Chapter 33
EVELYNNE
Mom promised to help me with my baby. We made an adoption request a week ago but my
request was rejected. They said I was too young to take up the responsibility of a child and my
financial situation was bad. The court ordered that Saint be taken away from me. I don't know
what strings mom pulled but they let me stay with Saint but they'll take him away in a week.
I named him Saint Clarence Zyraelle. Right now I am in a stupid damn Café waiting for Reeves
to show up. Hopefully he'll agree to help me with this and get custody of Clarence.
Reeves came late, we were supposed to meet an hour ago.
Reeves, "hey sweetie. You look… different. "
The smile he wears fades when he looks at me then my baby probably realizes that I'm goddam
serious.
"Sorry baby girl. So why did you call me here? "
"marry me."
"what? "
"I want custody of my baby and they say I'm young and my financial situation is bad, I need an
adult responsible and whose financial situation is good to marry me and help me keep my son. "
"Your son? Where did you even get this baby? Why don't you give it up and move on? "
My blood boils at his statement and I stand up hitting my hand against the table loud enough to
attract the attention of the other customers but I don't care.
"Reeves you got me fuckin expelled from school you owe me. I don't want you paying for my
fees or finding me a school I can take care of my fuckin self. I could get you arrested for what
you did. You have two options, businessman Reeves arrested for molesting a 15 year old or you
marry me and help me get custody of my child. I'm willing to get you arrested if you don't marry
me Reeves! "
Reeves takes a class of water and gulps it down then adjusts himself on the seat.
"calm down. I'll do it. I've never imagined sweet little you looking like… an absolute monster. "
"Unless you want to see me killing anyone who tries to take him away from me, marry me.
Today. Right now. "
Reeves reluctantly agrees. Clarence starts crying and I walk back and forth swinging him gently
on my arms to pacify him. He keeps crying despite my effort.
"you can't even keep the child quiet and you want to… "
"Shut up!"
I scream at him even though I didn't intend to do so. Reeves keeps quiet.
"Okay, let's go to court before I become your first kill. "
I borrow his phone and call mom to tell her I'm getting married in court today. Mom doesn't
argue with me and tells me we'll talk at home. Reeves pulls some strings bribing the court to get
a 15 year old minor married. A lady in a formal suit looks me up and down like I'm stain on the
floor.
She's tall, and skinny wearing a suit, black suit. Her eyes are green, her hair dusty blonde and
her skin, well bathed in layers of makeup.
"Why are you looking at me like that? "
My tone comes out a little rude, not as kind as I imagined it in my head.
Aurora, "Mr. Reeves could marry someone better than a rude, 15 year old slut. Someone
knocked you up, you have a child and now you're giving the responsibility to him. I could have
been a better match. "
"Too bad, even though you're his match, he's marrying a slut. How sad. "
I move past her making sure to bump her shoulder hard. Reeves waits for me near a door
probably the marriage registrar office. Saint is taken away from me, I barge to the room to get
this marriage over with so I can have him back in my arms where he'll be safe. The boring
legalities go one and on until we are pronounced husband and wife.
Wasting no time I walk out of the registrar office looking for my son. I find him crying in the arms
of the impolite lady I met earlier on. She looks around then pinches my son when there's no one
in sight. I see red right at that moment.
"what the fuck do you think you're doing? "
I take Saint from her arms. She smiles mockingly but I step on her chest hard pinning her
down to the chair she sits on with Saint on my left arm. The girl tries to remove my foot but I go
down to her level, my face directly in front of hers. The darkness and anger I feel inside me for
what she did to my son is heavy and I crave to snap her pretty little neck and watch her bleed to
death as the life in her eyes leaves her. It's a feeling I never felt before but I desire to kill her for
hurting my son. The look of fear plastered on her face brings joy to me but I want more than just
her fear. I want her dead. My right hand lands around her throat squeezing tight.
Her fingers dig into my hand sure to leave claw marks but that pushes me to strengthen my grip
around her throat. I can feel her losing her strength in the way her grip slowly loosens.
Her eyes flutter and I watch as they slowly give in to death's loving embrace but someone grabs
me and pulls me away from her.
The girl falls to her knees, her hands on her chest, breathing heavily. She coughs roughly
moving her hands around trying to hold on to something or her life.
"You nearly killed her Evelynne! "
I look at him un phased by the look in his eyes. Looking at the girl on her knees a smile creeps
up my face and I turn away walking out of the court with a smile. I protected him. I protected my
baby from her. Reeves grabs my arm forcing me to face him.
"What the hell Evelynne. You nearly killed her. "
"she was making Clarence cry. She made my Clarence cry. "
"You could have hit her but strangled her to near death Evelynne. "
"Take me to my mother, I want to go to mom. "
"what you did is punishable by… "
Paah!
I slapped him to silence him. He holds his cheek in disbelief, I look at my hand that's trembling
now.
"She hurt a child, my child! You should support me unless she's your little whore. I'm protecting
my child just like mom protects me. She'd kill for me and I'd do the same for my son. You're man
you wouldn't understand. "
I turn away and start walking. Saint starts crying and I try pacifying him. I don't know what you
want, baby, mom's the one who has knowledge about kids. Please stop crying baby. I've never
raised a baby. I'm learning my love. I'm still learning. Please don't cry. A lady stops me and
looks at the baby keenly.
"Ooh dear, why's he crying? Bring him here. "
I reluctantly gave him to her.
"What's his name? "
"Saint."
The lady looked back at Saint and patiently pacified him. She removed the scarf on her neck
with one hand and covered her chest area moving away from the path to the side of the shop
that was behind her and I followed. She removed her breast and stuck it next to Saint's lips.
Saint grabbed her breast with his small hands and sucked on her breast until he fell asleep.
The lady smiled at me and gave Saint back to me.
"I'm Clara. I have a baby. He's also 9 months old like yours. Did you run out of breast milk? "
"I don't have breast milk, I didn't give birth to him. "
"ooh. He's adopted. Okay listen to me, taking care of a baby at such a young age is hard okay.
Babies can't speak so they cry to express their needs. Be it they're hungry, tired, need their
diapers changed, whatever it is, you as his mother will have to figure it out. Good luck. "
Clara smiled and left me with Saint. I ended up taking a bus back home because I was tired.
Luckily Saint didn't wake up even when I got home. Mom was in the kitchen cooking something.
I left Saint in my bedroom and went to the kitchen with mom. I have to find a job so I can buy
basic baby things for Saint. I hugged mom from behind and she smiled at me.
"you're back baby. How did your marriage go? "
"to someone I don't love. Hopefully the court approves his adoption. "
"you could have asked me. "
"But we're poor moms. There's nothing you could have done. "
"about that Lyn, I think it's about time I told you the truth. "
Mom switched off the stove and washed her hands, drying them on the dish washing cloth. She
took my hand gently and led me to the living room and sat me down on the sofa opposite hers.
"this may be hard on you darling. I didn't tell you because I wanted to protect you but I can't
keep you from our life for too long. "
"o-kay. "
"I'm Evanora Amishi Correlza and your father is Nicholas Zyraelle. "
"uhm, tell me something I don't know. "
"I'm the mafia queen of the Italian underworld, your father works for the Russian mafia under
Viola. He doesn't know that you're his daughter, he thinks you're the daughter of Amilio Red. I'm
one of the most powerful under lords. I'm one of the wealthiest women on earth. We're not poor,
in fact you're the daughter of the most ruthless and powerful woman in the underworld. "
I blinked several times at mom's statement. What does she mean one of the most ruthless..
"Mom, you, ruthless? "
"We're not poor. The expensive schools you always get accepted into that's my doing, we've
never had financial emergencies because we're wealthy. I'm a murderer, drug dealer, I deal with
human trafficking, organ trafficking, murder anything you can imagine. "
"so.. You've killed people? "
Mom nods her head.
"Why did you keep me in the dark? Why didn't you tell me? "
"to protect you. "
"Use your power then to let me keep Saint. I don't care what you do, who you are but I want my
son protected, he shouldn't be taken away from me. "
"You aren't scared of me? I did some research and usually news like this can prove bad for
children's health. "
"Mom, you protected me, you kept me safe, you kept me with you. Do that for me as well, help
me with my son, mom. "
"o-kay. Uhm I'll take you to my mansion tomorrow. "
"Okay mom. So I'll be Saint's legal guardian. He'll be mine right. No one will take him away from
me. "
"I'll pull some strings my love. You don't have to go to court. Consider him yours."
"thank you mom. "
I get up and hug her. She hugs me back. It sounds kind of scary that mom has blood on her
hands, she's some dangerous female mafia. Maybe that's why she's not scared of murder,
maybe that's why she wouldn't blink an eye when she told me she'd kill for me. It's because she
meant it all along.
"Mom. "
"Yes baby. "
"I want to learn everything you know. If I'm your daughter then I'll take over the empire you built
right. "
"you don't have to take over. "
"I want to take over. "
"Dear this world of mine, it'll take away the goodness and happiness in you. It requires a
ruthless ruler who's heartless and doesn't have a weakness. It's dangerous that too for you. "
"I don't care mom, today I strangled someone, I nearly killed her and it was exciting to watch her
eyes slowly lose life but Reeves stopped me. Mom I want to kill now that I don't have to fear the
law. I can do it. Introduce me to your world mother. With your power I can protect Saint. I can kill
mom too. "
"Baby, listen, it's not so easy. It's not fun either. You'll be tied to the omerta eventually and you
won't be able to leave. "
"I want to be a part of your world ,mother. "
"baby you don't understand. "
"make me understand then mom. I'm your heir, your only child so who else do you want to
leave your empire too. "
"I was kidnapped at the age of 13 and sold to a Canadian mafia named Barrista, I was forced
into prostitution Lyn, Nicholas eloped with me and I killed Antonio Red the father of Amilio Red, I
killed for power Lyn. I'm not a founder nor an heir, I have blood on my hands Lyn. You're my heir
yes but they'll stop at nothing to tear me down because the throne I sit on is not rightfully mine
and they'll crush you to remove you from the throne I stole. You can't take over Lyn. "
"You took over at a young age, mom. If I'm our successor, teach me your ways, make me
strong so I can take over mom. I want to be just like you mother. "
"I'm a monster Lyn, you don't want to be like me. I'm not going to let you into my world Lyn, I
raised you away from it to protect you, my hard work won't go down the drain. I'll never let you
be a part of it. You're my sweet little girl. "
"I don't want to be sweet mom. I want to be powerful, dangerous, ruthless. I want to be like you."
"no Lyn. I'm not letting you turn into me. The life I have isn't the life you'll get. "
"I want to be like you. "
Mom shook her head then stood up and left me alone. I felt my chest burn, my fingers curled
into a tight fist until my nails sunk into my skin. Tears rolled down my face but they weren't tears
of pain but anger instead. You have skeletons in your closet mom and I have them too.
I'll sit on your throne mom, I'll be just like you. I want to know all the things about your dark little
past and I'll uncover each and every one of them until there's nothing left. I went to my bedroom,
Saint was still asleep so I went to sleep as well.