I accidentally seduced the male lead of a mafia romance

Chapter 7-Vendetta 2

/Velentina’s POV/

After Theo’s display of strength at the drill hall, it was hard to keep myself from shaking in fear; trying to maintain my calm, indifferent demeanour was harder than swallowing pickles with mashed potatoes, and I had to constantly remind myself that this sort of ‘thing’ was normal in here.

Theo really scares me. The hate and anger reflected in his expression as he swung his fist, hitting and hammering those boys made me realise just how dangerous he was, but at the same time, it made me realise how important it was for me to please him.

If I don’t find a way to quell his anger, he might really end up killing everyone. God! Why on earth am I in this situation? It was the only thing I could ask myself as I treated his wounds and retired for the night.

“He totally hates me,” I kept mumbling as I slipped into my blanket for the night.

“D’you mean that guy?” Nora appeared at my bedside out of nowhere, startling me a bit.

“You’ve really got to stop scaring me like that,” I mumbled, staring blankly at the ceiling.

According to Nora, the re-decoration of the room will start tomorrow so I’ll have to move rooms tomorrow but I still had to sleep in this girlish dump for tonight.

“Y’know, I’ve been wondering why on earth you’re acting so weird, and it finally occurred to me why, seriously, of everyone to fall in love with, why does it have to be that guy? He’s rude and so mannerless; I get that he’s got a pretty face, but even if you like pretty things, this is totally...regrettable.” Nora’s words as she tried to tuck me into bed felt extremely outrageous.

I mean, I like Theo, but that’s only because he’s the male lead. I mean, everyone who’s read the book totally loves him, but that’s all there is to it, but I have absolutely no intention of correcting her misunderstanding.

“Go to bed, Nora.” That was the only response I could come up with as I continued to stare blankly into space, wondering what other method I could use to satisfy Theo.

“It also explains how you’re able to handle the bandage so well even though you’ve never handled a bandage before; you must have practised in secret because that guy always gets hurt, isn’t it?” Nora questioned further. I had a feeling she was suspicious, but what sort of bullshit explanation is she making up for herself?

“Will you leave?” I practically growled at her.

“Even though you’re 25 years old, you’re still completely new to love, and this must be all so new to you, but even if that guy doesn’t like you, another can always come around.” Nora seemed to be in sister mode all of a sudden.

I get what she’s doing but it felt totally cringy and uncomfortable.

“Don’t make me kick you out myself,” I warned in a low, gruff voice, so she decided to turn off the light in my room and leave me to my thoughts.

"Goodnight, Tina.” Suddenly her warm voice didn’t feel so bad. It felt nice to suddenly have anyone who’d do anything for you in this foreign world.

I hate this loneliness creeping into my heart, reminding me that in the end, I’m alone in this world, but I told myself, what’s the difference between being Macy and Valentina? Even as Macy, I was alone.

My life was full of short-term relationships and deceitful friends who only wanted to be around when it’s convenient, and my work didn’t make it any easier, so... there really wasn’t much of a difference between my life as Macy and Valentina; it just felt like I traded my peace of mind as Macy for money and authority.

I sighed, going through in my head how else I could please Theo... diving deep into his character sheet in my head, then I came up with the meal idea.

At first, I was reluctant to instruct the chef exactly what I wanted for Theo but reminding myself that it’ll also save their lives makes the decision a whole lot easier.

Then I asked Nora to spy on him to know if he actually did like the food, and though I know it was wrong to have Nora hanging upside down his window to watch him, the feedback I got made it totally worth it.

Theo doesn’t eat well in the Crows quarters; I wanted him to have a taste of home. He’s suffered a lot being the male lead. God, why the f**k did the writer have to put him through so much? I suddenly hated his backstory.

“You seem happy,” Nora noticed after she told me Theo ate everything I had the chef make for him. “Do you really like him that much?” She asked, her voice laced with worry and so I thought, maybe it’s okay to be honest.

“Yeah…I really do” I replied with a small smile. I mean he’s the male lead. I thought to myself while Nora’s face grew warm to my response. Looking all giddy with an expression of a mother proud that her daughter’s finally grown up.

“He’ll be on the training field today, because of their first mission coming up soon, they might increase the tenacity of the training-

“Oh, I know that” I interrupted. Leaning back into the basket chair on my balcony while sipping boba tea. I’m not very worried about it because I’m confident he’ll come out on top; he’s pretty strong after all.

“The thing is…I think they might leave him half-dead” Nora stated as if wanting to remind me of Theo’s statement the other day.

Aching a brow at her, I demanded “What are you talking about?”

“Do you know what Vendetta means?” Nora asked, while keenly studying my expression. Suddenly my anxiousness was rising because damnit, I know exactly what it means.

“What exactly do you think will happen after what he did yesterday…you see, he made quite a mess yesterday…today might not be so easy” Nora explained as my heart drummed in my chest.

Normally, Theo would have won the death match, he struggled a bit but he would have definitely won but I’ve interfered with the original flow of the story, so Nora’s right.

They all probably have a bone to pick with him now.

“Let’s go to the training grounds then.” There’s no way I’m letting them hurt him.

“So, she really’s in love with him.” I heard Nora mumble, but I was too much in a hurry to care, and that was how I ended up at the training grounds, and it kind of sucks finding out Nora was right. Theo was now a target, and they all look like they want a piece of him, but definitely not on my watch.

I wanted to lay low today because The Don, who’s my father and two brothers, are returning home and I’m supposed to be having dinner with them, and though I wish for a quiet, peaceful, and uneventful dinner with them because I want to leave as fast as I can, I couldn’t just watch them gang up on Theo,

So... I guess they’re will be quite a few things to talk about with my dad during since he’ll definitely not like me meddling with the Crows' training.

But I’ll do it again if I have to…because it’s the only way to save us from him, I thought as my eyes met with Theo’s after I managed to convince their instructor, and he stood there, staring straight at me with a curious beam in his eyes. He’s probably wondering what the f**k I’m up to again.

Suddenly, it felt like it was just the two of us, and every other person in the background had been blurred.

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