Chapter Two

LORD VINCENZO'S POV

"Boss, she is now in the mansion." Kavon reported.

"Make sure you keep an eye on her." I instructed.

"Yes, boss. By the way, should we start, now that she is here?" Kavon asked.

"Not yet."

"Alright, boss."

After my meeting, I made move to leave the company I had a meeting in, and at the lobby, I came across Michael. Seeing him always made me want to rush up my plan, but I was going to be patient, and work on it, steadily.

"Lord Vincenzo, what a surprise to see you." Michael said, with a smile.

I stared at him, with no reply from me.

"Uhm… if you do not mind, I have something I'll like to speak to you about." He said.

"And what's that about?" I asked.

"It's about the lady you purchased, at the auction."

~

I slammed my wrist on the table, in anger.

"You made me come to your office, just so you can splitter this nonsense?"

"Lord Vincenzo, please be calm. I felt it is something we need to speak in private. And I feel you really do not have a use for the lady, that's the reason I'm asking you to sell her to me." Michael said.

"You dare try to buy what I have bought."

"I mean no harm. But I wonder why you really want to have her to yourself."

"Eyes off my property, Michael." I said, then left his office.

As I walked out of his office, Kavon walked to my side.

"We will start, sooner than I thought. Just be prepared for my green light."

MELISSA'S POV

I couldn't get my mind off what the lady had said, the other time. I didn't fully understand what was going on as it seemed like a mystery. Truly, I wasn't built for the Mafia world, but what exactly was the reason Lord Vincenzo, bought me, especially for $50 million.

All through the night, different thoughts kept popping up in my head, and I didn't know when I slept off.

The next day, I had my bath, and dressed up. I curled on my bed, dreading to see Lord Vincenzo, up close. Then a knock came on the door. Fear rose in my heart, and my heart skipped a beat In anxiousness of who could be at the door.

"The door is open." I managed to speak.

"It's me, again. You are called for breakfast. By the way, Lord Vicenzo is also at the dining table." Cecilia informed.

My heart began to race, and sweats broke out from my palms, indicating how cold my finger tips, were.

"Uhm… it's…it's not possible you to tell a lie for my sake? Th..that I'm sick, or something?" I asked, with fear.

"I'm sorry. But Lord Vicenzo doesn't care about that. He wants to see you, regardless. And it is a risk on my part, to tell a lie to Lord Vincenzo." She said, looking at me, pitifully.

There was no way I could avoid Lord Vincenzo, now. The only thing I could do, was to muster up the courage to join him for breakfast. I followed Cecilia, and when I got to the table, I noticed that Lord Vicenzo was strikingly handsome, but he looked cold, and stern. His cold gaze gave me the shivers, and I found it hard to stop my legs from wobbling.

"G…good morning." I greeted in fear, but he didn't respond.

"M…may…may I sit?" I asked.

He didn't respond still, but Cecilia gestured for me to sit immediately. Then I noticed the food that was served, was Lobster and chives scrambled eggs. Lord Vincenzo really had a weird taste, to me.

"Eat up." He said, and his voice, echoed.

"Uhm… I really do not like lobster." I said, poliitely.

But the words had dropped out of my mouth, before I recalled that Cecilia had told me never to waste food. 

"Uhm… I mean…"

Before I could complete my sentence, he stood up and pinned my neck to a wall, nearby.

"Do not get on my nerves, Melissa." He said, with a glare

Looking into his eyes, was like looking into the eyes of death, itself. I was almost choking when he released his hold on my neck, and left. I fell to the ground, wheezing, and curled up in fear.

Cecilia signaled for me to leave immediately, and I tried my best to get on my feet, and ran back to my room. I began to sob, hard. I didn't think I could survive with the level of his coldness.

"Why did you both have to leave me, in this world?" I sobbed, looking up at the ceiling.

Days passed, and every breakfast, and dinner with Lord Vincenzo, was a nightmare. This was just unbearable.

"I can not take this, anymore." I said to myself as I got ready to escape.

That night, I waited until everywhere was dead silent. Although, the mansion was most times, quiet, but I had to be certain that even Lord Vincenzo wasn't awake. I managed to sneak out to the compound, and ran towards the gate.

My heart was beating fast in fear that I would be caught, but there was no going back, I was so close to escaping. I managed to climb the gates, which wasn't that tall, but I fell to the other side, and bruised my knee.

"It's all worth it, it's all worth it " I said to myself as I limped towards the main road. 

I walked as far as possible, to be away from them, never to be found. While walking, I got to a cafe, and there was a board indicating they needed someone to work for them, so I sat by the door, waiting for morning when the owner would open up his or her restaurant.

I didn't know that I had slept off until I was woken up by a man.

"Why are you at my door?" He asked, with his right eyebrow, raised.

"I'm…I'm sorry sir. I would like to be hired. And I don't have a place to go to." I replied.

"Wait a minute. Aren't you the lady who was bought by Lord Vincenzo?" He asked, squinting his eyes at me.

"Y…yes. Please do not let him know I'm here. I can't bear, living with him." I pleaded, rubbing my palms, together.

"But he bought you for $50 million. Don't you fear his wrath if he gets a hold of you, again?"

"That's why I'm trying my best not to be caught." I pleaded.

Then I sighted Kavon walking towards us.

"I'm sorry, I would be in great trouble if I kept this from the Mafia." He said, shaking his head, lightly, then walked into his cafe.

"Please don't hurt me." I pleaded to Kavon.

Kavon picked me up, rashly by my collar, looking angry.

"I told you not to do anything to get on Lord Vincenzo's nerves. Now, you have no choice than to face what you are trying to escape from." He threatened, and dragged me away.

"Please don't hurt me." I pleaded, desperately, but there was no response.

~

I was taken to the sitting room, and when Lord Vincenzo set eyes on me, he walked towards me, and hit me with a document file in his hand. My hair slept on my face as I my head moved in rhythm to the hard slap he gave me.

Tears rolled down my cheeks and my heart was beating fast, in fear of what next he was going to do to me.

"Take her to the dungeon!" He ordered.

My eyes looked left and right, in shock. Dungeon? I wasn't a fan of places like that. I screamed in tears as they dragged me away.

"Let me go! Please let me go!"

I was thrown into the dungeon, behind bars, and the darkness that surrounded me, came with a chilly atmosphere. I wrapped my arms around my shoulders, shivering and scared of what was going to behold of me.

~

It was a particular morning, and Lord Vincenzo, came down to the dungeon, and stared at me, coldly.

"I can see how fragile you are. You already look a mess, within three days of being here, with little food and water. Well, that's just a tip of the iceberg. When next you try to escape or do something grave, it's not certain that you will survive the consequence." He threatened.

I gasped in fear as he traced his hand from my eyes, down to my neck. They had brought me out from the bars, and I felt even the bars were much better than having to face Lord Vincenzo.

"She still looks perfect for it." He said to Kavon.

"Alright, boss."

Then he looked back at me.

"Now, listen. You will be undergoing a bit of training as I will use you as a bait, against other Mafia Lords. And your first mission to take up, is Michael Deaton, the Mafia Lord of the Mayhem gang."