A cruel and evil twist of fate.
Maybe that was the intent all along.Give me a false sense of security and then dash it all to hell.I inhale a deep breath as he drags me to the end of the bed, running his filthy hands over my mound and onto my breast.
I try hard not to scream my fury, instead, bide my time, letting the lessons of my training settle into the recesses of my mind.Let him think he’s got the upper hand.The minute he touched me at all, he sealed his fate.If I don’t kill him, my father will.I swallow down the fear and bile that threatens in the back of my throat, breathing in and out while he spreads my legs, tracing a finger down my thigh as his hand inches toward my center.
Still, I wait, not giving him a reason to restrain me, until he’s ready, until he thinks it will be easier than he thought.He’s an eager and horny son of a bitch, and that will cost him dearly.Because the minute he removes that hand and places it on his belt, the strength of my thigh propels the ball of my foot dead center into his groin with enough force to maim.
His head drops as he grabs his dick, and that’s when I strike, bashing him in the nose with all my might.One solid, well-placed kick that shatters the bone of his nose beneath the strong bone of my bare heel.
“Fucking bitch!”he yells, scrambling in an attempt to grasp my foot, but I’m not letting him catch me, not without a fight.I slide back toward the headboard, stand, and hold onto one of the posts to steady myself.I point at the monster.“Don’t come near me.”
He is not that easily dissuaded though, probably more enraged at this point than turned on.
The sound of heavy boots racing up the stairs causes him to pause mid-lunge though.His red- rimmed eyes flinch with raw emotion.“Stupid cunt, I’ll be back for you,” he says before shuffling from the bed and turning at the sound of the opening door.
Three men gape at the visible bone that’s protruding from the skin of his broken nose.“Next time you come back I’ll scratch your fucking eyes out!”I yell as he turns and stalks past them and out the door without a word.
Jimmy turns to the other two men.“I’ll take care of this.Return to your posts.”He eyes me with ill-contained amusement.“You seemed so sweet lying in the back of our car the other night.Who knew you were such a hellcat during the day?”
The pounding in my chest and fear in my heart tell me not to let my guard down for a minute.Not even with this man who drove me home at Massimo’s request.Just because he drove me home the other night, does not mean that he’s any better than the last fuck who got into my room.Trust no one.That needs to be my motto from here on out.“Don’t come any closer,” I yell.
He shakes his head.“I’m hardly interested in getting my nose busted or eyes scratched out.I want you to tell me what happened.”
“Why, so you can finish the job?”It’s intended as an accusation but comes out more like I’m pleading that he won’t hurt me or take my life.Weak, my father will think it’s weak, but then he should have sent his fucking soldiers to deliver the fury of his wrath on this entire estate and everyone in it, instead of leaving me to the mercy of these men.
All the emotions of the last week are swirling around and it’s difficult not to cry.These bastards took his youngest daughter but still Papa doesn’t come.I didn’t think he would ever do something that would put his family in a situation like this, or not at least try to storm their fortress.But yet, here I sit, alone, except for the monsters that try to ravage me in the night.
As hard as I try, I simply cannot calm down.“I was reading a book, and he came in and closed the door.Grabbed my foot, my lady bits, and a handful of tit.”I shrug.“He got what was coming to him.”
His eyes narrow and he takes a step closer.My chest races and survival instincts kick in.Trust no body.“I should have kept hitting him and kept hitting him until I was sure he’d never be able to touch someone again.Don’t come any closer,” I scream.
Jimmy runs a hand through his hair.“Look, I’m sorry that it happened, and it won’t happen again.I’ll see to it personally, but you have to calm down, okay?”
“Calm down?No, I will not calm down.Get the fuck out of my room or I swear to god….”
His eyes narrow.“The invasion of your privacy nor what he did was sanctioned by anyone here.No order was given, Sophia.I’m sorry it happened.”
I nod.It won’t change that it happened, but it’s a lot more compassion than I thought I’d get after besting one of his soldiers.“You drive for Massimo, and take care of things, too?”
He grins.“Other duties as assigned.I’m usually with the boss, but he asked me to hang out here tonight.”
“In case my father and his soldiers raided the estate?”
His eyes narrow.“Question time is over.Go to sleep.No one will bother you tonight.I’ll see to it that Snake doesn’t come back.”
11
Massimo
Iwalk into the club, scanning the lounge, the light from the stage spilling across the room that would otherwise be dim.Leandro stands at the bar, talking with one of our lieutenants.I weave through the crowd, stopping to shake hands with a few of the influential of the city, and a few who are instrumental in bringing in new business and making back-alley deals.Appearances are everything, cool and calm on the outside even when you’re pissed as hell inside.
Leandro tugs a cuff link and smirks as I approach.“Who called you?”my younger brother asks, gesturing with his eyes to the gyrating blonde on the dance floor who my father wants me to make my wife.Saddled with a vivacious spoiled brat who wants nothing to do with me, this life is clearly my penance for being the firstborn with my father’s name.
My jaw locks tight at the spectacle on the floor.“Three calls, all telling me the same thing, as if I don’t have better fucking things to do than to deal with her bullshit night in and night out.Why the fuck didn’t you deal with this?”I ask my brother.
His dark eyes light with amusement.“I’m hardly the babysitting type.Besides, she’s just having a little fun.”
“She’s a damn disgrace after a few drinks.”What used to be once in a great while is turning into an every other night occurrence.It’s clear to everyone in the world except her father that she doesn’t want to be tied down any more than I do.This is never going to work.Not that I didn’t know it before and not that she hasn’t told me a thousand times.
