My Protector

Eleni's Pov “Are you listening to me!” The red haired man barked. I was dozing and nearly jumped out my skin at the sound of his voice. “Sir?” I asked startled. “I have just given my order! I expect you’ve taken it all down. You better have because I don’t like repeating myself. It make me mad.” He sneered. He was sitting round the table with five other men. They had been there drinking for hours, going from one brand of wine to another. He had ordered another one but I hadn’t been listening. My heart skipped. I had seen him get mad once with another customer and the guy ended up with a cracked skull, so I definitely didn’t want to be on the receiving end of that anger. My skull won't stand such a crack. “I will get your order right now.” I stammered. “What did I order for? Repeat it!” He demanded. He was looking at me with his mean narrowed eyes, he must have guessed I hadn't heard a word he said, and I knew this was the moment he’d been waiting for to get bac

Eleni's Pov My hand froze in mid air. What did I just hear? I pressed my ear to the door. “I’ve been told he is with the Romano family in New York and is here to spy on us. I want you to question him, then get rid of him.” Alexios told his men. I almost gasped at the word question. I knew it was a code for brutal torture. “The Romano’s are very powerful boss, won’t they raise hell if we knock off one of their own?” The goon asked. I could hear the worry in his voice. “They don’t know he is here. According to my source he is solo, hoping to get into his bosses good books by getting info on us. Don’t worry knocking the bastard off won’t raise any questions.” “Okay boss, do you want us to take him now?” “No. It will cause a scene and Christos won’t like that. We will take him outside. I want a few men inside watching him, then some posted outside the front and back door, he can’t leave any other way. Once he steps out, grab him and take him to the warehouse. Question him t

Eleni's Pov The fear that seized me made me so weak I sank into a nearby chair. Christos and Alexios Makris were brothers who ran a huge criminal organization. The organization included every crime you could think off. My dad Andreas worked in their casino as a maintenance man. I hadn’t been happy about him working with them because they were known as ruthless gangsters, and he was a gambling addict, the temptation would be hard to resist. But there were the only people who would accept him. All the other places he had worked had fired him after a couple of weeks because of his gambling. “Dad is this true? You stole money from those deadly gangsters? What for?” I asked hoarsely. “To gamble of course! What else does the idiot do with his money!” Mom said furiously. “He gambled and lost, now those sadistic bastards are after him!” “Dad please talk to me. What is going on?” I asked gently. My dad who was hanging his head looked at me sadly. “I am so sorry. I made a mistake.

Eleni's Pov I was so shocked I couldn’t even cry. How could my mom do this to me? I knew she didn’t really like me and I never knew why. Despite doing everything to be a good daughter to her, we had never been close. It seems even the sight of me annoyed her, but I’d never have believed she would try to kill me. Because dead is what I would be if the Makris brothers didn’t get their money in thirty minutes time. I looked under the mattress again. She really had taken my money and left with her favorite child, Nick. I was sure she had tricked him into leaving. Nick loved me too much to agree to any wicked plan against me. She had probably lied to him that I had agreed with her that leaving was best and would join them later. When I don’t show up and he realizes what Mom has done he would be devastated. Just like I was devastated now. How the hell was I going to get out of this mess? My first thought was to run away, but with just a few dollars in my purse how far was I going to

He held the jacket, picturing Eleni’s beautiful face and the way she had looked at him with her innocent brown eyes. He could still her her voice. "I like you" Had she really meant that? He would never know because that bastard Christos Markis had killed her. It was all his fault. He should have taken her with him the night he had fled. Even though she refused he should have forced her to go with him. Now she was gone and all he had was regret. There was a knock on the door, interrupting his thoughts. “What!” He barked. “Don’t shout like that Nico.” He recognized his mother’s voice. Annoyed, he threw the jacket and cap on the bed as she came in. “What’s wrong Nico?” Julia Romano asked, coming to sit beside her son. “Nothing.” He snapped. “I don’t want an engagement party. I hate them-“ “I am not talking about that. I want to know what is going on with you. Ever since you came back from Washington you have changed. Especially towards Leonardo and Mia. Please tell me w