All Chapters of NORA: THE MAFIA QUEEN; THE ALPHA'S MATE: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Nora’s POV.“Shoot her!!!” his harsh, stern and firm voice commanded, making fear grip me. He was seated in an armchair, smoking his hemp and exhaling it in a single puff. His men surrounded him, each heavily armed, as if waiting for a directive to strike.The 10-year-old me was standing, holding a gun with my little trembling hands, aimed at my own mother. That wasn't my first time holding a gun, as I had practiced with it every day of my life since I was age five. But that was my first time of pointing it at a real being, my mother at that.“Shoot my mother? How can I?” I thought as my hands continued to tremble, with my eyes fixed on my mum, who was consumed with fear. Her eyes, filled with fear and anxiety, were pleading with mine, begging me not to pull the trigger ……. to save her life.“Are you deaf? I said to pull the trigger!!!” Dad’s resonating words hit my ears so hard, that the gun fell off my shaky hands.“I …. I can’t, Daddy” I stammered with my voice trembling, out of fe

Nora’s POV. I was sitting outside the club where I was meant to meet my target, waiting for his arrival. I had always been confident about my missions, but I felt somehow ominous about that particular mission. I was hesitant – I felt like waving the mission off, but I had no power to do so. My duty was to kill and be paid, while my father determined who to be killed, where and what method to use. Still waiting for him to appear, I ruminate about my life. “Is this how I will forever live my life? Will I ever be free from that man’s prison?” I thought. I wanted to be free, to love someone and be loved. I wanted to be like other girls around my age, who had boyfriends, watched movies, went on movie dates and filled their closets with different designers, instead of mine which was filled with ammunition. “Should I just flee with Liam? He has been proposing we move to another town, should I just do so? Maybe I might have the chance to date him openly- to live the life I t

Williams Smith’s POV. Right before she stepped into that room, I could already sense her presence – her distinctive smell, which was a sharp reminder of the moments that we shared together in the past. She was different- quite unique among the most powerful of her kinds. Maybe because she was born from the rare fusion of human, werewolf and sorcery. Her beauty was unmatched as a child and so was her power, which they had termed as ‘being destructive and dangerous’, leading to her forceful exile. As soon as she walked in, I was swept off my feet by her beauty, as I was the first time we met. She was a sweet soul as a child but now, she had turned into a cold-blooded murderer, who wasn’t even aware of her real identity. One, who had no idea of the power inside of her. We used to be friends, but to me, we were more than that. We were lovers who were separated before we could discover our feelings for each other. Ironically, the woman I had loved my whole life, was there that nig

Nora’s Pov. “Opulence lounge? Why did dad choose this particular place of all the places? Does he suspect anything?” my mind raced, a turbulent storm of fear and uncertainty, emerged within me. That was the exact lounge that Liam worked in – the same place we had met and fell in love. Some years back, my father had planted me in the Opulence Lounge as a waitress, just so I could get close to one of my preys. My prey back then was one powerful man- someone you couldn’t access easily. Opulence Lounge was where he frequented, and I had to work there for two months before I got close to him and silently took him down. During those two months, Liam was my colleague. Those fleeting moments I spent by his side while we worked together, I found the peace I had long. There was this charm about him that kept me glued to him and kept drawing me in. For the first time, I found myself breaking my father’s rule: never to fall in love. I promised myself to keep my relationship with Lia

Nora’s POV. “Liam?” my breath hitched. “What ... are .... you doing here?” I stammered, shocked to see Liam standing right in front of me. He was supposed to be at home- sleeping. I saw him fall asleep before I left his apartment but what the hell was he doing there? “Nora ...... is that .. really you?” his voice, which was barely a whisper asked, his legs trembling. I knew I had fucked up and the fear of if I would ever escape from the mess I had created gripped me. I had been scared of him knowing who I really was my whole life – scared of him leaving me once he found out I was a ruthless murderer. His eyes were fixed on me – pleading for me to prove what he had seen wrong. I opened my mouth to explain to him, but words betrayed me as not even a sound escaped from my lips. “Liam, I can explain” I finally said, my hand stretched, taking some steps towards him but the reaction I got from him, broke my heart. “Don’t ...... don’t near me” his trembling voice warned, as he step