His Mafia Bride

CRYSTAL

I sat on a stool with Maya in the kitchen, helping her in preparation for dinner.

It’s been a week since I got my almost fatal gun shot wound. Some times I couldn’t help myself but think of what would have become of my fate if I wasn’t rushed to the hospital on time.

I could have been six feets below the ground by now. My shoulder still felt sore. It all felt like a dream to me but the bandages on my chest served as a reminder for my almost near death experience.

But one question that still got me bothered was who shot me?

And why?

Could it be related to Leonardo’s mafia or something else?

I had no enemies if I could vividly remember. Hell I was too broke to make enemies.

My whole life revolved around fending for I and Mabel until Leonardo’s arrival into my life.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Leonardo had suddenly vanished into thin air. It hurt me deeply whenever I thought of him.

I mean the dude said he loved me! Who does this to someone they claimed to love?!

Everyday, with every hour, minute, seconds and nano second that passed, I would always fervently pray for Leonardo to show up but he never did.

I would wait like a loyal dog waiting on its master arrival but with every passing moment, my hopes would be dashed away like sands.

I atleast thought he would send a message for me through Maya but he didn’t.

It felt like he had completely abandoned me.

No doubt my shooting incident had something to do with his mafia.

I just felt that way.

But Leonardo wasn’t around to even offer me moral support.

I just had only Maya.

Was this what loving someone meant to him? You can’t just say you love some one without showing it.

Love is what you do not what you say. When I needed Leonardo’s presence the most, when I needed that warmth and empathy from him, he disappeared like a mist.

I tried to convince myself that probably he was busy with office issues keeping in mind that he took off days from work just to stay by me when I fell sick.

I felt it was the reason he couldn’t come see me when I was unconscious. But now, a whole week had passed by and Leonardo was no where in sight.

I was beginning to feel that the only reason he acted nice to me was because he felt guilty and he didn’t want me to die on his expensive property.

He will probably have to deal with a lot of paper works if that should have happened.

But then I could still clearly remember the way he confessed his feelings to me in Italy.

I never begged him for it.

I was beginning to find him tolerable and I was beginning to also enjoy his company. If all these had been a farcade from the beginning, why did he have to tell me that he loved me?

Was it necessary?

It was not. There was seriously no need for him to have brought in emotions into it if he clearly never loved me.

Thinking of all these usually brought tears to my eyes.

Leonardo totally abandoned me like I didn’t even exist.

I was a fool for thinking he loved me.

He never did.

He never will.

“Crystal”Maya called out to me drawing my attention back to the kitchen we were in.

My eyes quickly whipped to hers and I placed my hand on the kitchen counter.

“Yes Maya”

She intently watched my features. I’m sure she knew what was bothering me.

“You were thinking of him again weren’t you?”She asked, her voice carrying pain in them.

I couldn’t reply. I averted my gaze from hers and darted it to my fingers placed on the kitchen counter.

“Dear please you will end up overthinking and you will get anxiety from this. Stop thinking about Leonardo. I assure you..”

“Maya please”I cut her short and upheaved my hands at her.

“Don’t assure me of Leonardo coming to check up on me please. I’m tired”I pleaded.

Though difficult, I had forced myself to accept the fact that he never loved me the way he said he did.

I never got the chance to confess my feelings to him and I am glad I didn’t.

I was feeling so heartbroken. What would happen if we actually decided to get into a relationship?

He will definitely be the death of me.

“Ok child” Maya accepted.

A faint smile spread across my face.

Maya stood up from her stool suddenly, hands at akimbo.

“What is wrong Maya?”

“I knew I was forgetting something. We are out of butter child. I bought it but I must have forgot it at the supermarket”she responded.

“No problem. I can go help you take it”I offered with a more bright smile.

Her eyes had a glint in them “Thank you child”

She dipped her hand into her sweater pocket and brought out a reciept. “Here is the reciept child. Just tell the shopkeeper you want to pick up the butter ok and show her this reciept”

I took it with grateful eyes and made my way out of the kitchen but stopped in a second the moment my eyes landed on the one person I didn’t hope to see any time soon.

Leonardo.

His dark hair was slicked, let to fall and cascade by the nape of his neck. Not a single hair was out of place.

He was on a perfectly ironed white shirt that hugged his body and showed of his taunting muscles coupled with black trousers. A few buttons of his shirt as I could spot were let out, a skull shape necklace dangling inbetwen.

My breathing got caged in my lungs the moment our eyes locked. It seemed like he just walked into the mansion.

He took of his sunshades and stared at me, his blue steel orbs perusing my features.

I wanted to ignore him the way he had been ignoring me but I suddenly felt this pang of anger brew up within my chest.

I angrily walked towards him, eyes glaring at him.

He wasn’t surprised by my change of facial expression.

His stood tall, his height towering above mine.

“Where have you been?”I seethed in anger.

“I’ve been busy Crystal”He replied abruptly.

I felt the air in the living room rise as well as my anger.

Really?

That was all he could say?

“Is that all you can say?”I shot back in a scowl.

I was trying so hard not to raise my voice but this man was making it so impossible for me.

“What did you expect me to say?”He rhetorically asked.

“You are kidding right” I said in disbelief, shaking my head at him.

“I was shot Leonardo! Shot twice. You weren’t with me when I was unconscious and through out the past one week you could not even come check up on me!”I yelled in exasperation.

My eyebrows were pulled up hinting anger in them.

My voice must have probably gotten the attention of Maya as she scurried into the living room immedately.

“I’m sorry you got shot but I said I was busy. Don’t raise your voice at me Miss Crystal!”Leonardo boomed back at me.

I was totally flabbergasted. Who was this man standing in front of me?

Was he the same Leonardo that professed love to me? Was he the same kind, sweet and loving Leonardo or this was the cold, heartless and selfish Leonardo?

I felt so speechless. I couldn’t even argue anymore. If he could not see how his attitude was hurting me then I wouldn’t make him see that.

I walked towards the door but not before glaring at him.

“And where do you think you are going?”He asked gravelly making me stop in my tracks.

“It’s none of your business”I replied evasively. I could hear his footsteps approaching me.

I gulped and my knees suddenly felt weak but I hid my fear with a stoic expression on my face.

“I don’t even want to know where you are going but you aren’t leaving the walls of this mansion for any reason whatsoever”He groggy spoke in my ear.

I turned back in a fluid motion, a gasp pushing past my lips.

“Are you insane? Oh now you want to go back to your former self and keep me locked within this fucking house?”I scoffed at him.

He gave a dark chuckle. “See it however you want to Crystal but you arent leaving this mansion. I suggest you go back to my room”

I took a glance at Maya and she gave me pleading eyes for me to listen to Leonardo.

“Why are you doing this to me!? What is your problem? Is it something I did? Why are you suddenly giving me this shitty attitude!”

“Crystal!”he roared causing me to almost jump out of my skin and recoil in fear.

“I make the rules here. You will obey me. You aren’t leaving this mansion for any reason whatsoever and it’s final. See it or call it whatever you want, I don’t give two fucks. If I may remind you, I bought you Crystal, so for your own good I’ll advise you not to disobey me”He warned, his index finger pointing to me.

Tears pooled in my eyes as I listened to him.

I immedately dashed out of his presence, my feet racing towards the staircase.

I thought Leonardo had changed.

I thought he was now going to be good, nice and caring to me.

I felt now he wouldn’t address me as a mere commodity or as his toy.

But it took a gun wound for the beast in him to come out again.

Leonardo can never change.

I thought there was good in him but now he may be just a naturally bad person.