The Mafia Contract Series

I sense the rage burning through my body, searing every part of it and causing the fire to burn brightly. Meeting Wesley makes everything slot into place. The pain in his son’s eyes as he struggles to deal with the cards life dealt him. The madness that he lives with every day as he carries out his uncle’s wishes, never really understanding what he did to deserve such misery. The fact he’s such a gentleman is the most surprising thing of all when he’s had this bastard as a role model and yet picturing Vivian’s kindness, I’m glad he received a lot more than her looks when she gave birth to him. Luckily for him, he swerved any of Wesley’s personality and when he stares into the mirror, I’m hoping the memory of Wesley will diminish over time.

I wasn’t sure what I’d find when I came here. How I’d feel walking into this house of sin.

However, I’m relieved that I’ve found every answer I was looking for because this is a life I can deal with. It’s surprised me more than anything that I am not sickened by what I see. The dark, torture chamber of the damned shocked me at first and then I was glad to be here to witness the tough retribution that only a man like Wesley deserves. I’m guessing Flynn would never bring anyone here who hadn’t earned every minute of it and if this is his life, I understand the reasons why a lot better.

Gloria doesn’t think I can cope with this. That I’m not strong enough-I am. In fact, I almost wish I could murder the bastard myself for Flynn because when I picture the torment this man has put him through all his life makes me madder than Satan and every bit as evil.

So, I step back, and hope Flynn makes this a long, slow, torturous death, but am surprised when he laughs out loud.

“Well, this was nice, and it’s good to catch up, but I don’t want to waste any more of my life on you.”

“What do you mean?” Wesley almost sounds hopeful, thinking he will be freed and Flynn steps forward and says with a great deal of satisfaction. “I promised to deliver you to Massimo this evening. One thing I always do, uncle, is deliver on my promises.”Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

Wesley’s agonized scream is surprising because it appears the anticipation of it is causing him more pain than anything else and Flynn looks first at me and then at Silvio and the light in his eyes dances around the gloom like a firefly.

“This is interesting. You fear the thought of what’s coming more than anything that has happened so far. I wonder if that’s what the women felt when you got your disgusting hands on them. Did you listen to their screams and spare any compassion for them? My mother, for example.”

Flynn steps forward and grasps his face in his hands and squeezes hard, causing Wesley’s eyes to bulge and his face to turn red. He snarls, “Did you care for Logan as he lay dying on the ground as a result of all the loyal years of service? Did you care about the emotional damage you did to my mother when you told her that her baby had died before trapping him in a lifetime of hell with you?

No, I’m guessing not and now those sins are catching up with you because your biggest mistake in life isn’t in my creation. It’s betraying the man who you called your best friend to ensure your own miserable safety. It’s lying to him and taking away the one thing that could have saved him from the madness he lives with every day, and it’s amusing that the insanity in him will be your own painful downfall.”

Flynn steps back. “I almost wish I had the pleasure myself, but knowing he could do a much better job of it fills me with happiness.

Flynn looks at his uncle with disgust as Wesley pisses on the ground in fear and starts to shake violently, pleading, “Please son…” He doesn’t get to say another word because with a roar, Flynn’s fist cracks his skull and the scream that causes bounces off the walls mingling with the tortured ghosts of the past. As he slumps forward, still hanging by his wrists, Flynn turns to Silvio and sighs with relief. “Thank God I never have to hear that whining bastard’s voice again. Deliver him to evil and there is no need to pray for his soul.”

He looks across the dingy room and as his eyes find mine, the fierce love I see burning in them makes my breath hitch and my heart beat faster because Flynn has dealt with his past and is now facing his future and I am the lucky one who gets to see what that involves.

WE WALK hand in hand away from the madness and the disgusting remains of the man who deserves everything coming to him and as we step back into civilization, Flynn says wearily, “This may be our home now, Louisa but if I recognize one brick in it by the time you have changed it forever, I won’t be happy.”

“What do you mean?” The excitement starts building as he turns and pulls me close to him and stares deeply into my eyes. “It means that I want to marry you, look after you, have a family with you and love you forever because you are the family I never believed I’d find. You are the woman I never knew was out there waiting for me, and you are my motivation and reason for living.”

Then he kisses me long and slowly and after a while, he pulls back and whispers, “This is our first good memory in a place filled with nothing but bad ones. We will make this house a happy one and I know I’m asking a lot, but will you walk into the madness with me, Louisa, and make me happy for once in my life?”

I don’t even hesitate and say huskily, “Yes, Flynn, of course I will. I love you.”

He looks shocked, as if he forgot such a word existed and I reach up and touch the palm of my hand to his face and whisper, “I love you, Flynn and I always will.”

The emotion in his eyes makes the tears run freely down my face as we share a moment that changes both our lives. His own hand closes against mine and he says with a low growl, “I love you too, Louisa. I can finally say that knowing I have a chance of keeping it. Knowing I deserve it and knowing I mean it. I love your smile, your beautiful soul, and your fierce loyalty. I love the passion and fire in your eyes and your beautiful body. I love your intelligence and your kindness and most of all I love being inside you where I am happiest, so I’m done with talking and we need to get the fuck out of here, so I can show you just how much I love you all night long.”

He doesn’t even wait for my response and tugs me after him as if there’s a fire and as we head outside to his waiting car, I can’t wait for what happens next.