GIOVANNI
“You heard me. Pay my money plus interest in 14 days, or pay me back with your body. It's simple enough for your tiny brain to comprehend, no?”I watched as the slight woman strapped to the chair in front of me ground her jaw in pure annoyance.Before I knew what was happening, she spat, and I felt the warm saliva hit my cheek.“You are nothing but a horny, perverted prick. You haven't changed a bit in four years, and it's sad.”I couldn't help but chuckle as I got a handkerchief from my pocket and wiped my cheek. I grabbed her by the chin and stuffed the handkerchief into her pretty little dissenting mouth.“Change?” I scoffed. “Now, why would I do that? Why would I want to trade being the predator for the scared little coniglietto (bunny) you are? I could have you chopped up and served to your fat, conniving father if I wanted to. That's power, and only a fool gives up power.”She pushed the handkerchief out of her mouth with her tongue. “I don't give a fuck how much I owe you. I’m not giving you my body. And you're sick for asking. I said I'll pay you back every dime I owe.”I laughed in her face. “Let's do a little math, shall we? You owe me 35,000 dollars. That's the principal. The interest for such an amount is 100 dollars every day after one week of borrowing. Delayed payment is 100 dollars on top of the interest. You've been owing for two months now. Let's say 30 days each. That's 12,000 dollars plus 35,000. So, you owe me 47,000 dollars. Tell me, bella, where will you get 47,000 dollars in two weeks? I know you're resourceful, but even you can't pull that off.”I saw something that looked very much like fear cross her face. I tried not to let my delight show. Fear was good. I could use fear. Fear meant I was starting to chip away at that faux bravado she was putting up. It’d only be a matter of time before she became putty for me to mold as I pleased.But of course, this was Elaine Martinez, and I would not get where I wanted easily. She proved it by setting her jaw and leveling a look at me that said nothing but fuck you.“I'll make it work,” she told me.“Dio, you are so fucking stubborn. Even when all the facts are right in front of your face.”“I'd rather be stubborn than let you rob me of my dignity.”“Dignity?” I cackled. “What dignity? You're strapped to a chair, dirt poor, and owing thousands of dollars, so don't even fucking talk about dignity. You had none to begin with, seeing how eager you were to jump on my dick all those years ago.”Her eyes widened. “You absolute fucker! How dare you?!”“The way I see it, I'm giving you an out. You get to spend two weeks—which frankly is not nearly enough time for me to finish what I have in store for you, but I'll make do—in my bed, and by the end of it, you'll be debt free and begging for more. Easy peasy.”“Why are you doing this? Why are you doing this to me? You could have any woman you want. Why me?”I refused to believe those were tears in her eyes.“Well, any woman isn't owing me 47,000 dollars.”“That's nothing to you. It's literally just a drop in the ocean for you. You have a lot of money. Why can't you forgive my debt instead of going through this charade?”That word “forgive” completely soured my good mood. I had no bandwidth for forgiveness. That word was synonymous with weakness in my book, and I was a lot of things, but I was never weak.“You can say whatever you want,” I said, my voice frigid. “The decision has been made. It’s done. All that’s left is for you to make your choice.”Instead of answering, she began to struggle harder with her binds. It was doing nothing but deepening the angry red marks on her fair wrists.I sighed internally. I really expected more from her.Snapping my fingers loudly, I called my men back. I bent to her ear and whispered, “You're quite the tigress, bella, but let's see how tough of a kitty you are after I break all your claws.”I took two steps back from her and motioned to my men. “Take care of her.”“Wait,” Elaine's frightened voice sounded out. “What do you mean . . .”Before she could say anything else, a mask was forcefully placed over her nose and mouth, followed by a heavy black bag.I watched as she struggled with the gas, the bag, and two pairs of beefy arms holding her down. It was a fight she was never going to win.I smirked as I observed her body finally go limp.“This is just the beginning, bella,” I muttered. “There's more to come. I hope you're pumped for this ride because I know I am.”ELAINEWhen I could finally pry my eyes open, the sun had started its upward journey through the sky.I was convinced a tiny, angry man with a hammer had been let loose inside my head because that could be the only explanation for why my head was ravaged with pain.Taking a few deep breaths, I sat up and surveyed my environment. I was on the tiny mattress I owned in my tiny apartment's tiny bedroom.I rubbed my eyelids to get rid of the sleep in my eyes.Like a faucet was turned on, the previous night's memories flooded through me in heart-stopping detail.Walking home from work. Getting ambushed and kidnapped. Being strapped to a chair. That monster and his insane proposal. Not giving him an answer.I groaned. The pain in my head was starting to have a mind of its own, leaping and roaring unwantedly.It didn't lessen my shock or confusion at being back in my bed, safe and sound. I thought I wouldn’t live past last night but was glad to be wrong.Was last night some kind of fucked up
GIOVANNII poured a drink from the crystal decanter I kept on the tray I had in my office. It was my personal opinion that there was nothing a good, clean glass of alcohol couldn't solve, so I always made sure to have some at my fingertips.And after the day I had, I needed it more now more than ever.Taking a sip of the whiskey, I returned to my desk and sat. On the table in front of me was the picture I'd been staring at for the better part of the day.It was taken four years ago, on the night my life changed completely.I'd been less than ten minutes inside that ballroom when my eyes zeroed in on the angel in red at the bar.Her black hair was held up by an assortment of beautiful flowers to reveal her delicate neck. Her soft curves under the sensual floor-length dress called out to me, every whisper promising to fulfill my deepest darkest fantasies. Every time she lifted the glass to her lips I imagined them wrapped around my cock. I had a hard-on like I never experienced before.
ELAINE Balancing three full bags of groceries and another filled with candy and sugary drinks, I was able to ring the doorbell without letting anything fall.I had just finished my shift at the diner, and even though I was tired as hell, I started on my way to Lia's modest three-bedroom house to see my baby. I'd missed him terribly and made a pit stop at the store to get all his favorite snacks after I picked up Blue."Coming!" sounded out from behind the door before Lia Mandel, ḿy childhood friend, and guardian angel, appeared. She was dressed in a faded blue hoodie and black sweatpants, her brown hair pulled back in a ponytail."Elaine! Hi! Let me help you with those.""Thanks," I said as I let her take two paper bags from me."Come on in, sweetie. The boys are upstairs toiling over a jigsaw. Dinner will be ready soon. I'm making meatloaf."I gave her a grateful smile and followed her inside.The interior of Lia's house was as bright and bubbly as her. This was an actual home with
Whoever coined the phrase 'desperate times call for desperate measures' was probably a time-traveling soothsayer bearing witness to the disaster that was my life.Today was day fourteen of the two weeks Giovanni had granted me to get his money.I didn't have his money. Not even close. So like the desperate person I was, I resorted to the last thing a sane person would do: I went to my father.It was ill-advised and stupid, and considering all the threats Giovanni had given me, you'd think I would understand the magnitude of the danger I was walking into.But the way I saw it, I was dead anyway if I didn't have his money by the end of today. So what was the point of not trying?I'd called my dad in the cab on the way here, and as usual, it went straight to voicemail. Since I was fully leaning into the crazy, I hadn't asked the cabbie to turn around. Now here I was, in front of my father's mansion, hat in hand and ready to do whatever it took to get the money.Gazing longingly through t
GIOVANNIElaine's house was even more pathetic than the description I'd received.The paint on the outside was peeling, one part of the roof was tilting at an unnatural angle, and a good layer of dust covered the entire thing. And that was just the outside. I could only imagine what the inside looked like.I wouldn't let my dog sleep here, let alone a grown woman with a young child.I kept my disgust to myself as I took a drag from the cigarette in my hand, surveying the house through the tinted lenses of my sunglasses.It'd been two weeks and a day since I'd given Elaine the ultimatum. She'd failed to produce my money, and now I was here to collect what was due to me, one way or another.There was no avoiding me now. I knew she was at home. I also learned from my informants that she was barely scraping by, even though she'd taken up the weirdest and oddest jobs she could find in the past two weeks.Different thoughts and questions swirled in my head as I continued smoking, watching a
ELAINE "You'll put on a little show for me. Take your clothes off and touch yourself. I want to see you come."To say I was shocked by Giovanni's order would be the understatement of the year.I knew he was bringing trouble as soon as he kicked my door in and stormed his way inside, but I would've never thought he'd insist on this.Even though common sense and propriety told me to call his bluff and run as fast as I could, my traitorous body was excited at the prospect of being naked in front of him. For him.I couldn't deny that despite the bitter spat we were currently in the middle of, his staring at me with those devilishly hooded eyes inflamed my red-hot attraction for him that I thought I'd buried all those years ago.Insanely embarrassed by where my thoughts were going, I reached behind me and drew down the zipper of my skirt.By then, I'd managed to quell my tears. There would be no more weeping for today."You can do this, Elaine," I muttered to myself before I let go of my
GIOVANNI This woman was going to be the death of me.I'd once again underestimated how powerfully seductive she was.I'd gone to her apartment intending to get my money, and one look at those doe eyes made me lose my composure and all control over my dick.I just had to have her.Although she protested at touching herself in front of me, I was pleasantly surprised to see she did it without much coaxing from me.And Dio mio, (my God) was it a breathtaking sight to behold.Watching Elaine with her head thrown back, moaning in pleasure, felt like injecting coke straight into my veins. I almost came right there without even touching my dick. I knew that image would forever be burnt into my memory, no doubt coming out to torture me at night."Good day, passengers. This is Captain Gregg speaking. Please fasten your seatbelts as we begin our ascent." The pilot's voice over the speaker brought me out of my reverie.We were in the soft, warm interior of my private plane on our way to Paris, w
ELAINEWe landed in Paris about an hour ago and were driving through the vibrant streets of Paris on the way to Giovanni's house.I hadn't known this was our destination until we pulled up to the gated estate. As we drove, I stared in awe at the stunning mansions we passed.I was grateful Giovanni had opted to take a different car and leave me with his two buff bodyguards. It allowed me to openly feel the awe from seeing such magnificence that was obviously all over my face.I noted armed guards in black patrolling every giant house we passed. Living here must cost a fortune. No wonder Giovanni owned property here. Just another reason to flaunt his massive wealth.Mixed feelings of anger and giddiness enveloped my stomach as his name popped into my head. The man blew hot and cold, and it was confusing the hell out of me.One minute he was sweet as pie, comforting me when the roar of the plane terrified me, showing me that he was capable of tenderness. The next moment he was brushing m