ALINATrue to Dante's words, signs were conveniently placed around the area, showing directions to different places. This place was defintely a posh, gated community.I followed the directions and sign boards. I spotted a lot of gated houses on my way, few individuals walking and lone mansions.It took a while but after few turns and signs, I had approached a nearby grocery store. I was defintely in the urban open area of the community, away from Dante's secluded mansion.People moved about like a tide chattering, the serene sound of children playing and mild car horns graced the air.The name of the grocery store, 'Foodies' was bodly written in red italics. Its painting looked chipped and worn out but overall it looked like a dainty shop. I walked inside and picked a basket but not before texting the tyrant of a husband that I had arrived.Like every other super market, there were indications above each aisle which showed its content.I briskly walked towards the dairy aisle becau

The days flew by in a blur after Alina caught Dante making out with another woman in his study room. The pain was shattering and it got Alina so withdrawn from Dante than she would have normally.Never in her life, did she think Dante would stoop that low just to punish her.Why his betrayal hurt her, she could not fanthom the reason but she could not deny the fact that she was hurt deeply disappointed at Dante's morals. Probably, she expected too much from, a little decency perhaps for the sacred union called marraige but he crushed all her expectancy of him and proved that day that he didn't value their marraige and neither was he going to be faithful to it. When she wasn't working for Dante and cleaning up the house, Alina spent her days in the library, feeding from the vast knowledge of ideas that seemed to surround everywhere. And as for her nights, she spent them in despair. She would cry herself to bed every single night whenever she pondered on her married life.This

ALINA I peered my eyes through the now starry nights of the sky as we drove. Though I didn't care initially but an anxious feeling had slowly begun creeping inside of me and now I really wanted to see where Dante was taking me too. We had been driving for more than thirty minutes and I couldn't help but wonder if he was going to take me to some abandoned building and kill me or sell me off.He had been very clear on his threats to kill me and the very thought of it all got me quaking in my skin. Knowing that I am seated next to a a man who in the nearest future might be responsible for my death brought a whole different level of fright and terror. I shook my head to keep the alarmimg thoughts at bay because my heart had began palpilating and I was forgetting to even breathe. I turned my eyes from the window and my gaze fell upon Dante's who was perusing through his phone. He looked peaceful when he wasn't angry or raging fire and brimstones at me. But beneath this facial expres

DANTE "Dante what do you say about shipping the goods towards the Middle East instead? And the demand for Opium is rather high in south America. They are ravenous wolves. How do you cope in having your drugs pass smoothly with no hassle?" Valentine inquired from me, leaning his hands on the table."You make a good point. I have men situated at the boarders of Brazil by guyana to the east, Uruguay to the south and Bolivia to the south west. Marcello oversees the distribution of crystal methamphetamine all the way down to Argentina and also new Mexico. Stefano and his underbosses oversee the distribution of our drugs all across Europe to America and plus the politicians and those dick heads sitting in the embassy are on my payroll. My drugs go in easily without a hassle" I meticulously explained to Valentine. He seemed pleased with me and on his lips wore a malicious smile."And the distribution of the ammunitions?" He prod.I was about shedding light on that when I heard a distin

ALINA My tremor ignited on seeing Dante angrily stump out of his car. Multiple sweat beads formed on my skin and the air around us suddenly felt too tight to breathe in.Dante was so hot under his collar. His eyes seethed with exasperation and a blaze of indignation burned furiously within him.The look in his eyes were threatening. I had never seen it before. The muscles in his jaw clenched and unclenched. His fist were balled up so tight I could swear his knuckles were turning white. His demeanour spoke off raw anger. Raw, bloody and threatening anger. Flashing both of us an icy glare, he took predatorial steps towards us.My heart was already swimming in my stomach. "Uhm Theodore...I..I..you should be going now please" I stuttered in my speech with quivering lips, noticing Dante was furiously approaching us."Why? The man is your boss right?" He inquired, not wanting to leave. The next minute, my terrified orbs fell on two muscular men coming out of Dante's car, traili