Her Forever (Book 5)- Chapter 57

Third Person

Heavy breathing filtered into the room. His heart rate was fast, but not enough to match his breathing. Hope, desperation, was the only thing keeping his two organ systems from crashing. Blood rushed to his ears, feeling like Niagara Falls pouring in an endless rage. Head tilted forward, staring into his lap, he felt his fate before a word left the animal’s maw. Tight ropes gripping him to the cold chair were enough indication that his time was limited, all because of his treacherous wife.

He gave her everything, the pearls around her neck, the beauty of their home, the clothes she wore and all he asked was loyalty and heirs to his empire. It wasn’t just her looks he fell for; it was everything he was not. Evangeline tried to instill peace within him, get him away from the darkness that he surrounded himself with, but his greed was too great. There was always one more deal, one more undercover rush to fill through his black veins. He wanted to conquer the western world because he was close. All of Europe was at his fingertips, next was America, and then soon half the world would lie in his hands. It all went to s**t once he made that deal, the deal that would seal his fate this day.

calm, calculating, manipulative. He was always in control, always one or two steps ahead of the rest of the mafias, gangs and world leaders. This animal was around for centuries, seen nations rise and fall in the blink of an eye, hell he may have been the one to dip his hands into those countries.

ithin the creature seeped through. The bear shifter bodyguards at his side were waving side to side in nervousness. Looking at one another, they stepped far back to the wall as they could, not daring impeding the wrath of one of the last Kitsunes in existence.

he saw his property was tainted. A risk he did not see coming, a mistake he did not plan on having.

itched listening for any other sounds of the room.

gs.

d Matteo. He wasn’t hard to find. He liked to play his games with those who owed him. Those who owed the great Kitsune suffered the most.

ed, businesses were no longer running. As soon as the Kitsune approached in his expensive cars, he let his small army of rogue shifters have their fun. Blood painted the streets. Screams could be heard for miles. Maybe Matteo helped in one way, keeping his own set or rogues and his men surrounding the Red Moon Pack so they couldn’t save the pathetic town, but it wasn’t enough. Not enough to pay for the m

in his arms, legs and torso had ruined the oriental carpet below and his stench from sitting in his own urine for days had come to fruition.

ing. “How is it that it took you one full year to retrieve my possession that you lost?”

erstand why he would want his red-headed daughter. She was anything but beautiful to him. Trinity is thickly built, unlike her mother, who was slender and the goddess herself. His other children listened to his every word, obeyed him like they should. Their son was in New York, taking care of his affairs there. Their daughter married into the Russia mafia and listens to every word of the Russian Don. He had her primed to be th

sorry. It is my fault. I found her three months prior, but duties in Italy kept me away. I-I had her watched, however!” Matteo

m the days of sitting in an empty office, to know of what sins he would pay for.

forth around the country, it must have slipped from his pocket, or worse yet someone could have stolen it from him from the many clubs he frequented while he waited for word on his supposed daughter’s whereabouts.

against the darkness. If only he was the pleasant light of the room, but instead he was nothing but a facade.

, using the long length of his claw, he tipped Matteo’s head upwards to meet the dar

ulas and plans I had sent you. Then you go and screw a w***e who stole from you. You humans are something else. No loyalty.”

Matteo’s arm, now numb, reached up the left side of his body. His neck and face began to droop.

specific,… requirements,” he purred inwardly. Pulling out Trinity’s photograph, he fingered the side of her face. “And she meets all of them.”

won’t be able to conceive a child for you!” Matteo groaned, his heart throbbing in his chest. The pressure became unbearable.

aking them to their own homes for their own desires. “I knew that already. In fact, I know many things that you don’t.” The Kitsune played with his claws. “Her infertility is but a minor issue that I will resolve, so don’t worry. Also, Trinity is not rea

e slurred.

r precious wife that did no wrong. She had an affair, with an elf paying respects to her mother. Trinity isn’t even your daughter.” Matteo’s heart sunk. He had loved his wife. Evangeline was everything he wanted in a woman. She obeyed him, calmed him even when he did despicable things in h

e pain both mentally and physically were finally dimming the lights in his eyes. “On top of that, I was the one t

ould get your ‘daughter,’” the Kitsune put in air quotations. “You had to take the deal with me, or then what? Your plans to take over the western hemisphere would go up in smoke. I had every one of your clients pull from you after that warehouse destruction with just one phone call, causing you to lose billions! Who would want a don that can’t take care of his own business?” Matteo’s mouth hung

rty of watching you suffer this past year. Running not just to find your daughter, but for your own life.”

from his body and his head fell backwards until his heart stopped beating completely.

t, he would have found her himself, and in less time.

d do to keep the drool from leaving his perfectly groomed hair around his mouth.

of young adults attending. One was that of Trinity Amato. Her eyes glittered on the screen, watching the speaker, not even aware of a supernatural creature pondering her baring his fox pups.

illiant. Trinity stayed at home, no outdoor activities that he could tell, and the secret daughter of the Italian Don Matteo Amato.

esee were the two alpha princes of Bergarian. The Kitsune’s paws reached out, scratching the table again. The wood curled, and the sound squealed into the bears’ ears.

e. The bears executed their cleaning duties while the Kitsune’s tails swayed.

led into a cruel smile.

ll still have her,” he thought