Chapter 1
My phone rang as I was waiting in line at the grocery store close to the place I call home for now. I looked at the caller id and smiled as I answered. It was my son Logan, "Mommy, when are you coming home?" my boy sulked. "Soon honey," I soothed as I moved up in the queue. "I miss you, Mommy," he said, sounding sad that I wasn't home yet. "I miss you too, buddy." I smile as I picture my son's beautiful face. My smile falls when I hear my actual name come from a guy standing nearby, I pull down my baseball cap a little lower to cover my face. "Logan, mommy needs to go and pay for these groceries Ill see you soon baby boy I love you" I said quietly hanging up. I glanced sideways to see Lenny my husband's right-hand man around fifty feet from me talking to another three guys. "Boss said he got a tip she's in the area, seach around and if anyone catches her she is not to be harmed and brought straight to the boss". I pulled my baseball cap down a little lower as the men passed by. I tried to control my breathing, this is the closest they have gotten to finding me all this time. I was next in line and paid for my ggroceries, I walked out towards the enxit of the store as normal as I could. I knew if I ran I would alert the goons Lenny brought to search for me. One was standing near the exit as I left, I managed to get passed him as he watched all the shoppers pass him by. I made it out to the street and done a little victory dance in my head, my victory dance was short lived when I heard the voice that I had not heard in seven years from across the street. "After seven years I finally found you Katja, it's time to stop running honey". He smirked knowing most likely that is what I was about to do.
You see, seven years ago, I was pregnant with Marco's babies, I was carrying twins. Marco's mom found out and sent his step sister Lorraine over to deal with it. I lost one of my sons when she pushed me down the stairs. I went to tell my husband when I got out of the hospital and happened to find him in bed with Lorraine. I knew the feds had something on him and they were hounding me to testify. That day I saw him with Lorraine was the day I decided to put him in prison so I testified against him. Now here he stands infront of me, the most dangerous man I know, Marco Vale. He is still the one who makes my heart race and my blood boil all at the same time.
I was drawn out of my thoughts by Marco's voice,"get her". I started to run as Lenny and his goons chased me, I got to a hotel and hid in the bathroom there. I could hear Lenny, "search every single fucking floor, she has to be here somewhere" his voice thundered. I heard footsteps and held my breath as they passed. I listened and heard no sound. Death silence, I peeped out of the bathroom and looked up and down the corridor. Nobody to be seen, I decided to make a run for the fire exit that was across the ccorridor from my hiding spot. I counted to three in my head and made a run for it. I made it through the door and ran down the narrow corridor, I stopped to look back to see if anybody was following me, there was no sign of anyone. I breathed out a sigh of relief and walked towards the exit. I opened the door and walked straight into his arms. Fuck Im caught I panicked.
"You got alot of guts, I give you that. Now how many people can keep up with a seven year cat and mouse game with a mob boss" he smirked. I tried to break free from him and he pulled me back into his arms, "there's no use running honey, besides you can't outrun your own husband" he whispered the last part close to my ear causing my breath to hitch. "I'm taking you home" he murmured as he picked me up and put me in his car.
