Malaina POV

It was broken.

Shattered.

Gone.

My heart.

He was gone.

They took him from me.

They left me pregnant and alone.

And they were going to pay.

Those were the things that I told myself over and over again every since that awful night.

I've been locked up in my room for the last two days, staring blankly at the wall in front of me. I can't seem to look away, I don't want to look away. I don't want to be brought back to my own miserable reality.

A reality without Adriano.

I thought I would be okay, but I'm not. No one is. I haven't talked to a single person in this household besides the maid that tries to get me to eat everyday.

Such a waste, I thought.

Glancing down at the food in front of me, I push it away in disgust. I didn't have an appetite. I haven't for days.

I know, I know. That's bad but mourning the love of your life really takes a toll on you.

Looking down at the food again, I try to eat it knowing that starving myself wasn't going to solve anything. It wasn't going to bring him back.

Taking a bite, I slowly chew the food trying to bite back the deep feeling in my stomach telling me to reject the food.

This was sad. Depressing even.

I couldn't even eat properly because of how bad I was mourning. I wasn't taking care of myself. I wasn't taking care of the baby.

Oh my god! How could I forget?

Tears instantly sprang freely from my eyes at the thought of my baby. I was being selfish.

I am selfish.

I was so worried about losing Adriano, I haven't been paying attention to the little life that's been relying on me.

The little life that is apart of Adriano and I.

This baby was the last thing I had left of Adriano and I'd be damned if I lost this baby because of my own selfish ways.

Standing up from my bed abruptly, I cause the plate in front of me to go toppling onto the floor. Marching into my closet, I grab a fresh pair of clothes and walk into the bathroom. Turning the shower on, I hop in and try to scrub every once of selfishness off of me. I scrubbed and scrubbed until I was red.

It was time for a change and the only way that change was going to start was by me getting up off my ass.

Getting out of the shower I lotion down my body and put my clothes on. It was a pair of leggings and one of Adriano's sweatshirts.

Looking at myself in the mirror I took in my sunken face and dull eyes. I looked horrible even with a shower. Reaching down for his sweatshirt, I quickly inhale Adriano's scent to calm my beating heart.

Taking a brush, I comb out my wet hair and place it in a bun on top of my head. Walking out of my bathroom, I clean up the food off the floor and make my way to the kitchen.

Walking into the kitchen, I was completely thrown off guard when I spotted everyone sitting at the table chit chatting like normal.

Ignoring them, I proceeded further into the kitchen with a frown. It wasn't until I turned on the sink, when they began to notice me.

"Malaina" Bella smiles running to give me a hug.

"Hi" I whisper, with a slight blush.

"Are you okay?" She asks. "Is the baby okay?"

"Baby?" Luca asks in shock.

Placing my plate in the dishwater, I take a seat at the table. "Yes, I'm pregnant."

"Fuck, why haven't you told anyone?" Enzo hisses out.

"I did. I told Bella and Sofía" I snap. "Why are you being like that, Enzo?"

"Because we have to get you out of here and into safely. With this war going on between us and the Russians, we can't risk anything happening to that baby." He gestures to my flat stomach.

"That's the Italian Mafias future" Luca comments.

Future?

I don't want my baby associated with this stuff. This lifestyle. I want my baby to grow up normal, where he or she can be free do whatever they want. I don't want them to ever have to always feel that they need to watch their backs. I would never want my child to always be a target because of this family's reputation and lifestyle.

"No." I tell them with an look of uncertainty.

"No?" Matteo asks glancing at Enzo and Luca.

"No. I don't want my child associated with all this... this madness. This lifestyle. I don't want my child to grow up around this. I'm sorry but I can't risk the last thing I have left of Adriano."

"Laina, you and the baby will always be protected. You wouldn't have to worry about a single thing. We would take care of you and that baby." Luca explains in a gentle tone.

"Think about the baby." Sofía says. "You'll be safe there. You can't protect that child without our help."

Taking a look at all of them, I watch as they all nod in agreement.

Giving them a venomous look, my face begins to heat up in anger. "Fine. If that's how you all feel, then fine feel that way but I will not allow you people to tell me how I should and shouldn't protect my child. I'm its family, not you."

"Now, hold on a second" Bella tried to chime in.

"No! You hold on a second. I tell you guys I don't want my baby raised around this lifestyle and you guys tell me that I can't do it and that I need you guys in order to take care of this baby. Fuck all of you. I don't need you. I can raise this baby on my own." I snap.

Eyeing everyone carefully, I stomp out of the kitchen and back to my room. Bursting into my closet, I grab a light duffel bag and begin to stuff clothes into it.

I'm not staying here. I can't stay in a house full of people who don't support me. So I'm going to go to the only people in the world, I know who would support me regardless of my situation.

Zipping up my duffel bag, I place it on my shoulder. I then proceeded to walk out of the room and down the hallway. Almost making my way down the stairs I stop when I see a picture of Adriano on the beach with a beach ball in his hands, smiling at the camera.

Taking my finger across his face on the picture, I give it a sad smile.

God, I miss you.

Taking the picture off the wall, I place it in my bag and try to find my way to his office.

It took a while but I finally found it. Walking into Adriano's office, I began to rummage his desk for something to help me get out of here. Opening his left drawer I found nothing. So I went through the right one and found the address and number to a boat company.

Oh and $40.

Taking the money, I look down at the boat company paper. I don't think I will be using that. Finding his office useless, I walked towards the window in his office. Cracking it open, I try to get a feel for how high the house was from the ground. It wasn't much.

Opening the window all the way, I throw my bag out and climb out. Tiptoeing pass the window, I make a run for the driveway towards the exit.

I knew I couldn't take a car, that would draw attention to me so I opted to walking.

After sneaking passed the 3 guards patrolling the front gate, I sprinted away. And I wasn't stoping until I found civilization.

After 30 mins of running I found a small town. Walking into small store, I asked for directions to the nearest airport, I hail down a cab and make my way to the airport.

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I'm sorry guys.
There's only 2 chapters left of the book.

(I'm actually debating if I should just post all them at one time lol.)