“Certified.”
After the day they all threatened to kill me if I didn’t treat Mia right, The Holy Trinity had kept their word and hadn’t interfered in my courtship. However, they summoned Mia more often, to the point that she didn’t quiver and quake whenever they were around. It also took Mia two months before she professed her love for me.
We had gotten married the day after.
Life went on as usual, except that someone else had been assigned to Mia and I ended up joining Sal Benetti’s crew fulltime. It made sense with what Mia did for a living. While I helped dispose of bodies, Mia worked to cover our tracks. Mia was allowed a year-long internship at one of the best chemical bio engineering firms in the country, and after that she went to work for Ciro. She worked on solutions that could eliminate trace evidence, such as blood, sweat, etc. At first, I thought she was going to balk at working for the Mob, but she explained that she wasn’t a hypocrite. She couldn’t look at the men she loved and respected, and then turn her nose up at what we did for a living.
I snorted. “That’s a given.”
She reached for a water in the fridge. “You’d think they’d mellow with age, but they don’t.” Luca, Ciro, and Phoenix were nearing their fifties, and you’d never know it. They were still bloodthirsty bastards. “I was also told today was my last day.” Mia worked with chemicals, and no matter how much they spent on the best of protective gear, Ciro was godfather to both our kids, so he didn’t take chances.
“Good,” I commented as I picked Niro up and walked into the kitchen. “I miss my girls.”
“Yeah, Mommy,” Niro chimed in. “We miss our girls.” In that moment, I knew if I died tomorrow, I’d be on my way to Hell knowing perfection. My life was perfection.
The End.
Playlist
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Fire Meets Fate - Ruelle
Phoenix & Francesca
Falling Inside The Black – Skillet
Swagger Like Us – T.I. ft. Jay Z, Lil’ Wayne & Kayne West
Where You Belong – The Weeknd
I Don’t Want To Live – Zayen Malik ft. Taylor Swift
Life After You – Daughtry
Cross Me – Ed Sheeran
One Thing Right – Kane Brown/Marshmallow
It’s Not Over – Daughtry
Blood/Water – grandson
Angry Too – Lola Blanc
Walls Could Talk – Nightcore
Someday – Nickleback
It Will Rain – Bruno Mars
Get Stoned – Hinder
It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over – Lenny Kravitz
Home – Gwyneth Paltrow
Ciro & Roberta
Born For This – The Score
Run This Town – Jay Z ft. Rhianna & Kanye West
Let’s Go – Trick Daddy
Play With Fire – Nightcore
Something Like This – The Chainsmokers
Airplanes – B.o.B. ft. Hayley Williams
Where’s The Fire – Tim Feehan
Breathe – Fabolous
Run Away – Live
Wolves – Marshmellow ft. Selena Gomez
Pray For Me – The Weeknd
Up Against The Wind – Christopher Young
Murder Was The Case – Snoop Dog
Fire With Fire – Wild Blue
Love Me Harder – Ariana Grande ft. The Weeknd
Basic Instinct – The Acid
Remy & Luca
Only One King – Jung Youth
Machiavelli – Tupac
Put On For My City (Remix) – Young Jeezy ft. Jay-Z & Kanye West
Heaven – Julia Mias
You Don’t Know Me – T.I.
Pretty Girl – Sugarcult
Saints – Echos
Whatever It Takes – Imagine Dragons
Savin’ Me – Nickleback
Dirt Off Your Shoulder – Jay-Z
Centuries – Fall Out Boy
Days Of Our Livez – Bone, Thugs N Harmony
Hit Em Up – Tupac
Starboy – The Weeknd
2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted – Tupac ft. Snoop Dogg
Plush -Stone Temple Pilots
Nico & Mia
It’s Gonna Be Love – Mandy Moore
All or Nothing – Theory of A Deadman
Say It Right – Nelly Furtado
Let Me Be Your Angel – Stacy Lattisaw
I Won’t Let You Go – Snow Patrol
I’m In It For Love – James House
About the Author
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M.E. Clayton works full-time and writes as a hobby. She is an avid reader and, with much self-doubt, but more positive feedback and encouragement from her friends and family, she took a chance and writing and the Seven Deadly Sins Series was born. Writing is a hobby she is now very passionate about. When she’s not working, writing, or reading, she is spending time with her family or friends. If you care to learn more, you can read about her by visiting the following:
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Other Books
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Please visit your favorite ebook retailer to discover other books by M.E. Clayton:
The Seven Deadly Sins Series (In Order)
Catching Avery (Avery & Nicholas)
Chasing Quinn (Quinn & Chase)
Claiming Isabella (Isabella & Julian)
Conquering Kam (Kamala & Kane)
Capturing Happiness
The Buchanan Brothers Series (In Order)
If You Could Only See (Francesca & Phoenix)
If You Could Only Imagine (Roberta & Ciro)
If You Could Only Feel (Remy & Luca)
If You Could Only Believe (Mia & Nico)
If You Could Only Dream
The How To: Modern Day Woman’s Guide Series (In Order)
How to Stay Out of Prison; A Modern-Day Woman’s Guide (Lyrical & Nixon)
How to Keep Your Job; A Modern-Day Woman’s Guide (Alice & Lincoln)
How to Maintain Your Sanity; A Modern-Day Woman’s Guide (Rena & Jackson)
The Enemy Series (In Order)
Facing the Enemy (Ramsey & Emerson)
Engaging the Enemy (Roselyn & Liam)
Battling the Enemy (Deke & Delaney)
Provoking the Enemy (Ava & Ace)
Loving the Enemy
The Enemy Duet (In Order)
In Enemy Territory (Fiona & Damien)
On Enemy Ground (Victoria & William)
The Holy Trinity Series (In Order)
The Holy Ghost (Phoenix & Francesca)
The Son (Ciro & Roberta)
The Father (Luca & Remy)
The Redemption (Nico & Mia)
The Vatican (Francisco Phoenix Benetti & Luca Saveria Fiore)
Standalone
Unintentional
Purgatory, Inc.
My Big, Huge Mistake
An Unexpected Life
The Heavier the Chains…
Real Shadows
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