ELLEN I snuggled into Oliver's arms and placed my head on his chest. I could stay like this forever. I love the way he smelled and in his arms, I felt peaceful. We lay under the sheets naked. I rubbed his chest. "So, the mafia, is it something you love doing? I mean can't you leave?" I asked. Oliver sighed. "I did not choose the mafia, it chose me. You see we are born into this thing." "But do you like what you do? Do you like being a mafia boss?" He hiked his shoulders. "Well, aside from the protection and fame it gives you, it is a dangerous job. But I have no choice." "So, if you were given a chance to choose, what would you have been?" "Well, I don't know. I just— I just —I am tied up in this that it is difficult to say if I want anything else." "But you are not as dangerous. You still have a good heart." Oliver kissed the top of my hair and rubbed my arm. "You are seeing only one part of me, babe." I chuckled. "Oliver, I can
OLIVER "Where is Monica?" I asked Lily's team. They looked at me, Lily stood and looked around. "Did you send her somewhere?" "No, I did not send her to anywhere." I nodded and started walking back to my office, but stopped in my tracks. "Err, Lily, can you come to my office, please?" She nodded with a knowing smile. Ellen must have told her about us. She must have told her that we have taken our relationship to another level. Ellen and me were supposed to go on a date today and I have no idea of a place to take her to or what to give her as gift. But I know her friend will have the idea. Lily was in my office almost immediately, before I even sat down. She still wore her smile. "So, I was wondering if you know what Ellen would like, you know... I am sure she has told you about our dinner tonight." "Not really. She said something about going out tonight." "So, why are you smiling?" "Because...because...I..." she trailed off.
OLIVER "She is safe, but someone blew up the car outside the mall. Someone tried to kill us at the boutique." I felt like my body temperature dropped ten degrees. Someone blew up their car? My grip on the phone tightened and I felt my chest contrast. Jesus Christ, Ellen could have been in that car. What happened? Who did that? "She was not harmed, Oliver," Dante's voice brought me back. "Is she fine? Are you alright?" I asked huskily. Why was Dante calling me and not Ellen? Why was Ellen not speaking to me on the phone? "I am fine and Ellen is fine, except for a few bruises." "Can she talk to me?" I was already walking out of my office. Monica's voice was in the background, but I could not make out what she was saying. "She is still shocked from—" I hung up and half ran to the elevator. "Mr. Moreno, are you alright?" Monica asked me. I halted just before I got into the elevator. "I need to get to my wife right now, she was in an accident."
ELLEN "Where the hell are you?!" I heard Oliver's frantic voice over the phone. "Come to the back of the boutique," Dante said. Dante turned his back and typed into his phone, why Lily sat there with me, holding my hands tightly to calm me down. I was the one who was affected because I was closer to the car. Who on earth blew up that car? Who was doing this to me? My mind kept going to only one person. Tony. He must have recognized me. Of course, he knows I am the one. He must have seen Sophie. I was doomed. I shivered mostly because of him than because of the accident. I was done for. The door bursts open all of a sudden and Oliver came rushing in with Monica. For some reason, I did not like her, apart from the fact that I saw her kissing Oliver, I did not like the vibe she gave. But seeing Oliver made relief gush into me. He bent in front of me, placed his hands on my shoulders, and looked me in the eyes. "Where are you hurt?" he asked. His voice wa
OLIVER Alejandro and Jerry were already on it when we got home. Ellen had calmed down in the car before we arrived. It scared me because I expected her to be hysterical when we got home. Maybe I was making a mistake, maybe my father was right. She was my weak point and people are going to try to harm her now that they know how attached to her, I was. It was no other person than Antonio, and I will kill that bastard if he was the one. One thing had kept me from declaring war against Antonio. It was Ellen and Sophie. I did not want them involved in all of this. I wanted to separate them from this, I wanted to separate my personal life from this mafia. Once Ellen stepped into the mansion, she went straight to Sophie's room. Mrs. Jones was still there, seated beside Sophie. Sophie was not asleep yet. "Mommy! Daddy!" Sophie squealed when she saw us and jumped off the bed. Ellen spread her hands and Sophie ran inside. Ellen hugged her tightly and rubbed her back with
ELLEN Oliver came into the kitchen and wrapped his arms around me. I love his scent, and I inhaled deeply to absorb it into my system. He kissed my cheek and I giggled. Then he held me tighter to him. "Good morning, my love," he whispered in my ear. "Good morning, to you too." I turned to face him. I was in the kitchen preparing breakfast and packing Sophie's lunch box. I also wanted to pack a lunch box for Oliver. "You smell so nice," Oliver commented first. "No, you smell so nice." I just woke up from sleep and decided to make breakfast. I have not even had my bath or brushed my teeth, so why was he saying I smell nice? "I probably reek of onion and curry, you know, condiments," I said with a chuckle. "No, babe," Oliver buried his face between my breast and sniffed, wrapped his arms around my waist and pressed me to his body." "What are you doing?" I asked amidst chuckle. "I have smelled you thoroughly, and can't perceive any onion or s
ELLEN "Hi, Ellen. Long time no see," Tony said. I scooted back on the floor as Tony took a few steps toward me. My eyes darted behind him. How did he come in here? Where was Oliver and Sophie? They should still be in the compound. How come Oliver did not see him. "What are you doing here, Tony?" "I came to see you of course." "My husband was just outside...Mrs. Jones?" There was no answer from her. Tony scoffed and squinted his eyes at me. Then he reached into his pocket took out a pack of cigarette, took a stick, stuck it between his lips and lit it with the lighter. He sucked in and puffed out. "Your husband? The one that I forced you to get married to?" "Tony, what do you want from me?" "I gave you a simple task, yet you disappoint me." "Tony, you have to go now, please." I did not want this to get worse than it already was. "I could not do it. I could not kill the father of my child." "You should have thought about that b
TONY'S POV "Why is that bastard not dead yet?" I asked, drawing in smoke from my cigarette. Two scantily dressed women sat beside me, rubbing my chest and body. The men stood in front of me with their hands clutched behind them and their heads bowed. I knew it was Ellen with Oliver. I had seen Sophie in that house. That bitch looked innocent, but she worked underground and double-crossed me. How did she escape Moneros and travel out of this country? Now, she was back and is back together with Oliver. They are lovers now and I know she was his weakness. It is time to go for her. How dare she double-cross me and who was that woman that attacked me in the dressing room on that day I was supposed to stab Oliver at that dinner party? Ellen claimed innocence, but she have people working for her. She was playing Oliver and me. "He seems to have found out about our plans. But there is good news," one of men said. "What is that?" One of the whores palmed my manh