Lila

Chapter 1

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Lila's POV:

It was taking everything in me to not run and hug his body, the body of the person who provided me with not just the love of a father but also a mother since momma passed away when I was born. Papa was my everything, I loved him more than anything and the thought of him leaving me terrified me, it gave me nightmares. Unfortunately, my nightmare came true, he left me and went to momma. He promised me he would never go but he did, I tried to calm myself down but I could not, as the priest finished the prayer, I let go of the mud and it fell on his casket, 

"Goodbye Papa." I said as a tear slid down my cheek, and stepped back.

After the funeral

Third-person POV:

The little girl sat in her late father's room and hugged his shirts, they reminded her of him and provided her comfort, something she desperately needed. She sat in his room and let her mind replay the times she slept in the room hugging her father as tears fell down her cheek because of the nightmare she had, times when the duo would watch movies together and fight over popcorn, times when she knew her papa, her hero would save her from everything. Liam, Lila's bodyguard, whom she loved dearly as a brother walked in with a tray of food and water and his heart shattered into pieces as he saw her, Lila was the light of the mansion, their lives and now it seemed as if everything was lost.

"Hermanita, you need to eat," said Liam as he lifted her chin up and looked into her eyes, which were filled with sadness.

"Go away mano, I'm not hungry" she replied, Liam's mouth opened but before he could say anything

"Please" added Lila with tears flowing down her cheeks and he walked away knowing she needs time and forcing her would not help.

Liam remembered that today the boss of the Italian Mafia was to arrive to take care of the mess that had resulted in the death of his boss, he grimaced at the memory and decided on preparing the household for the arrival. Liam ordered the servants to prepare the guestroom and make sure everything is clean and tidy, after doing so he went to check on Lila and saw her asleep on the floor clutching her papa's shirt with no intention of letting go and frowned at the sight, he signed and picked her up and took her to her room and placed her on the bed and covered her with a blanket, he then placed a kiss on her forehead and left.

Lila's POV:

I woke up and saw myself in my room, still holding papa's shirt and tears started to pool in my eyes, I got off my bed and headed towards papa's room as I was about to reach the door, my face directly bumped into a wall, wait where did that wall come from?                                                                

I looked up and saw the most gorgeous pair of sapphire green eyes staring at me, being mesmerized by them you could almost see my brain whirring with thoughts, suddenly the man grabbed me disturbing my dreamy thoughts, and pushed me towards the staircase, tears started rolling down my cheeks as he gripped my arms tightly which probably left a bruise and I hit my head against the cold banister of the stairs, I wondered who is this man? I screamed for papa to come to save me but then I remembered he wasn't there anymore.

"Maids are not allowed on this floor, don't you know that bitch?" yelled the man as I started to whimper

Liam came rushing towards me and held me as blood started spilling from my head, the man growled and tightened the grip on my arms 

"you boy what is this maid doing on this floor at this time of the night?".

"sir this is Liliana, his daughter" Liam tried to explain to the man, and that was the last thing I heard as darkness enveloped me.

Grayson's POV:

I finally arrived in Spain and entered my car, I reached Abrego's mansion and saw one of the guards waiting at the main gate to welcome me, I hated Abrego, he was such a wicked man but people liked him as no one knew what he most desired, I just had a partnership with him to gain control in the mafia world and had to be here to pay my so-called respect to the old bastard, as I walked into the mansion I passed a fake pitiful smile to the guard guiding me into the house, he leads me to the dining room as some people were already there grieving for this pathetic person.                                                                                                                                                                      Everyone sat down and began saying prayers, we then ate in silence. I knew that Abrego has a daughter but since she was not there for dinner I assumed she was not present at the moment. After I finished dinner one of the maids gave me a quick house tour, she showed me my room and told me that maids and guards were not to be allowed on this floor, I liked that idea since I didn't want people to fiddle with my belongings. As I lay in bed my mind slowly started thinking about what the next day will bring.                                                                                                                            After an hour of hardly getting any sleep I headed to the kitchen for a glass of water, as I was on my way up the stairs I trip slightly when a little girl bumps into me, I look down at her and was immediately mesmerized by her angel face however my thoughts vanished as I raged acknowledging that she was not following the rules. How dare she enter upon this floor? I grab her and push her towards the staircase, causing her to hit her head on the banister and scream.

"Maids are not allowed on this floor, don't you know that bitch" I yelled as she whimpered, how pathetic? I thought

Upon hearing the commotion, the guard from earlier came out of his room and rushed towards the fragile girl, what?

I saw blood trickling down her face and cursed at myself for being so harsh, I didn't think about how little and fragile she was before pushing her with full force.

"you boy what is this maid doing on this floor at this time of the night?" I questioned

"sir this is Liliana, his daughter" explains the guard

And that's when I knew I fucked up, not only did I hurt a girl but that too the daughter of my deal ally, fuckkkk I cursed in my head. even though I couldn't care less , I felt the urge to apologize, wait this isn't me? I opened my mouth to apologize but froze when I saw her unconscious body lie in the guards hold, I wanted to hold her, apologize to her for being such a dick.                              

I followed him into a room which was covered in pink furniture, paint, and curtains and saw him place her small frame on the bed and cover her with a blanket, he then proceeded to plant a kiss on her head. I had the urge to push him off, wait for what? no no no what am I even thinking about?

"Let's go" the boy mutters bringing out of my thoughts, I followed him outside and kept my mouth shut as we stood out in the hallway I opened my mouth to say something but he cut me off

"There's no need to apologize to me" wait why does he think I'm apologizing to him? what a pathetic piece of shit.

"you need to be careful around her sir she is way too naive and innocent for own good before Mr. Abrego passed away he protected her from everything and anything. She's very sensitive and I plead you to limit your interaction with her as much as you can, she's in a very bad place and doesn't need you to break her heart" said the guard and left before I could respond.

Who does he think he is telling me what to do and what not to do, as much as I wanted to shoot him right in the spot I knew he was right. I had hurt her and would probably end up doing so again, even though I was staying right next to her room for the next few weeks, I had to maintain distance if not for her own good then mine, her touch made me feel something and it's something I never want to feel.