The Mafia King

Chapter 6

Aliza’s POV

I woke up this morning in some room. Don’t remember coming here. I got up to leave the room to find answers when I realized that I’m in shorts and a large shirt, which both don’t belong to me.

I rushed outside the room, and because its Lance mansion, I expected to get lost since it’s built like a maze.

I bumped into someone while running around trying to find anyone I knew. I looked up and sighed in relief.

“Caleb, thank god. I woke up in some room and woke up with these on me and I don’t remember…” I pointing clothes I was wearing.

He chuckled nervously. “We all entered the house while you were still in the car, and all of the girls were asleep with you in the car, Jaxon carried Nika and Xander carried Aki. I had to answer an urgent call so I couldn’t check on you, sorry. What surprised us all was that Lan was the one that carried you inside.”

My mouth was gasped open.

A murdered carried me.

“Wait hold on, whose clothes are these?” I asked.

He started subbing his neck. “It’s also Lan’s clothes since you slept in his bed, so his g-.” I cut him off.

“That was his room?!” He nodded.

‘Don’t worry Nika helped change you. She woke up the moment she entered the house because of the noise, I don’t know how you were still sleeping. She helped change you because you haven’t slept in a while and we didn’t want to wake you up…”

“What about my clothes? And where will I be staying??”

He frowned. “Lan said you’re going to stay in his room. I tried reasoning with him, but he threatened to kill anyone who disobeys him. He wouldn’t tell us why.”

“And your clothes are in his room too.” He said in a low hushed voice.

I was about to burst in anger when I remembered. The contract.

I sighed in frustration and anger. “We can’t do anything about it, I signed a contract.”

“If he tries to hurt you or tries to do something without your consent, I’m the first person you come to.” He placed his hand on my shoulder and I nodded.

“Come on get ready and let’s go eat breakfast. I’m going to wait for you outside the room because I can’t enter, no one was ever allowed to. Well, except you now.”

I entered as he waited outside and I started searching for the bathroom. Which was when I actually looked at the room. It looked so expensive and fancy, something worthy of the mafia king. The bed was facing an entire wall made of glass.

I looked around and found a door that leads to the bathroom. It was a luxurious black interior one, with a bathtub and a shower parallel from each other on both sides of the bathroom. A long sink was placed between them.

I used the bathroom to shower and clean myself, then grabbed a robe. I got outside of the room and started searching for the closet. I found a door that led me into a walk in closet. I found all my clothes hanged on one side and his clothes on the other side. I grabbed the first thing I saw which was a beautiful yellow sundress with flowers all over it.

I brushed my hair and headed outside the room and found Caleb on the ground sleeping.

“Caleb.” I nudged him and he slowly woke up.

“Took you long enough…” He stood up.

“That room is a maze.”

Caleb led me somewhere on a different floor. That somewhere turned out to be the dining room. There was a large table like the one back in NYC, and obviously, Lance sat at the head of the table. Caleb pointed at me seat closest to Lance and I blink my eyes in confusion and mouthed.

“No. Why?”

“He ordered.” He mouthed back.

I sighed in defeat and reached that same seat, which was beside Nika and in front of Jaxon. I sat facing Jaxon, and Lance was on my right at the head of the table and Nika was on my left.

“Good morning Ali.” She said while her mouth was full.

“Good morning.”

The table was silent, and I sat without eating.

“Why aren’t you eating?” Lance asked not even looking up from his food. “Are you another s**t who doesn’t eat? Not skinny enough?” He sneered with venom in his voice.

I shook my head at Caleb who was about to burst in anger.

“No, that’s not why.”

He looked up from his food with glare that could bury me 6ft under.

“I don’t have my medicine. I can’t eat till I take it, I’ve already missed it yesterday.” I explained.

“I’m sorry Ali, it’s here. It was with my stuff, I put it in my pocket to give it to you and I forgot!” Nika explained taking out a container with cloxacillin in it.

“Why do you take that?” Caleb asked.

“A week ago I got food poisoning and the bacteria remained in my stomach, so I have to take this for the next 3 days so I don’t get a bacterial infection.” I opened the container and took the pill.

“Why did you tell me?”

“32 hours ago I didn’t know you were alive, do you think this will be the first thing that comes to my mind? I practically forgot I had to take it.” I laughed at his brotherly concern.

He smiled at me and continued eating.

“Lance…?” He didn’t answer so I took that as a ‘continue’.

“Is there a garden anywhere near here?” I asked and he looked at Aki.

“We have a garden connected to the forest in the back, we usually go on runs there.” She explained.

“Can I go there?”

“No”

A minute passed and Aidan spoke up. “I can take her.”

Lan looked up at him and didn’t say anything for a second, but he soon nodded. Aidan looked at me and smiled. Which meant that he said yes. I stood up with him so we can go to the garden.

We started walking in comfortable silence. When we reached the garden, which was in the backside of the house, I saw a beautiful scenery. It was full of flowers and plants and a forest a few meters ahead which was filled with sound of birds chirping and leaves rustling with the wind.

“It’s beautiful.”

“It is.”

I started walking around and smelling all sorts of flowers as Aidan sat on bench. I continued walking around and saw a swing set.

But there was a child. Sitting on it. Not swinging but looking down at his feet as he tried to make the swing set move.

“Hello there.” I sat on the swing set beside him.

He looked at me scared for a second but then smiled back.

“Hello.” He continued his failed attempts swing.

“I’m Aliza, but my friends call me Ali.”

He didn’t speak for a minutes, but then he answered.

“I’m Lucas, I don’t have friends…”

“I can be your friend.” He looked up at me.

“I don’t think my brother will let me be friends with a stranger. All of the adults I met before are dangerous.”

“We can get to know each other so we won’t be strangers anymore.” His face was lit up and smile was plastered on it.

“You want me to help you swing?” He nodded.

I got off my swing and started pushing his.

“My name is Aliza, I’m 21 years old. I have one older brother. I love computers and nature. I recently moved my house and started living with my brother. I would love to get a kitten. I love stars and the night sky.”

“Your turn.”

“I’m Lucas, I’m 7 years old. I live with my older brother too. I love cars and space. I want to be a racer when I grow up, but I also want to be strong like my brother. I love puppies and kittens. I also like swimming.”

“And now were friends, you can call me Ali!”

“Do you want me to show you some flowers I found?” He got off the swing and held my hand and pulled me with him.

We walked all around the garden and looked at all kind of flowers, he named the ones he knew and I did the same.

“What time is it?” He asked.

“10:50 am.”

He had a look of fright on his face. “My brother is going to get so mad! I have to go.”

“Wait! Lucas if anybody tries to hurt you please tell me…” I told him.

“No, my brother protects me he doesn’t hurt me, he just gets angry very quickly and he smashes things…”

“Well then lets no make your brother angry okay, see you soon?”

“Yeah! Bye Ali.” He waved at me and disappeared between the bushes.

I turned toward Aidan who was on a call.

“Were coming now.” He ended the call.

“Lan is throwing a tantrum, he’s breaking his office.” He started running towards the house with me in tow.

When we entered the mansion, everyone was hiding avoiding Lance at all costs.

I heard my brother yell at Lan from outside the office. I followed Aidan to Lance’s office were Caleb, Xander and Nash were standing.

“How long has this been going on?” Aidan asked.

“50 minutes.” Caleb replied. “10 men are already injured from trying to get inside.”

They were discussing trying to calm Lance down or throw sleeping gas but they knew the consequences would be bad.

I peeked into the room, but regretted it instantly.

It was completely smashed with blood on the floor. Lance was punching the wall with so much anger I forgot he was human.

He must’ve heard the door creak because he turned to look at me. He started getting closer, and I felt my heart started beating a thousand times faster.

“My. Brother. Lucas. Has. Disappeared. And now you bothered me.” He said taking out his g*n, then something clicked in my head.

“Lucas…?” I asked and he froze.

“I just me a kid in the garden called Lucas.” He got angrier than before if that was even possible.

He launched towards me gripping my throat in his hands and trapped me against the wall.

“S-stop it.” I tried to breath.

“Where is Lucas?!” He screamed at me.

Black dots started surrounding my vision. The door flew open revealing an angry Caleb and a scared Lucas.

“Stop! You’re hurting her!” Lucas screamed.

Caleb lunged towards Lance and pushed him away from me and I dropped to the ground.

I felt so grateful for the air entering my lunges.

“Your eyes look like little chocolate chips.” I told him trying to take his mind off of what happened.

He smiled. “Your eyes look like blue skittles!” I wiped the tear that fell from his eyes and smiled.

But I used the energy inside me, I felt drained.