Next morning , Amara woke up finding herself in the bed. She was feeling much better. Her wounds were healing but it was still painful. Before she could apprehend anything she saw four well built men sitting on the couch kept in the room. She was definitely not expecting these mountains in here.

Two of them had beards, the third with bald head and the last man at the door had tattoos all over his hands up to the neck. Though Amara knew self defense but still these huge men somehow made her nervous. But she knew how to handle big grown men.

“Umm ..what are you guys doing here?”

The soft but stern voice made all the four to stop whatever they were doing and look at her. The tattooed guy was the one to break the silence.

“I am Michael and we are here to protect and look after you.”

“ I don’t need a nanny. I could very well look after myself.”

“ Miss.Wesley, we very well know you are capable of looking after yourself. But we have strict orders from our employer to protect you" Ben, the one with beard answered her.

“ Let me guess your employer must be the great Richard.”

“Correct.”

“Okay. So where is he?”

“He’s coming as we talk. I’ve already informed boss that you’re awake.”

“ Ben, you guys are here to look after me right?”

“Yes Miss.”

“I am like really hungry. Can I get a pizza?”

“ Oh yes Jasmine is looking after your food and hygiene. She’ll be bringing breakfast anytime soon now.”

Amara felt as ease as conversation flowed among her , Ben and Michael. The other two were quiet except the time when they had to stop Ben and Michael from speaking too much. It was comical to watch both of them getting scolded from the other two. Amara was laughing her heart out at the the silly joke Michael cracked when Ric entered the room.

Ric noticed this and couldn’t stop himself from admiring her happy face.

“I see you have made yourself comfortable. Are you feeling fine? Is anything hurting?”

“Yep. Just my stomach..”

“ I’ll call the doctor. What the hell you guys were doing here when she is in pain? This is how you’re going—”

“Damn, Ric I meant I have laughed so much that my tummy hurt. Are you always this rude?”

“ Oh. I thought you were in pain.”

“ Aww.. Are you concerned about me?”

“Ofcourse. I mean yes. Everybody living in this house is my responsibility.”

“Can I use your phone Ric? I think I lost my cell back at the party”

“You can’t call anyone Amara.”

“I know. And I wanted to play games.”

Ric handed her his phone without any more questions. All his four men were shocked to see this avatar of their boss. Though they had questions but they decided to keep it among themselves.

Jasmine entered the room with the breakfast. She introduced herself to Amara as she devoured her food. Ric knew he had to clear the air among his boys. He silently signed them to meet him in his office.

“Before I tell you all about anything I want you guys to take the Oath Of Secrecy.”

Hearing about the Oath of Secrecy all of them knew whatever Ric is going to share will be valuable more than their life. Oath of Secrecy is a oath taken by the mafia men in order to protect a secret. With this comes huge responsibility. They are liable to even give their lives for this. It involves signing a confidential letter and getting a symbol burnt on their back. Men can decide whether to take this oath or not. But it is usually taken by the closest member of the gang.

“If anyone wants to back out, they are free to leave the room.”

Ric could see sheer determination and dedication in all the four pairs of eyes. Satisfied he went to share his life details with the men he considered his family.

“ You all have time to time proved you bravery and loyalty towards your king. Today what I am going to tell you is unknown to everybody except Noah.”

“When I went to the city for my higher studies, I fell in love with a girl. I decided to get married to her. But unfortunately my father called me back and I had to leave everything behind for the safety of my girl. And the love of my life is none other than the lady in the medical wing. She is and will always remain the queen of my heart no matter with whom I’m married. Your duty is to protect your queen from everything and everyone.”

“You still love her boss?”

“Yes Chris. I love her. I always did.”

“So she is our queen?”

“Absolutely Robert.”

Michael and Ben were smiling ear to ear. In mafia world it is the biggest honor to serve the queen and all of them knew the importance and seriousness of their work.

Ric presented them the papers to sign which contained nothing but a simple agreement. If anyone is to find the paper they wouldn’t know on which terms they agreed.

“I never liked Leah.” Michael exclaimed as he signed the papers.

“Me too buddy.” Said Ric.

“Does Noah know about this?”

“ Noah knows we were in relationship and I still love her. But he is unaware about the queen thing Robert.”

“ Okay boss.”

“You guys will be joining me at the address I’ll send you for the symbol.”

“Yes boss.”

All of them left the room. Ric knew he couldn’t live without Amara anymore. Having her here in the palace was like a drug to him. It made him feel alive. He also knew it’s a matter of time before he has to fight in a war. But he had a plan for Leah which involved Noah. After all it’s the happily ever after everyone desires .

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"Not everytime we can win from our heart. Sometimes its okay to give in what you desire."

— IRA🖤

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I am really sorry guys for being so late and irregular. I was really at a low point as I couldn't get admission into my dream college. But now I'm fine and all happy. I'll be concentrating solely on my novels from now on.

I missed Amara and Ric and I hope you did too.

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