SOLD TO THE MAFIA QUEEN

Xander was sleeping on the couch with his mouth wide open. Saliva escaped from his mouth and rolled into his ear.

“Ah!” He screamed and rolled on the couch, falling to the floor with a loud thud, with his face against the floor. He groaned, bracing his face, and got up from the floor, holding his waist in pain.

“Melody, get me some coffee.” He said subconsciously, but he got no response from her. His brow furrowed.Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

“Melody.” He called out to her and slowly opened his eyes. The living room was unkempt and there were a lot of dirty things laying around; pizza wrappers, bottles of soda, and his clothes. He shook his head. He hadn’t seen his apartment in a condition like this before, because Melody always took care of it.

“Jesus Christ!” He shouted as he stepped on a pizza wrap. “What happened here last night?” He said, asking no one in particular, he recalled, he drank and ate a lot to forget about what he was doing to Melody.

“Melody!” he yelled and started running out of the house. He opened the main door and looked outside, hoping to see her, but there was no sign of her. His eyes lit up as he saw her standing close to his trashcan.

“Melody…” He called to her and paused as he realized it was a beggar that was wearing one of her dresses. She was going through his trash looking for food. He ran to the beggar and tapped the beggar on the shoulder.

“Hey! Have you seen my sister?” he asked, but the beggar just looked at him from top to bottom as if he was a piece of shit. She was stinky, but he didn’t care.

“Tell me, have you seen my sister?” he asked again.

“Go away, old man, you talk too much!” The beggar said and started hitting him on the chest with her muddy hand. He stepped backward, lifting his upper lip in disgust, and ran back into his apartment in a swift motion.

“Fuck! I overslept. Where could she have gone?” He muttered to himself and started looking around for his cell phone.

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Melody stared at the screen of her phone. She still had two hours to go to her next client. She panicked, and the phone nearly fell from her hand as she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around to see Ashley and her bodyguards.

“Why do you look so tense? Join us for breakfast okay,” Ashley said with a charming smile on her face. She was wearing a sexy black leather bra and leather pants that had a chain on her waist. It was revealing a lot of her flawless skin.

“I will, thank you.” Melody replied, feeling nervous and putting down her face. Ashley laughed it off, walking away with her bodyguard. Melody looked over the balcony, resting her hand on the railings. Ashley and her bodyguards were already seated at the dining table. A tear like a pearl escaped from her eyes.

“Sorry queen, but I have to do this to have a better life. I don’t care if I appear selfish.” She muttered and gulped, running back to the wall where Ashley had gone to take her money. She shoved her hand into the gun and was about to press the button when she heard footsteps heading her way. Shivers ran down her spine as she turned to look at the person with her hand shaking. She heaved a sigh of relief as she saw that it was one of Ashley’s maids.

“What are you doing over there? The queen wants you.” The maid said.

“O-Okay.” She replied in a shaky voice and started walking away from the painting.

She found herself sitting next to Ashley at the dining table, with a maid serving her breakfast. She placed her hand on the table, with her lips quivering.

*Ahem* Jake cleared his throat, grabbing everyone’s attention. “Queen, I have good news,” he said.

“Go on.” Ashley said, with her gaze fixed on him.

“I have managed to book an appointment with one of the best doctors around. He will be coming next week to check up on your father.” He said.

“Thank you so much, Jake. That’s great news. I don’t have to get married to that nitwit again.” Ashley said, smiling effortlessly. Melody stared at them, confused about what they were talking about.

Xander was ready to go to work after trying Melody’s number a few times, but she didn’t pick up his call. He adjusted his tie, checking out his uniform in the mirror.

“Tonight, I must find out who is trafficking girls, so I can stop wearing this stupid uniform.” He said to himself, checking out his face, “And this time I must stay away from strippers, and that girl… she was so beautiful, and she fucks so good, she was so feisty and…” he slapped himself on the face.

“Get a grip on yourself, Xander. Stop thinking about that girl. It was just a one-night stand. She is gone, and you will never see her again.” He said and took a deep breath. He opened his eyes and started walking out of his apartment. He stepped out and locked the door. He got into his car and drove away. As soon as he left, a taxi stopped in front of his apartment.

Melody stepped out of the taxi. She went to his door. She was about to knock when she paused and rang the doorbell instead. She spotted the padlock on the door. Her stomach flipped. She took out a farewell letter she had written for him and put it in his letter box, which was already filled with other letters.

“I hope you read mine, Xander.” She said and looked around the surroundings. She knew she was going to miss his place. She stared at her wristwatch and started walking down the street, walking amongst the people in the street.

“Get out of my office, Noah.” Ashley said, but Noah refused to listen to her. She clutched the giant rose that was on top of her desk covering her things and tossed them at him.