Semua Bab Trapped With The Ruthless Alpha: The Heiress Vendetta: Bab 11 - Bab 20

ADELINA'S POV It was a threat, and from the way her eyes burned, something in my guts told me she was more than capable of doing that. I nervously gulped, my fist balling. "I don't know where you got that idea from, because my surname is Marino doesn't mean I am associated with the Mafia syndicate. Marino is a popular surname, and besides, I haven't done anything to warrant such threats." I defended myself not letting myself be pushed down by her. She might be powerful but she had no right to push me around. Jessica scoffed, "Do you have any idea who you are talking to? My brother is the present governor, and I don't want to brag about my family connections, but I am more than capable of making one girl disappear. After al, you have no one." My eyes dilated, she was related to the Slade family. Talk about trouble, that explains why she quickly associated me with the Marino family. My family has had some deals with the Slade family in the past and has rigged a cou

ADELINA'S POV Exhaustion washed over me as I stepped out of the government building. The sun was blazing and hot. I had to shield myself from its rays with the envelope I had in my hand. Even the sun wasn't on my side today. I quickly spotted the silver car Casper drove me in and approached it. He actually waited all this while in the car. Casper sensed me approaching the car from a distance away and glanced in my direction. He was on a call which he hung up on as soon as I opened the door. "Thank you for waiting. I am sorry I took a long time." I chimed while buckling my seat belt. Casper didn't reply or ask what I was doing and just started the car. I had a feeling he didn't like me, not that I cared. Casper quickly changed directions to the direction of the Marino mansion. He didn't even ask me for the way he already knew. The drive was quiet and a bit long, but soon, we approached the familiar gates of my family mansion. The gates were closed so Casper had

ADELINA'S POV The cloud rumbled and started to pour wetting the soil. The air smelled like mud, and the pit-pat sounds of the rain echoed. I didn't know what came over me to stand in between Viktor and Vivianna; if I hadn't, blood might have poured today. I was tired of the bloodshed. "Please let's stop. We can just talk like adults." I repeated, my eyes pleading with Vivianna to let go. She sighed, then resigned to my pleading. "Fine, just a simple conversation." She replied. I smiled, grateful she was standing down. Someone grabbed my hand, making me snap my head in Viktor's direction. If looks could kill he would be dead now. "Let go of my hand," I barked at him, trying to pull my arm from his grasp, but his hold only tightened. Vivianna tried to intervene, but before she moved, she was already surrounded by Viktor's men, who dragged her away. "Let go of me you bastards," she barked as she was being pulled away. I tried to fight Viktor, trying to snatch my hand but I

ADELINA'S POV As a child, my mum always called me the daredevil because I had a strong tendency to do crazy shit just to prove people wrong. I always knew my impulse was a bad characteristic but it was annoying how he belittled me. It felt like, in his eyes, I was a scared little girl. I shouldn't be doing this like hell. Why did I decide to kiss a man who could be described as my brother-in-law? Maybe arguing with Viktor made me lose some brain cells because I shouldn't be doing this after my family's funeral. His brother killed them. I just wanted to tease him because of how annoying and arrogant he seemed. Sparks ignited when our lips touched; I felt him freeze for a second. It was meant to be a short kiss just to tease him as a way of my foolish payback, but why were the sparks addictive pulling me? I wanted to drown myself but my mind kept on telling me no. Luckily I was able to overcome the temptation and listen to my mind. A smile crossed my lips as I

ADELINA'S POV Since the funeral, the CCTV hasn't caught sight of the car that is always watching from the dark. It gave a faint sense of security. For the past few days, I have been trying to gather as much information as I could about the family business. This could not be the end of the Marino family. There were records of the Marino business partners both underground and our cover business. On the surface, unbeknownst to the public, my family ran a fashion house; we focused on Italian leather and tailor suits. It wasn't a major success, but it was a perfect cover-up for our actual source of income. To spend the dirt money there has to be a hoax company. It was shocking it got revealed that we were tied to the mob, a part of me knows Viktor had a hand in it. Thinking of that jerk I haven't seen him recently. My family's reputation was in shambles after the leak of information. Although the store was trying its best to keep everything together by denying it,