THE MAFIA'S DEADLY DEVOTION
The Mafia's Deadly Devotion- Episode 53&54
(..Stuck with the mafia boss..)
By; Cherry Love F.
"And one more thing, I'm not yours. I'm not an object, i have feelings too and i do not need you in my life". Emily uttered. "You've always got this shield around yourself, bottling everything up like you're the strongest person in the world....... but not anymore, I'm tired of you claiming that I matter to you one minute, then behaving like i don't exist, the next. Just leave me alone".
Bryan's smirk only widened more and he licked his lips which Emily's taste lingered on.
"You've heard her, man". He said.
Angelo chuckled slowly, it wasn't an ordinary chuckle, it was a humorlessly sinister laugh and as if on cue, thunder roared in the sky, making Emily flinch.
"Come on". Emily murmured and stood up, urging Bryan to do the same.
"My house is around the corner". Bryan said, leaning on Emily as they walked. Angelo's gaze followed, his expression neutral but even that wouldn't hide the fight that he felt something. Pain?, Anger?, He didn't even know and it was freaking maddening!.
The walk to Bryan's house was short, Emily helped him to lay on his sofa. The house was moderate, not too big or too small just comfortable.
"Feel at home, em". Bryan smiled, holding his aching side. "And i love what you did out there". He added but Emily wasn't there, she was in the kitchen and soon came out with a hot water bag in hand.
"Emily...
"Don't say anything please, this is my fault". Emily shushed, handing him the bag and hurrying out, only to come back again with a wet towel.
Bryan watched her as she cleaned up his face, even when she rolled up his shirt to clean a few blood stains, he just stared at her, smiling like a goner.
"All done". She finally said.
"Thanks, you didn't have to do it though". Bryan shook his head.
"No, it's my fault".
"No, it's not. It's that crazy bastard, i don't know what he wants from you but I'll protect you if he tries to hurt you". Bryan said protectively.
"He'll never hurt me". Emily blurted out before she could stop herself.
"What?".
"No-nothing, I have to go". She stood up and Bryan grabbed her arm.
"It may rain soon, why don't you stay longer?". He offered and she shook her head.
"I'll see you later, okay?, Bye".
With that, she rushed out. Closing the door behind her, Emily took a deep breath and started walking slowly back to the spot where Angelo was, thinking he had left. But to her surprise, Angelo was still standing there, watching her like a predator does its prey.
Emily walked until she was a few metres away from him and they just stared at each other wordlessly for five minutes straight. Angelo was the first to break the silence.
"I didn't kill your aunt for such a petty reason". He said then paused as if unsure of continuing or just leaving it at that.
Emily blinked slowly. Surely there wasn't any animosity between them. After her parents, aunt rosette was the nicest person on Earth.
"She was the cause of my mother's death, i promised myself to forgive her but...i couldn't". He mumbled.
"No. That's not possible!". Emily yelled, shaking her head. "Stop lying to me".
"You can either believe or not, i don't care". Angelo shrugged.
Flashback*
Few weeks after Angela fled from the house, Angelo made sure to visit her everyday, despite all of Anthony's threats, he didn't disclose her location to anyone except Alyssa and she even went with him a couple of times but on this particular day, he skipped school. Angelo just finished his intense training practice and wanted to see Angela, he didn't know why but he felt weird. So as soon as no one was watching, he fled. Except Anthony saw him and sent a few men after him.
*
Angela ran to her best friend's house desperately knocking on the door. She soon opened up and looked at her, confused.
"What's wrong?".
"They're here for me, Rosie, they won't rest till they kill me". Angela rushed.
"Alfred?".
"He sent his men".
(Alfred is her ex that's obsessed with her and now wants to kill her because she rejected his love).
"Let me in". Angela rushed but rosette wouldn't budge.
"I'm sorry". Rosette mumbled. Then two men came out of the trimmed bushes with grins on their faces.
"Rosie?". Angela stumbled and rosette blinked back tears.
"I'm really sorry". She repeated, stepping back to let the men enter. Angela shook her head as the men got closer, she tried to run but Rosette blocked her.
"She couldn't resist the money". One of the men, Nicholas said smugly.
"I promised to help you". Angela said defeated, then the men lunged.
*
Angelo ran as fast as he could, his breath hitching with every track but he wouldn't stop. Not until he reached, and he did. And the house was empty, everything was upturned like there was a fight there.
"Mom?!". He called out but no response. "Mom?". Still. No response.
Then he found a note there. With shaky hands, he picked it up and read.
'I love you Angelo'.
No!
No!
No! F+cking no!
Was all Angelo could think about, he knew they had enemies but he didn't know them nor why they would hurt his mother.
Then his senses snapped and he was up and running again. He ran and ran. Into the woods and every place he could think of until he remembered her best friend. Aunt Rosette was her name.
With newly found determination, he ran to Aunt rosette's house and knocked on the door impatiently. She opened up and greeted him with a smile.
"Auntie, have you seen my mom?". Angelo asked and she smiled again, ushering him in.
"Take a deep breath dear, your mom is here". Aunt rosette said.
Angelo breathed out finally.
"Mom???". He called again but there was no answer. Then he looked at her in confusion.
"Why are you in such a hurry, Angelo?, Your mom is safe and you are, too.....
"Angelo". Angela rushed in and pulled him hardly, behind her, glaring at Aunt Rosette.
"You backstabbing bi+ch, stay away from my son". She yelled and Aunt rosette gulped.
"Mom, what are you talking about?". Angelo asked.
"We've got to go, Angelo. There's no time". Angela rushed to the door, then four men armed to the teeth burst in through the door, with a bag full of money, siezing both Angelo and Angela.
Aunt rosette took the money in the bag and walked to the door, then looked over her shoulder.
"If you ever will, forgive me in your next life, gela". She said and walked away.
Angelo felt tears sting but blinked them back. The men dragged them to a lake, and no matter how many times Angela struggled, she couldn't shake them off. She held eye contact with Angelo and nodded at him, mouthing 'I love you'.
"I love you too mom". Angelo cried.
Angela pretended to faint and the two men holding Angelo panicked and stepped forward, their hard grip loosening a bit. Angelo seized the opportunity to wriggle his way out of their grip. He knew what he had to do. Get help.
Angelo ran but only made it to a small covering when an ear piercing scream sounded.
The source of his nightmares.
Angelo stopped abruptly and turned, Nicholas had shot Angela on her stomach. He wanted to run to her but she pinned him down with her eyes that were red now. Then Vlad grinned and took his gun and aimed at her chest.
"No one messes with our boss". Vlad had said and shot her again.
In her skull.
Angela dropped to the ground, lifeless, Angelo dropped too from where he stood and they fled. He ran over to her and she was barely breathing.
Then she opened her hand to reveal a silver chain necklace that shone in the sun and handed it to him.
"I-i love you, Angelo".
She never lived to hear him say it back. Angelo lost his breath then and fainted.
Angelo had marked their faces that day and sworn to avenge his mother's death.
Present*
"And you did". Emily finished, tears dropping from her eyes as she stared at Angelo. He nodded.
"All of them are dead but she is, too". He mumbled, then snapped out of it. It was raining now. Angelo could feel all the emotions he locked away threatening to come back up and he couldn't let that happen.
Angelo straightened up and walked over to his car door, he got in and drove off, driving even faster than usual. Thunder rumbled in the sky as he left and Emily was left alone with the pouring rain. Gradually, she slipped to the floor and cried for who knows how long.
*
It was past 7pm when Emily finally got back home, all drenched from the rain. Ava rushed up to her, accompanied by Laura.
"Why are you so wet?". Laura asked, worriedly.
"It rained". Emily sounded robotically. Her eyes were all puffy and red from crying. She was even beginning to feel dizzy.
"How was your date?". Ava asked.
"I just want to sleep". Emily mumbled.
"Emily, what's wrong?". Brad asked.
"I'm fine". Emily went to her room, and burried her face in the pillow.
"I told you not to force her to date that Bryan guy". Brad said accusingly.
"I only wanted to help her". Laura frowned.
"But mom, you made her swear that she'll never see Angelo again". Ava snapped.
"I know.... it's for her own good". Laura mumbled.
"Is it?, Really?". Ava scoffed and went to her room.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking!?". Laura asked Brad.
"She's in love with him". Brad said slowly.
Angelo's mansion*
A figure in black crept back into the mansion sneakily, then glanced at the subtle CCTV camera on the ceiling, then he threw a shoe at it, breaking the object. The CCTV camera was smartly hidden in a way that you had to be there when it was installed to actually know that there was one in the room.
It was that discreet.
*
Alyssa put down her wine glass and stared fixedly at Carlos who was deep in thought.
"Why is Angelo like this?, He doesn't listen to the queen mother at all anymore and he's not even picking my calls". She frowned.
"He's fine..... going to be fine, he's dealing with a lot right now and he's not answering my call either but you know Angelo, he's strong enough". Carlos shrugged.
"But still..... he's distancing himself from me again. It hurts so badly, i didn't like Emily here before but now i just wish the damn girl will just come back here and undo everything she has done to my brother already". Alyssa cried out.
"It's okay baby". Carlos pulled her to his lap and she snuggled into his neck.
"I miss him so darn much".
"We all do". Carlos patted her head.
MAFIA HEADQUARTERS
At 12am, Katherine was still training, her temper wearing thin and she could easily snap at the slightest provocation.
She and Hades were training together since he insisted on not leaving her alone.
"I don't get why you have to train so hard, we don't have any upcoming missions". Hades tried to reason.
"I can't have the queen mother looking down on me like this. I'm way more experienced than Angelo, I've never cared about inheriting the clan but I'm her heir, she can't just give it all away to Angelo". Katherine raged.
"Woah woah, aren't we on Angelo's side?, The queen mother is pressuring him too much, we should be here to support him not try to surpass him". Hades frowned.
"Whatever. I'm gonna have what I deserve. No matter what it takes". Katherine smirked.
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