All Chapters of Escaping The Mafia Devil: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Eh?"Peony! You can't just ask her that! What have I told you about manner of approach?" Rose gasped and scolded her sister."What? I couldn't help it anymore, and it's not like she isn't; why else would she be here with him?" Peony shrugged as she scrutinised me with the same morbid curiosity that everyone at the party had been giving me.Was this a mean girl confrontation like in the movies, or was she just curious?They didn't seem to give off the 'stay away from Lorenzo because you don't deserve him like we do vibe,' but it was obvious they had come to drill information out of me."No, I'm not Lorenzo's b*tch or whatever. What does that even mean?" I asked."You aren't? But—""Can we go sit? My legs are killing me." Rose said, eyeing her sister, and she gave me a sweet smile."I would have loved to stay and chat, but Lorenzo will be back for me any moment, and I don't want him to have to look for me." I hesitated as I took a step away from them.They might not give off 'I'm your f

"Lorenzo! How much of our conversation did you hear?" I drawled, giving him a playful smile as he stood beside me."Enough to hear you ladies are up to something? You aren't planning anything reckless, are you?" Lorenzo asked as he sat down."Who knows? Maybe I am. There's nothing in our deal that said I can't ask for extra help." I grinned, and the corner of his lips twitched to a small smile."Apparently, it doesn't, and I made a mistake not considering that." He grunted, eyeing Peony and Rose, who sheepishly smiled."Don't worry; the idea we have given her will only bring good results that we're sure you'll enjoy a lot, like a lot." Rose giggled and winked at him.I almost leapt over the table to shut her mouth. What part of a secret plan didn't she understand? She could have told him everything if she was going to hint it to him and act suspiciously."Don't mind my sister. We aren't planning anything with Gwendolyn." Peony, the twin I actually expected to blurt out what was going o

"Gwen! You're back!" Clara hugged me the moment I stepped into the mansion. "I've missed you so much." I breathe, returning her hug. "Are you alright? You're not hurt, are you?" She fussed as she examined my body. "I'm fine." I gave her a fake smile. No, I wasn't fine. I just had the most awkward and painful car ride in humanity. The drive back home was horrible. Lorenzo was colder and more distant than ever, and why the hell did it hurt? We had gotten what we wanted, so we had no reason to constantly flirt with each other or have small talks. But my chest clenched that he no longer bat an eye at me. Why was I acting like a needy little b*tch? I knew what would happen; I had asked for it, yet... Why was my f*cking heart aching? Lorenzo brushed past us, not even sparing me a single glance, and my eyes followed him until he turned the corner. So just like that, I was invisible. "You don't look good? Did something happen between you and him?" Clara whispered the las

#Day 17# "Gwen!" I turned around to see Cory weaving through the crowd of students leaving the class and I gave him a little smile. "Hey, what's up?" I said as I adjusted the strap of my bag. "Hey, you left before I could talk to you. Are you ok? You were looking down in class today?" He asked. "I've just been a little stressed lately. You don't know how happy I am that Professor Grey's class was suddenly cancelled. I just want to go home and sleep away all my problems." I replied and ran my fingers through my brown hair. "Oh, it seems you've already planned what you want to do. I thought I would have a shot today." He sighed. "A shot at what?" I frowned. "At you know... asking you out for coffee or something." He blushed and rubbed the back of his neck. "You always rush home after classes, and I thought today would be a good day since we suddenly have one free hour. But since you already have—" "So you're asking me out on a date with you right now?" I grinned, and h

"Thanks for today. It was perfect." I beamed at Lorenzo as the car stopped in front of the mansion. "Of course it was. I pride myself on exceeding people's expectations." He grinned, and I rolled my eyes. "A simple you're welcome would have been enough, but no, you just had to boast." I giggled. "Why shouldn’t I? It's true, isn't it? You can’t tell me it wasn’t more than you imagined." "Honestly, I can't imagine a better date than this, which is both a blessing and a curse. I probably won't be able to enjoy any others because I'll keep comparing them to these." I playfully huffed and crossed my arms over my chest. "Don't worry; I promise the others will be far more memorable than this. After all, I'm the only one that can beat myself." He laughed. Others? He planned that there would be others?! My heart raced but I reined back my excitement. There couldn't be any other when I had less than fifteen days to either escape or be killed by him. "I'll take your word for it."