Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Mafia's Hidden Obsession : Kabanata 41 - Kabanata 50

ALMA’S POV“You look like a kid who just discovered a candy store.” Nadine laughed, unboxing my new phone with me. “I’ll you all the fun things you can do with it, and the most important part is it has to be on silent always.”“What does silent mean?” I held the device, carefully inspecting it. “It looks like something I would never use; maybe I should put it back in the box and keep it on my nightstand.”“Bitch, I got this for two hundred dollars. You better start using it or bad things are going to happen.” Nadine took the phone from me, and pressed the button on the side.The next hour was fascinating and confusing. Nadine was not one known for her patience, but she was calm with me, listening to me ask the same question a billion times.After two hours of accumulating information, I’d taken enough. “If I hear one more word, I think my head is going to explode.” I groaned, rubbing my tired eyes. “I didn’t even know you had a phone.”“You don’t know a lot of things happening in the

ALMA’S POVI fell out of the cab, and winced when my knees took the brunt. I heard the cab driver call out to me in concern, but I was too dazed to respond. He probably thought I was high on something, because he drove off shortly after with pity swirling in his eyes.I had lost my heels in a bid to escape the image I couldn’t scrape from my mind, no matter how much I tried. Zaverio killed Jace. He was holding a gun, and he carried Jace’s dead body.My brain was trying to make sense of everything; the shooting, the dead bodies, Jace running to call the police, Jace’s dead body, and Zaverio’s involvement.Why was Zaverio there? Was he stalking us? Did he follow me to the restaurant, and wait to catch Jace alone. Bile rose in my throat, and I vomited into the bushes nearby, dry heaving until I lost the ability to stand.Tears blurred my vision but I wiped them away, dragging myself to my feet. He had seen me, I was sure of it. My paranoia was digging its claws into my skin, telling me t

ALMA’S POVMy throat was dry and I swallowed several times to ease the burn. I hissed as I sat up, holding my pounding head. It felt worse than a hangover, and I waved my hand around trying to find a glass of water.Nadine always made sure to keep one around for me when we went out for one of our wild nights, I needed to sober up quickly if I wanted to work effectively today. The task master already had been in his sight, and he was bursting at the seams waiting for Mrs. Riccardo to return.The table I touched was empty, and I groaned. Nadine was probably as knocked out as I was. It was going to be torture dragging myself out of bed, but I didn’t have a choi-My eyes flew open when I fell off the bed, and reality set in quicker than I could snap my fingers. I wasn’t home and Nadine wasn’t here. I had been kidnapped by Zaverio.My heart pounded as I rushed to my feet, looking left and right. The room was painted plain white; it was wide enough for a bed, and a mini sitting room. There

ALMA’S POVLife in Zaverio’s world was like an image of the estate, nothing new ever happened. It was the same sequence happening over and over again, day in day out.Von came to get me every morning, and he left me to my devices, but I knew he kept his eyes on me throughout the day. He was my baby sitter, and I loved the space he awarded me.It was fascinating to watch the men work on the white stuff that got brought in every day; they measured and packed it in little bags. I had asked Von what it was but he told me I didn’t need to know, and I was only there to see not touch or taste.I didn’t have the urge to taste the substance, and he said it was dangerous for pregnant women, so I steered clear from it.The gun area was more frightening, but I had touched a few and nothing had happened, some were heavier than some, and I blushed when some of the men watched me struggle to lift them.I knew these men were here to make a living, and in a way I understood why they had chosen the lif

ALMA’S POVIt has been three days. Three days since I saw Von or another human being. The cabin was located in the middle of nowhere, and no way close to the road. I had explored the areas surrounding the small cabin, but never ventured out when it was dark, scared of whatever boogie man was out of there.Developing anxiety was not on my bucket list, and it was messing with my mind. Having to hide my building relationship from everyone in the main house had heightened my anxiety.Now, I had witnessed things a normal person with a normal life should never have seen. I knew the darker side of the world and the man I lov- knew. I quickly corrected myself, setting myself back on track.Zaverio had no place in life, his only role was to be a father to my child, but he had made his thoughts about that part clear. We were nothing to each other, I could only hope the heat on my person reduced and I got the chance to return to my life.I didn’t mind being naïve for the rest of my life when I