Chapter 10

Matilda's POV

My heart fell into million pieces at his confession. "What did I do to deserve this josé?" I cried angrily.

"Because the Spanish mafias are tired of being dominated by the Italian mafias and the easiest to get this done was to bring your sister down through you" i shook my head at how foolish he was.

"How far did you go in that plan of yours José and now your blood will be on my hands" I yelled remembering Claudia's words and I know she'll make me do it, the thought made me cringe and tears rolled down more.

I noticed his eyes went wide and his face became pale "Now look what you got us into" my heart drummed hard in my chest like it could tear any moment from now. A scared Antonia held my thighs so tightly crying frantically.

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We drove for what seemed like hours before the van came to a stop.

The body guards came down and opened the door pulling us out aggressively.

I was met by a beautiful and luxurious building that stood proudly surrounded by a pretty garden and fountain at the middle, my sight was cut short when I was blindfolded and led into the house by her rough men.

I felt my hands being tied and I tried strugglimg but nothing.

I told gioia and alfeiri this would happen but they just had to be stubborn, I'm not trying to blame them because their intentions were good but my sister Claudia, the devil,, just had to ruin everything as always.

I started believing she doesn't actually love us, she only protects us to keep her power up high, the realization made tears flow heavily down my eyes.

I could hear the sobs of antonia and it broke my heart, I heard the opening of a door followed my an all too familiar footsteps and I knew she was here.

The moment she got close to me her scent filled my nose "Well Matilda, you know why we're here right?" Her voice low and dangerous.

"Claudia please I'm begging you we're are your sisters, your blood, don't do this to us, at least for the sake it's our birthday, please sister" i pleaded and she tsked.

"You know that wouldn't work why try, I trained you both to be resilient right, so why didn't you stop Gioia and Alfeiri when you knew the consequences?" She banged her fist on a table making me shudder in fear.

"Trust me we tried sorella but their intentions were good, they only wanted us to have fun". I boldly answered back and I felt her wrath coming, this is the first time I had talked back at her.

"Fun? You wanted have fun Matilda? Wow wow"... I heard her clapping her hands and I swallowed the fear down my throat.

"Ok Matilda, you want fun right well let's have some fun" the sarcasm that dripped from her voice had me shuddering in fear.

"S...s...sorella?" My voice came out in a whisper.

"Arturo get the gun and José" my heart fell at the statement.

"What are you doing sister?" I asked in a shaky voice and pounding heart.

"You know exactly what, I heavily warned you that if I found out he was just using us, you'll be the one to kill him, I meant every words I said matilda, you think I just don't like trusting people and I suspect for no reason the truth is we mafias are trained to suspect everybody now look what what happened, Arturo load the gun" her command was short yet filled with power.

I heard the corking of the gun making my whole world freeze. "Please let me go senõrita, please" I heard the pleas of José making the tears flowed painfully and my heart to ache for him.

She pulled my hands aggressively and slapped the gun in my hands.

"I know you can't see Matilda, I'm just doing you a favor of not seeing his blood consider it a kind gesture from me cause it's your birthday, I'll guide you".

"Claudia please, I'd do any....

"Shut up, keep. Your. Mouth. Shut". She roughly pulled me from behind, her breath fanning my neck that I could sense the danger radiating of her body making me gulp, she forcefully rose my hand so I could point the gun at José and I heard the pleas of everyone unfortunately it wasn't in my power to stop the murder that is yet to happen.

"Pull the trigger now, matilda pull. the. trigger".

With shaky hands I curled my hands around it and BOOM came the horrific sound followed by the sound of his body falling heavily on the floor made my heart fall too.

I felt like my whole world had been destroyed, I had it at the back of my mind that he betrayed me but that didn't change my feelings for him.

I'd never forgive Claudia for this, I'll live with this scar for the rest of my life.

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I fell to the ground and wept profusely. The blindfold was lifted off my eyes but I didn't want to open my eyes and face the reality of the death of josé and the fact I was the one who took his life.

I let the tears roll down my whole body S

shaking as i sobbed, I should have listened to Claudia.

I actually planned on giving her a piece of my mind but I decided against it that could land me to an early grave.

I felt heavy rays of light trying to pass through my already closed eyes making my brains confused, I slowly and steadily opened my eyes the tears blurring my vision.

I opened my eyes fully and blinked to clear my vision, I found a smiling josé right in front of me making me scream and fall back in fear.

Could it be that his ghost....but isn't it too early for his ghost to start haunting.....I looked around to find the grand hall decorated beautifully, my eyes caught some of my friends from school, gioia and alfeiri smiling too, I turned my gaze towards her, she wasn't smiling but she had a calm and satisfied expression on her face.

"W....what's happening?" I whispered.

Gioia walked to me and pulled a confused antonia and I together holding our shoulders.

"Your dear sister decided to surprise you both" she told us excitingly, I let my eyes fall on her and noticed how she hid her smile perfectly, making me wonder why can't she just smile cause I bet it'll be a pretty sight.

José came up to me and pulled me into a tight hug.

"I'm sorry matilda I had to do that it was a clear instruction from your sister and you know how monsterous she is when she wants something done" he dramatically spoke forgetting she was right here with us, she glared at him making him gulp in fear and send a quick apology to her.

"So who did I shoot?"

"Nobody honey, just the empty air and josé pretended to fall down" gioia explained.

My heart did a weird flip and i felt relieved, my heart melted at the weird surprise but that's the thing with her she can never be normal all her things are dark and odd.

I didn't know how to thank her so I just passed a small smile her way but Antonia ran to hug her leaving her shocked which also left me shocked cause this the first time I've seen her shocked, Claudia is not the one to be taken by surprise but today she........