Mafia Marriage

Chapter 12

NATHAN'S POV

I could feel Jennifer cradling my head again trying to help me, she had been hurt too but was being strong. 

After everything she'd been through not just today but since her mother passed away you could see her strength, she wasn't weak, she wasn't one to just give up. I on the other hand felt so weak, I did nothing, I should've killed Vincent but I was too weak. There were cars coming and I was sure Jennifer could hear them too, what if it was him coming back to finish the job. 

I felt my body stiffen how would I keep Jennifer and I protected. I then hear her voice near my ear reassuring me like she had been for the past half an hour. 

"Don't worry it's your father he's coming to help", she said and I could feel her tears on my face then she gently wiped them away. She must have been in terrible pain too, but she was here taking care of me, the person that was trying to take away her freedom by marrying her. I'm such a bastard, I must admit that, but there was nothing I could do about it. 

I know I'm supposed to hate her but there's no reason for me to, I mean I don't love the girl I don't know her this isn't some romance story where we fall in love immediately. I admire her she's so fragile yet strong at the same time if that's even possible. Suddenly my thought were interrupted as I felt someone picking me up. 

"Who the fuck did this?", I heard my father ask angrily, finally the cavalry had arrived. 

"Vincent", was all I uttered, I imagined all their shocked faces if I hadn't been in so much pain I would've probably laughed, problem was that I was in pain so I couldn't exactly be laughing. 

They all knew Vincent hated me but I was still his brother we never thought he'd actually try to kill me. But he had tried, big mistake I was about to become the boss and trying to kill me was a no-no. 

I closed my eyes momentarily and when I opened them again I was in an ambulance with Jennifer next to me, being in the mafia has its perks like having a hospital for our people, granted we need to have one because we're always in danger but hey we have one. I heard words like, seriously injured head trauma, concussion, wounds,and surgery, being thrown around in the ambulance they were probably contacting the hospital to be prepared as soon as we arrived.

Jenny was laying beside me on stretcher she looked so worn out, fuck I hadn't been able to protect her what kind of mafia boss will I be if I can't protect my woman. 

I tried to relax, and I mean it wasn't that hard to with all the stuff they inject me with I was surprised I was still awake. Out of nowhere I heard a bunch of beeping noise "We're losing her", I heard I voice yell urgently. I tried to get up but my body wouldn't allow me too. I heard the heart monitor flatline. The noise continued and the guilt was too much to bear I should've protected her this was all my fault. 

I would make Vincent pay he'd killed my fiance. 

I chose to ignore Jennifer being dead next to me, like a coward I slowly drifted to a dreamless sleep. 

Suddenly I woke up in a sterile white room, yeah I was in the hospital, how long had I been here though? I heard the door open and my father walked in "Good you're awake we have to decide what we're gonna do."

I shook my head in disbelief I was in a hospital bed and he wanted to take action already. 'Yeah dad I'm fine thanks for asking', I thought sarcastically. Suddenly I thought of Jennifer, "She's dead isn't she?". 

He nodded yes silently yet his face remained blank unmoved, bastard.

 "Armando wants to take action, but you'll be the boss soon you get to decide if you want to wage war, just remember Vincent is no idiot we must be strategic". 

"If? After what he did you think I might not go to war against him?", what the hell is wrong with my father what Vincent did could not be forgiven and forgotten. 

"He's your brother she's just some girl you were gonna marry to help strengthen us she doesn't matter and you're alive that's what counts, Vincent is a powerful man Nathan", he said trying to convince me what he did however was anger me more. 

"What the fuck is wrong with you, is age getting to you? You've taught me that we have to get rid of threats and Vincent is a threat it doesn't matter that he is my brother, it didn't matter to him. It sure as hell won't matter to me".