Loving The Mafia

Let her go - 10

Christian's POV

Liam has been calling me all damn morning and I really can't be bothered to answer my phone.
After he calls me for the thirteenth time I answer the phone; I now remember what this is about - he is going to give me the background check on Emerald.

"Hey boss? Fuck, finally you've answered your goddamn phone." Liam says.

"Yeah whatever man. I was sleeping, what have you got?" I ask anxiously.

"Whatever is going on with her, stop it now ok. I'll email you all the info. All I'm going to say now is that she could be using you or whatever, I think she could be part of the Mafia." Liam states and at that moment I feel like my heart has stopped beating.
I hang up and then I pace around. Emerald being part of the mafia? That is crazy!

I go to my computer and check my email - my heart is beating out of my chest.
I open the email Liam has sent me and then I see everything that I was hoping I wouldn't see.

Emerald Ariellette Gomez

Twenty two years old

Birthday - January 4th 1995

Favourite colour - green

Height - 1.65m

Parents - Shaileene Gomez and Jayson Bruce

Extra information - A year ago she was raped by her then boyfriend Tom; she got therapy. She has signs of drinking problems, depression and suicidal thoughts...

There was more but I couldn't read more. Emerald has been through a lot and for that part I sort of feel sorry for her.
The thing though - the problem is that her dad is Jayson Bruce.
That bastard, I hate him.

Jayson Bruce, he is one of my number one enemies and he is the second hand man for the second biggest Mafia leader.
The Vipers. The gang leader is much older than me and he killed my mum and dad, he killed them in front of me. He slowly tortured them and he fed on their pain.
I couldn't do anything, I was weak and pathetic.
I remember everything, it was a long time ago but I can never forget what happened.
My mum, she was raped in front of me and she was screaming and shouting, she was begging for help but I couldn't do anything... No one could.

For years I've wanted my revenge but things aren't so simple. There are way too many snakes and backstabbing bitches around, it's like you can never fully trust anyone these days.

The only people I truly trust are my brothers, my sister, Liam and Dylan. They have never gone against me.

I knew getting close to Emerald would be bad... But I never would have thought she could be part of the Mafia. Emerald is a strong woman but I could never think someone with a good heart like that could be part of something so brutal.

I get out of my room and knock on Emerald's door but I hear no answer from her. I then go downstairs to the kitchen and I see her making breakfast; there are two plates and I'm presuming one of them is for me.
I can't trust her, not now, not after what I know.

"I'm not hungry." I say and she jumps up and touches her heart.

"Don't ever creep up on me like that. Ever." She says quietly.

"Yeah after you have finished eating you could go, I have work to do, I'm busy and what happened shouldn't have happened." I say promptly.

Emerald's whole mood changes in a matter of seconds and she looks at me with confusion.

"What's wrong Christian? Why are you being like this?" She asks, "Nothing happened between us... What did I do?"

"I don't have time for this!" I snap and she scoffs before leaving the kitchen.

I sit down on the kitchen table and I feel a little bad for snapping at her but I can't trust her - it is way too much of a risk.

Five minutes later I hear her run down the stairs and then I hear the door slam.

It's better like this... You can't fall in love! Love is a weakness especially for men like me. I can't trust her. If I do it will ruin me.

I need to let her go.

Poor Christian...

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