All Chapters of My Runaway Mafia Groom Wants Me Back: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Chapter 1 Is Batman my daddy?

(Emmeline)“Mama,” Jackson pipes up from the back seat, where he’s safely strapped in, “Is Batman my daddy?”I can’t believe my sweet angel boy is old enough for kindergarten already. I also don’t know how to answer his question. The one thing I know for certain, is that Asher isn’t Batman. Beyond that, John Snow and I are in the same boat as far as knowing things go.Asher disappeared off the face of the earth 5 years ago. There one day, gone the next, leaving me standing on the steps of City Hall, where we were going to get married. Waiting for hours before finally accepting he wasn’t going to show up.I spent 6 months frantically looking for him, with no luck. I sometimes still catch myself thinking he’ll come back, with a good reason for disappearing on me. We were so in love, and so sure we wanted to spend our lives together. I don’t understand what drove him away.I found out I was pregnant a week later. Asher doesn’t even know he has a son. If he’s still alive.I filed a mi

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Chapter 2 Bewilderment

(Emmeline)“You look like you’ve seen a ghost,” Rosa whispers, putting her finger under my chin to close my gaping mouth. “What’s wrong?”I look around worriedly to see whether Elias is close by, but he practically has his nose pressed to the television screen and he’s barking out orders. For once he’s not paying any attention to me.“Jerry, get in touch with Captain O’Hare at the NYPD and ask them to issue a BOLO for this bastard. I want it to go out to every member of law enforcement within the next hour. Jessica, get Manny over at OCCB on the line. This is the break we’ve been waiting for.”OCCB is the Organized Crime Control Bureau. The man I’ve been pining over for the past 5 years is a gangster. No, scrap that. He’s the gangster. The modern day version of Al Capone.I probably shouldn’t be talking about this, but Rosa is my closest friend in the world and I’m too frazzled to keep it all inside. Grabbing her hand, I rush to the bathroom and lock the door behind us.“Asher Giord

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Chapter 3 Double Whammy

(Emmeline)My heart is pounding so fast, I can hear the blood rushing through my head. “What makes you think that, sweetie?” I ask, wondering if he’ll notice that my voice is 2 octaves higher than usual.He runs to my bedroom and comes back a minute later waving around a picture I keep in a box under my bed.A picture I haven’t looked at in years, because it hurts too much. It’s of me and Asher. Laughing, carefree and desperately in love. It was taken about 2 months before his disappearance, just after we got engaged.My first instinct is to lie. To tell him that of course that man on the news isn’t his daddy. But anyone with halfway decent eyesight can see that it’s the same person. He’s even more handsome now that he’s older, but it’s undeniably the same person.I crouch down, taking the picture from his hand gently. “Yes, baby. I think it is. He disappeared before I knew you were in my belly and he used a different name when I knew him.”Jackson considers my answer, glancing bac

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Chapter 4 The Bombshell

(Asher)“Mr. Giordano, there’s a little boy at the front door, asking to speak to you,” Bruce says, scratching his neck in confusion. Looking up at my burly bodyguard, I tilt my head to the side, “I’m sorry, a what?”“We tried telling him to scoot, but he sat down on the steps and said he’s not leaving until he’s spoken to you.” I knew having my face plastered all over the news was going to have repercussions, but, this isn’t one of the scenarios I pictured.“When you say little, what age are you referring to?” I ask. Bruce shrugs, “I dunno, like kindergarten little. Like shouldn’t be out on the streets alone little.”Fuck. I’d better go and see what the hell this is about. “I take it you’ve frisked him?” I ask dryly and Bruce pales. “Shit. No. Should I have?”“Bruce, you’re a great bodyguard, but we really have to work on your sense of humor,” I tell him in passing. “No, there’s no need to frisk the toddler, I’m sure I can take him.” Bruce still looks a little uncertain as he trai

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Chapter 5 Confrontation

(Emmeline) I can’t breathe properly. I can’t think. My heart is beating so fast I’m worried I may pass out and there’s no time for that now. Jackson’s been gone for over an hour. They waited to call me until they’d searched the entire school.I knew he was up to something this morning, I should have pushed him for an answer. Where could he have gone? He doesn’t know where to find Asher. What if he was kidnapped?Jackson is such a beautiful boy and there are so many predators. He’s smart as a whip, but he’s still 4 years old and he’ll trust anyone.My head seems to be filled with static, thoughts coming and going arbitrarily. I have to do something. Anything. What if he’s trapped somewhere, screaming for me?I’ll die if anything happens to him. He’s my entire life. The moment they put him in my arms the day he was born, I knew my heart would be living outside my chest for the rest of my life.He wants to find his dad. He saw him on television and he has a name now, but it’s not like

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Chapter 6 Confession Time

(Emmeline) “My son will always be my first priority,” I hiss at Asher. “Take me to the DA’s office and I’ll resign. I’ll even tell you what I know about the very hefty file they have on you. It doesn’t matter, because it won’t change any of the facts. And just so you’re aware, I’m a lowly paralegal, I’m not exactly privy to everything that happens in the inner sanctum.”He raises one eyebrow sardonically. “Come now, Emmeline. I’ve been chatting to Jackson and I know full well that you and the DA are very close. According to Jackson, Uncle Elias sees you as his right-hand woman.”I don’t have anything to say to that. I usually love the fact that Jackson is so observant and has no filter. It makes conversations with him hilarious and fun. But this one time, it would have been great if he could have dialed it back a little.“If you’re done telling me even more lies, it’s time to go.” Asher takes my elbow roughly and leads me out of the apartment. He stops to glare at me when I stop on

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Chapter 7 Conflict

(Emmeline) “How kind of you to see Emmeline off in person,” Asher says coolly as he steps out of the Mercedes. “Not many bosses will do that for an employee. But from what I’ve been able to gather, she’s quite special to you, isn’t she?”Elias offers Asher a frosty smile. “She’d be special to anyone with half a brain. You don’t really need extraordinary perception to know that. Well...Perhaps you do.”Asher’s eyes grow glacial. “I’m so sorry to be taking her away from you so effortlessly, but I’m sure you’ll eventually find an inferior replacement.”Elias crosses his arms. “I have no intention of looking for a replacement. Emmeline will be back where she belongs soon enough. Sadly, you’ll be lounging behind bars. The only replacement you’ll be able to find will be a 6-foot cellmate named Bubba.”Asher laughs politely, stepping up next to me and wrapping his arm around my waist, like he has a right to. “You’re in for even more disappointment if you truly believe that,” Asher says cond

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Chapter 8 Publication

I’m forced to endure breakfast with Asher. Jackson needs to eat before school and it’s like an arrow punching straight through my heart every time Jackson calls Asher daddy.Asher, for his part, is pretending that this is all completely normal. He chats to Jackson about school, his favorite sports, and even seems to know a thing or two about Spider-man. With every passing moment, I can see my son falling deeper under the spell of his corrupt father.I can’t eat. My stomach is tied in knots and I sip my coffee slowly, wracking my brain for a way to escape this nightmare.“Mama, you have to hurry up and finish breakfast. Otherwise I’ll be late for school.” Jackson says. For the first time he looks a bit worried. “Do you think I’m in trouble with Miss Ally?” he asks hesitantly.I want to snap that Miss Ally is the one in trouble with me. If they’d kept a closer eye on the children in their care, he never would have escaped and we wouldn’t be slaves to a beautiful lie right now. But he

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Chapter 9 Eyes Everywhere

(Emmeline) Seb’s confession leaves me speechless. This explains why Asher is so hostile towards me. And his accusations that I’ve been lying to him. Before I even tried to convince him Elias is Jackson’s father.He must have believed that I knew. That I was dating him because of who he is. I laugh dispiritedly. Nothing could be further from the truth. I was so young and naive. So certain I was going to become a lawyer who’d fight for the little guy. I would never have willingly bound myself to the most notorious crime family in the city.“Emmeline, please. Just talk to me. Scream at me. Anything. I need to know that I haven’t lost the only person in the world who still cares about me,” Sebastian begs. “You’re my brother. I’ll always love you,” I tell him quietly. “Just tell me why. You know what the mafia does.”Seb shakes his head. “There was no more money. We were in a hole so deep that I couldn’t even see daylight anymore. We were losing everything. I couldn’t even afford to p

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Chapter 10 Delusional

(Emmeline) I’m normally all about road safety and following the speed limit, but fear has me driving at least 10 mph faster than I should be going.“Mama, you’re going to get a ticket,” Jackson warns from the backseat. I’m torn between setting a good example and doing what’s right for me right now. I speed up a little more, and Jackson’s mouth drops open.“This is an emergency sweetie,” I tell him placatingly. I should have known that would never be enough information for my inquisitive little boy.“Why? What kind of emergency? You said only the police can drive fast when they need to and everyone else should obey the rules of the road. Are we making a citizen’s arrest?” he asks excitedly.It’s incredible that he’s picked up so much about the law from me, yet thinks his dad is the bees knees. I’d quite like to arrest Asher, but being a pain in my ass isn’t considered prima facie evidence yet. More’s the pity.“No baby. You know how you first saw Asher on television?” I ask. I may

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