Adriana’s POVMy head throbbed painfully. Everything was a mess! To my right was my mother who couldn’t bring herself to drop the hem of her blouse in fear that the bomb would go off if she did as much as dropped it.To my right were Massimo and Michael who had been talking in hushed whispers for the past ten minutes now, and even though they’d been talking for a while now, I still couldn’t help but think that they both didn’t know what they were doing. It was quite obvious that they were just as confused as I was but due to ego, they were unwilling to let it show.Things took another different turn when Caden called back last night to ask us not to involve the police because according to him, if he noticed any strange movements, he would detonate the bomb, without care if my mom dies with it or not. I was confused.“Anna?” Massimo called out to me and without a word, I turned to look at him, raising my hands into the air as if to motion to him to get talking before my patience ran o
Adriana’s POV“In case you get into trouble with Caden and you need us to intervene quickly, smokes is the safe word… smokes, never forget that.” Massimo’s last instruction replayed over and over again in my head as I stepped into Lux’s.The place was choked up as usual and reeked of cigars, sweat, and sex… and as usual, I felt disgusted.“How do I find him in this crowded space?” I asked, listening to Massimo’s hearty chuckle from the earpiece in my ear. I couldn’t believe that he could laugh at a time like this but before I could berate him for doing that, I heard him say something along the lines of;“Create a scene!”“Huh?” I asked in disbelief.I knew that Massimo was one to enjoy creating scenes; in fact, he loved the attention he got whenever he did something relatively stupid in public but I wasn’t like that, I wasn’t like him.“You know I can’t do that!” I whisper-yelled, rolling my eyes when he chuckled again.It was obvious that he was trying to help me calm my nerves but t
Adriana’s POVWe stumbled into the room like two people high on drugs and as soon as we managed to get in and shut the door right behind us, I allowed him to push me into the bed, laughing as I bounced against the soft material.He joined me soon afterward, kissing me like his life depended on it while I kissed him back because my mom’s life depended on it.“Fuck Adriana, you’re hot! I regret ever cheating on you!” He muttered under his breath but I could still hear him.For a minute, I thought about pushing him away because he had just managed to open another closed wound but I thought against it and instead arched my back so that I was fully exposed to him.He took the cue though and instantly pulled the hem of my dress downward to begin to suckle on my breasts. His action made me gasp and almost immediately, I felt a warm puddle suddenly pool brown my thighs.He took one nipple into his mouth, biting and sucking at it while he kneaded the other with his fingers… and even though I w
Adriana’s POVThe drive home was unusually quiet. Even though Mom had been successfully operated on and the bomb had been neutralized, and even Caden had been arrested by the police, I still couldn’t help but feel that there was something wrong… something I didn’t know of.“Where’s my mother?” I asked Massimo, hoping that that was the problem but he shrugged and then with a dismissive flip of his hand, answered;“She’s at the hospital, she needs some time to heal and so the doctor asked us to keep her there for the next few days.” “Ohh,”“Yeah,” he answered, and without another word, turned away from me to look out the window. Now, something was definitely wrong!“What about Caden, he would be arrested right for trying to kill my mother. Or isn’t that in the law… attempted murder as he’d planted a bomb in her and then threatened me, right?” I asked again and this time, Massimo only nodded.From the side of my eye, I saw Michael glance at us from where he sat in the front seat of the
Massimo’s POVI sat in front of the fireplace with a glass of wine in my hands whilst I stared closely at the fire as it burned away at the coal.It’s been three hours, three scorching hours, and yet Adriana wasn’t at home. I had sent Michael back to the spot we had dropped her off but still, nothing. It felt like she had simply disappeared off the surface of the earth, leaving nothing but my confused state behind.“Any news still?” I asked as soon as someone walked into the living room and I didn’t need to turn around to know that it was Michael. He was probably back from the search party he had put out.“None yet. Although, a randy confessed to seeing a hot girl in a beautiful sequined dress go into the bank just across the street as soon as a car which closely resembled ours dropped her off.” He scoffed.“So did you check the bank?” I asked him, I was quite feeling hopeful now as this was the only lead we’d had in hours. Even her goddamn phone was switched off!“Yes I did,” he answ
Adriana’s POV“I’d love a cup of coffee and wafers please?” A deep baritone voice called out to the pretty barista, immediately catching my attention.I was presently standing in line at my new favorite coffee shop while I waited my turn to buy what I wanted and even until now, I didn’t know exactly what to buy as I wasn't a huge fan of coffee myself. Actually, I wasn’t really here today because I wanted coffee but because I had come to try out my luck with the vacant position of barista.I did this because I was sure that the ten grand I had withdrawn from my account would not sustain me for a long time if I didn’t do anything about my state and at the same time, I was scared of going to the bank again in fear that Massimo would track me down.It’s been six days since I left and exactly six of the most peaceful days I’ve enjoyed in a very long time.I sighed when the person in front of me took a step forward, compelling me to follow his actions.“Adriana?” That same deep baritone v
Massimo’s POV“She was spotted at a coffee shop with a young man this morning.” Michael’s voice snapped me out of the trance I’d forced myself into.“And where exactly is this coffee shop situated?” I asked, still not turning around to meet his gaze.I could hear his ragged breathing, even the way he pranced about behind me and I couldn’t help but wonder what it was that was making him so uncomfortable.“Jason came with the picture some minutes ago and says the plane is called the Earth Bean coffee but I do not know where it is located, we can check a map.” He replied.“I’ve never heard of that place before,” I muttered, making him roll his eyes at me. He hissed loud enough for people in the next room to hear and then with a dismissive shrug of his shoulders, said;“It’s in LA, you know why she never left LA? Because she knows we’ll check in with traveling agencies and car parks and she also knows that we can bribe them into releasing their books to us,” he rushed out, sounding almost
Adriana’s POVI woke up with a start when a bucket of water was thrown over my head. In shock, I pried my eyes open only to discover that I was in a dark room and that there were big chains clasped around both of my hands and legs; I gasped.“Where am I?” I asked into the darkness but no one answered.Fine, it was dark here but I could also sense the presence of someone in the room even though I couldn’t see them yet.The idea of having someone creep in on me from the darkness made a shudder run through my spine but before I could call out for help again, the lights were suddenly turned on and I wasn’t really surprised to see both Amy and Chris in the room.Chris appeared to look confused while Amy on the other hand was obviously happy with what she was doing. She had a smile on her face and from the presence of the bucket in her hands, it was quite clear that she was the one who had thrown the water over my head.“What do you want?” I asked them, noticing how Chris looked away while