Part 5

Arcangelo's POV

"Release her" I ordered to one of my men and he did. I could have told Luca but I didn't. I didn't like the way he offered her a glass of water when she was about to break. Was I jealous? No. I wasn't. I was just angry that he could have ruined my plan. If she didn't break, she wouldn't have said yes to the competition.

Once she was free she stood up shakily and I saw Luca who took a slight step in her direction almost like he wanted to help her and I glared at him.

I went to her and took her hand and started dragging her outside of the room. At the entrance, I angrily punched my thumb and the door opened and I took her to the main hall. Where Savia was already cleaning.

"Nonna, take her to her room. She is the guest I talked about. Make sure she is comfortable there." I said and she nodded with a smile and left. I have already sent the reminder to all staying that they are not allowed to talk about the competition of the mafia queen with her. This girl is smart... I have to be cautious...

And then I just grabbed Luca as he came out and slammed him at the wall nearby.

"Don't ever do that again. Your sympathy almost ruined my plan." I said and he instantly nodded in a yes.

"Yes, Boss. I apologize" He said and I let him go with a glare. I don't even know why I got so angry by his behavior but I did. I left him and got back to work. The competition is in three days. I don't have much time left. I need to prepare her as best as I can but I know she can do it.

"Matteo, Mafia queen competition rule book... grab it and study it thoroughly. It is your responsibility to train her." I said and he had a shocked look on his face. Matteo is not known for speaking much. He is bearing a lot of scars from the past so he mostly doesn't talk to anyone.

"with all due respect King, I think don Luca would be more appropriate for the role." He said and I growled in anger.

"Did you say something, Matteo?" I asked with a growl and he looked down...

" No, King..." he said... That's what I thought... And I don't want Luca anywhere near her, wait, what am I even thinking? It is about the training. Was I just being possessive about her? No...

"call him in," I said and Matteo left and came back with Luca.

"Luca, her training starts tomorrow. We only have three days. Both of you will help her train." I said, Luca looked at me and I can tell he wants to say a lot of things.

"What?" I asked taking pity on him.

"I thought my sister Lucia was preparing for this. Lucia loves you and this girl... Arina. She is too pure for our world. You even lied to her about the competition. If she will find out it is about the mafia queen, she will not even try to win this thing." He said and I can see anger in his eyes. I got my gun out and shot at him. Right near his ear.

"First, don't question me. Second. I decide who participates in this damn thing and who doesn't, not you, not your sister, and definitely not that girl upstairs." I said and he looked away.

"so you are telling me that you are willing to hurt my sister's feelings just for this crazy plan of yours. She has loved you since childhood. We all have grown up together. She is your friend as well then how can you do this? Just let Lucia do this, she is training for this for so long. Finally, you have allowed her to participate this year, now you can't snatch this away from her. you can't break her heart like this." he said with anger and hurt.

He is my best friend and after what happened with my brother, he is the one I trust I can see he is genuinely worried about his sister's feelings, the only reason he will get away with talking to me like this. He loves Lucia but he has no idea what she is. She is not in love with me. I know her perfectly... We have practically grown up together...

"Matteo. Give Dr. Greco her training schedule for the next three days and send her dinner to her room. She might not like in the dining room on the first day." I said and he left.

"Luca, Lucia is not in love with me. She is way too smart to fall for anyone let alone an asshole like me. she is only after the Mafia Queen's title and the luxury that comes with it, so don't worry about breaking her heart, I will send her more diamonds than my actual wife." I said and he was not convinced at all.

"You don't believe me? Fine I will prove it to you." I said and I dialed her number and put it on speaker.

"Hi baby, finally you called. It has been so long since last you called me." She started her talk and I rolled my eyes.

"I have an important thing to tell you, Lucia. It's about the competition. I think you shouldn't participate in it." I said and then it was complete silence on the other side.

"Why?" She asked hesitantly.

"I know you love me, but you know how much risk there is in my life. And all around me are always at risk and once you become the Mafia Queen you will be their target as well. I don't want that to happen." I said and she gave a nervous laugh.

"I understand Angelo but that's ok. I have no issue with that. I am brave, I will handle whatever comes our way." She said and tried to sound brave but I can read she was uneasy as hell.

"Fine. You can participate in the competition if you want. Once you win and we get married, I want to leave this. I don't want to put your life in danger. I want to start a new life. You know my brother wants the empire. So I am thinking of planning an attack on myself and then I will be dead in the world's eyes and we both can start a new life. What's say?" I asked and now I know that I didn't make a mistake. I also know what her answer would be...

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? Are you crazy? if that is the case, I don't want to marry you. I just wanted to be with you so I can get the title of the Queen and now you are saying that you want to run away from all this? Does this even make sense? What will you do after leaving Mafia? How will you earn money for me? This is not a game Angelo. Please get your shit together and then only call Me." she was about to cut when Luca took the phone.

"I thought you said you love him. When he is ready to leave all of this for you, then why would you say no to this? Do you want him or his money?" He asked in a full-on hard tone and she got quiet for a moment suddenly hearing her brother's voice and then she sighed.

"So you heard. That's true and you need to understand brother that what you are saying is just a fairy tale. In real life, people need money to survive. Yes, I said I love him but in our world love doesn't exist. It is power and money. Women already have no power in our world so I would like if can get a husband with that." She said in her bitchy tone and I smiled. As expected she is smart and knows her place.

"Lucia, I don't want you to participate in this competition as I have someone else for that. And for you, I am sending you a diamond necklace which I have specially ordered for you. Have fun and whenever you need anything, just let me know. Because my wife will only get the title and the danger of being mafia queen, but you are my friend and you will get all the money and luxury you deserve." I said, she screamed in glee.

"Sure Angelo. Whatever you want I will do it. Thank you so much. If she is not good in bed then let me know. I will satisfy all your needs." She said and Luca gasped and before he could scold her I snatched the phone and disconnected.

"I can't believe that was my sister." He said and I chuckled.

"As I said she is smart. And she is not doing anything wrong so don't worry. All women are like that, they need money and sex. That's it. Including the whore who gave birth to me." I said about my mother and he glared.

"Let the dead rest in peace at least." He said and I rolled my eyes. Like I care.

"Whatever! but I am saying the truth and you know it," I said and he smirked.

"Do you think Dr. Greco is also the same? Does she also want money and sex?" he asked and I stopped going through my emails.

"Yes, of course. There is no exception. As that girl Bianca said, Dr. Greco just wants to look good in front of others that's why she does all these good deeds but she is also after money and men, just like all other whores in the world." I said and I know he wants to argue. But I have no time for that. I will prove it to him. All women are the same.

"Did you get an answer from father? What does he want me to do with his traitorous son? He is just occupying a cell." I asked and he showed me my father's messages.

"He doesn't want him to die. It's his wife and current mafia queen and your stepmother who doesn't want her son to die. He said they will decide this after the competition." He said and I nodded.

"Ok. I need more information about Dr. Greco. Without all the information. I feel weak in this game." I said and he nodded

"I had already sent some men to find more details about Dr. Greco. I am Mailing them to you," he said and I got the mail. I read through it completely.

"She is thirty. Wow. I could never guess. She looks a lot younger. That's good we don't have much age difference." I said and he nodded.

"Successful women are all slightly older. It shows they have put all of their hard work in their twenties." He said and I scoffed.

"Who is successful? Her bank balance is just two thousand Euros." I said and he took his phone out and showed it to me. It had an orphanage picture.

"This orphanage is the biggest one in the area. It has around a thousand orphans and no one gives them any donations" He said and I was confused.

"How is that possible? How is it even working without that?" I asked and he showed me a picture where Arina was playing with some kids in the same orphanage. What is she doing there?

"Because of her. she is the only one who pays for all the expenses there. She pays for their food, clothes, and all other needs. She is like a goddess to them. All the money she earns, she gives them. She is an orphan. she lived in this orphanage until she got a scholarship and went to med school. Two years ago orphanage was going to close down because of lack of funds and at that time she took it upon herself to earn for all the orphans there." He said and it was not making any sense to me.

"How is that possible? Does she have any inheritance? Her job at that small hospital must not pay that much to run an entire orphanage." I said and he showed me other images.

"she does visits to all the village hospitals and centers around the area. If not for her, those villages would have never seen a heart surgeon there. She also works on weekends. On weekends, she goes to the capital and a few big hospitals arrange private heart surgery only for her. She earns a lot there. She is known to have golden hands, never once in her life, a patient had died on her table. So that's how she earns enough to support the orphanage that saved her when there was no one." I was speechless.

"what do you mean... when there was no one?" I asked and he showed me a paper which was her admission form.

"Her orphanage admission form says she got there at the age of seven. She had many bruises and she was abused for a long time in her childhood by her foster mother until she ran away." That was the only thing written. That girl has seen much more than some people see in their lifetime. I have to give it to her.

"she also donates to many other homeless people around her area. She lives in a cheap one-bedroom apartment on rent. She spends no money on herself. She also takes injured dogs and cats from the street to her home and treats them and then lets them go. people in her neighborhood confirmed that she has helped them as well on many occasions..." he was about to go on when I snapped.

"ENOUGH. Are you kidding me? Are there any people in this world who are this good? There has to be some gain from this. No one is this good or stupid in this case." I said frustrated and he smiled.

"No, no gain. The orphanage land and home are not in her name. She doesn't gain anything. She only works day and night to help others and that is why I think your 'all women are the same' strategy won't work on this one. She is different and pure... may be the purest soul I have ever seen." He said with a smile and I growled.

"we will see. I will prove that she is just like my mother. that whore also used to display how good she is... but you know what she did to me, right? This girl is no different. Just like her, she puts up a show of goodness for others. Other whores are better than these. At least they accept that they are whores." I said and he came close to me.

"what your mother did was wrong but if you want to put her crimes on all other women then that is also not right and I know one day you will realize this as well," he said and I stood up and left.

He shouldn't have said that. I will prove him wrong. I went to my elevator and punched the code and my floor got opened as I entered it I realized that now I am not alone on the floor. She is there. I automatically went to her door and opened the door with my thumbprint it clicked and I heard a loud gasp.

"What are you doing here? How did you get in here? I have locked the door." She said and I smiled at this naive little girl who is right now wearing white silk pajamas which I am sure my staff must have arranged for her and she had the plate on her lap. she was having spaghetti with meatballs and licking her fingers. cute. Focus Romano. This girl is dangerous.

"Angel, it's good to see that you are feeling at home. But this is the last time you made this mistake. if you ever ask me again what I am doing in my own house, the results won't be good. You are staying in this room but still, everything here is mine. So don't you dare question me ever again. understood?" I asked with a stern tone and she nodded.

"Words Angel..." I growled and she replied quickly.

"Yes. I understood. I won't question you again." she said in her small velvety voice and that was enough to make me hard. I smirked and patted her head... Does this girl eat silk or what? Her skin is also this soft and so is her hair.

"Good girl. It is going to be fun to see you break..." I whispered and her eyes widened.

"What?" she asked alarmed and I smirked.

"I meant training. The next three days are going to be hard so be prepared. And this might be the only good night you have here.... enjoy it fullest." I said and left her room. I didn't lie.

After these three days she will be the mafia queen and then she will marry me and I will break her. Ah... it will be so much fun to see her reaction when she will realise what she won in the competition... an amazing husband ... her biggest prize will be... Me! For the rest of her life... She will be Mine... Just Mine!

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A man who thinks so low of women and a woman so pure... How will they ever be able to live together?

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