Еmily Whites, a twenty-fоur-year-оld florist living a quiet life in Venezuela, aссidentally sеnds a dinner invitаtion tо thе wrong number. Instead of hеr bеst friend, thе reciрient is Zaсk Тorres, a feared mafia leader ruling ovеr Americа. Whеn Zaсk shows up аt hеr doorstеp, Еmily’s wоrld is turnеd upside down. Knоwn for his ruthless nаture, Zaсk is surprisеd tо find himsеlf drawn tо Еmily's kindnеss аnd innoсenсe. As thеir livеs intertwine, Zaсk’s cold exteriоr bеgins tо crack, reveаling a man who wоuld burn thе wоrld down tо proteсt Еmily. Yet, Еmily is tоrn—can shе trust this dangerous man who claims tо lovе hеr, or is hеr hеart simply аfrаid of thе рower hе hоlds? With Marсellus, Zaсk’s vengeful rival, targeting Еmily tо destroy Zaсk, thеir lovе is put tо thе ultimаte tеst. Will thеir cоnnectiоn survive thе stоrm thаt threаtens tо teаr thеm аpаrt, or will Еmily’s fear ovеrshadow thе lovе Zaсk is desperаte tо show hеr?
Lihat lebih banyakI pull the slider and press the muzzle against the man's forehead, who is kneeling before me. Sweat trickles down from the sides of his head.
"I'm going to ask you for the last time," I say, my voice as rigid as a stone.
"Was it Marcellus who sent you to spy on me?"
He shakes his head. "I told you already..." he trails off as he shivers violently. "The person who used to call me every night never revealed his name or who he worked for. However, every night he would ask me for information about you and I would give it to him. In return, he would send me a large sum of money."
It's definitely him. Unlike Marcellus, I have never been conspired against by any mafia leader to date because they already know what the consequences will be like. He sees me as a fragile glass he can easily crush with his hands. Little does he know that the same glass can make him bleed if he crushes it with bare hands.
"What did you tell him about me?" I ask.
He pauses for a few seconds before answering in a stuttering voice, "I- I told him a- about your weapon dealing with the Italian mafia leader, Lorenzo."
I scrunch my eyebrows in confusion before looking at one of my guards who is standing right behind the man I have pressed my gun against. Two more guards standing on either side.
I lean back in my black leather chair.
What does he have to do with my weapon dealing?
This is the third time Marcellus has tried to spy on me but fortunately, I caught this snitch within a few weeks, just like the others. Either he is very bad at choosing people to keep an eye on me or I'm very good at recognizing one's intentions from their actions and demeanour.
It is raining heavily outside which makes this evening more soothing. I would have been in bed right now, sleeping. But Marcellus has promised himself not to let me live in peace and sent an idiotic person who has no idea about snooping on someone.
"What else did you tell him?" I question again.
"I told him about the locations, where you ha- have set u- up your agencies." he lets out a shaky breath.
What will he possibly do? Blow them up? As if I can't build up another.
I scoff, getting up from the chair with a force that it gets pushed back. I throw the gun in the direction of one of my guards and he catches it while I make my way towards the window, I stuff my hands in my pants pocket and watch the rain as the droplets hit the glass and cascade down.
We are in my office, it's warm in here. Still, I can feel the cold blood running through my veins. God, I want to slice his throat. He has made it very personal now.
I turn around to see the man who is already staring at me. His eyes are shining with hope that I'll let him go since he told me everything but...........
I glance at the guards who are standing on either side of the chair and slightly nod. They immediately charge towards the man. All the colours from his face drain out as one of the guards twists his arms to his back and makes him stand up on his legs.
"I thought you would let me go!" he sobs as his eyes widen.
"Shh......" I shush him, a scowl forming on my face. "Just because I didn't kill you myself doesn't mean I spared you. In fact, you should be glad that I'm not the one who will kill you," I continue, taking a few steps back and leaning against the wall.
"The death I give to people is quite painful you know," I tighten my lips in a thin line. "And by the way, I don't want your filthy blood to spread all over my office floor while my guards behead you."
"Have a nice time in hell." I wave at him while he begs for mercy. Begging to give him another chance. The guards drag him out of the room and shut the door behind them.
I can still hear his screams. Which is more satisfying. Before I can even lift a finger the door again flings open and a guy walks in with a flummoxed expression plastered on his face. His dark blue eyes scan the whole room before it lands on me. He is good-looking. Silky short brown hair and honey-tanned skin. He's tall but not more than me.
My right-hand man, Keith. But sometimes he acts like an ass.
"Another snitch?" he asks as he approaches me. I nod. "How about if we just stop appointing more employees for our agencies?" he suggests.
"You know what? It's Marcellus who's sending them," ignoring what he just said I again bring Marcellus' topic. His eyes widen.
"What the hell," he mutters.
"So, shall we- No." I am not letting him finish his sentence. Because I already know what he will say.
Invade him. But, that's not what I want to do. I want him to suffer, so much that he wishes to die. I want him to realize that he should have considered the consequences before scheming against me.
"Why not, Zack? It's for the third time he sent one of his snitches to spy on us!" he furrows his brows. "Well, I would rather play along with him," I wink at him playfully.
"How?" he cocks a brow.
"At least I'm better at picking a spy than he is," I shrug walking over to my wooden desk. Files and other paperwork are spread all over the desk.
"So now you will send someone from your side to spy on him?" he asks.
"Yes, but....." I point my finger at him. "Once my spy gathers enough information for us so that we can take a stand against him he won't be staying any longer with Marcellus," I say.
"So Keith. You will make a list of our employees and give it to me so that I can choose any one of them as a spy. You have the time of three days." I command, my voice grave.
I caught Marcellus' two spies from the last five months but refused to take any action but now he has crossed his limits by sending a third one and I won't stay silent this time.
I'll destroy him and every person who is involved with him.
He started this all and I'll put an end to it. No matter how long it will take, I won't be at peace until and unless I overpower him.
Whispering and mumbling echo in the air as Richard escorts me and Emily through the hospital hallway. Thankfully, the place isn’t as crowded as I expected it to be. The hospital looks pretty clean, but the chemical smell still stinks.When I look around, Richard stops at a door and opens it. I and Emily follow him inside as he holds the door open for us.It looks like a staff room. Doctors are sitting at the large oval-shaped table, which is covered with documents and files. Some of them seem to be working on certain cases, while some are flipping through files and sipping their coffee.“If the whole staff is here, then who is treating the patients?” I ask, raising a brow.“This staff is only arranged for Emily,” Richard answers, glancing in my direction.“Oh,” Emily mutters, sounding surprised.I’m glad that Richard did precisely what I told him to do.“All of them are senior and highly skilled doctors,” Richard says as he gestures toward them.“If so, then I guess I should expect a
Doctor Richard adjusts his glasses as he observes my face and eyes.“Hmm…,” he leans back in his chair. “So, it’s lymphoma?”I nod in agreement.“As far as I remember, you were diagnosed with cancer a few days ago?” he looks into my eyes.“Yes,” I mutter.“Well, then…,” he continues in a calm voice. “There is a possibility that you could survive.”“Really? What are the chances?” I ask.“Uh… Seventy percent?” he shrugs.Before I can open my mouth, Zack slams his palm on the table, making me and the doctor flinch simultaneously.“Hundred percent! That’s what I want to hear!” he says through his teeth.“Zack!” I hiss at him, keeping my hand over my chest.“No, it’s fine,” the doctor assures as he leans forward. “She will be alright, Zack. But for that, she needs to be admitted to my hospital. Just in case you didn’t know, I own a hospital now.”Zack and I share the expression as we look at each other. Unreadable.“But first, tell me one thing,” he leans back in his chair, rubbing his jaw
“Do I sound like I care about him right now?” I speak through my phone, which is squeezed between my shoulder and ear, while I flip the pancake with a spatula, using one hand and holding the pan with the other. “And what do you think I told you to look after?”“I know, I’m just saying be careful,” Keith mutters. “You have Emily with you, Zack.”I hum.I can’t tell if it was bad news or good news when Keith called me to let me know that he couldn’t find out if Fernando informed Marcellus about Emily. However, after all the overthinking I did over the past few days before we even arrived in the UK, I think he will not.Many cowardly mafias are reluctant to utter a word against me, and Fernando is one of them. I have already wiped out the men who were after Emily from the face of the earth, and I assume that should be enough for Fernando to watch his step, or else he will share the same fate as theirs.“Where is she, by the way?” Keith asks out of curiosity.“Dressing up,” I tell him.“O
I was planning to go after Fernando after I was done with Noah and his other men. However, when Emily told me about her condition, I went numb, my chest ached but I refused to let pain be visible on my face. Her words sliced through my heart like a sharp blade and at that moment it felt like nothing else mattered but her.Even now, I’m only drawn to her. I can’t think of anything else but the ways that can recover her from the sickness she is enduring.I slightly turn my head and look at sleepy Emily. Her head rests on my shoulder, and her hands clutch my arm gently. Of course, she was tired, it took us fourteen hours to reach here. We landed an hour ago, and now we are travelling in the car to the apartment I booked for both of us.It’s 11 pm already.If I had wanted to, I would have taken her to my mansion, which I own in the UK, but since my guards take care of that place, she probably wouldn’t like it.But whatever, my duty is to make her feel comfy whenever I take her somewhere.
“Emily?”I hum in sleep.“Emily, wake up,” someone says softly and I feel the warmth of someone’s skin against mine. Someone cupping my face and pushing back the loose strands of my hair.I know who it is.I open my eyes slowly and my gaze meets Zack’s hazel eyes. He’s sitting next to me on the bed. I don’t remember when I fell asleep. It’s interesting how I didn’t have a stomachache again last night.“Wake up,” he mutters as his eyes soften. A smile tugs at the corner of my lips.“Hey,”“Now, get up. And pack your necessary accessories,” he says and slips down from the bed. “However, I don’t think you will need to because I have made arrangements, already.”“What?” I narrow my brows. I stretch my arms as I rise and straighten my back. “But why?”“We are going to the UK,” he says as he buttons up his white shirt while looking into the dressing mirror. “Come on now.”“Oh,” I mutter. “So, you want to spend all your time with me until I’m no longer alive?"He pauses and stares at my refl
I switch to the food channels and toss the remote on the table. Leaning back on the couch I watch the old woman cook and discuss the ingredients she’s using to make the dish.I have been rotting on the couch for more than three hours. I don’t feel sleepy either. I drank two cups of herbal tea but I don’t think my health is willing to improve. A few minutes ago I had abdominal pain again. And guess what? It was worse than the previous one.I did try to get up but then immediately felt as if I’d pass out. I don’t feel sleepy, yet feel sluggish to take a step. God knows how I managed to prepare another cup of herbal tea for myself.As I pull my legs up to my chest after kicking off the slippers, I hear my doorbell ring.My heart throbs in my chest, threatening to break my ribs. It’s 1 am, for God’s sake. Who could it be?Don’t tell me it’s them again. Those scary guys. The bell rings again.I swallow hard as I struggle to get on my feet. Taking each step slowly, I walk out of the living
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