sa
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s waiting for me to get ready for the hackathon event Tech Titans was hosting. Ellie knew
my hair into a bun. I was already dressed. Ellie had to drive me because
re going to drop him off at my Mum's house firs
ange?" Ellie came at me before
find the lov
elate?" She laughed
not to hit me." I slapped h
we always had the time of our lives. Liam sat at the back with his face glued to the iPad through
e M
g to her as we still had our issues but thank goodness she didn't have any with my son. I mean, w
minutes late and my phone had been blowi
n traffic." I lied. I took my na
ou're never early." She was my favorite teammate and sh
e him but I had to put up with him because I needed him to
't flop." He scoffed at us. We were all grown up, so
veryone else ec
Different teams trooped in looking all confident and ready. Although I
ice again?" Ellie snappe
ions we've had, but important and powerful people were coming to watch us
hat money home." Sh
g? Who would d
u'll flirt with
so sure I'm g
im. Ellie has always been the one to fantasize about boys, they never lasted though because she had commitment is
the rules and y'all have only 30 minutes to co
. The goal is to gain access to the system's files and data without being detected
I was just curious about who the important people would be. M
me start
leaving traces. Our eyes darted across the screen, looking for flaws in the system we could exploit.
he two presenters came to see what we h
you." I turned around to see a str
ghts were running through my head
ered who the mysterious person would be. I wanted to a
e corner. I didn't know if I should be worried or scared. I acted calm because I k
ailored suit hugged his body in all the right places, highlighting his broad shoulders and
n want from me?" I
is voice was deep and smooth. How did he alre
I was clearly faking it because I
a gasp as I started imagining our lives togeth
snapped out of my delusion. "What kind o
've been searching for." His presence was commandi
e a company
rt of my mafia group
as that. My life was already complicated as it was. "I have a son
n, and trust me you w
same, and if you're don
a. He definitely expected me to be scared. I was but I didn't show it. My dad had always taught
ightly opened bag and left with his guards walk
es. He was a powerful mafia don in New York. He wasn't going to let me go so ea
*
I collapsed onto the bed. Our ritua
not?" She glanced up from her
t there'
u just
Vito Gi
riously. I had always been delusional and
" I tossed the
er in New York wants my friend." She jumped off th
st wants me for my hacki
tell she was
now what to do, I don't want to b
t did you
hing went down and how he t
your man girl." She r
We laughed about it and we
am. I wanted Ellie to go because I wasn't r
y,
s out back playing with the neighb
? Will you ever let it go?" Before she could answer, if she even wante
wn my spine once again. Why was he callin