All Chapters of Don Emilio's Redemption: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I don’t know how many minutes I spent just staring aimlessly at the air. My ears rang, and my body shook with fear. The words, ‘Emilio Vitale escaped from prison, and it’s all your fault,’ kept replaying in my mind over and over again.My blood ran cold, and I almost wanted to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming. I rushed to the living room and turned on the TV. The headlines were all over the news, and they only cemented what my father had already told me.Only the headlines weren’t angry with me. They were brutal.“New in, Emilio Vitale escapes prison with the help of the daughter of the DIA’s director, Chiara Moretti.” One news outlet reported.“Breaking news: Emilio Vitale escapes from prison after Chiara Moretti, the second chair lawyer in his prosecution case, visits him.” Another one reported.“Foul play? Emilio Vitale escapes prison after charming Chiara Moretti.”My name had leaked to all the media outlets, and everyone was tearing into me. Some less mainstream statio

I parked my pink 1961 Maserati 3500 GT in my parents’ garage. I was dreading the Sunday family brunch with my parents, brother, my uncle, and his family. I knew everyone would be looking at me and criticizing everything that happened.Even though the heat had died down, I was still under scrutiny from the media, and I had been advised not to go to the prosecutor’s office. I had been working from home for the past two weeks.Emilio still hadn’t contacted me, and no one had seen or heard from him. I was tired of looking over my shoulder, waiting for the murderer to come and ruin my life again. God, I hated that man.I sighed, pushing all other thoughts away, and walked to the door. There were other cars in the driveway, alerting me that everyone else had arrived. Before I could even ring the doorbell, the door swung open, and my mother came into view.She hugged me tightly. Papá didn’t allow me to see her. He claimed she was in Greece visiting her parents, but I knew she was still in th

When I woke up the next morning, there were documents on my bedside table and a black rose on top. There was also a note that said; Good luck, incantatrice.I crumpled the note in my hand and threw it across the room in anger. I was only able to sleep because I had cried almost all night. Yet, the bastard waited until I was asleep to come into my room and place documents and a black flower.Oh God, did he watch me sleep? I hated that he was in my room so much that I called the locksmith to change the locks. I told him my ex had a key and I was scared he would show up.When he was gone, I went back to bed. I had no plans to do anything that bastard Emilio wanted.I had just closed my eyes when my phone chimed. The text was from an unknown number.‘You know what will happen to your father’s career if you don’t do what I want. Be a good little girl and follow my orders. I’m not a patient man.’I didn’t need him to announce it for me to know who it was. His threat was clear, and I had to

“Who is that man looking at you?” Giulia asked as she strutted towards me. She had pushed away the guy she was dancing me when she saw the man I was with had left.She didn’t recognize that it was Emilio because the club was dark and he looked different. He had his piercings back on, and he was in a suit. He had also cut his hair a little. There were rings on his fingers and he was smoking a cigarette.“We should go,” I said as I started to drag her out of the club. I didn’t want to be in the same room as Emilio because I didn’t trust myself around him.Giulia stopped me and pulled me back. She looked at me and then back at Emilio. He was missing from his spot on the couch, but the girl who was all over him was still there. Both of us blinked, almost believing that we had imagined he was there.I looked around to see if I would see him, but I didn’t. It was as though he had disappeared from the face of the Earth in an instant. It was scary.“Are you allowing a man to spoil your fun? T

I woke up to another black rose on my bedside table. I closed my eyes and took deep breaths, trying not to crash out. Was I attracted to Milo? Yes. But did I like that he was coming in and out of my apartment whenever he wanted? No.I hated that he thought he had permission to infringe on my privacy like that. Luckily, I was too hungover to think too much about it. I went to the kitchen to make myself a cup of coffee, but I found a concoction on the counter.There was a note there that said that I was supposed to drink the green concoction because it would make my hangover go away. I wasn’t planning on drinking anything Milo gave me if I could help it.He could poison me and kill me just to get back at my father.Just then, I received a call.“Come back to work,” Elena said.“Are you serious?” I asked, unable to contain my excitement.“Yes. We missed you.”I said my goodbyes and got ready to go to work. I had to take the concoction if I was going to survive a day at the office, and it