief once Mikael finally parked the car at the driveway of my apartment, and tossed me the keys.“Thanks,” I muttered, not bothering to say anything about the way he drove like a madman.I unbuckled my seat belt and left the car. As Mikael followed, I heard a voice which startled me.“Alicia,” followed by Acker stepping out of the shadows. His gaze was softened towards me but I saw how it hardened as he glared behind me.“Where have you been?” He asked me, his eyes flickering back to me as I reached him and he then pulled me into a hug. His scent was comforting and I breathed in deeply. I was home.I stumbled a little as I stepped back, which made me wince. Acker then noticed my shoes, or what was left of it at least.“What did you do to her?” His words were absolutely murderous as he looked back at Mikael whose intimidating aura I could feel right behind me.“What makes you think I did anything?” Mikael feigned innocence and I swallowed audibly as
Acker’s POV12.57amShe was finally asleep.Exiting Alicia’s bedroom, my steps were quiet down the hallway and entering the living room. There was no one there, and the lights were all shut off, leaving the moonlight streaming through the curtained windows, a slight chill in the air, though not as cold as it already was in my home city of London.My phone began to vibrate from the inside pocket of my coat, and I reached and plucked it from the pocket, pressing the green button on the touch screen and answering it.“Javier,” I greeted my friend and second in command.“The exchange has been done,” he reported, referencing the alliance between our mafia company and the Knauf’s. They were one of the larger mobs in the US, therefore gaining their alliance was a big part in protecting all bases.“Good,” I responded.“How is she?” Javier asked. “You seemed pretty keen to return.”“Asleep.“I had done my best to be of comfort to her tonight, putting my lust and desire for her on the back burn
Alicia’s POVEven with Acker’s reassurances and words that night I had been unable to rest easy knowing that Mikael likely wanted nothing to do with me.It had come as an unpleasant shock, hearing from Acker’s own lips what Mikael had said to him, and it hurt me worse than when he had said I meant nothing to him.‘What do I do?’ I thought, shifting in my seat. ‘Do I confront him?’That seemed the be the best idea to go about this. Acker seemed to imply that Mikael would only talk to me directly if it was urgent though.I let out a loud sigh, catching the gazed of a few of my classmates that looked my way briefly.‘Sorry,’ I mouthed to one disgruntled looking guy in sweatpants and a hoodie over his blonde buzz cut.It was almost exam season and I found that I had nothing to do but to listen to the revision classes over and over again. I already understood the course materials, and my scores and attendance were at an all time high.Which meant I had more leeway than the rest of my despe
Alicia’s POVI watched as Mikael stood up, sighing heavily before tilting his head as he looked at me, FINALLY, f or the first time since I stepped into his office.“What exactly are you here for, Alicia. I don’t have the time to talk to you about anything,” his words were colder than I expected and it shocked me to my core. “l have no time for you right now so you can leave.”I inhaled sharply, overwhelmed by my emotions for a bit. Tears prickled my eyes and I tried to not show how hurt I was by his words but it was hard.“That’s unfair,” my voice wavered. “I can’t understand what’s going on with you, Mikael. At least hurt tell me what I did wrong for you to treat me in such a way!”I heard a knock on the door and turned around just as the other woman I saw before stepped in.Silence ensued as she faced Mikael, practically ignoring my prsence as she elegantly cat walked up to his desk.It was then that I noticed how frozen Mikael was, as though he had just seen a ghost.“What are you
Mikael’s POVAs soon as Alicia left the office i pulled my arm from Ghalia’s hold, as though I’d gotten my hand out of a bear trap.“What are you doing here Ghalia?” I demanded, repeating my previous question to her, but this time, without the pressure of Alicia’s presence.She sighed, “What do you think I’m doing here? I can’t to see you, Mikael… my love.”My face twitched. My love? After so many years she still dares to call me that?“You dare say that?”“Yes! I dare because I haven’t stopped thinking about you. I heard you were in town. Wouldn’t you have wanted to see me if our roles were reversed?”I didn’t respond, because I wouldn’t have. I knew where she was all this time. But I cared not. After I and my father ran most of her family out of Italy, they ended up on the west coast of the US where they continued to carry out their operations. Her family - and her by association - were known in the underground for being information traders, selling data to the highest bidder, formi