All Chapters of Dark Paradise : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

POV - GIOVANNI CARSON "Bellissima?" I call out my fiancé and shut the door behind me.I just came back from work and right now I just wanna cuddle with my baby. Today was a long day, the new members that were in training pissed me off and right now I'm not in the mood to be played with.Esmée doesn't reply which is strange, she's always ready when I come back from work. We never spend time together because I'm always busy with the gang, but this week I'm free. Which means I have my beautiful fiancé all to myself."Bellissima?" I call out again and she still doesn't reply. Where could she be?Is she sleeping?I head to the kitchen and she's not there, Plus there's no food on the stove. I rush to the living room and there's no sight of her. I quickly rush to the backyard, still no sight of her.I search the whole of downstairs and I can't find her anyway. Panic, that's all I'm feeling right now.What if she got kidnaped, or someone killed her. Or she-"Fuck." I shout banging my fist ag

POV - GIOVANNI CARSON It's been three weeks and I haven't heard or found Gabriella.Today is Annah's funeral and I don't want to attend it because half of my fucked up family will be there. "Don't stress," Esmée reassures me while she does my tie.My parents weren't even at the hospital and they had the audacity to attend her funeral.For the past two weeks, Esmée has been assisting me to find that woman. The Leone d'Oro gang themselves are quiet, they haven't sabotaged any of the gangs nor vandalized our properties, like they always do. I haven't spoken to Ms. Regio for a while. The last time we talked was when she filled me in on the details a month back about Gabriella attending the event I hosted at the club."I'm not stressed. I just don't want to go." I scoff rolling my eyes. "But, your family will be there. I know you guys aren't on the right terms but think about your mother." She softly replies.I sigh, pinching the bridge of my nose. It's been a while since I saw Mama. We h

POV - GABRIELLA SANGRIENTO I shut my eyes as tight as possible against the agitation that tried to intervene upon my black personal madness."Everything alright?" Abelard queries worriedly.I open my eyes and sigh, placing the teacup back on the coffee table. Standing up from my seat, I stressfully drag my body to the balcony, when I lean my body against the black railings I take in the beautiful night sky view of Paris. "Gabriella?" Abelard's soft voice calls out my name."I'm okay." I simply say."You're my cousin, I know you better than anyone. Now tell me what's bothering you?"My mind keeps traveling back to Italy, the events and activities are stressing me out. It's been three whole weeks since I escaped from Giovanni and last heard from Esmée and AntonioOscar and Chiara are back home taking care of the gang while I'm gone. Amelia and Francesco are in charge of the shipping and training.Usually, when I take a break from all this illegal bullshit, I come here to France and vis

POV - GABRIELLA SANGRIENTO 9 years ago"I'm scared." My baby brother Théodore whines as he holds the gun."Seriously Théodore." I tease rolling my eyes."Relax, I'm here aren't I?""Yeah." He sighs.I love Théodore but sometimes he acts like a baby chick that fell out of its nest. "Why do I have to do this? I hate guns.""Well, when I was sixteen I already knew how to work a gun." I knew how to work a gun when I was five. Growing up with my grandparents was tough, especially with nonna, they would wake me up early in the morning to start training then go to school and come back to train again. But since I started at a young age I was familiar with how to balance both.I still remember the first kill. I was six at the time when these two boys bullied me every day, I toldnonna but she said as a female everyone will take granted the power you hold so I should show them what my capabilities are and make sure no man ever walks on me.And I still take her advice to this day.So I killed t

POV - GABRIELLA SANGRIENTOI tied my hair into a high ponytail and cracked my knuckles."3...""2...""1."Theo and I both sprinted toward the guy and knocked him over. The gun tossed across the room.Theo throws a punch and the Russian assassin yanks Theo off him, his body slams against the rotten wood causing a hole on the floor.Holy shit.The buff guy stood up and his 6'3 figure hovered over my 5'6 frame.He pulled out a pocket knife and tried to slit my neck open but I blocked it with my forearm, I gasped at the pain as warm blood caressed down my arm and stained my clothes and floor.I glared at him and kicked him in the gut, then punched him in the face. I slid on the wooden floor and kicked him in the balls.He groaned in pain and fell to his knees."Theéodore are you alive?" I yelled, "Yeah, fuck. I'm alright but I think he broke my ribs." He mumbled. "Well, get your ass up and help me out."I picked up an old piece of wood and hit the guy in the face, blood splattered all ov