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
Warning!!! Chapter contains triggering content. Clancy's POVMy face was covered in blood as I stepped out of the warehouse carrying a thick rod that had blood dripping from its end.No, the blood on me wasn't mine.Bashed someone's head to death with the rod and I felt not even a pinch of emotion about my action.I am back to the man I was since Sofia's absence.After dropping the rod, I pulled out my phone with bloodstained hands and typed on my notepad, 'You should really be careful today. Something bad is targeted at you'The message was for Sofia once I confirmed her life was in danger. I truly hope she listens to me considering her stubbornness sometimes.The Tree syndicate had one solid trump card to murder the Di Marco Queen and I ruined it for them.The missile system in Pompeii was the last weapon they had to target Sofia without traces but their biggest mistake was thinking I was one of them.I would go any length to protect my Senorita and not let them hurt her.Today, I
Sofia's POV"Leonardo Karts... Leonardo is working for the Tree syndicate and on a mission to assassinate you"My ears became heavy and I could hear the fast motion of my heart against my chest. Leonardo?? No way he was an enemy. He acted so nice to me just now and can't possibly be thinking about harming me.I need to leave with my men immediately before he tries to do anything."Send the shadow agents" I whispered in a low tone and made to hang up when she said, "Special agents on route... Keep calm, Your Highness"I took a deep breath and sighed heavily."Breathe..." I faked a smile and turned around to give a signal to the bodyguards with me but Leonardo was already coming in my direction with five of his men in black suit.Just when I opened my mouth to speak, the men with him pulled out pistols and shot my bodyguards who weren't able to react fast.There were just two of them and Leonardo never gave a red flag from the start. My eyeballs enlarged and I could feel my heart wan