CHAPTER 5

ADAM’S POV

Ariana stepped out of the restroom and damn……..I have never seen any woman more beautiful than her. Something about is just so, l don’t know a word to describe this. The way she walks is so mesmerizing that any man would fall at her feet. The swimsuit fits her so perfectly and compliments her well.

“If you are done looking at me , let us get to business” Ariana ruins my thoughts and stands in front of me face-to-face. She smells so nice, l am going to faint. Her smirk or smile l can not tell which is which but the way it is placed on her plump lips makes her face even more brighter if that is possible. Oh the way l want to taste them……..What are you thinking Adam. Snap out of it.

“I will never stop looking at your Miss. Mendoza” l say with a smirk

“Oh please l will never fall for you Auderalli”

“Please. Call me Adam

“Okay Adam”. Damn the way my name rolls off of her tongue is hypnotizing. I want her to keep on saying my name forever. Wait, what? I am sure this is just lust. I am sure of it.

“So can l ask why we are both on a beach instead of an office or l don’t know a restaurant” she asks me. I can tell having her day cleared for this is no what she likes

“Look l can tell you always work. So that means you never have fun. So today you are going to have some fun” l tell her while l throw water in her face since we are near the water. I grab her hand and run with her to the sea. I splash her with water again and she shrieks and starts laughing. It sounds genuine and she looks beautiful and free.

“Adam” she says my name again and l melt. “Do not annoy me okay. We are supposed to be serious” she says and tries to be more serious but she cannot. I take her hat and run with it. She chases me but l am faster. Well l thought so as l see her now behind me pulling my shorts. Damn was this girl trained by the Mafia or what .

“Gotcha. Now give it back A” she says

‘A? Already giving nicknames Mendoza are you going soft?”

“No did that for this” she runs away and l look down and she pulled my shorts down. The fuck is wrong with this girl. Some people stare at me and l pull up my shorts before anyone else sees this. I will be made a mockery of after all the media takes what they can get. I quickly look around and l don’t see her. Where is she? She really is a mysterious lady. I walk around and see her sitting away from people on the beach. I buy two ice-creams, vanilla for me and l guess she likes chocolate so l buy it for her.

“Hello” l say to her. She looks a bit startled but it fades. She is soaking the sun.

“Here take this chocolate ice-cream”

“How did you know l like chocolate ice-cream. Have you been stalking me Auderalli” she says. There is a bit of anger, shock and fear in her voice. Why was she so agitated?

“No you just seem like the type plus l saw you trying to buy one when you came” l told her. She looked a bit calmer. I sleep with women but l will never understand them. We spend the day having fun and l had never felt so free. She reminded me of my twin brother Alex. I wonder when he will be here.

After so many hours of having fun, the sun was down and it was just the two of us left. I was chasing her because she had called me a weak runner. I caught her and pushed her against the restroom wall. Her breathing increased and my eyes went down to her lips.

“Let me go Auderalli”

“No, l won’t. You called me a weak runner. But l caught you”

“Only because l let you” she said. I looked in her eyes and l felt at peace. Her phone rang and it interrupted us. She looked on it and looked as if she had seen a ghost.

“What’s wrong Ariana”

“Nothing and it is Miss Mendoza to you” and she is back

I have to go Auderalli”

She started walking away and tapping on her phone. In a matter of minutes a helicopter arrived and took her away. What happened?

ARIANA’S POV

I received a picture of my driver shot in the head. His eyes had been taken out. There was a message along with it::: I AM BACK PRINCESSA. YOU WILL BE NEXT SOON. HAVE PATIENCE

Fuck fuck fuck he is back. James was not lying. My nightmare is back and this time it seems serious. I called my helicopter driver and he came and took me. What was l thinking coming here. I should have left the moment l saw that this wasn’t business related. But no. I stayed. What is wrong with me?

TO NIA : James was not lying

I texted the only person l trusted, Nia. Only she could help me She did not take time in answering my text

TO ARIANA: What do you mean. He can’t be back. I thought he was dead

TO NIA: Me too. He killed my driver and sent me the picture. Lemme send it to ya

I sent Nia the picture. It was time to finish this. Was he not satisfied. This man was a monster and he still is. I have to be focused. I went home and arrived after 10pm. The first thing l did was look for Nia

“Nia. Nia. Where are ya?

“Calm your titties bitch l am coming” she said. Yep that is Nia

“Suka”

“Cuss me out again Ari and l will shoot you. I am holding a dangerous gun” she said. She came in holding my gun and looked good.

“Oooh sis. You look hot. What were you doing today with Auderalli? Nia asked

“Nothing l just went to the beach” Nia raised her eyebrows

“In Cali” l finished.

“Bitch do not tell me you are shagging him” Nia asked. Since childhood she was involved in my private matters. There was no keeping a secret from her.

“What the hell Nia? Of course not. I have better things to do like kill Yuri” l said. L

I was now angry. Yuri was my instructor and grandfather. He took me in when my parents died. He trained me everything he knew and hired every trainer he knew to train me, my brother and Nia. Now at 25years l am a billionaire and a mafia leader.

A few years ago my brother and l fought. Yuri decided that l had to die so that my brother would lead. Before my parents died they had said that l would rule but the men l had left, my brother ,James, and Yuri were against it. James was angry and Yuri added salt to the wound. They hunted me down and tortured me and ruined me. When l killed Yuri, or thought l did, l started to rule. But now he is back and l have Nia with me. He will hate that more. Nia is my late-uncle’s kid. He died before my dad and left Nia alone since her mom dies during birth. I never thought of her as a cousin but as my sister.

“So what is our strategy” Nia said. To be honest l was unprepared. Yuri was sicker in every way possible. He could a man in front of his family with no emotion in his eyes. But l was worse than him. I never let emotion get to me. I was sick and demented to an extend no one knew. Nia has seen me being ruthless but that is nothing.

“Nia, l do not know. I am pretty sure he still wants James but if l know him well he now wants the power for himself”

“That is true. That man is ruthless”

“Well we have to start everything tomorrow so go to sleep Nia, but be careful okay?” she nodded and went upstairs. I stayed downstairs thinking of ways to win this. I will not let an old man win over me. I called Nicole and Carl to where l was. If l was going to win l need to get rid of loose ends. And well that is me and l naturally do not care for them. They caused my parents’ death so this will be easy for me.

“Yes Aria….” l shot Nicole a killer eye. She looked at me as if her eyes will come rolling out. “I mean Yes Mendoza”

“You see he is back and l do not need distractions” l said while walking playfully around them with a gun. They tensed up and wow l loved that site.

“Nicole, Carl, you guys were great help but can l trust you? No right so l think it is time to say bye bye”. They both looked shocked and knew what l meant. They tried pleading with me but l do not second guess myself.

“Okay relax. Hope you said your goodbyes because it is time to go. Bye!” l said while shooting them both between the eyes. Their bodies fell to the ground and l immediately called Nathaniel. I told him to dispose the bodies and meet me tomorrow at exactly 5am. No earlier and no later. He knew what l did to people who did not respect what l wanted. No one could mess with me.

I decided to call some friends or as l call them fuck buddies. I called the French mobster as he owes me a thing or two. He did not even refuse me. Well at least l did two things right tonight. I got rid of loose ends and got one mafia on board.

I went up to my room which looked a bit like entering a Victorian room. It was perfect and where l needed gold or any sort of bling it was there. The bed was so comfy that l would die in there if l was not careful. Goodnight