Mafia Princess

chapter 29

“Paulina.” he sighs sitting on the couch's armrest.

“yeah. I forget that you know everything about me.”

“she is my sister.” he shrugs like it's nothing.

“okay, you are making me doubt everything that I know about everyone around me.”

“I know. Am sorry you feel like you've been living a lie.”

He is sorry for me and honestly he is the only one I feel like he is not lying to me or at least  hasn't given me a reason to doubt him.

“okay, I'll tell you everything about me. Just don't interrupt me.” he grins.

He manages to make me laugh even when am feeling so sad and angry and disappointed inside.

He sits beside me shrugging his broad shoulders carelessly.

“I only have one brother and one sister.”

“I think you mean two sisters,you forgot Jenna.”

“Jenna is Arnold's wife.”

“why would Arnold lie to me. ” am getting annoyed again.

“it was easier getting closer to you knowing he was single.”

“so he was just getting close to me for his own benefits.”

“if you could just keep quiet and let me talk. You'll understand everything. ” he says taking another shot. “as you know there are three territories in the city, the eastern that your dad led and now Barry does, the Western that Bred's dad leads and the northern that Arnold and I lead.” I nod  except I didn't know that they led the northern Territory. “our dad was killed and mom was left with a strock. Paulina has been staying with her making sure she is okay. We chose to not have people know where they are. We are still looking for the people responsible for what happened to our family despite the years that have passed” I have a lot of questions.

“we have a reason to believe the Western Territory is responsible and we wanted to earn your trust so that you'd help convince your territory to help bring them down.”

“you could just ask my brothers, I don't think they loved that territory either.”

“let me finish.” I nod “a source of ours think that they are responsible for your dad's murder.”I open my mouth to speak but he beats me to it “we don't have any evidence which means they might be innocent. Arnold's real name is Glen. He.... He just never wanted you or anyone to find out. Ella was so investigative and she would have traced him back to our territory, it would have messed things up.” I have lost count of the shots I've taken but I take another one either way.

“we are the good guys here-.”

I cut him midsentence, “ you kidnapped and totured my brother,your definition of good is quite different from mine.”

“we didn't mean for anything to happen to you and your family. We were trying to get some information out of him since his girlfriend was having an affair with our guy, he would have known something.” I scoff at that. “We stumbled into Bred and Ella's video when we hacked Bred's phone to find some information in it to use against them.”

“I met Arnold's parents and they looked pretty okay to me.” I exhale deeply.

“those were Jenna's parents. He had to make it look like everything was perfect. I know that you think am also using you to get what I want but at least am telling you the truth and I would never want anything bad to happen to you.”

“so Paulina has also been lying this whole time.”

“she was only protecting our mother, she doesn't want anything to do with the mafia shit.”

“why didn't you want me to trust Arnold?”

“because I didn't want you to fall for his charms, he loves his wife. He would break your heart.”

“and I should trust you. ” I scoff.

“no you shouldn't, trust is earned. Not demanded.” he reaches for my hand laying uselessly on my lap that am so tired to pull away. “I know this is a lot to take in but can you please just talk with your brothers for us.”

“am sorry but from everything that has been happening, I don't think I can trust that you people don't have anything up your sleeves against us.” I say pulling my hand from his “am not even sure Jim would be willing to side with his kidnappers.”

“we just want you to help us bring them down, we have a common enemy.”

He is right, but am not sure. I can't make decisions at this state I need to be in my right mind to decide if am going to convince Jim and Barry to talk with their friends and gangs to bring them down or not.

“I need time to process it all.”

“how about we help you recover your dad's body and in exchange you help us.”
The deal is too good to be true, I mean we will be able to give dad a descent send off and we will at the same time be able to make the Western pay.

But I have to think twice about it.
“okay, I'll talk with them and I'll tell you what they think about the deal.”

“that's fair enough.” he shrugs.

*****
I am at his living room, he just went upstairs to freshen up. The alcohol in the system is wearing off and am beginning to feel the cold wind rush through my skin.
I take this time to take in his house and am facinated by how nice it looks. It has pale blue walls and the furniture is so well arranged. It's so lively despite the fact that he lives alone.

It's 4am and I coil myself on the sofa waiting for him. Everything he just told me sounds weird and complicated and untrue but it makes sense.

I can't go home, it'll only mean me going to bed and am scared of falling asleep, I can't get rid of the nightmares since dad died I always keep reliving it.

“here.” he hands me a mug of coffee. “it'll help you with the cold.” I must have been lost in my thoughts that I didn't hear him walk into the kitchen.

He flops beside me drapping his arm over the sofa behind me and his Cologne fans me. He smells so nice.

He is in a black hoodie and a pair of grey sweat pants.

He picks the remote and he turns the tv on, I smile when the vampire diaries displays. “what? ” he laugh.

“you watch this tv show? ”

“yeah, what is the big deal about it. ” he rolls his eyes for the first time and I laugh loudly. This is a side of him I'd love to see.

“A mafia, watching a tv show. ” I say turn slightly rubbing my arm against his abs and ignoring the rush on my back.

“yeah. Just stop laughing at me. It's my favorite. ” he says feigning disappointment.

“am sorry I can't. ” I laugh gasping for breath. “but seriously, this is cute. ”

He smirks, “you think am cute. ”

“not feeding your ego.” I say rolling my eyes I nudge him with my elbow on his ribs and he pretends to be hurt.

We are so close that I can see the details in his eyes, they are so cute. The tension between us and the sparks in my stomach are not helping. I want to look away but the depths of his eyes are so captivating that I get lost in them.

I watch as his eyes dart down to my lips and back to my eyes. My brain is screaming at me to look away and stop whatever is happening but my heart is lost. He reaches for my chin and he tugs my face up untill my lips are inches from his.

Before I am able to process what is going on, his lips captures mine and I go with it. It's what I need. He tastes of tequila and the bittersweet that am feeling is overwhelming.

The tingling sensation on my skin when ever he touches me is sending chills down my body and I've never been hornier.