Vito Giancana ~•~The person who deliberately started the fire was the girl I gave a receptionist job at the hotel because she claimed her mum was sick and I didn’t want her selling drugs for me. I wondered if she even had a sick mum. I closed the laptop and texted Luke to ask one of the men to accompany her to my car. After a short while, they arrived. She looked a little bit scared but was trying so hard to stay confident and play dumb. I opened the front door for her to come in. “Em, where are we going to?” She stammered and asked as she got into the car. I didn’t respond. I just zoomed off and drove in the direction of the stash house. She hurriedly brought out her phone and was about to text somebody. One hand was on the steering wheel and I stretched my hands for her to put the phone in my hand. She didn’t protest and gave it to me. I tossed it out of the window and continued driving. We got to the stash house and I asked her to walk inside with me. I asked my men to tie
Nessa Sims~•~A few months had passed since I left Vito’s house but he still didn’t give up on asking me to go back. He claimed he had taken care of his rivals and they were no longer a threat but I still wasn’t convinced to move in with him. It was a tough decision and it made me sad every day. I never imagined staying away from him but I had to do it to protect myself and my loved ones. We didn’t officially break up, I still met with him sometimes but he was always begging me to move back to his house. I started hanging out with some tech friends so I could find myself a good-paying legal job. Life was going smoothly even though I was lonely at times. My relationship with my mother was also getting better. That day, I was at the mall when Vito requested to see me. I told him my location and he came to where I was. I finished shopping for some groceries and went outside to meet him. I put my shopping bags in the trunk of my car and went to his car.“Let’s go to your mum’s house
Nessa Sims ~•~It was almost time for the masquerade ball Vito had asked me to accompany him to. It was sort of a charity and auction party. He had brought in a fashion designer with numerous clothes to pick from and a makeup artist too. He said he wanted me to look stunning even if a mask was going to cover my face. According to him, it was one of the biggest events of the year. A lot of rich people were going to be present and he needed to be acquainted with some of them for business. I was almost done with my makeup when Vito came into the room. It was a guest room on the ground floor. He whispered something in the makeup artist’s ear and she left the room. “Hey,” I said, taking a look at myself in the large mirror before standing up from the chair. He was already dressed in an elegant gray-colored tuxedo. “I came to see if you were prepared already.” He smiled at me and raised my chin. “Are you trying to ruin my makeup?” I chided him, gently shoving his hands away. “You l
Vito Giancana ~•~I got a call from Minna while we were seated, waiting for the event to start. I excused myself and went outside to take the call. “Minna,” I called her name as I picked up the call. “Something terrible has happened.” She said in between sobs. “What happened?” I asked, fear clawing at my heart. I knew it had to do something with my mum but I didn’t want it to be what I was thinking. She broke into tears. “It’s mum.” My heart sank at her words. My stomach dropped. “What happened to mum?” I was scared to hear her answer. “She passed away.” Her shaky voice was barely audible. “What?” I knew it was going to happen eventually but I wasn’t expecting it to happen so soon. The last time I checked, she was getting better. “She got rushed to the hospital this afternoon and the doctor said he tried his best to save her but couldn’t bring her back.” She cried. I felt a wave of grief wash over me. “So why didn’t you call me when she was being rushed?” “I don’t know.”
Nessa Sims ~•~I woke up early the next morning and turned to see Vito in a sitting position on the bed. He was awake before I slept off the previous night and I wasn’t sure he had gotten any sleep at all. When I lost my dad, I couldn’t sleep for over a month. So, I understood how he felt. He looked devasted while making calls and inviting some people to the impromptu funeral. “Did you get any sleep?” I asked him while I took the covers away from my body. “What?” He rubbed his eyes and turned to me.“I asked if you had any sleep?” My voice was louder this time. “Oh, I didn’t.” He said, taking a deep breath and resting on the bed. “I couldn’t sleep.” “I’m so sorry.” I cuddled him for a bit before getting up from the bed. I went to check up on his sisters. They were up and one of them was in the shower. I felt bad for them and they hadn’t been dealing with their mother’s death well. It was a painful thing. They had gone through it with their dad and now their mum. I couldn’t ima
Vito Giancana ~•~It was the morning of the funeral. I had already spoken to the family priest who was going to officiate the service. We all had breakfast and Damon came to Italy with his parents. I was happy to see them because I hadn’t seen them for a while. After waiting for everyone to get ready, it was finally time to leave for the church. I left with my sisters and Nessa in one car while the rest of the family members used the other cars. The ride to the church was awkwardly quiet. Everyone was grieving and silent. We finally got to the church and made our way to the front pew. Uncle Lucas and Uncle Vincent also came to Italy for the funeral. The priest was at the podium was saying some stuff but I wasn’t paying attention. My mind wandered back to my mum and all the memories I had of her while she was alive. I couldn’t believe she was gone. I was deep in my thoughts and didn’t notice when I started crying. As soon as I saw a teardrop, I quickly wiped it off with my hands
Nessa Sims ~•~It has been a month since Vito’s mum passed and the girls were adjusting nicely in New York. They still got sad at some point but always did something to distract themselves to make them happy. Vito and I, who had close birthdates, didn't even celebrate our birthday in June because no one was in the mood to celebrate. We just had a small dinner with our family and friends at the house. I was finally twenty-four and it made me feel like I was getting too old. I could remember when I had just turned sixteen like it was just yesterday. The girls were going to enroll in New York University in the fall. I had dropped out of that school, so they asked me to give them a tour of the school. I hadn’t been there ever since I left, so I also wanted to visit it again. The girls and I had gotten close, so I didn’t mind spending time giving them a tour. Vito, on the other hand, who had lost enough the past months was working his ass off to build back his organization. He had hi
Nessa Sims~•~On our way to the car, someone from the side dragged Liam from me but my grip on his hand was tight so the person couldn’t take him from me. My heart skipped a bit and I turned to see who it was. My pupils dilated in shock and I gasped. Was I dreaming? How was he here? “Can’t I hold my son?” Benjamin said with his husky voice. I was still trying to process what had just happened. Palma and Minna also paused and darted their eyes back to me to see what was going on. Liam was startled and looked confused. “Take him to the car.” I handed Liam over to the twins and they took him to the car while I stayed back with the bodyguard. “Benjamin?” I was still shocked. He was meant to be in prison but he was standing in front of me. “Why are you acting like you’ve seen a ghost?” He snapped his fingers at me. The bodyguard was about to intervene when I stopped him. I wanted to understand what was going on. He looked exactly like he was before going to prison. He was just a li