The Mafia's King Sweetheart

At New Haven, Maryland estate and in the Ramirez villa, the sound of bird twitters and chirps was heard in the early hours of the morning. I tossed and turned on the bed, feeling the cold breeze graze my skin. I raised my head, glared at the open window, and went back to sleep, enjoying the cold feeling of my mattress. A few hours later, I woke up from the sun rays that hit my face. I stretched my arms and sat upright on the bed, surprised to see that the sun had risen. ‘Omg, I slept so late!’ I yawned and climbed out of the bed. Being the only child of the Ramirez family, I’d say I was spoiled rotten and pampered, my parents doted on me and would never allow me to get scratched or suffer. Seconds after I woke up, I felt my throat sore and dry, I turned to the right side of the bed and tapped on the red emergency button which was supposed to inform the servants to attend to my needs but no one came and no one was ever going to come, I guess this was the beginning of my misery. I was so annoyed that I cursed under my breath, pulled the quilt off my feet, and walked downstairs, toward the kitchen. I grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator and gulped the water down. In a few seconds, I noticed that the house was unbearably silent, but I didn’t take it seriously as I loved the quietness. I casually walked to the living room and met my parents sitting on the couch with stern faces like they were especially waiting for me to appear before them. My brows met, slightly worried, I sat down on the sofa, “Mummy, Daddy, why are you suddenly with serious faces?“ I stared at my parents Jonathan and Helen Ramirez. “Mummy and daddy have something to say.” Helen broke the silence and my heart flipped. I suddenly had a bad feeling about all this but I braced myself for the worst and motioned them to continue. “I’m so sorry honey but we have to do this”. Helen said sadly while gazing at me pitifully, this time I was nearly heading through a breakdown as my heart skipped a bit and my brows constricted, “What do you mean mum? Dad! What’s going on?” I was lost and uncomfortable, Mum and dad have never acted this strange and the room temperature around them was oddly cold and tense, the worst was that none of the servants has walked by as usual or seen doing the normal chores or daily activities. Forget about the living room being cold and tense because of my parents' weird temperament, I was fidgeting and was so tense that my lips quivered every second. “We have no other choice, the company is going through bankruptcy and there is no money to pay the employees. Remy Group has my sweat and youthful hard work, I can’t watch it collapse. So I accepted his offer.” Jonathan Ramirez asserted with no sadness or any emotions which added to my anxiety as he had never addressed me in such a manner. “You both are making me insane, What offer?” I inquired aggressively since I couldn’t stand the suspense. However, I wished I never pried further because I only discovered that my father had sold me to a man just to save the Remy Group. “Get yourself ready, he’s coming to pick you up today”. My father gazed at my dazed face nonchalantly. Meanwhile, I was so dumbfounded that I was engulfed by silence for a moment, with droplets of tears falling down my cheeks, I tried to reason with my father to find other ways, but Dad’s mind was already made up as he had already received half of the money and would only receive the full payment after I was taken by the man. It was like a dream that I refused to believe, however, I only got scolded by my father, who gave me no chance to refuse. I stood from the sofa and walked helplessly to my room. Still couldn’t digest the word or believe that the parents that once doted on me would be so cruel to sell me off to a man like I was just an item. I pulled out my luggage and began shoving my clothes into the bag angrily, I paused and suddenly looked out of the window biting my lips furiously. A thought distinctly flashed through my mind, and I stepped away from the luggage and moved closer to the window, ‘Since no one cares about me, I’m better off gone than watching my parents treat me as an item that would save the company.’ I muttered to myself, I wanted to run far away from all these, that was the only way I could feel safe and at ease. I took in a deep breath and climbed up to the window sill, however, I discovered that it was the second floor and immediately changed my mind while recalling how good my father and mother had been to me since I was a child, although it was their duty as parents, I felt that now I'm an adult, I should look out for them. Moreover, the Remy Group was created by Jonathan Ramirez from scratch; he had put all his sweat and youth into the Enterprise. Watching the company get ruined could alter his mental health and I know I’m not heartless to let that happen. ‘Dad is old and Mum is worried, How can I leave in such a situation? If the company goes bankrupt, Dad will not survive the shock. Especially when I run away from home.' I sniffled back the tears trying to fall on my cheeks and instantly decided against escaping as I couldn’t stand watching my parents driven to death. I felt a cold chill all over my body, this snapped me out of trance, I then realized that I was still standing at the window sill on the second floor. Fear gripped me, I knew the danger of jumping down from the second floor, I stepped back and was going to climb back to my room. However, I lost my footing and fell out of the window. I'd already dreaded the worst scenario, I would just break an arm or my neck, maybe my legs once I landed on the floor. I instantly locked my eyes waiting for the pain to coerce my bones, Rather with a thud I landed into something soft and warm. With my eyes still closed, I furrowed my brows, wondering why I wasn’t feeling pain but warmth and security. Slowly I opened my eyes to find a man with the darkest Gray eyes staring right back at me, he was handsome, with raven hair, a chiseled jawline, and sharp brows that made him look noble, his face was perfectly sculpted which made him look like a god out in the world. His firm chest and arms, which were the same as those who workout daily, scream masculinity. Our eyes met and locked for a while, but in the next second, I was checking him out as I had never seen a man so beautiful, Although there were many men in my college none of them could hold a light to the man who was looking deep into my eyes like he was trying to see through me.