Chosen By The Mafia by Nina Daniel (best reads of all time TXT) 📕

21

“You want to go back to those who sold you to him?” 

I couldn’t feel the floor under my feet, “What do you mean… what… Do you know what you just said?” my eyes were wide shocked, I wanted to punch him so bad for dragging my parents into this fuss, “YOU ARE ACCUSING MY PARENTS!” never in the world I can believe this lie, no, they love me. They can’t even think about doing this to me

“I don’t want to show you proofs,” he said while adjusting one leg over other, and forming a concerned look on face

“No, show me! I don’t believe you here,” I snapped at him and he gave me a worried sweetheart look with one eyebrow lifted, 

“You sure, I don’t want you insomniac,” he assured me and I confirmed him with my hard face. He opened his drawer and took out an opened envelope. He handed it over to me and I took no minute to take out the pictures and papers from it. 

My heart clenched when I saw my parents pictured as taking money from Amrando’s men while he is sitting on my favourite couch, my eyes filled with water and a drop shed on my father's face in the picture, 

“He went to Houston to clear his deal. Your mum wanted you back but he convinced them with more money,” I heard Nathan saying it while my eyes were glued to my parents, It was a moment of pure shock to me, I wanted to yell at them or kill myself, was I a burden to them? 

My tears started rolling off, “Lana, Relax… Little bird, don’t take it on heart, that’s why I wasn’t fond of showing you this,” he said while coming to me and sitting beside my chair, his hand was rubbing my back and ensuring if I need a shoulder to cry on, 

I couldn’t control it, I nuzzled my face into his chest, my hands tightly fisted his shirt and I cried my whole soul out. He kept rubbing my back and caged me into his embrace, there were just a few inches of me being in his laps. “My brave one, you are my warrior, I need you to overcome with this because life has many beautiful things stored for you. The past is the past, but future is what you’re gonna live now, leave it all behind,” he kept motivating me until I stopped sobbing, 

“How could *hiccups* they do this *hiccups* to me,” I said while panting for air, my mind was too cloudy to accept the straight facts.

“This is world, little one. People are cruel here,” He said while eyes assuring me that he will stay with me no matter what

“I won’t see them ever again, they did wrong!” I started sobbing again, but, “Ethan, Miley, oh my little kids, what will they do to them?” I started panicking as the thought of them entered my mind, “They will sell them too,” my head kept shooking to accept the heavy fact, 

“Hey… Hey… nothing’s wrong gonna happen to them, relax, my men will be my eyes on them,” as he said, I shot my eyes on him, “Will they?” I asked with hope, 

“Yes, they’ll, now, take a break,” 

“Oh thank you, Oh God!” I panted in satisfaction, 

“Now, I want to discuss with you your new life,” he said and I looked at him, he continued, “You’ll be joining college here with a new identity which is Lana Knightley,” he said and I gave him are-you-serious-look

“Yes, so you’d be away from unnecessary questions, people here will be curious to know about you,” 

“Why?” 

“Because you are now a part of Knightleys,” I frowned deep on this statement, 

“And why am I that?” I questioned with great curiosity, 

“Because my family wants to take care of you, we will provide you with everything you want,” He smiled at me where my body went on high heat, my stomach had butterflies dancing there, 

“Why are you taking care of me,” I was lost in his brownish miraculous eyes

“Because I can,” he said while locking his eyes with mine. I wanted to freeze this moment forever, him being too close to me and me under his range, it was mesmerizing.

I sensed his coming close to my lip, his eyes were getting shut and I asked, “When will I join my college,” he kept still there and opened his eyes. A wide smile on his face was formed, knowing that what I did, 

“This coming Monday, Miss… Knightley,” 

“I wish it could be Mrs Knightley,” my heart said that 

“Where are they!? Nat! You there?” we both heard a girly voice and straightened our postures right away. 

He instantly went back to his seat and pressed a button and there the main door opened, “Ah, there you both are!” he exclaimed in high pitch, 

“You back?” Nathan asked, 

“Yeah, when I heard you were coming with her, I hit the road,” she wryly said to him, 

“Hey my gorgeous one,” got a compliment from a tall brunette girl who was a package of beauty herself, 

“Hi” I passed her a smile, 

“How are you! I heard you are going to live with us now!” she expressed her contentment in just one sentence. I couldn’t process how happy they could be to have me, I mean nobody likes a stranger in their house yet they, they were welcoming one. 

“Ah- yes,” I said with a slight nod, 

“Oh, means it’s gonna be a great addition,” she said while looking at Nathan with a mockery look. He gingerly chuckled and shook his head thrice. 

We three talked about life, troubles and science and when I yawned, Nathan asked us to continue this discussion later and guided me towards my bedroom. 

It was a huge room with a light pink theme, just like for a baby princess. “Thought my little one would like this theme,” said Nathan with hands crossed behind him

“Yeah, it’s beautiful, really really… beautiful,” I said while turning my head to his direction

“Then get a night of good sleep, we have a hectic tomorrow,” he said and I frowned again. Maybe today I’ve frowned more than I ever did. I just nodded to clue him I got it. 

He left the room and I went to the walk-in closet, it honestly felt like a wardrobe of some princess. All clothes were sequentially aligned from short to long, and it was a pleasure to see such an orderly room.