Mafia Crown: Standalone Enemies to Lovers Romance by L. Steele

Author:L. Steele [Steele, L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-02-21T06:00:00+00:00

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Axel

The line of fire lights up the space in the gap between the door of the wardrobe and the floor. It flickers and dances as the heat in the closet builds up. I am scared, so scared. I press back into the wall of the closet and close my eyes. I don’t want to die. Please, I don’t want to die. Smoke creeps in from under the door and I cough. My eyes water. I need to get out of here, but how do I do that? If I reach for the door, on the other side, there will be fire. I press my sweaty palms into the wall behind me. There’s no escape. The only way is to move through the door. Either that, or I’d be roasted alive here. Sweat pops on my forehead and slides down my temple.

I have to try to get out of here. But mum said that she would come for me. She told me to wait here, while she finishes working. I told her I don’t like to hide in the closet but she said we don’t have a choice. She has to work and all she could afford right now is this room. And she can’t have me outside. That would upset her client. I told her I would go outside to play, but she said I’m too small to be out on my own. She doesn’t think it would be safe for me to cross the road on my own to go to the playground. So, I had no choice but to hide myself in the closet. She said she won’t be long. And I believe her.

My ma has always come through for me. She’s always there to pick me up from school and to drop me off. And she makes sure I always have enough to eat and she buys me toys I love. I didn’t want to hide but she promised that this would be the last time. That after this, we would be moving to a bigger place where I’d have my own room. Just this one last client she had to take care of, and we’d start packing right after and be off. I didn’t want to agree, but she finally coaxed me into the closet.

Soon after, I heard the sound of voices, and knew her client had arrived. Then the usual grunts and groans started and I plugged my fingers in my ears just the way that she had taught me. I even saw a mouse in the corner of the closet and laughed at it. I reached for it but it scampered off.

I guess I fell asleep after that, but now I wake up to the heat, the sweat trickling down my back...and the fire…the sparks that dance through the slats on the door. I open my mouth to cry out, but my throat is so dry. I don’t want to die; I don’t want to die. I draw in a breath and burst out coughing.

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