Baam! Baam
With the sound of those two gunshots blood oozed out from their heads and covered the floor.Their lifeless bodies layed motionless on the ground and their killers left the place with satisfied smiles on their faces.
They were my parents and they were murdered in cold blood right Infront of my eyes.I was eighteen years old when they were killed and I was just a university student back then. A part of me always knew that the day would come but I never expected it to come so soon.
My father was a mafia boss and many hated him and some wanted to take his place as the leader of the gang. The Shadow was the name of my father's gang and after his death I took over his place as I was the rightful heir, I also took over his company but of course I changed it's name.
Since I was still studying to obtain my Master's degree in Business Management I left my second in command to take care of everything. Maxine is his name and he is the brother I never had.
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It's been four years now and eversince the death of my parents I've been haunted, hunted and a target of attempted murder. You know how it is being in the mafia meant that I have to fight for my life each and every day.
I woke up in the morning and went to my training room for training,it was my daily routine as I had to be prepared for any situation that may arise. After training I walked back to my room got into the bathroom and took a warm shower. I wore black ripped jeans and a black t-shirt then made my way to the kitchen to fix myself something to eat.
After my scrumptious breakfast I went to my study and started working,yep this was actually a benefit of being the CEO of a very successful Company . Quinn Consolidated is the name of the company and there were only a few people who knew I was a CEO. As I mentioned before Maxine was the face of the company, him being the Chief Operating Officer meant that he was taking care of the company on my behalf. Of course I did my job as the CEO but I only worked from home,I wasn't ready to go public and announce that I was the Quinn Consolidated's CEO. Not even my employees knew who I was and I'm talking about all of them from the company,my hotels or even from the Club that I owned,of course that excludes those who were involved with the mafia.
I was a mesterious CEO and I kinda liked it that way . Suddenly my phone vibrated and I took it to find Max calling " Hi! Bella how are you"
Oops my bad I forgot to introduce myself, Arabella Quinn Alexander is my name,I am a 22 year old brunette with Chocolate eyes.
"Hello to you too brother " I said returning his greetings
" I'm good too sis ,I just miss you so much"
" If you miss me so much why don't you come by my place this evening and join me for dinner" I continued to converse with Max and hung up the phone after I promised to come by in the evening for dinner. Since I didn't have much work to do I decided to go shopping for groceries to use when cooking dinner In the evening.
I was the Mafia boss but people didn't know that,so I didn't have any bodyguards with me because I thought that will attract unwanted attention. I left my apartment and hearded for the underground parking lot of the building to get my car. I got into my Mercedes-Benz G-Class and drove to the mall.
While shopping I bumped into something or should I say someone, I stumbled backwards and prepared myself for the hard fall which never came as a hand circled around my waist and prevented me from falling to the ground. I looked up to find myself staring at a pair of gorgeous green eyes. My heart skipped a bit and I felt like I was eighteen all over again, the owner of those eyes smirked before letting me go. I couldn't keep standing there so I thanked him and turned around to leave that's when his woke up " It's good to see you again Bella " His deep voice sent Shivers down my spine, I didn't look back I continued to walk and I swear I could still feel his eyes on me as I made my way out of the mall.
Chapter 2
BELLA'S POV
Back at my apartment I was still preparing dinner when the doorbell rang, I left everything behind and made my way to the door. I opened it to find Max standing there grinning like a Cheshire cat, he was wearing blue jeans,a white t-shirt,a leather jacket and sneakers. I opened the door wider to let him in "Hey sis" he said as he walked pass me into the house.
"Hey" I said closing the door and walking Back into the kitchen. He followed me into the kitchen "so what are we having today" He asked as he said on one of the kitchen stools.
" Spaghetti and meatballs"
"Nice, I'll help you" His stood up from the stools and started helping me prepare the dinner. We finished cooking, ate and did the dishes. We were in the living room watching The Witcher When I spoke " Damn he's good" I was referring to Henry Cavill Who was playing the role of Gerald of Rivier in the series.
" I didn't know you had a thing for Witchers "
"Please, it's not because I have a thing for Witchers, it's just that he's kinda hot " He narrowed his eyes at me
"What?" I questioned
" Nothing "
" Speaking of hot I met Tristan at the mall today " After saying those words he choked on his drink and began coughing. When he was done coughing he turned and looked at me then asked me a strange question
" How do you feel "
" What do you mean by that? I'm Okay of course " I rolled my eyes at him ,What is wrong with him I thought ?
"You know what I mean ,You just met him again after four years, tell me what did he say? " He eyed me with anticipation
" Nothing much, he just helped me when I was about to fall, then said it was good to see me again. Besides I didn't give him the opportunity to say anything else I just left"
"Okay" he said " And one more thing the deal with Anderson Corp has been finalised and the only thing left is to sign the contract and we have scheduled a meeting for that tomorrow at noon."
" I'll be there " I said sipping wine from my glass Only to turn around and find him staring at me" what?" I asked
"You mean you'll come by to sign the contract yourself"
"Yes ,why is that so surprising to you?"
" It's just that you never came by the office to sign Contracts by yourself and you do realise that Anderson Corp Is owned by Tristan right?"
" Yeah, so?"
" You had a huge crush on him"
" You just said it yourself had Not anymore "
"To say you had a crush is an understatement, you loved that guy and after whatever it is that happened between the two of you, you left for South Africa To continue your studies there just because you didn't want to face him "
" That's true but things have changed ,I'm not a teenager anymore so don't worry too much I'll be fine"
Tristan Valentin Anderson my very first crush Or should I say first love. I like him so much but when I Confessed my feelings he turned me down, I wasn't a child I understood that he couldn't reciprocate My feelings, but Him rejecting me wasn't the reason why I left Hillside University. Till this day I have no idea what I did wrong but he insulted me in front of everyone he called me names and I'm pretty sure the only names he left out were only those he forgot. He called me a s*** and till today I'm still trying to understand what it is that I did wrong.
Around 11 at night Max left my apartment and I made my way to my bedroom to get some sleep. In the morning I received the message from Taylor informing me that the shipment Was successful. Taylor was Max's second in command He was actually third in command when you started counting from me. My gang was into a lot of dealings which included Arms And drugs, but we did not get into human trafficking.
Chapter 3
Tristan's POV
I drove to Quinn Consolidated With my personal assistant Blake at around 11 A.M. I always prefer to have a male personal assistant because those ladies who had the opportunity to work for me once as my PA Always had a hard time keeping their hands to themselves and I blame myself for being too handsome.
My name is Tristan Valentin Anderson I am a 25 year old CEO of Anderson Corp and the Mafia boss of the Wolves.
Today is a day I have to sign the contract with the Quinn Consolidated which is the reason why I'm hearded there. As my assistant Parked outside the company I noticed A black Mercedes Benz G-Class Parking on the other side Opposite from us, then I saw her again. The woman I love,she came out of the car and started walking Towards the company's front door. Hey swayed as she walked And I couldn't stop myself from staring at her.
I walked into the company with Blake beside me and I saw her talking to the receptionist and I could tell it wasn't a pleasant conversation. As I approached I had her ask " are you gonna let me see him or not?" The receptionist on the otherhand wasn't paying attention to her instead she was painting her nails, So unprofessional I thought to myself.
"Why do you want to see Mr Knight? I know girls like you very well,yes that's right you throw yourself at wealthy man just so you can come up the ladder" I shifted my gaze towards Bella and look at her face, but her expression was hard to read She didn't show any emotion, hell she wasn't even angry.
Yes you heard me Arabella Quinn Alexander Was the woman who had a strong hold of my heart till this day, We attended the same University ,She was doing her first year and I was doing my last year, I watched her and I fell I fell hard. When she came to confess her feelings for me I rejected her and I said a lot of things I didn't mean, I never wanted to hurt her but the circumstances were such that I did it anyway. The way she embraced him and smiled at him Made my heart shutter into a million pieces. It took a lot of self-control When I met her at the mall yesterday I wanted to crush my lips onto her cherry lips. Even though knowing she was here to meet him and by him I mean Maxine Knight the guy I'm here to sign the contract with didn't stop my blood from boiling but it also didn't stop me from loving her.
" Why I want to see Max is none of your business now can you tell me where I can find him" Bella answered in a cold tone. I walked towards them and stood beside Bella then said " It's good to see you again miss Alexander" She turned her gaze towards me and those chocolate eyes of hers did something to my heart.
" I wish I could say the same Mr Anderson "
" Mr Anderson welcome, Mr Knight is waiting for you in the conference room " The receptionists said in a flirtatious tone. She suddenly moved from behind her desk and stood infront of Bella " You there get out of here Mr Knight is having an important meeting he doesn't have time to meet a s*** like you " How dare she? I was about to speak but she beat me to it
" You are nothing, I bet your mum was a s*** too hence the reason you are one yourself "
Bella through a hard slap at the receptionist's face which sent her down on the floor.
"Open that f****** mouth of yours again and say something about my mother and I swear to God it will be the last time you open it " With that should turn around and started to walk towards the elevator, That's my girl! I thought to myself.
Chapter 4
TRISTAN'S POV
Blake and I took the private elevator stepping out of it we made our way to the conference room.
" Mr Anderson and Mr Matthews welcome, please take a seat " Mr Knight Or should I say Maxine said as soon as we stepped into the conference room. Before we could even start discussing business the conference room door burst open revealing an angry Bella
" I am so mad right now "She said as she walked into the room
" Why are you mad ?" Maxine asked as he pulled her into an embrace and old memories flushed back into my mind and I reminded myself I couldn't watch it happen all over again so I spoke up " Mr Knight could we please get down to business you and Miss Alexander can discuss your personal Matters later "
" Well I can assure you Mr Anderson I'm not here to discuss My personal Matters but I'm here to discuss business" Bella said is she took a seat next to Maxine
" Mr Anderson and Mr Matthews please meet Miss Arabella Quinn Alexander ,the CEO of Quinn Consolidated and my boss " I couldn't believe that Bella was actually the mysterious CEObof the Quinn Consolidated, after a few moments of discussion She's signed the contract.
" I'm looking forward to working with you Mr Anderson" She said extending her hand into a handshake I took it and felt electricity rush through out my body. After the handshake she turned to face Maxine and then spoke " I need you to deal with that receptionist of yours she's so unprofessional and rude and such incompetence will not be allowed in my company, This is my company Maxine and not her beauty parlour and don't worry too much You'll find someone better than her I'm sure there are tons of people out there lining up for this job, One more thing deal with this as soon as possible or I'll do it myself and trust me when I tell you, you will not like how " Her voice held so much authority, also the aura she let out screamed' DANGER '
" Gentlemen I'll be leaving first, good day " With that she turned and she left conference room
I was back in my penthouse and I couldn't help but think about her things weren't supposed to be this way, she was supposed to be MINE and ONLY MINE.But I realised it wasn't too late I was gonna make her MINE.My phone vibrated from the table I looked at the caller ID to find it was actually my dad,so I picked up
" Hello, dad"
" So you haven't forgotten about me that's good to hear" his sarcasm wasn't going unnoticed
" C'mon dad you know I haven't forgotten about you it's just that I was a little bit occupied "
" It's okay son, I understand you're a busy man but I need you to do something for me. I needed to find that bastard named Paul and teach him a lesson He has some Information there could destroy me and he's using it to Blackmail me. Now I need you to find him and retrieve that information It's an a red Wooden box and son whatever you do do not kill him"
" What's in that box that has got you so shaken up dad?"
" It's just some evidence that could send you old man to prison for a very long time, So son please help me retrieve it " I hung up the call and immediately called Jace my second in command and told him to find the whereabouts of Paul.
Paul and my dad were old pals So I guess they had a falling out Which is why Paul was blackmailing my dad now ,But I knew I had to do something very quickly because if my dad was exposed of being involved with the mafia It will be only a matter of time before everything Is traced back to me and I didn't want that to happen as I was known as Businessman.
I went into the bathroom took a shower came back and laid on my bed with only my boxers on. Bella one day you'll be mine I thought to myself before drifting off to sleep.
Chapter 5
Third-person POV
" Boss we've got his whereabouts "
" Tell me where is he?"
" He's gonna be at the Club tonight"
" Okay then, I'll deal with him and before you ask don't send back up, I'll be fine " She hung up the call and went straight for the refrigerator to get a bottle of water. She's been looking for him for months and now that she had his location She wasn't about to let him go. He had to pay for everything that he has done, for all the pain and suffering she has gone through.
At the club she saw him coming in and she put her plan in motion. She winked at him then made her way to the dancing pole she began moving her hips according to the rhythm of the song, 'Sorry' by Justin Bieber was playing on the background. The crowd began cheering for her ,she was a good dancer one could even call her the queen of dance.He was there watching her every move and he couldn't resist. To think he was old enough to be her father but that didn't stop him,he made his way towards her then asked her to escort him back to his house to which she immediately agreed. Unknown to him she had her own plans to execute.
She was too careful and of course the face she was showing wasn't her real face she was just wearing a mask. On the way to his house he had a hard time keeping his hands to himself but she gently asked him to be patient. Unlocking the door to his house they made their way in,he was about to push her against the wall but what happened next was something he hadn't expected. She threw a hard punch to his face ,he stumbled backwards and fell on the floor
" Puta, who the hell do you think you are" he groaned as his stomach met with her kick
" Hello uncle Paul, miss me " she said removing the mask on her face
" No!no,no this can't be, you can't be alive right now " his eyes were wide and his face was pale as if he had seen a ghost. " What do you mean I can't be alive,are you referring to that car accident four years ago, yeah I'm sorry to burst your bubble but it didn't work as you can see I'm still kicking." She said, again throwing another punch to his face
" Now see Paul I'm not here to chit chat,so I'll get down to business now tell me where that red box is,oh yeah the one with the evidence of my parents death.I know you have it so don't even think about lying to me right now . Also I know you and a few others were behind my parents death so cut the crap "
" I -I -d-don't know what you're talking about " he stummered his voice full of fear " Wrong answer Paul " she suddenly told out her dagger and plunged it directly into his chest,he let out a loud deafening scream,but that didn't stop her she took out yet another dagger and plunged it on his right hand. By the time he gave up the location of the box he had five daggers on him, one on his chest the other two on both his hands and the last two on both his feet. She found the location of the box opening it she found everything she was looking for,so she came back downstairs to where a bleeding Paul was lying on the floor.
The sound of cars pulling in the driveway got her attention, going to the window to see who it was she saw Tristan and his men getting out of the cars. " I'm so sorry uncle Paul,we didn't have much time to catch up , seems like young Anderson is here to pay you a visit,so I gotta roll,till we meet again my dear uncle" with that she took out her pistol and pointed it to his head
" What are you doing Bella I thought you said we'll meet again" Paul asked with
a pleading voice
" Listen to me Paul you don't get to call me Bella and when I said we'll meet again I meant we'll meet again in hell, now goodbye " she pulled the trigger and immediately turned to leave the place.
The front door bust open revealing Tristan and his men " search the whole place and find that bastard " he barked orders as soon as they walked in. His men Bagan to search the whole house " Boss over here " one of his man shouted from the bedroom, Tristan a Nd the other men made their way to the room only to find a dead Paul lying on the floor with five daggers in his body. Yeah I forgot to mention Bella didn't pull those daggers out. " The hell,who the f*** did this? Spread out and look for that red box and Jace find out who's responsible for this "
Chapter 6
Tristan's POV
Losing I hate that word and one more thing I hate is to lose. But It seems that it had happened I have lost and it doesn't feel good at all. The worst part is that I've lost to someone I don't even know. My men and I searched Paul's whole house yesterday but we didn't find it, we couldn't find the red box. And it wasn't because it was hidden it because it wasn't. The worst thing of all is that I have no idea who it was that took that box and then killed Paul.It is so frustrating all the information we got on that lady who took Paul away from the club yesterday was fake and was of no use to me.
At the office I sat on my chair and was trying very hard to focus but I just couldn't. Suddenly my door burst open revealing my secretary " what the hell are you doing here, and who told you could come into my office without knocking" I snapped at her as soon as she came in. She walked towards me and place a pile of files Infront of me " sir these files need your signature so I brought them since Blake is out for lunch"she spoke in a flirtatious tone, Zara Kings is her name and she was something else that woman was always in tight fitting clothes and I wonder how she couldn't even breathe in those things. After she left my office I tend to the pie of files should place on my desk begin going through them and signing them. I wasn't in the mood to do work I began drifting off and thinking about the mysterious lady who took Paul from the club yesterday.
It's been 3 days and still I have no information about the woman from that night. Of course I've been searching but it seems that the person was very cautious he didn't live she didn't leave any trace behind it was almost as if she knew that someone was coming and looking for her so she left no clue. Bella, how much I miss her I couldn't stop myself from thinking about her I tried calling her earlier today but she didn't pick up my call. I don't know what got into me but a part of me just wanted to hear her voice and I also wanted to know if she was safe,I honestly couldn't help myself.
I knew I had to get my mind off things so I decided to call my first best friend Jace, yeah I know what you're all thinking he's not only my second in common but he is also my best friend so I decided to call him out to go at Alex's. Alex's is a very famous club in our area and it is always buzzing numerous people. It wasn't only Alex and me a few of my friends also joined of course they're all part of the gang.
Bella's POV
" Tristan and his men have been searching for you, it seems that equal to find out who killed Paul and who has the red box."Max said taking a seat next to me. We are currently in my house, he's been visiting me often these days and honestly I like having him around it's not that I don't love staying alone but sometimes it's boring,I too need someone to chat with and he was everything my best friend my brother my family so I relied on him and I trusted him the most.
" Do you have his location"
" Yeah, his at the club with his friends "he answered " I think it's high time I pay the young Anderson a visit " I said making my wa to my bedroom to change my outfit. I changed into a black t-shirt, black leather jacket and black leather pants, black combat boots. I also applied a little bit of mascara then put on my contact lenses they were blue in colour,the thing is I didn't want to give anyone the opportunity to recognise me so I was being extra careful. This is the way I always dress when doing my mafia work, I put on my gloves and made my way downstairs.
" Bella are you sure this is a good idea, I mean it can be dangerous" Max said as soon as I emerged from the room " Max I know you worry about my safety and I love you for that but you do realise that I'm the mafia queen right"
" I know that boss but I'm just worried aside from being the queen you're also my sister so it's only natural for me to get worried"
" I know and please don't worry I'll be okay" I said making my way to the elevator not before I was pulled into a bone crushing hug. I took my motorbike and drove to Alex's, wait did I mention that Alex's is actually my club.
Tristan POV
We were in one of the VIP rooms in the Club enjoying ourselves when suddenly the door burst open revealing a sexy lady in all black. Wait did I just say 'sexy' what the hell am I thinking,it must be the alcohol I really need to stop drinking.
" Good evening gentlemen" she said taking a seat opposite the four of us. She sat down crossing her legs, non of us said a word we stunned and honestly we had no idea who she was. She sat there fixating her gaze on me then she spoke " It's a pleasure to meet you Anderson, I heard you've been looking for me. I figured it was about time the two of us officially met."
" Who the hell are you "
" Ohh! I'm so sad, how could you ask me that, I mean you guys have been searching for me for three fucking days but now that I'm here you're asking me who I am. This is so depressing." She said in a sexy tone
" Oh! So it's you, you're the one who killed Paul and took the red box " Jack one of my friends questioned
" Guilty as charged,I mean I couldn't resist.Paul has been a bad, bad boy so I had to kill him and please don't get me started Anderson you were going to kill him too, so the way I see it I made your job easier."
" Okay enough about Paul I never really cared about him anyway So now What I want from you is that Redbox you took from his house."
" I'm sorry I can't give you that, I have an important use for it so you can't have it and don't worry your father's secrets are safe with me for now anyway. So gentlemen I'll take my leave." She said standing up and leaving. " Stop! You just gonna leave like that and do you think my men are going to let you leave just like that, think again"
" Well then I guess it's a good thing I took care of them" we all stood up and went out of the room only to find all my men laying on the floor wincing in pain. " The hell?" Jace exclamed. My friends of course did try to stop her but she beat them to the ground, I gotta admit she is a pretty good fighter"Jack,call security and tell them to stop her from leaving the club." I said after they were all defeated.
" Oh that won't be necessary this is my club,so all the security around follow my orders,oh I almost forgot you can call me Quinn ,so Fino a incontri Mao di nuovo mi cara (till we meet again my dear).
Chapter 7
TRISTAN'S POV
" I don't understand Is it because you guys would drunk or is it because it's just too strong for you to handle" I questioned my friends, we were back at the mention where we all lived together. It was Saturday morning around eleven
" Man I don't know what to tell you, I don't even know if it was because I was drunk or what but what I can tell you is that she's good" Jack said
" She's not just an ordinary girl I'm pretty sure she's part of the mafia or something" Andre said and we all nodded at once.
" So what do we do now,we just let her go? "Jace inquired
" No, don't worry I already have two men trailing her already, they'll inform us on her every single move.
" Enough about Quinn or whatever her name is,so tell us man what are you planning to do about Bella?" Andre asked,the guys knew about my feelings for Bella, I mean how could they not know they were my friends,my family. Even though I did have a father I wasn't close to him as much as I was close to the guys and besides me and my father only communicated when it was business related other than that we had no interactions.
" Listen up man you cannot let Max have her We know how much you care about her so you have to do something about it And I'm pretty sure that Max is cheating on her, last year I saw a poster of him with some hot blonde and it was said they were in a romantic relationship." Jace said " And I think it's about time for me to visit my friend you guys do know That we were super close And I'm sure she'll be very happy to see me."
We were still chatting ,When my phone rang it was an unknown number I picked up and put it on speaker Only to hear feminine voice at the end of the " Hello" I said answering the call " You'll listen to me Anderson You better tell those men you had follow me around the city to stop because this will not end well" she said
" Oh Quinn it's you, where the hell did you get my number And besides I don't know anything about men following you around "
" Oh so you wanna play it this way fine, game on Anderson" with that she hung up the call.
Me and the guys continued doing our work,we handled the shipments. For the past few months everything was going on perfectly we had no incidents of hijacks and any other funky stuff in short business was booming.
The door burst open revealing the two guys I had sent to follow Quinn,they were covered in bruises and were bleeding badly and one had broken arm. " What happened to you two? " I asked them " We're sorry boss,she found out we were trailing her,she told us to give you this" one of them placed the tracker I put on Quinn on the table.
" You're telling me she did this? "
" Yes boss, she's not normal she also told to tell you to stop tracking her" After they said that they were sent to the hospital
" Man I think you should let it go,she has nothing against you and she said that she won't reveal your father's secrets so please man give it a rest " Jace was right I had to give it a rest,she wasn't trouble at all and the fact that I haven't heard about her before Paul just proves that she didn't have anything against me. But I was curious though ' who the hell is she?
BELLA'S POV
I can't believe it he actually sent people to follow me around he's been tracking me. Back at the club he put a tracker on me and he actually thought I wouldn't find out how naive.
It had been a long day for me dealing with the illegal business matters and doing work for my legal businesses. I was walking down the road when I saw a Starbucks on the other side of the road so I decided to go there for a Cappuccino. I was crossing the road When suddenly I had screeching tires of car I stood rooted on the spot, I couldn't even move a finger. I know you guys think I'm crazy to be frightened by a car being a mafia queen and all but it was sudden, too sudden that I didn't have time to register what was actually happening.I was broken out of my thoughts by a male asking if I was okay,and I tell you I'll let it pass this time because I'm day time otherwise I would have messed up this fucker so bad that he would have wished he was never born.
Turning around to see the owner of the car I was stunned " B is that you "he asked clearly surprised,more screamed . It was him,my friend Jace Williams he was the only friend I made at the university he was also friends with Tristan but didn't break our bond at all. We were very close to each other which made a lot of girls to be jealous of me, but of course we drifted apart when I left for UCT.
" Oh snap! I can't believe it's really you Jace, it's been so long"I said pulling him into a bone crushing hug, for me it wasn't that long since I had seen him the other day at the club but I wasn't going to tell him that I was the one who punched him and left him with bruises on his handsome face. Yeah that's right Jace is indeed handsome and those ocean eyes of his can make any girl fall head over heels for him. Our moment was interrupted by honking horn of a car and a man shouting " move your car you imbecile" that's when we realised that we were actually standing in the middle of the road.
Chapter 8
JACE'S POV
After moving the car from the road Bella and I made it to Starbucks,we ordered our drinks and decided to catch up. I got to learn a lot of things about her When she had gone after She left University And how she lived for all these years.
Her life was amazing and she seems happy. I also got to learn that she was the CEO of The Quinn Consolidated. I guess she was really in love with Max, It's the only logic reason why she would employ him to be the face of her company.
We actually chatted fo some time before parting ways not before we exchanged our contacts.
BELLA'S POV
It's been two weeks,Jace and I have been hanging out more often and I really liked having him around. Tristan has been calling me everyday, I was flattered but I wasn't ready to forgive him, it's true I still harbor feelings for him.
I drove my car from the mall, I had gone shopping for some dresses because Max had asked me to be his date for the business awards tomorrow . I drove listening to music ,I was currently listening to Nora en Pure' s purified episode 200, I honestly loved her music she is one of my favourite Djs. The Switz-African DJ had a way to make me feel calm. The music was cut as I received a call from Max " Hello Bella,how are you doing" he sounded off " Maxine are you drunk? " I inquired
" Of course not sis, I just wanted to tell you that I'll be picking you up at 06:30 tomorrow be ready by then "
" Don't worry I'll be ready " I said looking at my review mirror and that's when I noticed a black SUV trailing me " Oh s***!" I said pressing hard on the accelerator increasing my speed to 230km/h. " What's the matter sis " Max asked sounding very worried
" Some idiots are following me I need you to track my location and send some guys over" I said going of the main road and taking an abandoned road I honestly had no idea where it led by the fact that it was an abandoned road was an advantage for me.
I continue to drive my car until I came to stop when I realised it was a dead end and there was nowhere to run,the SUV also approached and did I mention that they were firing bullets at my car. But it was of no use since my car was bulletproof, it wasn't just a normal bulletproof car it was specially designed that no gun and by no gun I mean absolutely no gun it doesn't matter how powerful and strong it is it wouldn't do a thing to my car.There was no harming my car not the windows and not even the tires. All my cars were designed that way and even those used by the guys.
I sat quietly in my car until they were out of bullets, I really don't know if they were out of bullets or they had realised that all their efforts were going in vain. I slowly got out of the car and walked towards them " you have the nerve woman, walking towards your death" one of the five guys said
" I figured it was best to save you guys some time, and who are you calling woman? " I questioned clearly annoyed
" Stop asking stupid questions, our boss sent us to kill you"
" I figured that out when you shot at me,and who the hell is your boss? "
" That's for us to know and for you to find out, ooh I'm sorry you won't find out cause you'll be dead" they all laughed out like maniacs and I just scoffed
" Sorry to burst your bubbles gentlemen but I think you'll have to go back and tell your boss that you can't kill me,because you really can't "
" So Corky, kill this bitch boys" they all charged towards me at the same time. In a swift moment I took out my LES BAER 1911 STINGER .45 and shot three of the them on their heads and then they were out. I got into into a fist fight with the other two and it didn't feel like a fight at all they were nothing but a bunch of amateurs. By the time Max, Tyler and a few others arrived those two losers were knocked out and sleeping peacefully on the ground.
" You're late" I said as soon as they got out of their cars
" Sorry boss"
" No problem, take care of this mess yeah and take these two losers to the base and put them all nice.Tyler could you please find out who the hell sent these fools after me"I said
" Maybe it was Tristan " Max said
" No it wasn't him can't you see these fools are after me,me as in Arabella not the mafia boss which means whoever sent them knows that I am the queen and Anderson doesn't know anything." I walk back into my car and drove back to my apartment what a hectic day I thought as I drove.
Chapter 9
Bella's POV
By 6:15 I was already dressed I had a black cocktail dress on which reached down to my ankles and had a slit that rose up to my middle thigh,I wore a pair of black heels. I had my hair down to cover up my butterfly tattoo on my back as the dress was a bare back one. I had put on a pair of dangling diamond earrings and a diamond necklace, I had a little makeup on since I wasn't really a fan. I applied a pink lip gloss on my lips took my clutch and made my way downstairs where Max would be arriving any minute,to my suprise he was already there, standing in my living room in his black tuxedo, white shirt and a silk tie.
Maxine's POV
Bella walked down the stairs looking gorgeous as ever in her black Cocktail dress "Ready to go sis?" I asked as soon as she stopped in front of me " BTW you look stunning" I said as we walked out of her place
" Thanks you don't look bad yourself " We got into the Rolls Royce and we drove the event which was held at one of my hotels. Yeah I do have my own businesses ,But since Bella and I are inseparable All our businesses are linked together as one. As we pulled at the hotel entrance the paparazzi were taking pics of everyone who made their way into the hotel. Our driver opened the door for me and I got out to open the door for Bella,she linked her arm with mine as we made our way inside of course ignoring the questions that were being thrown at us.
We walked around Chatting with other businessman and women and of course I was introducing Bella as my date I wasn't about to tell anyone that she was my boss since she wasn't ready to come out to the public.
Bella walked towards the bar ignoring all the jealous stares she got from the ladies and the lustful stares from the men in the room.I continued to mingle with my associates then I noticed her talking to Jace, they both looked so happy. The MC made his way to the stage and welcomed the guest " Good evening Ladies and gentlemen welcome To this year's Annual Business Award, I hope you're all enjoying yourselves so the moment has arrived it is time for to announce the winner of this year's business Award " The room fell silent as everyone waited in anticipation,the Mc held up an envelope opened it and spoke " Ladies and gentlemen this year's Business Award goes to the anonymous CEO of the Quinn Consolidated and it will be accepted by the company's COO Maxine Knight. I walked up to the stage and accepted the Award on Bella's behalf and said a little speech but I'm not going to tell you guys because it was a little bit embarrassing since I was only accepting the award on someone else's behalf and I didn't know exactly what to say.
" Congratulations Max" Bella said giving me a hug " I should be the one saying that" I said
I was congratulated by almost every one. The evening went by I watched as my sister danced with Jace she also danced with me.
Tristan's POV
I'm not gonna lie she looked so damn sexy in that dress she was wearing,she looked especially enticing and I couldn't help but stare at her. I watched as she spoke to Jace,those two were hitting it off and I was jealous,they danced together they looked carefree and I prayed that they shouldn't develop feelings for each other. I know it was stupid to think that way because she had a boyfriend and Jace was my best friend,but it's true what they say ' the heart wants what it wants'
I needed some air so I made my way to the hotels balcony but upon reaching there I couldn't believe my eyes. Max was standing there sucking face with some blonde, I felt my blood boil 'how could he do this to Bella' Before I knew what I was doing, I had thrown a punch on Max's face. Bella was mine and I couldn't let anyone hurt her especially not her so called boyfriend.
" What the heck Tristan, what are you doing?" He questioned clearly surprised
" What I am I doing? Seriously bro how could you do this to Bella?"I asked him, to my suprise he looked more shocked " what did anything happen to her?"he asked
" Yes something is going to happen to her when she gets to know that you've been cheating on her"
" What? Cheating?" After he said that I punched him again,I threw more punches towards him and to my suprise he didn't even block any of them he only smiled at me. I punched him and threw him on the ground I wanted to kick his stomach but stopped when I had an authoritative voice behind me
" Enough! " Turning around I saw Bella standing there with Jace and some other guy.She glared at me her eyes cold and deadly
" Bella I..l am.."I didn't get to finish off my sentence as I was cut off
" I said enough" she said, her voice held so much anger in it
" You might not know this Bella but your boyfriend here has been cheating on you which is why I.." I was cut off again
" My what?" She asked
" Max, your boyfriend" she snickered after hearing that
" SO MR ANDERSON YOU CAME UP HERE TO FIND MY BROTHER MAKING OUT WITH SOME GIRL AND YOU BEAT THE HELL OUT OF HIM JUST BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT HE WAS CHEATING ON ME? " she screamed
" Bro.. brother? I stummered obviously shocked " Bella I'm sorry please forgive me, I didn't know he was your brother"
" Sorry, what exactly are you sorry for Tristan,is it for publicly humiliating four years ago or is it for turning my brother into your personal punching bag. You know what I don't have time to deal with you right now. Tyler send Max to my house." The Tyler guy helped Max up from the ground then left with him, Bella turned to Jace " let's go" she said to him
" You can't take my friend away" I complained " watch me, Jace, he's a grown man let figure things on his own,so let's go" without that she pulled Jace away and they both left me standing there.
My driver took me back to the mansion,it was already late getting inside the house I was met with silence. The guys were all in their bedrooms so I too went to my bedroom took a warm shower and went to bed. I layed on the bed staring at the ceiling I couldn't sleep at all I couldn't believe what I've done and it was all for nothing. After four years I learnt that it was nothing but a misunderstanding they weren't in a romantic relationship Maxine is her brother not her boyfriend and I've acted out of impulse once again.
Chapter 10
BELLA'S POV
I couldn't sleep at all , I couldn't believe the nerve of that guy,he dared to beat up my brother oh I tell you he's gonna pay for this.l got up, walked into my bathroom took a shower got dressed then went downstairs to get a cup of coffee.
I walked into the kitchen to find Max and Jace sitting on the kitchen stools and enjoying their breakfast, pancakes with honey syrup and coffee. Max and Jace knew eachother before this and not to mention they are both part of mafia groups. Jace has been careful around me not knowing that I was the leader of the Shadow,Max on the other hand didn't tell him anything and yes Jace stayed over at my place last night he didn't want to go back.
" Good morning guys" I said as I walked into the kitchen "Max what are you doing up, I thought you were such to rest " I asked pouring myself a cup of coffee
" Good morning to you too sis, and to answer your question I'm not sick so there's absolutely no need for me to rest. I just got punched that's all" he answered
" Yeah you just got punched and you stood there and let him punch the hell out of you, what is wrong with you? "
" It's not that I didn't want to defend myself but I saw something sis, and I couldn't hit him"
" Exactly what is it that you saw that made it hard for you to defend yourself" I questioned clearly not getting what he was talking about
" The poor guy is whipped Bella, he wasn't thinking straight,he loves you so much "
" He's right B,he hasn't been able to forget you for all this year's.Maxine over here is why he rejected you four years ago,he saw the two of you together back then,so when you confessed to him he thought you were playing with his emotions so to avoid getting hurt he rejected you but that didn't stop him from loving you. You have no idea how he's been in these past years, and the day he saw you at the mall he was so excited that he even thought of ways to separate you from Max not knowing he was your brother '' it was Jace who spoke this time
" How about you, did you know?"I asked him
" No, not until yesterday and yes I was in support of his plans to separate the two of you, sorry bro" he said Petting Max's shoulder
" It's okay man I can see why you would support him, he's so whipped " they both chuckled.
I sat down and watched the two of them showing off their bromance Infront of me.' He's so gonna pay for this ' I said to myself as I drank my coffee. I was Saturday and I had nothing much to do, I sat on the couch and watched The Lord Of The Rings Fellowship, it wasn't until late in the afternoon that I remembered those two imbeciles that had tried to assassinate me yesterday.
I walked down to my garage took my car and drove to Valle Oscuro this is where those two were taken yesterday. This place had narrow streets and dark alleys making it perfect for clandestine meetings and underworld dealings . I parked my car outside and made my way inside " Afternoon boss" one of the boys greeted as I walked in. I returned his greetings as he led me down to the basement where those two were kept. I wasn't wearing anything to disguise myself since those two knew who I was already.
" Good afternoon gentlemen, shall we start with your names" I said as I stepped Infront of them
" B**** you have no idea who you're messing with" one of them said more like screamed
" Which is why I suggested we start with your names.
Third-person POV
" Which is why I suggested we start with your names" she said taking a seat Infront of the two men bound to chairs " So now you are going to tell me who it is that sent you after me "
" What makes you think we'll give you what you need so easy "
" Oh I never said it will be easy,but the choice is yours we can either do this the easy way or the hard way, now you choose " she said crossing her legs. They sat in silence for about two minutes then she spoke again
" Hard way it is" with that she took out a Glock 17 and shot one of the guys leg,he let out a loud scream as the bullet pierced his flesh. " I'll ask once again,who sent you? You better answer this time Gale or you'll get yet another bullet and I guarantee it won't be on your leg this time"
" You.. you know who we are?" The guy who was shot earlier asked surprised that Bella knew who he was
" You think I'll just walk into a room not knowing who was inside, how stupid do you think I am?"
" Don't tell this b**** anything Gale " the other guy shouted
" You tell me everything I need to know and I'll let you go" Bella said
" You're serious " Gale questioned clearly tempted by the offer
" Don't be a traitor Gale, you can't trust this s***" Bella was clearly getting annoyed with this guy and the insults he was throwing at her,so she made the choice
" Gale it seems to me like you'll be very useful in the absence of your partner"
" What do you mean absence of my part...." Gale didn't get to finish his question when a gunshot was heard, looking at his partner he had a hole in his head and was now dead he felt his stomach tighten. He began speaking telling Bella everything she wanted to hear.
After he was done speaking he too was shot on the head, much to guards who were in the room " boss I thought you said you were gonna free him " he say
" I did, I freed him wretched head from his miserable shoulders "
In a room somewhere a guy swung in his chair waiting for the update but what he received wasn't what he expected, his face immediately turned gloomy. Five of his men sent on a mission were killed they didn't even complete the mission.
" Boss I have an idea, how about we mess with their shipments and also the Wolves shipments then turn those two against each " his second in command said
" Great idea,start working on the plan "