What is this feeling?

Samantha

A day had passed since the phone call and the little tantrum I threw, and surprisingly Santino let it slide. Kind of shocking if you ask me he never let anything slide. He made of that those past six months. And in those months I always plotted a way to either escape or kill him. I still don't know how he was always a step ahead of me.

“stop sulking in bed and let's go, Sammy.” My friend Bella told me. Well, she was the only person that was kind to me in this hell hole. And we shared the same room in the servant's area. Santino had a lot of people working for him I wonder if I was the only one he kidnapped simply because another mafia hooligan wronged him.

I sighed, “ but I don't wanna get up after what I did I won't be surprised if Santino tries to finally murder me.” I complained as I gave Bella my sad eyes.

She rolled her baby blue eyes, “ As if he can do that.”

“But you know what I did, I tried to murder him with a folk. In my mind, everything just felt right but I miscalculated his fast reflexes.”

Bella smirked, “ even if you calculated well you wouldn't have managed. What you are forgetting is that Santino is a mafia leader, a boss of all the mafia, well except your defiant brother who I assume is very hot and gosh I want him...”

I shot her a death glare and smiled nervously. “As I was saying, him being the mafia Don means he knows how to defend himself. He has fought men who have better combat skills than you will ever have Samantha.”

I groaned out loud, I was getting in even more frustrated. So killing him with my bare hands was out of the picture I guess my only other option is running away from this hideous place.

“ But are you sure he won't try to kill me? Cause you know he didn't ask for me to take his food like he always does.” I was worried. What I did was reckless and Santino is crazy and capable of anything.

“No, he won't trust me”

And I trusted her, she was the only person I could ever trust in this place. She has shown me so much kindness. At first, I thought cause she didn't much get along with the other servants too but with time I learned that her love for me was genuine.

Bella is a year older than me taller than me with a height of 5’11 while I was 5’9. She is slender and had a model body that I admired. She is the type that rocks the maid uniform. Even in something as simple as that she still manages to look sexy. Her thick curly urban hair is another added addition to her beautiful flawless looks. And bright baby blues eyes, though his skin happens to be pale white, all in all, the is gorgeous.

I got out of bed and went to the bathroom where I did my routine morning business. I could tell it was going to be a busy day ahead of me and for that, I took a very long shower to relax the muscles I knew would be strained. Another day in this hell hole was going to make me sick.

After the shower, I wrapped a towel around my body and the other around my head to help dry my long black hair. I went to the closet and got in the maid's uniforms that had grown to hate with a passion. Never in my life have ever won such a uniform before. And the things they made me do were hell. At first, I felt like my life was over. Washing dishes never had I ever washed dishes. Not even when I was young. I came from a family that was well todo and after my parent's death, I thought that would be the end for Ethan and me but now he pulled through and stepped up.

I put the uniform on my bed which was still undone. I grabbed a hair drier and proceeded to dry it. It took a while before it was finally dry and once it was I finally got dressed. My stomach was already rumbling. I was someone who ate a lot, I always had to be chewing I would have a mini meal after the main meal. And here it wasn't like that which made me steal food from the kitchen all the time. I would happily help in cooking knowing, in the end, I would sneak a mini meal into the room I shared with Bella. Back in the day, she would get scared of getting caught and even refused to have any mini meal with me but over time I won her over and too adapted to my bad manners.

I guess I was never cut out to adjust. I wait for Bella to get done too and once she is we both walk out of the room and head to the rest of the house. Our room was on the first floor that's where all the servants lived while Santino had been on the third floor. The only time I ever saw Santino was when I took his meals other than that I never saw him.

I rushed to the kitchen to find anything I can stomach. I was starving like crazy. Bella giggled after she saw my reaction. I glared at her, she knew how much I loved to chew. As with e needed the kitchen which was also on the first floor my mouth began to water. My nose was filled with the aroma of pancakes, bacon, toast, and freshly brewed coffee. My mouth can't help but water even more. I rush into the kitchen and stop right in my tracks.

Seated at the island table is Santino looking as carefree as ever in a tight t-shirt that shows off his muscle and the tattoos that ran over his arms and hide through his t-shirt. I wonder if his whole back and sexy abbs are covered in those tattoos that make him so sexy. If only he wants the devil himself.

He glanced in my direction his electric blue eyes connected with my amber eyes. I gasped at how intense that one look seemed. For one he didn't hold contempt for me but yet again he seemed uninterested to see me. I glared at him and he swept back to the cup of coffee in his hands. He looked to be deep in thought. I was surprised he didn't try to say anything to me.

I walked around the kitchen with Bella in tow. I was careful enough to steer clear of where Santino was, whatever it was that was bothering me must have been big.

I shook my head why should I even care?

I grabbed some pancakes, bacon, some grapes, and coffee. My plate was full of food. I briefly glanced at Santino, gaze well on my plate that was full of food then fell on my amber eyes. He raised a single brow and then smirked.

He was still cocky. I glared back at him and looked away and focused on my plate. I began to eat like haven't eaten in ages. Bella just me a funny look as she too ate. The kitchen was deathly quiet it was just us three. I glanced at Santino once more and he was already done eating he was just sipping on his coffee while he stared off into space.

I wonder what was on his mind, but again why do I care?

He suddenly stood up and walked in our direction. I pretended not to hear his movements or even sense his dominating presence. After the stunt, I pulled I was walking on thin ice with Kade, and given he hasn't talked about what happened it was best if I didn't anger him even more.

He grabbed the stool beside me and I heard it scrap the floor before he sat on it and face me. He was close to my liking. I didn't dare look at him. I felt Bella freeze beside me. We both didn't know why he suddenly moved near he was so unpredictable or maybe none of us knew him on a personal level.

“Look at me, Samantha. Bella, would you excuse us? Please.”

My eyes went wide. I turned and looked at Bella whose eyes were wide open too. I turned to look back at Santino something was surely up.

He never said please ever.

I finally gazed at him and that's when I saw the storm that was brewing in his eyes blue eyes. I can't can't believe it missed it then. He was so close too close for my liking to the point where his minty breath was fanning my face. His body heat poured out to warm me in a way I couldn't quite explain. It was like a cocoon.

What was this feeling?

I was transfixed for a moment, his eyes drew me in like a moth to a flame. Up close I noticed how his eyes has a streak of green in them. They were the most beautiful pair of eyes I had ever seen.

I moved close to him and he moved back and then raised an eyebrow. “What are you trying to do Samantha?” he asked with a sly smirk plastered on his sexy lips.

This man was perfection he was the definition of sexy but deep down I knew he was the devil himself. I snapped out of whatever trans I was.

I glanced away from him

What was wrong with me?

I didn't even have an answer for him cause even I didn't know what I was doing.

“ After having thought things through I have decided to assign you a different job. Seems your brother isn't eager to save you.”

With that, he stood up and left. Leaving me more confused than ever.