Anarietta POV The talking clock clicked for the longest time my brain cells could process. Guess I'm still slow at everything. I slipped on my slippers and walked into my bedroom for a morning wash. My eyes connect to the mirror to see my big glasses and brittle hair sliding out of my hair bonnet in style. Thank the moon goddess it has been five years free from school pressure and the bullies. I slipped out of my sleeping suit by unbuttoning my sleep dress one after the other and pulled the skirt down before walking into the bathing tub and felt the cold water embrace my skin as I take a dip. My head resting on the bath layer as I let the water bubble while I take in my life for the past five years. One would think the years might have a difference in my life or better still a slight difference but nothing has changed. The things that have changed is the proportion of my boobs and the roundness of my ass. I still get nervous around strangers and people scares me. I s
Broken by the Billionaire Mafia CHAPTER ONE MARIA MCCAIN POV It's a cold morning in Santa-Dabia, it's always cold but today seems colder than usual, wrapped in my blanket, curled up sipping my coffee, I knew it was a matter of time till I would leave all the cold behind.I was about 5′4 tall with brunette hair that was long and thick, blue eyes as blue as the sea with rosy lips and a noticeable cleft chin. Curled up in a blanket I wore white sleeping pajamas paired with white socks. I wasn't bothered by the cold that was breaking my skin that much after all I've lived all my life in cold Santa-Dabia, it was the cold in my heart that bothered me the most. It's been two years since Jackson, my college sweetheart, left me on the altar. He just vanished into thin air and left me with wedding debts, shame, and a hole in my heart. A hole I had tried to fix with work and several failed attempts at love. It's a new year, January the coldest time of the year in San
Broken By the Billionaire Mafia Chapter two The constant ringing of my phone was buzzing like crazy, and I slowly opened my eyes and looked sideways with sleepy eyes. As I used my hands to scan the couch when my hands got in contact with my phone. It was Linda calling and had already called three times when I scrolled my phone. I looked at the time on my phone and realised it was thirty minutes to prepare before the party starts. A follow-up text from Linda buzzed through my phone and it said she was almost there to pick me up. That's Linda for you so caring and possessive of her bestie! Linda had since that night won my heart, once my eyelids flung open and I took in my environment. My eyes met a coffee by the bedside, and a note that said, "Don't move. I figured you'll have a headache, so I went to get you some meds." Which was followed up with a heart-shaped card. That gesture was one of the sweetest things I've experienced in months. A
Chapter Three A dark silhouette stood at the window with a cigarette in hand. The moon cast a dark shadow over him but it could be figured out the person beside the window was a manly figure. He held a glass of whiskey and the other hand a cigarette. His head spun with thoughts of the past. The past that was etched deep into his heart like a scar.***JOHN'S POV In a run-down and dilapidated warehouse located in the outskirts of Orano, a young man was kidnapped and blindfolded. The blindfold was lifted off my eyes, as the effect of the drug I was injected with began to wear off my system. My eyes slowly opened as I groan in pain, my palms covering my face to shield off the cutting edge light that infiltrates my vision. The last time I could remember my eyes were forcibly blindfolded. "What do you want?" I asked, my eyes scanning the black-masked boys holding sticks and batons. "Hahahaha..." They roared in laughter and one sent a bone-crushing punch to my stoma
CROSS POV John's pulse was faint and I knew if he was not rushed out in time to the hospital he might not survive it.Fuck how careless could I be? I knew John was stubborn, the young man wanted his freedom and not to be watched 24/7. I should have checked on John in his bedroom when I noticed an unusual silence. John wasn't the type to stay silent for a long period. The alarm clock buzzed continuously in his bedroom and I noticed a problem when he wasn't shutting it out. So I quickly got to his bedroom after a while and searched the entire room and John wasn't found.After searching, going through the entire house, and asking Roseline if she had seen him which came out negatively.Then my brain remembered the watch I gifted John. That was the only saving grace, I put a tracker on that watch to help me locate the young man's whereabouts in situations like this. I decided to check if he wore the watch, so I searched John's room and the watch wasn't found. It meant only on
***** It has been four months since John had been in a coma, any sign of his improvement proved abortive which pulled resources and lots of strength from his loved ones. Today the Pillari Family was holding their yearly charity event, made to provide shelter, food, and clothing to the less privileged and orphanages across the country. The huge hall was filled to the brim with respected personnel from all walks of life. The huge chandelier, stellar musical performances, classical harps, and lots more were tailored with the occasion. A middle-aged blonde walks up to the event stage, she was made the speaker of the occasion. "Hello our esteemed guests and clients all over the world watching the live broadcast of our yearly charity event ball held every year." She stopped and continued as her words garnered applause from the crowd. "The growth of the Pillari Empire wasn't just made out of thin air. The success story won't be complete without James Nelson Pillari's marria
"Oh no Mr. Adams you don't have to kneel. I'm not God in charge of lives but my job is to do the best of my abilities.""What do you mean Doctor? Is she dead? Talk to me!" I blurted out in rage. My eyes were almost turning bloodshot.The doctor removed his glasses slowly and spoke softly. "She's safe, you brought her here right on time before the harmful substances could lurch at her heavily but..." He paused, finding it hard to break the bad news to him. "That's lovely, Doctor but what?" I asked expectantly, the hairs in my body stood erect. My heart was thumping loudly in my chest as though it wanted to fly out of my mouth and I was sure the Doctor could read how uneasy and desperate I seemed."S-he lost… I mean we couldn't save the mother and the child at the same time. You see the injection had paralyzed her from the waist going up to her arms which had affected the foetus and caused the child's life. I'm sorry about that, she's recuperating perfectly." The doctor narrated and
CROSS POVI had just left Orano for Santa Dabia on my way to see Mr. Adams and tell him about the news. It has been four months and John hasn't gotten any better. I tried to keep it a secret making excuses to buy time but it wasn't working and the family got to know of their son's condition. The minute my foot touched down Santa Dabia I felt strange but shook it off and drove to my Boss' mansion and then my eyes caught something. There were strange Men in black entering a black van and driving away. I couldn't pursue them so I ran inside to know what happened. Starting from the gate my eyes met dead littered bodies of Guards. "Oh no!" I ran into my Master bedroom and my breath hitched at the sight my blood cold and hot at the same fucking time. My eyes widened in shock... Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Pillari were lying dead on the floor with bullets on their forehead and stomach.Why was all this shit happening the same fucking period? Who was doing this? "No!" I screamed and pu