Million Dollar Mafia

Chapter 62

Morning came quicker than I wanted. The darkness and numbness that dwelled within me as I slept was soothing. I stared at my bedroom window and out into the morning Milan sky. I flew back to Milan last night, I couldn't stay in Venice knowing Antonio was there. My heart ached too much and my mind was throbbing after thinking about what had happened. Birds flew from tree top to tree top, a squirrel climbed up the side of a tree and disappeared into the luscious green tree leaves. My eyes were still red and puffy, I felt like I had drowned but didn't fight to resurface and get air. Thinking about it only made it worse, so I didn't what I was best at. I pushed it to the back of my mind and locked it up.

When I flew back to Milan, my family asked why I came back. Now knowing what had happened and what Antonio did, I just told them that Antonio was getting really busy with work and that I just wanted to come home. My father didn't give two shits about being him, but my mom and all my brothers practically jumped on me the second they opened the front door. I forced myself to smile whenever I was around them and laugh at jokes I used to laugh at before I met Antonio. My energy was gone, the light I had inside me had been diminished. The Thalia everyone knew when I was younger and a teenager was gone, I was left with a girl who had trusted too much in love and happiness.

Was I about to tell my family how my soon to be husband lied to me and slept with another women?

No.

Was I about to tell them how I left Venice and the man I was arranged to marry because of the lies my soon to be husband told me?

No.
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In a pair of short, loose, grey shorts and a white tank top, I walked downstairs and made myself a bowl of cereal. I knew all my brothers were awake, because I heard fighting sounds in the workout room and knew that all had woken up for early morning training. I had t worked out or trained in months. I was out of shape from all those work dinner meetings and the food in the cafe at the hotel in Venice. I had gained a few extra pounds and wanted to get back to my satisfied old self.

I people a bite of my Cinnamon Toast Crunch and stared at the box in front of me. The sound of boys breathing heavily and loud footsteps approached the kitchen. I took another bite and ignored the familiar smell of after workout boys sweat. " She's awake before us ladies and gentlemen, something you'll never see again so take in this moment," Adriano teased. I held back a smile as my brothers all went to the fridge and grabbed cold water bottles. Walking over to me, Nicolo took my spoon and shoved three spoonfuls of cereal into his mouth. " You want a bowl?" I asked. " Nah, I'll just share with you," Nicole said. He smiled and sat down next to me, opening his water bottle and gulping down half of it. " You coming to workout with us?" Adriano asked. " Uh, maybe, yeah," I said calmly. Emiliano looked at me, knowing something was wrong. " So how was Venice?" Carlo asked grabbing another water bottle from the fridge after drinking the first one in seconds. " Uh, it was fun," I said folding my arms and resting them on the cold counter. " Any hot girls?" Adriano asked. " Tons, but they're all stuck up white bitches who think they own the world," I responded back. Adriano and Nicolo chuckled, " how's your man?" Carlo asked. I muscle in my jaw tensed up, " great." Emiliano definitely knew something was up because he stood up straighter. " How are the Brambilla's?" Adriano asked. " They don't like me, I know that as a fact," I said. " Oh come on, who doesn't like you?" Nicolo teased. I looked down at my cereal and bit my lip. All the things every girl had told me about being a whore, sleeping with Antonio, and using him as a sugar daddy and wanting his money melted my brain. " Does he treat you right?" Emiliano finally spoke up. I looked at him, Emiliano stared at me as if he knew I was holding something back.

Which I was.

" He's treating me perfectly fine," I said calmly. I stared at Emiliano, I knew sooner or later he'd get the secrets out of me. It was just a matter of time. " Well, I want to get training over with," Carlo said, finished with his second bottle of water. " And we need to get back to work soon." All the boys walked past me, Adriano took two more quick bites of my cereal before catching up with the others. Emiliano walked up behind me, " he did something to you and sooner or later, you're going to tell me." I stared at my bowl, my muscles tensed up. " It's nice to have you back though, we've all missed you," Emiliano added. Within a few seconds, I was left alone in the kitchen with only my thoughts to comfort me.