~ Erik ~
(Half an hour ago)
“A man in love who allows his woman get touched by another man is the loser of them all,” Rohan aired out like a philosopher standing near a balustrade under a moonlit sky. I was a few feet away from him, arching my brow of his brainy quote.
I have seen Daniella get passed on by different men again and again just for a stupid dance. This had me fuming inside so I decided to cool myself in a balcony that connected the ballroom hall.
Damn this night.
Damn this ball.
Damn Vincent for bringing Daniella back here.
And most especially, damn myself for being so complicated.
I should have stood by her side the moment she walked inside the hall. I should have guarded her with all of these wolves. I shouldn’t have been so stiff.
Now I am regretting my stupid actions.
“She seems to be enjoying being
~ Erik ~Dark was the room Mr. Hyde had placed me in one day. I had huddled myself in a corner for probably half an hour confused and feeling lost. I don’t know why he placed me here, but I believe the reason wouldn’t be any better. He and his men had been my companion for a year since they spirited me away from the Dominican convent. I knew of their criminal ways. I knew of his psychotic tendencies. Not one instance had I seen good in them... good in him.Probably half an hour of staying, the door swung open to let in light.Finally my suffering in this deserted room ends, I thought to myself, but when a person stepped in, and not just any person, a woman in fact, I realized Mr. Hyde’s twisted game had just begun.The woman, most likely in her early twenties, sobbed as she cuddled herself in a makeshift bed. I don’t even know there was a bed until she sought protection in it.But I doubt a thin foa
~ Daniella ~In one scoop Erik lifted me up bride-style from the ground with his strong arms. I yelped of course with the suddenness of it but nevertheless surrendered myself with his subtle demand.As he strode to the bathroom, I combed the locks of wet hair out of his face and pulled the prosthetic make-up out of his neck tattoo.He didn’t protest with it and even allowed me to trace the edges of the spade.“What’s this tattoo mean, Erik?” I asked once we arrived in the bath area that was connected to the first section of the bathroom.This area had a different atmosphere.Why? Because it literally had no concrete roof except for a skylight that showed the pelting rain. The walls where covered with groovy tiles of Mediterranean art. There was a countertop some stretch away from us and a full length mirror beside it. From each side, there were silvery green plants that towered all
~ Daniella ~A whole day.That’s what Erik told me and true to his word, we really did stay for a wondrous whole day inside his room.He had instructed Mr. Ian through phone call to leave our breakfast, lunch and dinner meals including snacks outside the main door. He also issued all club matters directed to the Vice President and even those that pertain to Iopata set aside for the next day.Weirdly enough, not one of the club members called or texted him. I am not so sure if it was intentional or if they knew of my presence in their president’s bedroom, but the zero bother made me feel at ease. As of the moment, I don’t want to think about how Suri and the other’s had reacted on the advancement of me and Erik’s relationship.I doubt that they would be surprised though. I have an inkling that they knew something was up between the two of us right from the start.Erik and I discussed
~ Erik ~“How is she?” I immediately asked as soon as Amano stepped out of the private hospital room. Four hours had passed since the abduction of Daniella and I am yet to find out the details from Suri who had sustained a gunshot wound in her left thigh.I am extremely fidgety and itching to ki*ll someone right now, but since I needed to ask Suri first, I stayed the whole four hours in the waiting area.“Suri’s doing fine, Prez,” Amano replied with relief in his eyes. Just a few hours ago, he was beyond containment insisting on being by Suri’s side during the operation. Vincent had talked him through it and he had calmed down a little bit since then.“The bullet that had lodged in her thigh has already been taken out. She is under recovery now.”Good. Now I can go on asking her.“Can she talk?” I said, drawing wrinkles in my brows. “Is she allowed to? I need to ask her all that had
~ Daniella ~Clad in a well-ironed suit, Erik stood before me. He had an amused grin on his face, barely visible, but still there and he studied me from head to foot as if it was his first time seeing me.If it wasn’t for the chains that stopped me, I would have leapt into his arms and embraced him right then and there. I instead just stood still with my left hand pressed against my bounding heart and my right hand restrained by the cuff. A part of me was relieved that it was him, but a part of me was confused too.“You’re the boss?!” I exclaimed with furrowed brows, but I bit the inside of my lip thereafter when I thought that maybe my question came out wrong.“Wh-what is the meaning of this?” I inquired the second time. A tornado of questions attacked my head as I waited with bated breath for his answer.What came out from his mouth however cleared all of it in just a snap.“Danie
~ Daniella ~The car ride going to Iopata’s safe house was a silent one. Of course, as expected of the son of a mafia boss, it wasn’t just a car ride. It was a limousine ride complete with goons wearing black suits as our bodyguard. There were four of them escorting us riding in a different shady vehicle, all armed and ready in case there’s a threat to their boss’ life. Mr. Startsev and Luca were nowhere to be seen, but I had a feeling I’ll be seeing them in our destination later.Sitting far to the left away from Nikola, I kept my mouth shut, not wanting to argue with his plans anymore.Earlier when he said that he will introduce me to his father as his fiancée, I vehemently opposed him and did it by not standing from the bed. Guess what he did after that? He pointed the same gun at me and threatened to fuck my lifeless body after I die. I was of course frightened to the bone and stood up as quick as I could. I saw a sinister smile
~ Daniella ~Mr. Svaneti strode first out of the balcony with us following behind him. He had a noticeable limp in his left leg and he supported it with a metal cane engraved with the symbol of Iopata.As an old man, he wasn’t really someone to be feared with in terms of physical strength. It was possible that all the admiration, respect and submission under his rule came from his previous conquests in life. I don’t second guess his capacity to kill someone though, and I don’t second guess that he’d even feel guilty after it. No matter the warmth he showed me earlier, Mr. Svaneti as the Iopata Boss meant that he was the one responsible for all the misfortunes of many people.If I am to contemplate on it, his sons, yes, his sons were better fit to be feared by many. Not only do they have the blood to wreak havoc, they also have the youth, strength and intelligence to do so.It is just fortunate
~ Daniella ~With Erik with me, I didn’t care much where we were. Even the fact that we were in Nikola’s bedroom. His bed. His sheets. His all. It didn’t affect me and it seemed Erik didn’t mind too.My legs still looped around his waist when he crossed the space and guided us to the foot of the bed. There, he laid me, but I didn’t climb up. I just stayed at the edge, lying but with my knees bent and legs spread to receive him.With one knee forward, he joined me, lining himself on my body and stooping low to lap on my heaving chest.I shoved aside his suit jacket and slipped my hands inside his abdomen to feel those hard, flexing muscles. Yes, I would have wanted to make love with him totally naked, but we were still playing with fire, under the enemy’s roof and in the enemy’s cold bed. In just a push of the door, we could be found out and I know it would be a bloody result.So, I just set myself c