Infatuation Of Darkness

She placed the letter down and instead of feeling distracted, her heartfelt even heavier. Confliction was at its high in her mind.

If she had not found her father's name and him belonging to a different Mafia family in that very file, she would have trusted Angelo when he said that he was not aware of it himself. Instead, on the contrary, she found out that he was very much aware of the fact that she had the blood of another family in her veins which in some way made it easier for him to conduct business but there was another question about that into her mind.

How was he going to take advantage of her blood without having her know of her father?

Alexander Williams knew that he had a daughter then he would have to make sure to make contact with Alexis way before the Christmas party which meant that Angelo and had no plans to reveal her identity.

But why?

Why won't he want to reveal her identity if it meant that he could have another ally sealed shut? An ally that could not betray Angelo because they would have become family after that.

She leaned forward and drank some water from the glass kept in front of her. Nothing makes sense because if it had then Angelo would have revealed her identity but he did not so the question was why had he not?

There was a number on the envelope. The number that belonged to her father and the one she was currently holding in front of the fire with her mobile phone ringing.

She had dialled the number and now, it was ringing.

She waited for him to pick it up but also a part of her wanted that he did not and she could avoid a possible awkward confrontation.

"Hello, Alexis."

She frowned hearing that, "You have my number saved?"

She heard his laugh. "Yes. Do not forget where I come from. Having your number on my phone is the least of what I can do but from all that aside, what did you call me for?"

She bit her lip and contemplated telling him about it. What if he chose to lie as well?

"Kid?" He questioned taking her attention back. "feel free to ask me whatever you want to question. I will try my level best to answer it honestly."

She sighed and took the chance, her chair swinging slowly. "five years ago you told me that Angelo knew about me being your daughter which is why he chose to marry me. Has he ever taken advantage of that?"

"No, we have been on the same terms as before." Alexander Williams answered without a beat.

"Then why would he marry me?" She whispered but her father caught onto it.

"I don't know child. I assure you that I have no mind-reading capabilities but about this scenario, my hint would be, keeping you helpless."

"Helpless?" She repeated swallowing the uneasiness. "What?"

She heard the man sigh, "Now, that I have you, a daughter, it makes it more difficult for me to talk about. Sometimes we like to make people helpless because that is in our nature as the leader. That is what helps us to lead." She heard some shuffling before the man continued again, "I think he wanted you to feel powerless which is why he did not intimate me about you be my daughter. If he had then it would have been obvious that you are in my protection till the day you died and that would have given you power against him to stand on your own."

Her chest moved fast as she realised the extent of Angelo's thinking. Her eyes were cast down but now her mind was awake. "Do I still have it? Your protection?"

"Yes, child. Even your children do." He chuckled, "I do feel bad that you have to ask me about it."

She smiled too, "Well, I couldn't just assume it." She sighed as the silence blanketed them. She wondered what he was thinking about and what should she ask him next. She did not want this call to seem like it was just something for business because it was not. It was something on a personal level.

"You said mom wanted. . ."

"Ah, yes," he caught the drift, "I apologize for your childhood. I know what kind of mother that woman must have been."

"Not the best one." She agreed, keeping it civil. 

"She was shit."

She choked on her spit hearing that. Her father certainly did not mind cursing around her.

"Where did you meet her?"

The man sighed and she could tell it wasn't good. "She banged her car into mine. A Toyota into her Mercedes and demanded that I pay her back. Naturally, I was intrigued."

"Hmm," she hummed. Her mother certainly knew how to capture anyone's attention.

"We should meet some time," her father spoke up after some time. "You can bring the kids if you want. I would love to spend some time with my grandchildren."

She smiled at that. It was the pure smile of happiness. "They would love that too."

"You sound tensed about it."

"Their life was threatened recently. I feel Angelo is not taking this as seriously as he should."

"Hmm," the man heard her, "Because he is not panicking around like you are neither is he repeatedly checking on the children." 

"Yes," she muttered a bit surprised that he understood what was going on.

"Because child, he is the boss and he cannot panic. It is his decision-making skills that are put into question And if he decides to panic and be anxious you might end up on the dangerous side of the bed. As a boss I can tell you one thing, he loves his children and he will do anything to protect them but that also means deciding their faith for which he cannot panic himself."

"I never expected the conversation to be this useful," she revealed.

The man laughed and said, "Tell the stories about your children and I might end up telling you even more."

She said to do that.. Alexis that day connected to the parent that was making efforts.