★LUCIANO★

My cell phone rang out on the bedside table and I turned to look at it. A part of me didn't want to get it, because I planned to spend the whole day with Janie in this apartment, considering tomorrow is Monday and she would be back to her curricular activities.

But hence, I have an empire beneath my superiority, perhaps it might be something very urgent.

So I peeled off the bed and reached for the phone.

My brows quirked the moment I saw the caller ID displayed Romano. Since he knew I was with Janie, he wouldn't disturb me except it was something that needed my attention.

So I slid it to the receiver's end and brought it to my ear. "Yes, Romano. What's the problem?"

"Good morning, Luciano. You know I won't disturb you if this isn't urgent right? There are two corpses here and you need to see them right now." He divulged while I clenched my fist.

"Fuck!" I cursed under my breath.

"Please Luciano, I'm expecting your presence here. This is beyond me and I don't understand how it happened." Romano added, despair laced in his voice.

"I'll join you shortly," I told him then hung up.

Once I hung up, I sent a text message to the hired bodyguard, Drax. The same person who led Janie from the hostel to the restaurant. Janie doesn't know I hired him, and I intended to keep it a secret so she would feel safe and get on with her activities without having to look over her shoulders every time in trepidation.

Expelling a sharp breath, I returned to Janie.

"What's wrong, Luce?" She asked but my lips curled into a small smile at the name she called me.

Luce?

I liked the sound of that.

"Where did you learn that from?"

"What? Luce?" She rolled some noodles around her cutlery and brought it to my lips and I ate it. "I just shortened your name. Luciano is a mouthful."

"Keep calling me that. I like it."

She giggled. "Oh really?" Then her face became rigid again as she queried. " What's wrong? I noticed you don't seem happy after receiving that phone call, did something happen?"

"Don't worry, Baby. It's nothing I can't handle." I assured her, taking the extra spoonful she fed me with.

But she persisted.

"Why are you doing this, Luciano?" She questioned.

Oh! We are back to Luciano now, alright. I thought to myself.

Janie pushed the tray away from her thighs and stared into my eyes. "What's the essence of a relationship, if we are going to be keeping secrets from each other?" Her voice trembled beneath. "I knew what I signed up for before getting into a relationship with you. Tell me, I can handle anything."

Damn! My heart flipped.

Her curious eyes mesmerized the shit out of me, but still, I had to keep my head afloat.

Janie could be described as too pure. Paraphrasing it properly- an angel. She seemed too innocent for this mafia life, so I planned to keep shielding her from it.

"Talk to me, Luciano. I want to know -"

Before she could complete her statement, I shut her up with a kiss. She melted in my arms and kissed me back. But she broke it seconds later, her lips now a bit swollen. "You won't shut me up with a kiss, Luciano. I want to know what's going on."

"Why not face your studies and wait for me to take you on a vacation this weekend, while I face mine?" I stated.

She scoffed. "What?" Her voice sounded a bit irritated.

Noticing the hurt expression on her face and the way she sighed in disbelief, I mentally scolded myself for speaking that way to her. Maybe my words came off too harsh, I thought to myself, and was about to apologize when she scrambled off the bed.

Despite the uprising argument between us, I found myself catching the rhythm of her bouncing naked ass as she sauntered across the room, towards the bathroom.

However, I immediately snapped out of it and followed right after her. "I didn't mean it that way, Janie. I just meant-"

She stood inside the bathroom, closing the door halfway. Her eyes squared dead straight into mine as she spat. "I must be a fool for thinking a relationship with a Mafia king will pull through. Ugh!" She shrieked. "What was I thinking? You know what? Go and deal with your life, while I deal with mine, Luciano. Have a great day."

She shut the bathroom door before I could even talk. I knocked on the door severally, calling out to her. "Janie, listen to me. I didn't mean it to come off as rude but I'm just trying to protect you."

"Keep your fucking protection to yourself, Luciano!" She retorted harshly. "Go away!"

My stomach tightened into a knot.

Knowing fully well that Janie wouldn't listen to me like this, the urge to break down the door and scoop her into my arms, overwhelmed me. I yearned to tell her that - I have feelings for her, and that include her not getting hurt. However, I have promised myself not to be a beast around her.

Breaking down the door would only portray me as one, so I slipped into my clothes, picked up my stuff, and left.

The moment I stepped out, I found George standing on the front porch, waiting for me.

"Good morning, Boss. I got your message,"

"Yes, you know your job, George. Take her wherever she wants, follow her around, help her get stuff. Take the car I gave you and keep it at your disposal." I instructed.

"You got it, Boss." He said while I strutted off.

Pressing the button to the other car, I slid in, ignited the engine, and drove off to my mansion.

A series of questions raced through my mind. By two corpses, what does Romano mean? Who were they? How did they die?"

My heart was thumping rapidly against my chest as my car drew closer and closer to the road, leading to the Mansion.

In less than ten minutes, I got in and I immediately switched off the engine and alighted.

Alas, Romano and some of my henchmen stood on the lawn, waiting for me. And behold, two corpses were on the ground covered with white sheets.

The developing knot in my stomach tightened another notch. My heart fell and I gritted my teeth as I walked closer and closer to the dead bodies.

Crouching beside one, I dragged down the sheet so I could take a good look at the face, and the moment I did so, blood drained from my face.

Adriano?

Instantly, I knew who the other person was, but I still went ahead and checked anyway. Thus, it was his sister, Adriana.

The spies I sent to keep a watch out on Ramos. We were just planning to invade Ramos's location after they sent the map and this happened.

A fit of rage coursed through my veins. Looking up at Romano, I hardened my jaw and demanded. "How did this happen?"

Romano began to narrate. "Ramos sent their corpses with a bloodied note. On that note, he revealed that he has known for a while now that Adriano and Adriana are your spies. He said - he was thinking of using them to his advantage by bringing you to your downfall. But then again, he wanted to pass a warning for the stunt you pulled at the restaurant. Since you made him bleed, he made two of your acquaintances dead."

I clenched and unclenched my fist, wishing Ramos Ashton was standing right in front of me. I yearned to strangle him with my bare hands until his neck snapped.

Ramos Ashton has drawn the battle line he couldn't face. I would make sure I wiped out his clan, his territory, and his businesses and then kill him, and feed his corpse to wild dogs.

With a heavy heart, I rose to my feet. "Bury them. Thereafter, send some compensation to their families. It's a terrible loss." I mentioned before making my way to the Mansion, while Romano followed right behind me.

"Luciano, I'm sorry this happened."

"No, don't be." I seethed. "You know me? Once I received one blow, I responded with a million. Ramos Ashton won't see this coming, I bet him."

"There is something else I need you to know before you-" Romano started to say but as soon as I opened the front door to the Mansion, my eyes fell on a woman sitting on my couch, munching popcorn while laughing at a video on her phone.

Mia.

Almost at once, I whirled around to face Romano. "What the hell is she doing here?"

"Hey, Luciano!" Mia squeaked on hearing my voice then ran over and wrapped her arms around my frame, pulling me into a bear hug. "I've missed you, Amore Mio."

Me? Amore Mio?

Now, what the actual fuck?

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