Chapter 1 Guard

4 years ago "He is your bodyguard" Daniel Fernando, a 40-year-old Mexican mob boss introduced Nero to Chloe Johnson. Nero looked at the 18-year-old girl, with innocent blue eyes pleading him to protect her from Daniel. But Nero turned his eyes away from her beautiful face. He is here to kill Daniel, the Mexican mob boss. But no one knows who Nero is. His father made sure of it. Nero took over the outfit, which now covers the whole of America under his control, 4 years ago. Since then, he is working undercover, infiltrating all of his father's enemies. 20 outfits and 25 people planned to kill his father when he is 12 years old.  He killed 3 grown men with his father's gun out of 15 men who were sent to kill his father and his family that day. Now he is 25. He killed all of them since he turned 18. Daniel is the last one and the main person who orchestrated everything. He is here to kill Daniel when he gets the chance. Not to protect innocent girls from him. He knows everything about Daniel and this girl whom he would marry 1 week later. His wife number 9. All his previous wife's died and Nero is sure Chloe would die too if she marries this man. So Nero is acting undercover as a made man for hire. That's how Daniel found him and gave him a job to protect his fiance, or more like, stop her from escaping. Nero will kill Daniel, before or after marriage, it depends on her fate. Just the right moment and he would kill Daniel, Nero thought. Chloe was purchased by Daniel from her father, who is a gambling addict. Chloe's father Mark sold her to pay off his debts to Daniel. Daniel took one look at Chloe and he decided to buy her and let his father go. Now Chloe is stuck here, with a monster who she knows lurks under his white suit. She looked at Daniel with trepidation. When he introduced a new bodyguard to her, she hoped he would help her to escape from her prison. But one could look from her bodyguard, and she knows he would not help her, she is on her own. Chloe is desperate and all her tears have dried off since the moment she found out that her father sold her off to the mafia. She is a very bright student and just graduated from high school. She received a fully paid scholarship from an ivy league college, but instead, her fate dragged her into this hell hole. When Chloe didn't reply anything to his comment, Daniel became angry. He slapped her hard on her cheek and she stumbled and fell on Nero's feet. She looked at Daniel with huge fearful eyes. "When I tell you something, you should learn to respond. Don't stand there like a rock and Embarrass me in front of everyone" Daniel snapped at Chloe. "Ok" she whispered obediently. Daniel became satisfied with her reply. "Good girl. Don't make me angry too often. I want you to stay beautiful for our wedding night" Daniel leered at Chloe and left from there. Chloe slowly stood up, all the while looking at her feet. Tears are rolling down her cheeks and her cheek is throbbing with pain. Nero is cold and distant. He is looking at everything as if he is looking at a play. He didn't help Chloe from the ground either. When she locked herself inside her room and cried till he could hear her evened out breathing, he know she cried herself to sleep. But he still felt nothing. When you see too many people die at your hands, a part of your mind closes off, which feels emotions like pity, sadness, happiness, etc. And then, you feel nothing. Nero killed too many people to count for the past 13 years. Daniel will not be the last. But he is their last enemy. He infiltrated everyone and began to kill one at a time. Now it's Daniel's turn. For the next 5 days, he saw Daniel Parade Chloe in front of his friends and family. Nero can see the lust-filled eyes following Chloe everywhere she went. She is a silent little thing, this girl. Not a bitch like he is used to. He felt something in his heart when a guy squeezed her butt and she jumped with fright. All Daniel did was laugh at her reaction. The party continued until the early morning hours. He noticed Chloe trying to dodge hands that were trying to touch her anywhere they could. When Nero noticed everyone was busy with partying and all the guests were drunk to care about what's going to happen, he decided it's time to orchestrate his plan. He approached Chloe, who was standing in a corner by herself, like a scared little dove. "Come" he commanded and she looked at him surprised. This is the first time he is talking to her. She followed him without asking any questions. He left inside her room and texted his guys. "It's time" the text read. They are already outside Daniel's house, surrounding it for his orders. He slipped outside and opened the doors for his men to come inside. They were all armed and he picked his guns as well. "Begin" he ordered, and they began to kill their enemies. Nero noticed Someone trying to enter Chloe's room. "Shit" he cursed and raced upstairs. He killed the guy who is trying to unlock her door. All their guns are fixed with silencers. No one would hear the noise of gunshots from outside. He unlocked Chloe's door and found her room empty. He heard noise from inside the bathroom and he opened it to see her scrubbing her skin raw to wash away those people's touch. The noise of a door opening alerted Chloe and she turned to see her bodyguard standing there with a gun in one hand and a blank face. Nero's face is blank, without any emotions. As if he is not looking at a naked beautiful girl in front of his eyes. He pulled her out of the shower by her elbow and threw a bathrobe at her. He then pushed her inside the closet. "Lock it from inside and don't open until I come for you" he instructed her and left before she could say anything. Nero didn't know why he remembered everyone who touched Chloe. He didn't understand why he killed them either. But he did. After he is done with Daniel, no one in his villa is alive to tell a soul, what exactly happened there. His men proceeded to pour gasoline and disabled the fire alarms. Nero went upstairs for Chloe and found her dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, with comfortable sneakers. He pulled her by her wrist and she followed. "Don't look anywhere" he warned her and Chloe pointedly looked at his back, which is covered in blood. That's when she understood what happened here. Her eyes flicker to her left and found dead bodies on the floor. She shuddered with fear, which he noticed. "I told you not to look" he muttered. After that, she didn't look anywhere but at his back. Nero burned down Daniels's house. He then took Chloe back with him and dropped her near her father's house, and thought that would be the last time he would be seeing her. But who knows, their fates are intervened and she would become someone important to him.

Chapter 2 Pick up

After 4 years Chloe packed her bags and left her father's house after Nero dropped her off. She took her high school diploma and her acceptance letter to an ivy league college with tuition and dorm room covered. All she had to do was work part-time for her food. She wanted to become a physiotherapist. She wanted to help everyone who have gone through trauma as she did. Becoming a doctor and serving people is her dream. Her graduation is done, and she needs to study for 2 more years for her Post Graduate degree in psychology, to earn a degree and start working as a qualified Psychologist. "Hey, you done packing your stuff?" Mia, my roommate asked me. Chloe snapped from the mind and looked at her roommate, who reminds Chloe of 'him', for some odd reason. But they cannot be related. He is a mafia man and Mia is a sweet girl. Chloe met Mia after she came to stay in her dorm. She was the one who joined a week later than others. By that time, Mia was already settled in the Dorm. Mia helped Chloe for settling down and respected her privacy and never asked about her parents and why she came late. In return, Chloe never asked personal questions either. They respected each other's privacy and it worked out well for them. "Ya, I am almost done" Chloe replied. "I can't believe I won't be able to see you regularly from now on," Mia said dramatically. Chloe chuckled at Mia. "You will be moving into our shared apartment in two months. We would be starting our Post Graduation together" Chloe pointed out. Mia sighed. "Ya ya, I know. But why don't you come with me? My mom is super sweet and she would love to have you in our home for the holidays" Mia requested. Chloe shook her head sadly. "You know I need to earn as much as I can in these two months. Once college starts, I wouldn't be able to do so many shifts. You know that" Chloe reminded gently. Chloe too wants to go if she could. But she cannot. Mia would help her if she asked her to. But Chloe doesn't want to become a charity case. Two more years, that's it. And then, she doesn't have to do all these dead-end jobs. Mia looked at her best friend sadly. She wanted to help her friend. But she knows Chloe wouldn't like it. So she stopped offering. Mia is sure Chloe would ask her if she really needs her help. "I will go and give these books back in the library" Chloe informed Mia, holding a stack of books. Just then a message popped in Mia's phone. She looked at it and sighed. "Sure, but I think I would be gone by the time you could come back. Someone is coming to pick me up" Mia informed Chloe. Chloe smiled at nodded her head. She gave a bear hug to Mia in goodbye. "See you soon. I will call you whenever I can" Chloe promised. Mia nodded her head. They parted ways and Chloe went to the library, to return the books. Nero on the other hand is now 'the mafia boss'. He took over completely. After his undercover operation to eliminate his enemies, everyone a scared of him. They are scared that they might be next if they even sneeze his way. And just like his father, mostly no one saw his face or how he looks. He has a right-hand Matteo, who is Marco's son. He is the one who represents Nero, just like his father. "I came to pick her up. Matteo will drop her off near the island. I am busy" Nero said into the phone, and listen to his mother telling him to be careful. "Ok," he replied and disconnected the call. He loves his parents. He does. But after so much bloodshed by his hands, he forgot to express his emotions. The only way he communicates now is mostly listening to his mother and sister, and answering with a single syllable when they need his opinion. He still remembers his mother being worried for him. "He becoming distant," his mother told his father. "No, he learned how it would be to live in this world. We need to kill everyone who wants to kill us. That's the only way to survive here. He learned it faster than I thought he would. He would live longer like this and I am sure he would protect you and Mia after me" his father replied. Until that moment, Nero thought something broke inside him. But after listening to his father's words, he understood he is fine but is now matured and knows the way of their life. Everything has a price to pay. Their world has violence with lots of money. He is born here, he decided to rule where he was born. It's no use tucking your tail between your legs and running for your life. "Boss, we reached" his underboss and right-hand man Matteo informed him. Nero looked around and found them in his sister's college, parked to aside. "Ok, go and help Mia with her luggage. Make sure you hide your weapons away from these kids" Nero told Matteo. "Sure boss" Matteo answered and went to help Mia, his Boss's sister, as well as his. Nero received a call. He stepped out of the car and attended the call, facing away from the dorms. Chloe, who was walking towards the library is just a couple of feet away from Nero, who has his back to her.

Chapter 3 Met again

Chloe gave a passing glance at Nero and then she looked at his back again. 'Why does he look so familiar?' She thought. Suddenly she was pulled 4 years backward. Unknown to her, she just went and stood just behind him in a daze. Nero suddenly turned around, when he felt someone behind him. He knocked the stack of books she was carrying, making her lose her grip and they fell on the ground. Chloe was snapped back to reality. She immediately bent down to pick her books. Nero stood there, watching her picking her books which are spilled near his feet, just like when Daniel slapped her and she fell on his feet. 'Not possible ' he thought. But then, she slowly rose to her feet and looked up at his face. They both were equally stunned to look at each other. They stood there as still as stones, not blinking for a second. 'She changed' that's the first thought that came into his mind. Her face lost the last remnants of the baby fat she used to carry four years ago. She is now more beautiful than she was then. Her body now has a lean feminine figure, which is sexy as hell. She is a vision to sour eyes. Bright watery baby blues looking at him with wide eyes, her face fresh devoid of any makeup. What happened four years ago made her wary of her surroundings, but she is still innocent. Chloe's breathing picked up and she began to panic. He is exactly as she remembered him. Cold and a refined killer. Her past came crashing into the forefront of her mind. She slowly took a step away from him and then another. She then began to run away from him in the opposite direction to the library. Nero looked at her retreating figure with a blank face. He didn't like the fear he saw in her eyes when she was looking at him. He enjoys fear in everyone's eyes. But for some reason, he didn't like it in her eyes. "Brother" he was snapped back into reality when Mia came and hugged him tightly. But as usual, he never hugged her back. His arms hanging limply beside him. Mia pulled back and grinned at him. "How are you brother?" She asked with a teasing smile, that resembles their mother's. "Good" he replied and opened the car door for her to get in. Mia sighed at her brother's cold attitude, but she got used to it. She too knows what kind of world they live in, so she never troubled him much. "Can I stay with you for a couple of days?" She asked hopefully. "No" he replied without hesitation. Staying with him is a risk for her. He does not want to expose her to danger. She is better off staying with their parents on their island. Mia sighed with resignation. She knows he wouldn't agree. But she wanted to try. In that ambush 17 years ago, they killed her elder sister, who is a few years older than mia and younger than Nero. Since then, Nero never takes risks with the safety of his family. Staying away from him is safe for them. So he never lets Mia stay with him, no matter how many times she asks. Nero dropped Matteo and Mia in the airfield. It's 2 hours flying time from here by private plane. They have their private runway for their planes on the island. Uncle Marco and his family along with Aunt Lizzie and her family stay there as well. There is a huge mansion surrounded by several small villas on the island, to accommodate everyone. After a few days, Chloe moved into her new apartment, which she rented with her friend Mia. Even though Mia is not going to move in until after a couple of months, she still paid her share of the rent. Chloe refused to take it, but Mia is adamant. Most of the furniture and kitchen appliances came with the apartment itself. All she had to do was, pick a room from the two-bedroom apartment, and neatly arrange her clothes in her closet and her things in her room. She then began to search for a second job. She is working in a cafe, as a waitress in the morning hours. Her shift begins from 7 am to 4 pm. If she needs to accumulate enough money for the next 6 months, she needs to work two jobs. She was awarded a scholarship, but only 80 percent. She has to pay the remaining 20 percent. Then the apartment rent and food. She needs to save money. So she began to search for jobs and found a job with an amazing salary in a pub named Liquid tonic. It's an elite pub and all the people who frequently visit that club is celebrities. Chloe decided to try for that job. She got ready in jeans and a t-shirt and locked her apartment and decided to go give her interview in that pub, as it is a walk-in-interview. The guy who hires and fires the waitresses and the staff in the pub is Matteo. Nero's second-hand man and his underboss. He screens everyone for their background and decides if he should hire them or not based on if they can be a threat to them and are they capable of doing the job or not. "Sir, a girl came for the waitress interview" one of the bar attendees, Rian informed Matteo. "Send her in" Matteo has his own office on the main floor, just beside the staff room. Chloe is intimidated by the sheer size of the pub. She began to doubt her decision to come for this interview. But then again, sooner than she liked, the bad guy came back and told her to go straight to the last room on the right. Chloe walked on shaky legs, looking at the waiting staff who were just getting ready for their shifts. They are wearing a tight corset and a short skirt with ankle boots. That skirt is not long enough to cover their legs properly. It barely covers their ass. But if they bent over, it's entirely another story.

Chapter 4 Waitress

Chloe knocked on Matteo's door tentatively. "Come in" Matteo called from inside. Chloe walked inside and softly closed the door behind her. Matteo looked up from his laptop and is stunned to find the girl whom their boss rescued four years ago. Matteo knows she is also Mia's best friend. But his boss never asked about the details of Mia's friend, and he never shared it with his boss. He knows Chloe is a very good girl and is innocent. All Nero wants is for him to keep an eye on whoever Mia talks with and spends her time with. He knows Mia only talks with Chloe, who is a very good girl. So he never had a problem with that. He doesn't know if she remembered him or not. The blank look on her face is telling him that she doesn't. "Hello sir, I came to apply for the waitress job. This is my resume" Chloe pushed forward her resume. Matteo knows Chloe is struggling to earn for herself and she never took a dollar for free from Mia. He respected Chloe for that. 'This girl has self-respect. I heard she is working in that cafe. Then why this job? She might be trying to save up for her higher education. He concluded ' He knows he will give her this job. But still, he pretended to look at her resume. "You are hired. You can start from today if you want. You are just in time for the shift. Your shift timings will be from 6 to 12. Your payment details will be mailed to you. You can take your resume back. I will mail you an application form. You can fill it when you are free. Then send it to me. I will tell someone to show you the staff room. You can find the dress and shoes In your size" Matteo informed Chloe and buzzed in a girl, who is already in her waitress uniform. "Lisa, this is the new employee. She will be working with us from today. Show her the staff room and help her pick up her uniform" Matteo intentionally introduced Chloe to Lisa. Lisa is a nice enough girl when compared to other bitchy waitresses In the pub. Unless provoked or offended, Lisa is easy to get along with. Chloe would do neither. So it's not an issue. She would get along nicely with Lisa. "Sure sir" Lisa replied. Lisa is a high school drop out. Her father is an alcoholic and her mother is dead. When her father began to sell everything in their house for alcohol, Lisa had enough and she moved out. That's when she began to work in Liquid tonic. The pay is good and she didn't change her job. She finished her highschool through o****e courses and decided to apply for a college. But when she saw the tution fees, she decided she needs this job to finish her college. So she continued to work here in the evening and began her college during the day. "Hey girl, come." Lisa told Chloe. Chloe followed behind Lisa, still in a state of shock. "I can't believe I got this job" Chloe mumbled mostly to herself than to Lisa. But Lisa heard her anyway. She chuckled with amusement. "Ya, I thought the same when I got this job as well. It pays well. And the tips are good as well" Lisa informed, pushing open huge double doors. There are lockers on either side as soon as they enter. Then there are two rooms. "These two are private rooms with attached bathrooms. We can change our clothes in there and store our things in those lockers" Lisa supplied helpfully. Then Lisa helped Chloe to pick her uniform and then the shoes. After dressing herself in her waitress uniform, Chloe looked at herself in the mirror. She tugged at her skirt to cover some more skin. Chloe never wore dresses this revealing. That skirt barely reach her midthigh. Her corset is a little better, it's covering her upper body well. The neck is a little deep, but not too deep to show her cleavage. Lisa chuckled at her struggle. "If you opted to work here, I am sure you have a strong reason. Trust me, the pay is worth the sacrifice. There is strictly no touch policy going on in the pub. No one will touch you unless you want them to" Lisa informed Chloe. Chloe nodded her head. 'Lisa is right. I need this money' Chloe thought with determination. Lisa showed her the ropes and soon Chloe learned what is what. As she has waitressing experience, balancing several drinks is not a problem for her. Nero is busy with work. He is thisty and the bottle on his desk is empty. He dialed Matteo's number. "Boss" Matteo answered on the first ring. "Send some water Matteo. And make sure to send someone who dosen't flirt" Nero instructed and disconnected the call. Matteo sighed. 'Some one that doesn't flirt with you Boss? It's a tough task' he thought. That's when his eyes fell on Chloe. 'I am sure this one will not flirt with the boss. She know our world better than anyone else and she is career oriented. This is just a job for saving money for her' he decided. With that thought in mind, he decided to send Chloe. "Chloe" he called her over and placed the bottle water which he stores in his office for safety purpose on her serving tray. "Take this to the second floor. There is only one door on that floor. Deliver this bottle to our boss and come back" he instructed her. Chloe began to feel fear. 'Boss? I thought he is my boss' she thought. But she nodded her head nonetheless and slowly made her way towards the second floor. She was intimidated by the two bulky guards outside the door. When they saw the waitress with water, they knocked on the door and informed the boss that a waitress came with water. "Let her in" Nero said, distracted by his work. Chloe slowly made her way inside the office on shaky legs. "Water" she whispered softly. That soft feminine voice tickled his senses and forced him to look at its owner. Nero immediately stopped what he was doing. He slowly looked at the waitress who brought his water. Her long lean legs were bare apart from the ankle boots she is wearing. His eyes traveled up and her navel is peeking from between her corset and skirt. His eyes stopped at her breasts, which are too large or too small. For some reason, her body is making him aroused. His eyes traveled upwards to her slender delicate neck and then her soft pink lips, which demands to be kissed came in to view. But then again, he suddenly remembered Chloe. He snapped his head and looked at her face. His face morphed in to anger in an instant.

Chapter 5 What are you wearing

Nero is not a man who fraternities in the place of his work. He always maintains a healthy distance from the waitresses working there. The dress code was meant to be sexy, just like Chloe is carrying it like a pro. He liked her in her jeans and t-shirt. He liked her when she was forced to wear those fancy dresses 4 years ago. And he likes her now in this sexy outfit. But the thought of everyone out there looking at her like this made him feel possessive, jealous, and angry. "What the hell are you wearing Chloe" he snapped at her angrily. Chloe was not expecting to see him here out of all the places. She never thought he would be her boss. She trembled with fear when she heard the fury in his voice. She prepared herself for the worst. Her time with Daniel taught her to always expect the worst from these men. They are merciless and can easily kill without blinking. But for some odd reason, she is hurt by his anger. She always thought about him as her protector, who helped her to come back home from Mexico. He didn't leave her there to fend for herself after killing Daniel. He bought her home to her scum of a father. He showed her a starting point to start over again. But he is a small part of her past. The moment she saw him, she remembered Daniel and how cruel he was. So she panicked and ran away a couple of days ago. But then again, she was not expecting to see him again. When Nero saw her tear strained trembling form, he cursed himself. His intention was not to scare her. But her outfit made him angry. "I. My Uniform" she whispered with teary eyes. Nero is feeling like an asshole. Nothing usually fazes him. He sent so many waitresses sobbing their eyes out when they tried to flirt with him. But nothing made him feel this bad. 'Why now, why her?' he thought with frustration. He cooled himself down before talking to her again. "Keep the bottle there and go," he said with less heat in his words this time. Chloe placed the bottle on his table and left his office hurriedly. Nero then dialed Matteo and asked him to come to his office. "Boss" Matteo greeted after a couple of minutes. "Why did you hire Chloe?" Nero came directly to the point, no beating around the bush. It's his nature to be direct and talk to the point. Matteo is stunned. 'Boss still remembered her name?' he thought. "She needs this job to save some money for her college which starts in another 2 months. So I decided to hire her, as she has experience in waitress duties" Matteo explained. When Nero heard his underboss, his face became cold. "You know all this about Chloe how?" Nero asked coldly. The thought of Matteo in any kind of relationship with Chloe sends his possessiveness into overdrive. When Matteo heard the coldness in his boss's words, he began to panic. It's the sign that shows that his boss could snap if he didn't like Matteo's answer. "You only told me to keep an eye on Mia's friends. Chloe is Mia's best friend. Chloe doesn't know who Mia is and Mia doesn't know we know Chloe. That's why I am keeping tabs on her" Matteo rushed to explain. Nero calmed down marginally. He is on edge. The look on her face when she was leaving his office is making his heart heavy for some odd reason. "You can go now," he told Matteo. After sitting in his office for half an hour, he became restless. He decided to go check the main floor. But when he was going downstairs, he saw Chloe going out of the pub in her jeans and t-shirt. Unknown to him, his feet followed behind her.

Chapter 6 Help

Chloe is said that Nero became angry with her. But it's not her mistake. It's their uniform and she is just following rules. 'Why are feeling sad Chloe? You met that guy after four years. Even before this day, you both barely talked to each other. It's a wonder that he still remembers you. Don't think about him. You already have too much on your plate already. Like how you would go back home safe and sound. It's already close to 1 in the morning' Chloe thought worriedly, looking around her. The subway station is empty and she is the only one standing here waiting for a train. There is also a homeless man sitting not too far away from where she is standing. He is looking at her weirdly. She is getting scared. Just then her train came and she stepped inside gratefully. Nero is in the shadows, following her closely. He too saw the homeless guy and noticed a gun under his blanket. 'Human trafficking' he thought. He too stepped inside the train and hid himself well away from her. But he always had his eyes on her. The homeless man texted something on his phone and two people boarded the train in the next station. The train is empty, except for Chloe, Nero, and those two guys. They are bulky and tall. They don't consider Nero a threat at all. Nero has lean muscular physic. His 8 pack abs are covered under the black shirt he is wearing. He discarded his jacket in his office. They looked at Nero arrogantly. What they don't know is that Nero is faster than them and practices taekwondo daily. No one has ever won in a one-on-one boxing match with him and he can shoot even a moving target accurately. "Let's get take the girl and get down in the next station," one of them told the other one. Nero gritted his teeth angrily. Human Trafficking Is one thing that he doesn't allow anywhere in all of the states which are under his control. But it seems some people are still doing it without his permission. 'Trying to Kidnap Chloe? Try your best ' he thought coldly. These two goons don't know that their luck is going to end today and they will get caught by none other than Nero Vitiello himself. Chloe looked at the two guys who just boarded the train. Something in their behavior is telling her to be on alert. She placed her palm inside her handbag and searched for the pepper spray can inside. When she found it, she held it tightly in her hands. Chloe looked at the black shirt guy, who is facing away from her. He is standing between the goons and Chloe. 'He might help me if I ask him' she hoped. Slowly she walked towards him and cleared her throat. "Hey you, come here" one of the goons called her. Chloe's eyes widened with fear. "Help me, please" Chloe pleaded with the black shirt guy. Slowly Nero turned his head sideways and looked at her. Chloe gasped when she saw Nero standing there. For some odd reason, she felt safe. "Nero" she whispered. He felt his heart skip a beat when he heard her calling him by her given name. "Close your eyes. If you have earphones, put them on and listen to some music. Don't open your eyes until I tug your earphones off" he instructed softly. She nodded her head and did exactly what he said. She closed her eyes and began to listen to some random music. She is scared. She has an idea of what would happen now. But she decided not to think about it now. The two guys charged for him, but Nero kicked one of them just below his ribs and punched the other one in his throat. Both the guys fell on the floor groaning with pain. Nero removed his gun and shot them on their legs, effectively stopping them from escaping. He then texted Matteo to clean this and tie these two and the homeless guy in that first station. In the next station, he led Chloe out of the train and then towards his waiting car outside the station. When they reached his car, he tugged her earphones off. Chloe opened her eyes and looked at her surroundings. Her house is still a few blocks away from here. It's a 10-minute walk from here. "Thank you, I can go from here" she whispered not meeting his eyes. He simply opened his car door and gently pushed her inside. Chloe is surprised. "I can go from here" she tried again. She doesn't want to trouble him. But Nero closed his side of the door and began driving towards her house, which he knows from her employee records. Chloe sat there quietly until she saw her apartment. He stopped the car and waited for her to get down. "Thank you," she said softly and rushed out of the car. He waited until she is safely inside her apartment building before driving off towards his.

Chapter 7 Work

'Nero' he heard her voice calling him, and he woke up the next morning with a start. The dream was so real, he felt that she might be calling for him. 'What the hell is this?' Nero thought with a frown. He shook her thoughts off and changed his clothes after washing up a little, for his taekwondo session. After he is done, he bathed and cooked some breakfast for himself, before eating and getting ready for the day. Unlike his father, he prefers to stay in his penthouse. This whole building belongs to Nero, and he stays in the penthouse apartment. As usual, Matteo is waiting for him downstairs in the lobby. He stood up and began to walk Behind Nero, without a word. That's how he likes it. No unnecessary small talks. "What happened to those two? Did they reveal anything useful?" Nero asked after sitting in the car. Matteo is driving his limited edition Bentley. It's custom-made and is a bulletproof edition, designed especially for him. "Yes, they accepted that they were indeed into human trafficking and were intending to kidnap Chloe. That homeless guy is their eyes. He will find beautiful girls and inform them which train they boarded. These two along with 8 others take turns stalking and kidnapping women. We tracked them all. They are held in one of our warehouses" Matteo revealed. Nero is burning with cold fury. "Take me there" he ordered Matteo. "Ok boss" Matteo agreed and turned the car towards the warehouse. He knows his boss very well. They know each other since they were children. Nero hates human trafficking. He specifically ordered them not to do that in his region. But these people dared to do that under their noses. He knows what kind of punishment they are going to receive. But the thing that Matteo is not understanding is his Boss's relationship with Chloe. 'What is happening between these two? What was Boss doing in the subway train in which Chloe boarded? Not that he is not happy that Chloe is saved. But why was his Boss so invested in that girl?' Matteo thought. They reached the warehouse. Nero got down the car buttoning his suit jacket. Matteo came and stood behind him. They walked inside the warehouse and Nero's men, who were guarding those culprits began to walk behind him in a semi circle. When Nero stepped inside the warehouse, he could smell the bad odour of piss and shit in the air. 'Seems like they cracked too soon' he thought. 'Men who dosen't have courage and will power have no place in this world' he thought. He approached the area, where these 11 people were tied and left on the ground beaten and bruised. When the two people who saw him last night recognised who Nero is, they began to beg for their lives. "Please boss, please don't kill us. Please let us go. Please leave us. Please boss. We won't repeat this again. Please boss, we will leave this city and never appear in front of you again. Please don't kill us" they began to beg all at once. Lying there in their own shit and piss, begging for their life's. It would make anyone feel pity for them. But not Nero. Instead of feeling pity, he became extremely angry. The unwanted picture of 18 old Chloe being slapped by Daniel came into his mind. He closed his eyes tightly and opens them again, and fired bullet after bullet in to the bodies of the people lying near his feet. No one should be restrained against their wish. Kidnapping and selling anyone is snatching their freedom and clipping their wings. That should not happen under his nose. It's his outfit and he makes the rules here. "Try to locate everyone whom these people sold and see if they could be retrieved" Nero instructed his men and left the warehouse and bodies which will be cleaned by his cleaning crew. He then attended a meeting with his shareholders. Apart from being the Mafia boss, Nero has a few legitimate businesses, like oil exports and construction company. He covers his illegal works with his legal works. He attended the shareholders meeting with the shareholders of his construction company. He just appears to these meetings for name sake. There is a CEO who works full time and reports back to him. It works well for Nero. He is busy with other things to take care of these companies by himself. "Sir, we have 12% profits raise in this quarter when compared to the last quarter. We secured a very big contract that became a huge success...". The meeting was going on in this way, making Nero bored. The only reason he appears to these meetings every three months is to make sure that his shareholders remember who their boss is. It would be useful for him when he needed it. He is not intrested in these profit ratios they are telling him. It's chump change to him when compared to his other income. Most of these people are unaware of who he is. But his CEO knows about him. He was a made man once, who used to work for his father. "Okay gentleman, let's take a break" Smithy, Nero's CEO announced, noticing that Nero is bored. They all piled out of the meeting hall, leaving just Nero and Smithy behind. "You can go if you are bored. I can manage the rest" Smithy offered. Nero looked at Smithy, who was once her mother's body guard. He was diagnosed with heart disease. So his father suggested him to change his profession. It's not safe for Smithy to work In high tense environment. So he retired as a made man and is working as his alibi and his CEO. "No, these people should remember me. Tell someone to bring me some coffee. I will be fine" Nero refused. Smithy nodded his head.