I started waking up as I heard the door close but could barely move my body and it hurt to breath.
"Fucking hell!" I heard someone shout followed by rushed steps.
I couldn't open my eyes. "I'm sorry I'll clean it up." I said out of breath trying to get my body up.
"No don't move." I heard as something was wrapped around me. I slowly opened my one good eye that would open to see Hero.
I tried to get up again. "I have to clean up my blood before he gets back. He gets mad if I make a mess." I said each word between breathes. It hurt to breath.
"Let's get you out of here." Hero said scooping me up.
"No you don't understand. I have to clean it up before he comes back. If it's clean he won't punish me again."
"He's not going to hurt you again Mia." he stated as he headed towards the door.
"You you can't stop him. No one can." I said whispering at the end.
"She's right little cousin." I started shivering in fear as I heard his voice. Hero tightened his grip on me. "Now put Mia down so she can clean the mess she made and failed to clean up."
Oh no I failed. When he makes Hero leave my punishment is going to be worse then last night.
"She's coming with me King."
"And who pray tell said you could take her out of my house?" King asked. Just as he asked some strange men appeared behind him. He turned his head to see who it was.
"The company that now awaits you downstairs." Hero replied.
"Who knew my little cousin would grow some balls and call the fathers on me."
"I did what I had to do."
"And what do you think they will do to the Mafia King of Sicily? You really think they will let you a little boy take something from a Mafia King?"
"Nothing." Oh no I'm going to be stuck here with King and he's going to kill me slowly. " but I guess it's a good thing my father stepped down two weeks ago King."
"Well well what a strange turn of events this is. In two weeks time you go from a young dealer to the Mafia King of west continents."
What?!
"Come on Mia lets take you home." Hero said carrying me past King who followed with the strange men behind him.
Hero slowly carried me out of Kings estate. There were several cars waiting outside. Once we approached one a man opened the door and Hero carefully got it with me still in his lap as I snuggled into his chest.
"I'm so sorry Mia." he whispered as I closed my eyes.
***
I woke up to bright lights. Panicking I quickly tried to get up but a hand stopped me.
"Sshh it's ok Mia you're safe now." Hero cooed and I relaxed. He took a hold of my hand and sat back in his seat. "The doctors said you have a fractured arm, a few cracked ribs, a broken eye socket, and some cuts and bruises but no internal bleeding which is good news." I started crying. I bet I'm even uglier now. "I'm sorry please don't cry. I'm sorry I could not help you before Mia. I had to follow the Mafia laws or else you would be stuck with him for the rest of your life. You have no idea how sorry I am Mia. To know and see how those monsters treated you and could do nothing about it had me eating myself alive everyday knowing I couldn't help you. I love you Mia. I love you so much. I promise as long as I'm around no one will ever hurt you again."
I looked at him in shock. "You love me?"
He smiled down at me. "Of course I do Mia. I have loved you for along time. I'm in love with you still. It's just with everything going on with my father and the whole mafia thing I couldn't tell you. You remember when you asked me why I always ran off the males that would come around you and I said because they wanted to only get in your pants?"
