INDEBTED CHAPTER 11 (ELVEN)

"Emily I am surprise to see you. What happened?" rumble Jose walking out my kitchen dress in his boxers, Anita Barker wailing from my stereo system.

"Nothing. Who is here with you?" folding my arms.

Jose knows I hate it when he brings any of his women to my place. There is an open bottle of wine on the counter and two empty glasses one of which was half filled of white wine.

"Diana"

Diana casting through the list of sexual partners in my mind Diana doesn't ring a bell.

"Whose Diana?" ready to throw them both out yet curious to know who Diana was.

He rolled his eyes folding his arms trying to intimidate me.

"Diana is a temporary receptionist filling in for Laurel until she returns from maternity leave. She is funny and cute I can't wait for you to meet her"

"Isn't there rules about fucking your employees?"

He nodded his sexy head walking back to the kitchen.

"So why don't you carry her back to your place?"

He poured himself some wine in the empty goblet placing it to his head drinking it down in one shot.

"Will you like a drink?" pouring himself another glass.

"No thanks just answer me"

"Well the funny thing is I don't have a place. After you left I gived up my apartment and moved what little I could here. The remainder of my things should arrive in the morning.

I almost swoon Jose my best friend, occasionally dipsomaniac and man whore was going to be living with me. I grabbed the bottle from off the counter putting it to my head.

"Easy Emily this is expensive stuff two thousand a bottle" wrenching it out my hand.

Wow two thousand dollar bottle of wine, that was some date.

"You can't stay" wiping the my mouth with the back of my hand.

"So you throwing me out?" sounding alarm

"No" rubbernecking him. I could never do that.

"You said you wasn't coming back"

That's true I wasn't

"Why are you here anyway?" placing the wine on the counter.

"Nickolai" strolling out the kitchen turning suddenly

"Where is Diana?"

"Upstairs in the guest room sleeping after some amazing sex" grabbing his crotch playfully.

I twitter my head turning on my heels walking off when he yank me by the arm, I bit my lip in pain.

"Are you mad? I would leave if you want me too?"

"No I am not mad I'm just tried. I have a big day tommorrow at Jacob and Millers, I got the job."

Jose released my hand jumping up and down in high spirits. I sincerely wish I could join him but my leg oh gosh it was killing me. Perhaps I should call a doctor or at least change the bandage, painkillers.

"Jose stop please" stumbling to my hands and knees.

My stepfather had thought me how to read guys pretty well which was how I know Nickolai was trouble and my predictions wasn't wrong.

"Emily" Jose rush to my aid helping me up."Are you okay love"

"Nickolai shot me"

"What! He did what! Where is he?"

"Calm down Jose it is just a flesh wound" his body languishing with anger but what can he do against a man like Nickolai who carried around a licensed lethal weapon.

"But he has no right. I am going to call the police"

"Jose no okay I am fine just need help up the stairs please"

"Emily he went to far and I won't let him get away with this. I have a close friend in the police department Sgt Riggs, we could have him taken into custody before dawn" helping me up the stairs one step at a time.

"Jose just don't leave it alone I don't want him behind bars"

"Why"

"Why what?" as we climbed another almost to the top.

"Why you don't want the bastard arrested? Are you in love with him Emily?"

"Maybe" pulling away as we reached the top.

"Are you serious?"

"Maybe"

"So the wedding is still on" following me to my bedroom door and inside.

"Maybe" wrinkling my nose.

He threw his arm around my shoulder easliy as he was five inches taller. I shoved everything out of my mind focusing on the large box in the middle of my room.

"What are those?"

"Some really expensive office wear and glamour threads.The box was already in your room when I got here."

I knew immediately who they were from.

"I guess they are from your bazillonaire gun slinging husband to be"

I nodded strolling over to the box taken a back. Everthing was designer wear and dripping with wealth. Matching heels, panties, bra, shades and handbags sighing.

"At least he has taste"

I gesture my head to over whelmed to speak, even miles away out of sight he still could leave me speechless.

7:30am

I pushed opened my front door my composure unflappable as I walked slowly down the staircase to the awaiting vehicle, the tint much to dark to know if he was seated inside. I felt like a new woman, in my charcoal Phillip Lim pants suit, my Angnes shades and handbag, victoria secrets lingerie caressing my body, my hair combed in a figure eight thanks to José, my insides pack with painkillers.

I was beginning to think that I have put to much emphasis in my appearance when the car door opened my heart stopped right then but to my dismay it wasn't Nickolai but another man he held the door open for me smiling warmly.

He had the same dark eyes and dark wavy hair. Was this Umberto? They resemble greatly except he was a bit shorter. The outline of a gun visible under his vest.

"Thanks" sliding into the back seat nervously, a sliver Mac pro laptop and Samsung S7 cellphone nestled on the seat next to me. I guess these are my things resting them on my lap wanting to put as much distance as I can between me and the armed stranger.

I gaze out the window at the prefect blue sky stretched across the horizon wishing I was over weight, ugly and old really old with wrinkles probably then he wouldn't marry me nobody would.

"There is no reason to fear me Emily."

I jumped at the sound of my name rolling of his lips. I had never seen eyes so dark before, except when I look at Nickolai but he was different. I always get lost in those dark pools, drowning gasping for air. These probably strike fear in the heart of his victims right before he kills them.

"I am not afraid of you, just cautious" sticking my chin out.

"How ironic. You are cautious around my presence but you are marrying my brother" he remarked bitterly.

He laughed mildly cutting me off. The same deep, sinister rich laughter like Nickolai the only difference it wasn't alluring and sexy just frighting.

"Again you are wrong Emily. My name is Amerigo Carsarro, I am Nickolai's younger brother but older than Umberto. He is the second to last of our mother four children."

"Oh sorry, nice to meet you" looking away again the traffic building.

"How do you know Umberto?"

"Nickolai mentioned him. He is dating my best friend Alley."

"Yes Alley" smiling coldly anger flickering in his eyes.

"She isn't coming the wedding is she?"

"Yes she is my maid of honor." even though I had not gotten around to asking her I was still very much upset and then everything was happening so quickly.

"Did you ask her as yet?"

"No but I might this evening after work"

"Please don't, we have many cousins for you to choose from they will be most please at the privilege and honor of been your maid of honor."

"But" what utter audacity.

"Many familiars will be there at your wedding. Heads from Chicago, New York, Italy Spain. We could do without the embarrassment and shame that Alley would bring."

I gawk at him speechless

"Can I invite José, my mother. Or will that be a problem too."

"Don't be foolish or sarcastic of course you can just not Alley, father and mother will furious."

I looked away before answering

"It's not like if I wanted to marry him in the first place."

"It's not about what you want, it's about Nickolai and what he wants and whatever the caporegime wants he gets."

I whipped my head around so quickly I could have easily gotten whiplash, eyeing him coldly biting back a spurred of hateful words.

"What is a caporegime?"

"A caporegime or capo is the term used in the mafia for a high ranking made member of a crime family."

Now it was my turn to laugh cutting him off.

"Nickolai is no mafia capo or caporegime. Don't be absurd, the very thought is just ridiculous, idiotic."

"Then why do I smell fear seeping through your veins." I looked away swallowing the lump that had gathered in my throat.

"I see there is not much that you know about my brother but I will advise you to learn quickly, ignorance is not an excuse especially for the wife of a leader."

"So he is the boss then, the one who calls the shots, who gives the order about who lives and who dies."

"I see you learn quickly, there is hope for you yet." checking the time on his Rolex.

I am sure he could hear my heart beating, he could see it through my chest. I am terrified mafia wife me Emily Côte

Baby sweet Jesus help me. I raised my eyes staring at Amerigo looking for a way out, an allie maybe he didn't find me worthy of his brother.

"I know nothing about the mafia how" unable to finish searching for the correct words but found nothing I am stump, lost in so deep this dark rabbit hole.

"You will be fine Emily, you are not alone there will be lots of people around to help you."

Tears flooded my eyes I was only twenty nine one more year before I hit my thirties. I sit here wondering if I would ever see my big three O my lips trembling.

"Emily don't cry there is no reason to. Many women would honoured to be in your position."

Then why doesn't he choose them huffing at the unfairness. The traffic crawled it felt like if we were barely moving. Tears flooded my eyes the more I wiped them away the more they came.

"Crying is a sure sign of weakness. You shouldn't cry when there is no reason too."

No reason to, no reason to he say. Is he fucking mad? I have watched enough mafia flicks to know how this story, my life is going to end.

"But he said he never killed anybody." lies Emily he never said that.

He avoided my eyes but I could see his eyebrows raised in surprise.

"Well if he said that then perhaps it's true." fiddling with his cufflinks.

"Tell me the truth please I deserve to know is my husband to be a monster?"

"They doesn't call him the beast behind his back for nothing."

More tears flooded my eyes, father how could you leave me indebted to the mafia, my stomach in knots.

"How many people have he killed?"

He looked at me then looked away fiddling his damn cuffs.

"A few Emily but I a sure you they were all in self-defense." that didn't make me feel any better.

Next question

"What do you do for a living?" wishing that I had not asked terrified of the answer.

"I am into real a state" he paused there was more much more.

"What else?" hating the sudden silence.

"I am also the family hammer and just elected your personal bodyguard. A job I take with pride, blood and honor."

I pulled away cowering against the door my face pale wishing I could disappear. I had a right to run and I will run again just next time I will plan much better taking my mother with me.

END OF CHAPTER 11 (ELEVEN)

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