THE MAFIA’S CAPTIVE ANGEL

I fudged with my fingers as Sin walked in with Luca trailing behind him. His eyes wandered from Jason to me then back to Jason, who was a couple of distances away from me with a raised brow.

He walks into the room, taking a seat on the couch before using his hand to usher me to his side, and I let out a quiet sigh, trying to hide my nervousness before making my way to where he sat, about to take a seat beside him on the couch.

But Sin’s hand grabbed mine, pulling me down on his lap till his head nestled against my neck, taking a deep breath.

“I’m sorry I didn’t give you the chance to explain yourself yesterday.” He says, I looked away from him, not able to meet his intense gaze.

“I wouldn’t have been able to find out what had happened if not for Jason’s explanation and the CCTV camera at the entrance of the hotel.” He says again, “His eyes never leave my face.” There is a hint of sadness in his voice, but other than that, he sounds cynically mad.

I took a subtle look towards Jason, and he tapped on his phone, threatening. Suddenly, Sin tips my chin with his index finger to make my eyes meet his.

“You must have been very scared,” he grits out, “I should have paid more attention, and for that I apologize.”

I try to blink the unshed tears away and focus on my breathing. I hated this. I was lying to him and letting Jason get the better of me.

” Nikolai….”   I said, not having the guts to tell the truth.

I had no idea what Jason had told him, but I couldn’t let him get away with it.

“It’s no…”

“Where are you able to find Bryson?” Jason asked, cutting me off.

” Yes.”  Luca was the one who answered. “Unfortunately, he was dead before we could get him.”

” Dead…”  I whispered under my breath before casting my gaze at Jason.

Did he kill someone?

“I’m sure he must have realized his mistake and known Sin would come for him, so he probably thought killing himself was a way out of him escaping being tortured.” Jason says, and Luca gives a curt nod.

“I didn’t think of him as such a coward. Too bad he took the easiest way out.” Sin muttered, and there was an enraged look in his eyes. His jaw clenches at the revelation.

“I’m sorry, amore.” His arms come around my waist, bringing my head tightly to his chest, and he buries his head in the crook of my neck. I feel tears stinging my eyes, and for once, I let them out.

I seek comfort while I can. I cry silently into his chest while he holds me. My eyes found Jason’s, and his lips lifted up in a smirk, and I wanted nothing more than to punch that smile off his face.

Taking my eyes away from him, I snuggled closer to Sin. He didn’t say anything, that was comforting yet so complicated.

I pull away from him, giving him a small smile.

“Why don’t you tidy up and get ready for dinner?” he says, and I nod, getting to my feet.

I gave Luca a smile before walking past Jason, making sure to glare at him as I entered the bedroom to freshen up. I make my way to the bathroom, splashing water in my face as I stare at the mirror.

I needed to contact Stephanie and see if she was okay, but I couldn’t because I didn’t have a phone with me.

Taking a deep breath, I made my way out of the bathroom, walking back to the living room to find only Sin alone, with Jason and Luca gone.

“Let’s go.”  Sin sighs and stands up, making our way to the kitchen. We sit at the dining table, next to each other, with a plate of beef bourguignon already placed on it.Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

“What time do we leave tomorrow?” I asked, staring at my food.

“By noon.”  He says and nods, keeping my focus on the food even though I was certain that his eyes were still on me.

“Uh…” I started off saying, raising my head. “Is it okay if I could use your phone? I need to check up on Stephanie.”

“Why is that?” He asked, raising a brow.

“I just want to check up on Stephanie.” I said, biting my lips nervously. “Please, I won’t tell her anything, I just…” I looked away, blinking back the tears. “I just want to hear her voice.”

Sin didn’t say anything, but I could tell he was scrutinizing me, taking in every emotion. When he spoke again, I closed my eyes, feeling defeated.

” Okay.”  He says, and my head shoots up, surprised.

“What…”  I stuttered out, just to be sure I heard what he said.

“I said okay.” He says it again, and a smile lights up my face.

” Really.”  I asked again, and he nodded with a grin.

” Thanks.”  I muttered with a smile before finally taking a bite of my food.

We both ate in comfortable silence, and once we were done, Sin picked up the plate, putting it back in the cart for the hotel staff to come and take them.

I got up from the table, took his phone, and began to dial Stephanie’s number. I listened to it ring as I let out a silent prayer, waiting for her to answer.

” Hello..”  I let out a breath when her voice rang through on the other side of the phone. “Hello, who is this?”

I cut the call, glad that she was okay, before returning the phone back to Sin.

“Thanks a lot.” I said so, and he smiled, grabbing a hold of my hand and pulling me to him. hugging me tightly.

“I’m sorry, amore.”

“You don’t need to apologize; what happened yesterday wasn’t in your control.” I said, softly patting on his hair.

“I should have listened to you instead of letting my anger get the best of me.”

“What matters is that it has all been settled and is finally behind us. I’m just glad that things haven’t changed between us.” I said, snuggling into the comfort of his hold.

It was best to stay away from Jason. It was a good thing that we were returning back to New York tomorrow, which meant that I wouldn’t have to see him.

I just hope that my decision today won’t come back to bite me.