In a Loveless Marriage With Mafia
Intro
Zahira Riccio
Marriage was the only option for me to run away from this hell hòle
Zahira Riccio
To belive I deserve love
Zahira Riccio
To start a family with a man
Zahira Riccio
Experience everything i have missed in my life all along
Zahira Riccio
I belived love will eventually approach me
Zahira Riccio
Even if not a fairy tale but something real, away from underworld.
I started to dream but reality hit me
I am the daughter of Watson Riccio ...one of the most powerful family in underworld.
My fate was decided when i was born, If I live ...I will have to fulfill and served the family
I was the most valuable doll in underworld after all, the only daughter with high price to be sold in a marriage
Zahira Riccio
I have no choice to choose whom i marry
Our wedding was never meant to be
Or Maybe i was never supposed to be the part of it
Zahira stood in stage in her wedding dress and flowers in her hand
I was among the guest which were supposed to be underworld figures , politician and corrupted wolves
I was ordered to replace her groom.
And i obeyed without hesitation. Like good dogs do
There was no kiss, no warmth—only a ring, vows, and a cold exchange of names.
Sirius provided security, luxury, and protection—but never himself.
Assistant kim
💭 looks like rain isn't going to stop tonight 💭
Thunder cracked like gunshots across the sky as Sirius leaned back in a leather chair across from two city officials.
Sirius Lombardi
*going through reports*
A name flash in his phone screen - ZAHIRA
Sirius simply turns put his phone in mute
Sirius Lombardi
"Ask the directors to be present in meeting hall within 5 minutes "
His phone buzzed once. Then again. again. And continued to buzz in silence.
By the end of the meeting
50 missed calls blinked up from her name.
Assistant kim
"Sir we recived 30 missed calls of madam in telephone as well"
Sirius Lombardi
“Cancel the rest of my schedule.”
Sirius Quickly left for mansion
especially if It's from zahira
The car couldn’t drive fast enough. The road twisted with wind and rain, headlights cutting through the flood.
When he arrived at the estate—something was wrong.
Too quiet.
The gates hung half-open. The driveway flooded. No staff. No lights.
And then—glass. Shattered across the marble floor of the foyer like ice. Windows blown open, rain whipping into silk curtains. Cold air coiled like smoke down the dark hallways.
He voice echoed in mansion
He pulled the gun from his holster. Flashlight on.
Room by room, he moved like a shadow. Silent. Swift. His shoes cracked over broken glass. Rain dripped from the chandelier above.
Kitchen. Empty. Library. Dark. Guest room—door swinging on its hinges.
He kicked it open. Nothing.
Upstairs now.
The bedroom—the one they shared in name only. The bed untouched. Her robe crumpled on the floor.
His jaw clenched. His grip on the gun tightened.
He’d never allowed himself to worry about her.
Until now.
For the first time he feel that the mansion he built was too big ...it's huge
A door creaked at the end of the hall. Wind howled through it. He moved faster.
Sirius Lombardi
“Where are you…”
He whispered under his breath, voice tight.
Every corner, every closet, every shadow—he cleared them all. No sign. Then—a faint sound. Water dripping. Something—off.
He spun toward the west wing, toward the unused room. The door was ajar. His heart kicked once, hard in his chest. Finger on the trigger, Sirius stepped inside—ready for anything.
Sirius's footsteps echoed in the empty room
Then his gaze fell on corner
Zahira Riccio
*Curled up in the corner, covering her ears*
Sirius Lombardi
*He paused*
There was something vulnerable about it that didn't match the cold and calculated persona he'd been maintaining.
Zahira Riccio
*she flinched at the thunderclap*
He kept the gun in his hand but slowly approached her, the sound of the storm outside masking his footsteps.
Zahira Riccio
*throw a vase right in front of his boots*
Zahira Riccio
"Where were you ?!" *she asked in frustration*
He looked up, meeting her eyes. He was surprised more than angry.
He quickly sidestepped it, avoiding getting hit. His eyes flicked from the shattered vase to her, a mix of surprise and irritation crossing over his features.
Sirius Lombardi
"Watch where you're throwing things."
Zahira Riccio
"I called you" *she voice lowerd*
His voice was firm, betraying no hint of the concern he was beginning to feel. He took a few more steps forward, holstering his gun.
Sirius Lombardi
"Don't tell me you're actually scared of a little storm"
Saying this the devil actually let out a mocking smirk
Sirius leaned against the wall, staring at you with a mix of annoyance and something else in his eyes—maybe guilt.
Zahira Riccio
"I called you to come , so many times ! "
Zahira Riccio
"Again and again you never picked up. You won't come even if i die ! " *i finally snapped*
Sirius Lombardi
"I was busy."
*He stepped closer, his voice losing its edge.*
"You're fine. You're not dying."
Sirius leaned against the wall, staring at her with a mix of annoyance and something else in his eyes—maybe guilt.
Sirius Lombardi
"And what was I supposed to do? Abandon a high-stakes meeting for a few missed calls?"
my eyes burns with every shedding tears
My whole body ached, I was hungry, I was scard, my heart pained at his sharp words
...that’s right when he was ever my Husband ?
Zahira Riccio
"right you won't come even if i die someday"
i repeated my breaths shaky ... I hugged my knees
From that poison was i fed
unconscious
Guys i will mix their pov and inner feelings 😅
Zahira Riccio
How many times i called ya !
I finally snapped after 2 years of our cold marriage
Zahira Riccio
U won't come even if i die !
Sirius clenched his teeth, a vein in his temple pulsing. His irritation flared at her audacity.
Sirius Lombardi
"And why should I come running every time you call?" *he said coolly. He looked down at her, his gaze a challenge.*
Sirius Lombardi
"I'm your husband, not your lapdog."
Zahira Riccio
"Right u aren't even my Husband" *i realized slowly ...my stomach clenched in hunger , my heart ached in pain.. My breathing heavy* "i am sorry i Married ya"
Sirius Lombardi
"Too late for regrets now."
His hands clenched into fists, his knuckles white. He couldn't understand why her words were affecting him so deeply. This wasn't how he was used to feeling—confused, almost vulnerable.
Zahira Riccio
"leave me alone"
I said almost to myself i was tired ...so tired i wish to sleep forever now
He shook his head, a humorless laugh escaping his lips. Leave her alone? Leave his wife, trembling and vulnerable, sitting alone in a dark room during a storm? The idea was ridiculous.
Sirius Lombardi
"No." *His voice was firm, brooking no argument.*
He crouched down in front of her, closer now, his gray eyes locked on hers.
Sirius Lombardi
"You're my responsibility."
"My eyes burns so badly i wish to cry , to held by those strong arms , to be comforted , to cry my heart out"
Zahira Riccio
"Responsiblity to kept me alive with ya in this marriage ?"
I took a sharp breath although there was hardly any Oxygen going to my lungs
Zahira Riccio
"I Want space just get ur face out from my sight !" *i snapped , standing on my feets with force so that i will stick to gravity*
Anger flared in his eyes at her words, hot and dangerous, but he held himself steady. Space? From his own wife? He almost laughed at the audacity of it.
Sirius Lombardi
"You're being childish."
He reached out, his fingers gently but firmly capturing her chin. He tilted her head up, forcing her to meet his gaze, his touch both soft and unyielding.
Sirius Lombardi
"look at me"
That did it... His touch... I feel for the first time in those 2 years of our marriage.
I feel it my head pounding so head , my breaths even heavy as i stand supporting on drawer toward the door even as he asked me to look , i barely met his eyes and i fell stright on floor..my eyes closed
Zahira Riccio
*unconscious*
Her words echoed in his head ["you won’t come even if i die"]
Something inside him cracked. Her words, her trembling figure, the paleness of her face—it was too much. He clenched his jaw, fighting a wave of unfamiliar emotions that threatened to overwhelm him.
Sirius Lombardi
*he checked her pulse, his cold veneer crumbling with every beat*
Sirius Lombardi
"You're not dying," *He bit out, his voice rougher than he intended.*
He cradled her in his arms, her weight surprisingly light against his chest.
I woke up in hospital bed with iv drops
Zahira Riccio
*opens her eyes*
She is coming home with me
I woke up in hospital bed with iv drops
Zahira Riccio
*opend her eyes*
I remembered what had happened the thunderstorms , Sirius's enemy attacking in mansion and they fed me posion.
How many times i called my Husband yet each one unanswered ...my head thobbing as i looks up only to found Sirius and my father ..both with no expression
Watson Riccio / fl's father
"..."
Sirius stood near the bed, his arms crossed, his expression stoic as ever.
He wore a dark suit, perfectly tailored, every hair in place. He gave no sign of the worry that had gripped him earlier.
He looked every inch the imposing enforcer he was—except for the tiny twitch in his jaw that gave away his tenseness.
He Sat next to him, his face grave. His gaze flicked from Zahira to Sirius and back, his knuckles white where his hands gripped the edge of the chair.
Zahira Riccio
"Greeting father" *i managed to say it even in bed*
I knew Sirius , he won't even frown even if i die as for my father...
I desperately wants him to cry .. Or even pretends he is sad for me..but what i recived from both ends was those icy gaze .
Zahira Riccio
💭 What a prefect sync ,Sirius looks more of his child than I do 💭
Both of them looks like they are disappointed- why i did not die ? Or rather Happy. because birth machine is alive
Watson grunted, a gruff acknowledgement in place of actual affection. He was never one to coddle anyone even if it's his only daughter.
Watson Riccio / fl's father
"Foolish girl."
He shook his head, his gaze on her like a disapproving teacher. It was a look she was all too familiar with.
The words stung, but I'd come to expect such callousness from him.
Sirius, on the other hand, remained silent. He met her gaze evenly, no sign of emotion or concern crossing his face
Zahira Riccio
*turns her face to other side as she saw nurse making few reports*
I turns my face away ...i want to rest at least now no wish i could pull off these iv drop and play wiyh my life but i lay still ..my father continued
Watson Riccio / fl's father
"poison is out from ur body. U will come back to home"
Her father's words echoed in the sterile room, cold and final. The doctors had been the ones to pump her stomach, to get poison out of her system , to get her condition stable
But neither man looked grateful. Instead, they were already discussing you like property, a thing to be moved and relocated.
Sirius finally spoke, his voice cool and controlled.
Sirius Lombardi
"She's coming home with me."
Watson Riccio / fl's father
*pressed his lips as he bite back his words*
Her father's gaze shot to Sirius, a hint of disapproval in his eyes, but he held his tongue. It seemed even he knew better than to argue with the man who control everything in underworld
Sirius's gaze flicked to you, his gaze almost indifferent. But for a moment, just a moment, you could've sworn there was a flash of something in his eyes. Concern, maybe. But then it was gone, replaced by his usual stoicism.
Next day i was discharged from hospital
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