Chapter:4

Aurelia's POV

A soft knock pulls me out of my slumber and I feel an almost immediate pounding in my head. A groan leaves my mouth and I rub my temples.

The door is pushed open and I lay still, not wanting to face my new reality. "Miss Aurelia. Are you awake?" A feminine voice asks and I slowly cover myself with the blanket. "I have been sent to inform you that the doctor would be arriving soon. You need to get ready, ma'am." She speaks again and I open my eyes slowly.

A soft sigh leaves me and I slowly sit up. "Thank you." I say still not looking at her because I know my eyes are swollen from all the crying. "You're welcome, ma'am. Breakfast will be ready in ten minutes. I will be back to get you." She says before leaving and shutting the door behind her.

I throw the covers off my body and get up, not wanting to get into trouble for taking too long. With what I saw last night, the lack of humanity in that man's eyes, I'm pretty sure he would just kill me on the spot if I didn't do what he says.

I dig arond my bag for some clothes before changing and brushing my teeth. My eyes don't look as bad as I thought so I wash my face before walking out of the bathroom. I leave my hair down, hoping that it would cover my face a little.

It's bad enough that I was begging on my knees last night, I don't need to give them any other reason to think that I'm weak. The door swings open and to my surprise, Stephano walks in.

"Good, you are ready. Come, the doctor is waiting for you." He says before turning back around and I follow him. We walk down the hallway, past the office where I humiliated myself last night and into a beautiful dining room.

I see a man dressed in slacks and a golf shirt sitting at the table. Stephano instructs me to take a seat and I do. He leaves shortly after and I am left with the man whom I assume is the doctor. "Good morning. I am doctor Tennor and I will be conducting your physical." He says, his voice pleasant and warm.

"I hope you're not afraid of needles." He says trying to joke but I just look at him. Clearing his throat, he starts asking me some basic questions and I answer them all. 

"How old are you?" He asks and I sigh, already over this. "I'm twenty-three."

"Any history of std's?" He asks and I scoff. " Aurelia, it is important that I know this." He says looking quite done with my  attitude.

Well how the fuck else do I need to act when you're helping them sell me to smell, old men.

"No. I've never had an std." I say and he nods writing in his little folder. "How many sexual partners have you had?" He asks and my cheeks almost immediately flush. I shake my head and a look surprise covers his face.

"Okay then. ." He says and I sense a hint of remorse.

I furrow my brows at him and he shakes his head. "I have a daughter your age. I can't even begin to imagine what you're going through." He says and I almost laugh.

"That's rich coming from someone who is willingly helping the mafia sell girls. I can just pray that you never do this to her." I snark and he immediately becomes defensive. "Hey, you think I want to be here, doing this? I don't want to be here. I am doing it to protect my family." He says and I laugh bitterly.

"You're a hell of a lot better then my dad. Motherfucker sold me 'cause he could man up." I tell him and his eyes soften. "I'm sorry that you're going through this." He apologises and I just shrug.

The door swings open, revealing the Don and the doctor moves back into his seat.

"Are you finished. She needs to get ready." He says dismissing the doctor and I almost roll my eyes but catch myself.

"Here are the contraceptives that you will take daily. Take them at the exact same time everyday." He says handing me a pill box. I take it from him and he starts packing up before leaving.

The Don takes a seat at the head of the table and more men start pilling into the room. I stand there awkwardly, not knowing whether I should leave or not. "Sit." He says and I look at him. He points to the chair next to him but I ignore him and take the seat net to one of the other men.

Take that, asshole.

He shows no emotion on his face but I can see the fury in his eyes as the men around the table look at me as if I was crazy. I probably shouldn't provoke him but at this point, I can't take this lying down. Maybe if I showed him that he doesn't scare me, then he'd let me go.

Yeah, sure.

The maids bring the food out and it all looks really delicious but I am hesistant because nobody told me to eat.

I just sit there playing with my fingers when one of the men starts pilling food onto my plate. I look at him and he smiles at me. I smile back as a silent thank you before I start eating a little bit. They start speaking to the Don in a different language and I try to make out what they're saying.

Italian?

The conversation ends and they start getting up. I go to leave but the Don calls out. "Aurelia. Stay." Is all he says.

Does this man think I'm a dog?

Nonetheless, I comply, standing behind my chair. When it is just the two of us, he gets up and walk over to me. "I do not take kindly to disobedient little girls." He starts off before stand right infront of me.

He harshly grabs my face and I scrunch it up in pain. "When I tell you to do something, you fucking do it." He says through gritted teeth and I flinch. He roughly let's go and I grab my jaw, tears welling up again.

"You don't get to treat me like this. I didn't ask to be here." I say boldy but I instantly regret it when he locks eyes with me. "Oh, piccola. It's  cute that you think you have a say in any of this." He says and I can almost see the evil lurking behind his eyes.

I back up as much as I can before I'm almost ontop of the table. He presses himself up against me and I hold my breath.

"I can do whatever I want with you." He says raising his hand and I flinch thinking he's going to hit me. He smirks and slowly runs his thumb over my bottom lip.

"Try me again and I'll show you just what I'm capable of." He says before backing away and walking out the door.

I am left standing there, chills running up my spine. Not because I was scare of him but because of how turn on I am.

What the fuck!