THE MAFIA’S CAPTIVE ANGEL

It was already the next day, and I was in the bedroom, nervously twirling my fingers like a madwoman. Sin was in his office, and even when I asked him to rest and take the day off, he refused. He said the meeting was important and could not be shifted. So i asked him to let the doctor be there with them, and that was hours ago. It was already getting close to afternoon, and they were still in there.

I decided to check up on him myself; if it’s just a little glance to see if he’s okay, that’s enough for me. I went downstairs towards his office and gave a light knock on the door. Many thoughts swirled around my head.

I didn’t know when the door was opened and jumped in shock when I heard a deep voice say, “Come in.”

Sticking my head in first. I saw the number of men that were there; some I was familiar with, and some I had no idea who they were. I was about to close the door, not having the confidence to step inside the room, when Sin’s raspy voice broke the silence.

“Come here, bambina.” I pushed the door open, entering inside. I swallowed hard as I walked towards him; I was able to make out Mateo and Jason’s faces amidst the large numbers of men here. Mateo had a smile on his face, while Jason had a glare on his, which was directed at me.

I guess some things never change.

At the back of Sin stood Luca, since he was his right-hand man, making him second in command. He was smiling at me, and the doctor stood on the other side of Sin with his briefcase.

My legs carried me nervously despite my hard state, but I refused to show how affected I was by the presence of the scary-looking men. I raised my head and shoulders high and walked towards Sin.

I reached his table and stood a good distance away from him. I rubbed my sweaty palms on my gown, which looked shorter than ever. Was this dress always this short? I pondered.

“Closer bambina”. He practically ordered, pointing to where he was sitting. I took a deep breath and went closer to where he was. Luca had a teasing smirk on his face as he watched me.

When I got closer to him, he pulled me down on his lap, and I tried to get up because I didn’t want to open up his stitches. He put his hand on my waist, holding me down tightly. making sure I wasn’t able to escape from his hold.

“Siete tutti licenziati, sar io a occupparmi personalmente del tizio nel seminterrato,” all the men chorus “yes” and leave.

“You should let me go, or you would end up opening your stitches.” I say to him:

He shook his head, refusing to let go. “I’m okay, amore.”

“You scared me really bad.” I whispered

“I know.” That was all he said. I wrapped my hand around his neck, and we stayed like this in each other’s embrace.

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It was days later. Samantha and I were having breakfast. Sin’s wounds were already healed, and things were back to the way they were before.

Samantha and I were having a conversation while we ate. That was when Sin came in, all dressed up in his black Amarni suit. Since we came to Italy, he has been very busy, going out more and coming back late, or he is trapped in his office going through some documents, but I don’t complain because he always makes time for me, despite his very hectic schedules.

“Sin, join us for breakfast!” Samantha beamed at him.

“I can’t, Sam; I’m going to be late.” I let out a quiet sigh. Samantha looked at me and then lightly nudged my shoulders.

“Come on, Nikolai, just have breakfast. You haven’t been eating well lately. Please. ” I pleaded with him.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

His gaze shifted from me to his watch, then back to me, and he let out a curse. He took a seat on the counter stool, sitting beside me. “I can never say no to you, bambina.”

I stood up to pour a cup of brewed black coffee into a mug and pushed it to his front, then took two pieces of waffles and put them on a plate in front of him. I went back to my seat beside him and took a seat.

“So Sin, Zoey and I wanted to take Mani shopping today.” Samantha said, smiling at him.

“No,” he answered sternly as he ate his food.

“You know you can’t keep her here all day doing, alone and bored.” Samantha tried to reason with him.

I must admit, I was tired of staying indoors all day doing absolutely nothing. I wanted to work, make other friends, and live a normal life with him.

“Nikolai, I can’t stay indoors all day, its becoming draining.” I covered his large hand with my small ones, trying to change his mind.

“You know it’s dangerous, Amore,” he continued.

“Will I keep on living looking behind my back without doing the things I love? I can’t do that; I can’t be scared all the time, Nikolai.”

“Amore,” he started, but I cut him off.

“Please, we won’t take long, I promise.” I smiled at him, hoping this would work.

“Fine, Mateo would be going with you, along with double security.” It was more of a command, and I just nodded, suppressing my squeal. He kissed my cheek and then walked out of the kitchen.

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Translation

siete tutti licenziati, io occupo personalmente del tizio nel seminterrato. You’re all dismissed; I will be the one to personally handle the guy in the basement.