Mafia Princess

chapter 2

“but dad,  you gave me your word not to show up at my place unannounced.” I fire back.

“I called.” he says in a deep low tone. “And we talked about the kid.”

“You know that we love each other and he is not harmful if you ask me.” I say leaning forward on the seat. “why are you even so paranoid about him. You dont know him.”

“Exactly, I dont know him,  a perfect person to bring me down when am not looking.”

“no daddy. Its about time you leave me alone. You can't involve me in your mafia businesses and wars.”

“Its too late to complain about that don't you think?” he asks “You were born in a mafia family there is no going back.”

One of his guards walks in and whispers something into his ear before handing him the phone.
“What is it?”....“what!?”....“then get rid of it..”...“And why are you telling me this now?”..he's getting angry ..“you'd better figure something out before I get there.” and he hangs up.

He stands up straightening his white coat and putting his cap over his head,  “am afraid we have to leave.”

“why? Whats going on?”

“its mafia busin...” I cut him off midsentence.

“Am sick and tired of all this crap dad. Everytime something comes up, you drag me with you saying its mafia business and that I'm too young to understand.” I snap.

“get your things,  Robin.”

He calls me by my name when he's worried and running out of time. Something must be seriously wrong.

“I'm coming with you!?”

He doesn't answer me he signals for my guard who was standing at the door all this time. “get her staff and find us in the car.

She nods and walks upstairs.

Dad doesn't say a word instead he puts on his sunglasses,  holds my hand and drags me ouside with him. “This is not the time to ask queations.”

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We are in a private plane and am looking ouside the window so devastated with all this. We are headed home, the hostess tries offering me wine and I decline without looking at her . She doesn't leave instead she places the wine on the table and lowers herself on the seat opposite me. “fine,  I guess I have it all to myself.”

The sound is owefully familiar and I get the urge to turn and look.

“Ella..” I yell in joy when my eyes land on her.

“heey.” she smiles widely hugging me so tight. She just lightened up my day.

“How did you get here?” I glance to my dad seated on his couch beside me and he's smiling. He must be behind this. He knows what cheers me up.

“I received a call that there was a vacation so I hoped in. I don't like missing in opportunities.” she seats up. “but hey,  whats going on?why are you going back home after all this months?”

“I don't know well I think we are about to find out.”

The plane lands and we get into a few cars that are waiting. The tension is so visible that I can feel it in the afternoon air.

My phone chimes and a message from Bred pops up warming my heart.
You okay.

I don't call back since my dad is with me in the car and he doesn't like him. He wants me to get married to his friend's son,  Will.

Will is my bestfriend we grew up together but I like him as a friend I don't see him the way I see Bred.

His dad is a mafia of the neighbouring empire which is exactly why dad wants us to get married and merge the two empires together.

My elder brother, Barry doesn't like the idea since he wants to take over the empire after dad. Which means if I get married to Will, the empires will be merged and he will take over it all.

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We arrive at home and we head into the house. Its so silent and Jenny my nanny is in the kitchen. Its the first place I check since she's been like a mother to me. She smiles immediately she sees me and hugs me tightly. “look at you glowing so much lately,  you never called. I'm mad at you.” she whines.

“sorry nanny,  i've had alot going on.”

“Hey, ” Ella hugs her briefly.

“how are you girls?” she says orderings a chef to add a few ingredients in the soup. She is a senior employee around here so dad made her the cheif of staff kind of thing,  I dont know.

“we are good.” I say glancing out the window,  when i see a new guy slashing through the fence. “who's he?”

“that is the new gardener, he started working here last week.”

“Hey baby sister.” Jim walks in and I run into his arms. He's my younger brother and so much fun compared to Barry.

Jim doesn't care about the mafia shit and empire staff but he keeps himself fit and trains alot for him to be able to defend himself. They say that being a mafia familiy member enemies are allover and could attack anytime.

He just is so protective over me. He warns every guy he sees around me that he'll feed his balls to the dogs if I cry because of them.

“hello.” I hug him tightly letting my nose sink into his shoulders as he lifts me up and swirls us around. “I missed you asshole.”

“Of course you did, how could you not miss this.” He says guesturing to himself when he sets me on the ground and I keep trying to gain balance.

He glances at Ella and he smiles a little. Well, they have something complicated going on and they just stopped talking when we went to school. She keeps insisting that she has a boyfriend yet she is head over heels for my brother.

“C'mon.” he spreads his arms and she sinks into his embrace. “though you bailed on me after what happened.”

She pulls back and I almost gag from how her face glows with deep red on the cheeks.

Did she just blush at that?

Ella is always weird and crazy but when she is around Jim, she becomes so tame.

“Lets go dad is waiting.” he says glancing at Ella briefly.

“why does he want us to talk anyway?”

“I don't know,  something to do with the rival empire.” he says leading us to the dining room.

“see you later nanny.” I whisper and she blows me a kiss.