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Nineteen

Author: Zuri Banks
last update publish date: 2026-07-29 19:38:28

Lorenzo’s POV.

“Is our mafia queen not awake yet? That’s unusual,” Matteo asked Lisa as we took our seats by the dining table.

That’s true. She’s now the queen of the Sicilian mafia.

In my quest to punish her by making her helpless against me, I had given her the title that several women envied.

That single fact added to the annoyance I had been feeling lately at the mere thought of her.

She seemed to have mastered the art of pushing my buttons, from acting oblivious to my actions to walking a
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    Sasha’s POV.Since I no longer had any job except idling about and waiting for whatever Lorenzo decided to toss my way, I spent the most of the day in the sitting room with Anne. The both of us joined Lisa and Giuditta for lunch in the kitchen before Lisa all but sent me back to the sitting room to ‘relax.’So I was on the sofa facing the entrance door when Lorenzo and Matteo arrived later at night. Lisa and I were looking for what to watch since Anne and Giuditta had left.“Oh, welcome, sirs,” she greeted, smiling up at them.“Hi ladies,” Matteo replied cheerily, as usual, practically skipping towards the stairway.“Evening,” Lorenzo answered, stopping behind the couch to his right.Then he pivoted towards us.“Hi, Sasha.”It took me a few seconds to get that his greeting was directed at me.“Um, hi,” I answered after clearing my throat awkwardly.“Have you had dinner?”I had to look up to see his expression this time.“We planned to eat in a few minutes,” Lisa replied, beating me to

  • The Devil's Vow   Twenty-Six

    Sasha’s POV.Despite the large quantity of ice cream I had, I didn’t need to urinate through the night. It was a very much welcome miracle because I planned to remain hidden in my room until Lorenzo left.I lazily scrolled through old texts between Julia and I as I waited to hear the sound of Lorenzo’s bedroom door being shut. Or for the sound of his shuffling around as he got dressed for the day to end. It had been several minutes since I heard him move around in the closet, so he must be leaving soon.My mind went to Jason, and I hoped he was back in New York without any suspicions from my dad. He hadn’t reached out to me since Lorenzo asked him to leave Italy, and I understood he might be scared of getting me in trouble. And about his sudden confession, I guessed he had made peace with the fact that it would never work out. Even if circumstances were different, I didn’t think we’d have worked. I never saw Jason as more than a supportive friend that I could always trust. Besides,

  • The Devil's Vow   Twenty-Five

    Lorenzo’s POV.I had just a moment to think of an alternative reason for calling Sasha.I couldn’t just spill the real reason. Just the thought of what she’d probably think was enough reason for me to come up with something.From motivating the interior designer and making him transform my private gym to a lady’s bedroom on short notice to reminding myself not to say or do anything that might aggravate her nightmare situation, I had done enough things that surprised even me.But her tired eyes and exhausted expression wouldn’t leave my head as I tossed my suit to the couch and sat to remove my shoes and socks.I was entering the closet, shoes in hand, and calling her before I could think to stop myself.The sound of her door opening came faster than I expected. I had to hasten my steps into my bedroom so she wouldn’t meet me in the closet. I still hadn’t come up with another reason for calling her.Then she stepped out of the closet with that messy ponytail that looked like sex hair,

  • The Devil's Vow   Twenty-Four

    Sasha’s POV.‘Get your things. You’re moving into my room!’Lorenzo’s voice echoed in my head like it was a radio announcement of World War III. The fear I felt when he caught me didn’t measure up to how scared I was to go with Jason’s plan this time.Unlike the times before, my heart didn’t pound restlessly in my chest as we drove back to the mansion.The relief that flooded my mind was probably one of the responsible factors. Seeing Lorenzo instead of Galileo made me expect a catastrophe, something that a dead cabman would be minor to in comparison.Begging for him to spare Jason was me hoping against hope.I could almost not believe that he let Jason walk out of the restaurant. If we had left before him, I would have feared that he would subtly order his men to kill him. But he left for the airport before my very eyes. I saw the warning he gave him as an assurance that he’d let him go freely back to New York if he didn’t try anything. Of course, Jason wouldn’t. He might be a powe

  • The Devil's Vow   Twenty-Three

    Lorenzo’s POV.I still had several questions when I woke up on Wednesday morning, but I now knew one thing: Sasha wasn’t who I thought she was.She wasn’t a sheltered mafia princess.She wasn’t a pampered daddy’s girl.My little knowledge of her dad was enough for me to imagine how of a shitty father he was. But what I never thought was that Sasha didn’t have a mother to cushion his ill-treatment. That explains why he could think of auctioning her.I never could have guessed those delicate eyes of hers witnessed her mother’s murder.I never imagined her as someone who had gone through such experience as a young girl.But the new information I had about her didn’t give me an adequate answer. It didn’t explain to me why I felt a conflict within myself whenever I thought of doing something bad to her. If I’d known what I just learned, I might have thought it was the reason. That I was subconsciously feeling sorry for her. But I knew that wasn’t it. These strange feelings have begun sinc

  • The Devil's Vow   Twenty-Two

    Sasha’s POV.Fear was at the forefront of my feelings by the time Jason finished sharing his plan with me on Tuesday morning.The fact that he was so confident about it did nothing to assuage my fear.“We have the surprise element, Sasha. He wouldn’t expect you to try again so soon,” he had assured.“That was exactly what I thought when I tried to run away in Florence,” I’d replied.I might have loved to shift any escape plans by a few days just for me to get my bearings, but, considering the fact that my dad would begin to suspect Jason if he stayed incommunicado for too long, it wouldn’t be possible.I had to make up my mind immediately.So, I decided to go with his plan.I decided to try again.Just one more time.I’d be lucky if Lorenzo didn't kill me or fulfill his threats if his men caught me again. Well, begging Matteo or even Galileo to just end my life in the least painful way might be my last resort.“If this doesn’t work ou

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