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22. Normal Student

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Sky noticed it.

At first, it didn’t register as anything wrong. But then she realized something was off.

Charlie wasn’t there.

Sky paused with her locker half open, fingers still wrapped around the strap of her bag. She glanced left. Then right. Her pulse did a strange little hiccup, like it had tripped over something invisible.

He was not at his usual spot leaning against a wall. He was standing at the end of the hall. He was not looking at her like he usually did.

Sky looked at him. Great. Wh
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  • Babysitting the Mafia Princess   65. Choosing Sides

    Sky thought she must’ve heard it wrong the first time. Her brain refused to process the words. It felt like they had been said in another language. Something close enough to understand, but just far enough to not make sense.“What?” she asked.Charlie didn’t look away.“I told him where to find you,” he repeated.Sky shook her head slowly. “No,” she said. “No, you didn’t.” Her chest tightened painfully, like something was pressing down on it. “Say something else,” she snapped. “Say you’re joking. Say you’re lying. Say anything else.”Charlie sighed. “I am not lying. I told him where you were, and I am officially quitting my job as your bodyguard.”“What do you mean?” she asks, still not believing her own ears.Charlie didn’t flinch. “I said I’m done working for your father.”Sky let out a short, breathless laugh that didn’t sound like her. “No,” she said again, but it came out weaker this time. “No, you don’t just…say that and expect it to make sense.”“It makes perfect sense. You’re

  • Babysitting the Mafia Princess   64. I Told Him

    Sky did not go without a fight. The entire time they dragged her through the house, she twisted, kicked, and shoved against the man’s shoulder, her hands clawing at anything she could reach. She did not care if it hurt him. She wanted it to hurt him.“Put me down!” she shouted again, her voice hoarse now.He adjusted his grip like she was nothing more than an inconvenience. “You are making this worse for yourself,” he said calmly.“Good,” she snapped, struggling harder.They moved fast through the hallway. She caught flashes of chaos around her. One guard was down near the wall. Another was crouched behind a corner, weapon raised. Someone shouted. Another gunshot echoed, too close.Her heart slammed harder. This was real. This was actually happening.They pushed through the front door and the cold air hit her face hard, stealing her breath for a second. Snow crunched under boots. She twisted again, trying to throw off his balance.It did not work.“Hold still,” he said, his tone losin

  • Babysitting the Mafia Princess   63. Can’t Save Her

    Sky paced back and forth in her room because she didn’t know what else to do. It has been over 48 hours since the attack and still no news of Charlie.Her phone was still in her hand. She had not realized she was gripping it that tightly until her fingers started to ache. The word did not sit right in her head. It kept slipping. Like her brain refused to hold onto it for too long.“No,” she muttered. “I can’t believe this is happening.” The door opened quietly behind her, but she did not turn around. A tray was set down on the small table near the window.“Miss,” the guard said carefully. “You should eat something.”“I’m not hungry,” she snapped. “Just leave it,” she added.He nodded and left.Silence again.Sky turned her head toward the table. The food sat there untouched. Steam curled faintly from the plate. It smelled warm and delicious. She stared at it like it offended her.He could be hurt out there and they expected her to eat?She turned away again and resumed pacing, faster

  • Babysitting the Mafia Princess   62. Who Told?

    River stood by the window, hands clasped loosely behind his back, staring out at the empty stretch of land beyond the glass. From the outside, it would have looked like he was calm and composed. Inside, something far colder had already settled in his chest.Someone was knocking on the door, but he did not turn. “Come in,” he said gruffly.The door opened. One of his men Stew, stepped inside, posture rigid, careful. “We found something,” he said.River looked at him. “Start talking,” he said impatiently.“Sir…there may have been a leak,” Stew said nervously.“Explain,” River said.Stew swallowed. “The cabin location was compromised before the attack. Communications were cut too clean. Too early. They knew where to hit and when.”River’s gaze sharpened. “That is not an explanation. How did this happen?”“Yes, sir,” Stew said quickly. “We traced internal communications. One of the men assigned to outer rotation sent a signal before the breach. Encrypted, but not well enough.”The room we

  • Babysitting the Mafia Princess   61. Where do I Start?

    “Good,” The man said. He stood up slowly and stepped closer to Charlie.“My name is Adrian Voss,” the man said.Charlie did not react. He had no idea who this man was. “Never heard of you,” he said.Adrian’s mouth curved faintly. “That’s alright. You were not supposed to.”Charlie tilted his head slightly. “Then how about a proper introduction?”Adrian smiled. “I am not much different than River Foster. Merely a rival syndicate,” he explained.Charlie leaned back just a fraction, easing his stance again, letting the conversation feel less like a standoff and more like…something else. He didn’t know what exactly. The rival part was obvious. It wasn’t like River’s best friend would try to kidnap Sky. “Alright,” he said. “Why are you trying to kidnap Sky?”Adrian’s gaze sharpened just slightly, like he had been waiting for that question too. “Because she’s the only one who isn’t trained,” he said.Charlie raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean?”“You know what I mean,” Adrian went on, calm

  • Babysitting the Mafia Princess   60. An Offer

    The car smelled like leather, cold air, and gun oil.Charlie kept his head down, his breathing steady now, controlled again after the chaos. His hands were restrained behind him, tight enough to remind him they were there, not tight enough to cut circulation.Oh, how sweet of them.The door on his side had a child lock. He had checked that within the first five seconds. Not that he could jump out anyway. The windows were too darkly tinted to see much beyond blurred shapes and streaks of white as they moved.He shifted slightly, testing the space, the angle, the distance between him and the man sitting beside him. He was sitting very close to him. Too close to try anything stupid. Good to know.No one spoke for the first few minutes. The engine hummed steadily beneath them, tires cutting through the snow with a low, consistent sound.His ankle throbbed with every small movement of the car, each bump in the road sending a dull pulse of pain up his leg. He ignored it. Pain was just infor

  • Babysitting the Mafia Princess   39. Safe House

    Charlie didn’t even hear the noise anymore.The crackling radios. Boots hitting the ground. People yelling orders back and forth. It all just faded away when Sky’s eyes opened and found his.She was alive.Thank god she was alive.“Sky. Sky, look at me,” he had said, making sure his voice didn’t sh

  • Babysitting the Mafia Princess   38. We are Leaving

    The man stepped closer, close enough that Sky could smell the sharp tang of oil and metal on his clothes.“Hands behind your back,” he ordered.Sky obeyed slowly, every movement deliberate. Her fingers trembled as the plastic zip tie was cinched tight around her wrists. It bit into her skin, unforg

  • Babysitting the Mafia Princess   37. Prom Queen

    The DJ continued, drawing it out in a way that felt intentionally cruel. Students gathered closer to the stage, phones already raised. A few teachers hovered nearby, smiling like proud chaperones who had survived another year.Sky shifted her weight, suddenly aware of her dress again, of the way th

  • Babysitting the Mafia Princess   36. We are Not Winning

    When they stopped to pick up Maria, she came out smiling, her dress pink and delicate, her excitement obvious. She hugged Sky briefly, waved to Caleb, then turned to Charlie.“Hey,” she said.“Hey,” he replied.At the venue, everything became noise and light and motion. The Hotel Ballroom was trans

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