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“Say what you have to say and leave me alone. I need to think.”
“Why would you want someone as innocent and inexperienced as Avalyne DeLuca to join our mafia?” Viper asks, clearly confused.Yeah, I’d like to know the answer to that question too.
My mother lets out a heavy breath before speaking, “That girl reminds me of myself when I was young.”It’s hard to believe, mother.I scoff.
“What? How so?”
“Don’t judge the book by its cover, Viper. She has the potential to become a great leader. By my son’s side, of course.” Of course, everything revolves around our mafia in Black Widow’s world. “And she proved that today at court when she didn’t hesitate to go against her own father to protect my son. She loves him, and apparently, he lovesher.”
A weird chill runs down my back when hearing those words, especially from my mother’s mouth. Do I really love Ava? How can I be sure it is love if I’ve never really known love?
“If I strip him of this love again…,” my mother continues. “He’ll hate me to the core. And I can’t let that happen.”
“Well, well… So you do have feelings, after all.” Viper says sarcastically.
“Don’t be silly, Viper. I’m doing this for Black Venom. I can’t let Damien leave because it would mean…,” she hesitates, and it piques my interest. I turn the volume up, ensuring I won’t miss a word.
“Oliver would become the rightful heir to our mafia instead,” Viper finishes for her, assumingly, letting out a breath.
Oliver? Why him? What does he have to do with any of this?
“Exactly. His mother keeps threatening me that she’ll tell everyone that Oliver is also my late husband’s son.” My mother says, annoyed, and my heart stops for a moment.
Cold shivers run up and down my body, and the world around me stands still.What did she just say?Adrenaline rushes through my veins, causing my heart to pump like crazy.
“This bitch thinks I’d ever let this happen,” My mother continues, hissing again. “I killed my own husband to protect Black Venom and my son.” What did she say, again?
My breathing quickens, and my hands start to shake. I can’t believe my own ears. Is it some kind of a sick fucking joke?
“No one will take my son’s place. Only Damien has the right to lead our mafia.” I keep listening to their conversation, but her previous words keep ringing in my head on repeat like a broken tape.
“Oliver is also my late husband’s son.”
“I killed my own husband to protect Black Venom and my son.”
“Oliver is also my late husband’s son.”
“I killed my own husband to protect Black Venom and my son.”
I can’t breathe. I feel like I’m suffocating. Oliver is my half-brother? My cousin, my best friend, and lately, my biggest rival is my step-brother? My father’s son? Just like me? It means the same blood runs through our veins. And my mother… did she really kill my father? Her own husband? This is too much. The rest of their conversation is a blur. I hear the words, but my mind doesn’t record them.
“What about Lianne, Oliver’s mother?” I hear Viper’s voice again. “What if she tells Damien the truth about him and Oliver being half-brothers?”
“I’ll kill her if I have to. I did not sacrifice my whole life for Damien’s father for nothing! My son will be the next boss to Black Venom! Not the son of my cheating husband’s mistress!”
I think I’ve heard enough. And for sure, more than I thought I would. As if in a trance, I put the laptop aside and start the car engine. I do it automatically. I don’t even know when but I’m on the highway, driving ahead of me.
The only real thing in my life is Ava.Ava.
I need to see her.
