👑 Mason's POV 👑
"Mason" My father stopped me at the front door "We need to talk "
"Can we do this later? My friends are waiting for me" I said.
"You call these greedy idiots your friends? They're only 'your friends' because of your money" My father said shaking his head before signaling me to follow him.
"Anyway that's not what I wanted to tell you " He said ,taking a seat next to my mother " Me and your mother are going on a business trip tomorrow and you have to watch over your siblings ".
" But dad I already informed you that I'm going camping tomorrow!" I exclaimed.
"Mason please do this for me" My mother said before standing up and taking my face between her hands " We're sorry for throwing this responsibility on you but you're the oldest and your siblings need you".
"We wouldn't have left if it wasn't important Mason, but I already told you about the threats I received and I have to deal with them urgently" My father explained.
"Can I depend on you to look after them and make sure they're okay? " My mom asked with a hint of sadness in her eyes.
"Okay mom" I said then nodded
"I love you Mase" My mom said before placing a kiss on my cheek.
Little did I know that this was the last kiss ever from her.
I opened my eyes and was met by the sight of my ceiling. I looked at the clock that was hanging on the wall to see that it was six in the morning.
I got off my bed and hopped into the shower, letting the warm water do it's magic. I hadn't had a dream about my parents since a while now. God knows how much I miss them, how much I miss hearing their voice, how much I miss being carefree like I was before their death.
I got out of the shower and headed to my walk-in closet. As I was fixing my tie my phone started ringing and the name of one of my men appeared on the screen.
"che cosa?" I snapped using the 'boss' tone. (What?).
"Abbiamo trovato l'uomo che ti stava rubando" (We found the man the was stealing from you).
"Dov'è lui adesso?" (Where is he now?).
"È nel magazzino principale" (He's in the main warehouse).
"Ci sarò tra venti minuti" (I'll be there in twenty minutes).
"si Capo" (Yes boss).
I made my way downstairs and into the kitchen to be greeted by one of the maids.
"Everyone is already in the living room ,sir" She informed me to which I nodded.
"Mason you're finally here,come on let's eat" Sophia said.
"I can't, I have some stuff to deal with " I said to which she frowned.
"Do you want me or Brent to come with you?" Luke asked.
"No it's nothing to worry about" I said before adding " I'll see you in the office later ".
Luke nodded at me before they all said goodbye.
Yesterday I thinked about the situation with Eliza and I decided to not get involved with her. I'm the leader of the strongest mafia and this will only get her into trouble and will distract me.
" Boss" One of my men nodded at me as he opened the door for me.
"Where is he?" I asked.
"The underground floor , room number 5" He answered.
I headed there to be greeted by the guy who called me earlier, he then opened the room door for me. A guy was tied to the chair in the middle of the room with a black peace of cloth covering his head.
I motioned to them to remove the cloth off of his face, his face was bloodied and bruised indicating that my men already gave him his punishment, but that wasn't enough for me. I'll teach him what happens when he dares to steal from me after all I gave him and set him as an example in case anyone gets a similar idea.
"You know I never waste my time on greedy motherfuckers like you, but you have the audacity to steal from me not once but twice even after I warned you" I said with a calm voice as I walked in circles around him.
"I swear boss I won't do it again ,please let me leave" He begged.
"Hmm no" I said before adding " I already give you enough money to live decently ,but you thought it wasn't enough and you wanted more. Not only that but I also hear that you're meeting with the fucker Ben ".
A look of fear crossed his face, he then looked at me with wide eyes and shook his head" N-o boss I-i'm not" He stuttered.
"Tsk tsk and you're lying too? What should I do with you now ? Chop your arm for stealing? Cut your tongue for lying? Kill you?" I said my hand on my chin.
I grabbed a knife from one of the tables and stabbed him in his fingers,he tried to move it but he was tied.
The other men in the room smirked at my actions " Take him to the main hall and break his arms in front of everyone so that they don't get the idea of doing the same then after that well I'll leave it to you " I said to the guy who called me earlier.
He handed me a clean white cloth to wipe the few drops of blood off of my hands before leaving. Another reason to stay from Eliza is that I'm a monster.
🌹 Eliza's POV 🌹
I was currently running through the streets trying not to bump into anyone as I rushed to reach the mall . My shift started ten minutes ago and I am late because I slept through.
It's been almost a week since I last saw Mason at the mall. My father hadn't hit me since the last time either. That's because I was avoiding him like a plague and the few times that I saw him I tried not to anger him and just do what he wanted.
I finally made it to the mall and I rushed to get my uniform but got stopped by the manager himself.
Shit.
"Eliza, follow me " The manager said.
Double shit.
"You're late, again, for the third time this week" He said.
"I'm sorry sir, I promise that won't happen again" I apologized.
'I'm sorry but you're fired" He stated bordly.
"But sir you know how much I need this job" Yeah I sound pathetic, but I'm in real need for this job.
Firstly ,I'm trying to save some money because I'm planning to run again, hopefully my father won't be able to find me this time or I'll be dead. Secondly, if my father gets to know that I got fired he'll beat me up and probably do much more cause he's a psychopath.
"You should've thought about that before slacking" He said then handed me a white envelope " This is the rest of the money you still need from us".
"But-" He cut me off by opening the door for me to leave.
"Fine!" I exclaimed " I didn't like working for an asshole anyway " I said walking past him while bumping my shoulder on his shoulder.
"Hey-" This time I cut him off by raising my middle finger in his face before leaving.
Oh God! What should I do now?
I can't go back home. My father would be home at this time and I have nowhere else to go. Imma go look for a new job , hopefully I get lucky.
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Nope no luck I've been looking around everywhere for a job and I couldn't find any.
Just what I needed!
Why life ? Why? Haven't you done enough already?
Since I had nowhere to go to I figured out that I'll go to the place where my real home is. My mom's grave.
"Hi mom" I said as I kneeled next to her grave. " I miss you so much. My life became completely dark after you left, you were my light and the darkness swallowed me after you left. I'm trying to be strong like you and fight for you ,but it's all too much and I can't take anymore . I want to be with you not with my dad, he's an asshole ".
My eyes welled up with tears at this point. A single drop of water made contact with my face making me flinch, I looked up at the cloudy sky and it seemed to match my mood. The next minute water was falling heavily from the sky and this seemed the perfect time to let out everything. I cried like I've never before, I cried tears that were mixed with all my emotions and thoughts .
"Come on you'll get sick" A voice came from behind me , scaring me.
I looked behind as my eyes made contact with those beautiful ocean eyes. Mason's eyes.
I wiped my tears as stared with shock at Mason. "What are you doing here? Are you stalking me?" I asked him.
"If anything I'm the one that should ask you that" He said " Ever since you appeared in front of my car out of nowhere I seem to find you everywhere " He added.
"What? I'm here to see my mother , what are YOU doing here?" I said defensively.
"Come on ,let's go somewhere warm before we catch a cold" Mason said.
I narrowed my eyes at him before nodding and following him, rain has stopped by now, but by the cloudy sky I can tell it's going to rain again.
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"So, why were you crying?" Mason asked , surprising me.
We were now set in some fancy restaurant ,in a private room may I as well mention. When we left the cemetery , Mason drove us here and my earlier thoughts about him being an important person were confirmed after I saw how everyone rushed to him when he came . Not only that but they got him new clothes when he asked them and they got me a blanket!
I didn't know fancy restaurants were that good.
"Uh well I-i just had a bad day, that's all " I said.
He analyzed me for a bit before asking " What happened?"
"Um, I just got fired from my job for being late" I answered truthfully, there's nothing to hide.
"So you were crying because of a job?" He asked.
"Well yeah! some of us have to work to live .Not everyone is born with a gold spoon in his mouth" I said a bit defensively.
"Fair enough" He said.
" You might be really rich for them to treat you this way" I said, referring to the waiters , in an attempt to change the topic.
"Well I own the restaurant after all" He said unfazed.
"This is your restaurant ?" I asked belward.
"Yes, isn't it obvious?" He said with a duh tone.
Well now that I think about it it is obvious. How stupid can I be?
"Well uh thank you for everything but I have to leave" I said as I stood up.
"No. I haven't finished yet. Sit" He said, more like ordered.
Why did I find this HOT though!?
"Okayy?" I said but it came out more like a question.
"King's main building, tomorrow morning at eight am " He said.
"What?" I asked ,confused.
"You need a job right?" Mason said.
"Yeah?" I replied.
"I'm offering you one " He said.
"Really!?" I said excited.
"I'll explain to you what you'll be doing and everything else tomorrow. And don't be late" He said.
"I won't " I replied , shaking my head.
"Good" He said before adding " I have to leave now " He then stood up and headed to the door.
"Thank you Mase" I said .
His hand stilled on the handle as he looked back at me , his eyes clouded with weird emotions before he turned around and left.
Well that was weird. But I feel so reviled! Who knew the day would end like this? Definitely not me.
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(A/N): Hey guys! So sorry for the late update I just had exams.
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