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
Sofia's POVI was lost in a haze for a moment and all I could hear was the word 'Quadruplets' echoing endlessly in my ears.How exactly is that possible?How can I be carrying four kids? I'm just 21, and still trying to figure out how to raise a child alone but now it's more of a plural... Children.Not two, not three but four kids.My lips trembled and my back collapsed against the wall, feeling faint.Gloria didn't interfere with my outburst of emotion.I could barely see her as the hot tears from my eyes overshadowed my vision and made it blurry.Slowly I slid down until I sat on the bare with my head between my legs.I was in severe pain and there was no one pretty close to share it with.Gloria was an AI who was only built with human emotion.I'm yet to tell Uncle Danny about the pregnancy knowing his reaction could be wild.It is just me, standing at the center point of an ocean without an anchor to hold into.I felt alone... All by myself and it hurts so bad.Getting rid of the
Sofia's POVI was awakened from my sleep by a faint crash noise and my eyes peeped open for a moment."Fvck!" I groaned for a second and made to close my eyes but a realization soon hit me.I was working with my laptop last night and that was all I remembered.Knowing I might have slept off with it, I sprang to a sitting position to see my laptop turned over on the floor."Geez!" I grit between my teeth and made to get down but moan gently because of the pain in my lower abdomen.Why does it hurt that way?After the pain subsided, I picked up my laptop luckily for me, it wasn't broken.I worked through the night to find the location of the caller from North America but the line appears to be untraceable despite the best of my effort.My attention was drawn to the buzzing noise from the stool and I picked up my phone to see a new message from Gloria.There was also a missed call from her five minutes earlier.My brows tensed as I read, 'The line appears unregistered, Sofia. That alone