All Chapters of Under the Mafia King's Rule: Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

Tension rolled over the air in fast and heavy waves.Hilda looked the most horrified and shocked but it wasn't directed at Lynnie or I. Her gaze kept flickering down the table in fear.Her hands against Romero's arm tightened and so did mine clutching the edge of the table.Hilda's parents looked…embarrassed. Like their future step granddaughter calling another woman Mama was a grave sin they should be afraid of.Her brother merely looked amused. He had the eyes that sparkled with sadistic pleasure at the tension and unease in the air.Kylie looked taken aback.Avery let out a nervous laugh, once, then another.Still the crack of the unease did not ease.“She likes to play with that a lot." She threw another shallow laugh in the air like it was her job to fix this.The devil and his child just sat there.Romero sipped from his wine without a care for his daughter's error.And Lynnie was back to sipping her milkshake with a wide smile on her face.Only I felt like I was about to be str

I cuddled against Lynnie on her bed. It has become our most favorite thing to do over the last few days.We watch her sometimes disastrous movie until we fall asleep in either her room or in mine.It's been almost a week since that catastrophic dinner. The bandages were finally taken off my arm yesterday, the pain was almost completely gone, leaving only a dull ache behind.Tonight Lynnie laid almost on top of me but I couldn't sleep.I haven't been able to sleep through the night since the night Jace and child died.The anxiety of the nightmare only worsened further after I killed a man.I killed a person.His lifeless eyes haunted me when I closed my eyes.Being with her always made me feel better, brought me ease and peace but tonight my body just wouldn't relax.My back tensed up when I heard the door to the room being pulled open.I shut my eyes closed.The sound closed shut and soft, heavy footsteps followed.I held my breath, my shoulders frozen.It was him.Her father. I hadn'