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The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 21: Headache
“Rose, let’s eat,” Zeno said after preparing the ramen. When they arrive at Kazimir’s house in Nome, Alaska, Annalise doesn’t communicate with Zeno as if she became distant after she witnessed how cruel he was when she killed most of the people who blocked their way.However, she knew that he needed to be heartless to survive that ambush because being soft-hearted would kill him. But she didn’t know why she needed to be distant from her husband. Aside from absorbing the incident, she remembered what Rose had said.“I can’t marry a cruel man.”Annalise closes her eyes as tight as she can. That phrase lingers in her head after locking herself in her room. She just wanted to think, but why was she feeling anxious? Is it because she married a cruel man?“Am I regretting the decision I have made?” she whispered to herself. “I just wanted to help, but why is this man being chased by a bunch of people who looked trained to kill people?”She gritted her teeth upon thinking how clueless she was
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 22: Mine
Annalise Ysia Villareal’s Point of ViewWhat was that?Why does this scene seem familiar?Who am I talking to? His baritone voice seems familiar but his face, it’s freaking blurred. But I’m confident that I’ve heard that voice previously. I just can’t point out who it was.When I open my eyes, a familiar modern room design welcomes my sight. Ah, we’re at his friend’s house in Nome, Alaska.When we arrived at this house a while ago, the interior was still clean. That's when I realized that someone is still taking care of it, even if their boss isn’t around.I placed my hand on my head when I felt that there was still a minor pain, but it was tolerable. I was just thinking a while ago about what I should do. If I talk to him like I used to? Or should I distance myself because of how cruel he was when they ambushed us?But everything became blurry when I felt my head hurt like hell. I even cried while suffering from that pain. It even took my energy until I lost consciousness.“Rose?” I
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 23: Mirror
After leaving traces on my neck and chest, he glanced at me with adoring eyes. My heart whipped so badly as I felt my belly tickle.“You’re beautiful,” Zeno whispered as his hands dragged my shorts together with my undies. “You kept rubbing yourself against mine, huh?”I bit my lower lip when he told me those things, so I avoided his gaze, but to my surprise; he spread my legs effortlessly and then placed his on my sensitive part, which caused me to look at him while my lips parted.“There you go. Don’t be tempted to cut our eye contact, okay? Just look at me,” he commanded, then rubbing his finger to my clit.“Ahh!” I groaned and arched my back, causing me to press my chest onto his firm chest. He was rubbing me slowly, and I had no choice but to place my hands on his shoulder.“Don’t halt yourself on whimpering, baby. This room is soundproof. You can shout my name all you want,” he chuckled before lowering his head to my neck and licking it. “Fuck, baby. You’re so wet as hell! Are y
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 24: Reason
It’s been weeks since we shared the same bed and we’re still here in Nome, Alaska. I told him that I wanted to wander around, but he told me that I couldn’t.I told myself that I’d distance myself from him because I saw how horrible he was, but after doing that with him; we became close again.We’re now in the kitchen and he’s peacefully cooking one of my favorite foods — baked sushi. One of the key ingredients is crab meat, canned tuna, rice, Japanese-style mayonnaise, and dried seaweed. The rest depends on your preference, but Zeno likes to enhance the taste by putting seasonings and sesame oil.“You’re quiet. Are you thinking of something?” he interrogated, then took a glimpse of me after putting the pan in the oven to bake it for about 2-5 minutes.“I was thinking about the time when we got ambushed,” I muttered. It’s annoying me. How can he act chill when we almost died?Zeno let out a heavy sigh but didn’t say anything, as if he was thinking if he could share it with me. Is it h
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 25: Answers
After that conversation, I decided to isolate myself in my room. I don’t know what to do anymore. He said that he had known me ever since, that we had a memory together, but I doubt it. I know that he’s completely a stranger to me and I know that he will not lie to me. I’m baffled. I don’t know if I can believe him after he hides that he was a Mafia member and a member of an organization. I don’t know if it’s right for me to believe in him and give him the trust that he deserves because he is still my husband, but I’m terrified. I know I should trust him, but I don’t know. I’m going crazy with what’s happening. There seems to be too much going on in my mind and I can’t be quiet if it isn’t answered. I can’t even remember how many days have passed. All I wanted was to think and let myself process everything and thankfully, Zeno let me. He’s been letting me think every time he gives me answers. I admire him for giving me time, but I feel bad at doubting him. If ever we both shared mem
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 26: See
“Then how did everyone find out that I’m Annalise and not Rose Vergara?” I inquired.Zeno cleared his throat and caressed my shoulder using his thumb. “Everything was planned. That woman is one of Thaddeus’ agents. We planned everything, especially when she heard about your breakup with your ex-boyfriend.”His face puckered when he remembered that scene. I was devastated before because the man that I loved broke up with me and accused me of being busy with my career, but I ended up getting rejected after passing the novel to my editor.All of them didn’t talk when Zeno answered the question and it hit my head hard when I realized that I cheated before without thinking.I silently let out a curse and bit my lower lip. Probably that was the reason his face crumpled because I got into a relationship while I lost my memories because of the accident. But I swear that I had no clue that I was in a relationship with Zeno!“I know what you are thinking,” Zeno muttered when he saw my face turn
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 27: Memories
The harmonious symphony that’s coming from Ciara’s phone replenished the entire area. The luminous smile was written on their expressions until it turned out to be an amusing laugh.They all look delighted while Elijah is talking, sharing experiences in his life, but Kazimir keeps his face straight. Happiness isn’t striking on his face, but I can see his eyes glisten even if he’s a little distant from me.We all had a wonderful dinner. It’s vibrant, and it was all thanks to them because they visited us here. However, after learning what our problem is, I can’t help but feel distressed. Everyone was trying to live as they could even if they were chased by death.I had an awful feeling about this, but this wasn’t the right time to waste this wonderful evening. Hopefully, this emotion will vanish.They spent their night here at Kazimir’s house. It’s kinda huge and I don’t know how many rooms it has, but Zeno decided to sleep in my room.After we shared the same bed and did that thing, I
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 28: No
“Zeno!”“Yes, baby?”“I wanted to eat ramen but I don’t know how to make it.”“Leave it to me.”“Huh? Do you know how to cook?”“Of course! Have you forgotten that it’s one of my past times?”“We’re going to watch a movie.”“Right now? But I’m still doing my homework. Did you finish yours?”“Yes. I’ll fetch you, okay?”“But I’m doing my homework, Zeno!”“Bring your homework so I can teach you how to answer that.”“How did you know that I’m having a tough time resolving it?”“I just know.”“Zeno!”“Why are you screaming?”“It’s because of the photo that you have uploaded to your social media account! What was that?”“So they know what your role is in my life?”“They flood it with a bunch of comments, Zeno! My gosh!”“It’s okay. You deserve to be recognized as my woman, so what’s wrong with that? And so guys know their limits too.”“What’s your real motive? To warn the guys or to warn the girls to back off?”“To warn the guys. I hate seeing them following you, so I posted our photos and
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The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 44: Iris Lorelei
“Annalise!” Zeno exclaimed when we arrived at this luxurious house.I can’t tell if I can be happy now that I have finally seen him because of the incident. I wanted to cry about the situation we have because things are now getting worse than I expected. I thought we would live peacefully, but it seems like it’s now impossible.“How are you? Are you hurt?” Zeno asked when he reached for me before glancing at Czyanne. His eyes became soft and tried to touch Czyanne.Zeno’s face and body are still the same as the last time I saw him. Good thing he’s doing his best to maintain his body and health while dealing with our enemies.“How’s Jake?” Ciara asked, so our attention darted to her, who was now looking at Kazimir.“He survived. He only got a slight wound, but he will come here immediately when he is sure that no one will follow him,” Kazimir replied.I examined our companions and noticed that there were a few people I didn’t know. Maybe it’s their allies, but I have no time to know th
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 43: Run for your life
“Annalise! You better hide!” Jake exclaimed when he opened the door. My forehead creases when I glance at him because he’s pale and he’s breathing so hard, as if something happened. He immediately picked up Czyanne, who was peacefully lying on the bed, before handing him to me.Ciara suddenly entered my room while also panting. I’m confused. They look confused and scared for some reason that I don’t know. Why do they look so tense?“Damn it! Kazimir! They found us!” Ciara screamed while holding a gun, which made my eyes widen.“Annalise, open your signal so they can track you,” Jake commanded, and I followed him right away, only to find out that they were now in a panic.“We didn’t expect them to locate Annalise that fast!” I heard Keifer say.“Ciara, go with Annalise,” Jake uttered.“Jake, that’s dangerous! You need to come with us!” Ciara yelled at him.“I need to pester them so you can go to the location that Kazimir has sent! You both need to go there as much as possible!” Jake sh
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 42: Mafia King
“Oh! You’re here. I was calling you a while ago. You didn’t hear it?” I heard someone ask, so I glanced at the door to see Ciara, who was looking at me.“No, I was preoccupied,” I answered.“About what? You’ve been zoning out lately. If ever that something was bothering you, you can share it with me,” Ciara uttered.I let out a deep sigh when I remembered my parents’ suspicious acts. The guns, the bodyguards, my father’s business at night. Everything seems to have a meaning behind that. So instead of thinking about it, I’d rather ask them if my parents are connected to them and if they are also a member of their organizations.“Ciara, do you think my parents died because of the mafia? Are they connected to your organization?” I asked frankly, and she was taken aback as if she didn’t expect me to ask that question. Her eyes widened, her lips parted, and it indicated that she was surprised by my question.Based on her reaction, my parents seem to be members of a mafia organization, and t
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 41: Connect
“What is the news about Kazimir’s house that exploded or burned in Germany?” I heard Ciara ask.I am currently cooking our food. I’ve been cooking for a few days now and I can say that I’m getting used to it. Except for baking because I’m having a hard time, but at least I’m making progress. When I felt Ciara’s presence, I suddenly looked at the kitchen’s entrance and saw Jake beside her, who had just woken up. Fortunately, I was about to finish cooking so I also prepared the plates and utensils that we will use. What I cooked was also simple. I prepared a roast beef sandwich and a chicken sandwich. For drinks, I prepared a bourbon spiked hot chocolate for us and it was all thanks to Zeno’s cookbook.“They didn’t find any evidence there. Keifer tried to find the footage in that house but found nothing. Luckily, Elijah deleted all the footage from where we were still living there before he transferred everything to his laptop,” Jake retorted and sipped his hot chocolate. He glances at
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 40: Suffer
Zeno is heading back to our country. It feels awful, but I endure it since I realized he was doing it for the sake of us, so I ought not to complain. He was done gathering all of his possessions and gazing at me as if I might vanish into his existence.“Have I never said how lovely you are?” Zeno inquired, using his raspy voice. I don’t know why his voice sounded different to me. It appears to be capable of expressing a wide range of emotions, but perhaps I am not.I shook my head lightly and tilted my head, waiting for him to explain it but the corner of his lips curved until it turned out to be a wide smile before approaching me, wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me closer to him like he used to.“You have a glistening reddish tan skin, almond eyes with natural long and curly eyelashes.” His fingers caressed my eyes until his fingers went down to my nose. “A cute nose that suits your face and then my favorite part,” he smiled before giving me a sweet and passionate kiss
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 39: Come back
“Oh my! We caught a lot of king crabs! They are so huge!” I exclaimed when Zeno finally placed the trap on the frozen sea. It’s just nice because it’s just one trap. As far as I remember, Ciara bought ten traps that she commanded from our bodyguards.When we woke up, we immediately got ready to check the traps that Jake and Ciara had set. They also placed a blue flag beside the baits, so we knew where we were going. We were also lucky to catch numerous king crabs today. Sometimes you get nothing, sometimes you will catch tons of king crabs. Surprisingly, the first trap we visited was almost full. Fortunately, we also had a lot of bodyguards with us and they were carrying many coolers.Our bodyguards helped remove the king crabs from the trap. You will not notice that they are bodyguards because they look like ordinary people like us. Maybe that’s one of their disguises, so they won’t be mistaken for our allies.We returned the small king crabs we caught to the hole they made yesterday
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 38: Try
I slowly opened my eyes, and Zeno’s face welcomed my sight. When my vision adjusted, I noticed that he was staring at me while there was a smile written on his lips. “Good morning,” he greeted while using his breathy voice.“Good morning,” I greeted and closed my eyes when his lips reached mine.I was clinging to the bedsheet tightly because of the shock. It’s still early, but this man kissed me suddenly! I haven’t even brushed my teeth yet, and he does this! Sometimes I really can’t help but be surprised if this man wakes up in the morning, staring at me until I wake up, then kissing me without a warning!Gradually, his head slowly moved away, indicating that the kiss we shared was over. When I met his eyes, I just frowned because of what he did. But the crazy thing is, he just smiled at me as if he liked my reaction.“What? You didn’t expect me to get my morning kiss at you?” he asked me mischievously. He even raised his eyebrows repeatedly to tease me. He couldn’t even erase the sm
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 37: Always remember that
I opened my eyes when I felt that someone was staring at me and, to my astonishment, it was Zeno. He was carrying our son, Czy and it suits him being a father. To my surprise, I almost sat up immediately as my eyes widened. My mouth was barely open when it suddenly occurred to me that this was not a dream.“Zeno?” I uttered while looking at him, baffled. “How did you get here? Didn’t they follow you? I thought you were busy protecting your friends in digging for data that would help you find the person behind this matter?”Two weeks have passed, if I’m not mistaken. After the meeting that night, Kazimir flew back to our country to continue their agenda.We’ve been trying to adapt to this place and I often fall asleep in the daytime because Czy has always been awake at night even if I try to flash him his father’s photo.“They didn’t. Kazimir assured me that I could visit you and our son.” He sat next to me and kissed my forehead, and I closed my eyes for a few seconds to feel his warm
The Substitute Bride of the Mafia Tycoon Chapter 36: Montejo
“Where are you?” Zeno asked when I opened the signal of the earphone that Kazimir gave. I gently close the door so that Czy doesn’t wake up. He was currently sleeping because he was tired of playing with Ciara and Jake.When I closed the door of my room, I inhaled deeply. “I was in Finland because Ciara said we had to leave right away because she and Jake felt like someone was following us. Kazimir could do nothing but agree and we evacuated immediately. I just didn’t expect that we would be leaving in the morning.”“What do you mean? Do they feel like someone is following you?” Zeno asked and I could hear that he was bewildered by what he heard.“Yes,” I answered.“It turns out that Kazimir was just going there. Fortunately, he felt good and quickly. I don’t know what I will do if something bad happens to you two,” he mumbled, gritting his teeth. “Take care always. If something bad ever happens, just leave your signal on so we can track you right away.”My forehead creased at what he
