Guards, I want this girl to remain here. And no one else is permitted in or out of this quarter. Don't allow her to come out”. Damon commanded as he took Amelia into a master room upstairs. The expression on his face was terrifying, the guards were already nodding and answering “yes sir” before he concluded his commands. He took Amelia into the room and locked it up again. There were pleasures attached to Damon's house since it was furnished in a way that appeals to every eye that may come in contact with it. But Amelia can't just enjoy any, because of her position in the house. Despite the gadgets and other things that were used to beautify the house and enhance it for pleasure, Amelia couldn't have her peace of mind back and hence, cared not to know how the whole thing in the room operated.********************“What the hell do you think you were doing?” Damon blew hot as he met his father downstairs. The old man was still sitting on the bed where Damon used to lock Amelia.“Remem
Amelia. Amelia…Damon kept calling with a low voice, unlike the Damon Amelia knew. He was standing at a distance, contemplating whether to go closer or stay at the distance. Amelia, on the other hand, was just tearing up while laying helplessly on the bed. Saying that her face was pale would just be an understatement. She's lost her glamour to the expression on her face. I can't say whether it's because of things happening to her or anything else, but she looked so unkempt. Just a glance at her would reveal that she yearns to be pitied. “Amelia, I caused it, but I'm sorry.”Damon apologized, but Amelia couldn't mutter a word.“Keep your distance!” She managed to order with a cracked voice when she saw Damon coming to her. Even as she made the statement, tears were still rolling down her chin. She used her hand to clean the tear as she continued to control the runny nose.“I'm not here to harm you. I won't inflict any pain on you”.“What else can you do that I will consider worse than
The moon shone so bright that all the earth's lies had their shadow cast just beside them. It was too bright that one could count the number of trees that grew by the roadside. The gentle breeze of Italy kept the trees dancing to the drumbeat of nature as they created hissing sounds rhythmically. A car headlight could be seen as it was approaching at high speed. The car speed was beyond normal and the roadway noise was too loud. Just in a twinkle of an eye, the car passed across, revealing Damon as he was alone in the car. His destinations were traced as he passed through a wide gate and halted in a well-decorated compound. The guards were greeting him as he came out of his car, but he cared not to return the greetings, rather he hurried into the mansion that was right before him. Considering the look on his face, one could easily spot that there's danger.“Here you are, my son. You're welcome”Said an old that was sitting comfortably on a sofa kept on the pavement as he saw Damon app
While Amelia had checked whether anyone was looking in her direction, she turned her head to see if she would take some of her clothes and leave the room, but her focus caught CCTV cameras fixed just at the end of every partition of the compartment.Ugh!!!!She exclaimed while expressing how disappointed she was. In a few seconds, she went mute. “Even though I escaped from this building, where do I know? Who do I know? Where will I run to? How am I sure I would survive this move? All these cameras are fixed here just to monitor me…”Many rhetorical questions kept popping up in her memory. No one to answer anyone. She shook her head and then skidded down gradually until she was seated on the bare ground since she was leaning on the wall. In a few seconds, after many deliberations, she sighed and let out a deep breath from her nostrils. “Even if I don't make it to escape here, may I have a look at the way things are going on in this building? I'm already spending eternity here without
“Mum, what do you think about Damon and this sudden change of mind? I'm dying inside of me.”Danciana muttered as she could be seen sitting next to her in a car. She muttered her words in a way that hearers would know that she's been nursing grievances in her. The woman grabbed her by the shoulder and drew her closer to herself. Danciana wasted no time before she leaned her head on her mother's side.“My daughter, nothing changed. And nothing will change. He's yours. You know, whenever they think they've grown wings, they behave as they want. But for some reason, his family won't allow him to stick to that plan. I even see it as though he is joking. I have my part to play.” Danciana's mother replied while trying to put on a cheerful face to make her daughter feel better.“Mum, you think so?” Danciana queried while sounding better.“Worry not yourself, my Princess. Things will be fine. Let's focus on the business of today. Remember, we are going to the supermarket for our shopping. You
Damon cared not whether he was respected or not. He moved a step to meet with Amelia, but it seemed he was swimming against the ocean current. He paused for a moment, but couldn't just take his eyes off Amelia's direction. “Amelia, I want to see you in my office now”. He ordered as Amelia cared not to acknowledge his presence any longer. She lifted her face and threw an embarrassing look at Damon. Since Damon already made his command, he threw his face in another direction and couldn't see Amelia when she was using her eyes in place of a weapon.“ You heard me right?”He growled as he turned to look at Amelia. Their eyes cut each other. Amelia nodded her head in acceptance but continued washing her clothes instantly.Damon turned and left the room gently. As Damon got into his office, he was elated that he made it visible on his face. He kept smiling and smiling, not minding that he was alone. He sat gently on his seat and picked a remote control. With it, he turned on a wide-screen
Since Damon began to use those uncongenial words on Amelia, she felt like the ground should just open and swallow her. But that was not happening.“Please, can I go?”Amelia pleaded because she's known that Damon wants to ruin her day.She reiterated her pleas twice more, but Damon didn't reply to her. She began to look for faults in her dressing again. Gradually, tears began to form in her eyes. She waited for Damon's response, but that wasn't coming. Instead, Damon focused strictly on the book he was reading. Turning from one page to the other as though he weren't reading but checking something, with immense seriousness written all over his face.“Who told you to sit?”Damon screamed as he saw Amelia slowly perching on the chair since she was tired of standing. Hot tears dropped from Amelia's eyes as she hurriedly stood up in response to Damon's command. 'If I'm supposed to die here, my prudence can't prevent it. If I'm supposed to survive this, my intransigence can't prevent it.S
“Hey, dad. What's up?”Damon asked as he swiped on his phone screen while driving home.“I want you to be heard tonight. We get important things to discuss”.Her father's voice was heard as they conversed via phone call.“Dad, is that urgent?”Damon asked while acting confusedly.“Is that a promise that you'll be here at the right time?”Mister Floyd muttered while stylishly running his tone to express his words.“Sir, I would like to postpone the meeting to tomorrow, I have to prepare my luggage. I want to, I'm back on a business trip.”Damon petitioned to make his voice sound more innocent.“Spare the excuse, boy! May I not wait a minute before you come? I'm waiting”.Mister Floyd concluded from his end.“So be it, dad”Damon replied angrily and ended the call.He turned his wrist and took a glance at his golden wristwatch that was tailored to fit his wrist. Then it revealed that he was a bit hairy and his veins visible. Maybe because of the way we held the car steering, but his vein
“Hmm! Thank you, Derby!”Amelia whispered as she dropped the glass cup she had in her hand. Empty plates and remains of fruits could be seen on the table. While Amelia and Derby, we're sitting on chairs at both ends of the table. She was already putting on another dress which was likely to be that of Derby since they were a bit bigger than her.“You're welcome, Amelia. So, where did they take you to? How did they treat you and how did you finally arrive at my place?”Derby asked, trying to smile, but the look on Amelia's face couldn't just permit her to.“I'm not talking about that now. I'm only pleading that you will help me get back to Michigan without telling Damon. I've been in hell since I came to Italy. What I called hell in Damon's place was like paradise to what I experienced in those few days.” She pleaded, poking her nose continuously to stop herself from crying.“How do you think it will be possible? You can stay here until things get resolved. But taking you back to Michig
Lorenzo and his entourage majestically drove into madam Rawn's compound. The guards did welcome them, but they met the absence of both Rawn and her daughter, Danciana. Lorenzo reached out to his father, Lurd Piero via phone call and announced their absence to him. Then Piero directed them where to meet with Madam Rawn. They drove out of their compound and went to the destination as they'd been directed by Peiro. Unknown to them, Bryan had been following up with them since Damon planted him and Tyler to investigate more about Danciana. Bryan followed them until he saw them driving into another apartment in an estate. Since he wanted no one to see him, he hid by the corner to ascertain whether madam Rawn or her daughter was there. To his surprise, the gate was computerized, as they rang the doorbell, in a jiffy, the gate slide opened by itself and Lorenzo and his entourage got in. He later left them there and went back home.“Hi, Mr. Lorenzo, you're welcome to my abode.”Danciana whispe
While Amelia had watched all that transpired between Danciana and the guards she employed, she waited until they exited the vicinity before she stood up from her hiding place and tiptoed out of the room. She checked the hook and cranny, all she could to make sure that she didn't see anyone before she also stepped out of the building.She looked so rough and unkempt. People detested her because of the way she looked. She was damn hungry and scared to meet anyone. Since she knew not where she was or where she was going, she entered the street instead of walking along the highway. She knocked at a door which she saw a lady enter for a few seconds. The one that came out to attend to her could only speak Italian, while she can only speak English. She had no choice but to leave the person and continue her journey. At a spot, she paused to rest beside a waste bin, since she was weak and hungry. Just a few seconds later, she saw a young man who was drinking from a beverage container. As the m
"Where is she?”Danciana screamed.“I…we… went into…”“Don't move an inch further!”Danciana stopped him since he was stammering and raising his leg to go closer to Danciana.“Sorry! I sent this, my fellow, to deliver her meal this morning.”He said, pointing to one of them. “But he later told me that he didn't do so. Later, we went there after you must've called me, but we couldn't find her”On hearing his narrative, Danciana shot the person he pointed on the forehead. Just as she shot her, the remaining two guys pulled out their guns reflexively and pointed them at Danciana.“What do you think you're doing?”One of the guys questioned Danciana angrily.“We're here for business. We agreed on a deal, and you already bridged it after being paid!”Diana spoke with full confidence.“Shit!”The second guy who was pointing his gun at Danciana screamed as he noticed a laser light pointing at his chest. He also realized that the light wasn't only on his chest, but also on his accomplice's f
Bryan got into the room and led a guard as they searched the entire building. But they couldn't find Amelia. They were a bit confused about where to check next, but had limited time to search. They questioned and threatened the guards and Madam Rawn, but they were unable to provide any reliable information about Amelia's way about. Before they left the compound, Tyler threatened that they would report back if they didn't provide Amelia.It took Madam Rawn Lorenzo several minutes to recover while Tyler and Bryan left the compound. She was mute for some while, thinking about how they managed to enter the compound peacefully and took all the guards unaware and did all they did. She began to shout for her guards, stammering just to send her message, as we were already bothered. Lately, she heard that the explosion at their gate killed the guard that stays there. The information sent cold blood down her spine. Tyler's operation in madam Rawn's place proved to her that she was just bluffing
“Tyler, we're going!”Damon muttered to Tyler, Bryan, and another guy who joined the crew.“Sir, I suggest you stay back and watch us do our work. We can't stake you for anything or human”Tyler proposed, looking all innocent and serious.“Never mind, I'm still young to play my cards…”Damon insisted.“No sir! You are our boss. And we will work for our boss. No need for you to join the crew. Sit back and monitor your home, we will carry out the task.”Bryan refuted his suggestion.“Guys! I know what I'm talking about. I know the route more than you do! And…”“With all due respect, sir, we want to do the work. Sit back and watch your guards play their part”Tyler asserted, forcing Damon to chuckle while having a bad mood.“Then, you proceed! Be wise and don't hesitate to call me when things go sour. I'm still Damon and I own my territory! Here is the map of their building”.He brought out a map from his pocket and handed it over to Tyler.“Sure, we know!”Tyler responded while collect
“You all still remember that I employed you?”Damon asked as he saw his guards trooping onto the room in groups.No one gave him a response. He stretched his hand and picked up his loaded gun. Then Bryan and Tyler, we're at the door side. The room was already intensified since his employees were trembling in fear.“So you've become so useless that you can't guard only one person in my absence? I've observed that I have only two guards and a secretary, others are just collecting salary for nothing?”“Sir, she said that she was doing everything based on your instructions. We only had to obey her instructions since she said you sent her”Damon couldn't wait for the young man to finish his explanation before he landed a thunderous slap on his face.“Bitch! What then was the closed-circuit camera doing in the security room? Didn't you see how she struggled with them before they took her? Did I also instruct them to slap Debby?”Damon roared, bringing the veins on his face to view. He was a
Amelia already accepted her fate that she must suffer. But one thing that always encouraged her was that since she survived the emotional torture and trauma that she passed through when she first got to Italy, she's going to survive her current predicament. Already she'd spent more than 48 hours and no one talked about how she'll freshen up. She still wore the same cloth she was putting on when she was abducted. Even Danciana that commandeered her from Damon's hand, as a lady, never cared to know whether she bathed or not. They only provide her with snacks and food at times, without taking out from the room whichever thing they used to convey the food to her. She looked around the room where she was entrapped, only to see how filthy everywhere looked. She could see insects feasting on first around her. Furthermore, she couldn't help but gather them in a corner, far from where she used to sit. Since everywhere was locked up, she couldn't even see the light of day. There was no way she
Damon and his crew, Tyler and Bryan, could be seen as they were touring in an unoccupied mansion. In each room they enter, they turn on the light switch and also check the water supply in the bathroom. They walked into a wide apartment decorated with flowers and wallpaper. At the end was a wide, executive-sized jacuzzi.“Wow! This is quite elegant.”Damon whispered on spotting the Jacuzzi. They walked closer to observe the jacuzzi. A few steps away from the jacuzzi was a shelf that was newly stocked with drinks.“Seems I will be taking care of this place”Bryan muttered jokingly, forcing Tyler to laugh.“If not the distance, this is supposed to be your residential area”Tyler mumbled, talking to Damon.“Yeah! The building plan is outstanding. But just as you said, distance is the barrier!”Damon replied as he exited through the next door.“Well! We are heading back to Italy tonight. No one knows what Danciana has done to Amelia. But you should have it in mind that it's not gonna be fu