New Orleans
"Mamma" Whispered Emiliano confirming his brother's thoughts that they had indeed seen their mother jump down a container like some ninja in six-inch heels.
"Pape is going to burst a vein," Ermanno thought out loud, he turned to his brother and asked,
"Do you think we should tell him that she is here in America?" Emiliano nodded his head absentmindedly, seeing the woman had disturbed him, he had thought at first glance he would put a bullet between her eyes before she could even think of taking his sister away, he was not prepared for his feelings for the woman he called his mother for 7 years before she left him, he had thought because he was young he would have felt nothing, he had not counted on his feelings being this strong from someone he last saw when he was just a kid.
His first instinct was to run faster to catch up to her, hug her and beg her to never leave them again, then he was suddenly angry at her, but mostly at himself for betraying his sister, she had grown up without a mother, Sofi being the closest thing to a mother she had but still, she had held on the hope that her mother loved her and would come back to her, she had suffered being bullied and called all sorts of names by ignorant kids who would flaunt their mother's attention in her face and then proceed to call her the unwanted, Emiliano knew that their father's priority being to protect he could only do so much raising a daughter without her help, he also needed his partner his wife to help nurture their children and introduce a softer side to his hard rules, help tame him and calm him down, the twins also needed her, she has been their mother since they could talk
Ermanno's heart clenched painfully as he looked at his twin brother deep in thought, when they faced each other, a lonely tear slipped from his brother's eye
"Why did she leave, Ermanno?" he asked, his breath shaky only now years later in front of the only person who would understand his pain, did he allow himself to feel the loss of his mother, the abandonment
"Did she not love us Brother?, were we that bad, did Pape Hurt her" he sniffled Ermanno pulled his brother in a tight hug his heartbreaking, confusion and self doubt all coming down on him, they had never bothered to ask for their biological mother because Iva was all they could dream of in a parent, she was beautiful, gentle caring and she treated them like she had birthed them herself, never once had she made them feel different, or as someone else's kids they knew they held a much stronger bond with her than they had even with their father, she was the glue that kept them together, the calm to their father's storm, she had been an Angel sent to the whole Morelli family so much so that when she left, the kingdom began to die slowly
Ermanno knew their Father still felt deeply for her, as much as he channels it to anger, he will never stop loving the woman, even in her absence there are things she taught him that he still follow, like the simple act of blessing the cook's hands before they eat, serving the woman in the house before serving themselves, even though the twins were much older than the girls, Alunamida and Sumeya knew that before the twins' dish for themselves they make sure the girls have enough, small things that make her memory live longer, even when they thought she was dead, their father refused to say he would have felt it, they had thought him to be exaggerating at the time, but now they understood, only in the perspective of a son's love for their mother, she did not have to face them fully even at a distance they knew she has returned
"I am tired of being angry Fratello" Emiliano whispered in his brother's arms
" Me too brother" Replied Ermanno in an equally broken voice
******
Emilio leaned back in his seat after the long day he had, he wished for a vacation of some sort, but he has always been a hands-on businessman, even in his illegal business he made it his mission to know every transaction before being executed and after he knew the best way to get things done your way is to get involved in all affairs, he trusted a few people in his life his sons and second in command being in that shortlist, his uncle not so much, given how his brother Emilio's father ran the organization to the dirt, but he did release a few easy deals for him to handle because he is family, but one mistake Emilio would not think twice about ending him.
He was a man of simple rules, he never believes in the saying, you do not choose family because he chose his family, to him it did not matter If you were blood, if you were not loyal to him then you were not family
A family stands by each other, stands up for each other, and stands behind each other, family does not abandon each other...
At that thought his mind drifted off to her, her bouncy kinky curls, her smooth toffee skin, her gold-brown eyes, that held innocence and maturity at the same time, he thought about how perfect her small hand fit in the palm of his, her hourglass figure, that God himself spent a generous amount of time perfecting, perfect size breasts and a full round African masterpiece of an ass, her beautiful curved legs, and her cute feet, the woman was not only beautiful she was undeniably sexy, smart and don't get him started on her intelligence, he had lucked out bumping into her or rather her diving into his life, all those years ago, he knew then he had found his treasure from the moment he laid eyes on her, he was going to make her his, and he did up until his world was turned upside down and she the love of his life ripped his heart out and ran away with it
Since that day, he had sworn off African woman, in his eyes, they were wicked creatures, even him the devil himself fell prey to their games
That all changed when he met Sumeya, she was a little warrior, having gone through such trauma of being trafficked and sold to demons in human flesh for sexual pleasures and child slavery she still fought for her survival, he could tell at that age the young girl was willing to fight until her death than to endure and give in to such abuse,
He admits he didn't make an effort to find the girl's family he only did much to ease his conscience, the young warrior reminded him of his Treasure and it made sense when the background came, as sad as he was for the girl he also was a bit relieved when she quickly got comfortable in his home, she had filled a space in their hearts even a little and soon became best friends with his little Moon, and he had gained another beautiful daughter, even though he could not legally adopt her, but he still took her in, Alunamida needed another female in the house and Sumeya was just that but only for a time
nothing will ever fill that void, only she can correct her mistakes
"I can not even promise, that I won't kill her before she does" he picked up their wedding picture from the desk and sighed
"You can't stay hidden forever Tesoro, You married a treasured hunter and I will find you no matter how long it takes, and then I will kill you," he said darkly to the picture and kissing it then place it gently on his desk
He got up and walked out of his office to his youngest's room, he opens the door quietly and find her reading the letter she sent, he found himself bubbling with anger, how dare she play with their daughter's feeling, when he gets his hands on her he was going to make her death slow and painful as possible
"I don't think I will ever be able to hate you, mama, I just want to understand" he heard her whisper, his heart broke listening to his daughter's voice, he wondered what was written on that letter, he had been curious before but could not bring himself to read, he only dismissed it as her making excuses for her absence and he had, had enough of her lies to last another decade,
he decided to leave his daughter and go to sleep, before he could even reach his room, Ermanno called
"Figlio, non sei a casa perche? (Son, you're not home why)
"Mi dispiace Pape, siamo stati trattenuti" (I'm sorry Papa, we got held up)
"Pape, there's something we need to tell you" Emiliano voiced out, they had him on speaker
"si" he replied waiting for them to go on, there was a long silence and he was getting impatient with their hesitation until they both said at the same time
"La Regina e tornata" (The Queen is back).
******
Mhhh I wonder what this man will do to the Queen?
Keep reading we will know soon enough
Zoey
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TESORO (His hunted Treasure)
RomanceHe worshiped the ground she walked on, he would lay down his life for her and their children, He is the King, she is His treasure. They promised each other forever, but being King of the underground world, has its challenges, and being the prized po...
