64
MIRELLA
"No, don't do that. I don't want to!" I call out laughing and try to push Noah off me.
He should stop. I hate being tickled.
"Kiss."
No, he doesn't get a kiss. "You don't deserve one." I grumble, wrapping my arms around his neck.
"So you want me to continue?" he asks with a grin and pulls the covers over us.
Smiling, I pull him down to me and blow a kiss on his lips. He hasn't kept his hands off me since the kiss four days ago. He goes about his work and continues to be the Noah everyone knows, but when he comes to me, he's a completely different person. The only ones who saw us like this are the housekeepers who always bring us our food and they don't seem to have a problem with us.
"Boss ?" calls Shadow loudly and knocks once on the door.
"He's really getting on my nerves." He whispers softly and kisses my neck before he gets up and walks to the door, which he opens.
"What is ?"
Shadow leans forward slightly and whispers something to him, which I unfortunately don't understand, but Noah seems to like what he said to him, because he starts to smile slightly and nods.
"I'll be right there. Tell them to sit down and wait for me."
"Will do boss." Shadow replies and looks over at me. I smile at him slightly and when he smiles back, I'm in an even better mood.
I'm glad Shadow and I get along so well.
"You can go now!" Noah mumbles and pushes him out of the room.
"Yes boss, see you soon." he says and leaves the room.
"Babe, I gotta go. I have a visitor and I need to discuss something. Do you have anything planned for today?" he asks me.
I want my tattoo... but he and Shadow seem busy... I don't want to take anyone else. Or maybe Demon? He would definitely come too.
"No, I think I'll stay here and wait for you. Who did you get a visit from?"
Smiling, he grabs his shirt and pulls it on before coming over and looking down at me.
"A few people who want to join my gang... I have to make sure they fit here or they won't be accepted."
"It's not like you already have thousands of people working for you." I utter, laughing. He leans down slightly and kisses my lips protect everyone if something happens and that's important to me."
Oh really ?
"Nobody has to protect me Noah."
What's supposed to happen to me? I lie here in bed all day with absolutely nothing to do.
"You think so... but I know what will happen if anyone finds out what we are."
What are we?
"What we are ? What are we? We are through a con..."
"No, we are not bound by a contract, Mirella. By now you should know there's more between us. Forget the contract. The debt is paid and the contract is hereby canceled, but you're still mine. Probably more than five years."
Longer than years? Is he saying something that he wants... more between us?
"How long do you want me for?" I ask with a smile and stroke his chest.
Am I really doing this right now? Am I falling in love with Noah Lee? A man who shows no mercy and no compassion?
"How about...forever?" he asks seriously and separates in front of me. I look at him without saying anything, but he doesn't react to me at all. He just turns away and leaves the room.
_"How about... forever?" _
My dad will kill me...
NOAH :
"I hope for everyone that you have at least a little bit of talent. Hopefully Santino taught you the basics. I don't want my time to be wasted, so how about you hand me all your applications and I'll go through everything once ?"
I look around, which consists of 36 people, and am handed one envelope after the other.
Well, then let's go through the rounds. Hope there are a few good ones. I really don't have time for kindergarten.
"Number one: Antino Hernandez!" I call out to everyone and look up from the papers.
"Here..." a young man calls back and looks at me uncertainly.
"21 years old, joined the Santino Mafia at 18, unknown to the police, family consists of mother, father and sister, is that correct?" I ask him.
"Yes boss."
"What's your area?" I ask him interested.
"I-I'm in tech, actually, I specialize in hacking and I do security cameras and stuff like that."
Hmm...I could use a few more in that area, but he also needs to be good at fighting.
Suddenly someone puts their hand on my shoulder. My eyes immediately go to the spot and when I see the bracelet that the person is wearing I immediately start to smile.
"Shouldn't you stay in the room?" I ask Mirella, who collapses onto my lap without answering.
That's answer enough. I shake my head slightly and look back at Antino.
"Can you fight?" I ask him.
"I learned karate and kickboxing and am good with a gun."
“Okay, you're one round ahead, but that doesn't mean you're accepted. Shadow, take him to the gym and see what he's got."
"Yes boss!"
Just as I'm about to read the next name, I feel Mirella press her fingernails into my thigh and tense up.
What does she have ?
"My eyes go up to her. She focuses on a certain point in space and as I follow her with my eyes, I get caught on a young man.
What about him ?
"Babe... are you okay?" I ask worriedly, stroking her hair.
"What are you doing here?" she asks the boy, who stares at her dumbfounded.
"What am I doing here? What are you doing here ?"
What's going on here ?
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"And I'm telling you, that's a stupid idea, Jackson. You won't do this. There is no more debt. You don't have to join the mafia to pay your dad's debt."
"Yeah, you already did that shit. What did you have to do to pay off the debt? become his slut ? That's what you're best at. Fuck others to get what you want."
Excuse me? That's not true.
"Little one, you should control your tongue. It's still your big sister and my girlfriend in front of you, so watch your choice of words, got it?" Noah intervenes, annoyed, and pulls my waist against him.
Did he really just call me his girlfriend? I think I'm dreaming.
"Dad is going to kill you like hell when he finds out about you Mirella. How did you come up with the idea of getting together with Noah Lee? Dad doesn't want to see you with a man like that, let alone one like that."
I know. Dad's gonna be pretty angry. He'll freak out when he finds out what's going on between Noah and I, but I can't help it. Noah really got me hooked. I don't want to leave here at all.
I'm falling in love with him and he with me. So Dad has to accept us whether he likes it or not.
"Dad should start realizing that I'm a grown woman, Jackson. I can't stay single all my life..."
At some point I want to get married and maybe even have children. What will dad do then? He can't change it. Many women dream of finding the right one and at the moment I have to admit that I see this man in Noah.
Noah has done bad things and probably will do them all his life, but to me he is a true gentleman, even if he would never admit it. Now I even think that he would do anything for me, no matter what it is.
"I don't accept that, Mirella. Do you have any idea what could happen to you? Do you have any idea how dangerous that can be?"
I know...
"You're younger than Mirella. She doesn't need your permission to have a boyfriend, and even if you were older, I wouldn't give a fuck. Just like your dad. Either he accepts that or he never sees Mirella again, got it?"
What is that supposed to mean now?
"Would you please calm down? We'll find a solution..." With this sentence I turn to my brother and look at him imploringly. "Don't tell dad please... I need time to even find out what it is between Noah and me. He will find out soon enough. Just give me a little time, Jackson... please."
Now if he runs to dad and tells him everything, then everything gets super complicated and I hate complicated.
"You know full well that I can't keep my mouth shut," he replies with a pout.
"Not even for $250,000?" Noah asks him interestedly and holds out a suitcase to him.
Where did he get that from now?
"Leave it ! You don't have to give him money..."
"Deal, I'll keep my mouth shut, but if it all comes out and dad catches you guys, I didn't know anything, got it? I don't want to argue with him. He's already so obnoxious and just bitching."
This is true.
"Good, then we have a deal and now go. I probably wouldn't have accepted you anyway." Noah murmurs quietly and looks at my brother, who is two years younger.
I wouldn't accept it either. Jackson can't do anything.
"I don't care now anyway. I would only be here to pay the debt, but that's over now. How long has this been going on with you guys?" my brother looks at us with interest and grins nastily.
"Only a few weeks. can you go now Mirella and I have something to talk about."
Discuss ? We ? Oh no ! What have I done now? Did I make him angry because I left the room? If so, then I'm sorry, but I'm bored. I don't want to be bored in the room all day and I'm sure he'll understand.
"Fine, we'll see each other again I guess after dad has figured everything out. Adios!" he exclaims loudly once before leaving the room, leaving Noah and me alone.
"Didn't we agree that you would stay in the room?" Noah asks just seconds after my brother has left the room.
But it's so boring!
"I'm sorry. I just don't feel like sitting here in this room all day doing nothing. Can't I be there when you work?" I ask him hopefully.
I was also involved in Santino's deal. Then why can't I go to stuff like that before?
"It's too dangerous outside of my room, Mirella, you should know that by now."
"Does not matter. We have so many people here who can take care of me. Please ! I don't suit you either..."
"I know that, Mirella! Okay... you can always come with me from now on. We work together. There's bound to be something for you."
Certainly.
“I can also just sit on your lap and stare at you. Then I won't be bored." And I mean that. I just don't want to be alone.
Shadow would definitely do something with me too. Now that we understand each other better, we can do more together.
He laughs softly and nods. He gently places his hand on my cheek and looks into my eyes.
He has such beautiful eyes.
"Fine, then do that. Just look at me." He whispers softly and pulls me gently to press his soft lips onto mine.
It all seems so surreal to me. It's really like I'm dreaming and if this is all just a dream then please don't ever wake me up again.
