The Royals

Ch.10

It took me two hours to get to the address that Adeline gave me. A small village outside the city. I arrived at the wine factory that belongs to Adel's brother, Max, who is already waiting outside.

We were supposed to meet at her coffee shop near my apartment but when I was out from Sarah's office building, I noticed the same car that I have seen for this couple days trailing my back. At first, I thought that was just a coincidence that I, happened on the same road with that car over and over again but now my guts telling me a different story.

I stopped at the coffee shop, order take away after I tell Adeline that I have been followed. So she suggested we should meet at Max's place.
Adeline Romanov is one of my ex-girlfriend years ago. But among the others, Adeline is the most special for me. She is four years older than me and I still have feelings with her (it's kinda complicated.)

I met her when I was working on the summer holiday as her gardener (Yeah right, like I know shit about gardening, all I need is the money) I like flirting with her because she would never mad at me. I was so young at that time, a coward that running away from all my problems.

She knew about my situations and in order for that, she makes me her responsibility. She told me that I need to gather all my thoughts and man up in every situation and that is when Max step in my life.

As an older brother, Max takes good care of us (even sometimes he scared the shit out of me with his mafia lifestyle) but I like him because he taught me so many kinds of martial arts and how to use weapons to defend myself.

They came from a very powerful mafia family but Adeline is more like 'i see the light' person and she just goes straight to the light, doesn't care what the others would say.
Max is following their father's step, he rules the underworld and totally looks like their father, all in and out.

When I turned 17th, Max held one big party for me with his mafia friends and introduced me to them as a brother. I think I have lost my sanity that night when I ask Adel to be my girlfriend just right after Max introduce me to his friends. Surprisingly she said yes and Max is okay with that.

Two years later she broke up with me when I told her about Sarah.
I have not seen her or talk to her until last month when I saw her at her coffee shop.

"Aren't you a troublemaker huh, Art?" Max asks when we hug each other.

"No. That's probably Sarah's doing" I answer him.

"Chicks! Come on let's get you inside. We have a lot of things to catch up and Adel is waiting"

"Wait. I need to make a phone call" Dialing her number and it takes forever for her to pick up.

"Hello"

"Please tell your man in that car to stop following me." I can hear her sigh

"What are you doing outside of the town?"

"Not your business. And I want that car gone in five" I heard noises from her side, she mumbling Simon's name. Of course, she's with Simon right now.

"Arthur.," she whispers my name but I cut her off because I am so angry with her right now.

"Call off your baboon right now or I will blow them up" I hang up her phone and waiting for the car to leave. When I see they didn't move, I walk to them and grab a stone but before I can do anything about it, Max came and tell me to calm down while six of his man is walking to the car with their rifles. In a split second the car speed up and leaves.

"Thanks, Max"

"Nah, no need to. You are family and no one can harm my family. Come on."

"Nice place you have here, Max" my phone's won't stop vibrate because Sarah won't stop calling me.

"Yeah, I always like nature since I was a kid. This place is my dream! Why don't you pick up her phone?"

"Nah. She deserved that" I shake my head and Max just nods signaling he totally understands.

Sarah stops calling me but she starts to bombard me with her text but I choose to ignore it when I saw Adeline in the living room with a child that miraculously looks familiar to me. More like me to be exact.

The last notification from Sarah's text before I turn off my phone is,
"I am sorry. Please come home.."