The mafia boss is the man of my dreams のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

Knight’s POVMy anger knew no bounds when I read that message.We’re under attack from the Liam family.Just that one sentence was enough to drive out all the stupid fantasies I had been entertaining. This was the reality of my life—of my world—and it seemed that just because it had been quiet for a bit, I believed it would continue that way.That was naïve of me.But before anything else, I knew I had to get Aria out of here. I couldn’t be responsible for her getting hurt.I ignored her words as I walked over to my closet, already dialing Angelo’s number. He was the only one who could take her out, because he also shouldn’t be here anyway.“I heard about the attack,” he said sharply the moment he picked up.I wasn’t in the mood for talk. “Dress up and come to my room immediately,” I said coldly before dropping the call.I picked out some random clothes and tossed them to Aria. “Put it on,” I said, eyes on my phone as another message came in from Rowan.I was glad she didn’t argue and

I went to sleep that night with my phone in hand.I waited for him to call like he said he would. I waited even though I told myself not to. My hands found my phone the moment I lay on my bed, my eyes fixed on his contact. Hell, I even considered texting Rowan, but later decided against it. If he said he would call, then he would.I fell asleep with that mindset.The moment my eyes fluttered open the next morning, my phone was the first thing I reached for. A frown settled on my face—no missed calls, no messages.Did this mean he hadn’t finished handling whatever was going on, or did he forget to call me?Either way, I couldn’t hide the disappointment hovering over me so early in the day. I tossed my phone to the far side of the bed and strolled into the bathroom. If this was how he was going to play, then fine. I would stop worrying about him. I would stop expecting his calls.I was the one sent out anyway. Why should I worry about a man I knew next to nothing about?That’s unlike yo

I was shocked when my eyes landed on him, but not shocked enough to stop walking. After hearing him pick up that call with Conan, I spent the rest of the workday trying to forget about him, because it seemed like he had done the same. So whatever brought him here was now none of my business. I walked past, heading straight to Jean’s car. “Jean,” I called calmly. “Open the car. Let’s head home.” I waited until he walked over, then slipped inside, forcing myself not to look in his direction. “Are you not going to at least say hi?” Jean asked. I shrugged. “Just drive already.” He turned on the engine, and we moved out of the parking lot without another word. I finally let out a breath when we hit the highway. “That was crazy, even for you, Aria,” Jean said with a chuckle. “You literally walked past him like you had never met before. He must be feeling so disappointed.” I sighed. “He deserved it—and a lot more after ghosting me for days without any valid reason. I was worried lik

Knight’s POVI stepped out of Aria’s house with mixed feelings. On one hand, I was relieved I had sorted out the issue. On the other, I wondered if she was still mad at me, seeing as she refused to see me out. I questioned why I was going this far to please her, to make it up to her, and I couldn’t come up with a proper reason. It just felt right to do it. I hated the thought of her saying she was fine staying away from me.I walked back to my car slowly.“Let’s head back home,” I said to Rowan, and he nodded, starting the engine immediately.The ride was quiet as I pondered how our interaction would go forward. She wanted us to talk, to get to know each other—but what was there to know about me? Could I even tell her what my real job was? Where I got my money from? I let out a low chuckle as I thought about how insane all of this was.“Is everything alright, boss?” Rowan asked sharply, watching me through the mirror.“Do I not look alright?” I asked, and he shook his head.“I was jus

“You’re so down bad,” Jean screamed the moment I stepped foot into his car the next morning.I saw all of this coming when I sent him that text last night, but I didn’t imagine he’d wait a full twelve hours just to vent in my face.“Cut the drama and let’s go,” I said with a laugh as I slipped on my seatbelt.He glared at me but turned on the engine regardless. “How did you make up with him already?” he asked as we pulled out of my front porch. “I literally dropped you here yesterday, so when did you guys even meet?”“He pulled up here like a few minutes after you left,” I said with a chuckle.Jean shook his head slightly. “Now that is commitment,” he said, laughing. “He followed us home after your little parking lot stunt.”I nodded, pouting slightly. “Anyways, we talked. He explained, and we sorted it out like civilized adults,” I said, wiggling my brows.Jean laughed. “Yeah, the same civilized adult that walked away from him like he had some sort of disease.”“I was pissed, okay,”