30. Became Marco's Prisoner

“Ouch!” Caterina groaned as Marco pushed her into a room very roughly. It seemed that he was still very upset with Caterina after what happened last week. He was upset that the plan he had put together so carefully turned out to be completely useless. He even almost lost his sister in the battle. It was a good thing that Leonardo didn't act recklessly and finish Rossie off.

“Please unite me with my father. Whatever you want to do to me, but don't touch my father.” Caterina pleaded desperately. She was worried about her father. With Dante in his current state, he wouldn't even be able to protect himself.

“You're only a prisoner; you have no right to give orders.” Marco said sharply.

“I'm just begging, not giving orders. Please unite me with my father.” Caterina kept trying. She would not be at peace until she met her father. She only had her father in this world, so they had to take care of each other.

However, Marco did not want to hear any requests. He locked the room rudely, then left.

The room where Caterina was now was different from the previous room. She didn't even know where they were. It was dark and stuffy, with no light at all. If she was locked up for a very long time in that room, she would go crazy. Humans could not live without light.

“Damn, why do I always get bad luck? We should have landed in Australia by now.” Caterina clucked in annoyance. Why was it so hard to find peace? She didn't want this kind of life.

Caterina groped in the darkness. She tried to find an opening so she could get out. However, there was nothing she could find. The room was surrounded by concrete walls that stood firmly and without a gap. She tried to turn the doorknob, but the door would not open. She could not break the door from the inside.

Caterina was completely overcome with worry and anxiety. She did not know what Marco was doing to her father. She wouldn't forgive it if her father were to experience anything untoward.

“Open the door!” Caterina shouted and banged on the door, trying to attract attention so that someone would come to see her. However, no matter how loud and long she made noise, no one cared. No one came until she stopped because she was tired herself.

Caterina tried to pry open the keyhole with her necklace pendant in the shape of a human skull. She let the pendant break so that it could fit into the keyhole. However, her attempt failed.

“Damn.” Again, Caterina clucked in annoyance.

“I can't just stand here doing nothing.” She monologued to herself. Again, she tried to pry open the door's keyhole. Unexpectedly, this time her efforts paid off. The door opened after she tried hard enough.

Caterina looked around to make sure no one was around. When she felt that she was safe enough, she stepped out of the room. The door closed again quietly. Caterina let out a deep breath. She tried to remain calm as she walked down hallway after hallway. She hid when she heard footsteps. She searched for a way to the place where her father was locked up. However, she had no clue at all. She had no idea where her father had been taken.

As long as Caterina searched for her father, she didn't see Marco at all. It seemed that Marco had gone somewhere. Perhaps he had returned to his old base. Rossie had often said she would kill Caterina if he took her there again. Maybe that's why Marco took her to the other building.

Caterina couldn't waste any time. She had to check the rooms one by one.

“Dad, are you there?” Caterina asked in a soft voice as she knocked on the door of the room.

“Please let me out!” The voice from inside came from a woman.

Caterina sighed harshly. It turned out that it wasn't just her and her father who were captives in there. She wanted to help the woman, but it would be too much trouble. She was worried that she would lose the chance to help her father if she prioritized helping others. So, she apologized and moved on to the other room.

“Dad?” Caterina called back in a half-whisper as she knocked on the door of the other room. However, the call was answered by someone else.

Caterina continued to do the same until she heard her father's voice.

“Kate! Is that you?” Dante sounded both excited and worried.

“Dad, you calm down. I'll try to open the door.” Caterina calmed her father. She tried to open the door with the pendant of her necklace. She did it the same way as before.

The door opened after Caterina did it with great effort. The father and daughter finally met again. They embraced for a moment, releasing each other's longing and relieving their worries.

“We can't stay here for long.” Caterina reminded.

Dante agreed.

“Marco hasn't done anything yet, but I'm sure he's trying to get information out of me.” Dante said with conviction.

Caterina agreed with her father's words. Dante was La Vendetta's asset, and he was sure Marco would do all sorts of things to get information out of him. If Dante revealed the information, then their opponent was La Vendetta. If he didn't want to open up, then he would be tortured.

Footsteps could be heard approaching them. Caterina swiftly carried her father to find a hiding place.

Dante winced in pain as he was forced to walk quickly. His leg still needed treatment. He wasn't even allowed to step on his broken leg, as it would aggravate the wound.

“Dad, I'm sorry that I can't carry you. My body is still a little sore from that bastard Leo.” Caterina said with irritation. Until now she could still remember how much it hurt when Leonardo forced her to make love.

“It's okay. I apologize for being a burden to you.” Dante said with pain. He felt useless because he couldn't do anything.

“Prisoner escapes! The captive has escaped! Quickly split up and search for him! He won't be able to escape that far with his broken leg! Hurry and find him before Mr. Marco arrives!” There was a man's voice shouting in panic.