All Chapters of The Mafia Boss’s Mute Bride: Chapter 71 - Chapter 75

ALEKSEInineteen years ago"Why do you keep coming here?" The slurred words filled my ears as I mopped the dried vomit stuck to the floor. "I tried to kill you before. Do you think I couldn't do it again?"It was ten in the morning, and Mom was already drunk. I couldn't remember the last time she was fully sober. Or nice. Now, she was always so angry and mean."Don't ignore me, you brat!" She snapped, tossing her half-empty bottle of beer at me. The alcohol dulled her aim, and the bottle crashed into pieces at my feet instead of hitting my head like she intended.I sighed, wiping the sweat off my brow. At this rate, I wouldn't be done with cleaning before the nanny dropped Misha off. "I'm here because you're lonely all the time."Dad couldn't care less about her, and he hadn't come to see her since he kicked her out. She would have no one if Misha and I abandoned her, too."Don't pity me, bastard!" She threw another bottle at me. "And don't look at me with those ugly eyes!"I dropped

ARIANA IT WAS THANKSGIVING, and while we usually never celebrated the holiday, Mama changed the rules this year. She claimed we had a lot to be grateful for this year, and with how everything had turned out so far, I agreed. I was one of the first people to arrive, and I'd spent the last several hours assisting Mama and my other relatives in the kitchen. Niko and Elle had arrived a few minutes ago, and Mama had redirected Elle to the living room couch when she tried to lend a helping hand. "I don't know what that girl was thinking." Mama shook her head disapprovingly. "The kitchen heat is not good for the baby." I laughed as I dried my hands on a kitchen rag. "You just made that up, Mama." "How's married life treating you, Ari? You cook for your husband much?" Aunt Maria asked, peeking at me over the rim of her fourth wine glass today. "Maria!" Mama scolded, her gaze harsh. "Today's a happy day. Don't dampen the mood. And put the wine down." Maria rolled her eyes. "How am I da

ALEKSEI "ARE YOU READY TO TELL ME why you're here? You've spent one night here already, and I know it's certainly not because you enjoy the company." Igor dropped two cubes of ice into his whisky glass, taking his sweet time swirling it around the amber liquid before he responded. "You know, Alyosha, sometimes you sound like a fool, and that's a shame because I know you are a smart man." I lifted an unimpressed brow at him. "You could do better with the jabs, Igor." A deep scowl settled on his face. "Or you could do better with your reasoning. It seems like sometimes, you forget I fathered you." "I wish I could. Trust me, that's the only reason you're in the guesthouse, and not in some hotel out there." I pushed myself out of the armchair I was perched on. "Well, now that it has been established that you have nothing important to say, I'll be on my way." "Sit down, Aleksei," he snapped sternly, digging his nails into the pa