TICKING AWAY

Ariana’s Pov~

Tick tick tick tick, the timer kept going, My body shook inexplicably, do I die here?

“Ariana!” I heard Mateo call from the phone, “Mateo!” I called back, Mariella laughed hysterically and she made a tutting sound, “Tut tut tut, and I guess this one is pretty special Mateo, you know I heard a theory, from a French asshole that can't make a woman cum, he said when you fuck your type long enough you get tired” she laughed.

“Mariella stop this right now! I'm in no mood for games, you know how I get, you don't want to see the other side of me!” I heard Mateo thunder, I had never heard this side of him before, he sounded furious, really furious, and I for one have seen the other side of my husband.

He is a monster.

“You know what I want, get it done! I'm giving you 30 minutes to right your wrong or sweet Ariana here gets blown to teeny tiny bits se Bon?” Mariella demanded.

“Mariella, your mother, she could take cock better than you, her pussy was wetter,” Mate said, u watched as Marriella’s facial expression changed to disgust.

 “you know how it started? The night we passed out on your bed, she came in and she went on her fucking knees and she sucked my soul out my body, I fucked her right on that bed, and you never woke up that night, the choice was easier after that” Mateo laughed over the phone.

Mariella screamed “30 minutes! You piece of shit! 30 minutes!” she yelled and cut the call.

She paced around the small room and as she did she took a whiff of the red candles.

I shook and sniffled uncontrollably.

 “stop your whining! And let me concentrate bitch!” she yelled, slapping me across the face.

“Look I don't know what you and Mateo have going on but I don't want to be in the middle of it, I want to be far away from that monster” I retorted amidst tears.

She paused and turned to look at me, picking up the red candle as she approached me.

 “why? Finally, found out he is a two-timing bastard. He is not funding you with more euros, the cocaine is not enough?” she kept asking as she looked at me intently with her fake green eyes.

“What exactly did the bastard do to you that is worse than fucking my mother?” she asked again, I was quiet, I could see that there is no talking to the woman.

“Please, the bomb, it's not necessary, I'm sure we can come to an understanding” I pleaded amidst tears.

Mariella laughed again, “30 minutes, let's see if you are worth anything to him” she retorted.

Tick tick tick.

I was frantic as the ticking continued, “Please let me go” I begged, “I'm so sorry sweetheart but that won't be happening, not until your boyfriend gives me what he owes me” she replied tracing her fingers around my lip.

“You know, you are my exact type, innocent and sweet, Mateo and I would have enjoyed your sweet body” She smiled as she cupped my breast and kissed it, “please stop!” I cried, but she laughed loudly

 “Why? I can assure you, you will enjoy it” She paused as her finger traced its way down to my navel.

 “I can be very gentle, make you cum in ways you never thought of” she continued as she put her hand down, into my skirt.

I let out a soft moan as she flicked my pussy with my panties. “Please stop,” I begged as she increased the tempo. “You like that don't you?” she inquired as I tried to shake her hand away, she kept it there and kissed the nape of my neck, then she whispered to me.

 “I promise you when I'm done with you, you will beg for more” she smiled.

“I don't want it,” I said, looking stiffly at her.

“You should know…..” the cell phone rang,

 “saved by your boyfriend” she smiled, I heaved a sigh of relief,

 “Hello! Got my money?” she asked immediately as she smiled at me, she put it on speaker phone “he wants to know if you are still alive” she retorted, I heard Mateo’s voice next

“Ariana,” he called, “Mateo!” I replied almost immediately.

“Are you okay baby doll?” he asked, somehow that question pissed me off.

“am I okay? I'm strapped on top of a fucking bomb! Mateo get me out of here!” I yelled angrily, he was quiet for a while, and then he said “I know Mariella, I know she's bluffing” he said, I watched as Mariella’s face turned into a scowl.

“You think so!” she yelled into the phone, she was visibly angry, her dagger eyes firmly placed on mine, 

“I know so, you never come through for anything in your pathetic life, you are a drug addict who can't even suck dick properly” Mateo replied.

Is he trying to get me killed? 

Mariella was furious, she paced around the room, smashing candles on the floor.

“you piece of shit Mateo! You used me! Took advantage of my dumb mother! Killed Pierre and pinned his death on me! Because of you, I'm wanted by the French police, I have to hide for the rest of my life! I want what I'm owed!” she yelled into the phone.

Tick tick tick…..

“Fine, I'm making a transfer, but I need assurances that Ariana won't be hurt, she's got nothing to do with this” I heard Mateo say.

“I'll let the bitch go after I get my money!” she replied calmly.

We heard a clanging sound and we both turned in its direction, we watched as the metal box started to ascend,

“No!” she screamed, running to it but it was too late it had already gone up.

“What are you doing!” she asked frantically “While I was riling you up, my team were taking their time to hack into your elevator” Mateo replied with a small chuckle.

“You bastard! I'll blow her up!” she screamed uncontrollably

 “ no you won't, you will blow yourself up too and you can't have your money, I'm coming down and I hope you are ready to surrender, I have you surrounded” Mateo retorted.

I stopped sniffling, I didn't know if Mateo had saved or doomed me but at least he was coming down here.

To save me.

A few seconds later the elevator started descending again, it came down with its usual thud and out came Mate

“Bloody Mary” he started, “stay right there! I'm serious, I'll blow her up!” she said, holding the controller up to where I lay.

“Mateo get me out of here!” I cried,

 “Not until I get my money bitch” she replied, “relax, you wouldn't want to blow us up and not get your money, it's up there,” he said pointing upwards

 “Julius is up there with it, you give me the controller and you get your money,” he said, 

Mariella paused for a while, a look of confusion on her face, “ I know you didn't think this far, you never do, you are too impulsive” he remarked.

Mariella’s face glowed in anger,

 “you bastard you ruined my life!” she screamed as she took a red candle nearby and threw it at Mateo, he ducked and the candle landed at the base of the red curtains on the wall, it started to burn and a matter of seconds, it had started to spread.

“Shit!” she screamed, “get out of my way! I'm leaving” she yelled, but Mateo didn't budge

 “Not until I get that controller” he said pointing at her hand.

The fire blazed uncontrollably, smoke filled the room, I started coughing, Mateo held an arm over his nos

“Get out of my way!” she screamed lunging at him, he tackled her and pulled his gun out “Do it! Finish it!” she suggested, I saw Mateo point the gun at her and she closed her eyes and waited for it to be over, instead he hit her head with the back of his gun and she fell unconscious.

“Mateo help me!” I screamed, he ran to me, unbuckling me from the table and helping me down, he carried me to the elevator and we started to ascend.

I was weak and I felt nauseous, I looked up at Mateo as the elevator whirled, he had been toying with Mariella all this while.

What else could he be capable of? He risked her life just so he wouldn't pay Mariella.

Soon we were safely up and out of the building, he took me to the car a safe distance away from the building where I was held.

“I'm going back for Mariella,” he told me, as he took two steps forward the building exploded.

I looked in horror “Oh my God” I cried.

“Damn she wasn't bluffing,” he said coldly.

As he turned to me, a smile on his face, I was furious with every fibre of my being.

I reached out and slapped him as hard as I could.

“I want a divorce!”

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