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The King of Beasts Chapter 31
ARIA Next day, I found myself sitting on the bench, playing piano again. I didn’t try my father’s song today. I let my fingers free and bruised soul loose. My fingers worked on the keys. The song was dark and filled with wretchedness. The sound of the notes bounced from the black walls of my cage in the beast’s castle. His dark eyes floated before me. His ruffled dark hair filled my vision. I snapped my eyes open, fingers halting as I blinked and shook my head to get rid of his darkness. *** I didn't know when the day ended or when the Sun came up again. I only knew whether it was day or night because of Lina and the food she brought. I didn’t know when it would end. Even though I desperately wanted it to. There was an emptiness inside me. A feeling that ate me alive; fed on my flesh and pained me. I looked down at my stomach, pressing my palm and waiting, as if I would feel something back but the only thing I felt was the truth. That I was pregnant. That there was a lif
The King of Beasts Chapter 32
FABIANO Fabiano stared at the little girl peering up at her with dark eyes. He was almost startled when he found the little girl in the office in his mansion in Naples. “Who are you?” He demanded but the girl stood quiet, watching him in a way that would’ve creped a normal person. But not him. Never him. He raised a brow, watching the girl with narrowed eyes as he tried to figure out who she was. She was small, nearly three or was she four? He didn’t know. But he did know that she wasn’t any servant’s daughter. She looked familiar. Very familiar. A bulb went on in his mind, a smile stretched on his lips as he squatted down to the little girl’s height, staring into his eyes. She didn’t flinch away from his gaze, unlike most adults. “Leona.” He uttered, watching the girl in surprise. He couldn’t believe his eyes. The last time he had seen this little girl was two years ago, when she was barely months old. He had picked her from her crib in Aria’s house in New York and hande
The King of Beasts Chapter 33
FABIANO Ignoring the tightening sensation in his chest, he focused on his brother. Adriano wasn’t his brother by blood. But he was more loyal to him than any of his blood relations had been. Adriano had stood with him every time he needed him. “Adriano.” He finally acknowledged his brother, giving him a mocking nod, which Adriano didn’t return. Fabiano’s eyebrows dipped, a frown forming on his face. He watched as his friend whispered to his daughter, let her on the ground and she ran out of his office. His brother moved his way, all signs of softness vanishing from his face. “Where is Aria?” Adriano’s voice was cold and harsh as he spoke. Fabiano stilled, finally understanding the reason of his visit. He stood taller, forced his body to relax under the scrutinizing gaze of his friend. “What do you mean?” Fabiano feigned innocence, shrugging his shoulders he continued, “I don’t know. I haven’t seen the bitch.” The flash of anger in Adriano’s dark eyes surprised him. As fa
The King of Beasts Chapter 34
FABIANO“Where is Aria?” Adriano ignored his question and asked one of his own.Fabiano seethed internally, trying to calm the demons that roared inside him. A part of him wanted to finish the man in front of him for trying to take his lioness away from him but he tried to bury that part.The man in front of him was his brother.He was the man who had stood by him when everyone had abandoned him.“Fabiano.” Adriano strode towards him, “Tell me where she is before everything gets ruined.”“She’s not here.”Adriano growled, “I know she isn’t here.” He barked, “WHERE IS SHE?”Fabiano tried to hold on to his calm façade. He couldn’t hurt his brother.“Fabio.” His brother looked so exhausted. Fabiano could understand. The threats of Bratva. The traitors that raised inside La Cosa Nostra. And most of all his daughter. Fabiano knew that there was a lot of his brother’s plate right now and his wife had, no doubt, told his brother to search for her sister.“You had an unhealthy obsession with
The King of Beasts Chapter 35
FABIANO Fabiano raised a brow curiously. The boy lifted his middle finger at Fabiano, a smile on his face as Fabiano’s lips parted in a mix of surprise and amusement. “Konstantin.” Adriano’s voice reached them both. With a last grin, the boy-Konstantin turned and ran back, disappearing from Fabiano’s sight. Fabiano wondered if his friend knew that his son knew about the middle finger. He probably didn’t know. “Konstantin.” He tested the Russian name on his tongue, finding it weird. He clicked his tongue then. Fabiano stared at the place where the boy with a Russian name was standing. Konstantin was the son of a Capo. He wondered why did the Bratva not kill him. Konstantin was the heir to Vitale Empire. They would’ve done a lot of damage by killing Konstantin. But they went for Leona instead. Fabiano smirked when he understood the logic. The Bratva were animals. But they were cleverer than Fabiano had thought them to be. Leona. The girl was going to be used in the worst
The King of Beasts Chapter 36
FABIANO Pregnant. Aria was pregnant. The woman he had...raped was now pregnant; holding a new life within her body. A life he had forced on her. ‘She tried to escape. It’s her fault.’ Was it really? Or was it his fault? Fabiano shook off the thoughts and stared at the table sitting beside the chair. His eyes fell on the small, square velvet box lying on it. The door clicked open. He stiffened before forcing himself to relax and stood up from his place. His greedy eyes followed every movement as the door was pushed open and she walked in. Aria. His lioness. She wore a simple shirt that was loose on her; hid her figure and that irritated him but he pushed the feeling away. He had important things to do now and one of them was the woman standing in front of him. Her hair was longer; flowing down her shoulders. Her skin was pale—too pale because she hadn’t been in the sun for months. She looked like she had lost some weight. Her cheekbones were already prominent but back t
The King of Beasts Chapter 37
FABIANO His lips witched, eye brows rocketing when he saw the familiar flash of fire in her eyes. The fire was still there—dying no doubt but it was there. Her lips parted, a silent breath escaped her before they moved. “Aria Whitlock.” Her voice was scratchy, “I am a Whitlock.” He narrowed his eyes at her, glaring through slits. He knew she hadn’t spoken in months; that disturbed him but now that she was talking, there was nothing to worry. Besides, Fabiano knew he had a special talent. He was the only one who could extinguish the fire in her and he was the one who could make the flames crack and go higher. With a heart-stuttering grin, he strode towards her. Stopping in front of her, he leaned down, “Not after this, you’ll not be a Whitlock.” He smiled before capturing her hand in bruising hold. He took the pen with the other one and took off the cap. Adjusting his hands over her—ignoring her struggles, he tightened his fingers around hers, holding the pen in them as he scr
The King of Beasts Chapter 38
FABIANOStaring at her stomach, he couldn’t help but think what was he going to tell that child.‘Hey, I raped your mamma. Boom! You were born.’How was he going to look into his child’s eyes?The same way your father looked into your eyes.A bitter smile twitched his lips, the smile morphed into a maniac grin before he let out a mocking chuckle.Whoever said that time never comes back and history never repeats itself was high on some drug.The history, indeed, was repeating itself.Thirty years ago, a woman was raped in Naples. The law enforcement agencies did nothing. They couldn’t.Why?Because the rapist was the law. He owned everything.Giovanni Lombardi.The former Don.An arms dealer.The police were afraid of him.No one dared to cross him.And the woman?She didn’t dare say something to her rapist. Why?He was her husband.Nine months later, a baby boy was born.Fabiano Lombardi.Heir to Lombardi Empire……and a victim to the monsters.Fabiano moved towards Aria, shaking away
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