Nessa Sims~•~I walked to the door to see one of the men standing. “Boss wants you back at the house right now.” He said to me with a sense of urgency. “But I haven’t gotten the clothes yet or picked up important things from my house.” I protested. “That’s not a problem and it can be arranged later, we have to leave now.” He said as he began walking to the car. “Why does he want me back at the house?” “Don’t ask questions, you’ll see when we get there.” He replied. I looked back to see my mum staring at me from the window. I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye to Liam. I just waved them goodbye and gave them an “I’ll call you later” sign. I entered the car and he drove off straight to the house. As the car sped away, I felt a mix of fear and curiosity. "What could be so urgent?" I thought to myself.The car came to a stop at the front of the mansion. I could see like five different cars that weren’t there when we had left earlier in the morning. I wondered what could be hap
Vito Giancana ~•~After the meeting ended with the board members, everyone else left apart from Nessa and Damon. I sat back to look at some paperwork from my hotel. I was going over the new trainee's list while Damon was trying to talk to Nessa. Damon has always been the social one while I was reserved. I didn’t want anyone to think they had easy access to me, so I only spoke to someone new when it was necessary. Vincent and Luca didn’t really like the idea of having a woman work with us. They still believed women were weak and during their prime when they worked with my father, women weren’t allowed to get involved with the mafia. I wasn’t okay with the fact that she was going to be working for us, but she needed to. “I’m Vito’s best friend. I hope he has been nice to you?” I heard Damon ask Nessa. “Of course, I’ve been nice to her,” I answered even if he wasn’t asking me the question. Although I wasn’t the nicest person, I never treated her badly, I just tried to create a prof
Nessa Sims~•~It wasn’t even more than two hours before I heard a knock on my door after I had left Vito’s room. I could hear Vito calling out my name accompanied by several knocks on the door. “Open up, Nessa.” I could tell from his voice he was very angry and if I didn’t open up fast he would probably transfer the anger to me. I got up from my bed within seconds and unlocked the door. He pushed the door and entered inside immediately with Damon right behind him. Confused, I asked. “What’s going on?” I could see the burning anger on his face which was impossible not to notice. “You need to get to work right now. The Farina family has attacked again, they’ve repeated what they did earlier.” Damon answered because Vito was silent and pacing around the room. “What did the Farina family do?” “They hacked into our bank account and transferred a large sum of our business money.” Vito answered, his voice filled with rage. “Damn,” I mumbled, my words failing me. “So what do you want
Vito Giancana ~•~There was an awkward silence after I had realized what I had done. I stepped out of the computer room leaving Damon and Nessa behind. I swore to myself to resist all my sexual fantasies towards Nessa but I was caught up in the moment and before I could realize it, my lips were on her lips. It was a steamy kiss I didn’t want to end. Her soft lips against mine was something I had been hoping for ever since I set my eyes on her. However, kissing her was just a spur of the moment even though I genuinely wanted it. I heard Damon’s voice right behind me after I left the room. “What just happened back there?” I could see his disapproving gaze. “I didn’t mean to, I was just excited.” “I hope you know what you’re doing, and remember, people working for you are off limits.” “Yeah, I know.” “Valerie wouldn’t like that either.” Valerie’s name stirred a little bit of guilt. I wasn’t meant to feel guilty because we weren’t together but Damon always brought her up and tried
Nessa Sims~•~The sound of the car horn woke me up the next morning. I looked outside to see Vito and Damon all dressed up and ready to go somewhere that early. I wondered what was so important they had to deprive themselves of their morning sleep. I was about to go back to sleep when I got a text from Ellie saying we should meet up. We hadn’t really seen each other for some time and she missed me. I replied and she told me we were going to a friend's party by noon. I put off my phone and went back to sleep. Some hours later, the intercom in the room rang and woke me up from my sleep again. I answered and it was the cook informing me breakfast was ready. I always looked forward to eating because he made the best meals. I freshened up and went downstairs for breakfast. The smell of the freshly baked waffles floated through the air and my stomach growled in response. I poured myself a glass of orange juice and enjoyed my meal in silence. Just as I was about to take the last bite o
Nessa Sims~•~“What?” That was all that could come out of my mouth when I heard his voice. How did he know I was at a hotel? I thought the random and creepy interfering in my life had stopped when I moved in with him. “Who’s that?” Ellie’s voice interrupted my thoughts. I hung up the phone. “It’s Vito.” I answered, his name tasting like bitter almonds on my tongue. “What does he want?” Her voice was laced with suspicion and concern. “He said I should leave the hotel and go back home right away.” “Why? Is he out of his mind? Why is he trying to control your life?” Ellie’s voice had risen, it was filled with anger and irritation. “I’m as confused as you, only God knows how he knew I was here.” “You need to let him know this stalking has to stop, you’re not his child.” Her words were harsh but true, she reached out to my arms to comfort me. “Trust me, I will whenever I go back.” I assured her. I ignored his instructions and continued partying when my phone rang again. I put
Vito Giancana ~•~I trained a hard look at Nessa when I heard those words come out of her mouth. She knew it wasn’t in her place to tell Valerie about our kiss but she went ahead and did it. Although Valerie knew I was never going to be committed to her, it would still break her heart if I kissed someone else. Especially someone she felt insecure about. She tried her best to defend me and give me the benefit of the doubt, but she couldn’t quite find the right words to do so. I had no idea why she even tried defending me when I already made it clear she had no business with what I do with other women. “Oh, you haven’t told her about the steamy kiss we shared?” As if it wasn’t enough she put my business out there, Nessa still tried to put more fuel to the fire. The disappointment and anger on my face were evident but I held back from doing anything drastic. I was going to deal with Nessa later. “I’ll leave you two now.” After putting me in an uncomfortable situation, she left the
Nessa Sims~•~[I heard you’ve moved on to a new man. I had just two more years but you were impatient. And you moved in with him, a mafia boss. Leave that house now or I’ll make sure your mum buries you.]I shivered as I read the content of the text. It was from Ben. Was he watching me from prison? I needed to move out of New York and go start somewhere else with a new identity since everyone had easy access when it came to watching what I did. Did he really expect me to wait five years for him? After everything he put me through, he had no right to even contact me. I visited him a few times the first year when he got convicted and stopped when I realized he was no good for me. I couldn’t settle for less or wait for someone who tried to ruin my life anymore. Although I didn’t completely hate him, I just had to move on from him. Liam was the only reason I still thought of him from time to time. Even when I stopped visiting, he still tried contacting me severally. I even had to chan
Nessa Sims ~•~ I hurriedly went to the car without even changing back to my normal clothes because the twins convinced me to leave as soon as possible. I just removed the black heels and changed into the slides I had on earlier. We all rushed to the car and I started driving to the location Ellie had sent to me. On the way there, I tried calling her severally to check up on her but there was no answer. I silently prayed she wasn’t in serious danger. We finally got to the place and it was a restaurant. Maybe she was just drunk and had done something stupid. I pulled into the driveway and hurriedly parked the car. As I stepped out, I noticed I had been there before. It was the Rezdora restaurant where Vito and I had our first date. ‘Weird.’ I thought to myself and went to the entrance with the girls. Was she with a man? And how come everyone needed my help today? I shoved my thoughts aside and focused on saving Ellie. As the twins and I walked into the restaurant, we were greete
Nessa Sims ~•~I’d been curious the whole day because Vito said he had a surprise for me but refused to tell me what it was even when I spent almost an hour begging him to tell me. I couldn’t think of what it would be but I knew it was going to be good. I had to go pick up Liam for school, so I was getting ready for that. The twins had gone to NYU with Vito to make some preparations for when they would resume. They barely had two weeks before they were going to start school. It was just Tommy, Tremani, and me in the house. I grabbed my car keys and headed downstairs. On my way out, I ran into Tremani who couldn’t stop smiling as he saw me. “Hey, how are you doing?” I asked, giving him a sly grin. “I’m good, you’re heading out.” He pointed out, trying to keep a straight face. “Yes, I’m going to pick Liam up,” I replied. “I’ll see you later.” I gave him a suspicious look and walked out the door. I knew he was up to something but I couldn’t quite figure out what. It definitely ha
Nessa Sims ~•~I had been restless the past few days because I was dealing with Liam and the court case. Liam had to move in with me for a while because the judge was going to visit me in order to make his decision. Liam also spent a day with Benjamin which he later described as the worst day of his life. Nothing bad happened but he made it obvious that he wasn’t comfortable with his father. He didn’t want to go at first but I pleaded with him as I dropped him off. After everything, we finally went to the court for the final hearing. Liam was present this time and both lawyers continued their arguments from where they had stopped the last time. Some hours later, the judge finally said he had come to a conclusion. I kept my fingers crossed, waiting to hear his final verdict. His next words were going to have a huge impact on the rest of my life. "After careful consideration, I have come to a decision," he said, his voice solemn. "The ruling I make will be in the best interests of
Vito Giancana ~•~I froze for a moment as I heard Palma say she saw Alessandro and Matteo. They were meant to be dead, I burnt those sons of a bitch alive. I watched the building burn. Or did they find a way to escape? It made a little sense because I didn’t see their dead body. Anyone could have easily found a way to escape. I didn’t think about it back then. I would have shot them in the head and watched their lifeless body fall to the ground. “Are you sure you saw them?” I asked Palma with a serious look on my face. She looked so excited talking about them. If only she knew what they had done to our father. Thomas who wasn’t present in the living room earlier came in and answered with a worried look on his face. “Yes, one hundred percent sure.” I had told him about what I had done to the brothers and he was fully aware they took the life of my father. I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down. The thought of them still being alive and walking on the streets didn’t sit
Nessa Sims~•~“You’ll be okay.” Vito gently squeezed my hands as we walked into the courthouse. It was finally the day of Liam’s custody hearing. My mum was going to join us later. It was very unnecessary to be going through all that stuff because Liam was okay where he was. With everything going on, I couldn’t help but think they would bash me for leaving my son with my mum. Some would say I abandoned him because I couldn’t take care of him.Benjamin, on the other hand, wasn’t in any position to be with Liam either. He just came out of prison and didn’t have the financial capacity to take care of Liam. At least, that was what I thought. I shoved away my thoughts and made my way to one of the seats. Some people were already seated. My eyes met Benjamin’s eyes who was sitting with some members of his family at the other side of the room. I cast him an angry, dirty look before averting my gaze back to the judge who had arrived. I’d never actually been to a court before, so apart fro
Nessa Sims ~•~The next time I opened my eyes, I saw myself in Vito’s room. I rubbed my eyes to see clearly and I found that Vito was already sitting on the bed. “Look who’s finally up.” He turned to me when I tapped his back. “How long did I sleep for?” I asked. I had no idea if it was still the same day. “What were you thinking? Taking alcohol?” He ignored my question and asked. “Don’t blame me, I needed it.” My head was hurting but I felt a little bit better. “Is it a new day?” I asked again. “Yes, you were passed out the whole night.” He placed his hands on my head, trying to feel my temperature. He picked up a glass from the side drawer and gave it to me. “What’s this?” I asked, slowly taking the glass from him. “It’ll help with your hangover,” he responded. “Have a drink.” He said and went back to his phone. I sat up and looked at the green substance inside the cup and almost puked but I had to drink it if I wanted to feel better. I closed my eyes and gulped down the co
Nessa Sims ~•~“I’ve gotten information on the person who killed your father,” Vito said as I opened my room door to let him in. The statement was triggering and tears rolled down my cheeks. Even after many years, I still couldn’t move on and accept the fact that my father was gone. I leaned back on the wall and Vito pulled me into a warm embrace. “You’ll be alright, baby.” He whispered.Sniffling, I wiped off the tears from my cheeks with the back of my hand and walked to the bed. “So what do you want to do? Do you want to meet him?” Vito asked me when I didn’t say anything. I thought for a while. I honestly didn’t know what I wanted to do. I just wanted my father to get justice. “Would I be a bad person if I wanted him dead?” I asked Vito. He sighed and hesitated for a while before answering. “You know it won’t change anything if he dies.” Coming from Vito who wanted revenge for his father’s death for so many years, he was just trying his best to take my mind off it. I chuck
Nessa Sims ~•~After Ben stormed off from the cafe, I pulled Liam in a protective hug. I didn’t know how he was feeling, I just wanted to make him feel better. “Mummy.” He finally spoke. “Yes, baby,” I replied with a soft voice. “I remember him.” He was referring to his father. “He was taking me from you when we went to buy ice cream.” He sounded scared while saying it. “He didn’t mean to harm you. He just wanted to get to know you,” I explained to him. Even if I didn’t like his father, I didn’t want him to grow up hating him. “Are you sure?” He took a glance at me. “Yes, baby.” I gently squeezed his hands to comfort him. “Will you be nice to him the next time you see him?” He nodded his head and rested on my chest. After that, I sent Vito a text telling him to meet me at the cafe. We needed to get a lawyer fast so we would be prepared for whatever Ben was planning. We stayed back for a while before Vito joined us. When Liam saw Vito walking towards us, he jumped off me and
Vito Giancana~•~I knew it was unusual for Thomas to leave the house early in the morning but I just waved it off and didn’t question him further when he said he had something to take care of. He also mentioned that he wouldn’t spend more than an hour and he would join me to work out when I was ready. We were cool but he always tried his best to please me and made sure I never got mad at him. When I was ready to start working out, I went to his room to check for him but I met an empty room. Maybe something came up and he had to spend more time. I didn’t want to be alone, so I asked Nessa to join me. She protested at first but she later gave in. I went downstairs and started lifting weights. After a few minutes, I moved over to the punching bags. It was then Nessa joined me. She went over to the weights and tried lifting them. I chuckled at the sight. It was cute seeing her try. We spent time chatting and working out until she claimed she was exhausted and went back to her room.