A Lifetime With You by Athrhteera

Chapter Matteo

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A few black SUVs were parked outside because I told them we needed to get it done today. I had drove quickly until I had arrived at the warehouse and now, I was waiting for Mikhail and Alexei to arrive-they told me to keep them informed whenever I decided to do something with Sofia. Mikhail I was mad of what happened to his daughter but instead of letting the anger out on me, he knew it was right to direct

it all at Sofia.

he wanted to be involved in my territory. I had no problem in bringing the Russians into my territory because he was also Alena's father but as long as they knew their boundaries.

So, he

A white McLaren came into view, stopping near my car and it didn't take me long to realize it was Mikhail and Alexei.

I stepped out of my car, walking towards them.

Alexei

i was

being cold as usual, looking at me as if he was superior but it didn't matter to me. All I wanted to do right now was settle this and get back to my wife. She needed me around her the most and I also wanted to be around her, tending to her. "She's inside?" Mikhail asked, lighting up his cigarette. "Yeah, let's go inside."

I walked ahead as the two of them followed behind me.

I

This was one of my empty warehouses. No drugs or weapons were being stored here for the safety of my business. My men knew better than to let an enemy into our important spots. Tortures or killings were mostly done in empty warehouses, so it was easier to clean the blood and bodies. My men were looking at us as we walked inside.

They dn't say a word, only looking. They were probably wondering about the two Russians behind me, but they knew about Alena, so they knew not to cause trouble either.

I pushed a door at the end open, revealing Sofia sitting in the middle with her arms and legs tied to the wooden chair. She was bleeding out as she struggled to keep her eyes open, yet she was still alive. Angelo was standing in the e corner, watching everything.

As for Luca, he was standing near Sofia with a bl**dy baseball bat in his hand.

It was obvious he had beaten her up using that exact same baseball bat.

Instead of being upset when I saw Sofia's condition, I was feeling nothing. There wasn't any sympathy or love towards her any longer-she tried to kill Alena and she deserved nothing less than death itself.

If she had returned to me years ago, before Alena came into my life, it was probably going to be a different story, but I knew, she had already betrayed me the moment I found out about her death.

All the mourning, the crying and the anger were for nothing.

Nhad wasted my tears and I had fixed my broken heart.

"Matteo ..." She called out, her voice low as she cried. "Help me."

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Luca walked towards me, "She didn't say anything. Not even in this condition."

"How bad did you hurt her?"

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trying to recall back of what he did to her. "She might even have a broken rib by now. Her

an understatement because as soon as she looked up, I could barely recognize her. Her eyes were purple and puffy, her cheeks were bleeding, and her lips were busted. She wasn't the same beautiful Sofia I knew; she was someone else. If I had found her like this, being beaten up by the enemy, I was probably going to get

still behind me, watching everything without saying a

look at her face. She used to be the love my life, the sun to my sorrow days and the future mother to my children but the moment she died, everything else died

car crash and I had

let them hurt me?" She asked, tears were streaming down her cheeks, yet they didn't affect me. "Your need:

still your

away. You're not her. The Sofia I knew couldn't hurt a

for you to replace me? Don't you love me

Who do you work

kill

my wife."

I came back

Who the f***k

work for?"

in pain as she cried, begging for mercy. She looked horrible and I was sure she was

herself and I was directing all that anger to Sofia-she was asking

through gritted teeth before slapping her, causing her

"No!"

"Tell me!"

Tell

trembled. I wanted nothing more than to throw her against the wall, but I knew I couldn't do that. A small piece of me wanted to believe her and let her go because memories of our love

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try to kill-Alena? Why did you break

"You're hurting me, Matteo!"

gun? Why did you come back after

tried to

quiet, keeping my anger to

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I could trust you." She added, as she started to laugh hysterically. She was losing her

mourned you for five years, Sofia. I waited for you even though I knew you were dead. I never stopped loving you until I met Alena. She came into my life, and I knew I didn't have to keep on torturing myself for someone who was no

You're a

lost your

spitting out blood on the floor before throwing her head

who sent you?" I asked,

Matteo. When they strike, you will lose everything you held dear. You won't just lose your dear wife but also your dear mother, Maria. Oh, how

"You're insane

you, Matteo? You don't

a f******ng I***ic. And I hope you rot

before

Then, I walked

her. But make sure

as he gripped harder

at me. I was already heading towards the door, "Do

with you," Alexei

Alexei followed behind me as we walked out of the room, leaving a hysterical Sofia. She was

was best for Luca to settle things with her because that way, I didn't have

couldn't hurt her more

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