Sofia's POVI awoke the next morning feeling better than the previous night.The tiredness and pain were over but I still felt strange in my lower abdomen.After groaning with my hands stretched, I rose to a seating position and ruffled my blonde hair with my hand."Mmm," I groaned again and noticed the emptiness in my stomach.I was hungry and couldn't help but clench my stomach.After a wonderful breakfast made by Giada, I met with my Uncle who was exploring the garden behind the mansion building."This place had become better than ten years ago. I used to have a walk with your father down the maze" Uncle Danny told me before turning from the maze ahead to face me."I heard you were up. How do you feel now?"I touched my forehead, "I don't know. Better? Yes. Did you stay around over the night?"I had slept off last night after a voice chat with Little Lily.Despite the troubles in my life, I still remember my promise to her."What sort of man am I if I leave? You are my niece, Sofia
Sofia's POV"I believe there is an explanation for this" I adjusted my seating position on the chair. "Yes..." Yuturo spoke immediately and continued, "James, explain to Her Highness our misbehavior" James crawled two steps forward on his knees before beginning to narrate, "Clancy McCain had assigned many of us to look into your identity as Sofia Dante and pull anything who could pull about you. You were mysterious and even with your blood we couldn't pull any solid information about your past. I went the extra mile of investigating and that was when with the help of Master Almond, I realized you were the lost Di Marco Princess. The Devil of New York was extremely possessive of you making it difficult for me to ever get the opportunity to meet you alone. Whenever he wasn't around, he would assign some of his top agents to keep an eye on you... Trying to have a conversation with you might raise suspicion so I waited for the perfect time to do so. The afternoon I found you tied up in
Sofia's POVAn emotional fuse went off in my head and I almost shrieked on the spot.My heart rate had gone out of control and my breathing too.My lips vibrated in shock and my eyes had suddenly become overwhelmed with hot tears resulting in my vision to blur.How? Why? Why him?I always felt my past was connected to him but never did I expect it to be this way.We were fated the whole time and life eventually found its way of forcing us together even though we were incompatible.My heart was shattered beyond measure and all I could remember was the way he broke my heart and rejected my second chance."Does he know?" I finally asked Uncle Danny who didn't console but allowed me to express my emotions."This agreement was reached by the heads of the Tree syndicate and the McCain group. They probably used it to deceive us and never held reverence for it. This betrothal agreement was um.. I can't get the date right but it was 15 to 20 years ago, and this was around the time when Clancy
Sofia's POV"Gulp! Gulp!" I vomited into the open WC while clenching my stomach which was rumbling in pain and my head was too heavy to carry. Raising my head to the mirror, I realized my eyes were red and my face appeared stressed with my disheveled hair covering a part of it. I spat into the WC and flushed before moving to the other side of the restroom where I washed my face and stared into the mirror again. "Pwww!" I was looking better now. Tiredly, I dragged my feet into the room and placed a call to the family doctor. I had just woken up from my short nap only to feel nauseous and ended up having to puke for minutes. What's going on with me? I felt better this morning until this short nap. He didn't pick up my call so I contacted Gloria next and she received almost immediately, "Your Highness""Arrange a meeting for me with the family doctor and a ride as well. I'll be seeing him this afternoon" I had my seat on the bed and clutched my stomach which was still hurting."I'
Sofia's POV"What?" My ears went deaf for a moment and all that buzzed inside was a loud noise that distracted my mind.Doctor Scott appears to be still speaking but I could hear nothing no more."No! No! No!" I almost screamed.This can't be possible. Five weeks ago?I can't even remember if it was the week we stayed alone because we had so many intimate moments.God no! I cannot be a mother just yet.I'm 21 and still trying to balance my life and that of the syndicate.My eyes were filled with tears as I disheveled my hair in panic and my heart rate was uncontrollable.Did I see this coming? Yes, but I was reluctant because it wasn't confirmed yet.Now it's confirmed and I don't even know what to do.My mind is left in a mess and I'm confused.Confused about this whole pregnancy thing.Just when I thought I was free of Mr. Pompous... I wasn't, and he simply let me leave with his child... Our child.Yes, our child. He never forced me to have real sex with him and I always consented t
Clancy's POV"You son of a b--" I interrupted the yell of the man crawling on the ground by depositing a single bullet inside his skull and the shot was suppressed by the silencer attached to the pistol.Blood flowed out of the wound and I didn't stare twice before making my way up the staircase that led to the roof.My countenance was cold as I marched to the edge of the roof and stood there to scrutinize below.Five men in red jackets were standing down in the alley while discussing with another man who was wearing a black hoodie and had a white briefcase in his possession.And behind the man were more men in red jackets. "Look who we have here... Little peasants" I mumbled silently and squatted low when the walkie-talkie by my side vibrated."I'm in position. Do it now" I communicated before rising to my feet.Almost immediately, two trucks appeared from the opposite ends of the alley and armed men inside the open truck box opened fire on the dealers.Before they could even think
Sofia's POV"Jamme, jamme, 'ncoppa, jamme jàJamme, jamme, 'ncoppa, jamme jàFuniculì, funiculà!Funiculì, funiculà!'Ncoppa, jamme jàFuniculì, funiculà!"My sonorous voice filled the whole kitchen as I sang in Italian and did the dishes at the same time.This was one of my late father's favorite songs.He would spend hours with his friends singing, dancing, and playing guitar to this song around a bonfire.I got to learn due to my constant closeness with him and realized how soothing the song felt on my lips. My hand ran across the surface of the dishes, making sure there was not even the slightest trace of stain on it. This was 5 am that morning and I should still be in bed. I was engrossed in my singing and didn't even realize someone had snuck in and was close to me. "jamme j--" My singing stopped abruptly the moment I felt a hand rubbing over my arms from behind. I was only in red panties and bra alone leaving me almost naked but I didn't care since it was just us in the ho
Sofia's POVI hurried down the staircase with my purse and that was when Gloria received my call, "Your Highness"My heart raced as I demanded, "Did you send that message?"She didn't reply immediately, "What message? What message are you talking about? Your Highness"This made me halt my movement abruptly and I stammered, "The missile system... Pompeii and coordinates""What missile?" When Gloria asked this, I realized she wasn't the sender of such a message.I minimized the call screen and looked at the number that sent the message again.This was when I realized the country code was plus 1 instead of +39.The sender was from the United States and not somewhere in Italy.There were only two people in the United States who had my current contact.One was Carl who is currently in Italy and the other was... Sonia?This wasn't Sonia's line.Would she even help me? She hated me like a plague."Let me call you back, Gloria. Help me look into Pompeii here in Naples. Does our cell tower net