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
Clancy's POV'Casio is dead and you won't be getting money but death. Fvcking demented bastard! ' After sending this message to Leonardo, I paced around aimlessly, trying to contain my anger and murderous intent.My life seems to have gotten into a bigger mess by the news of Sofia's death.I knew there was no purpose for my existence anymore but I won't rest until Leonardo was six feet under.I don't care if that means traveling to Italy which could be dangerous considering I was a threat to the Di Marco syndicate.Suddenly Casio's phone started ringing and my brows furrowed on seeing it was a call from Leonardo.That son of a bítch dares call me. Such audacity.With heavy breathing, I took the call and just when I made to speak, my eyes noticed shadows appearing at the entrance of the Casino room.Masked men armed with rifles flooded into the room from the darkness and opened fire at me."Sh¡t!" I grit my teeth and stumble low, using the snooker table as cover.Bullets pierced into
Sofia's POV I rolled out of bed and slammed silent the ringing alarm before moving to the window where I pulled up the blinds."Cool morning" After yawning out loud, I dragged my feet back to the bed and touched the noticeable protrusion on my story.Since I wasn't wearing a shirt, it was easy to see and examine. The previous day was a rough one and I can't get my mind off the narrow escape.I had slept off after a conversation with little Lily and my head feels so light now. "Let's start with something..." I picked up my phone to contact Gloria only to notice I had a missed call from her and one text message, then another text message from an unknown number with the country code +34.I can easily guess who it was.The same person who has been giving me a heads-up lately.It was because of his message I took a pistol and was able to buy time until my military support arrived.Only if he revealed himself to me instead of playing anonymously. I checked Gloria's message first and it r
Clancy's POVWith a big smile on my face, I retreated the device in my hand and took a deep breath with my eyes shut.I can't remember being this happy since Sofia left me.My life had been filled with agony and regrets until today.Sofia was chatting carefree with me and I was excited to once again have the feeling of having the Senorita around.That was when a certain thought hit me and I jolted to my feet quickly.Did I act irrationally because I was jealous of other men in Sofia's life?The reason I wanted Mario eliminated wasn't because he was a foreigner in my territory but he tried to take away my Senorita, and then he tried to give his life in exchange for hers.He wanted to kill himself to leave no evidence that linked the mafia Queen to him.How dare he?What is he trying to prove? That he can lay better sacrifice better than me.But then, maybe he could be useful if I pulled the right strings.Matteo had now received my call, "Boss"I gave the order yesterday so it was stup
Sofia's POV'A Tree branch knows Katrina Esposito, the new governor of the Bank of Italy now works for you and believes her loyalty will waver when it comes to her mother. Katrina's mother is currently treated in a research institute in Rome and the head Doctor operating on her is a former Tree loyalist. They have sent someone over to Italy to reach him and get his cooperation to kidnap the woman... This Tree branch will then try to blackmail the governor to kill you. I believe you can handle this from your endMy heartbeat was fast and I tightened my fist as I read the text over, and over again.The unknown person had sent this to me and I knew better not to ignore any message from him.Is the Tree syndicate this desperate to end me and now they want to use Katrina?Gloria was quick to receive my call as usual and I instructed her to look into the text.Seconds later, she said, "This is big, Your Highness. We cannot ignore this""I know. The Shadow Agent assigned to the governor is s
Sofia's POV"Mmm hmm" I moaned, rolling to the other side of the bed with my eyes still shut but a conscious mind.After a few minutes, I opened my eyes and moved my half-naked body off the bed to place my feet on the cold floor.The sun seemed to be setting already from the position I viewed from and I realized how long I had been sleeping.Quickly, I checked my device and just as expected, there were missed calls from Gloria, five.The transport from Rome must have arrived in Tuscany already and they must have begun the questioning.I yawned hungrily and strolled to the landline where I picked up the phone and hit the right buttons, "Hey Gaida, get me some good Italian snacks, will ya?"I dropped the landline phone and called Gloria with my personal device."Your Highness," She said as she picked."Update me," I yawned again but silently this time and she was soon narrating,"We have managed to break the Doctor and make him speak but the foreigner is stubborn, therefore we need perm