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ZAVERIO’S POV “Ple-ease, sir” The man tied to the chair in one of my many empty warehouses pleaded for his life. His eyes bounced around wildly from me to the several men standing around him. “You stole from me.” My voice sounded tired to my eyes and I squared my shoulders and snapped myself out of my momentary weakness. “Do you know what happens to people who steal from me?” “I swear, Mr. Zaverio I didn’t steal from you.” He shivered, licking his dry lips that had been cracked open with a couple fists. “You can look at the books-” I laughed, holding up several books. “You mean these ones? Yes my accountant took a look at it and it was clean.” His shoulders sagged in relief, but the terror returned to his eyes when I spoke. “But, they were too clean Damien. My father was not a fool and he didn’t raise a fool. I can smell a rat from a mile away and you smell very much like a rat.” He shook his head. “I have a family, my wife cann-” I gripped his cheeks, abruptly ending his speech
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ALMA’S POV I wiped my forehead with the back of my hand, smearing sweat across my face. It was one of those hot days, and the lack of air conditioning in the house worsened the weather tenfold. The ridiculous gown I had on added to my misery, it was the latest addition to the Riccardo staff update Mrs. Riccardo had put together. She had adopted a Victorian style, eliminating the casual clothes we had gotten so used to wearing. In her words ‘It is not my intention to segregate but there are street pigeons and there are peacocks. It would do no one well in the long run to forget where they truly belong’. It was never her intention to hurt but she did it like an assassin. I was back to scrubbing duties like I never left, my knees ached and my back begged for relief but the living room needed to be done, if I listened to my body’s need and took a break or God forbid allowed myself rest, I would never get it done and Mrs. Riccardo would love nothing more than to send me to the south win
Last Updated : 2024-12-26The Mafia's Hidden Obsession 13
ZAVERIO’S POV A million times every day I wondered what my life would look like if I was not born into my family or if I had an older brother to take off the responsibilities that dug its nails into my shoulders every second. Irrelevant thoughts like that crept into my mind on days like today; I was seated in one of my many clubs with Von while several of my men were scattered around the place trying to blend in. The loud music irritated my ears and my thoughts came together, bounced around and scattered with every bass drop off the speakers. Von had informed me about a rival gang trying to sell their product on my turf. The fact that they had even gotten a few clients under my nose was enough to rattle my cage. I didn’t frequent the club enough to take note of a turf war. I had acquired it after eliminating the previous owner who had been too greedy to see the bullet I put between his eyes. Ultimately, allowing any gang tread on this fresh ground was bad news. If drugs needed to
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The man whose arm I just broke stumbled to his feet and threw a punch at me with his good arm. Caught totally off guard, my head rocked back; the force also caused me to step back. “You picked a fight with the wrong person, bitch!” He spat at me, holding his injured shoulder. “You have no idea who I am.” I counted my teeth with my tongue, amused amongst other things by the audacity of this man. I had no idea who he was? “I broke one arm to be kind, but maybe if I break the other, and then your legs, you’ll be singing a different tune,” I seethed. He smirked, looking around him. We were creating a small scene but the people staring at us were too drunk to understand what was happening. “All I want is the girl. I don’t want trouble. For your sake, I will advise you to walk away before this gets too much for you.” He raised his unbroken arm, averting a lustful gaze at Alma. My jaw ticked. “I believe I said the girl belonged to me.” I blocked his view of Alma with my body,
Last Updated : 2025-01-25The Mafia's Hidden Obsession 15
ALMA’S POVI nodded at the guard manning the gate as I walked past it. He nodded back never lifting his eyes from the computer screen. He was a middle-aged man and had been working at the mansion for as long as I remembered.I guess that was why it was always so easy for him to help us out when we wanted to go on one of our many rendezvous. Anyone who had worked at the mansion knew what actually happened under Mrs. Riccardo’s roof.The old guards took pity on anyone who needed a few hours out of the gate but the unspoken rule was none of the blame fell on them if anyone got caught. They would help, but they wouldn’t lose their jobs in the process.Approaching any of the new guards always turned out to be a double-edged sword. Under the Riccardo's roof, everyone and anyone desperately sought Mrs. Riccardo’s favor or attention.It paid more to be a snitch, but the identities of such people were never hidden and they didn’t survive for long under the roof. There was a dark cloud over thi
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My body froze for a few seconds before I jumped into action. Zaverio already had his mother in his arms, and was on his feet, looking at me for directions. I opted to take the other exit that led to the kitchen so as not to attract attention. Mrs. Riccardo looked fragile and pale in her son’s arms. She was a wicked woman, but I prayed she held on to whatever threads of life she had left.Zaverio had already lost a father; if he lost his mother, I knew it would destroy him. The kitchen was empty which was a blessing in disguise.Thankfully, a guard was standing not too far from the main house; I waved at him to get a car. He looked confused, but started speaking rapidly into the mic on his jacket when he looked behind me.I jumped into the car. “Give her to me.” My words surprised me, but I wasn’t doing it for her, I was doing it for Zaverio.“I can hold her.” Zaverio gripped his mother tighter, with his jaw set. “I will hold my mother.”“She needs to lie on her back to help with bloo
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Alma's PoVThe news of Mrs. Riccardo’s state had spread and everyone kept whispering about it in the corners of the house. The matron who ruled with a strong hand had suffered a stroke and was in a coma.There was no moment of grief or silence in the house; everyone was bursting at the seams, eagerly waiting for news – any news – of her death. It was sad to know she wasn’t loved or respected.I too would have been down on my knees begging God to take her away if I hadn’t seen the pure fear in Zaverio’s eyes. She was nothing to us but to him, she was all he had left in this world.Our conversation played over in my mind, I remembered everything he said and I wish I understood, but I didn’t. He had changed so much and was hurting so much. Zaverio was a man, and nothing like the boy I fell in love with.That conversation ended whatever we had on his end; he avoided me every time I took food to the hospital, barely sparing me a glance even if when I stood in front of him.He spent every w
Last Updated : 2025-01-31The Mafia's Hidden Obsession 18
ZAVERIO’S POVI lit a cigarette, my fifth that afternoon and blew casually blew the smoke out of my mouth. People walking by gave me disgusted looks as they hurried into the hospital behind me. I didn’t care.The security had even asked me to leave, but I had always been defiant. The management was going to create a smoking area if they wanted me gone. My jaw itched and I winced as I scratched the scattered hairs jutting out of my chin.The hospital had been my home for practically a week. I stayed there by my mother’s side all day waiting for her to wake up. The doctor said she could wake up anytime.The coma wasn’t the hurdle though; her stroke was the enemy we needed to tackle when she woke up. Her left cheek had started to sag and I refused to take stock of the rest of her body. My mother was strong, she would pull through.She was the matron of the house of Riccardo; she had dealt with me since I was a young boy, taking all the boyish pain I caused her and landing a slap on my bu
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ALMA’S POVTWO YEARS LATERI sat on the grass, watching my daughter and Blue run around giggling, while the dogs chased them around. Blue fell and our Labrador, Lily rewarded her with religious licks on her face.Zara pushed Lily away with great effort and helped Blue to her feet, but her heroics set her in Lily’s track and she blessed her with licks too. Zara shrieked, covering her face as she ran.“She’s amazing isn’t she?” Ava said, gazing at my little sister in wonder. Blue was a very late surprise for my parents, and I almost had a heart attack when I heard the news, but my mother deserved a family that wasn’t blown apart by war.“She is.” I agreed, smiling softly when she tripped over her own feet and fell. Her lower lip jutted out, but before one wail could spring out, Lucas lifted her into the air and kissed her chubby cheek.It was a different kind of pain to watch them be the parents they couldn’t be to me, but it didn’t matter at the end of the day. Blue was a precious girl
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ALMA’S POV“You’ll call me if you run into any trouble?” My mother was fussing with my hair, smiling brightly at Zara who struggled in my arms, trying to reach for her grandmother, but Ava had already said her goodbyes and if I handed my daughter to her again, I had a feeling she would take her back to Seville.“I will call you if my able-” My cheeks heated, I didn’t know how to describe where Zaverio and I were, but it was good and I could feel myself falling into a comfortable companionship with him.Ava winked. “I like seeing that dreamy look on your face but spare me the details.” She had stayed a surprising five months, and it was decided she would leave after Zara’s first birthday.Zaverio took her from my hands when she began to cry, giving me a moment to say goodbye to my mother. We connected more in the five months she spent with me, and I couldn’t remember any of the reasons I had been angry with her in the beginning.Zara helped with peeling my mother open, it was bitter sw
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ROSE’S POVThe shock on Gio’s face would have made me laugh if I wasn’t painfully horny, her lower lip escaped into her mouth and I used my thumb to urge it back out, entranced by the coat of saliva on her lips.“I have a meeting with my boss, in a way and you’re offering me two options I can’t choose from?” Her tongue darted out to lick my thumb, and I groaned. She was a siren that lured me into her trap every time.“Who said it was an either or option?” I took one of her hands and placed it between my thighs for her to discover the treasure I was packing. Her mouth formed a cute ‘o’ and her eyes almost melted me with liquid heat.“Since when has that been there?” She stroked me gently, pushing the toy into me. This was one of my favorites, a light cream dildo that matched my skin tone, but it was the one my pussy was clenching on that sealed the deal. No one was going to be left out in pleasure land.“This morning” Was my voice husky? What this woman did to me. “I wore it on a whim,
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GIO’S POV“If you keep bugging me, I’ll start calling you my mother.” Rose grumbled, hugging her injured arm to her chest. It had been three weeks since the ordeal with Emily and Rose was not a great patient.I had had the opportunity to meet her mother and the short plump woman was a ray of sunshine that blinded her way into the hospital and then our apartment with an unending energy that kept her bouncing on her feet.It was strange to think Rose had come from such a sweet, normal woman who had unfortunately had to leave early because someone made a horrible mistake at her with one of her old clients.“Your mother is a beautiful woman who would not tolerate this attitude.” Which was true, Rose behaved like a model citizen when her mother was around; blushing every time she was scolded.“Well, she’s not here so can I have my girlfriend back and not this evil woman who been walking around the house like a ghost”I rolled my eyes. “I am trying to get you to wear your sling, why are you
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ZAVERIO’S POVIt didn’t take long for me to jump into action when I got Rose’s text, with a quick word to Alma, Von assembled the men needed for the job and we followed the coordinates that had been provided. “These cars are the future.” Ava tapped the roof of the car speeding down the highway. “None of these law abiding citizens know we on a mission because of the dark windows, and it’s family design keeps eyes away from us.”“There’s about seven of these cars speeding down the highway, trust me we’ve garnered attention whether we like it or not.” I gritted my teeth when the driver made a sharp right turn, but didn’t complain because we didn’t have much time on our hands.“I wouldn’t mind investing in a few of these, if you get me your dealer’s number, I’ll take care of the cost.”I nodded, checking my gun for the second time. My job was to retrieve Gio and rose, hopefully alive, and keep Ava from harm. When she had offered to come with us, I was very tempted to say no, but she wasn
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GIO’S POVI hoped for me and Rose’s sake that my face was schooled to a neutral expression, my heart on the other hand was going to burst out of my chest any minute. How did she know about Zaverio? I thought we were careful, but I didn’t speak; only to force her hand, she would show me how I fucked up.Emily walked to the table I was now noticing and picked up a file, she held it towards me, and I took shaky steps, trying my best to ignore the guns pointed in my direction.“I don’t know when it started, and I don’t have any concrete images with the two of you together but I have several with you and the woman that walked out of the plane with Ava Boltran, and a quick call to Norma cemented my suspicions.”I looked over the pictures, they were taken when we were in Seville, settled in Alma’s home, a few were taken when I was talking to Von but he was always expertly hidden out of sight as if he knew someone was taking photos.Zaverio made no show in any of the pictures, and there was n
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GIO’S POV Rose didn’t speak and there was nothing for me to say so I remained silent. If we were walking into a trap, Rose would need to chose between her job and me, it was treacherous for my heart to want something but I knew one thing for sure, I wouldn’t mind dying today.“Rose-”“Don’t say anything.” Rose hissed, gripping the steering wheel. “Maybe this is a mind game and if we overthink it, we’ll fall into her hands. Emily is a master at this so don’t speak.”“What I have to say is extremely important and totally unrelated to Emily.” I smiled at her, taking one of her hands off the steering wheel. “Do you really want not hear what I have to say?”“You’re scaring me, Gio.” Rose sounded genuinely worried. “If you’re about to ask me to do anything stupid, forget about it. I won’t drive us off a bridge because I don’t know how to swim and that’s a horrible way to die.”A giggle worked its way out of my throat and I looked outside for the first time to look at the river flowing unde
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GIO’S POV“Alvaro wants to meet with me.”Rose’s lips slanted downwards like she had tasted bitter. “No.”I sighed, knowing my lover wanted the conversation and honestly I didn’t want to fight over it, but I did need to meet with Alvaro to sort out the miscommunication, he was also the only informant I had.“Baby, I’m not saying I am going to meet him alone, and I know you’ll still say no but I have to meet with him, if he tries to do anything inappropriate, I’ll shoot him myself.”Rose gave me a tender look, “You don’t know how to shoot a gun sweetheart, I’ll kill him if he tries anything.”“I know you’re a wonder woman with a gun, but I’ll have you know I passed through basic training and I do know how to shoot a gun.” I took in her angular face, trailing my fingers over her perfect jawline.“I don’t know if you remember that I know almost everything about you. I had to read your file to memorize the little things that mattered and what stood out for me were your horrible shooting s
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ZAVERIO’S POV“Alvaro, let’s take a walk.” I smiled at Alma, easing the worry in her eyes. This mini party had been organized for her and her mother and this drunk fool had ruined it.Von walked with me as we exited the room towards the open gardens. It was away from the enjoyment and from prying eyes and ears. I didn’t speak when the doors shut behind me, temporarily distracted by the stars in the sky.It wasn’t often that a man such as myself was carried away by the natural things of life, we were more interested in the next person on our kill list or the shipment coming in at so date.“I’m sorry, boss.” Alvaro’s voice pulled me from my aimless staring. “The alcohol got to me and-” he sighed, “I’m just so sorry.”“I don’t know you personally Alvaro but I thought I could trust you to know when a woman has had enough of your attention. Gio didn’t want to talk anymore and I don’t care how much you’ve had to drink, a woman doesn’t need to say stop before you call yourself to order.”Alv
