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Adalyn Pov

Grabbing my piece of cloth I used to clean the blood from my fingers and face while also cleaning the blood off my favorite knife.

Not only did he get blood on me but a little on my outfit but you really couldn't see it because I'm wearing all black.



But still, I really loved rocking this all black and now I gotta clean this out.

I huff with annoying seeing the blood not coming off. I rolled my eyes saying a few discouraging words as I hear snickering. I love my people...I really do but they shouldn't laugh at this shit.

I looked around with a death stare as they're expression dropped quick.

"This what happens when you go behind my back and betray me. NOW GET BACK TO WORK" I said as they all scurry away to attend to what they're paid to do.

I swing back on my black and white top to cover my arms. My tattoos were very much visible on my body. I wasn't ashamed to show it.

"What all I got on my agender for today"

"You have a meeting at your club today @ 5"

"That's all" I ask

"OH and also your father said and I repeated, "Your ugly ass better answer his phone calls or he's coming down here to see" he said with a grin

"If he miss me, just say. Threatening me and shit" I rolled my eyes with a chuckle.

"Call in my clean up crew to clean this up for me"

"Yes ma'am" he said as he ranned off, almost tripping. I tried to hold in my laugh but some came out.

I had him as my assistant for a couple of months now. Found him in an alley beaten so I took him in. He can freely do as he pleases as long as he earns enough money.

I build up my own organization with the exception of some help, if you called it that. He thinks he did so we're just playing along.

After running away from a place that was supposed to be called home, I really didn't have anyone at all.

I was on the streets getting assaulted every single day, trying to survive for myself.

One day, my life change for the better but it didn't jeopardize anything because my so called family is already in the dangerous shit, being in the mafia in all.

I was in an alley and had found a box to stay in.

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Flashback *third POV*

Adalyn is 13 years old. Only six months living on the streets trying to survive for herself.

Daylight

Black tinted cars rolled up along the dangerous neighborhood.

Mario sits in the back of the car impatiently, ready to kill the motherfucker that owes him his money.

He gave him three strikes and now he wasn't waiting anymore so he decided to handle the business on his own.

The car came to a stopped...

He stepped out the car as three of his bodyguards stand beside and one behind him, protecting their boss at any cost.

His black gloves were already on his hands as he prepared for his next kill.

He removed the gate, pushing it slightly before entering the yard walking up the stairs of the rundown home.

He couldn't judge because he wasn't always perfect either.

Knocking on the door slightly, Mario nodded his head letting his mens know to pull out their guns.

They became alert immediately and began to watch their surroundings.

One stayed outside to keep watch while the towhee two tag along.

'What' a loud shout was heard before the door was forcefully opened.

His angry expression quickly changed into fear as he saw who was standing outside the door.

He slowly walking backwards with his hands up, stuttering begging the dangerous man not to kill him.

Mario immediately smirk before stepping inside the house.

...

The job have been finish as they exited the house.

The unknown man tried to escape but Mario wasn't having it.

He called his cleanup crew to handle the body.

Passing through the alley, he couldn't resist not looking and the crying voice that coming from the boxes.

He ordered two of his man's to go to the car while one stays with him as he walks to the brown box.

"Excuse me, someone in here" Mario asked as the crying stop

Adalyn was scared as she quickly stop crying and hold still while hugging her bear she had found. She felt like the bear was more family to her than anything.

Adalyn slowly peaked her head through the folder piece on the cardboard.

She seen a man. He look mean and had a mug on his face.

"I can see you"

Adalyn quickly back up from the opening trying to control her breathing

"A-Are you going to hurt m-me" she stutter

"No, no. I just wanted to see if your alright"

"I'm fine now. You can leave" Adalyn said immediately causing Mario to chuckle at her trying to get him to leave so fast.

"I'm sorry sweetheart, step out the box for me. I promise I won't hurt you" he said in a soft voice.

He really didn't expect himself to be this soft to a person.

"You promise" she ask hesitate

She didn't know what to do. She was just a scared little girl cautious of every little decision she makes. She was a smart one at that too

"I promise. We can even lock it" he said as he smile seeing her movements coming to the opening.

Mario had his pinky out closing to the box as she looks at his hand before holding hers out and locking it.

Adalyn could mask her feelings you would have ever notice. She gotten better with it while staying at her biological house. Everything gotten worse and no one would believe a word that was told from her perspective.

His hands felt huge compared to hers, she thought

She slowly opened the folded piece on the box as she stepped slowly out. Mario eyes was dangling with amazement. She was a pretty little girl.

He never had time for a child but how could someone abandon her, he thought

He looked down at her body seeing cuts and scars on them and couldn't help but get angry. Who would hurt a child, he thought.

She wore a pair of jeans and a shirt.

"Hello, my name is Mario. What's yours"

"Adalyn" she said as she looks at him. He was very tall she thought.

"That's a beautiful name" he said as she gave him a small smile.

"Why are you so tall" she ask as she angle her neck towards him.

Mario chuckle before replying, "why are you so short"

Adalyn just gave a shrugged not actually knowing why.

"You wanna reach my height"

He ask as she nods for s second.

He squat down to her level as he held his hands out.

She was very hesitant as she's goes for his hands to his eyes.

"I shouldn't be talking to strangers"

"We're not stranger sweetheart. We both introduced to one another"

Adalyn waited the words in her head.

She slowly walked in his presence before he lift her up. His arm was under her bottom hold her up while his other arm was keeping a hold on her back.

She looked at his features before looking at the man that was just staring at them.

"Who's that" she pointed.

"That's my bodyguard"

"Why do you need a bodyguard"

"To protect me" he told her

"What would they protect you"

"From the danger"

"From what—" Adalyn was going to speak but was cut off by Mario as he laugh at her curiosity

"You sure do ask a lot of question" he said to her.

She shrugged her shoulders before looking back at him.

"Can you give me my teddy bear. He's the only family I have" Mario nodded before signaling the man to grab it as he passed it along to her.

She grabbed it, hugging it real tight.

Mario turned around as they began walking to his car.

"Where are you taking me"

"To a big house"

"But that was my home. You see I build it"

"I did and that was very clever of you but this one going to be big and you can have anything you ever wanted"

"I can have anything"

"Mhm" Mario hummed before getting in the back seat, quickly adjusting Adalyn in the seat belt.

Adalyn rested her head on his shoulder as the car begins to move

End of Flashbacks

From the day forward, Mario has always and forever will be a special father figure in her heart.

Shaking out of my thoughts, I dial his number.

"What do you want old man" I said. He really don't like being called old.

"Old really. Don't make me come down there and show you old"

I laugh





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