"You are mine! Mine to toy with, mine to love and mine to use!" Giovanni yells at the top of his lungs, hoping to get her to back off. "I belong to no one." She didn't budge or flinch. She wasn't scared of him as she knew he would do nothing to hurt her. "You're driving me crazy." He whispers, frustrated that she isn't reacting to him. "That's the plan. To frustrate you till you let me go." "Why do you want to leave so bad?" "Because I'm pregnant," Giovanni De Luca, the most feared mafia Lord in Italy, has always been a vicious man who destroys anything he lays his hands on. However, for the first time, he sees someone he wants to protect at all costs; Caterina Russo. Driven by pure obsession and what he could only describe as love he becomes desperate to have her. The only problem is that she wasn't his to have in the first place. Caterina Russo, finds herself caught up in the crossfire of a strange world. After falling for the most feared Mafia Lord in all of Italy, she discovers she is betrothed to Anthony Esposito, the second biggest Mafia in Italy. Things get only more complicated when she finds that she is with a child for Giovanni. Caterina gets kidnapped by Anthony who goes ahead and plans for their wedding, but becomes livid when he learns of her pregnancy. He decides to get rid of the child, but she refuses knowing Giovanni would come for her and her baby. As a result, a war breaks out between the mafia.
View More"Mummy?!" Mummy!" Little Caterina's voice resounds through the living room. She has always been a child that demands a lot of attention. She could do just fine on her own, but she believes no one needed to know that.
"Yes, baby?" Her mom walks slowly into the living room as she rubs her big belly. She was already eight months and two weeks gone, but she had no problems maneuvering her way around the pain and stress.
"I want to go to the park!"
"Not today, Catty. Your father said to stay indoors." Her mom eased herself into one of the cushions.
"But, daddy isn't here." Caterina gave her mom one of her signature poppy dog eyes.
"How about we go swimming instead?"
"No! I want to go to the park!"
"Catty, don't raise your voice at your elders,"
"But, mummy..." She stops talking when she notices her mom gripping her stomach in pain.
"Mummy, are you alright?" Fear was evident in her voice.
"Catty, call 911." She hurriedly picks up her mom's phone and makes the phone call. Tears made their way down her face, but she had never been one to cry out loud.
"Mummy, they are on their way, okay?" She looks back at her mom and a scream rips out of her throat. Her mom was still in a sitting position, but there was blood flowing down her legs, her eyes shut, and her body perfectly still.
"Mummy!..."
A couple of minutes later, they arrive at the hospital and her mom is rushed to the emergency room. Her father comes running into the waiting room and searches for her.
"Angel..." He breathes in relief as he spots Caterina.
"Daddy!" She runs into his wide open arms and sobs silently into his chest as he picks her up.
"Is mummy going to be fine?"
"Yes, Angel. She'll be fine."
The sound of rain pouring down brought Caterina out of her sleep, effectively ending her nightmares. She is now very familiar with the nightmare as she has had the same nightmare for more than ten years now. She considers herself lucky to have woken up when she did as it only goes south from there. Caterina had gone to bed late last night, and with any luck, she would be going to bed late again tonight. Turning to her side, she stretches as she checks the time on her bedside table.
"Shit, it's 4:15. I'm going to be late!" Caterina exclaims as she jumps out of bed. She works as a stripper at Napoli Royale Casino and her shift starts at 5:00 pm. She wasn't particularly proud of her job, but it was the only way she could make ends meet, so she didn't mind. In a few minutes, she's out of the house and racing to her car. Her workplace is about 15-minute drive from where she lives, but the traffic usually doubles the time she spends on the road. She taps nervously on the steering as she speeds out her street and onto the highway. Her boss wasn't the nicest and she didn't want to have to deal with him again for the second time this week. It was only Wednesday.
The sound of her phone ringing breaks the silence in her car and the caller ID flashes the name 'Mr. Conti'.
"Think of the devil too, I guess." She sighs and prepares herself for what's to come. She answers the call with the calmest voice she could.
"Hi, boss."
"Caterina Russo,"
"I'm on my way, I swear." She says through her teeth as she steps on the gas. She felt lucky as the road wasn't as busy as it usually is.
"I sure hope so. You know this is your last straw, right?" She goes silent and he takes it as his cue to continue. " It doesn't have to be like this, you know..."
"Mr. Conti, I have to go now. I'm driving." She ends the call with disgust and calls her best friend, needing someone to vent to. He doesn't answer, so she gives up and drives in silence till she reaches her destination.
She arrives just in time and speeds into the building as fast as she can. Getting into her changing room, she pulls off her hoodie and sweatpants and puts on her uniform consisting of a pair of matching one-piece black thongs that gave a little covering to her back, a black necktie, and a pair of red heels. Her make-up is a red lip stain and mascara. Soon, she's on the stage and making her way up and down a pole with grace and ease. Many eyes are drawn to her as she is indeed a sight to behold.
A very tall and handsome man walks into the casino and over to the club where Caterina is dancing. He is dressed in office attire and his black hair is gelled back, making his face more visible. He takes his seat as she watches this intriguing woman do her thing. He had been watching her for a while now and he has decided to make his move. He calls one of the waitresses over.
"What would you like tonight, Mr. De Luca?"
"Who is that woman in red heels?"
"Her name is Caterina Russo,"
"When does she get off?"
"In about half an hour sir,"
"Good. Show me to her changing room," He is led to the front of a dark room and nods for the waitress to leave.
"Let's find out what's so intriguing about you, shall we?"
The next thirty minutes go by rather slowly for Caterina. The moment the hour hand on the giant clock opposite her stand hit 12, she gracefully made her way down from the pole and to the break room where she would change into her uniform.
Mr. De Luca had become impatient waiting in the shadows for Caterina to show up. When she finally made her way into the room, he watched through the thin blinds as she changed out of her uniform. He had expected to see a slim body with curves that were carved by the gods themselves, so when he saw these massive scars spread across her back, he becomes livid with anger.
"Who is the fucker that did this?" He whispers. He had no reason to care, but he did and now he is going to find this fucker and make him pay.
It has been over an hour since Caterina was taken into the operating room. Giovanni had lost his patience twice and he is on the verge of losing it a third time."How did I fail to recognize her?" He asks himself as he paces up and down the room. "She was right in front of me and I didn't even realize it,""She much hates me now."The door to the operating room comes open and the lead surgeon walks out with his face down. Giovanni rushes over to him."How is she?""There's very little hope..." Giovanni finally snaps and draws out his gun."How is she?!" He asks again."We...I...she lost a lot of blood... wasn't brought here in time...she..." A gunshot rings through the hallways and the doctor drops. A pool of blood slowly forms around his now lifeless body. Soon, the waiting area is flooded with security men, doctors, and nurses. The operating room is now in chaos as they realize what has just happened."If she doesn't come out of that room alive, everyone dies. For every ten minute
The De Luca's mansion is as quiet as a graveyard. Men are scattered around the place, armed with ammunition and awaiting orders from their Capo, Giovanni De Luca. Giuseppe walks hurriedly towards the cells to grab Caterina and takes her out of the cell and into the garage. He meets Giovanni who nods at him, signaling for him to leave them."Your people are here for you, Caterina." He says to her.Caterina who is weak and tender falls to the ground. Determined not to give him the satisfaction of breaking her, she chuckles and smiles smugly at him."You are still as dumb as you were yesterday, aren't you Giovanni?" She asks with mockery in her voice."You are yet to answer my question," Giovanni is now skeptical about her identity and questions if she is Elena Rossi."I'm still more than two seconds away from death," She replies."Very well. Get up, let's go.""Where are we going?" Without answering, Giovanni grabs her shoulders and drags her across the concrete floor. She doesn't try
Caterina jerks awake to someone dunking water on her. She is a panicking mess as she tries to figure out what's going on. It takes her a while, but she eventually comes around. The familiar face of Giovanni comes into her line of view making her roll her eyes just to spite him. Her legs and arms feel numb from being tied up to a chair for so long and her wrists have a burn mark from where the rope dogs into her skin."Rise and shine sleepy head," Giovanni says with mockery in his voice."Don't you ever get tired of doing the same thing over and over again?" "Frankly, no.""Seriously? We've been at this for over a week now.""Two weeks actually,""What?!""Yeah, you should really tell me where she is. You're running out of skin to ruin,""Well, maybe when I run out, you'll let me go.""You have two of the most important women in my life held captive. This is only going to get worse for you.""Would you even recognize her if she was standing right in front of you?""Of course," He pic
Giovanni paces up and down the room in frustration. He has been at this for days now, trying to get Elena to speak up but her lips are sealed shut. He feels frustrated that she wouldn't give him any information on Caterina whatsoever and the few times she did speak, she would ask why he wants to find her and if he cares about her. Caterina is tired of lying to Giovanni, not because she is touched by his efforts to find her, but because she is tired of his torture methods. Her skin is now covered with stab injuries and infected puncture wounds and she feels sore all over. Her stomach drops as she hears the door open and a familiar sound of footsteps approaching her. She balls her fists in anticipation of the inevitable. "Are you not tired of torturing me?" She asks with spite in her voice."As a matter of fact, I am not." He replies with a blank expression, contrary to the frustration he feels at the thought that Caterina is still yet to be found."This is getting old, just get over
It has been hours since Caterina has been in this room. The old raggedy clock on the wall reads 11:15 and the moonlight shines through the boarded-up windows, telling her it is late at night. Her hands were bound behind her back and her legs were tied together. Her stings from the stench of dirty water dripping from the pipes and her body itches from the overall disgust of the room. Different thoughts run through her mind and none of them are pleasant. Just yesterday, her biggest problem was her abusive boss who was already taken care of. Now, she's caught in a Mafia's game. The door swings open reflecting light into the room and the tall figure of a man appears. Without uttering a word, he grabs her by the hair and grabs her out of the room. Caterina bit her lips as she didn't want to give whoever this was the satisfaction of hearing her scream. She is dragged to another room with better illumination and overall clean surroundings. In the center of the room is a chair with restr
Twenty minutes have gone by since Giuseppe's men flooded the streets of Italy in search of Caterina's supposed hostage. They had checked every single security camera in the area and were now tailing the vehicles carrying the Rossi's.Giovanni had blocked all exits out of the city, making it impossible for them to exit. His patience had run out already and he couldn't wait to claim. back Caterina. Alessandro Rossi becomes skeptical with every passing minute as he knows the inevitable is near. He knows he can't risk the life of his sister, but losing Caterina's life isn't an option either. However, he knows Giovanni would not cause any harm to her. After much consideration, he decides to move on with plan B."Find an enclosed area and park the car," The driver takes a turn off the main road and drives into a car wash. As if on cue, a Maybach Exelaro follows them in."Caterina, come." Without questioning, Caterina climbs out of the vehicle with Elena following soon after. "Elena, get
The atmosphere in the Rossi's mansion was so tense, you could cut through it with a knife. Over one hundred men are scattered all over the mansion with arms of different kinds. Alessandro storms into the mansion from the front door and matches his way up the stairs and straight to Caterina's room."Open this door, you bitch!" He yells as she pounds rapidly on the door.The door is unlocked from the inside, revealing a tired-looking Caterina. She couldn't sleep a wink the night before because of all the noise the men were causing. "Tell me how you did it!" "I don't know what you're talking about!" "Don't play games with me, you witch!" "I really don't know!" "There's a madman out there looking for you. He has burnt down buildings and taken lives just to find you. So tell him what you took from him, or what you did to make him like this!" "You seem to know more about this madman than I do, so if you're not going to tell me what's going on or who is looking for me, I'd like to go b
Caterina stares at her new room feeling intimidated by the size and beauty of it. It wasn't your everyday house-help quarter. It was an entire suite. The pieces of furniture were polished nude and the lilac colored curtains made the room look like a doll house. The kitchen area can be seen from the living room, only separated by a beaded curtain. All the types of equipment imaginable were neatly arranged, making it look like perfection itself. "Do you want another room?" Elena's voice cuts through her train of thought, bringing her back to earth. "No, this one is perfect. When do I start working?" "Seriously? Most people would want to get to know their doppelganger and all you care about right now is work? Aren't you even slightly curious?" "Everyone has a lookalike. It's nothing special. Besides, I came here to work," "We should at least get to know each other, right? I mean, you'll be following me everywhere from here on out so it's only normal that I ask some questions abo
Sebastian and I exchanged looks with each other. His was of assurance, mine was of worry. The last thing I need is to work under this kind of tension. If this is the house I would be working at, I might as well go back to my apartment and be kidnapped by the men in black suits. "Miss Russell, this is Elena Rossi," Sebastian says as he points to my mirror image seated in front of me. Her long brown hair matched with her brown eyes. She held her hair up in a high ponytail, highlighting her round face. She would easily make for my twin sister."This is Alessandro Rossi," He nods at the tall man with grey eyes and dirty blond hair. "and this is Miller." He nods at the buff man with brown eyes and matching brown hair."Meet Miss Caterina Russell, everyone." He concludes as he ushers me to a seat next to my look-alike before sitting the two men. "Miss Russell, it's a pleasure to meet you," Elena says as she reaches out to touch my hair. I smile in response, not knowing how to react."F
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