Semua Bab The mafia boss is the man of my dreams : Bab 131 - Bab 140

Excelle and I spent a good number of minutes just exchanging greetings with my parents and grinning until our cheeks completely hurt. It was so incredibly nice seeing them again after so long, even if it was only through a screen. A win was still a win.I kept throwing my head back from time to time to check if Uncle Ted was finally coming down the stairs, but of course, he wasn’t. I wasn’t sure how long I could keep stalling the conversation, so I decided to just finally let it all out.I motioned for Knight to move closer so he could actually be visible on the screen. He nodded smoothly, moving a few paces until he was sitting right next to me. His eyes snapped to the screen and he gave a slight, respectful bow."It’s nice to finally meet you, Mr. and Mrs. Dan. Aria here has said quite a lot about you both," he added, and I let out a low chuckle at how incredibly polite he was being."He’s my boyfriend!" I chirped proudly, finally peeling my eyes away from him and resting them back

The entire ride back to the safehouse was just as quiet as the ride to the park we stopped at earlier. I still wasn’t willing to say a single thing until I was absolutely sure Knight was back to normal. The former me would have been a hundred percent annoyed at the silence and total lack of communication, but the current me was just deeply worried. Worried about what exactly his dad could have said to get him this riled up. Yes, I wasn’t used to seeing him this mad, mostly because he always manages to stay far away from me whenever he is, but how would I ever get used to it? How would I ever see all of him if he keeps choosing to show me just the good parts? Hell, he’s a fucking mafia boss—what other side of his could even be worse than that fact alone? I had decided to stick with him already, and there was no way in hell I was going back on my words now, especially now that I knew my own parents weren’t exactly the cleanest couple out there, either. "We’re here, love," Knight mutt

"You said I was stuck with you, so why the hell are you leaving now?" I whined, watching Knight slip on his jacket. It had been just a single day since our strategic meeting about taking Conan down, and Knight was already leaving me behind. So much for always being by my side. All men do is lie! "I’m just heading over to the company, Aria," he muttered with a low laugh, walking over to me. "I need to handle a few things and see my dad as well, so I’ll only be gone until this evening. Plus, you won’t even be alone. Jean and Angelo will be right here with you." "They don’t count," I cut in bluntly. Behind Knight, both Jean and Angelo shot me a hard glare from the couch. "What?" I shot back defensively. Jean just chuckled, shaking his head. "I think we should just go with Excelle to her shop so she can show Aria what being truly alone really means," he muttered, glancing over at Angelo, who just grinned in agreement. "Oh, did I mention that my sister and Rowan are leaving as well?

I didn’t know which feeling was worse, the crushing weight of waiting in here for the unexpected to happen, or the anxiety that was slowly creeping in with every violent bang against the steel door. The pounding had been going on for close to ten minutes already. You would think they’d give up after realizing they couldn't break down the door, but no. They kept at it like their lives depended on it—and it got me thinking that maybe, just maybe, it actually did. We were seated on the couch in the sitting room, my hands clutching the gun tightly. My eyes were fixed on Angelo, who was resting against the edge of the couch Jean sat on. He refused to sit, insisting he had to be on high alert in case anything happened. "Has Knight said anything yet?" I muttered, my brows raised. Angelo shook his head. "The last message he sent said that he and Rowan would be on their way immediately. Seems like they were pretty far away, seeing as they’re not here yet," he finished with a small sigh. "

A whole day passed by in the blink of an eye, and I was certain that I had only seen Knight like twice in the last twenty-four hours. He definitely wasn’t kidding when he said things were about to get busy. I knew that everything currently going on was to finally put an end to Conan, but I still wasn’t sure how to feel about the way Uncle Ted left. Yes, I damn well appreciated his version of an apology, but I knew the tension between him and Knight might never be settled. Hell, I wasn’t even sure if it was my place to even try to fix a relationship like that.The other side of it all was the news about my parents trading guns again. When I told Excelle about it, she didn’t react as badly as I expected. She simply said, "If it didn’t kill them before, then it certainly won’t kill them now. Plus, we’re not kids anymore." And that was it. I guess I was the only one worried about how fast everything was moving. Oh wait—Jean was right there with me on this one.Even with the heavy tension