THE MAFIA’S DEADLY DEVOTION
The Mafia’s Deadly Devotion- Episode 69&70
(..Stuck with the mafia boss..)
By; Cherry Love F.
He loved her voice. He loved the way she m0aned.
All that echoed in Angelo’s mind was Mine. Mine. F+cking mine.
Angelo turned her to face him and she looked away, looking everywhere except his eyes. He chuckled again and pulled her chin up with his index.
“Look at me”. He said and she did.
Emily subconsciously bit her lip and that was his undoing.
Angelo squeezed her waist, pulled her even closer and claimed her lips fiercely, she kissed him back but she’s unable to match his ferocity.
Kate was literally frozen as she watched them.
“Even with his memory gone, he still loves her”. She mumbled.
“What are you talking about?”. Hades asked, coming closer to see.
“Nothing”. Kate quickly pulled the blinds and blocked his view.
“Give them privacy, gosh”.
Blade scoffed and left the room.
Emily pulled away to catch her breath.
“I…I have to go”. She breathed and slid out of his hold.
“Wait…., You didn’t tell me your name”. Angelo said.
“You’ll figure it out”. Emily called back and ran into the hospital. Angelo watched her, she was really shy, even her face was flushed and redder than a tomato.
“There’s something about her”.
….
Alyssa looked at Carlos and narrowed her eyes, he hadn’t wished her yet, as a matter of fact, no one had wished her at all. At first she didn’t care, she didn’t even want to celebrate anything but now Angelo is awake but they are still not saying anything.
Carlos sensed her stare and glanced at her shortly before looking back at the road.
“What’s wrong?”. He asked.
“Nothing…. I’m fine”. Alyssa muttered and closed her eyes, leaning on the windshield.
Carlos nodded and said nothing else.
“What happens to Katherine now?”. Alyssa suddenly asked.
“Angelo will decide that….when he regains his memory”. He shrugged.
“I’m tired”. She mumbled.
“You can sleep, I’ll wake you up when we get there”. Carlos said, reclining the seat for her to sleep comfortably.
ADAMS HOUSE*
Brad sat on the sofa, his head in his hand, he looked worn out and older than his actual age.
Laura and Ava were preparing breakfast in the kitchen, the silence was really awkward.
“Is this how it’s going to be forever?”. Ava spoke up and Laura looked at her.
“What do you mean?”.
“Emily staying away from us. She ran away without a trace and never contacted, it’s been a month since I saw my sister, a month since you guys saw your daughter and a month since you genuinely smiled. All she cares about is Angelo. Angelo. Angelo”. Ava rasped.
“Dear, don’t think too much”. Laura soothed, placing a hand on her shoulder.
“Even Bryan tried to bring her back but he….he died too…. without a trace”. Ava was crying now.
“Our lives were ruined the second Angelo came into this house”. She mumbled, Laura just stroked her hair, trying to calm her down.
“I miss her so much. We can never go back to how it was before… just the four of us”. Ava said again.
Brad watched them from the living room and sighed heavily.
……
Outside the Gerald mansion, the atmosphere was lively, Alyssa was still asleep and Carlos, bruno, blade, Kate, Anna and Hades were all making the arrangements for the surprise party.
Everything had been set up already, just the cake was left and Kate went to get it from the oven.
On getting to the kitchen, Kate was putting on hand gloves, she bent to bring it out but her hair kept falling over and covering her eyes. With a sigh, she removed the gloves and pulled her hair into a loose bun.
Then she turned to get the cake out again, this time forgetting to wear the hand gloves back, she touched the hot plate with her bare hands and hissed in pain, dropping the plate on the table. Her hand was burnt now.
“What the f+ck are you doing?”. Blade dropped his drink and rushed to her.
“Shit”. He cursed when he saw her burnt hand. “Sit here and wait for me, don’t go anywhere”. He said, setting her on the counter. Kate just nodded.
In less than a minute, blade came back with a first aid kit and began treating the wound.
Kate watched him silently, he was focused on treating her hand, he hadn’t changed a bit, just colder.
“What are you guys doing?, Angelo’s on his way”. Bruno said from the entrance and crossed.
Blade stepped back.
“All done”.
He turned to go but Kate grabbed his hand.
“What….
“I’m sorry, okay?, I was wrong, I shouldn’t have cheated on you, I shouldn’t have broken your heart the way I did and I’m sorry”. She said in one go.
“It doesn’t matter anymore, you chose Hades”.
Blade muttered and walked away.
** 5pm
Angelo glanced at his phone, he has been trying to get through to the queen mother but it was switched off. He sighed out. This was unusual but he’d have to find out the big emergency that Carlos had.
Apparently, Emily was interning at the hospital and she said she’ll stay there.
He didn’t know why but she seemed like a magnet that kept pulling him. According to Sam, he’d lost his memory.
Then could it be that he has a special relationship with her.?.
But that’s impossible because Angelo hates anything that will get him attached and even when he’s not able to recognize where he knows her from, his heart just keeps pulling him to her.
He soon parked in front of his house and got out of the car, everywhere was unusually silent but he shrugged it off and went in. Alyssa was also coming down the stairs and the lights were off.
“Is anyone there?, Why are the lights out?”. Alyssa asked, coming down slowly.
Angelo brought out his phone, about to turn on the lights, then suddenly everywhere lit up. The first thing that caught Angelo’s attention was the poster that dangled from the railing of the stairs, downwards.
“Welcome back, gelo”.
He read out.
On the walls were several pictures of him and Alyssa together, captioned THE GERALD TWINS.
HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY TO THE BADASS TWINS.
Alyssa smiled, looking around. Carlos came out from hiding, followed by Kate, then Hades.
Happy birthdays echoed everywhere. Alyssa jumped onto Carlos and he reflexively caught her.
“I thought you forgot”. She rasped.
“I could never, how do you like your surprise?”. He asked.
“I love it”. Alyssa grinned.
“Good coz there’s more waiting for you tonight”. He winked.
“What the hell?”. Angelo exclaimed and they turned their attention to him.
“We’re in a relationship”. Carlos said.
“And…
“Can we not talk about this?”. Alyssa cut in, Angelo scoffed.
“Time to cut the cake”. Anna announced and they cheered.
Alyssa came forward and gestured for Angelo to do the same. He rolled his eyes but didn’t say anything else. He never felt anything special on birthdays, they were just the same thing as every other day and he didn’t get the hype.
“Three, two, one”. They chanted.
Alyssa quickly made a wish and they blew out the candles.
“What did you wish for?”. Alyssa asked Angelo and he just shrugged, giving the first slice of cake to her.
“Nothing”.
“That’s not fair”. Alyssa whined. “But I always tell you mine”.
“I didn’t ask”. Angelo countered with a smirk.
“Asshole”.
“You guys are fighting on your birthday?”. Carlos scoffed.
“I have to go”. Angelo said and they looked at him.
“Where are you going?”. Alyssa voiced out.
“To see the queen mother”.
He was already at the door.
“Angelo….wait”. Carlos called and he turned.
“Maybe you should wait a bit….she might be busy”.
“Hm”. Angelo nodded but left anyways.
They all looked at themselves nervously.
“What do we do?”. Kate asked.
“Follow him”. Alyssa mumbled.
“Don’t….call Emily instead”. Blade reasoned.
“What are you saying?”. Carlos frowned.
“Just trust me on this,…I think he’ll prefer Emily being there if….you know”. Blade shrugged. His eyes met Kate’s for a millisecond and he turned away.
“I don’t have her number”. Carlos said and glanced at Alyssa.
“I don’t, either”.
“I’ll call the hospital”.
….
Emily was helping an old lady in the hospital. Currently she’s massaging the woman’s arms.
“I wish my family was a bit like you”. The lady said. Emily just smiled and didn’t say anything.
“You’re so sweet, I don’t think I’ll want to leave this hospital at all when you’re around”.
“You still have a few more days, right?”. Emily asked and the woman shook her head.
“I’m getting discharged today”. She said.
“Oh, that’s great news then, I’ll get you a parting gift”. Emily laughed.
“It’s not the same as having to see you everyday, I’ll miss you”. The woman pouted.
“I’ll miss you too”. Emily hugged her shortly.
“Don’t forget to call and tell me when you become a real doctor”.
“I sure will”.
“The nurses around here are jealous that you know Angelo Gerald “. The lady said.
“What?”. Emily blinked.
“They keep glaring at you every minute but you don’t notice”.
They both laughed.
“Excuse me, miss Adams?”. A junior nurse poked her head in.
“There’s a call for you”.
“Huh?”. Emily furrowed her brows.
Who would be calling her?.
“The person said it’s really important, be fast, I have work to do”. The nurse hissed and Emily stood up immediately and collected the phone.
“Hello?”.
“What?”. She gasped.
“I’ll be there soon”. She hung up and turned to the woman.
“I…..
“You don’t have to explain, I understand”. The woman said.
Emily took her bag and ran out.
THE MAFIA HEADQUARTERS*
The first thing that Angelo saw when he stepped out of his car was a grave stone written: Eleanora de Luca.
He stopped for a second, then rushed inside, the whole place was empty, till he got to the back, then he saw another tombstone with the queen mother’s name: Daniella de Luca.
His heart literally stopped for a second and he froze, his eyes locked on the name.
It’s not possible. The queen mother can’t be dead.
He stepped closer and his head banged, blurry images, fading voices, everything was jumbled in his head and his breath quickened.
He could feel the same anxiety attack he felt once a year, on his mother’s death anniversary, come back. His knees bucked and he fell to the floor, shaking his head vehemently as if it’d bring her back.
🗣️ Swear your loyalty to me~
🗣️ I curse the day I gave birth to you ~
🗣️ Queen mother!!!~
🗣️ I love you Emily ~
All Angelo’s memories came back rushing to him in waves and his chest was constricting with every passing second.
“Angelo!”. Emily called but he wasn’t hearing her.
“Angelo”. She called again, she was beside him now, then he turned.
“Emily…”. He called back and she blinked.
“You remember..”. She whispered, his eyes were bloodshot red. Angelo only shrugged and faced forward.
“She’s dead”. He muttered, more to himself than her. “And I couldn’t remember….I couldn’t save her….I couldn’t….
Emily pulled him into a hug, stopping him mid sentence.
“It’ll be okay”. She soothed.
Angelo’s head on the crook of her neck.
“I….I never thanked her….all these years and I never told her that I love her…. that she’s a second mother to me”. His voice was broken now and it was tearing her heart to pieces.
Suddenly she felt something wet on her shoulder, then another…and that was all.
“Angelo…..
“Don’t move”. He muttered, his voice was just a throaty whisper.
It’s the first time he’d be shedding a tear ever since the day he lost his mom.
AN HOUR LATER*
Angelo stood with his hands in his pockets. Emily was standing beside him.
Minutes later, two cars parked outside.
From the first, Alyssa, Carlos and blade stepped out.
And from the second, Kate, Hades and Bruno stepped out.
They all came inside and no one was surprised when they heard Angelo regained his memory. The slaves were called back, it was a general clan meeting.
Emily made to go and sit with them but Angelo’s stare pinned her on the spot.
“Where are you going?”. He asked.
“I….. nowhere”. She mumbled and stood erect.
“Bring them out”. Angelo ordered and soon enough, Katherine, Josh and filipe were brought into the room, still tied up. They were all looking disheveled and stunk especially Katherine.
“The Queen mother once told me to promise her that even if she died, our activities should remain the same and I expect all of you to obey that”. Angelo started and they all looked at him.
“You all know that treachery is an even bigger crime than murder in this clan”. He turned to Josh. “You swore loyalty to me but in the end, you were only a spy”.
Josh bowed his head in shame. Angelo turned to filipe.
“You played a smart game, I must applaud but you met the wrong people, I hope you meet your brother and niece soon”.
Carlos smiled proudly and Alyssa nudged him.
“Out with them, lock them up in the dungeon, no air, no food, no water and throw them out when they’re gone”. Angelo ordered and the servants did just that.
“As for you Katherine, when you swear loyalty to a clan, you remain forever loyal to them till you die…..
“I’m sorry I…
“You keep quiet when I talk”. Angelo snapped and she subconsciously pinned her lip. Every other person immediately stiffened at Angelo’s commanding tone, even Alyssa.
“You’re supposed to be killed but….. you’re the only living heir of the queen mother and I won’t let her legacy die like that so…. you’ll be sent away to a subdivision, you’ll be trained as a servant and you’ll learn how to be loyal again”. He finished.
Katherine just sat there quietly, not knowing what to say as she was taken out too.
They all lightly bowed to him. Angelo looked at Emily.
“Let’s go”. He muttered and started walking out, her trailing behind him.
“I told you it’d be better if she’s there”. Blade said and stood up too.
“What exactly is it about her?”. Alyssa asked with a smile.
A WEEK LATER*
Everything was normal now, Emily and Alyssa were in the garden, they got a bit closer and are now cool with each other.
“Carlos is planning on proposing to me soon”. Alyssa suddenly said.
“What?”. Emily chuckled. “How do you know?”.
“I saw a ring in his room with my initial on it”. Alyssa smiled.
“Aww, I’m happy for you”. Emily smiled back.
“I’m happy for me too”. Alyssa said cockily and they both laughed.
Emily’s phone chimed and she excused herself to check it out, it was a message from Angelo, saying to meet him outside the mansion. Emily furrowed her brows but turned to Alyssa.
“I’ll be back”.
“Where are you going?”.
Emily just showed her the text.
“Wait, apply some makeup before you go”. Alyssa suddenly stood up and was dragging her inside before she could talk.
Twenty minutes later, Angelo was dressed in a beautiful blue gown, with expensive jewelry all thanks to Alyssa. Angelo was stil outside and nodded when he saw her but didn’t say anything else.
“Where are we going?”. Emily asked but Angelo just shrugged and focused on driving.
Soon, he stopped the car and Emily gasped. They were in a park, a very beautiful one at that. They came down and she rushed to the lake, Angelo leaned against the car and watched her.
Emily immediately squatted, putting her hand into the water.
“It’s really cold, Angelo come over here”. She gasped and turned. Angelo brought out his index and gestured for her to come instead. Emily sighed but went anyways.
She raised a questioning brow when he didn’t say anything.
“What’s wrong?”.
“I really don’t know how to do this…. it’s supposed to be easy…”.
Angelo rambled, Emily nearly laughed but he seemed really confused.
“What are you…
She stopped when he suddenly went on one knee and brought out a Darry ring, Emily’s hand flew to her mouth coz she nearly screamed.
“A year ago, if someone told me that I’d fall in love with someone, i would have killed them on the spot”. He chuckled and looked at her. “Slowly, you kept coming back no matter how many times I wronged you, even when I pushed you away, you still came back…..i hated myself for falling in love because I grew up thinking it’d be my ruin…. but for you, I’d gladly be ruined over and over again if it kept you happy and safe. You’re my first love and last love, Emily Adams, will you marry me?”. Angelo asked and Emily squealed, nodding ceaselessly.
“Yes, yes, yes, a billion times yes”. Emily uttered.
Angelo smiled and took her hand, slipping the ring onto her finger and it was a perfect match, as if it was made specially for her.
He stood up and kissed her slowly, then deepened the kiss.
Emily’s eyes watered but she blinked back the tears and smiled.
Who woulda thought she’d fall for a mafia boss?.
“Emily!”. Someone yelled from a distance and they broke the kiss and turned. It was brad.
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