Later that night, they drove to the Yellow Sulphur company. Steven was tense, but he maintained his cool. The company didn’t produce Yellow Sulphur as it implied. They just had a perfume named that.“How creative.” He thought with sarcasm. Who would buy a perfume with that name? Everyone knew they didn’t open the company to sell it. They just wanted to cover up their crimes pretending to be a perfume company.The driver, who was one of the mafias, stopped them at the checkpoint and they were questioned. “What do you want?” One of the guards asked, waving his gun at them. “We are here to deliver Blue Pills.” Steven said. “What supplier?” Steven was silent. Rica didn’t tell him about any supplier. “Tell him Castlone.” He heard her faint voice through his ear pod. “Did you hear my question?” The guard asked in anger. “No,” Steven lied. “What did you ask again?”“I asked who your supplier is. If you have no response, step out of the car.”“Sorry, you didn’t speak loud.” he rolled h
“What’s wrong?” Rodriguez noticed Steven's traumatized look. He was back to the car shaking like he saw a ghost.“I…They….” Steven could not speak.“This is your first time. It is normal.” Rodriguez didn’t bother to hear the rest. “You will be a heartless Mafia Lord soon.” “I do not want that!” “You are involved with the Mafia Lord’s daughter. You have no other choice!” “Stop scaring him,” someone said from outside the car. They followed the sound of the voice and saw one of the mafias, throwing his weapon at the back seat. “Phineas, stay out of this.” Rodriguez’s voice sounded cold. They didn’t like each other. “Not every mafia has to end up cruel.” Phineas maintained his point. “Like you are not cruel?”“I have my limits.”Rodriguez huffed. “Do not listen to him. He is worse than we are.” Phineas approached Steven and gave him a tap. “If I were you, I will listen to me. Do what makes you feel the most confident. You do not have to kill innocent people.” “Steven, you are ma
Steven wasn’t able to get over Anita easily. She left for her own good. Her safety mattered more to him than his freaking feelings. Well! That was it then. He would never see her again. Rica was his right hand now. And he had no other choice but to be stuck with her.“How are you feeling?” Her father asked two days later. Mr Jonez invited him for a coffee. “Worse than ever.” Steven was blunt.“I understand,” the old man nodded. “Forgive me for not cautioning my daughter. I didn’t know she would betray you like that.”“You didn’t know?” Steven was disappointed. “She is your freaking daughter. You should know how she thinks!”“Steven, it won’t happen again. I promise.”“I cannot bear her.”Mr Jones looked indifferent.“Make her happy, and I will protect you. A deal is a deal.”“That’s what I am trying to do here. She makes it difficult for me.”“I doubt,” Mr Jones opened his drawer. “She called me last night, nagging you cannot handle a gun. She won’t always be there to protect you, St
When they arrived home, they had hot sex. Rica was becoming an influence to him. An evil one! One he didn’t expect to drown him and harden his heart. “Few more missions and you will be able to face your father.” Months passed, Steven wasn’t Steven. He got used to the killings and fell in love with Rica. Not because she was hot, but because she made him feel what his father didn’t. She made him feel brave, confident and reliable. The number of rivals he killed during missions? he lost count. Mr Jones was greatly impressed. In a year, he was invited to the man’s office. “Now I see you are fit to marry my daughter.” Steven laughed. “She is already mine. I do not need to marry her.” “That’s what she wants.”“Well, not now. We have decided to cohabit and live with each other in our own home.” Mr Jones wanted Rica out of his hair anyway. He agreed with the cohabitation and suggested a secure estate they could live in. The estate was massive. There were many houses yet to be rented ou
Steven’s mother walked in with two bodyguards, dangling her golden handbag. At the sight of her son, the bag fell from her hand in shock. “Steven?” She wasn’t sure it was him she saw. He changed a lot over the years. His change wasn’t for the better. His change was for the worse, due to his scars and reckless look. Steven sharply turned to Rica. “You knew she was going to be here?”“I….I know she represents Mr Gold as the Mafia Lord sometimes. But I didn’t know she would come today.”Steven was mad! He stood up with a look of betrayal. It all made sense now! Rica threatened his mother’s life because she knew she was accessible. She knew she was the most vulnerable. “I will never forgive you for this!” He snapped at her, before turning to his mother. His mother was in tears. She hugged him tightly and didn’t let him go for three minutes straight. “What are you doing here?” He asked, controlling his own tears. It was tough. His mother’s sight overwhelmed him too much.“Your father
“Anita, wait!” Steven raced up the stairs to the fourth floor and knocked on her door. There was no response. “Anita, please. We need to talk.”There was no response. “Anita, I won’t take long. I promise.” Anita finally opened the door. She folded her arm with a serious stare. “30 seconds,” She timed him. “Anita, I…We really need to sit down and talk.” Anita shook her head. “I do not want to talk to a mafia,” she said. “Is that all?”“Anita, please…”“I heard everything you did. You have killed people, stolen…you are damn notorious, Steven. I do not want to get involved with you and your wife. She almost killed me once. I do not want her to kill me this time.”“I am not married to her.”“Your 30 seconds is almost done,” she reminded. “Anita, whatever I want to tell is longer than 30 seconds.” “Then bye!” As she was about to shut her door, her neighbor stepped out carrying a toddler. “Anita, is everything fine?” She asked. “Yes, Flora. Everything is fine. He was just about
“Where did you go?” Rica pointed a gun to Steven’s head. He walked in and sunk into the couch. “I needed a break from you.” “For two days?” She couldn’t believe it. “Are you this toxic?”“I am not the toxic one here, Rica. You are messing me up mentally.”“Me?! After everything I have done for you.”“Like what? Turning me into a beast and kidnapping my mother?”“It was what you wanted. You wanted to be a mafia to intimidate your father. You wanted to prove how powerful you were. Unfortunately, he is dead. It is a big backlash on you instead. Why blame me for your wrong decisions?”Steven sighed.“Rica, I just want to be by myself. Is that too much to ask?”“Did you meet another woman? Is there someone giving you what I don’t?”“Something like what?”Rica folded her arms. “The doctor called me. My womb was affected due to a series of abortions I did in the past. It isn’t your fault. But now, I fear you will meet another woman and father another child.” “This is all nonsense!”“If
Rica came back that evening feeling very angry. Steven could tell from her frowned face and tobacco as she removed her pink wig devastated. He was going through the shopping list at that time, so when he saw her walk in, he pretended he didn’t see her. “If I find out you are cheating on me, Steven…,” Rica pointed at him unconvinced, “you and your lover will pay with your lives.” Steven was quiet. From childhood, he learnt silence was the best answer for a fool. Thank goodness that was the best time to implement it. Rica ran upstairs and shut herself in her room, probably planning where to search for his lover next. Steven gave the list back to the servant. “It is nice. That should do for now.” The servant nodded and was off to the kitchen. Steven was engulfed with a positive feeling. He finally saw Anita again. That was the last thing he expected, honestly. He smiled at himself and took out his phone. “Damn!” He doesn’t have her contact. He literally forgot to ask her for her nu