All Chapters of THE BILLION-DOLLAR NANNY OF THE MAFIA KING: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

The absolute certainty in his quiet voice caused a deep, physical ache to form inside my chest, and I immediately turned my head to look through the wide kitchen doorway once again. Amy was still sitting on the soft living room rug, happily stacking her colorful plastic blocks into a tall pyramid while she hummed a cheerful song to herself. She was completely innocent and entirely oblivious to the dark, violent politics surrounding her family, and the terrifying idea of a ruthless criminal organization taking her away from the only home she had ever known made my stomach churn with genuine fear.Kade watched his daughter for another long moment before he finally pushed himself away from the marble counter. He picked up his empty ceramic mug and carried it over to the stainless steel sink, turning on the warm water to rinse the dark coffee grounds down the drain. He washed his hands thoroughly with the dish soap, taking his time to gently clean the dried blood away from his bruised knu

Kade pressed his hand firmly against my chest and pushed me flat against the flocked wallpaper of the hallway so I would remain completely hidden from the open doorway. He raised his heavy black handgun and stepped smoothly into the dark nursery without making a single sound on the carpet. My heart pounded painfully against my ribs while I waited in the corridor, because I could not see what was happening inside the room and I was absolutely terrified that the assassin was waiting to ambush him. I held my breath and listened closely for the sound of a gunshot or a physical struggle, yet the entire East Wing remained completely silent. After several agonizing seconds, Kade reappeared in the doorway and motioned for me to step safely inside the room. I hurried through the entrance and immediately noticed that the large window on the far wall was pushed wide open, allowing a freezing gust of winter wind to blow directly into the bedroom. The sheer white curtains billowed violently inwar

The dark gray cloud rapidly expanded from the ceiling vent, completely devouring the bright glow of the security monitors. The acrid, chemical smell hit my nose instantly. It tasted like burning plastic and raw sulfur. My lungs violently rejected the tainted air, and I doubled over, hacking out a harsh, dry cough that scraped my throat raw."Amelia!" Amy screamed. She scrambled backward on the narrow cot, dropping her plastic dinosaur onto the floor. She rubbed her small hands frantically against her face. "It hurts! My eyes hurt!"Sheer, blinding panic threatened to completely paralyze my legs. We were trapped inside a sealed concrete box. Kade had locked the heavy steel door from the outside with a biometric scanner, meaning my fingerprints were entirely useless against the keypad. I did not know the emergency override code. If I ran to the door and pounded my fists against the thick metal, nobody in the massive house would ever hear me. And even if I miraculously managed to force t

The harsh glare of the vanity lights reflected in the massive mirror, trapping us both in the glass. Kade stood just inches behind me. The heavy heat radiating from his chest sank right through the thin, damp fabric of my shirt. I stopped trying to aggressively scrub the toxic ash from my cheeks. The wet washcloth hung loosely in my trembling fingers, dripping gray water into the white porcelain sink. I couldn't look away from his reflection. The ruthless, calculated CEO was completely gone. The man staring back at me looked entirely stripped down, his dark eyes burning with a raw, frantic intensity that made my breath catch. He reached around my waist. His bruised right hand covered my trembling fingers. "Let go, Amelia," he murmured. His voice was a rough, gravelly rasp that scraped directly across my nerve endings. I opened my hand. The washcloth dropped into his palm. Kade didn't turn me around. He stepped closer, eliminating the final fraction of space between us. He ran the

"Yes. I am absolutely sure," I answered without any hesitation.I kept my eyes locked directly on his face to show him I meant every single word. I did not want to remain defenseless in this violent world anymore. I wanted the ability to protect myself and to protect Amy if another traitor ever managed to bypass the security doors.Kade studied my expression for a long moment before he gave a single, tight nod of approval. He turned his attention back to the metal table and pointed toward the disassembled pieces of the handgun."This is a Glock 19," Kade explained, tapping the dark polymer frame. "It is highly reliable and relatively simple to maintain. It does not have an external safety switch for you to fumble with during an emergency. The safety mechanism is built directly into the trigger itself. The gun will only fire if you deliberately pull the trigger all the way back."I looked down at the cold metal parts resting on the table. The sharp smell of gun oil burned my nose sligh