♕—Delilah In the evening, Lorenzo left leaving me alone in the house. Reyna and Giulia left after doing all their chores.I walked around the house, I was afraid to go outside. The men that were patrolling the mansion weren't very nice. I could see it in their lecherous gaze, the darkness exuding off their bodies. They were the Made men of the Cosa Nostra, I had gotten lucky that I had Lorenzo, I know how bad it could be for me if some other men had gotten me. My mind fixated on Jack and an overwhelming sense of guilt washed over me. I wondered how he was faring these past few months. I had made a vow to never be with another man but him, and yet that was exactly what I did. The first time with Alexander, it wasn't my choice, but the second time, there was no one else to blame but myself, what I did with Lorenzo was on me. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't shake the thought of what I had done – pushing Jack out of my mind and my heart to make space for Lorenzo. Images of Jack,

♕—Delilah Lorenzo came out of the kitchen and went back into the bedroom, my eyes followed where he went and then he reemerged with his laptop and sat down on his armchair. I could clearly see his frustration.I stared at him, I could easily make out his annoyance. He groaned with a heavy sigh. He flung the folder onto the coffee table as well and put his legs up on it. With another exasperated sigh, he extended his tall frame, seemingly as if he was in pain. My heart filled with a deep worry as I hastily stood up and quickly rushed to his side. "Are you okay?" I asked, looking down at him with a frown. He looked up at me momentarily before snapping his attention back to his laptop. He shifted in his place, I could see how he was trying hard to suppress the pain he was in but I had no idea of the source of it. I was anxious and curious about what he was intending; should I stay or go? However, a thought suddenly crossed my mind. Lorenzo seemed to be more open than usual. If I stay

♞—Lorenzo Niko stood in the doorway, his eyes narrowed menacingly at the scene before him before they settled on me. "What are you doing here?" he asked. "I need to talk to you," I declared. Niko's eyes flicked between the bloodied finger of his other soldier and then on me before a twisted smirk formed over his face. "Go to Dr. Raymond, he will attach your finger back," he ordered the soldier keeping his enraged eyes on me before he turned and walked back to his desk, leaving the door open. I stepped into the room, quickly tucking my bloodstained knife away in my pocket. I slammed the door shut firmly, and squared up to him as he slowly sank into his chair behind the desk. "What do you want?" "I'm your enforcer, Niko," I stated. "Are you? Are you sure it's where your loyalties lie?" "My loyalty has always been with you." He acted so entertained, yet I was aware of the fury that was brewing just beneath the surface of his phony mirth. "Where was your loyalty when you fucked

♞—Lorenzo "Abrams?" I voiced. Joey Abrams and the rest of his men gazed upon me with a sense of trepidation. They were well aware of who I was, and the destruction I was capable of inflicting. I could see the terror in their eyes, and how each of their complexions paled."Vitelli..." he nodded at me. "Heard you've been causing trouble in the neighborhood." He lifted a shoulder, "Just doing my job," saying as he flicked the cigarette onto the floor. My eyes followed the cigarette butt landing on the ground before I looked back at him, "Pick it up..." He let out a laugh, he jerked his head to one of his men, "Pick it up, Gavin," he faced me with a smug look, "Is there a reason for this visit, Vitelli?" I nodded, getting straight to the point, "Black Hand Extortion is something Don Nikolai Costello doesn't want in his territory. You work for La Cosa Nostra not the fucking Camorra."Joey gave me a nasty look, "Go tell Don Nikolai Costello to go fuck himself," he retorted and laughe

♕—Delilah He laughed once more, humorless, cold, and conniving, "Sometimes I wonder if you have ever been truly loved, Delilah... You don't seem like you understand what real fucking love is. Are you sure your Jack loves you?" I shook my head, glaring at him through my tears, "Don't you dare say his name with your mouth." He tilted his head to the side, "Does he know you? Like, REALLY know you? Does he know how mean and selfish you are? Does he know that you'd do anything to get what you want? Does he know that you're capable of stabbing a man? Is he well aware of just how 'wonderful' you are?" Angry tears streamed down my cheeks as my pulse quickened. I angrily swiped them away, my eyes seething with rage as I glared at Lorenzo. I desperately wanted to lash out and give him a hard slap."Does he know that you pretend to be this prideful princess but you fucking love it when someone makes you their dirty little whore? Does he know how you like to be slapped around, does he know ho