the abused wife of the Mafia King

chapter24

Lana POV

I was upset at what Nicolas’s mother said to me, and it just reminded me of who I am.

Long bought me up on the Terence for some fresh air, but I gently sob, thinking about how my life never gets any better.

“Lana, please don’t cry”, brother Long tried to consult me.

“Brother Long, do you know that ever since I was 14, I started working full time, I had to do schoolwork, and on top, I had to take care of my mother? Yet, no one sees that side of me. I am just the poor girl that everyone pities”, I said as I sobbed more.

“Nicolas will never let anyone treat you like that again, and do you not see how special you are to me and Nicolas? You are the younger sister that I never had, and you are Nicolas’s mate”, he said as he wiped away my tears.

“Mate?”, I asked Long.

“Yes, Mate, Mate is like someone Nicolas likes being around, someone that brings him comfort, and happiness”, he said as he smiled at me.

“You are more special than you think Lana”, Long said as he stood up to answer Nicolas’s call.

Tears were still streaming down my cheeks when Nicolas arrived, and he had an angry look on, he was radiating with anger, and because he was trying his best to control himself, he was shaking. Making me worried.

He bent down and wiped my face when his hands curled into a fist, but I quickly hugged him, calming him down.

“Hey, don’t be angry, I am not upset about how your mother spoke to me”, I said to calm him down. And to my surprise, he did calm down, holding me tightly in his arms.

We stayed in each other's arms for a while before his phone started ringing. He got his phone out of his pocket and answered.

“Okay”, is all he said and hung up.

“Are you okay?”, he asked me as he stood up.

I nodded at him and smiled.

“Don't listen to anything my mother has to say okay”, he said as he cupped my face in his hands.

“Okay”, I replied, and just as those words came out of my mouth, Nicolas crashed his lips on mine. Kissing me passionately, butterflies started dancing inside my stomach. My legs started shaking, and my lungs were running out of air.

“I love you”, Nicolas said between his kisses.

I froze at his confession but decided to let him take me in that moment, my body was craving him, and I was lost in his arms with his kisses.

I responded to his kisses and threw all my worries to the wind.

Nicolas was hungry as he ate my mouth, every inch of me was craving him, building up my courage, I finally managed to wrap my arms around his slender waist.

We kissed and kissed until my legs decided to give up, I was about to fall on my legs when Nicolas lifted me in his arms, took me to the end of the Terence, making me sit on the railing, while he continued to kiss my life away.

After what felt like an eternity, we broke off the kiss, and both of us were panting, trying to catch our breath. I was giggling in his arm, when I looked behind me, only to scream in fear. There was nothing behind me, and all I could see were tiny buildings and houses.

I turned my head and hugged Nicolas tightly. He saw my reaction and chuckled.

“Relax, I won’t let you fall”, he said as he placed his forehead on mine.

“Thank you”, I replied to him as I held tightly onto his shoulders.

“Hey, how about you go back to the hotel, and I will see you when I finish up here?”, he said as he brought me down.

I looked at him in confusion, “But it’s only been a half day since I started working?”, I asked him.

“I know, but my mother is here to do some work, and I don’t want you anywhere near her”, he said as he kissed my forehead.

At the mention of his mother, everything came back to me, all my worries, my status, and Dan. Nicolas saw my worried eyes, and quickly consulted me, “Hey, I won’t let anything happen to you, UNDERSTAND”, he said as he hugged me.

I just nodded, not knowing how to explain my situation to him.

“Long will take you back, and when you get back, why don’t you get ready, so we can continue with that swimming lesson?”, he asked as he brought my hands closer to his lips and kissed them gently.

“Sure”, I said, and we both walked to the lift and came down all the way to the parking lot.

To my surprise, Long was already waiting for me by the car.

“My lady”, he joked as he opened the passenger door for me.

“Behave with my wife”, Nicolas warned him, Long just smirked and got in.

“Wife”, I asked Nicolas, looking at him with question.

He chuckled, throwing his head back.

“Well one day, you will be”, he said as he walked me to the car and helped me get in.

We said our goodbye and Long started his engine, driving us back.

“Lana, your lipstick is smudged, he said as he laughed, teasing me.

I quickly tried to fix it, only to realize that I never put on lipstick to begin with.

“Brother Long”, I said in embarrassment.

He laughed at me and said, “I am happy you decided to give Nicolas a chance”.

Guilt sank in, I knew that I had to return, and when I was back, I had to face my reality, I had to be with Dan, to protect my mother from Dan. She has already been through a lot, and I cannot continue to let her live her life in abusive relationships and drugs.