Ch. 321..325: Love Slave to the Mafia Boss's Passion Chapter 321-325

Chapter 321: Alternatives

"Haha…you can’t be serious right now," I muttered before I rolled my eyes at him.

"Actually, I’m pretty serious right now. If you tell me that you want to marry Hayden and live a peaceful life with him away from this dangerous and dark world, I might just leave my brother in your capable hands," Harvey said and although his tone was light, I could sense that he was being very serious.

Was that really an option?

It seemed too good to be true. I could marry Hayden and live a peaceful life somewhere away from the mafia? Really?

"You sound like a fairy godmother or something. This is too good to be true…" I replied as I kept my eyes on Harvey.

"Do you want to? Marry Hayden and live a peaceful life with him," Harvey asked again.

"I would like that…" I replied honestly.

"What if that wasn’t possible? If you had to choose between never seeing Hayden again and marrying him as the next boss of Torex, what would you choose?" Harvey asked.

This was starting to sound like some logic test, and I wasn’t so convinced that I had very good logic when it came to Hayden. My emotions were a mess and my braincells were severely impacted as well.

"I don’t know. I don’t want to be separated from Hayden…" I replied in a small voice.

It was hard for me to imagine being away from Hayden. Never seeing him again was just…unthinkable.

"Tell him, Malissa," Harvey urged.

"What?" I asked, cluelessly.

"Tell, Hayden. Tell him exactly what you told me," Harvey replied encouragingly.

I wanted to tell him too, but I was too embarrassed to say these things so directly to him. Also, I wasn’t sure how Hayden would take it. He was very unpredictable.

"Tell, him. You might not think so, but Hayden is always thinking of you and what is best for you. There isn’t anything that he wouldn’t do for you if you ask…" Harvey said with certainty.

I had no idea where he got his confidence from.

"How can you be so sure?" I asked.

"Hmm…probably because he hasn’t slept with the same woman for as long as he’s been with you?" Harvey said after some serious thought.

Although, I appreciated his honestly and straightforwardness, was that the only reason?

"Seriously…?" I muttered as I made a face to make sure that he knew that I wasn’t impressed.

"Yup. I know him well. It was the same way for me too before I met Amelia. Maybe it runs in the family?" Harvey said with an amused look on his face as if he had figured out something amazing.

"What? Your tendency to sleep around?" I asked, sarcastically.

"I’m sure that there’s a better way to describe or name it than that," Harvey said before he seemed to consider alternative names seriously.

"Harvey, if you take over the gang, can Hayden be free again just like before?" I asked, not really for myself but I was worried about Hayden.

Harvey’s eyes widened at me before he smiled a little. I found his smile warm and very adorable.

"You’re a good girl. Hayden is very lucky to have you worry and care about him. If I take over Torex, Hayden may be able to go free but not before I clear up the mess that he’s been letting run free," Harvey replied quite sternly.

"What do you mean?" I asked, not quite following.

What mess?

"Did Hayden ever tell you about me and how I like to operate?" Harvey asked as he looked at me intently.

Not directly but I’ve heard it loud and clear many times before from the other gang members on how Harvey wouldn’t be as laxed when handling matters with the other gangs. A cold knot formed in my stomach when I recalled that peace didn’t seem to be what Harvey specialized at.

"Not really…" I mumbled.

"I like to destroy things and people. My philosophy is simple. I destroy anything and anyone that is in the way," Harvey announced proudly before he snapped his fingers for effect.

I knew it. I closed my eyes and willed the memory that I recalled of the meeting that I attended with Hayden before to disappear. The shouting senior members of the gangs as they went against Hayden’s peaceful methods when he suggested that he was going to negotiate with Silva.

’If your brother was still alive; he would never let them get away with behaving like this against us’

Someone said something like that for sure in the meeting. If Harvey was alive, he wouldn’t let Silva get away with what they did. Suddenly a lump formed in my throat, and I couldn’t swallow as a feeling very similar to fear and dread filled me. Since he was always laughing and teasing me, I had somehow forgotten that the most dangerous and crazy man of all was probably sitting right by my side.

The original heir to the Torex was still very much alive.

"Hayden’s always been kind and easy on people. Even when people bullied him by calling him a girl or a princess when he was young, I always had to stand up for him. I’ve always been there to protect him…" Harvey stated proudly.

"He told me about that. Hayden really looked like a sweet little angel when he was younger," I said as I recalled photos of Hayden when he was younger.

"He’s not really an angel, though," Harvey corrected.

"Well, I guess…" I mumbled. Maybe he was naughty as a kid?

"Do you know why I had to beat up the other kids that teased him?" Harvey asked like he wanted to tell me something quite badly.

"So that they wouldn’t do it again?" I guessed.

"Partly correct. The real reason though, was because I didn’t want Hayden to hurt anyone. He always went onboard when he does, and he nearly killed one of the kids back then. It was a real mess, seriously. From that incident, the boss ordered me to deal with the violence instead because I could control myself much better," Harvey explained before he smiled cheekily at me.

"Aha…" I murmured in shock.

Chapter 322: Growing a Backbone

So, it wasn’t the standard protective older brother story after all.

"Hayden’s the real crazy one. Push him to the limit and he’ll end up exploding and killing everyone in the process. Your father probably realized that too, that although he’s kind, he’s also very crazy deep down," Harvey said before laughing.

"My father…" I whispered.

Suddenly, I felt my phone vibrating. After turning it over, I found out that Hayden was calling. My hand shook as I stared at the screen while I debated if I should answer his call. While I was making up my mind, the phone stopped vibrating and that was when I saw almost 30 miscalls from Hayden.

He’s going to kill me for sure. My lifespan just shortened by more years than I could count.

While I was panicking and wondering if I should call him back, my phone started vibrating again and it was a call from none other than Hayden. Why didn’t I notice that my phone was vibrating before?

"Don’t pick up," Harvey said, and it sounded like a command.

My eyes blinked rapidly as I stared in confusion at my now empty hand. When did he snatch my phone away? It all happened so fast…

"You came here to think, right?" Harvey asked.

I gasped in shock when I saw him turning my phone off. The screen went black and then he dropped the phone down onto the sofa next to him like it was some worthless object.

"Yes…" I replied in a whisper as I settled back down in my seat.

"Then think and ask all the questions that you want," Harvey said calmly.

"I think we should go back soon…" I suggested.

Hayden must be so worried about me, and we’ve been here for a while already. It’s better if we head back to the mansion now. It would be trouble if Hayden came here to drag us back. He probably knew that we were here at Amelia’s place since Harvey probably only came out to see her.

"There’s no need for you to rush. Hayden won’t barge in here…" Harvey said with a careless shrug.

"How are you so sure about that?" I asked.

"Well, because he isn’t stupid. You see, I’m Hayden right now too and he knows that it doesn’t make sense for there to be two Hayden in the outside world at the same time and place," Harvey explained in a very relaxed manner.

"Oh…right…" I mumbled when I realized that he was probably right.

It seemed like Harvey was about to say something, but the sound of his phone vibrating loudly cut him off. Harvey didn’t even bother glancing over at his phone before he switched it off. The caller must have been Hayden, it couldn’t have been anyone else. Harvey seemed completely relaxed while I was on edge. Hayden is probably going crazy right around now. We really should head back to the mansion.

While Hayden might not kill or punish Harvey, the same couldn’t be said about me.

"I really think we should head back…" I suggested again.

"Hayden is a very stubborn guy. A very hard case to crack. Have you thought about how you’re going to convince him to marry you?" Harvey asked, completely ignoring my suggestion of heading back to the mansion.

"No, I haven’t figured that out…" I replied honestly.

Up until recently, my mind was in a jumbled mess just figuring out if I wanted to marry Hayden. Now that I was certain that I couldn’t leave Hayden or live without him, I had to find a way for him to marry me willingly. Life really doesn’t play out like the fairytales. Why can’t Hayden just get on his knees and propose to me just like all the other normal couples?

He doesn’t even have to get on his knees, I’ll be over the moon happy if he would just propose.

That’s probably not going to happen.

’So, when are you going to propose to Hayden?’

Harvey’s question resounded in my mind, and I glanced over at his smiling face as it started to dawn on me that perhaps this man had foreseen this. Was that even possible?

You can’t be serious…

I have to propose to Hayden. That’s just…out of this world crazy. I can’t do that. I don’t have the backbone to do something like that. What if he rejects me?

My body went numb just at the thought, and I had to rub my arms up and down to calm myself down. Hayden did ask me before if I wanted to marry him and it was partly my fault for not being able to give him a definite answer. Why am I so cowardly?

Slowly, I got up from my seat and approached Amelia’s bed. Looking down from where I was standing next to her bed, I could see Amelia’s face very clearly. She seemed to be sleeping peacefully. Even after all this time, her caretaker still took the effort to apply make-up to her beautiful face. Her cheeks were a rosy pink and so were her lips.

My mind recalled all the things that Harvey had told me about her. All her thoughts, her beliefs and her efforts to work towards her dream just so that she could have a peaceful and loving family with Harvey. Why was she so brave? How come she tried to do so much while I didn’t do anything at all?

Amelia…why are you so brave? How can you be so brave?

A strange wave of feelings washed over me and probably because we were in similar circumstances, I felt a strong connection to this unconscious woman whom I have never really met before. Without realizing what I was doing, my hands started reaching out for hers. The coldness of her hands shocked me when I took her hands into mine and held it.

Her hands were thin, and her fingers were beautiful, shapely, and long.

"Amelia…" I whispered her name as I watched her face.

If we were acting based on a script, this would probably be the moment that her eyelids would slowly flutter until her eyes opened and she would smile at me like a princess that had just woken from her long slumber. The truth wasn’t like that at all. Nothing happened. Amelia did not react at all to my words or the fact that I was holding her hands.

The sleeping princess did not wake up.

 

Chapter 323: Facing His Wrath

If what Harvey said was true and no one can force Hayden into anything, then I have to find a way to convince him but where do I even start? What would make Hayden want to marry me?

"Harvey, let’s head back," I suggested.

"Are you sure?" he asked.

"Yes, I need to talk with Hayden…" I replied without hesitation.

Harvey lips curled into a knowing smile. He probably noticed that I’ve made up my mind before I noticed it myself. Without any delays, Harvey got up from his seat and approached where I was standing. I watched as he walked past me before he bent down and placed a soft kiss on Amelia’s forehead. I looked away immediately before I would start crying.

The pain I felt deep in my chest at the sorrowful and unfortunate sight felt very similar to heartbreak.

…

"Do you think he’s in there?" I asked in a shaky whisper as I stood in front of the door to Harvey’s living room.

Harvey stood by my side, and I found his presence surprisingly comforting. Although I wouldn’t go as far as to hope that Harvey could save me from the angry monster that was most likely waiting for me inside the room. The moment that I dreaded had arrived and I didn’t have enough time on the ride back to prepare for my untimely death.

"Of course. He’s waiting to eat you up," Harvey replied without any compassion.

"Maybe I should just escape to my room…" I mumbled softly as I began shrinking backwards.

"Face him. Ask him to marry you," Harvey said as he placed a large hand behind my back and began shoving me forward towards the door.

"No…that’s…" I immediately refused.

Harvey’s ideas were ruthless, reckless, and plainly insane.

"Come on, Malissa dear…" Harvey said teasingly while I dug my heels into the ground to keep myself from flying right through the door.

After a moment of struggling, the door right in front of us opened. My body immediately froze, and I didn’t dare look up to see who was standing there. As if I didn’t already have a very good idea of who it was.

"How long are you two planning to play with each other in front of the door?" Hayden asked in a freezing cold voice that chilled me to the bone.

He’s so angry. I can feel his anger in every living cell of my body.

"We were not playing…" Harvey replied with a little laugh.

No, that just made it sound like we were really playing!

Hayden took a step back as he held the door open for us with his large hand. I knew that he wanted us to walk inside the room, but my feet refused to move no matter what. Even my body knew that entering the room was dangerous and so it refused to obey the command of my mind.

"In you go…" Harvey said teasingly as he basically pushed me into the room.

I almost landed on my face, but Harvey must have anticipated that because he grabbed my arm before my body got the chance to tumble over. Harvey’s room had never looked this forlorn and haunting before. My fear was quickly taking over and everything in the room seemed like it came straight out of a haunted house, the paintings of Amelia on the walls included.

"Let’s take a seat, shall we? Some tea?" Harvey asked in a mocking high pitch voice as he pulled me towards the sofa before pushing me down onto it.

I had to thank Harvey for doing everything for me. He must have noticed that I was scared stiff, and I couldn’t move or think straight. Suggesting that we have tea was a little bit too much, though. For all that I knew, that tea might just turn into the last meal of my life.

The sound of the sofa opposite from mine creaking slightly told me that Hayden had taken that seat. I heard rather than saw his movements, but I could tell that he had his eyes on me without looking up. I bit my lower lip subconsciously as my hands started to sweat from my own nervousness.

"Why did you take her outside?" Hayden asked and thankfully his question wasn’t directed at me.

"I thought Malissa could benefit from visiting Amelia along with me," Harvey replied like he didn’t do anything wrong.

"Did you benefit from visiting the sleeping beauty?" Hayden asked and this time his question was addressed at me.

Unable to get my lips to stop shaking, I nodded my head in response instead of speaking. I continued to avoid his intense gaze as I refused to look at him.

"You should look at the person that’s speaking to you. Didn’t I tell you this before?" Hayden said, his tone void of any emotions.

He’s so mad. Those were the only words that ran through my head on repeat.

Slowly, I forced myself to lift my head up and look his way. My eyes were immediately met with cold and unreadable blue eyes. Hell has frozen over…

Suddenly, I felt so cold that I started to literally shiver. I couldn’t imagine how he would punish me when we were alone.

"Don’t blame her so much. Let’s just say that I forced her to go," Harvey said without a care.

"Did you use force?" Hayden demanded for an answer.

"No…" Harvey was forced to reply.

It was true, he didn’t use force or raise a hand against me at all.

"Did she struggle?" Hayden continued asking his brother.

"Not physically…" Harvey replied.

"Why didn’t you struggle?" Hayden asked and this time his question was addressed to me.

I opened my mouth, but no sound or words came out. It was like I had completely lost my voice and ability to speak.

"Enough, Hayden…" Harvey chided calmly.

"If he didn’t beat you up until you lost consciousness or tied you up and drugged you, you never should have gone with him…" Hayden growled through clenched teeth at me.

 

Chapter 324: Some Lines Shouldn’t be Crossed

"Stop it, Hayden. Can’t you see how scared she is of you already?" Harvey said as he tried to calm Hayden down.

I could tell right away that no amount of effort was going to succeed in calming Hayden down at this point.

"Why are you so soft when it comes to women?" Hayden snapped.

"Well, naturally because they’re women? If I’m harsh on them, I’ll end up killing them all…" Harvey replied perhaps a little too honestly.

"How many times do I have to tell you to stay away from her? She’s not your woman," Hayden retorted heatedly.

"And she’s yours? How so?" Harvey asked in return as he cocked his head curiously to the side.

"Harvey…" Hayden muttered.

"Sleeping with her, keeping her locked up here, calling her yours...such an easy and irresponsible thing to say…" Harvey started lecturing his brother.

"Harvey, please…" I whispered pleadingly for Harvey to stock provoking Hayden when I finally found my voice.

"How I choose to deal with my woman has nothing to do with you. If you’re so free, you should be trying to wake Amelia up. This all happened because you didn’t push any leash on her. If you kept her locked up, she wouldn’t be in a coma right now!"

"Hayden…" I whispered his name in shock.

How can he say something like that to his brother?

Suddenly, it felt like the temperate in the room dropped my multiple degrees. There were not one but two snowstorms in the room now. One look at Harvey and I could tell that he wasn’t the person that he was before Hayden spoke those words. He was beyond angry and understandably so. Kill me now. Why am I stuck in between these two brothers.

No, please…I don’t want to see Harvey’s real form. I must have caught a glimpse of how scary he could be the first time that we met, and I didn’t want to witness anymore of that.

"Some lines shouldn’t be crossed…" Harvey said, and his tone was soft and gentle, yet it sounded so deadly.

I felt the warmth of Harvey’s hand on my shoulder before I realized that he was standing right behind me. His touch was gentle like he was handling me with care, but I had no idea what he was thinking anymore. I could feel Hayden eyes on the hand that Harvey had on my shoulder, and I could tell that he wasn’t pleased.

"You’re old enough now to understand that, aren’t you?" Harvey asked rhetorically.

"You’re the one who doesn’t understand. I told you to leave her alone. Why did you have to take her outside?" Hayden hissed through clenched teeth.

"Women should be protected. I wanted to give her freedom…" Harvey said as his hand clenched slightly on my shoulder.

"At the cost of her life? What a joke…" Hayden retorted.

"I don’t think Malissa likes having a collar around her neck or a leash restraining her or leading her around…" Harvey said, and his fingers moved to caressed the side of my neck.

Harvey…what are you doing?

"Isn’t that right, Malissa?" Harvey whispered so close to my ear that I could feel the warmth of his breath against my ear.

"Harvey…" I called his name softly as I struggled to figure out how to deal with the situation.

Why are these two even fighting to begin with? How am I supposed to talk to Hayden when he’s in such a rotten mood?

What is happening?

My body froze as my heart skipped a beat at the sensation of something warm and wet running along the side of my neck. What is going on?

It took a moment for reality to sink in. It can’t be, why is Harvey licking my neck like this?

"Malissa…" Harvey whispered my name seductively before his lips started sucking quite loudly on my neck.

"What the fuck…" Hayden growled.

Slight pain shot through my wrists and then my arms as I was pulled up from the sofa and away from Harvey. I landed with a thud against Hayden’s hard frame and his arms wrapped around me protectively.

This is bad…now they’re really going to fight…

"Do I have to explain myself?" Harvey asked casually.

His blue eyes looked at me and then at Hayden as he licked his lips as if to savor the remaining taste on his lips. Why did Harvey do that? Was he just trying to get back at Hayden for saying those offensive things against Amelia?

"What games are you playing right now?" Hayden asked, his tone dark.

"Games? Not at all. I’ve thought about this for a while now…" Harvey said as I felt his eyes caressing the length of my body.

Hayden must have felt the target of his brother’s gaze as well because he pulled me a little roughly behind him. Why is Harvey looking at me like that?

"Stop what you’re thinking, Harvey," Hayden warned.

"It’s too late. I’m already done thinking. If Amelia doesn’t wake up, maybe I should just marry Malissa instead. The old man will probably think that is a good idea as well. We can get married and make loads of adorable looking babies," Harvey said before he smiled a charming smile my way.

What on earth is Harvey saying?!

He’s joking, right? He has to be…

"Harvey!" Hayden screamed his brother’s name so loudly that I thought that the walls were going to collapse all around us.

His scream echoed loudly in the room, and I was shocked. I’ve never heard Hayden scream like that before.

’Hayden’s the real crazy one. Push him to the limit and he’ll end up exploding…’

He’s not really planning to push Hayden to the limit, is he?

Harvey, just what are you thinking right now…

"Don’t worry. It doesn’t bother me at all that you’ve slept with Hayden before. It doesn’t make me want you any less…" Harvey said as his eyes twinkled at me.

That is not the issue here!

The desire in his eyes…is that just an act…or…

Chapter 325: Don’t Scream

"Come here. I’ll deal with you first and then I’ll come back to deal with you later," Hayden pulled me after him before he turned to spit the last words of his sentence to his elder brother.

Ladies first really does apply in this household.

His grip around my wrist stung and I wished that he would relax his hold even if by just a little. I could feel Harvey’s eyes on me before he cocked his head to the side and smiled adoringly at me.

Then the door closed behind us, and I couldn’t see Harvey anymore. My alone time with Hayden had already started…

…

"Don’t scream," Hayden warned in a low whisper.

I didn’t understand what he meant until he suddenly lifted my body up and hauled me over his shoulder with ease. A scream threatened to escape my lips before I quickly swallowed it after I recalled his stern warning just now. If I scream, he’ll probably kill me right then and there on the spot.

His broad shoulder dug into my stomach as Hayden began walking in long strides away from Harvey’s wing of the mansion.

The heat of his hand felt hot on my thigh and ass. He didn’t need to carry me like this, I would have followed him wherever he wanted me to go. That was because I wanted to talk things out with him. I wanted to tell him what I thought and felt, and I also wanted to hear what he had to say as well. Running away from Hayden was no longer a good idea. In reality, it was no longer a viable option.

I knew that I had to face him and the sooner that I did that, the better it would be for both of us.

With that in mind, I let him carry me like a doll on his shoulder through the hallway that led us away from Harvey’s wing of the mansion and into Hayden’s wing. Suddenly, I heard a little muffled cry. After lifting my head up a little to glance in the direction of the voice, I saw a maid with an extremely shocked expression on her face.

This is probably the first time that she’s seen Hayden carry me like this…she’ll get used to it soon enough, just like I had gotten used to how Hayden liked to handle me.

Hayden did not pay the maid any attention, it was as if she didn’t exist in his view of the world. Hayden carried me into his bedroom without breaking a sweat and threw me onto the bed. I bit my lower lip and kept my cries in. It didn’t really hurt but that wasn’t the softest landing in my life either. I didn’t have long to think about the slight pain before Hayden got on top of me.

"Hayden…" I called his name in a whisper as he straddled my hips.

I knew that he was beyond mad at what I had done but I wished that he would listen to my reasons for once. My wish wasn’t granted when his lips crushed roughly onto mine. Any words that I had prepare to tell him were all swallowed up in his rough yet passionate kiss. Hayden growled softly before thrusting his wet tongue deftly into the debt of my mouth.

His hands roved along the curves of my body before settling on the soft flesh of my breasts.

He caressed my breasts with his large hands before squeezing them roughly while he continued to thrust his tongue into my mouth. Our kiss quickly got deeper and wetter as our tongues danced together wildly. His kiss was hungry and desperate as he filled me with his heat.

I moaned softly into his kiss as one of his hands slipped down the curves of my body to caress my waist and then the side of my hips.

Hayden wouldn’t stop kissing me and I started to sense that he didn’t want to listen to what I had to say. That was no good because I was determined to talk to him today. We may not reach any consensus or agree on any solution today, but it was better than not talking at all. In the least, I wanted him to hear me out.

Hayden didn’t give me time to do anything at all. He only paused our kiss enough to change the angle of his kiss. Our tongues were busy engaging in its own passionate dance as my body started going weak beneath him. I felt the heat and weight of his body against mine as his familiar smell invaded my senses until my mind was filled with nothing but him. He’s taking over me again and effortlessly…

I knew that this wasn’t what I wanted from him right now. I didn’t want him to touch me or give me sexual pleasure, I just wanted to talk to him. I wanted him to listen to me…

"Hay…den…" I murmured his name in between our fervent kisses.

When Hayden finally let go of my lips, I was panting and gasping for breath as he looked down at me with a mix of anger and desire burning deep within in blue eyes. I loud moan escaped my lips as I cried out at the suddenness of his attack. Hayden buried his face in the side of my neck before I felt the wet warmth of his tongue licking me there.

His tongue travelled along the sensitive skin of my neck, and I felt goosebumps forming all over my body in response to his seductive caress.

Although Harvey just did the same thing to me, it didn’t feel like this at all. I moaned his name as my body writhed from the pleasure of his tongue teasingly licking my neck. Hayden paid so much attention to my neck as if he was making sure to cover all traces that Harvey had left on my body.

"Hayden…please…listen…" I murmured softly as my voice shook from my own emotions.