Three

                                     She walked on the pavement. She was staring back at the road to see any cab. But the road looked empty. A red sports car stopped. The windows were tinted. For a few seconds, she couldn't pluck her eyes from it. 

        She gasped at the beauty of it. Although, there were a lot of splendid cars on NY roads. But it looked special for a special person, " Wait! Barbie, I'll drop you. It's not safe to walk on the roadside in the middle of the night. " Matteo said, stepping out of his red sports car. 

        She spun and smiled at him, " You have a lovely car. But no thanks. " She shook her head and didn't stop her feet. 

        " Come on! Sister in law, don't be obstinate. " Matteo opened his arms and slung it immediately down. 

        " I'm not your sister in law. I've told you before. " She thinned her lips. Though she liked it from him. 

        " Okay, I'll not say it until you get married to my brother. " He chuckled. 

        Her eyes widened, " You're insane. " She smiled when she saw him smiling wholeheartedly. 

        " No doubt. Now, please. " He flew his hand back at his car. 

        " Fine, " She rolled her eyes, "Because you helped me," She said. He looked like a decent man. 

       He opened the door for her, his smile was tugged on his thin pink lips. 

       " Thank you, " She said, sitting in. 

       " Put on the seatbelt. " He said, closing the door. 

        Her hand reached for the seatbelt. She heard the thud of the drive side's door closed. Matteo was still standing at her side. She looked out of the window with confusion. Matteo was smiling ear to ear. 

        Her brows crushed in confusion. She heard the roar of the engine. She snapped her head at the driver seat with widened eyes. She was frightened. Her heart began to race. 

        Lorenzo De Luca was sitting in the driver seat. His one hand was on the steering wheel, and his eyes were straight on the road. His posture was like a king, one hand on the steering wheel and second over his thigh. His feet and hand moved, starting the car. 

        She was stunned for the moment. She was gawking at him, " S s s-top the c-ar, " She found her stuttering voice, " Stop the car. " She said more firmly. 

        " That's not happening. " Lorenzo simply said. His deep voice touched her heart, making her feel butterflies. 

        His posture was also like a dark world's king. Dread snaked her body at his simple words, She felt her heart running in her chest. His voice was commanding and sexy. She was perplexed for the moment and blinked confusedly. Her mixed feelings amazed her. The silence reigned inside the car. 

        She gazed out of the window, and it was the wrong route to her home, " It's not the way. " She whispered. 

       " I know, " He said. 

       Her head snapped at him in scepticism. She glanced at him with big eyes, her hands were shaking. She hadn't heard her heart running at this speed before, " Are you kidnapping me? " She blurted in fear. 

       " I need to mark you. Then I'll drive you back home. Make yourself comfortable. " The air around him felt frigid. She was feeling pure dread. 

       " Please stop the car. I don't like your pranks. You're scaring me. " She gazed out of the window. She was fearing she'd agree to him, no matter if he made a stupid demand. He had a handsome face that no one could deny him. 

       " Repeating is not my style. My action repeats itself, not my words. " He growled in a slow voice. 

       She trembled at the audacity of him, " Please, " She said in an imploring tone. 

       A cold smile twisted his lips, " I'll drop you home before dawn. " His voice was promising. 

       She shuddered, pouring the means of it. She turned her gaze at him. He gave her a quick cold glance. She shuddered again. She took out her phone to call911. Her phone jerked away from her hands and dropped between his thighs on the driver seat. He stared at the screen and ended it, " My friend must be waiting. Please let go of me. " She made a request. 

       " I'll chain my monster for you. In avenge, you'll do as I say. " It rose goosebumps on her entire body. Her face turned pale for a second. She turned back to reality when his fingers tenderly brushed under her chin and closed her open mouth. She jerked back, turning her eyes quickly out. 

        " The police will find you. If you are planning to r-ape me. " She forced herself to be calm. Which felt impossible under his hard and intense gaze.

        He pulled over the car. Her heart skipped a beat. He held her chin strongly this time so that she was forced to look into his icy grey eyes. His stare was deadly hard, " Don't give me an idea. Because I'll never force myself. I've my own rules and my own ways to reach what I want. " He stated. 

        She swallowed hard and pushed herself behind from his touch. She breathed heavily when he allowed his fingers to slip, partly in relief, partly in disappointment. She never got time to flirt with a handsome man. 

        This time he pulled over the car in front of a building. He walked around as he jumped out of his red sports car. He opened the door for her and extended his hand. She refused him by shaking her head. He bent down and held it firmly and pulled her out of it, " Please, " She protested, pulling her hand away. The water filled in her eyes. 

         " Shhh! " He put his index finger on her lips. She felt the hair rising on her arms. She lifted her foot to step back. His hand on her lower back stopped her. She shivered when he pressed her toward his hard chest. The hair rose on her nape.