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  Mafia’s

  rose

  Lacee Jade Starliper

  Copyright © 2019 by Lacee Jade Starliper. All rights reserved.

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  This novel is a work of fiction. Names, descriptions, entities, and incidents included in the story are products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, events, and entities is entirely coincidental.

  Mafia’s Rose

  Table of Contents

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 1

  I heard my alarm going off, meaning I need to get up and go to work, which is easy most days unless I have a rude customer. Of course, if one of my employees, namely one, is ruder then some of my customers. I manage a small dinner in our town, which pays well.

  I have my own place, and I'm saving up for college, but if I keep it up here, I might not need college. The owner, Mark, loves me, and he was thinking about making me co-owner, which I would love. I live by myself since my loving parents kicked me out. I wasn't as perfect as my sister, but I'm okay by myself, and I don't need them.

  I took a quick shower and dried my body off. Once I finished, I blow-dried and brushed out my silky dark brown hair. My hair is naturally straight, which makes it easy for me to get up and go if I need to. I put on a pair of blue, lace underwear and slipped on a tight black, long sleeve with a round neckline. It goes above my knees, showing my legs off a bit.

  I get to wear whatever I want if it’s a black dress that doesn't show too much, and I have my name tag on my dress. Perks of being a manager, I suppose. I grabbed my bag and left my apartment, but not before locking the door, of course. I have yet to buy a car, but in this place, you don't need one.

  It took me a minute to get to the dinner, which was busy, which is very abnormal. I walk over to Jessica, the bartender, and say, "What's going on?"

  "There is some big shot coming through town, and I guess everyone is expecting him to stop here being this is the only real place to get food."

  Fair point, but I don't know why they would stop here. I mean, the place is up to date and nice but not good enough for some rich guy making me roll my eyes and say, "Tonight's going to be fun."

  She just smiled, making me go in the back and put my stuff away. I sat at my desk and started looking at the money which Mark the owner has been neglecting, but that is why he is thinking about making me co-owner. He gets too busy to do the work, and it is not business that makes him busy, it is women, but that’s why I’m here. After night had fallen, there was a knock at the door making me say, "Come in."

  Missy came in and said, "Customer wants to speak with you."

  What do they want? I know it can't be good; nevertheless, I smiled and said, "What for?"

  She sighed and said, "Mary got rude with a customer again."

  She does that too much, making me sigh and say, "Tell them I will be out."

  She shook her head and left. If it weren't for the fact, she and Mark where having sex, I would have fired her ass already, but what can I do other than yell at her. I quickly got up and left for Mary to see her still yelling at a customer. I walked over, smiled, and said, "Is there a problem here?"

  "Yes, she is rude and insulting us."

  "Yeah, well, if you weren't a bitch I wouldn't be."

  That's a new one even for her, and it is inappropriate, making say, "Outside Mary now."

  She huffed and left as I looked at the customer said, "I'm very sorry about her. I will be right back."

  I quickly followed Mary, who was talking to some men. I turned her to me and said: "Don't ever talk to a customer, like that again."

  "Or what."

  I got in her face and said, "Don't think just because you are having sex with the owner, you can get away with this shit. This affects the busyness, and I will fire you."

  She crossed her arms and said, "He would never let you."

  "If you kill his busyness, he will. Go inside and apologize than get your ass back to work."

  She stormed inside, making me follow her in. She looked at them and said, "I'm in no way sorry for calling you a bitch, so have a good night."

  She walked in the back, making me grab the bridge of my nose and say, "I am sorry about her."

  The man stood up and said, "Where is your boss?"

  "He is home."

  "Well, I will be here tomorrow to tell him how poor his staff is and how poor his management is understood."

  I want to say something so bad, but I know I can't. I bit my tongue as I smiled. The customer started to say something, but before he could, a deep voice said: "You should be nice to the lady."

  The voice sent shivers down my spine, making me turn and see five men dressed in all black. They all were sexy as hell, and they looked like they all had the body of a god. The four stood behind the biggest man and the hottest, but all these men reek of death, which means I need to stay away from them.

  The customer practically ran away, leaving the money on the table. I took a deep breath and said, "Thank you. Is there anything I can help you with, gentlemen?"

  He shook his head no and left for a table in the corner. I quickly ran to my office and sat down to relax. I don't like those men at all, but what can I do they are paying customers. I still need to deal with Mary, and on that note, I need to speak with Mark making me daily his number.

  "What is wrong, Luna?"

  "Mary. She cussed at a customer Mark which made them get pissed at her and me."

  I heard him sigh and say, "She has gotten worse."

  That's an understatement; I thought as he said: "I will deal with her, but are you OK."

  "Yeah, some weird men came in and stopped the customer."

  "Weird men."

  "Yeah, they reek of death and danger, and I have never seen them around here."

  "They must be Dimitri Marco and his men."

  Dimitri Marco as in the strongest and most fear mafia king in Russia and the world. Why is he come here, making me say, "The mafia king of Russia?"

  "Yeah, him from what I have heard he is just passing through."

  "I hope, so the last thing we need is the Russian mafia here in this small town."

  "Normal cops wouldn't dare move against him anyway, Luna. You will be fine, stay away from them and keep your mouth shut."

  I laughed and said, "I will do my best, sir. Have a goodnight."

  "Goodnight."

  Once I hung up, I saw it was almost closing time, making me shut my computer off and head out to collect the money from the registrar to have it counted, and in the safe, I found we did very good for the night. Better than usual, so that's good. I grabbed my stuffed, locked everything down, but the front doors where I found Jessica waiting.

  I walked over to her, cocked my head, and said: "What's wrong?"

  "Those men are out there talking with Mary, but I think they're waiting on someone else, so I was hoping you would walk me out."

  I know how to fight quite well against men. However, they are bigger than me; therefore, I don't if I could fight them, but I won't tell her that, so I jus
t smiled and said, "Of course let's go."

  I locked the door behind us as I walked Jessica to her car with those men's eyes on us the entire time. Once she was in, she put her window down, making me lean down as she said: "Do you want a ride, Luna?"

  My house is the opposite of hers, and mine isn't far away from here, making me say, "I will be fine, be safe."

  "You be safe because Dimitri won't stop staring at you."

  Of course, he is. I just smiled and started home while she left for home as well. Of course, as I was, Mary called me, making me walk over and say, "How can I help you tonight?"

  "You are a bitch."

  I crossed my arms, rolled my eyes, and said: "And you're a whore, what your point?"

  She looks surprised, making me say, "You know something I venture to say I'm more flexible than you ever will be, and I'm a virgin. How Mark even fines you attractive boggles me."

  I had forgotten entirely of those men where there until the one said, "Я люблю девственниц." (I love virgins.)

  I know it is Russian, but I don't understand Russian. I started to say something, but the strongest man growled, "она моя." (She is mine.)

  He put his head down and said, "извините босс." (Sorry, boss.)

  He shook his head, making me ignore them and say, "Mary talk to Mark because I'm done dealing with you. I take shit from our customers all day I don't need it from employees who think they're special because they are having sex with their boss."

  She growled at me, making put my hand on my hip and say, "Growl all you want, Mary. I don't care."

  "You are not my boss."

  "I am your boss, Mary, so get it straight."

  I started home, but one of the men grabbed me and said: "What's your name, прекрасный?" (beautiful)

  I turned to him and said, "My name is Luna, and if you don't mind, I would like to get home."

  "Last name прекрасный." (beautiful)

  He doesn't need my last name, making me cross my arms and say, "Why?"

  He got right in front of me, put his hand under my chin, and said: "Because I want to know."

  Yeah, well, I want a lot of things I can get making me say, "Well there are a lot of things I want, but I can't get, so I guess you are out of luck handsome."

  I started to go as he growled, "скоро." (Soon)

  I ignored him and started home because today has been a very long day. Once inside I locked the door threw my bag on the counter and went into bedroom here, I stripped off my dress. I strip off my underwear, slipped under the covers, and went into a deep sleep.

  Chapter 2

  G od, I don't want to get out of bed, but I need to. I threw the covers back and saw my underwear was gone, which is weird unless I put it away. I'm sure I didn't, though, and locked the door last night. Whatever I need to get ready for work, Mark will finally be there so he can deal with Mary.

  I put a pair of red lace bra and thong set on. I went into my closet and grabbed a strapless off the shoulder, long sleeve, lift drawstring, rucked pleated mesh, black mini dress. It shows a bit, but honestly, I'm too tired to care and too pissed off at Mary. I put my hair up, slipped a pair of black heels on, grabbed an apple, my bag, and left.

  I locked the door behind me and started off to work. I finished my breakfast halfway there, making me throw it away and keep going. The minute I got there, I saw Mary and Mark yelling as well as the men from last night standing there watching.

  I walked over and said, "What's wrong?"

  I heard the man from last night who I said was handsome as hell growl at me but whatever. Mark looked at me and said, "You and Mary need to figure this out."

  I crossed my arms and said, "She cussed at a customer Mark and me, not me. She also refused to apologize to them and made it ten times worse."

  "Yes, but you should have spoken more polite to her."

  What the hell did he say? I walked over to him and said, "More polite. She called me a bitch, and when I ask for her to apologize, she cusses again at the customer as I said, so she should be the one apologizing, not me."

  He sighed and said, "You both were in the wrong Luna."

  Mary stepped up and said, "I did nothing wrong. The customer was an ass just like you are."

  I put my hands on my hips and said: "I am your boss you need to show me respect which you didn't."

  "Yeah, about that, Luna, with what going on, I think you should go back to be a waitress."

  I crossed my arms, smiled, and said: "Let me guess Mary is the new manager."

  "No, I'm taking over OK, so this won't happen again."

  I rolled my eyes and said, "Do what you want I don't care, but I'm done dealing with her."

  I went inside to my office and packed all my items up and left. Mark grabbed my arm and said, "Look, just calm down."

  A man growled, "Let her go."

  God, that voice sent a weird feeling between my legs and made me shiver as I turned my head. I saw it was those men from last night. I looked at Mark, who said, "I'm sorry, Dimitri it won't happen again."

  He did not just say that. I talk to the mafia king like he was a common man. I put my head back and groaned making him chuckle and say, "Didn't know who I was, did you прекрасный." (Beautiful)

  I huffed making him chuckle and say, "Let's go have lunch, прекрасный." (beautiful)

  I want to know what that means because he keeps calling me that making me turn around and say, "What does that mean?"

  He is looking me up and down with lust in his eyes as he said: "Do you always wear those kinds of clothes."

  I looked at myself because there is nothing wrong with my clothes. I crossed my arms and said, "What's wrong with my clothes?"

  Dimitri put his hand under my chin making me look at him as he said: "It shows every one of your beautiful curves and makes me want to сделай тебя моим прямо сейчас." (make you mine right now)

  I don't know Russian, making me whine "Talk in English, I don't know Russian."

  Dimitri just smiled, making me growl at him. He chuckled at me and said, "Feisty are we."

  I growled again making Dimitri say, "Keep growling at me прекрасный I love it." (Beautiful)

  He loves when I growl, what man says that. I started to say something, but Mark grabbed me again and said: "Luna, calm down."

  I looked at him and said, "Really. My boss fired me because of a whore, and a mafia boss says he loves when I growl, and you want me to calm down."

  He closed his eyes and said, "Please, Luna."

  I rolled my eyes and mimicked him. Mark groaned, "Pain in my ass."

  I'm everyone's pain in the ass, but they still love me, making me put my hands behind my back, give him my cute eyes and say, "But you still love me."

  Mark cupped my face and said, "Don't give me those eyes, and don't remind me."

  I laughed as I heard a growl from behind me. I turned and saw Dimitri, who is giving Mark a killer look which can't be good. "Well, since I'm fired, I should get home and look for a new job."

  "You’re not fire."

  I rolled my eyes and started to leave, but Dimitri stepped in front of me and said: "We have a date."

  I pointed at him and said, "You have a date."

  He growled as one of his men said "Босс, ты уверен в ней? Она будет драться с нами." (Boss, are you sure about her? She will fight us)

  He smiled and said, "Oна подчинится мне. она принадлежит мне сейчас." (She will obey me. She belongs to me now)

  I don't know Russian, making me put my head back and groan in annoyance. He made me look at him as he said: "We're having lunch, so let's go inside."

  I whined and turned my head away. He grabbed my arm and led me inside as he said: "Stop whining прекрасный." (Beautiful)

  I rolled my eyes and sat down, making him follow behind. I ended up smashed between him and his me
n. I crossed my arms and said, "So why am I here?"

  Dimitri pulled my hair out of my ponytail making me yelp as he said: "Because I want you here."

  I growled, "Leave my hair alone."

  I ran my hand threw my hair, so it looked halfway decent as his hand touches my bare legs. I grabbed his hand and said, "Do you mind."

  He squeezed my leg and said, "Not at all."

  I rolled my eyes and huff "At least David isn't here."

  He squeezed my leg even hard, which hurt like hell, making me squeezed his hand as I said, "That hurts."

  He loosened his grip and ran his hand up and down in a smooth motion as he said: "Who is David?"

  My asshole ex, but why does he need to know that making me say "No one."

  He growled in a low venous tone, which scared the living hell of me, making turn my head and say, "A crazy ex who thinks we are still together."

  He took a deep breath as one of his men left. The minute he did, Dimitri grab his phone and text someone. I am tired and in no mood for this drama. Once he was done, Mary walked over and said: "What can I get you, boys, today?"

  She bit her lip, making me roll my eyes and mumble, "A condom, so they don't get an STD."

  "What did you say?"

  I put my hands up and said, "Nothing."

  She started to say something, but Dimitri grabbed me and led me out of the dinner with his men on our heel. Once outside, he stopped and said, "You are a feisty one."

  I crossed my arms and said, "I'm also sassy, and I have a hard time keeping my mouth shut when people annoy me, but at least I'm not boring."

  He smiled, making me roll my eyes until I heard a gunshot. I turned and saw someone had shot Mary. The person was David, but why in the world is he here. He looked at me and pointed the gun at me, but Dimitri grabbed me and pulled me behind a car. I heard the gun go off, making me over my ears and whimper.

  Dimitri wrapped his arms around me and said, "Shhhh."

  There was one last shot, and then nothing. I start to get up, but Dimitri grabbed me and said: "Stay here."

  I don't have much of a choice making me shake my head and stay where I was. He got up, looked around, and said: "Come on, I think it's over."