Bad Luck Baby (Mafia Novel) COMPLETED

Chapter twenty-three

"Princess, time to wake up."
"Come on, open your eyes."
I feel something poking me, so I turn around to sleep again. My brain does not work yet, as my thoughts are still fuzzy from the sleep. "Okay, do not say that I did not warn you."
My brain is still processing the noises being heard, while all of the sudden a loud laugh is escaping my lips. Someone is tickling me. Well shit. "Stop, stop", I laugh. My eyes spurt open, and I twist forward to stop the ticklish feeling. I can see Youri hanging over me with a smirk on his face. "You want me to stop?", he chuckles. I nod my head while laughing, "yes". His hands stop tickling me, but his knees stay both on each side of me. He looks down at me with lust obvious shown. My eyes are probably the size of an elephant right now, as my breathing hitches and he leans forward. Elbows are now placed on each side of me too, and Youri hovers over me with his face very close to my face. "Do you still want me to stop?", his deep voice hums in my ear. Do I? Before I can even think of the answer, my head is shaking no. O God, I don't even know how to kiss. The last time I kissed a guy was when I was like fourteen or so. Nerves are getting really apparent now, and I can feel my breath hitching every second he comes closer. Without giving me further time to think, he slams his lips on me and takes full on control. My lips seem to move on their own, as they are completely in sync with what he is doing. I grab his biceps with my hands, and let him lead the way. His left hand moves from beside my head, and starts stroking my side. Youri moves under my shirt, and lets his hand touch my breast. I can feel myself getting really turned on by his actions, but isn't this a bit too fast? I break away from the kiss, and guide his hand back over my shirt. "S-sorry, but not now", I stutter. I hope he is not mad or something. Although, he should really fuck off if he is. My eyes dart around the room, everywhere except Youri. "Hey, it's okay. You do not need to apologise for that, I do", he says. His fingers move my chin up, and he looks me in the eye with a bit of a stern look in his eyes. "Never apologise for not feeling ready, okay?" "Okay", comes out quietly. Youri smiles at me and moves a string of hair behind my ear, "I really want to stay in bed, but we need to get ready. Yegor and Jace are waiting in the office in about fifteen minutes".

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Youri brought me to my room again so that I can get myself ready properly. He left a few minutes ago, and I am still flustered. I think I like him, but isn't it weird with him being like family to my dad and Jace? Besides, I don't even know for sure if I am ready for a relationship. With all this shit happening lately, maybe I should take my time to get used to this life first. It's not like I don't have anything to process. But I should not let that lead my life either, I have done that enough in the past. Well, I guess I will see how things go. I shrug my shoulders to myself and continue brushing my hair. I have already freshened up in the bathroom and changed. If the shooting did not fuck things up, then maybe I can get my ankle free from the plaster around it. I put my hairbrush on the bedside table, and grab my cigarettes. Time to go.

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After a long time of me hopping through the house, I finally arrive at the garden. I sit down on the bench, and lit up my cigarette. Fucking finally. I was beginning to feel agitated. I look around the garden. Funny, how such a beautiful place can become ugly in such a short time. They took pretty good care of the bodies laying here just a day ago. No trace of it is seen. I know my mother is behind all of this, although I do not want to believe it. Never in my whole life would I have thought that she would be the one wanting me dead. Just like John, who could not give a shit about me being kidnapped. Guess you can't trust family after all. "Hey, what are you doing out here? I was looking for you", a deep voice sounds from my left. Jace is standing at the doors with his arm leaning on the side of them. "Sorry, I just wanted a smoke and to be outside for a bit."
"It's fine, how are you handling things?", he goes to sit besides me and gives me a worried look. I shrug my shoulders, "did not really thought about it to be honest. I don't know if I want to think about it". While staring into the nothingness of air, two arms engulf me into a hug. "I am sorry for letting all of this shit happen to you. I really am", he presses a kiss against my hair. I look up to him. His blonde hair looks ruffled, he has bags under his eyes, and his hands are red and swollen from the fighting yesterday. My lips form a pout and a stern look takes over my face, "it is not your fault, it is my moms fault. Don't blame yourself for this when you are the one who stopped it from happening". He lets out a dry chuckle, "thanks sis, but we should've never left your side". "You didn't. You were there for me every time. If you want to blame someone, blame our mother", I shake my head. "We are lucky to have you in our lives", he smiles. "It did not go in a perfect way, but I am happy that I found out about you and dad", a teary smile is becoming visible on my face. My arms go around him as I let out a few tears. His hand pats my back, "it's okay. You're save now". We are about to break the hug as a deep voice sounds next to us, "I hate to break your moment together, but your father won't fuck off if I don't get you to his office right now". A blush creeps up my cheeks when I hear who it is. "Y-yeah, I get it. W-we should go, come on Jace", I stammer out nervously. Damnit, why can't I act normal. Jace sends me a weird look, so I just focus on the ground while shuffling to the door. Two big shoes are standing right in front of me. Youri. "Princess, I don't bite if you look at me you know", he chuckles. My eyes trail up his body, and look at his grinning face. "I know, can you let me through?" "Give me a kiss again, and I will let you through", he winks. God, why would he say it like that. I was trying to ignore the fact that we kissed. My face is full on red right now, as I feel a presence behind me. Fuck, Jace probably heard that too. "What the fuck? You kissed her? You kissed my sister? I told you, she can only sleep in the same room if you keep you motherfucking hands off of her", he growls. No more then two seconds later, Jace pushes past me and slams Youri to the ground. Oh, boy. "Guys, stop", I try to say. None the less, Jace keeps on slamming his face against the floor while Youri throws a couple of punches his way. Not standing the sight of this, I leap forward between the two boys in. "Stop", I throw Jace a stern look. He growls, "Sarah, get out of the way. Let us deal with this like men". A giggle escapes my mouth, "like men? Real men would let their sister decide for herself and not fight over it like two little bitches. Unless you are jealous of the kiss?". I do my best to hold in my laugh, but when he looks at me with horror in his eyes I can not hold it in anymore. I burst out laughing, "just kidding! Jeez". I see Youri biting his lip to hold it in too, and Jace just shaking his head and standing up. "Whatever. Just come to the fucking office", he walks away after that. I dust off my pants, and take Youri's hand who pulls me up. "Look at me", his demanding voice sounds. I look up. "That was sweet of you. Do not ever do that again", he sounds angry. I furrow my eyebrows, "but I th-". "I know what you thought, and it was sweet. But you could have gotten hurt in the process. What if one of us did not see you in time, princess?" "I think I am used to getting a bit hurt now, Youri. It would not have mattered", I mutter softly. "It would, just do not do it again." He lifts me up under my armpits, and starts to walk. "What are you doing? Jace will lose his bloody mind if he sees you carrying me now", I squeal. "I don't care."

We arrive at the office. just as I think he is putting me down before we enter, he lets go with one hand and opens the door with it. My father sits at his desk with Jace sitting across from it. "There you are", he says. Youri sits down next to Jace with me on his lap. Even though I try to stand up and find my own seat, he won't budge. If anything, his arms get a tighter grip around me. I look at my father with a red face, "sorry it took so long". He looks at me with raised eyebrows, "yeah, we are going to talk about this later. First the important stuff". "What did you find on that man?", I ask. "Well, I am sorry honey. It is pretty certain that your mother sent him. He is held captive by us for information. We checked your house, it seems that your mother does not live there anymore", Yegor tells me. Oh. I don't really know how to feel. I mean, I kind of expected it. She did want me dead after all, so no surprise she sent someone to do it. Youri strokes my arm, "are you okay?". Nodding my head, I continue the conversation. "Who is he to my mother?" Jace shrugs, "we don't know that yet, but she probably just hired him to do it as a professional. We checked if Giovani or John had something to do with it, but most certainly not". A relieved breath escapes my lips. I do not know if I could handle it if John was part of it. Jace looks me straight in the eye as I hear the next dreadful words tumbling out of him, "seeing as John is dead". What?

"Darling, are you okay?", I hear my father speak. Confused, I nod my head. "I guess. I don't know actually." I really don't. Well, I am sad. But I did not really know him anymore. I mourned him and our friendship already the minute he brought me to Giovani. That was my goodbye to him. Mourning now just seems like a waste of time. The John I knew was already dead. "What else did you find?" The men seated around me look at me confused. "Princess", Youri says in my ear, "you are allowed to be sad, you know? After all, he was your friend before all of this happened". "I know, it's just that I already said my goodbyes to him the minute he gave me to Giovani. The John I knew was dead already", I say. My father squints his eyes at me, but does not ask any further questions. Jace just shrugs his shoulders again, and starts to continue this conversation. "Well, it appears that your mother has moved away from your family. They seem to be doing fine. But, that means that she still might be after you if she finds out that the job is not finished", he explains. "Also, the doctor is going to remove the plaster from your ankle and have a look at the stitches. He will come by this afternoon", my father takes over the conversation. "We are doing everything in our power to find out where your mother is, but until we find her you need to be with one of us. You have your phone back, so call if you need something", he says. "Anyone having any questions left?" Jace opens his mouth, "I have. What the fuck is the deal between you two?". Oh boy.

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Updated: 06 July 2020