LUCIANO'S POV
I woke up to find the girl from last night gone, only for her to replace her waist with my pillow, how childish. I at least expected her escape, so I'm not really surprised. I got up and went to the wardrobe to grab my clothes, wash and change into them. My gaze darted to the bed, lingering on the faded blood mark on the bed, making my memory drift to last night. Like every other night, I came to Seduction Suite, but tonight I decided to stay in the club and not a room, especially after Jeff, my right hand man, told me it was filled, and I won't be noticed easily. I was immersed in my whiskey and weed, when my gaze suddenly trailed to the club’s entrance and saw her walked in with a woman who I assumed to be her friend, their faces wasn't quite vivid under the dim light, but she looked familiar and that got my attention, especially dressed in a dirty wedding gown. Suddenly she got missed in the crowd, and I couldn't see her again. My eyes secretly roamed the entire place, but it was like she was never there to begin with. It wasn't long before I found her again, our gaze met and she looked away, obviously scared. I decided to go somewhere else where I could watch her, without missing her again. My gaze never left her, until her friend left, it took long and she didn't return, meanwhile she continued gulping down shot after shot, until she emptied the bottles on her table. I was about to go get her, when Jeff informed me of some unwanted visitors, I quickly went to take care of them, leaving my men to clean up the mess, but when I returned she was gone, I lost her again. First time in my life, I felt a bit uneasy, ‘’What’s that?’ Finding her took quite a long time, as I had my men check all the CCTV cameras to know where she went. It was then that I saw him - the motherfucker, carrying her into a room. He dares to touch what I've set my eyes on. With rage burning inside me, I went to get her, only heaven will save that motherfucker if he dares to lay a finger on her. It wasn't long, I arrived at the door, my men did the knocking and there was no response. My impatience and anger grew thin, as I ordered them to break the door. The door was down and I walked in, only to find her half naked, her face bruised and she seemed to be in pain. At that moment I couldn't quite describe what I felt, but I knew that motherfucker was gonna die. I hurried towards her, draping my coat around her, as I picked her up. It was then that I saw her face clearly, I frowned and quickly covered it with her hair. I gave the motherfucker one last gaze, knowing he wouldn't be alive for too long, my men knew their job, with that, I left. I walked for a few minutes, making my way to my room. I have a personal room in every club I settle in, so I brought her there. I knitted my brows and looked at her face, as I felt her temperature rising more than normal, her body was becoming hotter. I stopped in my tracks and made a call, walking faster to the room, after the call ended. I laid her on the bed, and retracted my hands about to leave, when she grabbed me, and coiled her hands around my neck, whispering words I couldn't quite hear. I saw her face clearly, there was an unnatural redness on her face, though the bright color made her originally outstanding facial features appear even more enchanting, and her breath was unsteady, I sighed, knowing she had been drugged. She slightly opened her eyes and looked at me, her clear eyes shimmering with desire, as fast as I could blink, she leaned in closer, and nibbled on my lips, then made her way across my chin, my jaw. Her breathing was a mess as a soft whimper left her flushed lips. “I really feel uncomfortable…..can you help me?” She said, her voice very soft and mesmerizing. I stared deeply at her face and chuckled. I was about to say something, when her lips crashed into my lips again, restraining my words from coming out. This figure was really pushing my strings. Her soft and fragrant tongue slipped into my mouth, I can obviously tell she was inexperienced, entangling me somewhat awkwardly. Her fragrance wafted into my nose and flooded my whole mind, causing my body to heat up in an instant. Her delicate arms wrapped around my neck tightly, she did not know what to do apart from kissing me, and burying her burning face into my neck as she gave out a painful moan. She reached out her hands to unbutton my shirt, but I was quick to stop her, she frowned, seemingly unhappy. I know for a fact she was drugged with an aphrodisiac, but she seemed to trust me, maybe because I saved her or hadn't hurt her. I tried scaring her with my words, but she seemed oblivious to them, bent on having her way with me, and it worked. I couldn't hold it in anymore, especially when she pulled me back, ripped my shirt apart and leaned in to kiss me, i took it from there and our body ended up having its own mind. Finding her this time wouldn't be a lot of stress to me, especially after I planted a tracker inside her hair, it couldn't be easily washed off and was water resistant, it's a special grade. I left the room with Jeff, and other of my men who were waiting at the door. I told Jeff to find more about her, I know they saw her face last, so it was better he did the findings. I was about to get into the car, when my phone suddenly buzzed and I glanced at it and frowned, upon seeing the location she was at. She must have been kidnapped. “Jeff, head to second base.” I ordered and he nodded, and quickly drove off after I entered.Inside a dimly lit room, that was quiet, except for the faint glow of Luciano’s cigarette as he took another slow drag. He sat across an armrest chair, his expression dark and unreadable, as he puffed large flakes of smoke like his life depended on it. The soft rhythmic ticking of a nearby clock filled the silence, marking the seconds that stretched endlessly.Light footsteps were heard and Jeff stepped in, his expression grim, as he stood at the doorway.“Has she woken up?” Luciano asked, without turning to look at him.“No, sir.”Luciano hummed in response, flicking the ashes from his cigarettes into the glass ashtray beside him. His gaze was fixed on the wall, but his mind was caught in a whirlwind.He could still hear her voice from earlier, in the hospital –raw, broken, filled with desperation that had made his chest tightened. ‘Please, tell me who I am.’He wanted to tell her what he knew. Hell, he wanted to tell her everything. But he knew she wouldn't be able to handle it?
NARRATOR ~~Luciano stared blankly at Nadia, Her gaze determined and expression solemn, not the usual Nadia's gaze.But then, he couldn't bring himself to tell anything to her, not then, not yet. “You need to rest.” He said and turned to leave when Nadia’s next words halted him.“Right now, I don't mind dying. I don't mind working my ass off to repay you, I don't mind walking away from you and walking into them again and getting tortured ... .I really don't mind.” Her voice wavered.“My life has been nothing but a mess, a web filled with lies, secret. I don't even know my own identity, getting accused of what I have no information or idea about. I don't even remember any part of my childhood, not even my parents' faces. Yeah, you've been protecting me quite well, but I still got to experience the whole torture all over again, except this time…it was cruel.”“I….I…” Nadia lowered her head as her voice faltered and she broke into tears, hugging her head like she could separate it from
NADIA A stark, blinding whiteness consumed my vision. The scent of antiseptic burned my nose. The steady, rhythmic beeping of a heart monitor pulsed in the background, dragging me out of the abyss.My eyelids fluttered open. The ceiling above me was white, too white, like a void swallowing everything. The bright lights stung my eyes, forcing me to blink against the sharp ache pressing against her skull. A dull, throbbing pain radiated from my abdomen, each pulse sharper than the last.My breath shuddered as the memories from last night flooded into my head. Luciano. The chaos. The escape. And then….my fingers twitched against the stiff hospital sheets. Slowly, I turned my head, my body protesting even the slightest movement. A deep, dragging exhaustion weighed me down, as though my bones had been replaced with lead.My heart skipped as I suddenly remembered.My stomach. The pain. The warm, sticky wetness. The sharp, gut wrenching pain that ripped through my body before my legs gave
NARRATOR ~~The moment the alarms blared, Luciano knew the escape wasn't going to be easy, but he had vowed to get Nadia out of there.The red warning lights flashed through the dark corridors, casting eerie shadows as men flooded the halls. The silence that had lingered previously shattered into chaos. The air was consumed with the metallic scent of blood and gunpowder as gunfire erupted like a violent storm.Luciano's grip on Nadia tightened as he turned to Logan. “Get her out of here. I'll clear the path.”Logan's face was grim. He nodded, stepping towards Nadia, but before he could even lay a hand on her, bullets whizzed last them, slamming into the walls, sending chunks of stone and debris flying.“Fuck….get down!” Luciano barked, grabbing Nadia’s arm and shielding her as he pressed her against the wall. His men had already taken position, returning fire with ruthless precision.The hallway had now turned into a wall zone.Luciano moved swiftly, his gun raised as he fired at the
LUCIANO~~My fingers curled into fists as my patient grew thin, as if hanging on a thread. Every second that passed felt like a blade slicing through my control. Nadia was in that house, surrounded by Damon's men. And yet, here I was, standing and waiting.“Time’s running out, Logan,” I growled, my voice a low warning. “If I find out you've been wasting my time, I swear I'm gonna put a bullet into your fucking skull and get to her myself.”Logan exhaled, steadying himself. “Listen, I want Nadia out of there, as much as you do, not just for my sake, but I got her in there. But if you go in now, guns blazing, they'll kill her before you can even step inside.”I clenched my jaw, my body vibrating in frustration. My instincts screamed at me to act. To move. Logan continued, his voice low. “I know the layout. Her room is in the west wing, near Silas’s personal quarters. Damon stationed his most ruthless men outside her door. We're talking about killers that have intense hatred against the
NADIA “You think your adoption was fate? Some kind couple taking in a poor, abandoned child?” His fingers trailed down my arm, but I recoiled violently, my breath coming in ragged bursts. “You were handpicked, Nadia. And the name Eddie, I gave that to you. The orphanage just chose to call you Nadia.” Silas continued, his voice thick with cruel amusement. “Your adoptive parents weren't Saviours or kind. They were paid by me.” The room spun.No.No, no, no.“You're lying,” I said, my voice barely above a whisper.Silas chuckled, dark and pleased. “Am I? I watched you grow. No. You grew on my money, I was waiting for you to become what I needed. But those bastards? They failed me.” His smile twisted into something crueler. “So, I showed them what it felt like to go against me.”Bitterness rose in my throat.“You..” my voice choked.“Yes,” he said simply. “I killed them, and their precious daughter? Heh, you wouldn't want to know what I did with her.”The air in my lungs vanished, I