“So, what will you do next?”, Norah asked. “It will be weird to go on without her.”, I said. Norah squeezed my hand. “We’re here when you need us.”, she said. I smiled sadly; my mom was all the family I had. “Is it weird that I’m not crying?”, I asked. “No.”, Norah answered decisively. “You do what feels right for you and let no one tell you otherwise! I think you are already accepting that she is no longer with us. Mourning is a different process for all of us.” I nodded. She was right. Lily had a normal life, with a normal family, normal job and normal friends. Focused on her career, she made no time for boyfriends. Not that the right ones wanted her anyways... But after her mom's death she is stupified when she learns that she is now the proud owner of 2 houses in Europe and a million dollar trust fund. Turns out, her life is not so boring anymore, her mom never was boring, and the job brings her into more problems than she needed. And the men, they are now fighting for her heart. Will Lily find her happily ever after, or is she already in too deep?

In Too Deep: a mafia story

Who was I kidding? I did want this. I was too far into it with him already. Every encounter with him was amazing, and tonight was promising for him as a person. The sexual attraction between us was something that I had never experienced before. I was a sane person talking to him, but the moment he touched me, I could only succumb to him. It was overwhelming, like he put a spell on me. And there was no sign or anything that he felt the same. 


The men followed us until we entered a room. Matteo led me inside a huge and luxurious room. He stopped to exchange a few words with the men that followed us. I walked to the window to admire the view. From this room it seemed like there was no one else in this world. I didn’t notice him approaching me, until I felt his arms around my waist. Intuitively, I leaned back into his body. I felt his nose nuzzle my neck, and he kissed my neck, but he took his time. 


Chapter 19