A Mafia’s Obsession

Crystal stared at the dangerous figure of Leonardo who loomed by the doorway of the library.

The look in his eyes were threatening. She had never seen it before.  The muscles in his jaw clenched and unclenched. His fist were balled up so tight she could swore his knuckles were turning white.

His demeanour spoke off raw anger. Raw, bloody and threatening.

“How dare you Crystal?”He asked rather too calmly as he took predatorial steps towards a trembling Crystal and confused chase.

Chase stood up with a smile but it vanished once his eyes snapped with Leonardo’s fiery gaze.

Crystal bolted up at once and swiftly stood in front of chase in a flash, keeping Leonardo and him distant.

“Leonardo please I can explain”Crystal spoke up trying to stop the jitters from spreading across her body but it was of no use.

Leonardo had his persistent gaze on both of them, his bloodshot eyes scaring the wits out of them.

“Crystal what’s going on?” Chase asked calmly but his tone had already begun failing him.

Leonardo snapped his fingers and began clapping.

“Wow. So this is what you both were up to? I didn’t know you were coming to my house to fuck my woman”he spat with a false chuckle.

“Your woman?”Chase asked, his features disconcerted.

Crystal felt a clog in her throat hearing him utter those words.

How did she become his woman?

Why was she even feeling accountable to him?

Anger and fear created an abode within her and she felt like screaming out.

She turned to face chase and attempted to speak when the baritone voice of Leonardo cut her short.

“I expected better from you Crystal”Leonardo stated with a grin.

“Mario, Luca, Carlos”Leonardo called out.

In a flick, three men of equal muscularity stepped inside the library.

“Cry-crystal what’s going-on?”Chase stuttered, the eagerness and bravery he had earlier on suddenly vanishing.

“I can explain Leonardo” Crystal begged admist feeling tears pool in her eyes.

He hoisted his hand at her.

Before she could say another word, Leonardo’s carous hands swiftly yanked her arm. Dragging her away from chase, he pulled her towards himself with her chest hauled against his front.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

He jutted his chin towards his men whom began approaching chase like he was some sort of prey.

“Leo c’mon wh-what are you doing?”Chase asked terrified.

Crystal turned her face immedately to gaze at Chase mortified features and made an effort to break free from Leonardo’s captive grips but he at once tightened his grip on her waist.

“Give chase the punishment for messing with my woman”Leonardo authoritatively stated.

Fear masked Crystal’s facial features and her eyes widened in horror.

“No leo! Please”Crystal cried out, tears like a river running down her cheeks.

Crystal watched, horror struck as one of Leonardo’s men kicked chase to the ground, causing a loud thud.

She was not even a given chance to register what was going as the awful sounds of kicks and punches followed.

Crystal’s heart sank to her knees hearing the painful cry of Chase. Her legs struggled to keep her standing and she crumbled into tears.

“Leo p-please. I-i w-will not touch Crystal.. pl-please”Chase begged, his tone shivering and lips trembling with each painful and agonising punch.

Crystal screamed out and fought to free herself from Leonardo’s grip but his grip only tightened the more.

“Leonardo please don’t do this. I beg you please”Crystal pleaded with tears distorting her vision.

“Enjoy the show princess. This is your punishment”Leonardo whispered gravely into her ear.

Crystal shook like a leaf. She begged and begged, her voice becoming hoarse but the beating didn’t relent.

Chase was curled up to a ball. Blood gushed from his ears, nose and mouth, creating a bloody pool around him but the beating persisted. The agonising and painful sounds of bones breaking filled the air.

Crystal cried more and hit Leonardo vigorously on the arm, her nails clawing and digging into his flesh but his grip didn’t falter.

He instead nuzzled against the nape of her neck, sucking and stroking on different spots as if nothing was going on.

Crystal could feel her knees buckling to the ground but Leonardo’s strong hold kept her afloat.

“Leo for the sake of Maya please”Crystal at once screamed in her raspy voice making Leonardo go rigid.

Crystal could feel his grip on her waist lessening and she at once freed herself from it, falling to the ground in an instant.

“Let him go”Leonardo commanded sharply.

The beating died down immedately.

Crystal was about crawling towards chase battered and bruised up figure but Leonardo gripped on to her hair in a flick causing her to flinch and painfully stand up.

She held on to his hand wincing in pain.

“Listen here”Leonardo growled savagely.

“The only reason I’m letting him go, the only reason I’m letting him escape his death is because of Maya”

Fear resurfaced in Crystal and she gulped, trying to calm the torrentious waves of emotions surging through her like a strong tide.

“Next time you try this I’ll slaughter the man in your presence. I never want to see him in this mansion”He balefully threatened before pushing Crystal to the ground.

“Ouch”Crystal cried out, her elbow grazing the tiles of the floor.

“Take him out of here. Drop him at a hospital. I’ll foot his bills”Leonardo ordered to his goons.

Crystal watched dem drag chase’s now unconscious body out of the library, leaving a nasty trail of blood behind.

Her gaze followed their steps until it locked with the trepadised form of Maya who perched by a corner, her frail eyes observing everything.

Crystal breathing got hitched and she almost choked on the air. Leonardo stood unfazed and exited the library, not passing glances at the elderly woman.

Crystal ponderously walked towards her, her heart already swimming in her stomach at this point.

“He banned Chase from coming here didn’t he?”Maya asked in a whisper.

Tears formed in her eyes. Crystal attempted to touch Maya but she stepped back at once.

“Why did you do this to my boy Crystal? I took you as a daughter and you choose to repay me this way!”Maya screamed in tears.

Crystal felt her head spin and confusion washed across her face.

“H-how? I don’t understand you Maya?”

“You don’t understand? You knew fully well that Leonardo was interested in you and you went ahead to give my chase hopes of a relationship. I bet you are happy now. I won’t forgive you for this Crystal!”Maya spat unforgivingly at Crystal before scurrying her feets away, sobbing.

Crystal felt a migraine throb in her head.

Nothing was making sense to her anymore. She at some point forgot to breathe as she tried processing what just happened.

Everything was going haywire.

Nothing was ever right in her life.

Leonardo wasn’t making things easy for her. This was the life she had to get accustomed to.