CAMILLA
An hundred and fifty million dollars? It made me dizzy to know that someone had paid such an amount for me.When I had known I would be auctioned, I had hoped an old lonely mafia head would buy me. All I would do was wait for him to die or to get tired of me and then make my escape. To my dismay, I had been bought by Dante Russo. He was the head of the famous Russo mafia family.Compared to him, my family were like little ants. Why would he spend such a huge amount to buy me when he could have any girl he wanted.It irked me greatly to know that my uncle would partake of that money. I clenched my fists tightly as I sat in the dark van that was transporting me to his home.He was my master now and it would be in my best interest to play the role of a docile slave.Being docile wasn't one of my finest qualities. But, to stay alive I would do anything.The van stopped and I was taken out of the van. The sack cloth was still on my head and I had no idea where I was.I felt myself being transferred to another pair of hands, they were gentler and feminine.I was taken inside a house, we climbed a staircase and I felt myself being gently lowered onto a bed and then the blindfold was taken off.I blinked my eyes against the sudden onslaught of light."Sorry about that, I should have dimmed the lights." a young girl told me."Who are you?" I asked her."My name is Maria and I have been assigned to help you with anything you want.""I am afraid escaping here is out of the question, right?" I asked her."I am afraid so." she replied."Well I am Camilla." I introduced myself."It's a pleasure to be of service to you Miss Camilla.""No, no, no. You can just call me Camilla, I don't need the titles." I told her."That would be highly improper and unprofessional, miss Camilla." she replied, an appalled look on her face.I sighed in resignation, I was too tired to even deal with her.A knock sounded on the door and a second later, it opened and a man walked in."Good evening Mr Russo." Maria quickly bowed in greeting."Good evening." he replied and then he looked at me.I hadn't had time to look at my new owner properly at the auction. Now I could look at him. He was handsome, incredibly so.Maria nudged me slightly, I looked at her."Greet him." she mouthed at me.Before I could greet him, he looked at her and told her to leave the room. She nodded and left immediately.It was just the two of us in the room now. I knelt on the floor in front of him and bowed my head slightly."Good evening Master. I am incredibly grateful that you bought me" I told him, trying my best not to sound bitter and resentful.He was silent for some time and then he burst into laughter.I looked at him, wondering what was so amusing that he was laughing."Stand up okay." he told me in between his laughter. I stood up extremely confused."Your name is Camilla right?" he asked me."Yes, my name is Camilla." I replied."You can sit down, you must be tired"I sat down on the bed looking very confused."I don't need all those acts of subservience and docility. You can just be yourself." he told me.I would be lying if I said, I wasn't confused. Even though this was obviously my first time being sold to an owner, I had heard stories about girls being sold and I knew their masters always wanted obedience and subservience. Why was Dante acting different?"You seem confused, why not ask me the questions swirling around in your head?" he told me."What is my role here?" I asked him because I was very confused."What do you think your role should be?" he asked me."To have sex with me" I answered.He walked closer to me and bent down to stare at me, he tilted my head up to look at him."Is that what you want Camilla?" he asked as his fingers trailed up my exposed arms.I gulped, despite the false bravado I was showing, I was rather scared.He stopped touching me and stepped back. "Don't worry, I am not in the habit of forcing my partners to have sex with me against their wish, when I do sleep with you, you will be begging for it." he whispered.I gulped despite myself."I don't think I will ever want that" I replied."You are cute." he told me.I frowned at him and said nothing, I hated it when I was called cute or adorable, it meant I had nothing to offer apart from my looks and feminity."The rules here are simple, you are confined to this room, everything you need is here and if you need something that isn't here, just ask Maria." he told me.I looked around the room even though it was a large room, I didn't want to be confined to it. I was already feeling claustrophobic."Do you have a problem with my rules?" he asked me.I itched to tell him exactly I found wrong with his rules but I bit my tongue instead. He might appear friendly but he was still a ruthless mafia lord, I had no desire to get him angry."No I don't have a problem with it." I said finally."Good girl." he replied and patted my head like I was a puppy."Have a great night." he told me and left the room. Immediately he left, Maria entered the room. I let her run me a bath. After my bath, I changed into comfy clothes and then I ate a little food and dismissed Maria.After she left, I walked to the door and tried to open it, it was just like I thought, she had locked it. I was trapped in here.I went to bed trying to shake away my claustrophobia.My mind flashed through all that had happened in the past days. My family being betrayed by Sebastiano, my father being killed, my mother committing suicide, Luciano's absence, me being sold and being under the mercy of a mafia lord.All these was too much for me, I was just Nineteen, I should be living my life to the fullest, not trying to stay alive.I curled up in bed and for the first time since my family's downfall, I cried.DANTEI sat down in my study, thinking of the stupid impulsive purchase I had made tonight.I had a lot of money though and this amount wouldn't put a dent in my finances but I was still annoyed.This wasn't my nature, I was a thinker. I carefully planned my actions before I did them. Tonight was the first time in a long while that I had done something so rash.The worst part was that I hated the impression this purchase would make in people's minds about me. It only showed that I was just like ever other hot blooded young man who could be moved by the beauty of a woman.I could picture my business partners thinking about this and how this would affect my stand in the mafia world.I sighed and rested my head on the table thinking of a way to change this narrative.I heard a knock at the door."Come in" I replied.My cousin Geremia walked in."There is a situation." he said.Geremia was a cousin of ours. He had grown up with us after his parents had been killed by a rival family. Apart
CAMILLAI looked at Dante where he sat working across me at the corner of the bed. For the past few days, he had spent a lot of time with me. Silently working as he was doing now or walking with me round his compound.I looked forward to our walks the most. Being confined to one room was claustrophobic. I was glad for the opportunity I had to leave the room.One thing I had learned about Dante was that he was highly intelligent. He was also very playful, he was able to match my banters, word for word, insult for insult. I hadn't meant anyone who could do that in my life.Underneath his playful exterior was a dark menacing individual who even I was scared of. I didn't plan to bring out that side of him ever.I kept wondering why he had bought me though, he could have any woman he wanted so why me. Men especially men in the mafia world bought women for one purpose and one purpose only. To fuck them and break them into submissive little robots.Dante hadn't even touched me sexually in an
DANTEShe slapped me! She actually had the audacity to lay her hands on me. I was Dante, head of the Russo family.My men were already pointing their guns at her waiting for my instructions. One word from me and they would shoot her.I saw on her face that she had realized the folly of her actions. Why had she slapped me though? Was it because she found out that she was a pawn in my plan.That shouldn't make her angry though, did she think we were suddenly best friends or that I had developed feelings for her.I looked at her and cursed inwardly. I had no idea what to do, my men were looking at me expectantly waiting for my orders.No one had ever laid their hands on me and lived to tell the story."Lock her up in the isolation room." I said at last.Two of them stepped out and held her hands and took her away. She was too shocked to do anything.I went back into the house only to be cornered by Maria. "Is there a reason, you are blocking my path?" I asked her."You put her in the iso
CAMILLAI had lost count of the number of days, I had been locked up in here.I was beginning to wish Dante had ordered his men to kill me. Death would have been better than this.I was given just a glass of water and a loaf of bread daily. There was no toilet in here, I had to pee and defecate in a corner of the room. I had quickly gotten used to the smell.I hadn't had a shower in days.The worst part of being here was the silence and loneliness. The room was soundproof, I couldn't even hear the noise from outside.My food was slid inside by a hole in the door.I was alone with my thoughts and I hated it. I had a lot of nightmares at night now, I kept seeing my parents dying. I dreamt that Luciano had been killed by Sebastiano. I had woken up screaming when I had that nightmare.I made a mental note to myself that if I survived this, I wouldn't piss off Dante ever again. I knew my place now, I had no right in his home. I was just his plaything. If I got out of here, I would remain q
DANTEIt had been two days since Camilla had left the isolation room and I hadn't set my eyes on her.From the report Maria gave me, she had calmed down.I knew I couldn't stay away forever but for now, I would leave her alone.The door to my study opened and Valerio strode inside. Only my brother would stroll inside my study without a knock."The door is there for knocking Val." I reminded him for the umpteenth time."And like I will always tell you, knocking is for guests." he replied as he relaxed lazily in the chair across me."And you aren't a guest?" I asked him."Nah! I am your little brother." he replied, giving me a pitiable look that seemed out of place on his face."Why are you here?" I asked."Well the kid you sent over is fine. Just so you know. Seeing as you were the one who sent him over.""You are the one always saying you need new recruits for the guild." I remind him."Yes, grown up recruits, not babies.""Just keep him with you, infanticide is not on my bucket list."
CAMILLAI hadn't seen Dante for some days now and I couldn't be happier about it.My heart burned with fierce hatred for him. Previously, I had thought he was a good person that I could trust, now I realized that he was just like any other mafia leader, ruthless and wicked. I spent all my time with Maria who had already warmed up to me. Right now, we were playing a game of chess. I was beating her and she wasn't too happy about it. "ughhh" she yelled in frustration as I beat her again. "Come on, you almost beat me this time" I told her."How are you so good at this game?" she asked me. I went sober as I reminisced on past events. "My father thought me, he was very good at it" Maria reached out and held my hands. "It will get better with time, I promise" I smiled at her in response. A knock sounded on the door. I and Maria looked at the door. "Who could that be?" I asked. "I will go check the door" she replied. She stood up and walked to the door to open it. She opened the
CAMILLAThe next day, I was treated to another surprise. Dante had escorted me out of the house to his stables and showed me his horses and invited me to ride them anytime I wished. I had immediately gotten on one and raced it round the field while he followed behind me leisurely on his horse. "Thanks a lot for this, can I come here later to ride the horses?" I asked him. "Yes, you can, anytime you want" he told me. "Thanks" I said. We went back to the house for breakfast and I had another surprise waiting there for me. A white kitten sat in a wicker basket blinking adorably at me. "Is this for me?" I asked him. "It won't replace your cat but I hope it can keep you company" he told me. I picked the kitten up and snuggled it close to me. "I assume, you like it?" he asked. "It's perfect" I whispered. "I will be taking you out shopping for new clothes after breakfast and we can also get you a sewing machine and any other items you need for designing, it would be a shame to le
CAMILLADante kept his promise and made me his assistant. I was to sit in on his meetings, take notes and follow him out as well. I would be paid too, I could use the money to buy whatever I wanted. There were conditions though:I would never disrespect him in front of others. Any complaints I had or grievances, I was to tell him in private. I wasn't allowed to date anyone or flirt. I belonged to him I was to never think about running away ever. He would hunt me down in whatever part of the world I disappeared to. I agreed to his conditions and I started working with him. Maria was very surprised that Dante was willing to let me work.On my first day, I met Geremia, who was Dante's cousin and head of security. "I finally meet Dante's little pet," he told me. "I am not his pet", I fired back at him.He chuckled in response and patted my head. "Little and fierce. He has always had a thing for fierce creatures" he replied. "What do you mean?" I asked curiously. "He once had a c
Dante had never been more furious in his life. He was pretty sure Vanna had something to do with Geremia's disappearance."Now Dante, I have other things to do. When you do see that cousin of yours. I would accept an apology from you" he said and walked away.Dante turned to Valerie. "I need your guys on this case. We need to find him" he told Valerie."Sure, I will contact Stefano" Valerie replied, he was already sober.He contacted Stefano and told them to look for Geremia."They are on it, they are tracking his phone" he told Dante.
"Why are you asking about my daughter, Dante?" Mr Vegas asked."Well we are looking for Geremia and we can't find him anywhere, we wanted to ask her if she had seen him" Dante replied."well, my daughter has been staying away from him like you requested" Mr Vegas replied."We just want to ask her, it's just a friendly conversation" Dante replied."Well Vanna already retired for the night, she went with her friends for some kind of sleepover, she is an adult, I don't really keep track of her movements. Maybe you should realize that Geremia is an adult as well" he told Dante.
"Why are you asking about my daughter, Dante?" Mr Vegas asked."Well we are looking for Geremia and we can't find him anywhere, we wanted to ask her if she had seen him" Dante replied."well, my daughter has been staying away from him like you requested" Mr Vegas replied."We just want to ask her, it's just a friendly conversation" Dante replied."Well Vanna already retired for the night, she went with her friends for some kind of sleepover, she is an adult, I don't really keep track of her movements. Maybe you should realize that Geremia is an adult as well" he told Dante.
"Why are you asking about my daughter, Dante?" Mr Vegas asked."Well we are looking for Geremia and we can't find him anywhere, we wanted to ask her if she had seen him" Dante replied."well, my daughter has been staying away from him like you requested" Mr Vegas replied."We just want to ask her, it's just a friendly conversation" Dante replied."Well Vanna already retired for the night, she went with her friends for some kind of sleepover, she is an adult, I don't really keep track of her movements. Maybe you should realize that Geremia is an adult as well" he told Dante.
They went inside the house, they divided themselves and went round the house, yet there was no sign of Geremia."Maybe he left his car because he was drunk?" Dante asked aloud."That's not like Geremia at all, he would never drink to the extent that he would need to leave without his car" Valerie said, he was now very worried."His number is switched off" Camilla said."Wait a minute! I don't see Vanna anymore at the party" Dante said."Do you think she has something to do with his disappearance?" Dracaryx asked."Well, there is only one way to find out, we should ask her father where she is" Dante replied.
The party had come to an end and Dante, Camilla, Dracaryx and Valerie made their way out of the party."where is Geremia?" Camilla asked."he must have gone home" Valerie said absent mindedly."Geremia wouldn't go home without telling us" Camilla insisted."But where could he be then?" Ryder asked."isn't that his car?" Dracaryx asked pointing at Geremia's car."Maybe he is sleeping inside" Valerie suggested.They made their way to the car and Geremia wasn't in the car."where could he be?" Camilla wondered."Let's go inside and look for him" Ryder suggested. They made their way back to the house to look for Geremia.
Vanna sauntered close to him on the bed."What's happening is that I am going to have a swell time with you and when I am done, you will realize that I am a great catch" she told him.Geremia struggled with the ropes."You are a sick person, so you realize that? You are going to rape me just because I rejected you?" he asked her.She trailed her long nails down his chest. "Don't be silly Geremia, men can't be raped. I am just going to show you how good I am and what a fool you are for rejecting me." she said with a laugh.
Geremia opened his eyes to find himself on a bed in a strange room. Where was he, this wasn't his room in the mansion.The last thing he remembered was stepping out of the party to go meet Carolina. And thus room certainly didn't look like one of the rooms in the cabin."Finally, you are awake." a sultry voice said. Geremia looked in the direction of the voice to see that it was Vanna.He tried to stand up and then noticed that his limbs were tied to the bed posts."What the hell is going on?" he asked Vanna.
Carolina was still asleep when she felt someone shaking her awake. It was Geremia."Hey, good morning sleeping beauty" he whispered."that's so corny" she told him as she laughed. "I am leaving, I made you breakfast. It's in the microwave, just heat it when you are ready to eat, okay?""Okay. Thanks a lot Geremia" she replied."You are welcome Lina." he told her and then he kissed her forehead.He stood up and left while Carolina settled back to sleep, a smile on her face.Geremia drove back, he was happy and much more relaxed.He got to the mansion and discovered that Dante was waiting for him in his office. "Hey" Geremia said tentatively wondering if he was in trouble."Where are you coming from? Your men said you weren't here last night" Dante asked suspiciously."I uh went somewhere else" Geremia replied hoping Dante wouldn't press him further.Dante looked at him speculatively and then he burst into laughter."What's funny?" Geremia asked."You don't have to hide the fact that