Daniel POV:"Why didn't you pick Thalia up from Daycare," Nina asked and I sighed. I don't understand why she finds it so unfair when I have my men take care of the baby. I mean at least she's being picked up"I had a few issues with the new shipments. I would have sent someone else to do it but I had to do it myself" I say and she nods taking a sip of her wine"So the hospital said that we have 1 more month to give her a name so she can have a birth certificate," Nina says bringing the topic up during dinner. Picking through my dinner I don't get the fuss she has over the name"Just call her what you've been calling her so far" I suggest forking the baked baby potato in front of me "Thalia," she asked and I nod."I've never met a Thalia so why not," I say and she smiles. She anxiously starts picking around her food and I frown. Nina is never quiet."What's wrong," I ask her and she looks up at me with so much excitement"Well she said her first word today," she says smiling like a c
I want to tell her but what can I say? My mom was battling cancer and I was so busy caring about Amari and the mafia that my mother called me 15 times, an hour before she died and I didn't pick up. She would always tell me 'Love and care with your all because you might have everything in this world but those two things make you my darling son'. But where was her darling son when she needed him the most right he was busy with everything but her "Please come back when you've cooled down," I say walking away. Heading into my room I close my room door and walk over to my bed to sit on the edge of it "I want to stay and fix things now Daniel but you just have to be willing to open up with me," she says behind the doorNina POV:Knocking on my father's door I look down at Thalia. She looks so peaceful right now not knowing about the issues around her. Flying here with her was hard enough I was only able to book business-class tickets. The rentable jets weren't available so that was a bumm
Nina POV:"Nina it's been 3 days and you're still here," my dad says barging into my room. I stop tickling Thalia and I turn to him with a sigh. Her giggles die alongside the happiness in the atmosphere"I know Dad I'm sorry I'm on it," I say and he scowls. I continue to play with Thalia and my dad speaks again"No I'm on it now," he says and I panic. When my dad says his on it it's never a good sign in fact the last time he was on it my professor and half the guys in my class were found at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean because he heard a rumor that I was sleeping with them"Dad no it's fine I'm literally waiting for the agent to get back to me," I say and he shakes his head shoving his hands into his pocket"Cancel them and come downstairs in the next-" he cuts himself off by looking at my crop top and shorts with distaste "- 45 minutes," he says and then abruptly turns around. He slams my door shut and I sigh. Turning back to Thalia she has her hands in her mouth looking confuse
Daniel POV:Nina is nowhere to be found. I've tried calling but my calls go straight to voicemail. Was I too harsh with her? Maybe I was because this is unlike Nina.I tried calling her father as well but he just said that she upped and left a while ago. Then proceeded to ask me if the baby was mine. I know I should have explained our situation but I just hung up on himLooking over the documents I should have signed 2 days ago I have the pen in my hands but every time I am about to sign I feel easy.How am I supposed to sign a document that tells me that Thalia should go to an orphanage next month? I mean as the next kin I'm allowed to make that decision but Nina has fallen in love with her.I am surely not signing this document because of Nina. Not because Thalia's cuteness is a virus that crawled its way to my heart that last night I found myself sleeping on the floor in her room"Boss," one of my men says. Looking at the doorway I find Jacob one of the new guards looking very nerv
Daniel POV:I shut the door behind me and Dario chuckles"When I got the call from you on Monday talking about you had something I needed I didn't expect you to have Thalia and Nina" I seethe and he grins leaning back in his chair"Well, Daniel when I asked if we could meet up you said there's no need. Your men kill my cousin and I brushed it under the rug so I figured we could bring peace between the Russian and Spanish mafia" Dario says and I sigh going to sit down. Oh so it's business "You see I like your dedication but to keep those two girls hostage just to get me here is something I find rather heinous," I say unbuttoning my suit jacket as I sit "I wouldn't say that considering she's my fiancé," Dario says with a smug smile. A small smile spreads across my face daring me to kill this son of a bitch but because I'm a professional I'm trying to calm myself down"I see well I'll be taking her off your hands now," I say getting ready to stand up. He just takes out a bottle of vodk
Daniel POV: Nina has barely spoken to me since we've gotten back. I've been trying to talk to her but she keeps giving me short answers. Not to even mention I tried having dinner with her but she said she was too tired so I left her alone Sitting on my bed I finish reading a couple of contracts I'm meant to sign for the finalization of my new casino venture in Dubai. It was a hefty procedure but I'm very persuasive. Hearing a loud crash from next door I quickly get up and I rush towards Nina's room. Opening the door I find that her Chester drawer has fallen onto the floor. She's crouched down on the floor next to it and I rush over to her "Hey Hey Nina what's wrong," I ask picking her up and placing her on the bed but she clings to me. I don't like this. Nina is never like this. She's always talkative and bubbly but right now the girl in my arms seems broken "Nina what's wrong," I ask and she sighs clinging onto me tighter "I'm a failure aren't I," she says so quietly and I frown
"Can I take you out on a date?" she says tucking strands of her hair behind her ears. I grab her waist placing her directly above my crotch so she can feel how hard I am "Do you feel that?" I ask grinding my hips into her. She bites her lip and nods her head"Good, because I don't want you stripping me off of my gentlemen duties," I say and she rolls her eyes with a grin on her beautiful face"Let's start again. Nina, would you please go on a date with me" I ask and she chuckles wrapping her arms around my neck"Only because you said please," she says leaning in. I start to lean in too and I almost tense up realizing that this is Nina and I's first kiss. Gripping her waist tighter her breathing starts to pick up"I want to kiss you" I whisper against her lips. Her breath hitched making me push up against her. A slight whimper escapes her lips making my dick throb at the sound Fuck now I'm really turned on. What is she even wearing? How many times must I tell her to stop wearing thes
Daniel POV:Driving into the graveyard. I park the car and I step out with a cigar in one hand and a bottle of whisky in the other. Xavier's grave is a clear sign of a king with his fallen maidens beside him. Amanda, Amelia, and Amiyah are on Xavier's Left. Amari on Xavier's right as well as the added edition Amy"I never said I loved you and I'm glad I didn't" I chuckle looking at his tombstone. Our brotherhood is a bond that death can't even break. I would have died for this very man but this time I couldn't because he died for me.I didn't know how to avenge him so I did the only way I knew how. I wiped out the Sicilian mafia leaving the men too old to run it as well as the kids that are too young. So I probably have a good 7-12 years before a war starts "Do you know how much shit I'm in right now?" I say thinking about how much my life has changed. Some are good changes others are overwhelming.For starters being a dad is nice but I didn't expect to be one. The mafia is literally