CHAPTER 4: What escort turns out to be a virgin?
The silence in the room punctuated only by the tapping of the pen loosely held between his fingers on the table was beginning to get on Nero's nerves.The silence was making him restless, and he would really hate to get that way right now, because he knew he would have to do some real damage to the imbecile fidgeting and shaking like a pussy. He was just too tired for that. He flicked the pen to the ground, and got his feet off the table to the ground. He got off the chair with an irritated sigh, and approached the unfortunate man who was staring hopelessly into the computer before him. The latter's jacket was drenched in sweat like a bucket of water had been thrown over him. The black haired don came up behind him, and bent over him, peering into the screen with him— a very serious and intent look on his face. The man froze and dared not to turn around. “Well, I don't know about you,James, but those numbers seem to have disappeared. I can't find them,” He said with mock seriousness,and turned his face to look at the whimpering man whose face was close to his. “Can you?”He further asked. James regretted ever thinking he could steal from the devil and get away with it. Nero was so wealthy that he saw no end in sight to the riches of the young CEO. So he thought he could siphon just a little from the fortune of the young man. Being the accounts manager at one of his companies, it had been easy, and he thought he could get away with it—well almost. “P-pl-lease sir…p‐please sir. Have mercy.” Nero tutted with a frown. “Come on now, my friend,”he said, pressing down on James's shoulder, making him flinch and wince in pain from the painful grip. “We were just having a conversation about some missing funds from the company account. No need to be so scared. We just need to solve this like gentlemen. Right Nico?”he asked with a charming innocent smile as he turned to Nico. Nico was standing at a corner of the room with arms folded across his chest, an impassive, almost bored expression on his face. Nico would have preferred to just put a bullet in the idiot after they got to the company a few hours ago. That had been the reason they came to the building before flying back home—to punish the thief, but Nero just loved to play his little sick games with his prey. Nico fought to stop himself from rolling his eyes at his boss. Nero chuckled, and turned back to James. “He can be quite grumpy at times,” he informed the whimpering man with a smile. “So what happened to the missing money, James?” He inquired calmly as he walked away to stand a few feet behind the shaking man who quickly lept off his seat and knelt before him. “Please forgive me sir. My wife was so sick,she needed the money for an operation,” James cried desperately. “Shut the fuck up. Your wife divorced your cheating ass last year, you imbecile,” Nero replied matter of factly. James's mouth dropped open in shock—he had been caught in his lie. He knew he had messed up. “Please…ple—” Nero's face grew dark suddenly, and without taking his eyes off the whining man, he called out to his right hand man. “Nico,” He called, extending his hand behind, and receiving the photos which Nico gave him. He threw the photos to the ground, and James' eyes bulged out of his sockets when he picked it up and saw pictures of his extravagant vacation, and spending with his mistress over the past months. “That seemed like a lot of fun,” Nero commented, gesturing to the pictures that were shaking in James's trembling hands. And it begins, Nico thought as he noted the lack of the mischievous humor in Nero's rich baritone. James began to cry. He knew he was fucked. “Forgive me,sir. It will never happen again.” Of course it would never again,Nero thought grimly as he watched the crying man with a dark expression. He hated liars, but he deeply despised thieves, and would never forgive that. “I've always known you were a rat—and well stealing is in the nature of filthy vermin like you, so that was not a surprise to me too,” He began, and slowly got up from his seat. James began to retreat in fear as Nero slowly approached him with the slow deliberate strides of a predator who had cornered his prey. Nico moved across the room, and held James down,pinning him to the ground as he struggled punily to free himself. Nero squatted down in front of the struggling man, with a dark smirk. “But do you know your mistake?”He asked with a faint chuckle, and gripped James's hair, yanking his face up to look at him. “You messed with the wrong person.” “Please–” Nico jabbed his knee painfully into his back, shutting him up, as screamed with pain. Nero blinked in irritation. The man's shouting was getting on his nerves. He was already tired and really needed some sleep. He had come straight to the company, after he had woken up earlier that afternoon, and the girl was gone. He was due to fly back to Italy tonight, and he needed to handle this scumbag before leaving. He would have loved to empty an entire magazine into this trash, but the noise would only worsen his headache. He thought of the blade, as stringing him up and carving him like pumpkins sounded like a good idea, but that would make a mess, and take a lot of time and energy. He reached a hand to Nico, and he handed him a hammer. “This would have to do,” Nero observed as he held up the tool. The restrained man did not have time to react, before Nero brought down the heavy hammer on his hands which Nico had splayed out on the ground. Five minutes later, Nero was leaving the room, as his guards were dragging a howling James out whose hands had been completely crushed. “Whatever happened to the escort that was in my suite this morning?”Nero asked Nico as they drove back to the hotel a couple minutes later. He had not given much thought to it when he woke up and she was gone, but he was surprised when as he dressed up— fresh from the shower, he saw the red bloodstain on the white sheets. What escort turns out to be a virgin? Nico, who was sitting in the passenger seat in front, turned back to look at his boss. “What escort?”he asked with a frown. “Marena, that tramp had spiked my drink this morning,” he snarled, as he ground his jaw. “I needed a release, and ordered one of the men, Gio, to send an escort up to my suite, but the girl was gone before I woke up,” He completed with a thoughtful expression. “I did not see any girl. I would ask the guard,Gio, when we arrived at the hotel. Anyway, we need to leave tonight.” Nero closed his eyes and leant against the cool leather seats and shut his eyes, before dismissing Nico with a wave of his hand. Back at the hotel, Nico called the guard, Gio, to inquire about the escort girl. “Did you see the escort that served the Don today, as she left?” The guard frowned in confusion. “Escort?” “Yes,” Nico replied with a hint of annoyance. “There was no escort here today.” Nico ground his jaw. “What nonsense is that? The Don was with a lady today, when did she leave?” In as much as Nico hated Nero's shameless debauchery, it was his duty to ensure his safety, and that meant ensuring the identity of his flings. The guard was confused. “There was a delay with the girl who matches the Don's preferences. She is yet to arrive.” Nico's brows drew together. Something was not right here. “Then who was the girl that was with the Don today? Who had access to the Don's penthouse today?” “Just the delivery girl.” “Delivery girl?” Nico asked, before he remembered he had asked the girl from the cafe to deliver Nero's dessert. “She had clearance from you,” the guard further added to exonerate himself from any punishment. Nico wondered if the girl was the one Nero was referring to? But the girl was not an escort girl, and didn't look to be the type—if looks were anything to go by. He was about to head to Nero to give him the information, when Nero suddenly appeared, eyes blazing red in fury. “Find me that girl immediately,” He thundered in rage. Nico knew that something had definitely gone wrong. He could feel it. Did the girl mess up the delivery? She looked quite capable, that was the reason he had given her the job. “Boss, we are supposed to leave in a few–” “Do i look like I fucking care about that right now,Nico?”He exploded, slamming a fist on the table. “Okay boss, what seems to be the matter?” Nico asked calmly. “The chip is gone.”CHAPTER 10: The Twin Sister “Hello, little brother!” Rea chirped in a singsong voice from behind the two men earning a groan from Nero. This was the last thing he needed now. “What are you doing here,Rea? And I'm not your little brother. We are twins.” Nero turned around to face his sister.Rea chuckled. “Well…hello to you too. I’m still twenty minutes older. I would never let you live it down,” Rea teased with a sly smirk. She knew he hated being reminded that she was older despite them being twins.Rea turned her gaze to Nico, and the smile on her face faded. Folding her arms across under her chest, she addressed the stoic faced underboss. “And, hello to you too,Nico.”Nico gave her a brief nod without looking in her direction. This action did not go unnoticed by Rea, and it infuriated her. It seemed the robot was still as mechanical as ever.“What are you doing here,Rea?” Nero asked impatiently. “Well the last time I checked, I live here.”Nero pressed his fingers to his shut
CHAPTER 9: Take a wife and produce an heirThe heavy iron doors to the council chamber swung open, and the low hum of conversation died instantly. Nero walked into the hall and wrinkled his nose in disgust at the pungent smell of cigars and cigarettes that hung heavily in the room. It mingled with the scent of aged leather, musky expensive colognes, testosterone, and something else far less tangible but very potent. Fear.The long, mahogany table stretched before him, lined with men who had sworn loyalty to his name. Yet, he knew that some of them would not hesitate… actually, they were waiting for an opportunity to stab him in the back. The fear they had for him would not allow them to put a bullet between his eyes or in his heart even if he even became incapacitated. They feared him that much.Nero moved with slow, deliberate steps, the heels of his polished shoes tapping against the polished marble floor. His presence commanded attention. His piercing gaze swept over the counc
CHAPTER 8: Where is the chip?A groan slipped from Olivia's lips as she slowly drifted towards consciousness. Her head was pounding in painful dull rhythmic throbs, and her body ached all over. All she felt was pain, her body was leaden and stiff, and her limbs were unresponsive. The surface beneath her was rough, cold and uncomfortable. Olivia tried to move, but something bit into her wrists and ankles,rough and unyielding ;a rope. This realisation caused panic to surge through her, forcing her to open her eyes, washing away the lingering haze of unconsciousness.Icy cold fear seeped into Olivia's veins when she saw that her location was a basement. The dim, flickering light cast eerie shadows against the cracked concrete walls. The air was dense and thick with sweat, urine and something else she couldn't even put her hands on.Olivia's heart slammed against her ribcage. As she wondered where she was, she struggled with the cords that bound her. She suddenly remembered Connor.
CHAPTER 7: What kind of a mother?“And why should I believe that your information would be accurate or useful to me?”Despite the fear coursing through Maria's body, she curled her fingers tightly together and squared her shoulders. She could not show the man that she was scared shitless by him if she wanted him to take her seriously.“Because I saw Olivia leaving with Connor,and I know where they went.”Nico observed the girl and wondered whether they were to believe what she was claiming. Even the girl’s mother had no idea about her whereabouts. Everything had gone to shit. This was not what he envisaged when they had embarked on this trip.“What nonsense are you talking about, girl?” Grace, Olivia's mother, scolded Maria.“This is a place of work. If you want to keep talking to them, then you had better follow out because they are going to leave right now.”Grace glared at the two men—one so calm, his expression as blank and neutral, and the other with a demonic glint in his eyes
CHAPTER 6: What is your business with Olivia?“Is it possible that you are confusing the location of the chip?” Nico dared to ask the fuming Nero.Nero glowered at his second in command, who hardly ever questioned or doubted him, even once. “I swear to God, I will put a bullet between your eyes if you ask that question again,Nico. What do you think I am? A child?” he barked furiously and ran a hand through his lustrous inky locks in frustration.Nero was mad with rage. He had successfully secured his important chip only to lose it to a common whore. Damn it! He had let his guard down only once with his service girl, and this had happened. This was all Marena's fault. His teeth clenched, and a muscle ticked in his jaw as he thought of the pain he was going to inflict on her.But the greater pain–he was saving for that escort girl. He felt so affronted that a mere whore had deceived him, and stolen from him.As the car got closer to the cafe where he had initially met the girl, Nico
CHAPTER 5: Let's get marriedThe tremors in Olivia's hands did not cease even as she held firmly onto the cat on her lap. The flashes of her encounter with that stranger continued to plague her. Olivia had woken up confused and shocked, but when she remembered everything,she had panicked and fled in shame and fear.She remembered spending an hour in the shower trying to wash away his touch and scent from her body. Her tears had mixed with the water as she had cried her eyes out in the shower. Olivia felt ashamed and guilty of betraying and cheating on Connor with a man she did not know. Maybe her mother was right, she was really a child of sin.Connor stole a glance at Olivia, and finally concluded that something was wrong. She had looked very upset and visibly shaken, when she had arrived at their meeting point where they had boarded the train they were currently on,and she looked like she had obviously been crying. He knew making the decision to leave with him had not been an easy