Nessa Sims~•~As if the threatening text wasn’t enough. I got another call from Ben. I was skeptical about answering at first because I didn’t fancy picking up calls from unknown numbers. “Vanessa.” I heard his familiar voice over the line. No other person ever called me Vanessa except my dad, when I was little and I had done something wrong. “I can see you didn’t listen to what I told you earlier. You’re still at that man’s house.” He spoke again because I was quiet when he called my name. “What the fuck do you want from me?” The irritation in my voice was evident. I wanted to hang up but I still wanted to hear what he had to say. “I’m in prison because of you. And you think you can just move on with your life, with another man.” Was he being serious? In prison because of me? “You must be out of your mind.” “You left our son to be with that man. I’ll be out soon and our family will be back together. You better leave that man before I do something bad to you.” I didn’t feel th
Nessa Sims ~•~“My bad.” I scoffed and walked back into the house. “So are you going to tell me who was on the phone?” He followed me as I walked inside. “Yeah, it was Ben.” I set my feelings aside and told him. “Ben? Ben in prison?” He asked surprisingly. “Yes. He kind of sent me death threats and asked me to leave your house.” I turned around to face him, my arms crossed tightly over my chest. “You have nothing to worry about. I’ll take care of it.” What did he mean by ‘he’ll take care of it’? “Don’t hurt him please.” I pleaded. I didn’t want any further trouble. "I just mean I'll make sure he doesn't bother you anymore.” He said, giving me a reassuring smile. "By the way, I’ll be going away to Chicago for a few days.” “Why?” I asked even if I didn’t expect him to tell me the reason. He exhaled deeply and scratched his head. “My mother is sick.”“I’m so sorry.” I said, extending my hand to comfort him. “Yeah.” He muttered and went off to his room. He never really talked
Nessa Sims~•~ My blood turned cold and my fingers trembled around my phone as I read the text. It was Ben who sent people to shoot at me. It wasn’t a rival mafia gang trying to pass a message to Vito. The Ben I knew wouldn’t have done that to me. Maybe prison had completely changed him into a horrible person. I was confused about what to do. Vito said he was going to make sure Ben didn’t bother me but I guess he hadn’t done whatever he planned to do, except he didn’t consider him a real threat.I didn’t respond to the message and I dialed Ellie’s number instead. After waiting for seconds that seemed like forever, she picked up. “I almost got shot.” I muttered under my breath and cleared my throat. “What?” I could tell she was dumbfounded. “What do you mean you almost got shot? That’s the reason why I didn’t like the idea of you having anything to do with a mafia boss. Are you okay? Where are you?” Ellie blurted out with panic in her voice. “It wasn’t because of Vito. It was Ben.
Vito Giancana ~•~After spending a few days with my family, I decided it was time to go back to New York. I had been with my mum so I could watch her closely to see for myself that the sickness was still in the early stages. I employed one of the best doctors in Chicago to take care of her and monitor her closely. I asked Damon to come pick me up at the airport when I arrived in New York so we could go visit Ben in prison and give him some warning. As soon as I landed at the airport, Damon texted to inform me he was there and I went out to meet him. The prison where Ben was locked up wasn’t really far away from the airport, so it was a short ride. I had connections with some of the officers, so getting inside wasn’t a problem. I instructed them to bring Benjamin Peters to the visitors’ room. Damon and I sat down at the wooden chairs waiting for him to arrive. Shortly after, he came with cuffs and his raggedy orange jumpsuit, giving us a deadly stare. He grumpily came over and
Nessa Sims~•~The rest of the ride was silent. In no time, we got to the house and the driver pulled up at the garage. The rest of the cars parked right after him. “I’ll send you a dress, you’re going with me to an event later today.” Vito looked up from his phone and said to me as I stepped out of the car. “What kind of event?” I blinked in surprise. That was the last thing I expected to do with him. Going to an event with him wasn’t part of my plans, ever. “Don’t worry about it. The only thing you need to do is look beautiful and walk with me.” His statement made me more curious but I didn’t ask further questions. “Okay.” I replied and walked into the house. It seemed like I had been away forever, the interior decoration of the house was still fascinating and I couldn’t help but admire it like it was my first time seeing it. It was probably because I had been at my mum’s house for something, which would be classified as a cubicle compared to Vito’s house. As I approached the
Nessa Sims~•~I could feel Vito’s gaze on me throughout the ride but he looked away whenever I turned to look at him. It was a silent ride and we barely said any words to each other. Shortly after, we arrived at the Plaza Hotel. The name was boldly written at the top of the building. The car glided through the gate and we pulled into the parking lot. A lot of luxurious cars were already parked there. We got out of the car and I felt a surge of excitement as I looked over the building. “Walk with me.” Vito stepped out of the car and took my hands. I felt a nervous flutter in my stomach as we walked into the entrance. As we got in, a host pointed us in the direction where the event was taking place. We walked down into an open space filled with different people. I could tell they were all rich just from the way they dressed. I still had no clue what the event was about. I accompanied Vito as he went on to exchange pleasantries with all the people he knew. I could tell he was known
Nessa Sims~•~ He pulled me closer and his lips met mine, kissing me fiercely; as though he had been waiting for this moment for a long while. His hand rested on the back of my neck as he deepened the kiss, angling my head better.I pulled away slightly, breathing heavily. “What are we doing?” I questioned under my breath even if I didn’t want an answer, I didn’t want him to stop. The elevator stopped at the 6th floor and he pulled away and walked outside acting like nothing had happened while I was still in a daze. The man who had come earlier with the painting was by the stairs waiting. He walked up to him and took the painting from him. I was still taken aback by what had just happened in the elevator. I’d always wondered what an elevator kiss would feel like. It had a different vibe to it. It was short and I wanted more. “Come in.” Vito turned back to me and pointed to the door of his room. I walked in after him. He opened a large safe and placed the painting there. I just s
Nessa Sims ~•~ The next few weeks were adventurous and sneaky for Vito and me. We would have quickies at any chance we got, we even snuck into each other's bedrooms in the night. We decided to keep it a secret from everyone. I didn’t even tell Ellie about it, someone who knew every detail of my life. She would be so disappointed whenever she found out but I wasn’t ready to tell her about it. I had blown it off several times when she teased me about Vito. I always said I didn’t want to do anything with him. I was clearly lying to her and myself. Vito, on the other hand, didn’t want Damon or his associates to know about it. So he also kept it a secret from everyone. Even Tremani, who was always present at the house, had no idea about what was going on. I was having the time of my life. I always wanted to know what having sex with him felt like and I was glad he wanted me too. I still accompanied him on his missions where he needed my hacking skills, but we acted indifferent towards
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.