POTERE AMORE (Mafia Romance) 18+

Chapter sixteen

⚠️ Warning ⚠️ this chapter is intended for 18+ readers.

Annetta's POV

On my way home, I recovered all my missing items I thought Fabio had destroyed. My phone, apartment keys and my purse were in my car, untouched. The moment I saw my phone, relief washed over my whole body. Everything seemed like nothing was touched or destroyed, it was like as if Fabio snatched my possessions from me before we left and then just threw them into my car.

Once I reach home, I appreciate the silence as I scroll through the thousands of notifications I've received from Destefano, Seth, Lorenzo and everybody else. An exasperated sigh rushed from my lips as I open the door of my condo and feel a cold breeze immediately.

Once I step in, my heart reached to my throat when I was startled by a shadowy figure that saunters to me. My lungs were ready for me to scream for my life however, when I recognised my intruder's face, I released a breath of relief.

"Seth!" I sigh, "For fucks sake, you have to stop scaring me like that." I growl under my breath as I slam my keys down on my kitchen counter, and as I do, I begin to yank my jacket off my body. "How did you get in?"

"Are you serious?" Seth mutters under his breath. My brows snap into a furrow as confusion rushed to my face, when I glance over at him, I noticed that Seth was angry? His jaw locked together as he glares at me. Wow, never encountered this side of Seth yet. "You were gone for more than a week, you left without a trace and your concerns are how I got into your condo? Damn right I should be here trying to find out what you have been up to Annetta-"

"Are you spying on me?" I grumble back to him, "Did Destefano instruct you to?"

"Of course!" He scoffs, "That's what it always goes back to, you accusing your father! For fuck sakes Annetta, of course your father sent me, because he wants to kill you! In fact, Lorenzo wants you first but I'm here before them," he begins to stress, he reached me and when he did, he tried to hold me but steers away, like as if panic flooded through him. "I don't want to kill you or take you to them but you better have a reasonable explanation stating where you were the last week and what the fuck you've been up to."

As Seth finishes, he released a harsh breath. We keep close eye contact when he watched me with determination and desperation, while I just scrutinise him. I wondered if he was managed to be indoctrinated by my father but it didn't seem like he was because he really did want to help me by giving me a heads up. I lick my lips and sigh nonchalantly and then I remember how my condo was being watched by the one and only Cagna, Fabio my fucking husband.

"Don't worry about me Seth, I've got it all under control."

"No... no.." he mumbles with a frustrated sigh rushed out of his lips, "You don't get it do you! This is not the life I wanted to come to New York for Annetta! I came for you. You! For the last week, your father had me doing some of his dirty work while you were gone! Do you know how fucking hard it was to try and abandon everything because every time I tried to, your father or Lorenzo would be at my corner."

"Okay, calm down." I mumble to him and grab his hand, his eyes flashed with sympathy when I begin to rub his hand, "Seth, you can always go back. You shouldn't stay here, I will come and visit you in Cali-"

"They know exactly where I live in California Annetta! So either way, I'm fucked!"

As I watch Seth leaning towards his breakdown, I pull him closer to me and grab his face with both my hands. When his eyes reached mine, suddenly it seemed as though half of his tension and worries had vanished and a small part of me felt accomplished. The last time I saw his face, it was covered in cuts and bruises and now, they were healing but he looked much better than before. As I hold his face, my thumb caresses his cheek, I lick my lips and scrutinise his face. It was nothing compared to Fabio's where it looked like he loathed me twenty-four-seven, no. It was much more calm than his, Seth was watching me like as if he appreciated me.