Alessandro Maurizio~•~"Il giorno in cui ho portato Jordan al Castello Sforzesco di Milano, quando mi hanno sparato, hai parlato con qualcuno degli uomini qui a Chicago?" (The day I took Jordan out to the Castello Sforzesco back in Milan, when I got shot, did you talk to any of the men here in Chicago?)"Wow, ciao anche a te, capo," Lorenzo said sarcastically, but I wasn't in the mood to joke around. It had been a few days since the incident with the bomb and while a lot of us came out unscathed, we lost a few men. (Wow, hello to you too, boss.)I was angry at myself for not realizing sooner that it could have been a trap. If I had, we wouldn't have buried over ten men. I didn't like thinking too much about it and I knew if I didn't act fast, I was going to lose more men. All these while, I'd been trying to draw them out and wait for them to strike. Not anymore."Rispondi alla mia domanda, Enzo." (Answer my question, Enzo.)He must've sensed the seriousness in my voice because he im
Alessandro Maurizio~•~I stared at Carlo. He stared at me.We were silent for a few seconds as we stared blankly at each other. I was about to speak, wanting to tell him to make it quick so I could get the problem over with when his eyes went wide and his mouth fell open."You think—" he stopped short, looking around to see if anyone was close by. No one was. "You think he ratted you out?"My tongue poked the inside of my cheek in annoyance. I took a fistful of his shirt again, bringing my face closer to his. "Carlo," I said slowly and watched him gulp, "I am this close to bashing your head against this wall if you don't tell me who prompted your phone call.""Chris!" He blurted out.My eyebrows furrowed in confusion at first. "Chris?""The guy who tripped Jordan and made her leave the first time. You shot him, remember?"It clicked immediately. I slowly let go of Carlo's shirt, stumbling back as I tried to remember why and when he joined our mafia."What the fuck is going on here?"
Jordan Miller~•~It was almost a week later and it was an absolute hell living with Romano and his 'family'. He still claimed to love me, and he still didn't trust me because he strongly believed that I was in love with Alessandro and would do anything to go back to him. I tried not to think too much about how accurate that was. Rather, I tried not to think about if it was accurate or not.I did care about Alessandro; I'd accepted that. I was attracted to him; that was from the very beginning. Maybe, I liked him just a tiny bit. But saying that I loved him? That was most likely a stretch, right?I rounded up showering and got dressed in casual wear. Luciano had gotten me some clothes. At first, I wanted to prove a point by not wearing any of them, but I couldn't stay in what I was kidnapped with forever. Most of the clothes he got me were a size too small and they accentuated every shape on my body. I was certain he did it on purpose because the next batch of clothes he got were als
Jordan Miller~•~Maya was caught off guard and I could see the conflict on her face as she tried to make a decision.I stared at her pointedly, waiting for a reply, but she looked to Vince instead, as though asking for permission."I don't know where to go," I added. Vince released a sigh, then nodded his head. Maya did not look happy about his approval, but she didn't have a choice. Her tongue poked the inside of her cheek as she stood up slowly as if trying to prolong the inevitable."I'll show you," she said quietly and started walking off. I didn't waste any time following.I tried not to think about how suspicious Maya was acting as I tried to keep up with her steps, not even bothering to take note of my surroundings.We eventually reached a door that she opened and gestured for me to go inside. I did, but as she was about to leave, I took a hold of her wrist, effectively stopping her. She kept her eyes on the ground."Maya," I called out and I could see her battling with herse
Jordan Miller~•~I hadn't tried to escape, which meant Romano was trusting me with my freedom a little more each day.I was allowed to walk around the house, which meant I made use of the opportunity to memorize the layout, but I was careful not to cross paths with Vince. That man wouldn't think twice about putting a bullet between my eyes.I was even more friendly with Romano. I let him hold me while we slept, but he hadn't tried to go any further. I was grateful for that.Almost every day, they had a meeting of some sort. I was certain they were planning something, but I didn't know what. It was incredibly frustrating. The only thing I had was a key and a map of the house in my memory and they were proving to be useless. I wanted to talk to Maya again. She wasn't keen on escaping the last time we did, but she had been here longer than I'd been and she was sort of close to Vince when it came to proximity, so she could be of great help.I was walking past the hallway when a door sud
Jordan Miller~•~I didn't plan on staying in there for long.Hell, I didn't plan on staying in there at all. I just had to be smart about how I went about it. I waited patiently by the door for a few minutes, waiting for him to retreat. I knew he would. He had to. Standing around idly in a fight would only get him killed. No one wanted to die. It took a while but he finally left. I could still hear some shots, but they were faint, which meant they hadn't moved up yet. I got to work immediately.The first thing I did was to get the keys I'd found when I first moved into Romano's room. I knew keeping it would be a good idea. Then, I ransacked his closet.I was searching for a gun or any weapon that I could use to defend myself, but I happened to come across something else that would be useful. A bulletproof vest.Finding that, I realized that I should probably change my clothes as well. It was December which meant it would be chilly outside; my shorts wouldn't be a good choice of att
Alessandro Maurizio~•~I had been looking forward to this day all week; since the day Vlad successfully tracked the location of Vince and fucking Romano.I'd known neither of them would have answered or returned my calls, which was why I had Vlad do it. Vlad was able to keep him on the phone for as long as we needed to track them because of his wittiness.We had a plan. Vlad and his men had just gone in and the other family was prepping to go. I wouldn't admit it, but my heart was pounding. This was the closest I'd ever been to Jordan, assuming she was inside the house at the moment.Knowing Jordan as much as I did, there was a possibility she'd try to escape, so I wouldn't be surprised if she already did."Siete pronti?" Patrizio asked the fuckers in the backseat. (Are you guys ready?)"Pronto a sconfiggere questo figlio di puttana," Lorenzo replied, seeming more enthusiastic than he should have. (Ready to take this motherfucker down.)"Perché lo odi?" Carlo asked in amusement. (Why
Jordan Miller~•~I blinked repeatedly, looking at the gun in my hand; looking at my finger on the trigger that I had pulled. I had killed a man.Well, I wasn't certain until he dropped to the ground, an obvious wound on his head, revealing Alessandro.My eyes met with Alessandro's and he looked shocked to see me. I looked down at my hands again. They were shaking; so badly that I almost dropped the gun. A shadow fell over me. It was Alessandro. At that moment, all the grudges I held against him were nowhere to be found. I couldn't even remember why I was mad at him, to be honest.I didn't know what to do. I didn't know whether to slap him, hug him or kiss him, but Alessandro made the decision for me, pulling me into his arms and kissing me senseless.The feeling was both familiar and foreign at the same time. I'd forgotten how good Alessandro kissed. Hell, everything he did was good and I wasn't even exaggerating. My gun clattered to the ground as my arms wrapped around his neck, br