My heart thumped loudly as the shrilling echoes of gunshots bounced off the walls of the empty building. Something had most likely gone wrong. I had to get out before Luca found out that I had left the car. I spun around in a hurry to dash out of the building but I ran into a rock-hard chest. I froze, slowly staring up to leave a lingering gaze on the face of the unfamiliar man. A deep frown was etched on his face. “You!” “You’re coming with me,” he growled, taking menacing steps towards me. I scuffled backward in panic. He was unfamiliar and had a thick Russian accent. Shaking my head, I prepared to make a sprint for the only exit on the floor but more scary-looking men barged in. For some reason, they wore mean smirks. “The prize walked right into our hands,” the first man grinned. Confusion clouded my mind as I fruitlessly tried to put together what they meant. They moved towards me slowly. Something about their expressions sent chills down my spine. Mentally sizing
"Kill me!"My hands trembled around the gun, my heartbeat a chaotic rhythm against my ribs. My stomach twisted with nausea, the weight of a hundred stares pressing down on me.Hugo’s dark eyes flickered with confusion, but Luca…Luca barely reacted. His breathing remained steady, his expression unreadable, as if the gun in my hands didn’t matter.As if I didn’t matter.I could do it. I could pull the trigger, end this, end him. But I wouldn't leave this room alive.A sharp grip clamped around my wrist, wrenching a gasp from my lips.Luca.He was right in front of me now, invading my space, his eyes dark and daring."Do it."My breath hitched.A sob clawed up my throat, but I couldn't pull the trigger. I needed him alive—I needed him to pay for everything.He must have seen the hesitation in my eyes.In a blink, his fingers pried the gun from my grip. Before I could react, he pressed a new one into my shaking hand and forced my arm outward.Aimed at the terrified man before me.Bang. B
She slowly pulled away from me and began to walk away, but I called her back. "Please, Lucia. I need to know. Imagine I was your daughter."She paused, and her shoulders slumped slightly as she faced me. Her face was creased with worry."I won't tell, I promise. I just need to know. Please. My life is in danger here," I pleaded even more.She was about to speak when the door flew open, and Luca stepped in in all his glory. I almost let out a curse, but it flashed across my mind that he had booked me a spa session."Lucia," he called and said something in Spanish. She bowed her head and left, leaving me alone with Luca.The door shut behind him as he stood confidently, his eyes connected to mine.A long moment passed, but neither of us spoke a word. "You could have just executed me if you were so uncertain about me being a mole," I mumbled. I had to break the unsettling silence, and what better way to do that than to play some mind games?He said nothing, but his dark eyes spoke volum
I trembled as his bloodstained hands caressed my cheeks, my body weak from crying nonstop."Please, I want to leave here," I murmured, twisting my hands in the cords. "Please let me go." I begged.Something danced in his orbs—amusement. He said nothing for a moment, but his next words knocked the winds right out of me."The only way I'd let you go is by killing you, amor. You know too much now," he stated, and with that, he turned to leave.At his signal, Hugo untied me and led me back to my room. My feet wobbled as I walked. All I wanted to do was disappear. Luca hadn't shown it if he believed all that Ricci had said, so I didn't know what to expect.Thankfully, Hugo was a bit more patient with me and didn't drag me like Luca had. I winced at every junction, and he waited for me to catch my breath.When I got to my room, he opened the door and only gave a curt nod of solidarity before shutting the door behind
I gulped, shivering under his gaze. There was nothing in his eyes other than anger and betrayal."What happened?" He snapped. I held the sheets against myself more tightly, looking away from him. He obviously didn't care what happened to me. He was just looking for clues.I looked away from him, trying to stop myself from shivering like a drenched chicken."Answer me!" He demanded. His eyes were dark and held a dangerous glint in them. His hands were tucked in his pockets as he glared at me."You want to know what happened," I suddenly snapped, my voice coming out squeaky due to my screams. "You left me in the hands of a criminal who tried to rape and kill me."His eye darkened even more. "Don't you dare talk to me like that. Tell me what happened before I make you." The harshness of his words drew me back to reality. He wasn't some sort of knight on shining armour. He was the evil itself. And if I as much as let a loophole appe
Ricci was a pervert. He had barely shut the door behind him before he began to roughly touch me like I was some toy he had just obtained from a store.I did my best to hide my disgust and annoyance as I pushed him away gently."Slow down. I'm not running away," I murmured in a sweet voice that made me feel sick. "Are you sure there are no cameras here?" He frowned. "I know his house like the back of my palm. Do you think I'm stupid?"I chuckled, embracing him again. If only he knew how stupid he was about to be. His hands danced along my body, and he nearly sucked out the life from me like he was some kind of carnivore. I heard a loud rip as he began to take off my clothes and I paused him. "Are you crazy? What do you think Luca would say if he saw me walking around in a ripped dress with my bodyguard?"A cruel smirk appeared on his lips. "That wouldn't matter. Either way, you'll be dead before he can even realise it.