Chapter 22Aurora's POV I shifted uncomfortably on the bed glaring at the smug grin which was plastered on his face. Why on earth did he think I'd be comfortable sharing a bed with him? Though the thought of being with him through out the night was unsettling, I still wanted to know it would feel. "Since you're so interested on sharing the bed then I'd lay on the couch. It looks soft and cozy enough," I smirked and then he took off his shirt. He was left on a white vest and I looked away, not wanting to imagine how his chest would look like when he finally tosses it off. "Don't be so shy, it's nothing you haven't seen before," He teased slyly, "Or haven't you seen enough bare chests? "I don't derive joy in seeing that. It doesn't interest me," I replied curtly, got up from the bed and limped with a wince towards tie bathroom. "Are you sure, you can bath on your own?" He raised his brows. "I'm slightly injured, not crippled. Sure, I can take care of my issues." I huffed then sto
Chapter 23Aurora's POV "Huh?" I jerked up the bed into a sitting position, my eyes widening at his request. We had only kissed once but it was brief and I always acted like it never happened because of how teasing he made it be. "Yes, I want to kiss you." He reiterated, causing butterflies to whirl in my stomach. "Is this a part of the challenge?" I furrowed my brows and he snorted. "Maybe, but I really want to taste your lips. You don't know how hard it is for me to lie beside you while your lips are staring at me untouched." He made a joke of what he desired but I knew that he was serious. At least, he was blunt unlike other men who lied about what they wanted. I couldn't blame him though, he was a Capo and it wasn't hard for him to make demands. "Just a kiss, right? It won't lead to other things." "A kiss usually leads to other things but I'm ready to take whatever you want to offer me…" He replied with a smug grin and I wrapped my fingers at the small of his back and bro
Chapter 24Aurora's POV I sank onto the bed, as my eyes took notice of the black marbled tiles that had blood and shards of glasses spluttered on it. If he lost so much blood as this, I doubted if Antonio would ever make it alive. Even though I was happy that she'd taken the bull by the horn and tried to end the misery that she had faced since she married him, I wasn't sure that Matteo would take things lightly with her. "How did it happen? Tell me everything, and where is your husband right now?" She sighed and palmed her forehead. "He's at a private hospital that belongs to our family doctor presently. He knows the Capo so I might be summoned any time soon," I checked my phone for Matteo's message. Get out of there. That woman is a murderer. I gasped at his message and covered my palmed my lips. "Antonio is dead. Matteo just sent me a message," I informed her. She laughed hysterically and shrugged without remorse, then sank onto floor and rested at the edge of the bed. "It
Chapter 25Matteo's POV Aurora stared at me, her eyes pleading that I become lenient with my decision but I couldn't allow her to change my mind in the presence of everyone. "Take her out of here," I ordered and stormed out of the room. She followed me down the stairs till we got to the car. "Matteo, please you have to listen to me. Her husband tried to kill her because she didn't tell him what I said to her yesterday. It was self defense," She cried. I snorted, "Self defense, you say? That woman almost killed one of my underbosses. Do you expect me to let her go just because she has been having issues with her husband?". Her expression dimmed as she stared at me with a surprised look, but I couldn't blame her because my actions surprised me. I'd never liked Antonio from the beginning because of how rebellious he was sometimes, but he was loyal. "So it's right for you to kill her when you know that she had always been the victim? What happened to the strong dislike you had for A
Chapter 26Aurora's POV"Are you still hell bent on killing Giselle?" I asked Matteo while he sat at the edge of his bed. He slanted me a surprised look and reverted his attention to his phone which irked me because someone's life was under threat. "What I do with her life is none of your business." He replied curtly and dropped his phone, heading towards the wardrobe. He totally ignored me as I fought hard within myself to finalise my decision. "It's my business because that woman is innocent and I won't allow an innocent person to die again. Not if I can prevent it from happening." I growled and nearly slapped myself for almost talking about my parents to him. "Again? Which innocent person died before?" He probed, folding his arms with eyes peering at me. "Some of my friends were accused of theft so they were burnt to death by the indigenes of the community. I didn't know about it because it happened while I was at work, it wasn't until I returned that I was informed." I croake
Chapter 27Aurora's POV She's really free to leave? I glanced at Matteo who looked impatient and ready to return to work at any moment, wondering who might have spoke some sense into him. It wasn't my problem because Giselle would no longer be in this hell-hole. "Thank you so much, sir." Giselle croaked, her voice laced with tears as she dropped to her knees and thanked him. Matteo's face was red with embarrassment as he pulled he up. "Just return home and take care of yourself." He said and turned away from the both of us. My heart brimmed with excitement at his magnanimity and compassion. Maybe he was different from his father, but I couldn't just end my obsession for revenge. "Don't leave, Capo. I have something to tell you." Giselle chimed in, while I squinted my eyes in surprise. "What do you have to say?" "You should look into Antonio. I don't know the details but it seems like he was about to betray you before we had the argument today." She advised him, her shoulders
Chapter 28Matteo's POV My mind was filled with several thoughts as I drove to the club where Francesco was. I'd have asked him to meet me at home, but it was a formal meeting and I disliked tainting the serenity of my home with work issues. I parked at the club where I'd freed Giselle and Aurora's fierce kiss flashed into my mind. If freeing Giselle and going the extra mile for her was what it would take to have her lips on mine everyday, then I wouldn't stop. Finally I reached the club and got out of my car. Few people walked around, the strippers in the club were getting ready for the night while some bartenders arranged some drinks. Francesco sat on one of the stools, conversing with one of the female bartenders. She looked frail yet beautiful and I wondered why Francesco would engage in a conversation with someone like her. He sighted me and got down from his stool, "You returned quickly." "Yes. I had to," I replied, remembering how Aurora offered to find her way home so th
Chapter 29Aurora's POV "Why do my decisions against the Camorra make you sad?" His gentle but tricky question resonated in my head as I thought of a reply that wouldn't make him more suspicious than he already was. "It doesn't make me sad. I just feel that you are using their weakness against them, besides, what will you gain from them? They don't have anything to offer you," I replied and his piercing gaze told me that I'd talked too much. He cocked his head to the side and his lips twitched, "I wonder how you got to know so much about the Camorra." He growled while I maintained our eye contact, hoping that he would believe me. "My ears are working," I replied flatly, fiddling with my palms. What would happen if he decided to dig into my past? Maybe he had done that and didn't find anything to hold onto, because I doubted that he just accepted me without having a thorough check up on me. "You seem to know how the mafia works, but you aren't involved in the mafia. How possible