OWNED BY THE DEVIL
1
In a underground Basement of a Private Estate
The stench of blood and iron clung to the air.
Screams echoed, but no one outside would ever hear them.
TRAITOR
AHH.. Please let..let me go *begging for his life*
Chained to the steel chair, the traitor was drenched in blood, his eyes rolling back from pain.
Standing before him—tall, broad, cold-eyed—was "Aurelio Romano"
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
You didn't think about this when you decided to betrayed me? *deadly calm voice*
He is the Mafia King of Italy.
Men feared him more than death itself.
TRAITOR
Please... please i beg you...i have family *voice quivering in fear*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*smirk coldly* do i look like I care?
He rolled up the sleeves of his black shirt, blood splattered on his watch.
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
One last time… Where the hell did Sergio run? *calm voice*
TRAITOR
I told you—he disappeared. I don’t know! *spat blood*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*smiles coldly looking at him*
Aurelio smiled. Not kind. Not amused. Just... lethal.
He turned to the table lined with tools. Knives. Wires. Blades.
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
Wrong answer. *deadly calm*
TRAITOR
*gulps* please.. Please..
Moments later, screams filled the basement again.
The traitor’s body slumped—broken, lifeless.
Aurelio wiped the blood off his gloves and turned to his right-hand man, Marcello
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
India. He’s hiding in India. *said calmly*
MERCELLO [ML RIGHT HAND]
You want him alive, boss?
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
I want his f*cking head. *said coldly*
He walked away as Marcello nodded.
> He had no mercy. No time for emotions.
> Love? A weakness.
> Women? A distraction.
But fate had other plans.
• Same Night – Aurelio’s Office •
The estate was grand—old money and violence stitched into the marble.
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*sitting on his chair*
Aurelio poured himself whiskey, staring at a map of Mumbai.
MERCELLO [ML RIGHT HAND]
So we are going India? *standing beside him*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*sip his whiskey* what you think?
MERCELLO [ML RIGHT HAND]
*titled his head*
The noise of door opening sound echoed in the room
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*Already know who was it*
A tall, broad-shouldered man came in with a smirk—Lorenzo, Aurelio’s best friend since childhood.
Charismatic, sarcastic, dangerous in his own way.
LORENZO MORETTI [ML FRIEND]
Heard we’re heading to India. I could use a tan. *sat beside Aurelio*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
We’re hunting. Not sightseeing. *said dryly*
LORENZO MORETTI [ML FRIEND]
Killing is sightseeing for us. *shrugged*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*smirk*
LORENZO MORETTI [ML FRIEND]
They both laugh darkly. But Aurelio's eyes? Still sharp. Still burning.
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*stood up* we're going right now. *looks at mercello*
MERCELLO [ML RIGHT HAND]
*nods* jet is ready boss.
LORENZO MORETTI [ML FRIEND]
*stood up stretching arms* let's go *grinned*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*walked away*
Lorenzo and mercello followed him
after a while they reached
They left for India under the cover of night. But what Aurelio didn’t know…was that he wasn’t just flying to kill
He was flying toward his obsession.
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*Aurelio Romano – Profile*
* Age: 29
* Title: Capo dei Capi — Boss of Bosses. Mafia
* Traits: Cruel. Cold. Commands absolute silence when he enters.
* Weakness: None. Until her.
Catpaglu author
Hii there!! Welcome
2
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
📲You better wear that red dress today! Don’t show up in your dinosaur PJs again! *yells*
....
📲First of all, those dinosaurs have feelings too. *said softly*
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
📲So does your career. Stop dressing like a spreadsheet. *roll her eyes*
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
📲Anvi *threatening voice*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*smiles*📲okay okay.
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
📲And we fix a blind date for you
ANVI SINGH [FL]
📲WHAT!!! *yells*
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
*took the phone far from her ear* 📲pagal hai kya, chilla kyu rahi hai. Blind date hi toh hai
[have you lost it? Why are you shouting. it's just a blind date]
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
📲no buts, and Rey also coming in the bar with us tonight.
ANVI SINGH [FL]
📲what? When did she come back from her business trip?
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
📲baad mai puch lena abhi Mai phone rakh Rahi hu mujhe kam hai bye *hang up*
[ask her later, I am hanging up now I have work]
ANVI SINGH [FL]
📲arey par-
ANVI SINGH [FL]
She was annoying, but I loved her *smiles*
Mumbai was always loud. Messy. Alive.
But my world felt like quiet chaos.
Every morning started the same way—
A beep from the broken microwave, slippers scraping against the marble floor, and the smell of instant coffee.
I’m 23. Orphan. Nobody’s daughter. Nobody’s princess. But I survived. And that counts for something, right?
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*stood up from her bed* crap anvi, you are going to be late *run inside bathroom*
I work as an assistant editor in a publishing firm—modest pay, toxic boss, but hey, it feeds me.
I live alone in a rented 1BHK that leaks during the monsoon. And I have two constant in my life—my best friends, riya and tia. they're wild. Loud. Obnoxious. And basically my entire found family.
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*got ready*
*sighs* let's go anvi, a new day's waiting for you. *went out*
My boss dumped a pile of manuscripts on my desk with his usual growl.
BOSS
Read these and make notes. I need them tomorrow. *said and walked away*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
Do you need my soul too? *mattered*
He didn’t hear me. Probably for the best.
But I sighed, looking out the window. Same cars, same dust, same everything.
Yet… something felt off today.
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*shook her head*
I brushed the thought aside. Maybe I was just tired.
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*starts reading those piles*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*check time* i should go now, or else those two will eat my ears up *stood up*
I walked home, headphones in. The city glowed gold.
At the signal, I felt it.
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*looks around*
I turned — saw nothing. Just people. Horns. A beggar yelling at a street dog.
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*bite her lower lip*
Was someone… following me?
My heart raced for a second.
ANVI SINGH [FL]
Relax, Anvi. You’re just paranoid. *starts walking again*
I reached my apartment, locked the door, and exhaled.
3
Anvi, riya and tia were sitting on the counter
ANVI SINGH [FL]
when did you came back, rey?
RIYA TRIVEDI [FL FRIEND]
I just back back today gurl
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
Thank goddess, you wear something new *said dramatically*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*roll her eyes*
anyway you are looking like a sexy mommy tonight *smirk*
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
Ofcourse, I am Tia sharma *flip her hair*
RIYA TRIVEDI [FL FRIEND]
*Put arms on their necks* come on guys I am also here, praise me too
tia and anvi both chuckled
ANVI SINGH [FL]
You are the most beautiful in our group miss *said playfully*
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
True as hell *winked*
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
let's go girl let's dance *said excitedly*
RIYA TRIVEDI [FL FRIEND]
Yeah, why not-
ANVI SINGH [FL]
You go, I don't want to dance *shrugged*
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
Oh yeah, you wait here for your blind date he must be on his way *smirk*
RIYA TRIVEDI [FL FRIEND]
*laughs* right, right.
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*roll her eyes* I don't understand from where you two for the idea to find a blind date for me
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
*pinch her cheek* it just came like that. let's go rey *walked away*
RIYA TRIVEDI [FL FRIEND]
*followed tia* Yeah *winked as anvi before going*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*shook her head smiling*
Loud music. Golden lighting. Expensive chaos. anvi sat at the bar, drumming her fingers on the counter, heels slipping off her feet.
ANVI SINGH [FL]
If he doesn’t show up in 2 minutes, I am going home *grumbling*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
These two girls always make me stuck in such situations *sighs*
From the corner of her eye, she saw a tall, sharply dressed man enter the lounge.
UNKNOWN
*going towards her*
No smile. Just presence. He didn’t look like he walked in — he arrived
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*straightened*
Dark suit. Tighter jaw. Scar near his left ear. Foreign. Dangerous. And hot enough to be illegal.
ANVI SINGH [FL]
why the hell I am looking at him *muttered*
He sat one stool away from her.
Not a glance. Not a word.
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*looking straight* don't tell me he is my blind date *muttered slowly*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
But wait he isn't looking like an indian, he's looking like foreign. *muttered again*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
And if he was my blind date then he would've talked to me right? *blabbering to herself*
UNKNOWN
*looks at bartender*
one whiskey *deep voice*
He ordered whiskey in a deep, gravelly voice. And then… silence. Until he spoke.
UNKNOWN
You talk too much. I like it. *said without looking at her with deep voice*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*blinked* huh?
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*come back to her senses* Excuse me? *raise eyebrows*
UNKNOWN
You’ve been talking to yourself for five minutes. *shrugged*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
So? My mouth I can talk as much as I want *trying to sound cool*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
(what are you saying anvi ŏ﹏ŏ)
UNKNOWN
*smirk* what's your name?
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*raising a brow* Why should I tell a stranger my name?
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*chuckles* Aurelio. My name is Aurelio
ANVI SINGH [FL]
Aurelio *mumble*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*looking at her intensely*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*shake her head* but still why should I tell you my name?
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*leans closer* Because I just saved you.
ANVI SINGH [FL]
From? *sarcastic*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
The creep in the corner who was filming your legs. He’s gone now. *smile coldly*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*eyes widened*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
Wha..what!!
She turned — and indeed, a guy who’d been sitting behind her was no longer there.
ANVI SINGH [FL]
You serious? *said softly*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*nodded*
Aurelio nodded, sipping his drink like he hadn’t just saved a stranger.
just then riya and tia came there
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
anvi, i think that guy won't come anymore why don't we head- *eyes fell on Aurelio*
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
*looks at riya*
RIYA TRIVEDI [FL FRIEND]
*looks at tia*
They both exchange a glance and smiled to each other
ANVI SINGH [FL]
Yeah, let-
RIYA TRIVEDI [FL FRIEND]
NO *almost yelled*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*startled* what happened?
TIA SHARMA [FL FRIEND]
Umm... nothing she- we see that you already got someone, so no hurry you finish you talks we are waiting there *said and walked away holding riya's hand*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
arey no..no you got it all wrong- *turn to aurelio*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*already staring her*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
*smile awkwardly* hehe, i think my friends-
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
You didn't told me your name ms. *said while looking at her*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
Oh yeah, my name is anvi. Anvi singh *smiles*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
nice name *nodded*
ANVI SINGH [FL]
I think I should go now *stood up and walked away hurriedly*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*looking her going and smirk*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*got a message*
Mercello:- boss, we found his one man. Should we attack?
he was just reading that text when another message popped up
mercello:- who was that girl? you were talking to her😏
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
*roll his eyes*
just by seeing that message Aurelio understood that Lorenzo message that from mercello's phone
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
💬don't attack yet, let her get out of here
Mercello:- huh... She? Who she? 😌😏
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
This bastard. *mumble and starts typing*
AURELIO ROMANO [ML]
💬Her name is Anvi Singh. She’s not part of the plan. But I don’t want her near the crossfire. If anyone touches her—kill them.
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