Chapter 2 - Everly

Everly POV

The way he kisses me sends fire to my loins, and I can’t believe he has his lips glued to mine while his hand is moving up and down my back, stroking my exposed skin. I feel like my heart is about to explode as he stops kissing me, and his eyes lock with mine while he rests his forehead against mine. 

“Don’t you ever leave me again”, he whispers in my ear, sending a jolt of love down my body that makes me close my eyes and absorb the impact of his words. “You are everything to me”, he whispers again while his lips seductively kiss my neck while I stop myself from moaning while my hands get tangled in his hair.

I shake my head as I pull the chair away from my desk, closing my laptop. I can’t write anymore today, and this book is starting to drive me insane. Why have I started doing this? Why am I writing about something that I know nothing about? All I know about love is what I read in my smut and romance books. I have never loved anyone, and I have never been loved. But let’s face it, who would love the girl that has to hide behind a fake identity because of who my family is?

I walk to my kitchen and take a deep breath. I have a small house in the back of my dad’s big house. I love writing, and it’s the best pass time in the world and the fact that I am making some extra money with it helps a lot. If I use any of my credit cards my dad will know what I am up to. We have a deal. I get to live my life without his interference but I have bodyguards always around, and I use his money. I arrived last month from Europe where I was studying at university. No one in the mafia world besides my dad's most trusted man and my best friend know my real identity, hell they know I exist. I am my family's biggest secret and I am okay with that. I grab my favourite mug, and then I put on the kettle. Maybe a cup of tea will help. I turn the tv on waiting for the news to start as the kettle announces the water is ready. 

I put the tea bag and the hot water. I leave it brewing while I grab my favourite snack from the cupboard and pour some milk into the mug mixing it all to the perfect cup of tea. I take my snack and tea to the front room while I sit on my couch watching the news. I close my eyes as they talk about some rich guy that is back to town, and then they go to live news as a restaurant downtown exploded. My eyes go wide as I recognise the place.

My phone beeps announcing it is time to have a shower and get ready for a training session at the gym. Great, another day in paradise. The only good thing about this is that my best friend is training with me. She is my opposite. She is beautiful, tall, dark hair and the most perfect body. She has all the confidence in the world while I lack most of the times. She is the only person on the outside world that knows my real identity. I walk towards my car but find one of the security guards walking towards me.

“Miss Miller”, he says and I smile.

“Hi Parker, Good morning”, I say and he smiles at me.

“Your father would like a word”, he says and I roll my eyes. Great. Why didn’t he come himself? I swear the man is always pushing my buttons.

“I’m running late, tell him I will see him late”, I say unlocking my car but Parker stands in front of the door blocking me.

“Parker?”, I let out.

“I am sorry Everly, but this is important”, he says and I take a deep breath letting go of the door. I walk fast paced towards the house climbing up the steps in the entrance two at a time. I open the door and walk down the corridor towards his office. I can hear shouting inside and the door opens as my brother walks out of the office.

“Hey sis”, he says kissing the top of my head walking past me with the phone glued to his ear. I walk into the office as dad signals me to sit in front of him. I walk slowly towards the chair as he keeps shouting.

“What do you mean no? This will start a fucking war, a war I have intention if staying in the winning side”|, dad says and I raise my eyebrows.

My dad is the leader of the American mafia and my brother is going to take over after him. I want nothing to do with it. But I can feel the tension in the room and if what dad said is true and there’s a war brewing my life is about to change drastically.

“Dad”, I say as he ends the call and sits back on his chair closing his eyes. Dad is not getting any younger and since mom died he has become a recluse to this house. He says he is getting everything in motion for my brother to take over so he can retire. He said something about an Irish guy that came back from the dead and now is enjoying his life in a island somewhere. I can’t imagine my dad on a beach but hey. If that’s what he wants good for him.

“Evie, I am gonna need you to stay home, and if you leave for anything I need you to take your security team, all of them”, dad says and I roll my eyes. I am my dad’s biggest kept secret. His rivals don’t know about me, I was conceived illegitimately and my mom dies at child birth so I got adopted by my mom. She was an amazing woman with such a big heart. She did a lot for charity and I took over that side of business.

“Dad, no one knows I even exist, for all that everyone care I am a servant in this house”, I say and dad takes a deep breath standing up and walking towards me. He rests both his hands on my shoulders and looks me in the eyes.

“Please Evie, do as I ask you to”, he says and I nod my head.

“If that will help you stay calm I will”, I let out.