My Mafia King (under major editing)

4.

Ian's pov:
"Why would I lie to you sweetheart?" I ask

She takes a long sip from her water bottle and then looks at me. She examines my face and then stares into my eyes.

"Has anyone ever told you, you have a trustful manner about you?" She asks

"No"

"Well you do, and I think I trust you. Can I go to sleep now I'm really tired?"

"Oh um sure"

She tries to stand but she's still shaking really bad so she almost fell thats when I decided 'I'm gonna carry her up the stairs'.

"can I carry you up the stairs?"

"No, I wouldn't wanna force you to do that."

"No really I'd be fine and I don't want you to fall." and that's when I scooped her up bridal style and proceeded to carry her up the stairs, she avoided all eye contact, I think she might be scared of me.

I understand if she is, I mean most people are and with good reason. I'm the leader of a gang. She must be terrified. I never asked to be this, I wish I was normal.

I stare down at her. Her ginger hair dangling and bouncing as we go up the stairs. Her freckles trailing over her nose. Her eyes a beautiful emerald green, she is absolutely stunning.

I must admit I've always had a soft spot for girls with freckles.

We got to her door and I set her down. She opened the door and gasped

"What's wrong? Do you not like it?" I asked standing beside her.

"No it's no that it's just..."

"What?"

"I've never been in a house this nice."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean I've never been in a house this nice, my family is poor Ian."

"I didn't know, I'm sorry" I say and she looks up at me with those bright green eyes and she smiles but, I can see the pain she's hiding. Someone has put her through a lot and I'm gonna find out who.

"It's fine, you didn't know. You don't know anything about me." She says but, tears are threatening to fall as they stay just barely hanging on to her eyelid. Then one falls and I reach my hand out to wipe it away. She cringes away under me touch.

She is scared of me.

She quickly reached up and wipes her tears and then flashes me a quick smile. I mirror her smile.

"goodnight, hope you sleep good, I'm the room right there if you need anything." I say pointing to my room. She nodded before going into what is now 'her room'.

"Good night Ian." She squeaked quietly before shutting the door. She has the sweetest voice.

I then go into my room and I flop down on the bed. There's no way she has any relation to Danny. Then she came into my room she was wearing one of the t shirts I left in there. She looked so cute. "Why are you in here?" I asked raising an eyebrow.

"I think I know who Danny is." She says rubbing the back of her neck and I sit up. I'm slightly pissed.

"Who is he to you." I ask calmly

" ok so I think you might be l-looking for my father, you said Danny used to live there and we used to live there. But we've moved twice. Into to houses that were really really crappy in really bad neighborhoods." She stumbles over her words like she's scared to tell me this. Is she scared for Danny or scared for herself?

"Please don't hurt me." She said looking at the ground. I was shocked, I would NEVER hit her. I got up and pulled into a tight hug. She started to cry, "it's okay, what is your fathers name." I ask.

"D-Da-Daniel." She sobs

"Hey" I say putting two fingers under her chin " how about you sleep in here tonight?"

"Y-your not m-mad at me?" She asks between sobs. "No sweetheart, I'm just glad you told me."

"Y-Your not gonna hit me?" She cried "No sweetheart, why would I hit you?"
I asked. "My parents always do." She says. Then it clicked she's abused. 

Then she asked me something that I never expected "can you catch them."