My Lover is the Son of a Mafia Leader

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          The silence inside Severin's car is deafening. He didn't ask me what happened to me. Why I look all bruised, messy, and sad, and I'm thankful. If my memory serves me right, Ivo has been friends with Severin, Polina, and Nikolai since they were kids. I wonder what it is like to grow up with close friends like them.

A part of me is envious, but then I realized I wouldn't be who I am today if I didn't meet Alexavia and Anthony. Sometimes you don't need a lot of people with you, occasionally, one or two is just enough, but considering the situation now with Anthony. I guess Alexavia is all I have now and maybe Ivo's friends too.

I don't want to jump to conclusions, but I hope Ivo's friends will consider me as a friend too. Severin didn't say where we will be going. Hindi rin ako masyadong pamilyar sa daan na tinatahak namin ngayon pero ngayong pinagkakatiwalaan ko na si Ivo ay dapat ganoon din ako sa mga kaibigan nya.

There's this comfortable silence between us. I don't really want to talk about what happened today and Severin understands. Bago ako sumama sa kanya, I saw him send a quick text. Kung para kanino ang text na iyon ay hindi ko alam. Could it be Ivo?

I want to see him. I left my phone and other personal belongings inside Alexavia's car at mukhang hindi ko pa ito makukuha. Hindi ko alam kung paano haharapin si Alexavia. May kaunting hiya akong nararamdaman. My Uncle announced that I am about to be wed to someone I consider as a brother and that's crazy. What was my Uncle thinking?

Anthony and I? Isa ba ito sa mga cliché na nababasa ko sa mga libro o kaya palabasa sa telebisyon? I read before in some articles that some royal families marry their own kin to preserve the wealth and status of the family. While Anthony and I are not related by blood, the thought of marrying someone I considered as an older brother gave me goosebumps.

Yes, Anthony is a good looking man. I remember how a lot of women are crazy about him. He's smart, responsible, and hard-working. Any woman would be lucky to have him, but after what happened at the restaurant the way he acted towards me I'm starting to question if I really knew him in the first place.

"We're here," I snapped out of my thoughts when Severin spoke. The huge silver gate opened automatically, the two-story house stood brightly in the night. If I'm not mistaken, this is a glasshouse. It looks exquisite. He parked his car and removed his seatbelt, "Polina and Nikolai are inside. I didn't tell Ivo you're here..." he paused, searching my eyes, "but I'm about to tell him... later...?" he sounded unsure.

Ah, the text message he sent before we got here was probably for Polina or Nikolai. I smiled at him, "It is okay. You can tell him now or later. It doesn't matter to me. I just want to rest if that's okay?"

"Yeah, sure. I'll prepare the room, but before you get a good rest. Let Polina fix you," sabay turo nya sa tuhod ko na may sugat at tuyong dugo. "And that too..." he pointed at my face.

I nodded, naunang lumabas ng sasakyan si Severin at inalalayan nya ako bumaba ng sasakyan. Severin was gentle and patient with me. Masakit pa rin ang tuhod ko at nahihirapan akong maglakad.

When he opened the door, Polina is laying down on Nikolai's lap. They're on the floor. Nikolai is combing Polina's hair as he watches her sleep. I almost blushed at the scene before me when Severin spoke, "Can you guys stop being gross."

"Shut up, Sevirgin." Nikolai say na hindi man lang tumitingala at patuloy pa rin ang pagsuklay sa buhok ni Polina gamit ang mga daliri nya.

I looked at Severin and seeing him blush is so cute. Tinignan nya ako at sinabing, "Hindi na ako virgin."