BIANCA'S POV When I opened my eyes to see the 4 men around me, I screamed in horror. So it wasn't a dream? It was real. Indeed, I had been kidnapped last night. I looked all over my body to make sure I was in one piece, and that these rugged looking men had done nothing to me. "Madame, you could make things easier by remaining quiet please." One of the men spoke to me, and I found myself calmly nodding at his requests. For all I knew, I was alone with them on this.... on this.... I suddenly looked around the room to see that it no longer looked like the bus they had thrown me into last night. This looked like a plane. Bit by bit, I started recalling all that happened the previous night. I hadn't stopped yelling and screaming..... suddenly I felt a stronghold on me, I couldn't breathe anymore. It was as if they had been trying to suffocate me. Slowly, it made sense. I finally figured out what had they done to me, because I had passed out. They had made me inhale something that was de
MANUEL'S POV It wasn't like I wasn't remorseful or sorry for the emotional turmoil I had caused her, but I was too shocked to even calculate my thoughts or manage my anger. I had spent the passed hour or so, making series of calls. And it wasn't just about my cousin's personal assistant being here under a mistaken identity, it was also about the raid that had taken place yesterday. I was so furious listening to the feedbacks from Massimo, but was more furious when the call had just disconnected while he was still trying to explain all that had transpired. Now, I didn't know the full story, but a lot of our men were injured. The one that got me so mad was when he said uncle Alexander had been shot on the arm. A whole lot of things were going through my head, making me reluctant to stop her from walking away in anger. I was not in the right frame of mind to make her calm down. I also couldn't explain the situation of things to her, because she had no business knowing what the Russo fa
BIANCA'S POV Travel ban. That was the last thing we had talked about before he disappeared on me, leaving me alone in this big island. For 7 days, I had been here with just a few men and Eleanor. Turns out Eleanor was actually a sweet lady. She was the one who had managed to save me from the boredom that would have consumed me. I had not come on the island with my phone or any gadgets, so I didn't have any idea what was going on outside the island. According to Manuel, the travel ban was supposed to be for just a week, then I'd be able to go home. I had not stopped asking myself why it had to be now of all times. Why so suddenly was a ban implemented, restricting people from coming in and going out of Russia? Manuel had explained that reasons were due to infiltration of some enemy forces into the country. All I knew was that I missed my parents and wanted to be with them. I had never imagined I would miss work so much, but now I did. I missed my boss as well. Atleast, I'm sure Man
MANUEL'S POV True to my words, I stayed back on the island with her. So far, we had spent 5 days together and even if we didn't normally get to see each other during the day, we never missed our walks together at night. It was like an unspoken pact. It wasn't like we talked so much during these walks, but it just felt nice having a partner to accompany you while reveling in the beauty of nature. But tonight was going to be different. It seemed our nightly walks were going to be put on a hold. I had actually been at Alexa's place during the week I was away. Probably realizing I had decided to remain on the island, Alexa came to camp there with us for some days. So far, she had spent days 4 days on the island with us, before declaring her plans to leave tomorrow. According to her, she had pressing work she had to return to. Seeing as it was her last day to stay with us, we decided to do something fun. We planned to light a campfire and play games tonight. It was a really unusual
BIANCA'S POV I know you'd be wondering why I asked if I could drink. Well, like I said, I had made peace with the fact that Manuel could never be mine, especially after he had promised to set up a date between myself and his cousin; Francisco. The best I could do was just love him from afar. Atleast, I was glad that I had the opportunity to go on these walks with him every night. I always returned to my room with a wide smile. It only made me realize that I was indeed in love with a man that was way above my league. The fact that spending time with him during our silent walks every night was enough to make my day, only proved that I actually had genuine feelings for him. So kissing him now wasn't such a good idea. It would only make me end up wanting him more. Something that would never happen. And did I have to add that he'd be my first kiss if I let him?! On a normal day, I would have been thrilled that my first kiss was a man I liked. But now, I realized the heartbreak would be a
MANUEL'S POV It was unexpected. This was all crazy. What the fuck had I done? She was a bloody virgin!! How could I be her first?!! I looked over at her naked body snuggled into mine in the middle of the morning, and that was when the whole daze cleared off my eyes. What the hell had I done? This was... this was a mistake. Horrible mistake! Fuck! I carefully detangled her naked body from mine, and stood up from the floor. I looked around for my clothing and I saw them piece by piece, lying at different angles of the hut. Last night had been crazy, no doubt. With a sigh, I made for my clothes and put them on. Where was my phone now? Looking towards the table where the candle cup that had almost burned out sat, I saw my phone just beside it. 4:47am. It was already close to dawn. I made to walk out of the hut, but found it difficult to move my limbs. Fuck! My eyes directed its way back to her sleeping figure, and I felt that pang in my chest. Christ! I hated being in such comprom
BIANCA'S POV When I said I had a boyfriend? Trust me, that was a lie. A really big lie that was needed in order to dodge the slap of being rejected by him. Yes, I'd rather be in a delusional relationship, than to let Manuel tell me that he was sorry he couldn't be in a relationship with me. That would have been quite the embarrassment for me. "Don't take what happened between us both too personal. I was only angry because being my by side the night after I lost my innocence to you, was the simplest gesture you would have given. I felt stupid for letting you take something as important as that from me, without the slightest feeling of gratitude. But since you have explained what really happened, we're cool." I said. "We are?" He asked in suprise, and it only made me dramatically roll my eyes. I was right after all. He never really wanted to date me. Look how his expression gave off excitement, at hearing me say we were cool. "That's.... that's nice. Thank you Bianca. I'm glad
BIANCA'S POV I quickly increased my pace and caught up with him. We both walked a reasonable distance in silence. It was a comfortable silence. That was the way our nightly walks normally were, so it didn't bother me in anyway. I was much more suprised when he tried to strike a conversation. "So you are the only child of your parents?" "No, I'm not." I replied. "We are two. My elder sister is Amara. She got married and relocated to Florence with her husband a few years back. They have a daughter now. Anneliese." "Nice." He muttered. The silence ensued between us again. This time it felt awkward. Maybe, I had been thrilled that for some reason, he was interested in knowing more about me. Maybe I was wrong. After a few minutes, he spoke up again. "I hope you do not mind me asking?" "Shoot." I rushed out, already happy he was asking me yet another question that was most probably about myself. "Uhhmm..... yesterday, while on the call with your parents, I heard you crying