Chapter three (Caught by the mafia boss)

“Mummy…!”

“Theo,” I rushed toward his bed and sat, hugging him. He smiled and hugged me back.

God, I have really missed him.

“Mummy, where have you been? I missed you.” His small hands came to wrapped around me. Theo sometimes acts so mature and overly protective like he wasn’t a five years old child.

I inhaled deeply and rubbed the back of his hair. “Mummy went to get money for your treatment.” As soon as the word left my lips, he instantly pulled away, his baby blue eyes widened. “…you mean my heart won’t hurt anymore?”

I nodded, smiling and he shouted excitedly and hugged me back. And those bright smiles had made my previous worries vanished. I sniffed, blinking back my tears. Having him on my arms feels so good, I couldn’t afford to survive if anything could happen to him.

“Excuse us, madam.”

Our once sweet quiet moment was fastly interrupted. I quickly tilted my head to find three nurses behind us.

“Please, madam…. If you can excuse us, we need to move him to the Cardiac Pre-op Unit. The next few days are crucial. His heart is too weak for immediate surgery.” One of the nurses said gently and my heart skipped several beats.

“W–hat are you saying?”

She looked at me and offered me a small reassuring smile to calm me down. She had already seen how tense her words had made me. “It’s nothing to worry about. It’s just that the doctors need to stabilize him and run a few more tests before the surgery. They don’t want to take any chances.”

“Mom. What’s going on?” Theo’s confused voice rang out and I immediately looked at him.

Then hide my worries with a fake wide smile. “She said that they’re going to take you where they will make your heart stop hurting.” I flashed him a wide smile. He frowned, hesitating but looking at me for a while he smiled and nodded. “I trust you, mummy.”

Somehow that word broke me.

But I nodded anyway. And stood up for the nurses to do their thing.

I watched as they disconnected some medicines and started moving him.

“Mummy,” A frown etched on his face. I quickly blinked back my tears and faced him with the same fake smile. “Aren’t you coming with me?”

I shook my head and gave him his favorite green dinosaur. “No. But mom will be out here waiting. Once they are done, I will come see you, okay?” I said and kissed his forehead. “I love you.”

“I love you too, mom,”

He hugged his dinosaur, waving at me as the nurses moved him down the hallway. I stood with a smile and tears waving back until they took the next direction to the Cardiac Pre-op Unit.

I sighed and ran a hand on my hair. Still not believing that this is real. That he is getting his treatment.

“Thanks God but I’m going to lay low.” I muttered and turned heading outside for some fresh air. “I will think of an excuse to tell Chloe. I can’t return to Secret Eden again Atleast for days.” I breathed exhaustedly and plopped on the bench outside.

It’s already 2 o’clock in the morning.

Leaning my head against the wall, I slept off.

But the heavy echo of boots and murmuring jolted me awake.

I blinked, feeling disoriented.

that for a second, I had even forgotten where I was. I stared down at the jacket and everything seemed to all come rushing back.

Theo!!

My eyes flew wide open at that thought. The sky outside had already brightened, steaks of orange and gold coated over the cloud. Fuck…. I had slept all through the night.

“But…Theo. Oh my son!” I instinctively sprang to my feet toward the entrance door, panic surging through me. But just as I was about to take one more step, a deep male voice boomed behind me.

“Hey! You! Stop right there!”

I froze.

Confused.

Until I heard the next word.

“I think it’s her. No, it’s her.”

Her?

That word had already told me what the fuck I needed to know. And my blood ran cold.

No.

No freaking way.

Not now. Without thinking or turning, I broke into a run, aiming for the hospital door. I had barely taken two steps when a rough hand clamped around my arm and yanked me backward.

“Ah!”

I stumbled and spun around. To my shock, seven hefty men in black suits stood right in front of me.

One had a photograph in his hand.

My photograph.

He lifted it, comparing my face.

And from them I could easily recognize three men there. From that fucking VIP room.

Damnit….

I cursed under my breath.

“It’s her.” The one with the photo said with a smile. And they all exhaled, relief written all over their faces.

“No beating. Drag the thief to the parking spot, the boss requested her unharmed.”

They nodded at him

But my stomach dropped.

Boss? God I’m doomed.

How did they find me here?

Or even got my picture?

“Ah!!” The thoughts were cut off as they roughly grabbed me by the sides, propelling me forward.

Not long after, we were in the parking spot. Thank goodness, it’s still morning so not many people were around the premises.

“Boss. We found her.”

They pushed me to the knees. I bite my lips at the sharp pain and lifted my head to the tall broad muscular yet lean man backing us.

He has a cigarette in his right hand with the other hand shoved inside his pocket.

Despite havingn't seen his face, yet his aura seemed suffocating. And the tension in the air seemed worse.

Gradually, he started turning and my heart started drumming fast too.

But the moment he completely faced me, my whole body went numb, every muscle locking up.

Alessandro…. Ca…. Caruso.

Oh my goodness!!

God, this better not be true.

As in the said ruthless devil of Sicily is their boss? And if he’s their boss.. that means. That means…. A sudden chill ran through me.

“Of course… Here is the cash. The boss specifically suggested this and he wants a very clean and smooth job. No excuses.”

He’s the owner of the money!

He eyed me up like a piece of trash and my breath hitched.

His hand moved up and he took a drag from the cigarette. Then release the smoke to the air.. his cold eyes dangerously pinned on me.

I swallowed.

and scarily stole a glance from him again.

He has short dark black curly hair that stopped at the neck line. A sharp pointed nose with full pink lips that complimented him. And a baby blue eyes like that of Theo. I have seen him in the news, his handsomeness is without a doubt but that’s not what I was thinking right now.

The only thing running through my head now is how to fucking get myself out of this mess

Because it’s obviously I have stolen from the devil himself.