*SILIA*Lisa charged at me without a second’s pause and bracing myself I waited for her attack to either dodge or counter. Since I had a tracker fit into my phone I didn’t worry much about Alfeo coming here soon to find me but till then either I had to escape or stall.“Nick move to the side I’ll take care of this,” I said giving him a slight push to move aside but he didn’t move and I watched as he moved one of his leg back brought out one of his hand in a Kung Fu stance.“So you think you can fight me?” Lisa laughed and aiming or him instead of me she was ready to swipe her dagger at him. I tried pushing Nick to the side but he didn’t budge and just when Lisa was about to strike him he moved me away with a powerful shove making me stagger to the side as he blocked her attack with hand caught hold of her arm in the swiftness twisted it to make her lose her weapon and then punched her face making her stumble back in surprise.“Fuck!” she shouted holding onto her nose as she looked at
*SILIA*My eyes slowly started adjusting to the dim lighting of the room that I was in.The scene was almost ironic as now I was the one in bounds like the members of the Fedelta had been just a few hours ago. I had been dreading being in the position that they had been and it was almost like I had jinxed myself there by even thinking about it.A few people sat to the side of the room where they were talking and drinking among themselves not yet realizing that I was awake. My hands were tied to the chair I was sitting on and I could barely feel my lower body yet most probably still induced under the drug that the kidnappers used.I still can’t fucking believe that I have been kidnapped.Keeping my eyes shut still I reckoned that if they hadn’t killed me yet then they needed me alive and the longer I stayed unconscious the longer I would be safe. Plus this way I could collect some information on what all this was all about.Straining to hear what the people were talking about I tried s
*SILIA*When I listened to this man’s voice I could at once recognize him as my captor from the strange words he had spoken in my ears moments before I had blacked out.From the way he had spoken to me then it looked like he knew me but I couldn’t for the life of me remember him.I had never once seen this face before…Green eyes angry and burning under the dim light over the door looked lethal. It was as if merely from those darkened and narrowed jewels one could determine the unsaid wrath that he was going to bring them. The aura shrouding him was of no ordinary man and for a second I wondered if I had been in a worse situation than I had thought.Greg, who had been ready to hit me, had cowered at the thunder of his voice and was hiding behind the blonde man who barely lifted his gaze to stare at the new predator.“I asked a question or do you fucking want to die,” the mystery man spoke again this time calmer in his tone but still very angry.The bald man who had been the last one h
*SILIA*The right hand man of Ravens?It didn’t take a genius to know that he had kidnapped me for information on Draven or about Romani. This wasn’t even the worst; he could use me to get Draven to pull out of the game.“So you know why I have you here?” he asked, his eyes brighter than before now that I had recognized him.“Yes I know and you are not getting anything out of me no matter what you do,” I said and although I tried to act tough I didn’t exactly feel that brave. I dreaded the kind of torture that he might put me through.His eyebrows creased at my words and his confusion was clear on his face. “I think you have got it wrong.”This time it was my turn to feel that confusion but I decided to stay silent instead of arguing with him. Who knows what kind of trick he was playing on me to get out the information that he needed. I wasn’t going to make it easy for him to use me even though he had successfully kidnapped me.“I think you have already thought the worst of me,” he s
*DRAVEN*“What the fuck do you mean she got kidnapped? How could that happen?” I asked storming in the room unable to decipher the message I had been sent. It was hard for me to believe that Silia got kidnapped in the short distance between the diner and the café that she had to make to meet Alfeo.I had been so careful with her protection all this while then how could a few minutes of her away from my eyes had caused this to happen?Was it Lisa behind this again?I couldn’t make sense of my thoughts. They clouded in my head and buzzed around while my heart hammered in my chest wildly at the images of Silia being tied and kept captive. Images of her terrified eyes accusing me of the situation haunted me.I could barely keep my emotions in check and I was pretty sure I was going to murder someone by the end of this day if I was unable to find Silia.“I don’t know what exactly happened but when I reached the café she wasn’t there and when I searched the area for her I found this guy in
*SILIA*I am not aware of whether he knows about Draven or not and I don’t even know if I should let him know about that but I can’t let him off with thinking that it is fine to keep me captive here, to make me… I don’t know what? Fall in love with him?Who does that if they want a woman to like them!“I am sure you know that I am with the Calixes and since you are with the Ravens wouldn’t this be backstabbing your gang if you like the enemy?” I asked, trying to maneuver my way out of this. “I’m sure your boss wouldn’t be happy with this.”“Oh no, he doesn’t mind at all,” he smiled, “For him it is killing two birds with one stone. He wants Draven out of his way and if I have his woman then what better way would that be than to hurt the Don of the Calix?”“So you know that I am with Draven!” I shouted, unable to understand how he could be so relaxed knowing that.“Of course I knew that, I do my research well but I also know that he doesn’t treat you right. Should you really be getting
*SILIA*I don’t know for how long I have been kept captive here but from the meals that I get three times a day I believe that it has been four days now.I had refused to eat in the beginning but Luca wouldn’t take no for an answer and had forcefully fed it to me with a spoon, threatening me to feed it to me with his own mouth if need be me. I might have called bluff if it was anyone else but he seemed weirdly excited when he proposed that and I couldn’t afford to check whether he would really go through with it or not.I am pretty sure I would vomit all over him and make him do something worse than what he already does.“How is my beautiful lady?” the metal door creaked open with the horrifying sound of that one man who I had come to hate almost as much as Lisa.I didn’t respond back bracing myself for a kiss or a grope like he usually would. My eyes closed and since I had lost my freedom on the second day of trying to make a dash for freedom when he had opened the door I stayed tied
*SILIA*The unbolting of the heavy metal door made me slightly wary as I felt fear and hatred shift in my heart to make it race faster than before.Luca’s smiling face greeting me again and asking me to love him was already making me feel the stress of the situation, although this was all the human interaction I had in this confined place I dreaded every minute of it.“Madam? Are you awake?” the sweet voice of Lily came through, making my overdrive heart calm down a little.“Lily? You are alive? I thought something happened to you when I never saw you again after that day,” I croaked, feeling happy to see the face of the meek blonde who had brought me food the first day when I had captured. I had refused to eat then and sent her back after which Luca had stormed in forcing me to eat it while making me wonder if he had hurt Lily in any way for her to have been absent after that day.“Fortunately I am a sister of a loyal gang member so nothing happened to me,” she said, understanding ex
*SILIA*I think I needed to run away.“Silia? What are you doing here? Are you alright? Everyone was looking for you. It's time!” Diana said hastily coming to me when she found me in the washroom of my suite.Her words only made me panic more and shaking my head I said, “No, Diana I don’t think I can do this. I don’t think I can go out there like this.”My words must have not sat well with her because she donned a softer expression and with a hand patting my back gently for me she pulled me into a hug.“Come on, tell me what is it? What is troubling you and I swear that I will make it alright,” she said and although her hug made me feel good it also reminded me of why I wanted to run away from my own wedding.“This! See this is the problem! I can’t even hug you properly without this belly getting in my way,” I said pointing at the small bump that kept us apart from hugging properly.She seemed to realize what I had been going through and smiling at me she asked, “What are you afraid o
*SILIA*“I don’t think that Romani would actually set this grand of an event,” Diana muttered from beside me. It has been a week since we came back home and the cold mafia woman who we thought was injured was stronger than anyone we knew and had been completely fine even after that blast. Apparently she became unconscious because of exhaustion and nothing else.“According to him he is creating history and he wants the whole world to remember him and this day properly for centuries to come,” I murmured, spotting him introducing Draven to everyone around while laughing heartily. No one would say that he was sick seeing how well and about he was moving around.“He certainly chose a very strange reason to be remembered in history, ‘The man who gave away his business empire to a Mafia Don’,” Alfeo laughed, chiming in on our conversation.“Do you even know how terrified the public and media is over this? I heard the president is on his toes with this change,” Nick said, sipping a glass of c
*SILIA*“Yes! Fuck we did it!” Alfeo shouted enveloping Draven in a hug which I joined along with the others.We were probably making a lot of ruckus pulling, pushing and rejoicing, unable to believe what had happened.We won!We actually won!A clearing of a throat grabbed our attention as Samantha said, “Mr. Romani is waiting for you.”Calming down at her words Draven pulled away from us, smiling at the hoots and laughter. Looking at me he kissed me once and said, “Thank you, this wouldn’t have been possible without you.”I simply smiled at him and then turned back to the rest as he said, “Make sure that all the injured get treated and rested well. We are flying back today itself and celebrating this victory!”“Alright we’ll arrange everything you just go and meet him,” Gavin said and nodding along as I turned to leave with the others when suddenly I was stopped.“Miss Morgan, Mr. Romani wants to meet you too,” Samantha said, making everyone stop in their movements as they all looke
*SILIA*I couldn’t grasp the sense of reality. I had killed the one person that had previously meant the world to me. I had thought that I hated her a lot but even now when she had said that she hated me I couldn’t help but feel hurt. I didn’t want her to hate me. I had wanted things to have never gone the way that they had.I never wanted to lose her.“Shh, it’s alright you did what you had to,” Draven said and slowly walked towards me. I could see the pity in his eyes and I am sure I looked like a mess but his eyes didn’t stray to anywhere else but my eyes. His gray ones pierced straight into mine, reminding me of the peaceful shine of a breezy moonlit night.Reaching me he first gripped my hand over the fork and prying away my hand carefully from the weapon of murder he took hold of my violently shaking hands that couldn’t control the tension now that they weren’t holding onto the wood for dear life. Throwing away the fork to a safe distance away he immediately pulled me into a hu
*SILIA*“You might have reached till here but I cannot let you go any further than this,” Lisa said, it felt as if it had been days since I had seen her and I wouldn’t have minded it being a little longer or until I died for me to face her again.I still can’t believe she had left me alone there with Luca to suffer, it was worse than simply killing me. She wanted me to ‘suffer’, to prolong my misery.“You really think you can stop us?” I asked, challenging her, feeling my insides burn with hatred.She ignored me and looking at Draven she said, “If you still care about your people’s life then you would back away while I am giving you the chance to. You will lose the game but will return back alive.”Wasn’t she being a little too cocky?If Nick had been enough to take her down alone then the twelve people we had brought with us were definitely a lot stronger.“And lose the opportunity to kill the person who has been the sole reason for all our sufferings? No, thank you,” Draven said wit
*SILIA*“Hey! Hey who are you people! Get off my farm!”A man came shouting at us like a lunatic when we stopped our cars in front of his house.Getting out of the car Alfeo approached the man and introducing himself he said, “We just need a little assistance from you. We need to check something in your barn. Can we please do that?”“No absolutely not!” The old and hot headed man shouted at us, “You think I'll just let you jackasses get into my property just like that. Absolutely not mister.”“We will be happy to pay you a good amount of money for that. If you would just let us in then this briefcase full of money will be yours,” He said, showing him a briefcase that had been brimming full with money. By the way this farm and house looked, he really needed that for repair works and maybe to even live life in general.He stopped and hesitated for a minute when suddenly the door to his house opened and through it came an old lady, probably his wife.“Al? Who are these people?” she aske
*SILIA*“Yes! She was right about it,” Gavin shouted barging in through the door with Nick trailing behind him. The two of them looked really spent and when I was about to ask Nick what happened but he put up a hand before me to stop me from speaking.“My eyes have been fried from staring at a screen for around thirty six hours now and I fear that if I even blink it shut it isn’t going to open anymore,” he said and then mumbled under his breath, “That's why I hate Mafias.”“So what did you find?” Draven asked and the rest of us huddled closer to his laptop that he had brought with him.“So far we have learnt about a small vineyard that is very exclusive and is situated on the island called Martha’s Vineyard. It is registered under another woman’s name so it was hard for us to track it down but we finally did. The label vine that it makes there is called, ‘Dives Uvae’ which also means rich grapes in Latin.”“A silly name if you ask me,” Alfeo muttered in between to which Diana laughed
*SILIA*“Only ten days are left,” Gavin said, making all of us sigh in frustration.“That's too little time and we still don’t have any clue about where Romani might be,” Nick mumbled, having joined the Mafia unable to stay away from this life after getting so deep into it once again.“No we don’t give up hope here, we can still turn the situation around, we just need to think from another perspective,” Diana said, making me nod along but if truth be said even I was losing confidence with how little time we had left.“If it makes anyone feel good then at least the Ravens aren’t in any position to even care about this game when they are already so deep in their own troubles,” Alfeo said, making me nod along.“Not to forget that the Phantoms don’t seem to have any clue about Romani too, although they have become more frantic in their searches,” I said, frowning near the end.No matter what anybody said or did it was clear that we were all on the edge with how close we were to winning an
*SILIA*“What was that just now?” Draven asked, looking slightly dazed as we took the elevator up to his office.“Just a little mental torture,” I said smiling at him. “He hadn’t hurt me physically as much as he did mentally every time that he touched me or tried to brainwash me into loving him.”I didn’t realize but a frown had taken over on its own and seeing that Draven said, “Let me overwrite that memory.”Pushing me against the cold walls of the elevator he kissed me. I fought for control, my body turning hot at his touch. After staying away from him for so long it was as if every time that he touched me he was quenching a thirst in my body.Our tongues slid against each other, gently caressing, massaging and sucking. I wanted to take control again like how I did before but as soon as he realized what I was doing he brought his hand down to my thigh and gripped it, making me gasp at how close he was to my crotch. He then pushed a knee gently against my excited entrance, leaving i