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The Mafia's Wanted Desires. 108
JAXONI knew my wife was crazy, but not this crazy. Heck, I didn't know she was a crazy driver. It was always me doing the driving whenever we had somewhere to go. But today, I saw a side of her that I didn't even know existed.Peach drove like she couldn't care less about breaking rules. She drove like she couldn't bring herself to give a fuck about what other people thought. The traffic held every vehicle in a literal chokehold but my wife swerved past the cars like a professional driver, screaming at the top of her lungs.Her scream matched her excitement and it fuelled me in a way that consumed me with delight. My mouth was nearly stretching to the back of my head, due to how hard I was grinning.The strands of her hair that weren't tucked properly into her bun were sticking in different directions because of the open roof that had been pulled backwards.I didn't make any attempt to caution her. I was fascinated by her recklessness. I didn't want a Queen who adhered to rules, I w
The Mafia's Wanted Desires. 109
ASHLEY"Look, Riley, you are beginning to__" I sucked in a breath. The impact of the high octave my voice held wasn't so subtle against my temples. A terrible ache hammered against my temples consequently, eliciting a groan from me.I fell back onto the surface of the pillow, puffing out a breath before rolling to the other side."Riley," I took a deep breath."Handle everything," I added."I can't show up to work for now. I am a little under the weather." I told her, pulling the covers over my body."I am sorry about that, Mrs. Gray. I will handle everything, I promise." She answered, her voice etched with concern."Will you be fine, ma'am?" She asked me and I sighed, nodding my head as though she could see me."Yes, Riley. I'll be fine." I responded and hung up on her. It was rude, but it was the best thing for both of us.Keeping up the conversation would only spike my irritation further and I didn't want another one of my meltdowns where I just snap at everything and everyone. Ar
The Mafia's Wanted Desires. 110
ASHLEY"Hello, Ash."That voice…That dark, nerve-wracking voice, dripping with an unnerving amount of sinister. A chilly eeriness that froze up the blood that coursed through my veins.At first, memories of him were reduced to fragments, but as the days went by, it became hard to piece his face together and then, it was just suppressed, crumbled to dust afterwards. Like he never existed.But those two words, were like an abrupt jolt in my memory, poking at the segment that housed the thought of him and they came barrelling towards me in waves. They consumed me, messed with my emotions and tossed them around the place. They were so overwhelming. The flashes of the last fight that transpired between us, occupied every inch of my thoughts. It felt like I was reliving a nightmare. All over again. Each jolt to memory was more potent than the last."Are you fucking someone else?"No, no, no, I don't want to go down that memory lane. It was so triggering. Everything about his voice was so
The Mafia's Wanted Desires. 111
ASHLEYWhile I looked right ahead of me, gazing at the desolate tarred roads, my eyes wouldn't stop shifting towards the tall trees that filled up the woods on each side of the empty road. The eeriness had fear creeping into me.There was no car in sight. The speed at which I was driving, slowly reduced, when I began approaching the only house I could make out in sight. The urge to furrow my brows was irresistible. Who the hell lives on the outskirts of town where there are no other houses in view? Isn't he scared of being attacked in the middle of the night, or worse getting eaten by a wild animal?The creepiness that oozed out of these surroundings made my stomach churn with nerves. I clamped my teeth down on my bottom lip, nearly drawing blood from the soft flesh. My palms gripped the edge of the steering wheel, so tightly that I feared if my stronghold lingered a little too much, I might be detaching the steering wheel from its housing.I puffed out a hot breath, pulling over an
The Mafia's Wanted Desires. 112
ASHLEYA seemingly unending ache throbbed heavily at the side of my head as the gate to the villa was pulled open. I sniffed, driving towards the parking lot where I pulled over in the available space. I felt so exhausted. My limbs were so tired. My eyes hurt so badly. I couldn't even bring myself to cry anymore if I wanted to. All it brought was an unending amount of pain. It felt as though shards of glass were pricking my eyes and I found it so hard to close it because doing that only worsened the ache.My head dropped limply on the steering wheel and the engine went off. I exhaled, detaching my head from the wheel to retrieve my keys from the ignition. And then, I got out of the car.My legs wobbled heavily when they connected with the surface of the ground, but I didn't allow that to deter me. I willed myself to move forward.Stepping into the house, every wave of tiredness that consumed me dissipated into thin air. It completely vanished, replaced with a sense of eeriness and ut
The Mafia's Wanted Desires. 113
ASHLEY"Were you this wet for him?"That question pulled me down from my peak. An alarm went off in my brain, resounding loudly in my ears, threatening to split my eardrums into two. It felt as though I was drenched in a bucket of ice. Every ounce of pleasure that surged through my veins ceased, replaced by an overwhelming desire to bury myself beneath the ground.My mind went blank. It underwent a shutdown that rid my body of the very organ that pumps blood to every part of my body. My body, which felt as though it had been engulfed in flames earlier, throbbing with pleasure, went stiff in his arms."Were you this wet for him?" Arden repeated his question, snapping me back to reality. His voice was dangerously calm, yet it had an edge to it, spiking my anxiety and causing it to skyrocket into a thousand folds.My words hung at the tip of my tongue but I had no idea how to convey them. The truth waved itself in my face like a dollar bill, knocking my breath right out of me.He knows.
The Mafia's Wanted Desires. 114
JAXONI tap the tip of the burning cigarette against the ashtray after taking a few drags from it. I toyed with it against the edge of the tray but the sudden wave of anger that washed over me didn't give me a chance to relish in the satisfaction I got from it, because I was already picking up the tray and throwing it against the wall.The small object made a crashing sound against the floor, adding to the list of the destroyed objects littered across the dark room, whose source of light was the rays of moonlight that filtered directly into the room, through the windows. It cast a dim glow on the disorganised space of my study. I walked away from the desk, squeezing my eyes shut and then, I dragged in a breath, puffing it out slowly. It felt as if a surge of volcano erupted within me and I was struggling to keep it at bay.Knowing every nook and cranny of my study gave me the upper hand, coupled with the moonlight's reflection in the room. I strode to the bar, crushing every broken b
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ASHLEYThe wave of tiredness that washed over me got stronger with each passing second, heightening my distress. Staring out through the window of the conference room was something I loved to do.But right now, all it did was spike my anxiety further than it was. It ought to serve as a distraction, but it had me drifting in and out of my thoughts. The scenery, the atmosphere, none of it seemed appealing.In a way, it was getting on my nerves.Reverting my forlorn gaze to my employees, I arched my brow at them rudely. They were all staring at me like I had grown two heads and it was very irritating. At some point, I began thinking I had dirt on my face, judging by their bewildered expression.My frown deepened when my eyes flitted to Aurelia, who was standing by the projector, sporting a blank face."What?" I barked harshly and I wasn't even sorry for it. I didn't like how they were staring at me like I was an Alien that dropped from the sky."We are sorry, Mrs. Gray." They apologised,
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