SOLD TO THE MAFIA QUEEN

Ashley and Lugard gasped at the same time. Ashley’s breath seized as unease ran down her spine. She stood there staring in shock with her eyes wide open.

“H…How can you do this to me?” Lugard asked and started coughing again.

“You are very lucky; I didn’t kill you.” Kendrick said.

“What do you want from us bastard!!” Ashley yelled, moving in Noah’s grip.

“What we want is very simple.” Kendrick said as he held Lugard’s face, looking into his eyes, and smacked him hard on the face.

“Coughing is the first stage of the poison that is flowing through your veins.” Kendrick remarked. “Little by little, the poison will get into everywhere in your body and kill you. Trust me, dying slowly is worse than death!” Kendrick said.

“This isn’t a way to kill someone! Why don’t you just kill him and get this over with!” Ashley said pissed. Kendrick smirked, letting go of Lugard’s face and tilting his head to look at her.

“Are you saying I should kill your father?” He questioned. She bit her lower lip in a rage.

“I am not saying you should kill him, but if you must do it in the way a gangster does, do not make him suffer when you are going to kill him,” she protested, glaring at Kendrick.

“Lugard, that’s a smart daughter you got there,” Kendrick said, and folded his hand behind his back, walking away from Lugard’s bed.

“I…have thought of killing you, but uh, I don’t want you to die yet. I still need you.” Kendrick said and moved closer to Ashley, holding her delicate face in his hands. Noah quickly let go of her, smirking as he watched his father. Ashley was giving him a death stare with a strand of her hair in her face.

“I have a cure for the poison I have injected into your father’s veins.” Kendrick said. Ashley’s eyes widened. She was wondering why she was doing all this when he could just kill her father with just a snap of the finger.

“Why are you telling me this?” Ashley asked, blowing the strands of her hair off her face with her mouth. Kendrick let go of her face.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“I am telling you this because you are the only one that can save your father’s life,” Kendrick said.

“Yea.” Noah muttered, shaking his head.

“What do you want from me?” Ashley questioned.

“Now, you are talking, missy,” Kendrick said and shoved his hand into his pocket, bringing out a little bottle that looked identical to the one that had broken. He started flaunting the bottle in Ashley’s face.

“This is the antidote to the poison. This could save your father’s life.” He said with a grin. Ashley grunted and started moving her hand in the rope again.

“No, no no, do you think I am going to give this to you?” Kendrick asked and chuckled.

“You should have known me by now. I don’t give things away for free. I am worse than the devil!” Kendrick said, hitting his chest confidently, with a slight smile on his face.

“Just get straight to the point!” Ashley said, irked.

“Ashley, stay out of this. I will handle the situation. This is between me and…” Lugard couldn’t finish his speech and continued coughing out blood again. Ashley’s once strong face changed into a sad one; she was feeling bad seeing her father in that condition and she wanted to help him.

“Dad, are you okay?” She said she was trying to run to him when Kendrick pushed her back by the shoulder.

“Don’t make me tie your legs too.” He said, giving her a threatening glare, and Noah winked at his father. Kendrick sighed.

“I will go straight to the point. If you want this antidote, you will have to get married to my son in three weeks’ time.” Kendrick said. Ashley’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Y-you w-want me to get married to this scumbag?” She inquired with her eyes wide open.

“I am not a scumbag. Enough with your insults already!” Noah exclaimed, fuming in anger.

“I-I want Ashley to get married, but I can’t let her get married to your son,” Lugard said.

“She will get married to my son or you will die!” Kendrick said, pointing at Lugard with his index finger. “Don’t forget a gun is pointed at your head. Not just that, you are going to die in one month’s time, but you can still survive if you let Ashley get married to my son.” Kendrick said. Ashley’s lips were quivering as she was hearing what Kendrick had to say. All the powers she and her father had couldn’t stop the poison spreading through Lugard’s body. She had no option but to get married to Kendrick’s son, even if she hated him with a passion. Her legs were wobbling, but she stood with her legs firmly planted on the ground. She didn’t want to show them that she was defeated.

“That’s ridiculous. I can’t get married to Noah. He is not my type.” Ashley grumbled. Noah’s face contorted in anger. He grabbed her shoulder and turned her around to face him.

“What did you just say?!?” he asked. “I am not your type? This isn’t about type pretty girl; this is a matter of life or death. Your father is going to die if you refuse to get married to me.” He said.

“Why do you want to get married to me of all people? Are you tired of the million girls that are lurking around you every day?” Ashley asked.

“Oh, so you notice the girls. That means you are interested in me.” Noah said, smiling widely like a lost puppy. “Wow, she noticed me all this time. Maybe I was just too naïve to notice.” Noah said he was overwhelmed with joy. Ashley lifted her upper lip in disgust.

“That’s not the point, asshole. The truth is I can’t imagine myself with a stupid human like you.” Ashley said, and her eyes lingered down to his pants to see his bulge.

“Looking at you, I can tell that you don’t even have a big dick, you are just a worthless pussy.” Ashley cursed, screwing up her face.