MIRANDAMy stomach hurts. I lay on the bed with Antonio beside me.He is fast asleep but I dare not move an inch.That would wake him up.I started feeling so uneasy. I felt like throwing up.It was obviously the pregnancy kicking in.But how am I supposed to handle it with Antonio's eyes all over me almost every second?I kept staring at the ceiling, as I found it hard to go back to sleep.It was 3 am.That day was the La Routage event.Antonio had already booked a hotel for me to stay at all through the day.It was a bit far from the event venue.But he still wanted me close by.My stomach made an awful sound. I grunt in pain.I covered my mouth so as not to wake Antonio.I couldn't hold it in any much longer.My mouth was already filled with saliva and I could feel my stomach making awkward and loud sounds.I stood up from the bed, put on my robe properly, and tiptoed to the bathroom.Ah! I can't go to this one here. The creaking of the bathroom door would definitely give me away.
MIRANDAMy stomach hurts. I lay on the bed with Antonio beside me.He is fast asleep but I dare not move an inch.That would wake him up.I started feeling so uneasy. I felt like throwing up.It was obviously the pregnancy kicking in.But how am I supposed to handle it with Antonio's eyes all over me almost every second?I kept staring at the ceiling, as I found it hard to go back to sleep.It was 3 am.That day was the La Routage event.Antonio had already booked a hotel for me to stay at all through the day.It was a bit far from the event venue.But he still wanted me close by.My stomach made an awful sound. I grunt in pain.I covered my mouth so as not to wake Antonio.I couldn't hold it in any much longer.My mouth was already filled with saliva and I could feel my stomach making awkward and loud sounds.I stood up from the bed, put on my robe properly, and tiptoed to the bathroom.Ah! I can't go to this one here. The creaking of the bathroom door would definitely give me away.
ANTONIO“Watch where you are going!” I shouted at the other driver who tried to get in front of me on the road.The frustration I was feeling while driving was one of a kind.Every little thing was getting me tensed.I just left the house in anger after finding out she had been pregnant for weeks now.She didn't plan to let me know. “How on earth could she do that?”“Was her plan to keep me from her child?”“What an act!”I was on my way to meet up with Don Vito.Tonight was La Routage.I had to stop at a bar to cool off.“Antonio, is that you?” I heard a voice call from a corner of the bar.“Rivera? Long time. What brings you to these parts?”“La Routage,” she spoke softly.Rivera was an old friend of mine. She wasn't a mafia but she works for some of the mafias under contract.She was a beauty, smart, and deceptive. One of the few things that got us close.She must have some dealings with the mafia for her to think of attending La Routage. She was the last person I thought to see he
ANTONIOHer cold words sent a vibration down my spine“You murdered my errand boy and you have the guts actually to say it to me?”I pulled my gun out on her in an instant.My men at the bar did the same thing and everywhere was silent.With our guns pointed at each other, I moved closer to Rivera.“What if I kill you right here and right now? What happens?”“The show is still going to happen. They have a replacement for everybody, Antonio,” she replied confidently.“See, I respect you, Antonio. I heard about what you did to Perez, letting him live again even when Don Vito ordered for him to be killed and drowned in the Suerro River.”Perez was Rivera’s sex mate.Apparently, she had grown to fall in love with him and they had become something more serious than just mere sex partners.The usual Don Vito, my promiscuous godfather was hitting on Rivera but she refused to sleep with him.He later found out Perez was the guy she was always with. He gave the instructions to eliminate him.I
MIRANDAIt was a five-star hotel.Neat, quiet, and comfortable.Premium care is what I get with Antonio only that he uses me as he wants.I was the only one inside. I was only on the top floor. Antonio made sure no one booked it alongside me.I wonder how much he paid the hotel to make that happen.All for my safety and protection.Outside my room were two hefty men who stood watch and made sure no harm came to me.I felt uneasy almost every hour because of my pregnancy.Meanwhile, my belly was beginning to push out a little bit.I had other plans.Escape.But I needed to get home to get my things.The instructions he gave his men was to take me the minute I began to complain. I overheard him.But I needed to know when to make my move.I wanted to leave even before he arrived.I had told the men to carry me home that morning when Antonio didn't show up throughout the night.The event he went for must be an all-night. I presume.Although it was unlike him not to call or text Xander to
MIRANDA"Sister, where have you been?”“I have been looking all over for you. Why did you leave me?”“Don't you love me anymore?” The voice of Karen echoed in the background.I was standing in the center of a silent road.I was immobile. Barefooted. My hair was rough and my face, was sweaty like I had run and could not run anymore.“Sister! Miranda!” the voice of Karen called out repeatedly.I could not pick where the source of the sound was from but it kept coming from everywhere.I began to feel dizzy as she kept calling my name.The snap of the finger of a young man woke me up.He held my hands and lifted me to the bed. It was a sickbed.Everything became clearer bit by bit as I looked around to see where I was.My hands were hooked to a tube and I saw a transparent liquid moving into my veins from a pole just by the bed.Then the beep sound of a machine came after.The voice of the young man took me away from checking everything out.“You must have had a bad dream. You rolled down
MIRANDAOh, the look on Antonio's face as he picked up the call.I wonder who he was talking to.He has been silent on the call for more than a minute.There seems to be something wrong with the person on the other side of the call.I lay on the bed staring, hoping, and wondering what the situation was.Rivera. That was the only and last name he called before he went silent on the call.That was the first time I was hearing such a name from him.I don't think Antonio had anyone that goes by that name.“Just hold on. I will meet up with you shortly,” Antonio said over the phone.“My boys will take you home. I need to get somewhere fast,” he said.He left hurriedly after giving me a kiss on the forehead.That was becoming a routine; the kiss on the forehead.Ever since I told him about the pregnancy, he had been acting strangely romantic towards me all of a sudden.The doctor walked in after.“Mrs. Dante, I hope you are feeling better now. You would be discharged very soon and you can b
ANTONIO“I need the boys now! Let them meet me at the usual spot.”Move like you can't be seen, act like you can't be found.A chanting that echoes in my head each time I set out to the streets.It's a war zone out there for every mafia.With our eyes at our backs and our minds always on alert every single time.It's been two nights since the incident at La Routage.There was a massive bloodshed. The Portuguese and Mafia were at war.Don Vito was appreciative of the information I gave him. Fortunately, we were able to save some of our people even though we lost so many.The Portuguese have gone into hiding after they found out Don Vito, another mafia Lord they wanted to take out of the game, was absent.This must be why Rivera wants me to come and protect her.They found out.A snitch. That's what they called her. She said so on the call.I know I am also in danger.I don't intend to inform Don Vito about this. He is also at risk of losing his life at the moment.I already advised him