All Chapters of The Alpha’s Rogue Mate: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

I approached the woman with sweaty hands and trembling legs, there were just so many people behind her. I have never been a part of a crowd. I have never even been in a place with so many people before. My heart pounded against my ribs as if trying to fulfill a thousand beats. I deeply exhaled, releasing some of the tension that had built up in my muscles."Welcome to Columbia University, Ms. Martinez. My name is Tara Wells and I'll be your guide through everything..."I smiled politely at her. "Thank you...""Although your admission was kind of last-minute, you arrived just in time for the orientation week.""Oh..." was all I could say as I didn't even know what orientation week was.I know Alessandro must have something to do with my last-minute admission, and now I really don't know how I will ever repay everything he has done for me."Let's start with the campus tour"With a smile on my face and anxiety shooting through my veins I followed Tara as she showed me around the campus.

"We need her back!" Soldo's son slammed his hand over my desk.I watched silently as the father and son squabbled with one another. Soldo chided his son to give me the respect a don is due but it was too late. The stupid boy had made his bed, his father knew he won't get out of here alive."I have no idea where your daughter is, Soldo."Before Soldo could speak, his son decided to open his mouth again, I was reconsidering my decision of not torturing him before death."Bullshit! One of your men took my sister, Costello!""I can assure you, Soldo, that not me or any of my men have ever forced a woman against her will"Soldo gave me a nervous chuckle. "I know that donAlessandro orgive my son, he doesn't know when to open his mouth""Have you considered the possibility that your daughter might have just run away from home?"Young girls often ran away from the Cosa Nostra, we were protective of our women. They didn't have much freedom or choice for that matter, so they preferred to run aw

"Marco told me about the guys you have been warming up with, Sweet cheeks" he chuckled in my ear, sending a shot of anxiety through my veins. "Trust me, when he will know, they won't see the daylight ever again"Swallowing the lump that formed in my throat I asked. "Who?""Alessandro..." he whispered.He let me go with a jerk, I staggered to my side and rubbed the area of my arm from where he had gripped it. I glared at him and turned to run up the stairs.I got to my room, slammed the door shut, and locked it. I picked up the laptop from the study table and searched for the word that was bothering me the most."Mafia"Hesitantly, I clicked on the first search result that pulled up and started to read everything about it.Mafia is an informal term that is used to describe a criminal organization that bears a strong similarity to the Sicilian Mafia...Mafias often engage in secondary activities such as gambling, loan sharking, drug trafficking, prostitution, and fraud...Mafia-terroris

All of a sudden, he pulled away from me like I have burned him. He took a step back, running his thumb across his lips as if he was thinking deeply about something. He shook his head before he walked straight out of the library leaving me alone with my turmoil and the book that had his shoe print over it.Blood rushed to my cheeks as embarrassment crept up. What have I done? I put myself out there, I practically asked him to kiss me and he turned me down. Of course, he turned me down. He doesn't have a stupid crush on me like I have on him. What did I open my mouth? What if he kills for it? No, no, he won't.I slid down against the bookshelf and wrapped my arms around myself. I needed to protect myself from this man. He had some kind of lethal attraction about him that will destroy me if I don't stay away. I need to maintain a distance from him from now on because I can't face him after he had so blatantly rejected me. I could feel my heart hurting, tears pooled in my eyes. I humiliat

"It's okay, you are fine now..."My head was all fuzzy from the alcohol and I was in no mood to party anymore. I wanted to go home. I really wanted to go home to Alessandro, I wanted to confront him about what happened the other day, I wanted to scream at him. All my feelings were intermixed right now, I have no idea what I felt."Liam, can you drop me home?" I asked."I can't, I'm too drunk to drive... how about you spend the night here and I'll drop you off in the morning. I won't do anything, I promise, I'm a gentleman" his voice was all slurred.I needed to call Alessandro or Marco to tell them that I'm spending the night here. I need to call Marco and tell him to come to pick me up."I need to call Marco... my cellphone...""Where is it?" he askedI thought about where I put it but couldn't remember anything. "I have no idea...""Shit! I'll go look for it, okay!"I nodded as I snuggled more into the blanket. My head felt heavy, and my eyes were laced with sleep. I closed my eyes