Chapter 8: Upper hand

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What did he just say? He loves me? This can't be happening.

"Roberto..." I can't meet his eyes.

"Olivia, I mean it," he sits next to me, holding both of my hands in his but I don't shrug him away, "Now I finally see that you're a beautiful woman, inside and out. Okay, we didn't had an amazing start but we can start over, right?" I don't react at all, just keeps staring at the floor.

This is crazy. Roberto wants to be with me even though I made clear what we have is fake. Can I give him a chance though? I don't know...

"Have you been smoking pot?" is the only thing I can say right now because c'mon; he must be high.

"What? No! I don't think so," he whispers the last part. Is he serious?! "But Olivia, you're an amazing person and now I release that."

"Roberto," I hold his face between my hands, looking deep into his eyes but they aren't red, "We've made an agreement; just marriage, nothing more."

"But I want more," he closes his eyes.

My fiancé isn't bad looking. Short, brown hair, slightly begging to get gray at his temples. An attractive face and gray eyes but he doesn't do it for me like...Like Sebastian.

I need to forget him for real. Sebastian can't control my life. It's been going on for years now. It needs to end.

"It's Sebastian, isn't it!?" he asks this is a rather annoyed voice which surprises me. "It's always him!" he stands up, wobbling and now it occurs to me he's drunk.

Roberto is the one who can hide it well sometimes; almost like a snake.

"No, it isn't-"

"-You're lying!" he yells, walking over to the windows, "I've seen the way you look at him. I'm not blind," I stand next to him now, holding my breath because I'm scared of what's going to happen. "He's never going to love you, Olivia!"

"What do you know about it!" I scream back, rage building up me. Roberto grasps my face and press my back flat to the window. I'm trapped. My heart beats faster in a not so good way. "Let me go..." I whimper softly, shivers running through my body; shit.

"I tried to ask this nice but if you don't want to obey then we'll do this the hard way!" his hand goes to my neck, squeezing it until I have no oxygen in my lungs anymore to breath.

"Ro-Roberto..." I slap his chest hard but he doesn't let go until I almost fade. My legs feel limps when I land on my knees, breathing so hard my lungs are painful.

Did he seriously chocked me?

He squashes down, holding my chin up. "My sweet, sweet Olivia. Now I've finally decided that we make this thing real."

"Do you have any idea who I am?" I say this with a low voice, being braver than I feel right now. "I'm Olivia El Ricci, daughter of the most feared mafia family in the world and on top of that my brother is the leader of that family; you'll should think twice before doing a stunt like that." He looks bored when I say this. He should be scared, really.

"And I'm Roberto Aldo, Drug lord and an powerful man Olivia, you should know that. I've got a lot of friends that can make your brother's life a living hell. Don't want innocent little Emily get involved in this again, right?" he knows where to hit me.

Emily is someone special to us all, especially Mateo. He would literally lose his shit when she get hurt again; even more so with her being pregnant.

"You'll do what I say, Olivia; I can make or break you all," he stands up, sitting on the couch, "And first thing first," he point at a spot next to him, "sit down," he commands and I don't have a choice but to do what he says.

What is the world does he want from me?

"I want you to stay away from Sebastian-"

"-What!?" I'm furious when I cut him off; he must be kidding. I can't...I simply can't.

"You heard me. He's bad influence for you," I don't know if Roberto got insane or smoked pot combined with alcohol but this can't be true.

"You know I work with him, right?" I bit out, ager filling me. This is going to be so difficult.

"I don't mean it like that; I mean the sex. I know you guys are hitting it off behind me," then he takes out a folder with photos. "open up."

I eye it suspiciously but I don't want to anger him even more so I do and all the blood leaves my body.

"How did you get these?" I double check the photos where you see me and Sebastian making out; in the club, in my office, even at his house...How? "Did you fucking spy on us?" he smirks devilish.

"First I didn't, because I didn't believe you guys were this close with each other, until I caught you two having sex in the club a few times; though that these photos could come in handy. Even now more that I heard there is a rule in the two families."

It's true. The El Ricci and the Lavazza's have this rule where we can't date; so stupid. My great-great-grandfather made this up because his daughter fell in love with one of the Lavazza's son. It's ended horrible with the El Ricci's almost losing everything. That's way this is invented back then and it kind of stayed that way, to my annoyance.

But if they find out, our parents, then the Lavazza's will lose everything. And I mean everything. That's one of the consequences, plus that I'll lose my family's support and respect. So will Mateo because he's suppose to look out for us.

He, Celeb, Enzo and Liam don't really care that I and Sebastian are doing it against their backs; as long as I don't cause trouble.

"You're such a snake!" his hand grasps my neck again aggressively.

"Swear to god, woman, if you use that tone again I'll kill you after we get married," he pushes me away and I fall to the ground softly thanks to the carpet.

"Where are you going?" I ask when he makes his way to my front door. He can't just leave like that? I have so much to say but I need to control my emotions.

I can't lose my shit now and let my dad find out of this fucked up situation; it will makes everything worse.

I don't have a great relationship with him in the first place so the respect I have now is the only thing I should be grateful for.

Mom on the other hand has a soft spot for me because I'm the only daughter which also means she expect me to be perfect; and I hate that. I'm the last thing from perfect.

"I'm going to work. I just came by," he shrugs and I want to pull my gun now and kill him right here, right now although I can't.

Like he said before, he has connection with all sort of people who still own him and I don't like to admit it but right now he has the upper hand.

Even Mateo can't help me out in this situation so I guess I need to do this all alone.

Fuck.


A/N: Oh, god...Roberto is such a dick! Can't believe he acts like this!!! Who hates him too? Me, obviously (haha)

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