MasukNikolai Vetrov~•~Rafael exchanged places with me mid-drive.In his opinion, I wasn’t going fast enough so I handed the steering wheel over to him.I quickly regretted it because then, I had the time and opportunity to check my calls and messages.Grandfather, Elena, her father, Uncle Viktor, his wife, and Ivan. Everyone who had my number. Both phones were going off with texts. I didn’t need to read them to know what they were saying.They all wanted to know where I was and wanted me to come back even if I’d already been away for two hours. “Just turn it off or something,” Rafael muttered under his breath when my phone rang for the umpteenth time. As soon as one call was ending, another one was coming through. I couldn’t even blame him for being annoyed.“I can’t turn it off. I might get updates about Serena’s situation.”“Then turn the one you aren’t using off. It’s exhausting and distracting to hear two never-ending ringtones at once.”I shut down the phone I wasn’t using and the
Serena Vale~•~I had no choice but to eat. My stomach was growling and whatever he had injected in me had weakened me severely. If I wanted to be able to leave, I had to gather a bit of strength.I was banking on the fact that Douglas didn’t want to hurt me so hopefully, the food wasn’t poisoned.His reason for kidnapping me was pretty stupid, but I also hoped that was what he genuinely thought. He wanted to keep me away from Rafael and Nikolai. He wanted me to see that they didn’t care about me and that he was the only one who loved me.I wanted to tell him that he wouldn’t tie me up like this if he loved me but I didn’t want to aggravate him. I didn’t know where we were and I didn’t know how far he was willing to go to make me understand his “love for me.”I ate everything he gave me. In the afternoon, he came in with two plates of pasta. He set mine on the table beside me and held his. “Aren’t you going to eat?” He questioned as he started eating.I bit the inside of my cheek, h
Rafael Moretti~•~The footage had ended, frozen on the empty garage spot where Douglas’ car had driven off a long time ago while Serena’s car sat still.Twenty four hours.Twenty four fucking hours.I couldn’t even begin to imagine what she was currently going through. Was she scared? Was she hurt? Did she know we would do everything in our power to find her?Nikolai stood beside me silent, but I could feel the anger rolling off him in waves. The security and the front desk staff shifted uncomfortably behind us. They knew they had disregarded her safety. They felt guilty. They knew we were angry, but there wasn’t exactly anything I could do to them. I didn’t work for their headquarters anymore and Serena’s safety was more important.I turned to them again. “Send me the full file. Every angle. Now.”One of them nodded quickly, fingers already flying over the keyboard as Nikolai brought out his phone and started making calls, barking out orders in Russian that I didn’t understand.All
Nikolai Vetrov~•~I felt the stares as I walked out of the hall, accompanied by the rapid flashes of cameras going off. I could already imagine the headlines that would drop in the next five minutes, but I couldn’t be bothered with all that.Serena didn’t have any enemies, none that I knew of anyway. Who would take her?If my grandfather said he didn’t, who else would do it? Rafael’s family? They had already cut him off, leaving him to do whatever he pleased with his life. Did our company have any enemies that I didn’t know about? Was there anyone competing with the company that would go as far as kidnapping Serena instead of fighting properly for what they wanted?I couldn’t fathom it.The drive to Serena’s place was the fastest I’d ever driven in my life. I was certain I broke a few traffic laws but as long as no one’s life was in danger, I was good. Thankfully, I didn’t get pulled to the side of the road.Recognizing Rafael’s car by the pavement, I parked mine behind his and calle
Serena Vale~•~I woke up to pain.My head was throbbing like someone had used a hammer on it. My wrists burned and my mouth was dry.I forced my eyes open. Everything came rushing back immediately.I was going out to get groceries. Douglas cornered me. He injected something in my neck that made me pass out immediately. I tried to move, but I looked down and realized my arms, legs, and my whole body were tied to a chair. How long had it been? Had I been like this the whole time? Was it why my body hurt so damn much? Where the fuck was I even?I looked around. The room was small but there was a mattress in the corner. He could have at least kept me there.There was also a table beside the chair I was tied to. There was a tray that held a sandwich and a bottle of water. I scoffed at the sight. He was giving me food like I was at a hotel.My heart jumped as the door opened.Douglas walked in. “You’re awake finally.” He sighed. “I was starting to wonder if I gave you the wrong dose. You
Nikolai Vetrov~•~Some would say my life has been miserable since my parents died.Especially Rafael.But I never felt it. I never thought about it. I never really felt trapped in my grandfather’s house.After meeting Serena though, I understood what Rafael was talking about.I was miserable as fuck and I didn’t know how to end it. It was like I was wired to listen to the old man. My brain had convinced me into thinking there was no other option than to do exactly what he asked of me. For some reason, I couldn’t stop it. I hated it.I felt it even more so in the past few weeks. My grandfather had gotten Elena and me a house. He wanted us to move in together after the engagement party so it could stop us from distracting ourselves with others. For me, that meant Serena.I had seen the house, but I didn’t go myself. Elena had gone with her father and she had FaceTimed me to show me around. I wasn’t interested, but I pretended to be while I worked and nodded my head at whatever she sai







