Continued by Zavi Coville.
I went in search of Nora, I didn't know how to attend to the situation, I wanted to be the one to tell her, I wanted to tell her everything but that shit face ruined it. He's a destroyer, he ruins everything, everywhere, and even himself.
I opened the door to my room and Nora wasn't there, where is Nora?.
"Isn't she there?." Alec asked me. I turned around to see him standing behind me, worried for Nora and mostly me. Irene stood beside him with a plate of food in her hands as she ate.
"Are you looking for Ms. Campbell, boss?." Will asked me.
"Obviously."
"I saw her take the elevator."
Rooftop.
I sprinted to the elevator, hoping to find her in good health. She must have felt bad that I hid something like this from her. I've made up my mind to endure what she says to me because I deserved it.
The elevator slid open and I stepped out, my eyes saw Nora, behind the rails. She had weed in her right hand and a bottle of whiskey in the other.
My heart felt sad seeing her so miserable.
"Nora.." I called, my voice hoarse, I cleared my throat and tried again.
"Nora baby."
A few seconds passed.
She turned, her eyes were red and tears fell freely.
"You don't smoke, baby."
She scoffed and took a big shot, then puffed out a cloud of smoke in the air.
"Well, I do now."
"I'm..sorry. I'm so sorry."
Vanora looked away and drank from the bottle. She smiled and looked at the weed, then threw it on the floor and crushed it under her feet.
"Since when did you know, Zavi?." She asked me and looked up at my face. Her green eyes were gradually getting red from smoking.
"I…" I paused.
"I found out at the party." I truthfully replied to her.
"And you decided to hide it from me."
"Look, Nora…"
My statement was cut short as she lunged at me like a little tiger, my back hit the wall, I didn't get to stop the blow, Nora hit me. She hit me again and again.
I slowly touched my lips and wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth.
"You don't have the right to hide anything from me, Zavi. It's my mother that was shot and I deserve to know the truth." She yelled and released another blow on my face.
I groaned.
"Hit me, Nora. Hit me if it can calm you down."
She stepped back and pushed her hair behind her, she knelt down and began crying aloud.
My heart went out to her,
"Why can't I hate you?." She asked amidst tears. "You killed her and I'm supposed to kill you. Why should it be you?."
I crawled towards her, and patted her back, she drank from the bottle and handed me the bottle.
"Drink.."
My eyes rose as I collected the bottle from her, she's so weird. As I gulped down a quantity, she grabbed the bottle away from my hand and chunked all of it down her throat.
She threw the empty bottle away and sat down on the floor. Her eyes looked at me as I did the same.
"How did it happen?."
I sighed.
"Matteo can't do anything for anyone without taking something in return. I wanted to kill my father, he helped me with his men, in return I must do something for him. Your mother was the price I had to pay before he helped me. I'm so sorry that I hid this from you, I wanted to tell you but didn't know how to. I'm so sorry Nora."
Silence fell between us, I knew she was thinking.I hope she makes a decision, and whatever decision she makes, I'm right behind her.
"It's your fault that you hid something so important from me, it's been months after the ball party and we're gradually getting to the last month of the year. I could have understood, yeah I'm not that delusional. I'll understand you because Matteo asked you to kill her. I would understand that Matteo was behind everything, hell I already knew he wanted us gone."
I hugged her immediately.
I'd never seen anyone like her before. I repeat, she looks like Anita but she acts like herself, my very Nora. She just came into my world, crumpled all the walls I put out there, and made me so vulnerable to her. I would do everything for her, I would do everything she wanted.
"You deserved that hit anyway." She mumbled against my ear and I scoffed.
We stayed that way for a while, until I heard her snore softly.
I slowly stood up and carried her in my arms and went down to the main building.
I walked out of the elevator seeing everyone standing as they waited for us.
"Your father and sister just left."
I looked at Will, "They should be planning for an attack now, double the security, and have two men at my door now."
I looked down at how peacefully she slept in my arms.
I carried her to my room and placed her carefully on the bed. I kissed her forehead and covered her with the duvet before stepping out of the room.
I looked from Alec to William.
"Come with me."
***
"She hit you," Alec said, peering into my busted lips and broken nose.
"Yes. She's the only woman who ever did that."
He shook his head, "How deserving!." I shot him a look and he licked his lips and stepped back.
"And oh my god! Did you see how she challenged your father? I never thought I would live to see this day."
I sighed, "Alec, I was there when it happened."
"But it was so cool. Nora is a bomb. She exploded and put your dad in a tight corner. She wins the mafia queen of the year."
I rolled my eyes at him.
"I didn't call us here to talk about that, hell if you mention that again, I'll kick you out of this place."
He frowned and went to sit down.
"You're a killjoy, you deserved that blow anyway." He mumbled to himself and I heard him.
"Did you say something?."
"No, boss."
"Better." I looked at Will, "Employ more men, Will. My father has just declared war, he wasn't playing all these years he had been away, he has an army somewhere."
"He's planning on giving the mafia to Andrea." Alec stated.
I frowned, "He doesn't have to give it away because it's mine for three years now. It will always be mine." I told him, looking very pissed.
"Send some men to Jem Christian. Ask her for more weapons as the one we have isn't enough for this fight. And also my warehouses, get more men to guard it down. I want nothing to happen to my goods, am I clear?."
"Yes, boss." He nodded affirmatively.
"Great, If anything happens to Nora, consider y'all dead," I warned sternly to make them see how serious I was.
I would burn everyone if anything happens to her.
I promise that.