All Chapters of The Mafia's Aide : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

23 Chapters

e l e v e n

ROSA Marco was leaning against the door frame, his face causally close to mine. He was looking at me with his beautiful, hypnotizing brown eyes, and I almost forgot why I was angry with him."Hey, beautiful," he cracked a smile.I frowned and crossed my arms across my chest, not saying a word. I said almost forgot, not that I had forgotten. Seeing as his smile wasn't doing the trick, he sighed and looked at me with remorseful eyes. "I'm sorry it took me so long to come to you. I wanted to follow you as you walked out, but I couldn't escape from your father," he explained.I snorted. "From where I was sitting, you were pretty chummy with him," I hissed."C'mon, Rosa. You know I didn't have a choice," he retaliated with an exasperated tone."It all sounded very convincing to me," I huffed."Do you really think I'm happy with you getting married to some schmuck?" He demanded angrily.I shook my head, letting my arms fall to my sides. "I don't know... You're saying something very differ

Last Updated : 2022-08-31

t w e l v e

ROSA I'm pretty sure Marco didn't ask a rhetorical question but neither of us uttered a word. I was pleased he was here at least, but I still needed to stay quiet. Speaking up would only make this situation worse."Why were you yelling, Tony? I could hear your voice all the way down the hall," Marco commented."It's none of your business. I don't know you," Tony remarked rudely."Yeah?" Marco pursed his lips, giving Tony a scrutinized look. "I'll find out eventually.""Oh, sure, the golden boy," Tony mocked, "I mean, what's Enzo thinking?! He brings you in! A damn stranger! And now, he's choosing yet another stranger to marry Rosa! He's a damn fool," he insulted. "And obviously on the decline. I've seen it coming for years now.""I get that you want to be given more responsibility. I mean, that's why we all work our asses off," Marco pacified, "but what does Rosa's marriage have to do with anything?""If Enzo wants a son-in-law to lead the family, why not me?" He splayed his arms in a

Last Updated : 2022-08-31

t h i r t e e n

ROSA"Come and sit. You too, Rosa," dad ordered, waving his hand at the empty chairs in front of where I was standing. We both obeyed and sat down. "Daniel and Rosa just had their first date, so things are moving forward," he relayed to Marco.Unbeliveable!I scoffed internally and with held rolling my eyes. What's Marco going to say?"Have you done more background check on the Cabrera family?" He turned to Marco in question."I have, yes," he affirmed with a nod. "Everything checks out. Their assets are solid. I have to say, I'm impressed. I mean the projection for the numbers are far above competition. If you look here..." He said and leafed through some papers.As I sat on the council of my fate, my own voice unheard, the rest of their words all start to blur out.As we walked out of dad's office about thirty minutes later, I couldn't help but feel betrayed by Marco words.I turned to him wearily, the will to fight no longer in me. "Are you sure about what you said about the Caruso'

Last Updated : 2022-09-03

f o u r t e e n

ROSALater in the evening, now laying down on the couch, I was deep in a great novel when I heard a knock on the living room door."Yes?" I called out uninterested, my attention on the book in my hands."Babe?""The hell?" I cursed aloud. Seconds later, Daniel was next to me on the sofa, one arm around me, the other on my thigh. "What in the world are you doing here?" I asked with gritted teeth as I turned to him."I called your father about an hour again asking if you'd be available tonight. He said you'd love to see me again," he said in explanation.I guess it wasn't Daniel's fault that my father didn't give a damn about what I thought. I turned my attention back to the book still in my hand. "Yeah, well, obviously I have other plans--""It's okay, babe. I can wait for you to get ready," he responded, cutting off my words.My brows furrowed in confusion. I turned to glance at him. "Umm... ready for what?""I'm taking you to this great new club in the city! I bet you love to get do

Last Updated : 2022-09-04

f i f t e e n

ROSA I could sense the fire raging in his eyes from across the room.Marco?What the hell is he doing here?!"What's up, babe? You see someone you know?" He tried to turn his head back, but I stopped him."I... I'm fine. I just got distracted for a minute.""What's more important than what's going on between us?" He smirked and his hand started to slide up my legs, slightly squeezing my thigh as he leaned in to whisper into my ears."Do you want me to bring you back down to earth?" His hand moved higher and turned towards my inner thigh, and my eyes locked on Marcos.Let's see how he feels about that... He always takes one step forward and two steps back when it comes to showing me what he wants.Maybe some innocent flirting with Daniel would light a little fire under Marco.I leaned forward, slightly scooting closer making it seem like I was about to whisper into Daniels ear, but the fire raging in Marcos eyes before, suddenly turned into an inferno. He narrowed his eyes at me and t

Last Updated : 2022-09-04

s i x t e e n

ROSA "Your wife?!" I gasped in shock.No, no, no. He cannot be serious right now..."Um, this would be the part when you say yes, babe," Daniel said, then chuckled awkwardly.All I could do was stand there, staring at Daniel, utterly speechless.They set me up to marry a total stranger. I can't believe he's asking me to marry him after only one actual date! What the hell! "I...um..." I stuttered."Of course she says yes!" My dad piped in response to Daniel with a smile, while giving me a hard glare."..." No words could escape my lips as I stood shocked by my father's boldness."Amazing! That's what I wanted to hear," Daniel rejoiced."Congratulations, you two. I know you will get along just fine," dad said reassuringly, then took a whiskey bottle from the small hatch behind his desk and poured two glasses; one for himself and the other for Daniel. "I was keeping this bottle for a special occasion," he beamed."I'm honoured, Enzo.""You're family now, Daniel. Cheers to a prosperous

Last Updated : 2022-09-10

s e v e n t e e n

ROSA I was scrambling to find the best outfit to make a good impression and my mind was on its own journey, racing over how this was going to go.I would be meeting the infamous Vinny Cabrera. I was really curious to see what he's like– I've heard many things about him and I wondered what was true and what was not. But in any case, he's a criminal through and through. I bet Daniel didn't get his father's good side from him.I was still wandering in my mind when I heard the doorbell ding.Shoot! I need to hurry up! I dressed in a white lace top and black skinny jeans.Why should I dress my best anyway? It's not like I'm marrying Vinny. **Late, I rushed into the living room to find dad and someone I'd never seen before, who I supposed was Daniels dad, already seated.Vinny turned in his seat to glare at me."Hello. You must be Daniels dad," I grimaced. "Nice to meet you, I'm Rosa," I introduced."Good afternoon," he replied with a nasally voice and a scowl. He was a bulgy man, almos

Last Updated : 2022-09-19

e i g h t e e n

ROSAI couldn't sleep last night after our conversation about the engagement. Marco's words kept echoing in my head: "You can't call off the engagement, Rosa." There was something in his tone—not just concern, but urgency. Like he was protecting something bigger than just our relationship.I found him in dad's study early the next morning, his head bent over some paperwork. The morning light streaming through the window caught his profile, and for a moment, I forgot my suspicions. The sight of him in his fitted suit, completely at home among my father's business documents, made my stomach twist. How had he adapted so perfectly to this world? Then his phone buzzed, breaking the spell."We need to talk," I said, closing the door behind me.He glanced up, his expression carefully neutral. "Rosa, this isn't a good time.""When is it ever?" I moved closer to his desk. "You keep giving me mixed signals. One minute you're kissing me in the garden, the next you're telling me I have to marry

Last Updated : 2024-12-28

n i n e t e e n

ROSA The wedding invitations lay scattered across my desk, their gold lettering mocking me. Two weeks. That's all the time I had left to figure out what was really going on in my family's business—and with Marco. I'd been going through dad's old financial records, trying to make sense of the shipping routes Marco had been so interested in. At first glance, everything seemed normal, but there was something off about the numbers. The manifests showed regular shipments to Colombia, but the profit margins were impossibly high for what was supposed to be simple import/export business. A knock on my door made me quickly hide the papers. "Come in!" Daniel strode in, already talking about wedding details. "Baby, I've been thinking. We should move the ceremony up a week. My father insists—" "What? No! There's already so much to do and—" "It wasn't a question," his voice turned hard, nothing like his usual cheerful tone. His eyes, usually warm brown, had turned cold. "My father want

Last Updated : 2024-12-28

t w e n t y

ROSAMy hands trembled as I held the police badge I'd found hidden in Marco's room. Detective Marco Rossi, Chicago PD, Organized Crime Division. The morning light caught the gold shield, making it gleam accusingly.I'd snuck into his room at dawn, determined to find proof of what I'd overheard last night. The badge wasn't hidden as carefully as it should have been—almost as if he'd wanted me to find it.A commotion from downstairs interrupted my thoughts. Angry voices echoed through the halls—I recognized Daniel's father, Vinny, among them.Clutching the badge, I crept to the top of the stairs."You've got some nerve, Castillo!" Vinny's voice boomed. "Trying to cut us out of the Colombian route?""What are you talking about?" My father's voice was cold, controlled."Don't play dumb. Our contact at the port told us everything. You're redirecting shipments through a new channel—cutting our profit margin in half!"I peered around the corner. Dad stood behind his desk, Marco and several g

Last Updated : 2024-12-28

1 2 3

SCAN CODE TO READ ON APP