Almirah's POV

I looked at him, trying to understand his situation as well as mine. I didn't realise that I was crying till a tear from my eye fell on our intertwined fingers. I turned away from him trying to hide my pain as well as anger... Two fingers came underneath my chin and raised it causing me to make eye contact with Giovanni.

He smiled slightly but refusing to talk, both of us not wanting to spoil that silence of the woods with only the breeze making the leaves move wildly. He took a deep breathe and after some minutes of thinking, he started to mumble quite loud for me to able to hear. "It... all started... long ago..." His expression changed from love to scared and anger...

"Since 150 years from now, my great-great grandfather, Giov Alberto McClaren, joined the mafia but the only difference was that he wanted the power to do good and not bad... He wanted to destroy the bad but not the bad people... But then again... Being in the mafia means no good reputation and only bad news. 

He tried to change the society's thought on that concept and he was successful. Everybody loved him so much and many people joined his gang to do the good deeds of helping... But the bad was increasing day by day due to jealousy.  The enemies were together... But he paid them no attention as they knew only to threaten and no touch. Soon he became the most popular and the Mafia King. 

It sounds crazy right? Like a mafia king was the hero... But it's all true.. Then one day the enemies attacked his biggest den... and destroyed his everything except for his wife and his two children.  They ran away from their but as my great grandfather was quite grown up to understand everything, he retorted to revenge with those guys and succeeded and therefor created a gang of his which followed his father's way. Since then, we follow his way. I am a businessman as well as the... the... MAFIA KING!" 

I gasped as I heard his dangerous confession... He was a ... mafia king... a FREAKING MAFIA KING! I stared at his face with pure shock and he was staring at me with a pained and hurt face. He got up and left from there, leaving me all alone and tranquil enough to process everything with a calm mind. But the strangest thing was that I felt no fear at all. Instead, I felt protected and safe around him.

I was fully sure that he would protect me... maybe the thought that he confessed his feelings made me feel calm? Or maybe because he saved me earlier...? But whatever it was, he wouldn't hurt me and I know it clearly. Lorenzo was dead and Zeke wanted no harm to himself and nor to me so I was safe. Wow! In only two days, I got kidnapped and got saved? That sounds like a movie going on.

Well I thought that maybe Giovanni felt scared of my reaction because he left me to think alone. My heart was telling me that it was fine but my mind was warning me against it. Let's see what my mind suggested me. It told me that it was wrong. He was a mafia boss not some stupid drug master. He could kill me anytime for the silliest mistake I did. What would be his loss? Yet what would be his profit? My heart interfered...

I closed my eyes and thought... All this time, I was working with a Mafia Boss and I was not on my best attitude. I made stupid remarks, spoke harshly and sometimes even yelled at him. I made a lot of mistakes in my work but he forgave and forgot all of them. He could have taken his gun out and shoot me with no mercy and no one would even know about it.

But the real thing is that... He didn't. He didn't harm me even when I disrespected him. Instead, he played along with me. Did I keep him sane? Was I important to him? Or was I just a play toy to him...? No chance! He confessed before everyone that he loves me! And... I love him too. I could not think otherwise, I loved him and I would be always loving him for sure. He wasn't a bad man, just misunderstood. First time that I heard about, a Mafia Boss, indulging all of his might to keep the society away from evil.

So that was called... Evil V/S Evil. But his evilness was right and he wasn't doing anything wrong because he was just eliminating the bad people who was not willing to change. He worked with his rules and scared the evil lurking around... That's why he was so powerful. Giovanni McClaren. MY Giovanni McClaren!

I decided to give him a chance. Even though I was risking my life in this thing, but it was worth it... I decided to do this for my love. I got up and went towards the direction he went. I ran and ran till I found him leaning against his car in a deep concentration. I think that he was still upset and well he should be. Quietly I approached him and put my hand on his shoulder. I screamed when he grabbed my wrist and framed me between him and the car with the gun at my temple.

I think that I might have took him by surprise. My eyes widened as he copied my expression and threw his gun back in his pocket and held my face in his hands while cooing me..."Are you ok baby girl? I'm so sorry... It's just that I was deeply lost in my thoughts so... I'm very sorry!! Sorry baby girl... Sorry!

I took it for danger... Are you ok? Shush it's ok! I would never hurt you, I promise!" He hugged me and cooed me. a strange smile lingered on my lips as he hugged me like he was protecting his life. I really needed this man in my life and he needed me too...

Hello dears! How are you? How was the chapter?

Above song is Adhi Adhi Raat by Bilal Saeed! This song reminds me of someone that I don't regret losing in my life but it hurt a little...

Don't forget to vote and comment!

Love, 

         Shaariyah!