“Mia, come and have breakfast,” Rose smiled at her sister when she walked to the dining room. Mia with a flaring nose strode to her sister and checked her from head to toe. Her swollen eyes and bruised lips enraged her. “What did he do to you last night?”Rose blinked a few times to control the welling emotions in her eyes. She was still in horror of what happened last night. However, she was not going to trouble her sister for it. No, Her sister was young, she should be enjoying her life rather than being worried about her. So she decided to put her sister's life out of these horrible things. “He didn't do anything I didn't allow, Mia.”Mia fumed,her eyes narrowed at her sister. “You didn't allow him to rape you, did you?” Rose' eyes widened. “Mia! Stop it, what are you talking about? He didn't rape me! In fact he slept outside.”“Outside?” Mia questioned her. “You are not lying, are you?” Rose thinned her lips. “Mia. Please stop being protective about me. I am fine. My husband i
“What…what do you mean?” She asked, her heart hammering hard in her chest. Last night's events flashed in her vision and she swallowed hard.“I.. do not want to leave you, I will stay here.” she whispered silently, the last time she left him, he ruined the life of an innocent man. Vladimir gazed into her eyes firmly and his own gaze turned twisted. “Who says I would ever allow you to leave me, Rose?” He asked. “You are stuck with me until I want to. The only way you get to be free from ‘The Sinner’ is if you die or I get bored with you.”Rose' eyes welled with tears, her heart ached hearing his cruel words. She stoned her feelings to fight off the pain she was suffering right now. But Mia inhaled sharply hearing that as anger surged through her veins. “My sister is not a thing, you get bored of!” She snapped as she moved forward, grabbed Vladimir's arm and pulled him. Vladimir Sokolov's eyes changed dangerously. His body tightened with rage, had anyone else touched him like the lit
“You look tense, Klaus,” Lauren said as she entered Klaus' cabin and found him with his eyes closed and head resting against the chair. Lauren urged to move near him and rest her head on his chest. She wanted to be in his arms and feel comfortable. But she also knew it was almost impossible. Yesterday night, when she left the office, she was hurt by how Sila talked to her. If it had been anyone else, Lauren would never have looked at him again. But he was Klaus Berbeiri. Her friend and the man she liked. She could give up on her pride but not on her love. Klaus heaved out a breath and straightened in his chair. “Has the problem been solved?” He asked instead, opening his eyes and looked at her with a frown.“Yes. Even if, I wanted to handle this situation on my own, I had to call Dad for this. I thought you would be helping me. But I understand Klaus. You are a married man now. You have your priorities.”Klaus locked his jaws. “Lauren. You are a good friend of mine but she is my wi
“Stop,” Sila said, pulling away from her husband, both of her hands were on his chest which she used to create space between them. She shook her head. “Stop, Klaus.”Klaus' eyes curled together into a deep frown. “Why should I?” He said, removing her hand from his chest and pulling her to himself bodily making her gasp in shock. “Klaus, What are you doing?”“You gave me right over your body in front of your Bratva and my Cosa Nostra,” He caressed her cheek with his forefinger as one side of his lips curled into a sly smirk. Sila’s eyes narrowed at him. His words infuriated her. “A ruined good you called me,” she whispered challengingly. “I am impure according to your standards, Klaus. Will you be able to stand my impurity?” she asked, she wanted to hear his answer. Klaus clenched his jaws tightly. His nose flared a little as he eyed her body. The formal suit she was wearing hugged her curves tightly at the right places. And those curves were calling him to her. “The fact that someo
“Your Zio has arranged your marriage with the Sokolov Bratva's Pakhan and tomorrow is your engagement,” Nico Berbeiri’s words pierced through Rose' whole existence and shook her to the soul. When she came to see her father, she thought he finally agreed to her request of joining university for further studies but instead he had fixed her marriage. “Ma..marriage with a Russian, Papa?” Rose Barbieri questioned apprehensively as she was startled by her father's sudden changed decision. What about Dante? She always thought Dante would be her husband.Nico’s eyes gleamed in excitement and happiness both as he stared at his beautiful daughter as if she was his most prized possession. “Not to any Russian but to the Bratva Pakhan himself, girl. Vladimir Sokolov! A blood oath had been signed between your uncle Frencesco and councillor Boris Sokolov in the presence of Senator Jonathan Stone to make peace between us and fight off Mexicans. The oath demands the Berbeiri's daughter's hand for
“Vlad,” Boris Sokolov called his son in anticipation who was reading a file in his hands. Vladimir Sokolov, the Bratva Pakhan was sitting behind the huge expensive desk with a black wooden slab adorned with many carvings of Snakes. His dominating aura filled the air with coldness and lack of empathy. Broadly, the whole office was a cold, calculating space that embodied Bratva Pakhan's complicated and philosophical personality. It was a place where lives were destroyed and deals were made. But today, Boris entered this office with a preposition which could change Vladimir’s life if He agreed to it. Vladimir raised his hazel green eyes from the file and fixed them on his father. “Otets,” He addressed in a firm calculated voice, “What are you doing here at this moment? Didn't you go to the meeting with Johnathan?” Vladimir asked with a pointed gaze as He supposed the meeting might be long. Boris gave his son a curt nod. “Yes, about that meeting,” a heavy sigh left his mouth,
“Rose, They wouldn't have time to track us as the engagement is after a few hours from now on and by the time they realise your disappearance, they wouldn't have any choice but to put Valentina in your place. So don't stress out.” Rose nodded at Dante, she was relieved thinking she escaped from an unwanted union but her solace was short-lived. She screamed when suddenly a convoy of black SUV’s ambushed their car hard from the sides. Rose' head bumped against the window while Dante jerked ahead on the steering wheel only to be pulled back straight because of a seatbelt. “What the fuck!” Dante cursed loudly before he put the brakes and his car screeched ahead and came to an abrupt halt. “Dante, what is happening? Who…” her words were interrupted as the driver's door of the car ripped open and two men yanked Dante out of the car roughly. Rose's eyes froze in dread. “Dante!” she yelled. Her heart was pounding hard against her ribcage in fear. The door of her side ripped open too
“Vladimir cancelled the engagement because he wants to hold the wedding directly today,” Frencesco informed his brother and son. “He sent a wedding dress for Rose too.”Nico’s eyes glinted in happiness, but there was someone who was against this alliance. Klaus Barbieri, the future Capo and son of Francesco’s eyes narrowed in anger. “Are we his puppets, Father? Who is he to change the course of this event alone? Shouldn't he have discussed it with us?”Klaus was the only one who cared for his cousin sister Rose because he knew how innocent she was for their world. And his family promised her to some ruthless Pakhan like a trophy before he could even return to the city and refuse this bloody proposal. ‘I understand your anger, Klaus but our hands are tied,” Frencesco commented, however Nico was eager for this alliance. “But I do not have any problem with it. What does it matter if we have a wedding instead of an engagement? In Fact, this is better for La Camorra too. Four hours are e
“Stop,” Sila said, pulling away from her husband, both of her hands were on his chest which she used to create space between them. She shook her head. “Stop, Klaus.”Klaus' eyes curled together into a deep frown. “Why should I?” He said, removing her hand from his chest and pulling her to himself bodily making her gasp in shock. “Klaus, What are you doing?”“You gave me right over your body in front of your Bratva and my Cosa Nostra,” He caressed her cheek with his forefinger as one side of his lips curled into a sly smirk. Sila’s eyes narrowed at him. His words infuriated her. “A ruined good you called me,” she whispered challengingly. “I am impure according to your standards, Klaus. Will you be able to stand my impurity?” she asked, she wanted to hear his answer. Klaus clenched his jaws tightly. His nose flared a little as he eyed her body. The formal suit she was wearing hugged her curves tightly at the right places. And those curves were calling him to her. “The fact that someo
“You look tense, Klaus,” Lauren said as she entered Klaus' cabin and found him with his eyes closed and head resting against the chair. Lauren urged to move near him and rest her head on his chest. She wanted to be in his arms and feel comfortable. But she also knew it was almost impossible. Yesterday night, when she left the office, she was hurt by how Sila talked to her. If it had been anyone else, Lauren would never have looked at him again. But he was Klaus Berbeiri. Her friend and the man she liked. She could give up on her pride but not on her love. Klaus heaved out a breath and straightened in his chair. “Has the problem been solved?” He asked instead, opening his eyes and looked at her with a frown.“Yes. Even if, I wanted to handle this situation on my own, I had to call Dad for this. I thought you would be helping me. But I understand Klaus. You are a married man now. You have your priorities.”Klaus locked his jaws. “Lauren. You are a good friend of mine but she is my wi
“What…what do you mean?” She asked, her heart hammering hard in her chest. Last night's events flashed in her vision and she swallowed hard.“I.. do not want to leave you, I will stay here.” she whispered silently, the last time she left him, he ruined the life of an innocent man. Vladimir gazed into her eyes firmly and his own gaze turned twisted. “Who says I would ever allow you to leave me, Rose?” He asked. “You are stuck with me until I want to. The only way you get to be free from ‘The Sinner’ is if you die or I get bored with you.”Rose' eyes welled with tears, her heart ached hearing his cruel words. She stoned her feelings to fight off the pain she was suffering right now. But Mia inhaled sharply hearing that as anger surged through her veins. “My sister is not a thing, you get bored of!” She snapped as she moved forward, grabbed Vladimir's arm and pulled him. Vladimir Sokolov's eyes changed dangerously. His body tightened with rage, had anyone else touched him like the lit
“Mia, come and have breakfast,” Rose smiled at her sister when she walked to the dining room. Mia with a flaring nose strode to her sister and checked her from head to toe. Her swollen eyes and bruised lips enraged her. “What did he do to you last night?”Rose blinked a few times to control the welling emotions in her eyes. She was still in horror of what happened last night. However, she was not going to trouble her sister for it. No, Her sister was young, she should be enjoying her life rather than being worried about her. So she decided to put her sister's life out of these horrible things. “He didn't do anything I didn't allow, Mia.”Mia fumed,her eyes narrowed at her sister. “You didn't allow him to rape you, did you?” Rose' eyes widened. “Mia! Stop it, what are you talking about? He didn't rape me! In fact he slept outside.”“Outside?” Mia questioned her. “You are not lying, are you?” Rose thinned her lips. “Mia. Please stop being protective about me. I am fine. My husband i
Chapter 35“You all are criminals! Sinners! Monsters!” Mia screamed at the maid who finally opened the door of her room in the morning. The whole night she kept calling for someone to open the door for her but no one answered her screams!The maid looked at her astounded. “Madam…”“Get away from me!” Mia snapped at her as she pushed her out of her way and ran towards Rose' room. She was hell scared for her sister after what she saw and heard last night. But her anxiety for her sister turned into shock when she found Rose' bedroom absolutely empty. “Rose?” She checked her sister in the bathroom but it was empty too. Mia's heart dropped to her chest in fear for her sister. She ran out of the bedroom calling her Rose Name. However, As she was moving towards the lobby to find Vladmir to kill him!And She bumped hard into someone. Her eyes widened as she looked at the man whom she collided with. Her heart filled with hatred seeing that horrible Isaac Berbeiri standing in front of her.
Chapter 39Rose closed her eyes tightly when she felt his hand on her stomach. Her mind buzzed with his words about Dante. He was going to hurt an innocent man because of her. Her stupidity cost someone his life. The thought was killing her from inside. He was of her age, a young man with dreams in his eyes for his life was suffering, all because of her. Tears rolled down from the corner of her eyes as she bit the pillow hard to kill the sob escaping her throat. Her husband without caring about her emotions, her unwillingness to his touch kept roaming his hand on her body. She felt disgusted right now, his touch was making her feel uncomfortable. She tried, she tried really hard to win his heart but she failed. Her efforts failed. She failed!Her destiny was mocking her right now. She wanted a happy and peaceful life, a loving partner but what she got was a man who only likes to see her in pain.She trembled in anxiety when his grip on her shoulder tightened; he suddenly jerked h
Rose gasped loudly when Vladimir put her against the wall. Her emotions ran down her eyes in the form of tears. She was a crying mess. She didn't want this man anywhere near her this moment. And Vladmir fumed seeing her crying! “Don't try to manipulate me with these fucking tears!” He sneered getting into her face making her jump in fear as He punched the wall beside her hard. Rose closed her eyes in raw fear as she screamed. That horrid night once again went wild in her mind. “Please don't hurt me. Please.”“Hurt you!” Vladimir’s glacial voice chilled the walls of the room. “I intend to kill you for what you did! How dare you step away from my touch, Rose Sokolov, I can touch you whenever I want and wherever I want. You are my property!”“Stop calling me that!” She yelled at him. Her pride once again fought against her fear and she screamed out all her frustration to him. “I am your wife not your property or a whore or your mistress whom you can settle down in one of your penthouse
Sila's eyes once again went to her bruised neck in the mirror. The things she felt today when Klaus Barbieri touched her, shocked Sila to the depth of her soul. She never thought her body could react to anyone's touch like this. Was that the miracle everyone talked about? It seemed it was, she thought, fisting her hands tightly at her sides while staring at her reflection in the mirror. Sila Sokolov’s eyes glinted as she thought about the moment of joy she spent in her husband's arms. She would like to relive those heated moments. She was not some pitiful, self degrading girl afterall. However there was one bump in the road. One person standing between her and her happiness. Lauren Stone! Her husband himself confessed that he was in love with her Lauren. And still he married her. Tsk! Sila traced the hickey on her neck with her forefinger. “Klaus Barbieri. I wanted to keep you because of my pride. But now I want you to make me feel alive again. So your love for Lauren must di
“Don't forget why you are here, Mia,” Nico warned his younger daughter. He allowed Mia to stay here because his wife convinced him that their younger daughter would keep them updated about the reality of Rose and Vladimir’s relationship. In short, Mia was there to act as Nico’s spy. “Yes, father,” Mia whispered silently and stepped away from him immediately. Nico turned to Rose and looked at her disappointedly. She wet her lips in fright, meeting her father's stern gaze. Yes, he couldn't hurt her anymore. Not after how her husband warned him but old fears die hard. “You should be doing what is expected of you, not this!” He still managed to show his displeasure in a low voice regarding her life choices. Rose took a step back from him as well. Nico's angry gaze hinted her how furious her father was with her. It was a miracle that he allowed Mia to stay with her. “Rose, My dear niece,” Francesco called her and she gladly shifted her attention to her uncle and gave him a small smi