Chapter 3

Gianni

“I told you not to do that.”

 Those were the words that woke me up. It only took me seconds to remember where I was and what happened to me. I blinked and tried to open my eyes but was hit by a major headache that had me squeezing my eyes shut. I thought back to what I heard that woke me up. I don’t even know how long I slept for. 

All I could remember was that big bad man covering my mouth and nose with a drugged handkerchief. Who knows? Maybe I slept for hours or even days.  I listened as the voices that woke me up continued talking.

“The boss is going to be so mad at us when he arrives and finds her unconscious. You will take the fall because I warned you! I warned both of you but like always you both never listen. You could have easily led her to the room without making her unconscious.”

 The voice that was speaking sounded feminine. I couldn’t believe a woman worked with whoever the Luca person was. By the way they were talking and what they already did to me, the Luca person was definitely a bad person.

“We had no choice. Who knew what she would have tried to do if we hadn’t made her fall asleep?”

 A deep voice said and I assumed it was one of the men who drugged me. I thought of making them aware of the fact that I was awake but decided against it. Instead, I continued listening to them, hoping that they would give me some information about what the hell was going on and why their boss decided to kidnap me.

“Don’t say I didn’t tell you. I still don’t know why the boss wanted her to be brought here. Who is she anyway?”

 The feminine voice asked which made me realize that they didn’t even know for what reason I was brought here.

“No one knows but she kept mentioning Arturo Baldino so it might be that their fight started again. I don’t even want to know.”

 Another deep voice said. This one was familiar because it was the same bastard who kidnapped me from the airport and also stole my phone. So, like I thought, this was Arturo’s enemy and now he had me kidnapped.

“Poor girl. I wonder what her relationship with the Don is. Why would she knowingly walk into a life like that?”

 I bit my bottom lip to stop myself from talking. What do they know? I didn’t walk into this life! They kidnapped me. All I wanted was to finally meet the man who has been my reason for happiness in the past nine months.

I wonder if Arturo knows that I am missing and if he will try to find me. I hope so because I really don’t want to end up as a slave or whatever to the Luca person. I don’t even want to meet him.

“I don’t really care. I did what he asked without question. I don’t care what he intends to do with her. I have never cared. I work to get paid and as long as I do my job, I will get paid.”

 The one who kidnapped me from the airport said and I started to hear footsteps like they were walking away. I slowly opened my eyes and saw the last person close the door behind them.

I sat up despite my banging head. I looked around the room I was in and was surprised by how feminine and clean it looked. I spotted the only luggage I had brought with me in the corner. I got out of bed fast and had to sit back down when I almost collapsed to the ground.

My head was spinning. I don’t know how long I slept for but whatever they drugged me with clearly hasn’t worn off completely and it still made me dizzy and unstable. I sat still for a few minutes, counting one to ten in my head. When I finally tried again, I still staggered but was able to make it successfully to the door.

Even before I touched the door, I knew it was locked but I still tried my luck.

 “No,”

 I cried when it turned out to be just what I thought. I ran to the window and pushed the curtain. There was a balcony and I rushed to it. I looked down and realized that I could easily jump out of the window if I had a little help. Something like a rope. I could hurt myself in the process but I didn’t mind. Something tells me that it would be best for me to be out of the place before the boss returns.

I dragged my fingers through my hair in frustration as I looked around the room for something. Anything that would help me get out of the room. My first stop was my luggage but there was nothing in there that could help me.

There was mainly lingerie that I had gotten for when I finally became intimate with Arturo. I had packed with the thought of showing off and seducing and finally getting fucked. Now, my choice of clothes mocked me. I left my luggage and rushed to the wardrobe in the room. I wasn’t even surprised by how empty it was.

I looked through every corner of the room for something that might help but found nothing. I sat on the floor and burst into tears. I had no one to blame but myself. If I had just been a little careful, I wouldn't be here right now.

What? New life? What? A happy life that will all be mine? I should have known that the universe won’t let me be happy. I should have thought better. I was full of myself for a moment. Too delusional to think that things might not work out for me.

I wiped my eyes only after a few minutes as crying won’t help me. I have to get out of the house. I have to leave. I looked around one more time and my eyes landed on the bed.

“Fool.”

 I cursed at myself as I rushed to the bed and grabbed the bedcover. Why didn’t I think of it? I had no time to chastise myself. I rushed back to the balcony and quickly tied one end of the bedcover. Thank goodness it was made of linen.

I let the other end fall free to the ground. It didn’t get to the ground but I didn’t mind. I climbed off the balcony without stopping to think. I rode the bedcover. It hurt so bad but I didn’t mind. When I got to the end of it, I didn’t pause to think. Just dumped and landed on the ground. My whole body hurt as soon as I touched the ground but I didn’t care.

I got off the ground and looked around. Thankfully, there was no one around. I made a run for it while praying that no one finds me until I am out of the place.

I ran as fast as my hurting legs could take me. When I saw the gate again, I increased my pace and was almost at the gate when it suddenly opened and a black car drove in. I stopped dead when I realized that it wasn’t just a car but a whole convoy. I didn’t need a prophet to tell me who it was that had arrived.

Luca. The boss. I looked around for somewhere to hide but I acted too late because before I could duck into hiding, one of the cars stopped and my heart stopped when the door opened. It was as if time and everything else stopped.

The only thing that could be heard was my heart beating loudly and the voices in my head screaming for me to run but I couldn’t even bring myself to move and even the voices in my head all went dead silent when the most gorgeous man I have ever seen stepped out of the black car.

I staggered and suddenly felt dizzy all over again when he walked towards me with purpose. I managed to register through my dazed mind how tall he was. He was probably over six feet tall.

The way he walked exuded an air of power and authority and one more thing that I already knew would be even before I got the chance to meet him. Danger. He looked every bit as dangerous as every villain I have watched and read about in movies and books. I swallowed as the dizzy feeling came full force as he stood right in front of me. Towering over me.

I opened my mouth to speak but no words came out. I tried to move, to get away from him but it was as if my legs stopped working. I couldn’t even meet his eyes directly because I feared that just meeting his eyes would send me to my early grave.