"Jace."
"Mother,"
I watched her as she walked into my home office.
"Is there something I can help you with?" I asked quite impatiently.
I had things to do. I wondered why she was here at such time of the night especially after a festive day.
"Why did you marry that girl?" She questioned me.
"She's my wife and her name is Mira." I said, not sparing her a glance as I glanced through messages on my phone instead. Some of our drug deliveries were being delayed and it was costing me money. I was going to deal with everyone involved if they did not sort it out soon.
"You have not answered my question."
"You are the one who said the family line has to be continued so I have a wife who would bear heirs to the empire."
"You were supposed to marry Don Castillo's daughter for alliance sake."
I gave a one sided shrug, "Too bad I'm married now,"
"You know this is going to cause a war Jace. You are too nonchalant about this!"
My eyes snapped to hers. I saw the fear in them. She was worried about an attack. She was worried about my safety as her son. What she didn't know was that I was ready for anything. My father had prepared me for anything before his unfortunate passing so she did not have to shake like a leaf. It didn't suit her as the matriarch of this family.
"I have everything under control mother. You should get some rest. From tomorrow you start teaching your new daughter in law on her duties as the wife of head of this empire."
She sighed in resignation and eventually did as I had said.
Finally alone I thought about my impulsive yet well thought out decision to marry Mira. I had had my eyes on her for a while and her brother's stealing of a meager sum which I could have let go of easily was the perfect excuse for me to claim her like I had initially planned without much of a hassle.
She was mine now and if she thought she could escape me, she had another thing coming.
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I returned to my bedroom few hours past midnight. I had been working on my computer, reading through different documents. My legal businesses were my cover. The clubs, hotels, casinos and construction company my family owned had been left for me to hand over as the only heir of my father. My cousins handled various sectors of the businesses but I had to oversee everything as the head.
It was tasking but it was what I had to do as the head of the fronts and more importantly the underworld.
Entering my room, I found her deep in sleep under the covers. She looked soft and fragile like something that could be easily broken.
My eyes traced her features. She had little heart shaped lips, her skin was pale and seemed supple. I wanted to run my hands through her brown waves.
My cock twitched at the thought of wrapping that hair around my fingers as I banged her from behind.
There was so much I wanted to do to that little pretty body of hers. But I didn't want to rush it. I wanted her to come to me, to beg for it. I could only imagine what it would be like for her to scream my name in pleasure. Pleasure only I could give her from now on because if anyone dared put their hands on what's mine, I would kill them without batting a lid.
Unable to stop myself, I traced a hand over her face. She moaned softly and turned to the other side.
"The things I'm going to do to you." I chuckled softly.
She had no idea what was coming to her.
I let her be and went to take a shower. I needed to get some sleep. Tomorrow was another day and I needed to work.
~
I barely slept. Before dawn, I was up and out of the house. My first stop was the central warehouse.
I entered my car and drove myself while my guards followed in another vehicle. I preferred to be alone with my thoughts as I drove. I had my weapons with me in case of anything but being alone while driving typically cleared my head.
The drive to the Central warehouse was about thirty minutes. It was early so there was no traffic as I zoomed to the outskirt of the city.
I had about six warehouses in the city, five asides the central; two for drug distribution, another for weapons storage, the front warehouse that posed as a logistics company and the abandoned one where all my defaulters were tortured by my goons.
The central was my main office where the big decisions happen. This was for surveillance, encrypted files and elite guards. If you needed me and I was not at one of my clubs or other businesses, this was where to find me.
I stopped in front of the building that looked like a regular industrial structure on the outside.
The first floor was a wide open space with fluorescent lights. This space was heavily guarded. The weapons and the personnel in this place were topnotch and that was because they would do anything to protect their Don.
I sat in my office over and waited for Tomas, my number one handyman. He had been with me from a young age. His father was loyal to mine and we practically grew up as brothers. If there was anyone I could trust, it was Tomas.
"Don," he said in acknowledgement. "Aren't you supposed to be on your honeymoon or something?"
I raised a brow. He knew me better anyone. I did not have the time for such frivolities.
I could get sex anywhere so why book a destination for it?
"You already know my answer that." I answered him gruffly. "Anything from the Castillos"
"Our spy is yet to return with a report. Maybe they're too scared to confront you." He said.
"They better be."