Billionaire Baby Daddy novel (Abigail and Mason) novel Chapter 17

So many questions fill my head at once. "Why would she do that?" I decide to start with that. Sydney leads me to a large kitchen and I sit on one of the island stools.

"What I'm about to tell you is very dangerous and I need you to be very discreet about it. Not even a single person should know about this." His eyes bore into mine and once again I feel the same shiver because of fear.

"It's not like you kill and dispose of bodies." I say with a chuckle trying to diffuse the seriousness. Sydney's eyes don't change and I know my joke wasn't appreciated.

"Promise me Isabella. Not even your soulmate or whatever you call him should know this." I think about this and how Sydney's behaving.

"I'm I in trouble?" I ask in a whisper. I don't know why but my voice just came out that way. Should I send the SOS message to Harry? Why is he making this sound so mysterious?

"Just tell me what's going on Sydney. You're scaring me." He moves to the stool next to mine and takes. my left hand making my heart beat so fast. I don't know if he knows that he has this effect on me. My hand looks so tiny in his larger and warmer ones.

"My family is involved in something bad. Something illegal." I looks deep into my eyes. "Telling you this will put you're life in great danger and that's why I bought this place just incase you got pregnant."

"Then why are you telling me this?" My voice has become shaky.

"Because I need a favor from you. I'm trying to get out of all this and I've tried but nothing."

"What is it you're trying to get out from Sydney? You make no sense." Could it be the engagement? He must have proposed and later on regretted but Bianca... My thoughts are interrupted by something I never expected.

"The Mafia." Silence. I yank my hand from Sydney's as if it has been burnt and look at Sydney with large eyes.

"I'm breaking Omerta by telling you this." Sydney says with a sigh. "My dad leads the American Mafia and it has been my life since I was born. To be honest, I've never been thrilled about it." His eyes show a sadness and my heart breaks.

"You can talk to me. I hope you know that."

Sydney looks at me for a while. "You want me to be open to you and yet you don't trust me. I know you warned you're soulmate about me coming with you here." He pauses with a grin. "You were preety obvious."

I give him a sheepish smile. "His name is Harry."

"I'll try to remember that." I give him a grateful smile. I still want to hear what he wants to say. I somehow feel that Sydney is allowing me into his dangerous world.

"Since I need your help, I just have to tell you." Harry takes my hand once again and the same reaction happens.

"The mafia has made me rivals with my brother. The mafia killed my mother and sister and the mafia has made my father heartless." I ponder over his words.

"Rivals? Why are you and your brother rivals?" His thumb has started rubbing circles on my arm and I notice Sydney doesn't even notice he's doing it.

"My dad wants me to be the next leader since I'm the eldest and my brother has always tried pleasing my dad since he was a kid. He looks up to him and he sees me as a threat." His head rests on my shoulder and my heartbeat increases. I have never seen Sydney behave this way. He's so touchy.

"And do you want to be the next leader?" My voice is now hesitant. "No." No one speaks after that and my hands find themselves weaving through his hair. So soft.

"What do you need me to do?" I ask without hesitation and that shocks me. I know I'm not in the stage of doing anything for Sydney especially after his confession.

His head jerks from my shoulder so fast that it almost hits my chin. "My world is very dangerous Izzy. I'm having second thoughts of involving you."

"Tell me." I look at him in the eye to show him that I'm serious. "You already did the day you broke my virginity." I say with a straight face.

Sydney stands even before I see any expression on his face and goes to take a glass of water. He offers me some and I accept.