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Author: Rachel
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The library was quiet except for the soft hum of the ceiling fans and the occasional rustling of pages. Maxine sat hunched over her laptop, her brows knitted together as she scrolled through architectural sketches on the screen. Her final-year project consumed most of her days now, and she hadn’t had a proper night’s sleep in weeks. But that didn’t matter. She had Noah, and she had responsibilities—she couldn’t afford distractions.

Her pen tapped against the edge of her notebook, her mind chasing through different design concepts, when her phone vibrated beside her. She glanced at the screen, and her heart instantly skipped a beat.

Noah’s kindergarten.

Her stomach twisted the way it always did whenever she got a call from them. Every time, the same dread sank into her chest—the possibility of bad news. Was he sick? Did he fall? Did he get hurt? Her throat went dry as she picked up the call.

“Hello?” she said quickly, bracing herself.

“Hello, Maxine,” came his teacher’s calm voice. “Th
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  • Onenight with the Mafia   38

    The library was quiet except for the soft hum of the ceiling fans and the occasional rustling of pages. Maxine sat hunched over her laptop, her brows knitted together as she scrolled through architectural sketches on the screen. Her final-year project consumed most of her days now, and she hadn’t had a proper night’s sleep in weeks. But that didn’t matter. She had Noah, and she had responsibilities—she couldn’t afford distractions.Her pen tapped against the edge of her notebook, her mind chasing through different design concepts, when her phone vibrated beside her. She glanced at the screen, and her heart instantly skipped a beat.Noah’s kindergarten.Her stomach twisted the way it always did whenever she got a call from them. Every time, the same dread sank into her chest—the possibility of bad news. Was he sick? Did he fall? Did he get hurt? Her throat went dry as she picked up the call.“Hello?” she said quickly, bracing herself.“Hello, Maxine,” came his teacher’s calm voice. “Th

  • Onenight with the Mafia   37

    Maxine sat on the edge of her bed, fingers twisting the hem of her blanket, staring blankly at the faint cracks in the ceiling. Her entire body felt heavy, the kind of exhaustion that had nothing to do with lack of sleep and everything to do with the constant storm raging inside her head.For the past two weeks, ever since that meeting with Thomas, she hadn’t been able to breathe freely. Her mind wouldn’t stop playing scenarios over and over—the what-ifs, the nightmares, the fears she couldn’t silence.What if someone followed her home?What if Thomas’s enemies found out about Noah?What if they used her son as leverage against him?The thought of anything happening to Noah made her stomach twist painfully. That was her greatest nightmare, one she couldn’t escape no matter how many times she told herself that she was overthinking. Because deep down, she knew she wasn’t.This wasn’t paranoia. This was reality.Thomas Ledger wasn’t just any man from her past—he was dangerous, and his wo

  • Onenight with the Mafia   36

    Thomas Ledger stood there, rooted to the polished marble floor of the hotel lobby, his heart pounding harder than it had in years. He’d faced bullets, betrayals, and men who wanted him dead. But nothing had prepared him for this moment—the moment he finally stood just a few feet away from his son.For four long years, he had watched from afar. He had seen Noah grow up through photographs, videos, and the rare occasions when his men followed them discreetly to ensure their safety. But it wasn’t the same. Seeing him now, standing there in his little blue shirt and sneakers, shyly holding Maxine’s hand… it was different. It was real.And when Maxine introduced him as Uncle Thomas, and Noah’s small hand slipped into his, Thomas felt something inside him shift.Noah’s grip was soft yet firm, and when the boy’s curious hazel eyes—his hazel eyes—looked up at him, Thomas felt his breath catch.“Hi, Uncle Thomas,” Noah said quietly.Thomas crouched slightly, lowering himself to his son’s level

  • Onenight with the Mafia   35

    The day had finally arrived—the day Maxine dreaded and wished would never come, yet somehow she had been the one to set it in motion. Today, she was taking Noah to meet Thomas Ledger. Her chest felt unbearably tight as she folded Noah’s favorite blue shirt and laid it neatly on the bed, pretending to be calm while her mind spun with questions she didn’t have answers to.She hadn’t told her parents anything about this meeting. She couldn’t. They’d ask too many questions, maybe even try to convince her not to go, or worse—they could accidentally slip something to Noah without realizing the weight of it. Her son was far too observant and smart for his age. If he caught even the smallest hint, if he found out that the man he was meeting was his father, he’d remember Thomas forever. And Maxine couldn’t allow that. Not when she knew that Thomas Ledger—the man she once loved, the man she hated now more than she ever thought possible—was a dangerous man.This meeting wasn’t about rekindling a

  • Onenight with the Mafia   34

    The house was quiet that afternoon, sunlight streaming lazily through the half-drawn curtains in the living room. Maxine sat cross-legged on the couch, laptop open in front of her, but she wasn’t working. Her mind was miles away, tangled in the storm of thoughts she’d been trying so hard to avoid.For days, she’d managed to push the reality of Thomas—Damien—to the back of her mind. She had kept herself busy with work, with Noah’s school runs, and even occasional evening walks with Karl and Elijah. But the truth was, every quiet moment she got, her mind circled back to one thing: the man who had turned her world upside down years ago was back. And worse, he was here, in her city, standing so close to the fragile life she had built from scratch.Her phone buzzed against the coffee table, jolting her out of her thoughts. She glanced at the screen and froze.Thomas.Her heart skipped a beat, thudding loudly in her chest. She hesitated, her hand hovering over the phone. A dozen thoughts ra

  • Onenight with the Mafia   33

    The following week dragged on like a storm Maxine couldn’t escape from. Each passing day carried the weight of unanswered questions, looping memories, and an endless stream of “what ifs” she couldn’t silence no matter how hard she tried. The thought of Damien — or Thomas, as he now called himself — being back in her life gnawed at her, quietly yet persistently, like waves eroding a fragile shore.She tried distracting herself with work, meetings, and endless design sketches for Frank Wright’s mansion project, but it was pointless. Every time she saw his name in the project files or thought about the next site visit, her chest tightened. What unsettled her the most was not his presence at the mansion, nor his cold, calculated indifference, but the unspoken truth hanging in the air — he wanted to meet Noah.By Thursday evening, she could no longer keep the burden to herself. For years, her parents had respected her silence on Noah’s father. They knew only what she had told them: that sh

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