Gianna's POVA YEAR LATER“You deceived me, Roman. I don't know what you did, but you deceived me!” I spat angrily when I entered his room, straight from another disappointment. It was the first time I had been in his room since the kidnap.It's been exactly a year since we made the deal and even though I dreaded this moment, I couldn't run, escape or back down. Even with my loss, I would still face him with everything I've got. For a year, all I've done was ignore him. I still can't believe how stupid I was to think I would've actually done anything different. The evidence of everything, I had at my disposal, but no media outlet, no police report, no case, nothing was on my side. Nobody was listening to me. Some of them even chased me away.For a year, it turns out I only worked towards losing my sanity. The police system was corrupted, everyone was. Things only started to get clear a month ago because for eleven months, they all pretended to be on my side, only to switch lanes so q
Gianna's POV“Yes, a deal.” He answered as I rose from the bed again and sat at one edge. He had moved back to his initial position, watching me like a creep.“I still want the dress off, so take it off.”I rolled my eyes. The dress was a bit uncomfortable anyway, so why not? I wasn't listening to him, I was only chasing my own comfort.“Get me something else to wear then, fucking loser.” I clicked my teeth tastelessly and he immediately shot me a disapproving glare. He began to approach me again. This time, I didn't move. I decided not to run away.He ran his hands through my face softly as he spoke, looking down at my figure sitting up on the bed.“I'm not the one kidnapped and being held against my will. I'm not the loser, Gianna.”As I glared at him, I realized I had never wished for a death this badly.“I wish you'd just drop dead.” I slapped his hands away from my face and he chuckled and stepped back again. We were both playing a dangerous game.“I hope your wish comes true, b
Gianna's POVToday is my engagement party. Luke proposed to me three months ago. To be fair, it's an arranged marriage. No, he blackmailed me into getting married to him.But still, I guess it was for the best. I needed a distraction from my own anger, from everything that happened six months ago with Roman Moretti. I needed to be a wife, have kids and move on, even though it was hard.I obviously had no friends and looking back, now twenty four, I realized that I've lived such a shitty, lonely life. Luke chased me like crazy before he settled for blackmail because he was no different from the average Italian Mafia (Cosa Nostra).Luke hired a lot of guests and brought some of his own genuine friends but no matter what, the engagement looked like a joke. Still, I tried to make the most of it. It was happening, end of story.I wore a black dress that hugged my figure from my breasts all the way to my knees, but from there, flare. I loved it and it was probably the only thing that truly
Gianna's POVI strutted out of the office like I was being chased by a wild animal. I felt a severe rush of adrenaline coursing through my veins as I sprinted to my car.I couldn't wait to get to the police station. Finally, things were looking up, after five years of waiting and wallowing in dead ends. The man was faceless, hard to catch, almost…invincible.Draco, my boss, had no idea what he had just done for me with the tip he gave me, the ‘big fish’ he wanted me to defend. I knew he was selfish and it was for his own promotion while I did all the work but to me, I got the most out of this.The man that killed my parents in a house fire. It was a miracle that I survived and I was only nineteen years old. I lost everything that day, everything.I saw his figure, his shadow, and I heard his name, Roman, as my father begged until he choked to death. No, he got shot. Saying he choked to death made me feel lighter. I couldn't see his face, but that sadistic smile remained engraved in m