he

huge men. "What the fuck is goi

got the wrong girl, cause the only

where she gets the money but she has lots of it but am not about to

ay a word, all I got

s I being taken by human traffickers? Were they going to sell my organs? Or worse, was

ts were running a thousand miles per second but I

c, or maybe Sophie was playing a Valentine's Day pr

de me remember the place I hated the most in the world, the place I once referred to

nded me of my old house but whatev

bbed me and dragge

was being pulled to the mansion but they didn

room, where I was met wi

o," I

anger, pain, fear, and disgust. I didn't know w

stra?" he said as he stood up fr

been my dear

my skin crawl and I thought I'd vomit The strong smell of alcohol seeping from him wasn't helping but I still co

ent like he didn't just kidnap me. "I hope my men weren't too rough with you. If they

" I finally gathered the courage to

r, and besides we'll have plenty of time to talk about

my teeth. He left his sit and stood behind me and placed

ied but know this" his hands moved from my shoulder to my neck, and his mouth moved closer to my ear a

ou could hide

iding" My eyes were already burning with tears. He let go of my neck and I

h I was able to tame your mother, you, not quite"

I am getting from him," he said causally. I was still trying to

at is what I want from you. It's just

omach hurt. "I didn't know the mafia is now int

d. "Oh but am not joking, mio caro" He had a smug l

sold?" I utter

g to be my collat

ce? Huh? What am I?

are and right now I say you

r this...I don't even

e missing more than a date," He said

ill look for

never find you, never. So now are you going to ea

atching me, watching us. He could easily h

of me, It made me think of my dad, he mad

our favorite, r

since my dad died" I had a taste of

not utter a word for

Romano hadn't lost his taste in huge tacky houses. On the bed w

t gown with a front knot. Am being so

is," I said to myself. I took

hen I thought nothing more could surp

d. It was a frigging human-size

s still

interrupted "Shut up and just o

got in the damn gift box upset. It was bad enough that I was

of light was from the holes on the si

t ridiculous

mething popped into my head. I kicke

ed some assurance that you won't harm my frien

el

my word" He

ur word means

do you wa

aid with all the co

s my turn to join the laugh. I laughed with them till they stoppe

ous," Romano aske

ook less ridiculous and boy t

a safety pin." He signaled

done writing, I impaled myself with the safety pin. I winced at the pain because

but he signed. He didn't even wince when he impale

Agre

l for eight months on the condition that the latter stay away fr

ch this agreement, Romano Ab

____ ____

asked me as he hande

my bra. I walked confidently back into the box, the lid was closed