Chapter 24

Book:Falling For The Mafia Published:2024-6-2

“To keep you safe,” Nicola calmly countered, but his eyes became tense and anxious as he spoke those words. “I’m sorry to bother you, Emily. I am to blame for this.” His grip became increasingly firm on me. “But I can’t leave you by yourself because you’re in danger. I tried, and it didn’t work”
My brain whirled as I tried to make sense of what he was saying. That night, when he left me, my heart broke. Now he was attempting to explain the reason, but I didn’t understand.
“What do you mean by that? Tell me why you abandoned me. “My voice shook as the old ache of his death stabbed into my chest, and I could hardly get a word out. Even if he is embracing me now, the pain he caused me while he was gone remains.
“I’m not… good for you.”
“I am not worthy of your love. From the start, I suspected as much, so I kept my distance. For weeks, I avoided approaching you when I saw you at the pub. Then that jerk Stun touched you, and I lost my temper and hit him. I should not have done it . ”
The events of that evening stayed with me forever. We were inseparable ever since the day he came to my rescue. Despite the brief duration of our relationship, I felt a connection to him unlike any other. Somehow, I’d managed to fall desperately in love with Nicola.
Yet he abandoned me. I was still confused as to the reason.
“What do you mean? Why do you feel unworthy of me? Nothing you’ve ever done for me hasn’t been to ensure my safety and joy. I…” Despite my strong want to tell him how I felt, I refrained. The words “I love you” were never spoken between us. I knew it wasn’t the right moment because of all the doubt I was feeling.
His gaze averted from me and his lips compressed into a tiny line. He had begun to close off communication with me.
Frustrated, I said, “Tell me what’s going on.” Rarely would I take the lead with Nicola; he generally did. However, when he tried to withdraw from me, I couldn’t stand by and watch. Particularly at times of dire confusion where I really must have known the truth. I felt like he was avoiding my queries.
Mathew’s voice was cut with the same displeasure that was in mine when he replied, “I don’t understand why you’re being such an angry adolescent, Nicola. I’ll tell her if you won’t. ”
To give him a chance to talk, Mathew waited a minute. Nicola took a deep breath and avoided looking at me. As though he couldn’t bear to stop touching me, he still didn’t give me any breathing room. That’s just what I hoped he wouldn’t do. After being alone for a month, I longed for his company.
Nonetheless, it didn’t mean I wasn’t curious.
“Fine,” Mathew finally said. The intensity of his dark gaze captivated me, and I couldn’t tear my gaze away. There was no emotion on his face. However, there was a deeper passion in his eyes that I couldn’t quite place.
“Emily, we’re the mob. Nicola and I are a legitimate member of the criminal family. We were just born into it. That’s the kind of people we are. ”
I shook my head. Despite his frightening size and bad boy image, Nicola has always treated me with kindness. Sincere goodness and kindness emanated from him. He definitely wasn’t a bad guy.
“I’m not. Inform her of this, Nicola.
Aqua eyes filled with pain, he turned and looked directly at me.
I pleaded, “Tell me he’s lying,” but his tense features gave the game away.
The answer is “yes,” or “it’s true.”
It made me sick to my stomach, so I backed away from him. I felt the trust and affection we’d shared between us disintegrate in my heart. I never learned anything about him since our conversations were always focused on myself. So, we had communicated our sentiments to one another while we weren’t entangled in the sheets by talking to one another with our bodies.
When I realized I didn’t know the guy next to me, I placed some space between us.
The man did not make any attempts to touch me. His hands clenched into fists and he let his arms down at his sides. Suddenly, he stopped gazing at me.
“Jesus, Nicola, where have your balls gone? ” Exasperated, Mathew finally inquired. “Get over it, and tell me what’s going on. That’s the least you can do for her. ”
Nicola gave him a hostile look. “The one who abducted her was you. So, tell her what you mean. ”
“You’re behaving like a kid, “Mathew snarled. “It’s okay however. I am willing to play the villain if necessary. You may be all noble you want, but you know it’s an act. You plan on keeping her as a companion. Reckon it? ”
“Keep me? “The question was posed by me. ” I’m a person. Put an end to treating me like a thing. ”
Again, I was paralyzed by Mathew’s unwavering gaze.
My assumption was that Nicola wouldn’t stand by and let him injure me, but it turned out I didn’t know Nicola that well after all.
Mathew tried to justify his action by saying, “I abducted you because you’re in danger, Emily.” “Nicola went into hiding for a while. In any case, I managed to track him down. To his good fortune, I did.
There are those out to get his father, and they were among those searching for him. They still dug after I pulled him inside. In front of his coworkers and neighbors, he admitted that he had been seeing you while he was a resident there. They may have gotten to you first and then used you as leverage against us if I hadn’t taken you away from them. “