THE MAFIA'S DEADLY DEVOTION
The Mafia's Deadly Devotion- Episode 13&14
(..Stuck with the mafia boss..)
By; Cherry Love F.
Carlos drove Emily to a massive boutique where she tried out many dresses until he was finally satisfied with one. It was a red silky one, with beautiful embroidery around it. It was simply yet elegant and classy. Her hair was styled and they applied make up on her.
"Perfect". Carlos nodded, leading her to the car.
"Will you at least tell me where you're taking me to?". Emily asked again.
"You ask too many questions". Carlos said and Emily pursed her lips.
"You're gonna meet Angelo". He finally revealed and Emily's heart skipped several bits, she remembered how she embarrassingly fell to the floor when he only glanced at her and before she knew it, she was fidgeting with her fingers.
"Again, why?". Emily asked and covered her mouth immediately Carlos looked at her. "Got it. No more questions". She mumbled quietly and began biting her nails.
She leaned on the windshield, trying to control her emotions.
ADAM'S HOUSE
Ava came back home, all sweaty from running. Laura was crying and Brad was looking restless before they saw her.
"You silly child, do you want to give us a heart attack?". Laura yelled, shaking Ava.
"Where did you go?". Brad asked.
"For a run". Ava answered and he sighed.
"Ava dear, i know you miss Emily. We all do but you don't have to change because of that. Even Emily wouldn't want that". Laura coerced, stroking Ava's hair as she pulled her to the chair.
"Why did they take her?". Ava asked both of them and they visibly tensed.
"A problem at work". Brad answered.
"And they took your daughter and you're not the slightest bit worried?". Ava screamed, tears threatening to fall down her face.
"Ava...".
"Call the police and arrest him then".
"We can't do that". Brad countered.
"Why?".
"Ava, these people are the rich, they get whatever they want". Laura added.
"Whatever. I'm going to my room". Ava sighed.
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Finally, Carlos stepped on the brake and Emily sat upright. There was a car in front of them. An expensive Rolls Royce sweptail, Emily nearly gasped at the sight. After singing and gardening, she had a passion for cars even though she didn't know how to drive.
"There you go". Carlos gestured pulling her out of her mini reverie and she blinked. "That's Angelo's car".
"Oh...". Emily folded her lips in a straight line as she came down from the car, waiting for an order first.
"What are you waiting for?". Carlos asked, winding down his glass. The loud honking was enough for Emily to jerk and she hurriedly waved at Carlos before entering Angelo's car instantly. Her gaze unconsciously shifted to Angelo but he didn't even look at her, only starting the car and driving off.
Emily pursed her lips....he was back to his usual aloof self, his gaze focused on the road.
After hours of driving, exaggeratedly speaking, Angelo finally parked at a luxurious mansion. He finally gave her a once over when they came down, his gaze trailed upwards from her heels before resting on her face. Emily could swear she saw his gaze linger on her lips for a millisecond before he looked away, staring straight ahead.
"Don't talk to anyone inside there". He ordered, coming out and she did too with him walking ahead of her and not waiting Inside, they were welcomed by security personnels armed to the teeth, literarily speaking. Emily froze when they looked at her with their wary eyes, chills running down her spine. As if on cue, Angelo turned back and grabbed Emily's hand, pulling her along with him. The guards lowered their guns and bowed each time Angelo passed them.
"Stay close, we'll leave soon". He leaned down to whisper to her and left, not waiting for an answer. Emily set her lips in a thin line glaring at him as he walked away.
"Why did he even bring me here in the first place?". She scoffed, going to sit on a deserted sofa. Emily looked at Angelo who was now talking with an elderly lady, she looked middle aged and friendly,a sharp contrast to the stoic look on Angelo's face at the moment.
"Angelo. Pleasure to meet you". The queen mother smiled. Angelo nodded respectfully.
"You called for me".
"Yes. I plan to send Alyssa on a mission". She stated, Angelo furrowed his brow not saying anything, why would she need his permission for that?.
"The French mafia". She finished, intently watching his reaction.
"No". Angelo shook his head immediately.
"That's not debatable Angelo. I know that they're dangerous but the russian mafia are planning to wage war. No one knows about your relationship with Alyssa and i don't want them joining forces when they find out they have a common enemy". The queen mother ordered, with her usual aura.
"And you decided to risk Alyssa?". He scoffed.
"A few people are going with her. Just..... not you, this requires carefulness and as much discretion as possible, they know you but not her".
Angelo opened his mouth to speak but she beat him to it.
"For your comfort, you can ask someone you trust to escort her if you don't trust my men". She convinced. "In the meantime, I'll leave you to enjoy yourself while i go have a little chat with the beauty you came with". The queen mother smiled.
Angelo ticked his jaw looking over to Emily who looked like she would rather be anywhere else than at that party.
"Hey". A blonde girl walked over to him smiling seductively.
"Leave". Angelo breathed out. The girl just smiled grabbing a drink.
"Still as cold i see. I'm guessing the queen mother has told you of her plan". Katherine smiled again but Angelo didn't reply.
"If it helps, I was planning on going with her though, we have some catching up to do". Katherine was Alyssa's best friend.
"Hey newbie". A girl tapped Emily's shoulder and she looked at her, the girl was with someone else, they looked like siblings, judging from their resemblance to each other.
Emily opened her mouth to speak but immediately remembered Angelo's order. He and the woman glanced over to her direction briefly. The lady smiled at Emily and turned back to Angelo.
"Are you mute?". The second girl asked, Emily shook her head, becoming uncomfortable with their scrutinizing gazes on her.
"I'm Nora". The girl who had tapped her earlier introduced. "And this is my sister....."
"Elena". The second girl said and they took their seats on either sides of her.
"Emily". Emily muttered.
"You're master Angelo's new bitch?". Nora asked, with a light scowl on her face.
"What?". Emily shrieked, her eyes widening.
"Don't fucking play dumb''. Elena snapped.
"I....i... I don't-we-". Emily stumbled on her words not being able to form a comprehensible defense.
"That's enough you two". Someone uttered and they all looked at her, it was the woman Angelo was speaking to, Emily recognized. Elena and Nora looked at the lady with horrific expressions.
"Queen mother". They stood up and bowed instantly. She waved her hand nonchalantly and they scurried away.
"Who do we have here?". The queen mother smiled, sitting beside Emily. She looked so nice and friendly with the smile that Emily wondered why Elena and Nora ran away like that, even though she was grateful they left.
"Um.....hello?". Emily stuttered, she was anxious to leave. She successfully located Angelo but there was a girl in front of him, she was elegantly dressed, she handed him wine and he took it.
"No need to be so tense, you're Emily right?". The queen mother smiled. It sounded more like a statement than a question but Emily nodded nonetheless.
"I am Angelo's godmother and the queen mother here". She smiled and emily snapped her head towards the queen mother immediately, she stood up.
"For..... forgive my manners please, i-i didn't know". Emily mimicked the bow she saw earlier even when she didn't know who a queen mother was but the woman's appearance incited respect on its own. The queen mother only chuckled waving her hand freely.
"Silly child, drop the formalities". She waved her hand in the air, motioning for Emily to sit down. Emily obeyed. They remained silent, it seemed as if the queen mother forgot about Emily's presence entirely.
"It's so painful seeing him like this". The queen mother muttered under her breath after a while, not knowing when it slipped from her mouth.
"I don't understand". Emily followed her line of sight, it was Angelo that she was looking at.
"Don't stress your mind, move around and have fun dear". The queen mother dismissed with a wave of her hand.
A guard came behind the queen mother, whispering something in her ear, the queen mother remained expressionless but whatever the guard was saying was very urgent.
"My dear, I'll have to stop our chat here". She smiled standing up gracefully.
As the queen mother departed, Emily became curious about the queen mother's enigmatic words. "It's so painful seeing him like this" - what did she mean by that?
Angelo's gaze still lingered on Emily, his expression unreadable. She looked away, trying to distract herself. The girl who handed Angelo the wine earlier now stood beside him, her eyes fixed on Emily with a mixture of curiosity and awe.
Suddenly, Angelo turned and walked away, leaving Emily feeling abandoned and confused. The girl followed him, casting a glance over her shoulder that made Emily shiver.
Nora and Elena reappeared a minute later, their faces expressionless just like the queen mothers' "Time to leave," Nora said, her voice firm but not unkind. Emily looked around, unsure, Angelo told her not to leave and now, they are even telling her to leave.
"Angelo's order". Elena emphasized and Emily nodded, standing up.
"Where are you going?". She asked them.
Nora and Elena exchanged a glance before Nora responded, "You'll find out soon enough."
Then they got to an empty room.
"Don't leave, move or talk no matter what you hear". Elena ordered sternly.
"Wait....". Emily started to say but they were gone already, locking the door from outside.
Emily slowly shrank to the wall, her head in her hands. She began to wish Angelo hadn't brought her there in the first place.
Emily was woken from her reverie by a series of gunshots echoing through out the mansion, feminine screams and groans ensued for a long time. Emily felt the urge to run, run without looking back but that wasn't even possible.
After an excruciatingly long time of curses, groans and screams, the door finally opened and Emily backed up immediately she saw the visitor.
"Sweetheart, we meet again and there's no one to save you this time around". Larson smirked, coming closer.
"No!!!!!!". Emily screamed when he grabbed her. He quickly put a hand on her mouth but she bit him which didn't even move him.
"Don't scream darling, they're too busy saving their own lives to hear you". Larson snorted.
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