Meet The Mafia Queen

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Vanessa's POV

THINKING about Eric is making me tremble, even if we just spent time for a short time . . . those memories, I always cherish it.

Unfortunately, a bomb exploded out of nowhere. Due to the huge impact of it, we were thrown away from each other.

I saw Jaime's eyes widened the moment my back hit a wall. She saw how in pain I am right now.

"Q-queen!" Jaime was about to ran towards me but another bomb exploded and it's near in our area.

My eyed gazed at Charles whose eyes are completely stuck with Jaime. The moment he saw mine, I nodded at him.

"P-protect her."

That was the last words I murmured before another bomb explode. And it happened,

My eyes became blurry as I parted my lips. I tried to move but fuck! There's knife on my thigh—making my blood move out from my body.

I did not stop, I tried once again but I could not help not to curse.

The pain is killing me from my thigh coming up to my chest, it's making me lost my own breath.

I feel that I am going to lost my breath anytime, for the last time I sighed and say, "H-help me."

From a terrible scene, I felt someone's carrying me from these wrecked walls. I opened my eyes to check it was.

To my surprise, it's him.

"It's y-you." I whispered "Y-you . . ."

He sat on the floor while I am sitting on his lap. He removed his handkerchief from his neck and he used it to cover my thigh's wound.

"Darn." I mumbled when I felt a pain

He glanced at me because of that—he smiled at me.

When he finish covering my thigh, I talked "Why?"

"—why are y-you doing this?"

He did not open his mouth to speak, he just smiled at me "I hurted you! Why are you helping me?!"

Fuck, why do I feel crying like a child?! "Shhh." He caressed my cheek "It's fine now, hush down."

I shooked my head "N-no!"

He stood up that made me sat on the floor "What d-do you think you're doing?"

'Are you g-going to leave me?'

He walked near me and kissed my forehead "You'll succeed, my Vanessa baby."

With that, I feel comfortable even though . . . he is walking away from now.

THE BOMBINGS are not yet done, they keep exploding and exploding but I don't bother.

I do believe that I will succeed in this war and that's enough to prove how powerful the Mafia Queen is.

While searching for him, I've heard someone calling me. My forehead knotted because of that.

I ran and followed that voice until I reach the corridor. The light went out and only the fires on the ground serves as my light.

Even the corridor is surrounded of these wrecked walls, it didn't become the hindrance to my plan searching for that voice I've heard.

When I ran, the voice becomes louder and louder—asking for help.

I've reached the last part of the corridor and was shocked on what I saw.

Eric Pires is on the floor . . . has many bruises on his face, wounds on his arms and gunshots on his leg part.

His eyes saw me, he smiled weakly "V-vannie."

"—d-dumating ka." My tears started to fall "V-vannie . . ." He mumbled

"Eric, what . . . h-happened to you?!" I cried "Who did these?!" I held his arm surrounded by wounds "Eric!"

"A-ayos lang ako, V-vannie." He whispered "M-masaya na ko't d-dumating ka."

"Eric . . ."

"N-namiss kita," he said

"—N-namiss kita, best f-friend." he slowly pulled me to hug him. When I hugged him, I cried harder.

I hugged him tightly making him feel my warmth "You're cold," I let go of the hug "What h-happened? Why are you like this? Tell me!"

My brows furrowed when I've noticed that his eyes aren't focusing on mine—but on my back.

I turned my back as my eyes widened and saw him—the suspicious guy! Holding a gun and pointing it on me.

'H-hoodie guy?'

When he let out one of his bullets, my eyes widened.

I've heard his groan when he took the bullet, "M-michael?"

Hoodie gu—the guy who pulled the trigger ran away, he seems like shock.

I checked his condition but he fainted "Fuck, Michael!" I yelled "Wake up!"

I was about to call Cathy to send help but Eric's right hand reached mine. I glanced at him.

"M-may . . ." he closed his eyes tightly and open it slowly "D-dapat 'kang malaman."

"Eric, I need to sav—"

but suddenly, he cut me off using his name.