AllFreeNovel
Share Us
I stand from her kitchen table and give her a hug. “Well at leastyouthink so highly of me,” I say.
She smacks my butt and then pushes me away. “Get gone!” she says. “You’ve already given your father enough ulcers.”
“All I do is stress him out, huh?” I grin. “Guess someone has to.”
Gammie strolls back to her cooktop and causally stirs a sauce that’s been simmering and teasing my nostrils. “He’s proud of you in his own way.”
“He doesn’t seem to be.”
“He’s just trying to placate his own worries,” she says with a kind face. “We all have our inner demons.”
I smile awkwardly and feel it’s my cue to leave. If there’s anyone that can bring emotional demons up, it’s Gammie. She could have me blubbering like a boy in seconds if I stayed long enough. Which is why I grab a fresh roll and get out of her kitchen. She calls after me but I don’t answer.
I get in my car and head towards the gates, our yacht is docked in the port and it’s currently being stocked and overseen by Marco. We’ll set sail as soon as I arrive. Then to the Keys for a few days. Get away from everything, my father included.
I openCageChatonce more as I head out the gates.
I see a little heart that someone has accepted me.
Along with a message.
My heart skips a beat and I fumble to open the message from Sophie.
What am I, twelve?But I don’t care.
“Hey! :D” it says.
Chapter 5
Sophie
WhenIsneakthroughmy window in the early hours, the warm air lingering as I stumble along to my bed, the last thing I expect to see is my father. But it’s him sitting there asleep in my recliner, head dropped to the side with a slight snore. My heart melts looking at him, but I’m also aware of how everything has just changed in my life.
And not because I’ve just hooked up with one of the most beautiful men I’veeverseen. It’s because I know it is possible to be a fashion designer.
Partying at the club with Mimi pulled me out of the Mafia world I’ve been living and hiding in all my life. I was impulsive. I was daring. More than anything else, I had fun.
But as I slide into bed, watching my father for any signs of him waking, I wonder how he would understand. Or if he could?
I mean, he’s not a robot. He is human.
Except immediately my mind brings up countless meetings and businesses I’ve watched him create and destroy, all with the power of his words. That’s what my father has the ability to do, create and destroy. All with the power of hiswords.
I sigh and pull my quilt high, there's so much I want to say to him. I could even risk it, with him being asleep. It’s not that I’m afraid of my father, I just understand how the situation will play out. I’ll say what I want to do, and he’ll say no.
That’s it.
Except now I’ve been poisoned with the vision. I saw what it was like outside this life. I experienced it. I felt it. And it was all possible because of Mimi taking me to a Piovere show. A show where I saw not only what was possible, but I met a man who could helpmake itpossible.
Luca is the most beautiful, charming,hotman I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. And the pleasure wasdefinitelythere.
I suppress a giggle. My phone vibrates and I snuggle deeper into the covers. I hope that it’s the app that Luca told me to get, accepting me.
But it’s Mimi.So, how’d it go?she asks.
I bite my lip and text back.God, we had fun. We traded …
Mimi responds immediately.Traded what?? Did you lose your v-card?
