Act like my wife

48: Two can play her game

Patrizio's Point of View

I held Daniel in my arms, rocking him gently while he slept. I stood on the terrace of my bedroom, looking over the balcony.

Ever since I realized that it was Mira posing as Vera, I became afraid to let him out of my sight. The naming ceremony was my way of making her think that her plan of deceit had worked. But in actuality, the party was a meeting of both families and most of the words I said were code words that only a selected few could understand. I needed the help of my twenty most trusted allies and I got it without Mira growing suspicious.

Two can play her game. If she wants me to believe she is Veronica, then so be it.

I looked across the yard and saw Mira walking to the car holding Gio's hand as she pulled him along. Poor Gio, he finally got his mother back but she is a total monster.

She looked up in my direction and a smile appeared on her face; "We're heading to the mall, Bambi!"

"Okay," I answered. She started her red car, drove out of the estate, and disappeared into the street.

Knock! Knock!

I placed Daniel in the crib and went to answer the door when little Bella came into view. She had been wanting to talk to me for days now, but Mira had been hovering around her like a hawk.

"Come in, Belle" I cooed. She came in and I locked the door. She took a seat and I joined her. "How have you been?"

"I miss mommy" She wiped her tears.

"Me too, Belle. But don't worry, I will find her and bring her to you, okay? Now, tell me what you wish to tell me"

Her eyes were filled with tears as she remembered the ordeal. "The bad men took Mommy, Aunt Tessy, Donnie, Tory, and me to a scary place."

"Can you remember anything about that place?"

She thought for a moment... "Goats"

"Goats? Go on" I urged.

Seeming a bit more confident in her answer, she continued... "Chickens, pigs, horses"

"I'm guessing you stayed near a barn or a ranch." There are thousands of those in Spain, where do I start from?

"And bells." She added.

I held her hand for reassurance. "Is that all you remember, dear?"

"Yes, will that help?" She asked with a worried expression.

"Of course, let's go find Aunt Felicia." Lord knows I need some more info, but I couldn't let her feel like she didn't help.

We got up. I picked up Daniel and opened the door. We walked over to Felicia's room and Bella knocked on the door...

She opened. "Hey little mamma, come on in" Bella went into the room leaving the three of us. "I'll take Danny off your hands"

"Thank you, Feli. You're an angel"

Her face turned red and she looked away. Her smile faltered when she saw what I had in my hand. "What's that?" I handed her the piece of paper containing the truth about Mira, as well as some instructions I needed her to follow for the kids.

After reading the paper, she scrunched it up and gave me a small nod. But her eyes caught on something behind me and froze... I followed her gaze and saw Mira standing at the top of the stairs.

"Bambi, what are you doing at her door?"

"Came to give her Daniel" I walked over to her. "Back so soon?"

She narrowed her eyes at Felicia. "I decided to come be with my man."

"Where's Gio?" I asked.

She rolled her eyes, "He is sleeping. Now, to us..." She kissed me in front of Felicia and together, we returned to my bedroom.

***

Mira went to take a shower while I waited.

Whilst she was bathing, I went through her purse and took out her phone. I unlocked it and went through it but everything in her phone was locked except her call log. I checked her call log and noticed a frequent call to a number. I copied the number to my phone and I sent it to Leo via text message.

"Help!!!" Mira yelled from inside the shower.

I went in to see if she was okay. Big mistake! She pulled me in and entrapped me in a tight hug. Before I knew it, I was drenched.

She giggled as her crazy plan worked. "Don't be so uptight sweetie, take a shower with me already."

She took off my soaked shirt and threw it on the floor. Then she brought her hands to my crotch and started to unbuckle my belt. I grabbed her hands and she looked at me with hurt in her eyes... "Why don't you make love to me?"

I wrapped my fingers around her neck while maintaining eye contact with her. "Cause you betrayed me..." Catching her off guard, I hit the back of her head against the wall and she lost consciousness.

I turned off the shower, dragged her naked body out of the bathroom, and threw her across my shoulder. I covered her with a towel. Then I headed down the dungeon where I placed her on a chair and tied her hands and legs.

It wasn't supposed to happen like this, but desperate times...

Leo walked in. "I got your message boss"

Mira opened her eyes and struggled to get out of the hold of the ropes. Once she realized it was futile, she stopped and looked up at me, the scowl on her face made her look like an old witch.

Her gaze shifted to Leo and a smile crept up her bleeding lips...

"Leonardo," she sneered. "Il consigliere."

"I'll be upstairs, boss" He turned and left the room.

I faced her... "When did you become so vile?"

"I've always been this way, you were just too weak to see it! You think you have won but you have no idea what's coming to you and your whore!!!"

Not wanting to hear anymore, I taped her mouth and left the room. I locked the door and held onto the keys.

I went upstairs and found Leo looking out the window.

"Are you okay?" I asked him.

He nodded, "Yes, I just can't wait for all this to be over."

"You certainly deserve a long break after this" I laughed but he didn't share in my enthusiasm. "What's wrong?" I asked.

"Anita wants a divorce."

I sighed, "I am so sorry, it is because of this work, isn't it? It's my fault"

"No. Things haven't been good for a while, it was only a matter of time."

I patted his shoulder. "I understand"

Just then, the phone in his hand went off and he looked down at the screen. "We just got the location of the phone number you sent, they're in Seville, La Campiña to be exact."

I heaved out a sigh of relief...

"It's time I go save Veronica."

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Translation:
🇮🇹 Il consigliere : The consigliere
(Right-hand man)