THIS STORY TALKS ABOUT THE MOB LIFESTYLE AND THE LIVES OF ITS MEMBERS, I'M NOT WRITING THE USUAL MOB STORY BECAUSE I WANT TO FOCUS ON THE STORY, THE CHARACTERS AND THEIR LIVES. I WILL EXPLAIN SOME SITUATION BUT I WON'T GO INTO DETAILS SUCH AS HOW THEY KILL, HOW THEY TORTURE, HOW THEY DEAL DRUGS SO DON'T ASK ME FOR DETAILS ABOUT THOSE PARTS.
AS ALWAYS I DON'T OWN THE CHARACTERS, TWILIGHT OR STEPHENIE MEYER BUT I DO OWN THIS STORY, THE FEELINGS BEHIND IT AND THE SEX SCENES….
P.S. THERE WILL BE ONLY TWO POINT OF VIEW, ONLY THE FIRST CHAPTER WILL BE TOLD IN BOTH POVS AFTER THAT IT WILL BE EITHER EDWARD OR BELLA
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CHAPTER 1: MISS CHARITY
EPOV
A black SUV just entered the pathway leading to the front of the house. I have been waiting for this moment for quite a while now, whenever I hear her name mentioned the curiosity to put a face with the person, they are singing the praises of, arises exponentially. Charles and his family always rave about her, they say she is a paediatric nurse and that she raises money for the orphanage and if she is not working, she is either with charities, at church or with her only love, Maddy. It seems like they are talking about a saint, but I know better, this is not a family with a white picked fence and a backyard, this is a mansion with high wall and armed guards. Boss doesn't like when people snoop around so I've never stopped enough to search for photos of her on the long walls that decorate this house. My family has worked along side with Charles Swan's for a long time, my grandfather, my father and now me. My father and Charles have known each other's since they were babies, they were inseparable as they are now, both leading their family's businesses, straddling the fine line between right and wrong. We are lawyers representing good people and bad people, they import and export, a lot of things… some legal and some not so legal, I don't like it and that's why I find myself more and more intrigued with this woman, a devil in disguise or a saint in the wrong family?
I try to do more good than bad, I leave most of the "consults" for this family to my father , he knows that I don't like this , unfortunately I am one of the best business lawyer they can find so from time to time I am summoned , but in reality this family likes me more because I specialised in criminal law in college and worked for a long time for the DEA. I get a call once in a while from Emmett , Charles' son and my best friend, that will make me drop everything and go deal with whatever they need me for and then go back to my life, my routine, my right side. I actually only met Isabella once, when she was a baby , she was 3 and I was 9 , I can remember the hair, long and brown and the eyes big and happy then wen she was six I believe she was sent to a private catholic school in Italy and that was it. From what I heard from my parents she got married to an Italian "associate" of the family and the husband disappeared after the birth of their daughter and then she came back to the States. That is it. Nobody talks about it, not even Emmett who is always open about stuff with me, this is a story that he is not comfortable in sharing. They talk about her "public" life but never about her story, why she came back, where is the husband but most importantly, what is she trying to get forgiveness for.
My father has always tried to shelter me from this side of his life and kept me away and only making me go to important celebrations and funerals, lots of them. The Swan's main mansion is off limits, only a bunch of people have access, my father is one of them and me by default, they don't like people who snoops around and ask many questions so I've never tried to look for her, for a trace of her passing, for a photo or something of hers. My mother, Esme, and Renata, Charles' wife, are also best friends, they share gossips, poker nights and charities but also their big love for their husbands and kids. But do not let their perfect wives looks fool you, they are fierce and powerful as much as their husbands and they do it wearing six-inch heels and a string of pearls around their necks.
I usually meet Emmett at his home, when we deal with work, house where he lives with his wife and son, Charlie , named after his grandfather and my godson, 7 years of pure intelligence, conniving and energy all wrapped in a angelic face and smart smirk. We are great friends and we have been through some bad shit together at the beginning of our story with this family business of ours, we were thrown in something we were not fully prepared for that's why we are best friends now. He talks a lot about everything but the only thing that make him shut up is his sister, she is top secret, an angel to keep from impure tongues and undeserving people. He only gives a little , sometimes is a story about his niece, and other times is something good that Isabella did for charity, but every time I ask a question he narrows his eyes at me and says " keep your thoughts away from my sister" so I shut up. That is why I'm bouncing inside with excitement upon her arrival, she is the mystery I've always wanted to solve and now I get a new piece to add to the puzzle.
Bossman asked me to come here because Miss Charity has requested the best Defensor for a kid from the orphanage she sponsor in the city who got caught dealing drugs, the irony right? We are waiting in front of the house because Charles is not allowed to smoke his cigars in the house, boss lady rules, so while he smokes away his lungs and wait for the black SUV to reach the end of the long pathway , we talk business. Before the SUV reaches us, he turns to me ad with a straight face meant only for business he says
"Remember to treat her as if she was the Monnalisa, you can look but you can't touch"
He looked at me like I already did something inappropriate, when Charles Swan give you the "look" he already has a bullet with your name on it.
"Yes, sir" I try to convey as much truth as I can because you cannot lie to this man. He knows that I am not an only woman man and he fears for his daughter who I believe is not as innocent as they try to make her.
During this conversation, the car has stopped in front of us and before the guards can reach the door it opens and a little blur of blue, pink and glitter escapes and flung herself to Charles
"NONNO!" She yelled for her grandfather, fortunately the old man has good reflexes and catches her before she falls to the ground
This should be Maddy, Bella's daughter, I thought that they left Italy when she was little so why does she speaks Italian? I believe she is 5 or 6 she couldn't have possibly learned the language at oneyear old right?
As I think about possible scenarios I watch the scene and I notice that she has wavy brown hair and a fair complexion, that's the only thing I can see because she is clinging to Charles neck and giving him kisses.
At the same time the driver door opens and there she is, Isabella Swan.
I focus on her eyes, angry with the little girl but looking as they are hiding the heaviest secrets known to humans.
She is a walking wall of pain, like she has lived a thousand lives and never forgot.
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I will post one a week, if I can and if you are good maybe twice ….
I am Italian so I will put some words and phrases here and there, but I will ALWAYS translate them in the chapter and not a the end because I hate it when people have to scroll down in the middle of the story to understand a passage.
See you next week!
E.S.B