My killer, my mafia boss
y? Are you fulfilled and complete with the choices you have
l the doors I knocked on remained closed, all the hopes I once had were stolen from me. I can't blame you either, I remember well, I try hard to remember every day: I had a choice. And I chose the path less painful, not only for me. It's a
, I played
my love h
ly days
e is li
es ye
l
ky is
covered wit
t I look
dream, tha
und a pleasure in squeezing my
es ye
led, yo
he spell
n heaven Cause yo
iend my father never introduced me to, who infiltrated our family, who approached me and soon took everything from me, left me with nothing but him to turn to. This was his plan from the beginning, how could I have missed
e out of my thoughts. - Everyone wa
e saying "I do," but then I realized that the hardest thing was that momen
have come to
ance anymore Jamie, my feet
ldn't dance with anyone, that I wanted to leave, that I didn't love him, and didn't intend to love him. But I couldn't say anything, I was bound with invisible restraints, receiving the consequences of my choices. The dance finally ended, and
my life. I had enjoyed that kiss for a few months now, I liked it. At that moment I had to hold back the
dn
oking at the guests, I didn't want them to notice my watery eyes. I wa
ke you at
htly gray hair, the piercing blue eyes. The man who gave me the creeps had a serious loo
s going to devour me. Thank God the dance started, a typical Italian song. I closed my eyes praying that it would all be over soon and that I could finally run away from this nightmare,
use... - I had to suck in countless deep breaths when I heard him talking about my father. My arms
vely, causing my body to sh
talker, are you? - I ig
u. - I answ
no doubt that James will soon put her in her plac
my family," h
ve of someone who isn't part of some family in our circle, and who comes from a rotten family that adds nothing to us. You and your family have caused me more problems than you can even imagine. Jamie made disastrous choices when he preserved you. - He sniffed his nose i
the party, people were walking everywhere, smiling and talking. I looked at my parents for a moment, the only people who truly knew what was going on. My mother held onto my gaze and I felt pleading in them. Perhaps some tears dripped from her eyes. My father, on the other ha
a hiccup. I looked back and sa
ould I take yo
d breath as Ethan cradled
so happ
nk you,
ow you grew up together, it mu
I miss her a lot, she c
ifferent hanging out with
are soul mates. -
if anything is wrong, I can help you. - He said, his voice
shit on him, it wouldn't be fair not only to him and my parents, who needed me more than ever, but also to Nicholas and Nicole. After almost six years s
, I really apprec
his nose absently. - I didn't have a choice, Nic
ewed. Although... actually... there is something you could do for me, could yo
out time I congratulate
d up the spiral stone staircase, praying that it would take me as far away from it as possible. Hot tears burned my face, the tears I had held back from early on when I had to lie to my best friend while putting on my wedding dress. The tears I had held back when I knew Vivian wasn't coming. But she was not wrong. I was living a lie. My heart ached when I realized that I had no one else to tell, I was
of the low wall. A few small stones were pushed by my shoe, fell and were lost in the vastness of the night and the sea. I shuddered when I looked how high I was, I have never been afraid of heights, but of the sea, yes. The sea was fast and cruel, the summer nights were like this, the sea constantly with
ou, I wouldn'
ck and my b
me quickly
er. - I tried to keep my body still,
? What are you thinking? You
at you're thinking, I jus
edge of
staggered ready to fall. When I was held up by large muscular arms, Thomas had taken me in his lap
th you? - he asked more arrogantly than the fir
And you can
my feet down and looked at him seriously, he was much taller than me, almost two meters tall,
wim," he fi
t, it looked like you wer
y, somehow I sensed a se
t to Jamie. - He returned
saw. It wasn't what it looks l
was piss James off, I knew e
essional to keep anything from him. Ple
know very well that you are here as a guest. I swear
inutes as if in an internal
nstairs, they mu
nths e
. I chose the little bracelet with a small drop-shaped pendant, a small sapphire, and ga
am. Do you have anot
face; I had never exp
her ano
ain. Would you lik
blem with the card, I'll call the bank, they'll sort it out toda
er had put on my tail after the bombing at home. He was a man of few words, the kind of man who made butterflies flutter in my stomach, my hands sweat, and m
as he followed me, surp
think I had some troub
pped me off at the
k ago from your accounts". How?" I thought startled. "The amount wa
this. Next I called Vivian, thinking about borrowing money to buy the bracelet, but the
It was my birthday and we were going out to celebrate. Maybe this
ocean views. San Diego was our new address since we had moved from Texas. My father could no longer live in just one place, so he convinced us that
, where we came to an agreement that it would be better to finish college and I could have my graduation in a big city,
oftop, I found my father sharing a glass of wine with my mother.
called first. - Ho
. We had only been together a very short time,
. - What a surprise, w
- He smiled, and then pulled out
her, who expressed
ne in the house, please
shifted uncomfort
xclaimed. - Just order yourself a glass; Eliz
t drink much, and neither did I. A bottle would be
of the best wine in the house
ther, who had always gotten along well with Jamie, seemed to be treating him with ignorance the whole time, and Jam
Jamie? - my mother asked, batting her big brown e
ould stay a short time, but I ended up c
- My mother, with the hap
up with his glass, attracting the attention of the whole restauran
p and then toa
o A
ore sitting down. - I st
t down in
n
her sh
her gr
as
I said a litt
mother calle
kneeling in front of m
p, but he didn't accept my help. He stood up by himself and looked at my father with such anger that it was palpa
ce at the table. Almost five thousand in expenses. Jamie
everyone in the restaurant, I left thinking. I didn't even have the courage to call him,
nd I fell in love. He was sweet and gentle, but there was something, that even though I was hopelessly in love, made me want
my flight was delayed, the airline staff would only have one flight booked for the next day, so disgruntled and with
ing but a merc
laugh and then
iness, my
ou got close to my family,
hing she wouldn't app
..? My daughter
st perverse possible. Rest assured that her being in love wi
ou have taken from me? Y
's not even half of what you owe us.
g else! What do you wa
blackmailing my father. This, in a way, explaine
uld ki
he Jamie I knew do that? Although in truth we hardly knew each
t! My fat
would he have gained
bout it. - My father
until her birthday, convince her that I am the ideal man, we would
ce is young, dreamy, she doesn
t she screams wh
re, to scream, to ask him to leave, to demand information from my fathe
talk about her
t laughing and
arry me. I'm not going to give you another chance, you've screwed one of my father's biggest casinos. He won't turn a blind eye. I'm offering
unded like the livin
ere sweating, and my whole body was shaking. But I gathered my courage and went to my father's
d he was sitting in his armchair, hands
lines of expression took over his face
here? I thought you
not a
became eve
erything! - I let out all at
o sorry
g on the other side of the office. Silently, her
orry, Mom? You were here th
nd out about the problems we are going through. The truth i
ingly at my mother, as if
nough shit from you and Jami
he took a break, in case my father interrupted, and when he didn't, she continued. -
My father calle
wo now, she's not a child anymore. Her lif
at one of the major casinos on Seattle's east coast, not a fair debt, but what you'd expect
oice comes out
sold some assets, ran up some more debts, bankrupted the entire family inheritance. In the end he accumulated m
n
... I don't know, maybe get it from
rks, but they work for him too. We have no relatives, you
ever thought of going there t
id. - Many of them are influential people, many police
e it saved, maybe we can get it from someone else, I can get a loan,
- my mother
s accounts have been emptied. Five days ago,
you took the money from o
er was
never touch her savings, she would never know about your problems. How c
, not to pay off debts, not so that I could i
tly. - I was sick, I couldn't think.
are we going to do now? We're broke! Thank God we still have a place
and it's going up for auction in five d
Wh
n't get
pain, his hand on his chest, then with a
vens! Alic
tes I took that back, it
Billionaires
Romance
Romance
Romance
Romance
Romance