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ZAVERIO’S POV“It’s good to see you back on your feet boss.” Von smiled at me, “Throwing the walker that assisted you these past two months was a very bold statement, I approve.”“I couldn’t wait to get rid of that thing.” I wasn’t fully healed, but I didn’t need assistance to help me move around anymore. “You never know what you have until it’s gone truly, if I ever become crippled or lose feeling in my legs, promise me you’ll shoot me in the head.”Von chuckled, helping me cuff my shirt. I was going to appear in front of my men for the first time since I was shot. I needed to make a statement.Business had never been better and I was ready to dive right in to take us back to the top of the game. “What’s the update on Alvaro’s whereabouts?”“Every attempt to find him was ceased after you were shot; I directed all our resources to you. You came first boss, sorry.”“That’s fine, Von. You did what anyone in your shoes would have done.” Alvaro had been missing before I was shot, and if he
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ALMA’S POV“Let me get that for you” Damien took the basket of bread I was struggling with. “Aren’t you supposed to be resting? You look ready to pop.”I laughed, supporting my back with a hand. “I still have a few months before I actually pop, but yes I am supposed to be in bed right now. Nadine is busy somewhere in the house so I have to prepare breakfast alone.”Damien frowned. “I would have helped, but I will put everyone in the house in danger. I can only manage anything that doesn’t involve me putting the gas on.”Typical of men to not know how to cook, I didn’t blame them, yet if only one man knew how to hold a knife in the kitchen, my feet wouldn’t be killing me.“I feel like I lost you there, are you alright?” Damien touched my arm, and I moved away.He was one of the new guys that had been recruited, and he was funny, sweet and attentive. I didn’t mind being seen, but the last guy I allowed myself feel a tiny bit for was killed on our first date.I had also caught Zaverio lo
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ALMA’A POVMy nerves were tied like a knot in my stomach when I woke up. I hated the anxiety closing its hands around my throat. I hadn’t slept for long, plagued with the knowledge that I was being tested, by whom I didn’t know.The house was alive when I dragged myself out. There were still several men working on packaging while others slept. I wanted a glass of water, and a tiny sliver of hope that I returned back to sleep.My eyebrows shot up when I found Nadine in the kitchen nursing a cup of warm tea in her hands.“Couldn’t sleep?”Nadine yawned, “I woke up earlier than I’d liked, my body betrayed me. We worked too hard yesterday to be awake by now.”“Zaverio made it clear we aren’t obligated to cook for anyone. This isn’t the estate honey; we can sleep in if we want.” I grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge. “I’ll be going to bed once I’m done with this.”Nadine tried to stifle another yawn. “I’m right behind you mama, how’s your feet? They were so swollen yesterday.”I sigh
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ZAVERIO’S POV“Can you get me the file of Damien? The new guy that you said you brought in, I want to see what he’s all about.”Von sighed. “If this is about Alma, let it go. She has the right to have a friend, and besides I checked him myself, there was nothing wrong with him, he was highly recommended by Gored.”“Gored? Our former driver? That guy didn’t know anybody, except he wanted to run them over, so where and when did Damien pop into his life.”“You’re reaching for something I can’t see buddy.” Von almost veered off the road when he looked at me. “Everything about him checks out.”I was toeing a fine line by questioning Von, and I didn’t want to create any friction between us. It was only about Alma either; there was something about that guy that rubbed up on me the wrong way.“I’m not saying this because I think your call is flawed in any way, and it’s not all about Alma, my gut is telling me not to trust the guy, there has to be something about him that doesn’t fit.Von nodd
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ALMA’S POVThe envelope deliveries had stopped, and deep down I was grateful. I didn’t want an unknown person to help me with an escape plan I had abandoned. I wasn’t happy with how everything had turned out, but I was safest here with everyone and Zaverio.Nadine glided around the kitchen preparing lunch, giving me strict instructions to only watch her, which somewhat grated heavily on my strained nerves. Suddenly everyone saw me as a fragile item that needed to be watched all day.I wasn’t allowed to carry anything, I wasn’t allowed to walk or stand for long, even my diet had been changed- that part was the baby’s doing, but what the fuck? I was living someone else’s life.“You don’t look very happy for someone who is doing nothing but sitting.” Nadine raised her hand when I glared at her. “Whoa, don’t shoot the messenger. Why are you looking so glum? Does the yoghurt taste badly?”“There’s nothing wrong with my yoghurt.” My point was made by shoveling more of the sugary goodness in
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ALMA’S POVThe house we pulled up in front of was stunning, and my mouth remained open even after Zaverio walked over to my side and opened my door.“You can shut your mouth now, we’re here and Von is expecting us.” Zaverio chuckled, waving a hand over his head when the massive door opened. “We were about to knock.”“Judging by the stunned look on Alma’s face, I doubt that part very much.” Von walked out with his wife. “Welcome to my home, and know that I will make your life a living hell if you disclose this to anyone.”I responded before Zaverio did. “You eat my food everyday Von, you should be one afraid.”The small stunning woman on his arm laughed, and reached out to hug me. “Hello, I have heard a lot about you. My name is Marie.”“My name is Alma. Thank you for inviting me to your home, it’s very beautiful.” I said when she pulled away. “Pardon me for saying I am also excited to eat someone else’s cooking.”Her smile lit up her whole face. “Trust me when I say I know what you me
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ALMA’S POVZaverio didn’t give me a minute to catch my breath ever since we returned from Von’s home. He doted on me like a mother hen, following me everywhere and effectively cutting off the frequent visit of Damien.I was not complaining, but I needed my space from the man who had suddenly noticed me for the first time. It was beautiful to have his attention, but the intense pressure burned through my veins.What did he want? Was he going after me to relieve himself? I wouldn’t be shocked by that tactic, I was in a horny zone as well; easy pickings if he tried a little.I was ready to be attended to by the only man I had ever loved, but I didn’t want to seem easy. Zaverio was used to having his way, never needing to lift a finger when it came to women, myself included.“Did I see Damien in here?” Zaverio poked his head into the kitchen, looking around. “Are you okay?”“Respectfully, I need you to give me some space.” I glared at him, taking my eyes off the onions I was chopping; whi
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ALMA’S POVVon whistled when I stepped out, struggling with the picnic basket. “If I wasn’t married to a woman who would shoot me between the eyes if I ever looked at another woman, I would have escorted you wherever you were going.”I laughed at his good natured joke, letting him take the basket off my hands. “I have a feeling your wife will live up to the hype of shooting you. I am not going anywhere fancy, as if I could.” I swallowed the bitter ball of reality. “Zaverio said he wants us to eat watching the stars.”“Somehow I can’t imagine my friend saying something like that.” Von peeped into the basket. “I’ll ask if I’m invited on this little excursion, you both can do whatever and forget I’m there.”My face heated at his insinuation. “Nothing like that is going to be happening, we are going to eat and head back.”“Is that why you wore this pretty dress?” Von eyed my yellow sundress. “Isn’t it too fancy to sit in the dirt and eat apples?”“I’m not going to let you get in my head,
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ZAVERIO’S POVVon grabbed my shoulder when I made to move towards the door. “Are you insane? We don’t even know who’s standing behind that door. It could be a trap.”“We are trapped in here regardless if it is a trap” I shrugged his hand off. “There’s only one entry and exit, even if we want to fight our way out, we are still on the short end of the stick.”“I’ll open the door.” Von gave me his gun. “If it is a trap, I’ll get shot and you have the chance to see who you’re shooting at.”I hated it every time he tried to put my life before his, I hated the dynamics but I knew it had to be done. I walked beside him to the door, holding the gun out, praying to every being in the universe that this wasn’t going to blow off in our faces.“For a second I thought I had the wrong container.” The women said as she walked passed Von, holding up her phone. “But the tracker is hardly ever wrong.”“Who the fuck are you?” I pointed my gun at her, feeling a jolt of respect when Rose did the same.“Wh
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ZAVERIO’S POVThe weather switch was a marvel to watch in this strange land. It was rare for it to be sunny one day and rainy the next. I stood in front of Alma’s fixed window with Zara in my arms.She was babbling on about something, and I nodded along as if I understood. Her tiny fingers framed my face every once in a while like she was trying to familiarize herself with me.It was the most adorable thing to watch, and I watched her a lot. I was the first person she saw when she woke up, I watched her eat, have a bath, play and most often a times she slept in my arms.Martha had whispered to me earlier that it wasn’t healthy, and she needed to know I wouldn’t pick her up at every inconvenience or she wouldn’t want to be let down. I was spoiling her, and I knew it.“What are you thinking so hard about?” Alma tightened the sash of her robe when I turned to her. We hadn’t had much time to talk, but we weren’t awkward around each other.“I think I might be spoiling het.” I kissed the to
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ZAVERIO’S POVMy eyes stayed on the man holding the mother of my child. If I looked into Alma’s eyes, I knew I would crumble and botch this situation. I didn’t think I was going to walking back into violence when I landed in Spain, yet here I was itching to beat this bastard to bloody pulp.“I don’t know who the fuck you are, but I don’t think you want to have the blood of this woman on your hands.” Was this man an amateur? Did he think his words were going to make me back down? “I should be telling you to jump out of that open window; I’ll even give you a head start before I come after you. What do you say?”“Do you think this is a joke?” His hands tightened around the knife, drawing my attention to Alma’s neck. She was losing blood but not enough to cause a state of alarm.“It’s not. What do you want? There must be a reason you’re so adamant about kidnapping Alma, so why don’t we talk about what I can do for you. I will give you whatever you want.”He frowned, flexing the hand arou
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ALMA’S POVI watched Gio walk through my house with Rose, looking away from the gun in Rose’s hands. The men who had invaded my house were long gone, but I felt safe with more people in the house.Martha was getting attended to in the living room by a doctor, and I was scared to check in on her. I wasn’t used to death and I was used to it- which was crazy and I didn’t want to analyze that.“Tell me what you know about these men” Gio asked, taking in the state of the nursery. To the normal human eye it didn’t look out of place, but Martha’s blood changed the scenery from calm to suspicious.“I don’t know anything about them, what I saw when we ran in was Martha on the floor with my baby in her arms.” I shook my head, “The baby cam got footage of them, but it’s useless to me.”Gio nodded, “I’ll take a look at the video soon, I want Rose to sweep the rest of the house before we sit down to track the guys who were dumb enough to break into your house.”I nodded, kissing Zara’s head. My ha
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ALMA’S POVNadine and I were cuddled up in my bed. I wrapped my whole body around her like a koala and listened to her soft snores while she slept. It felt like the first week after I had given birth; how alert I was with every breath change or slight movement.After the fourth time I jerked awake, I gave up on sleep and just watched her. Her hair was shorter, which gave me a perfect view of the scars on her neck left behind by Damien.Doctor Hassan had done his best with the stitching, but it was always going to be a statement of what she had almost lost. When Damien had shot her multiple times, and all I could do was watch, I thought I was dying slowly; I had never felt so helpless in my lifeI blinked away the tears that flooded my eyes, keeping my sniffles light. My head felt heavy and my eyes were scratchy, but my fear was falling asleep and waking up to find out it was all a dream.Gio and her friend didn’t walk into my shop with Nadine, and I would wake up to the terrible reali
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ALMA’S POV“Nadine?” I repeated her name like a prayer. “There’s no way, I saw Damien shoot you, I saw you on the floor, it’s not possible.”“It’s very possible my darling.” Nadine sniffed, and as she walked closer, my vision got blurrier until I could no longer see her clearly. “Your daughter looks exactly like me.”I laughed and my tears fell, it was Nadine, it truly was her. I touched her face and everywhere I could. She was alive and she was here in front of me; was this what a miracle looked like?“I wouldn’t have left if I knew you were alive.” I choked on a sob, “I thought you were dead, it killed me when I left, I even buried you in my backyard.”Nadine snorted, wiping her runny nose. “You dug a six feet hole in your backyard to honor me, now I want to die.”I didn’t fight her when she took Zara, and my heart melted when Zara didn’t pull away from her. She wasn’t a difficult baby, but she didn’t allow just anyone hold her.“Hey baby, I am your godmother. Your mommy and I grew
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GIO’S POVAlma’s little store was in a cute little spot, and I watched her stand at the counter packing up orders from the shop across the street.Their treats were amazing, Nadine and Rose obviously agreed because they were scarfing down everything they could put their hands on. I washed down the sweet taste in my mouth with black coffee, smiling when Nadine looked appalled. “I don’t ha2ve a sweet tooth.” I lifted my shoulders. “I had to wash all that sweetness down with something bitter.”“That sounds like something a witch would say.” Nadine shook her head. “How old are you that you crave bitterness?”“Let’s not get started on the way she likes her coffee.” Rose crossed her hands. “I thought being in the army would ruin my taste buds, but living with Gio is proving to be worse than that.”“I can’t imagine.” Nadine shuddered, looking over my shoulder. “Are we going to sit here all day or…?”We weren’t going to sit in this nice pastry shop all day, but I knew the prime minister had
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GIO’S POVI was sitting across from Rose in the private jet, and my eyes trailed her delicate features. Her eyes were closed so I took my time looking at her unmarred skin, in another life she would have made a good model, a great one with her strong jaw and- very blue eyes.“Should I be worried?” Rose’s voice was rough but her eyes were sharp. “If you’re wondering I don’t swing that way.”Nadine snorted from somewhere in the plane, and I hid a smile behind my palm. “I wasn’t thinking about you that way either. I was just staring because you don’t look like someone who should be doing what you’re doing.”“Don’t judge a book by its cover.”“You have a very fine cover.” Nadine said, winking at Rose as she walked past to the open bar.I didn’t comment on the redness that appeared on her face, or the way her eyes lowered. “It’s a miracle you’re here with us today, I thought Zaverio had killed you in his office the last time we were here.”Rose rubbed her chest. “Those rounds hurt like a m
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ALMA’S POV“Is this the part where you take your daughter and run?” Martha threw my words back at me with a smile. “You look like you’ve seen a ghost, I’m sorry if I came off too strong.”I blinked, molded in place. The woman who helped me give birth to my daughter was not a midwife? She was the leader of a cartel. The same woman who had helped me start my business- it all made sense.“That’s why you knew everything there was to know about business, how you knew who to hire and what business to start.” I was talking to myself, but my brain was running at a mile per hour trying to catch up.“Is that why you helped me start the business up so you smuggle drugs through me?” I voiced the second through that crossed my mind.“That was actually on my list, but after spending months with you and your daughter, I didn’t consider it an option.” She responded. “Helping you with the shop was a great way to keep my mind sharp and also prepare myself in advance, should I need a shop of my own.”“T
