Sofia’s pov “I was sent back here on a mission.” Came a weakened voice, followed by a cough. Luca had motioned for one of his guards to keep delivering punches to a particular spot in his stomach until whenever he was ready to start confessing. After that incident at the park, a call was instantly put through to Luca and he demanded that I be brought back home at once. Unfortunately for Zander, Luca took the day off to rest at home, which means he’d have more time to torture him today.Looking at Zander’s face made me feel so much pain, which was why I chose to sit in the front of the car instead. “Can you please look at me, Sofia? Please?” He began as soon as we began to drive towards home, and when he kept on trying again and again after I ignored him, Ryan who was seated behind a tied up Zander to ensure he didn't try to escape, ended up gagging him with a part of his own shirt.The expression on Luca’s face was very gloomy when the car pulled out of the house. After Z
Sofia’s pov As I sat in the bathtub that night, my mind could only focus on what Ryan had revealed to me.It still felt unbelievable that he had gone ahead to murder Zander. I wasn’t sure of what to make of that, but I know I need to tell Luca about it.The problem here is that if I go ahead and tell Luca, there’s no way he won’t connect the dots and realize that Ryan likes me romantically, and Luca isn’t gonna like that one bit. Despite how much Ryan was starting to make me feel a little uneasy around him, it doesn’t mean I wanna lose him forever and should words of Zander getting killed by Ryan get to Luca, then all hell is gonna break loose.As I toweled myself dry, I came to a firm conclusion, I’m gonna keep it to myself and just keep on observing him. If he gets any weirder than this, then I’m definitely gonna go to Luca and spill it all to him. With a long sigh, I exited the bathroom.~~~ The days passed in a blur. I was as happy as i can get. I made sure to hang out with my
Sofia’s pov Our second vacation as a couple ended up being in Paris, like I had dreamed it to be. It was a surprise, Luca had only told me I was accompanying him to somewhere important for a few hours. He didn’t tell me I needed to pack, so it made me not suspect anything. Although I began to have a few suspicions when the flight stretched into over seven hours.Turns out that he has been planning that for our one year anniversary. Somehow, it had completely slipped my mind until he tugged me atop him and brushed a small kiss against my lips before whispering the words against my lips.“Happy anniversary, my love.”A wide smile had stretched out on my face at once as I sat up at once to regard him in disbelief. “Oh my gosh, you’re being serious.” I whispered, the smile on my face widening even more. My mind quickly raced as I tried to figure out the exact date we got married.“We really are already a year?” I whispered, eyes wide and filled with disbelief. Luca chuckled and reached
Sofia’s pov “This is so much fun!” Kayla shrieked in my face as she bounced sideways, pulling me along with her. I easily let my body go with the beat, because I was indeed feeling so much fun.“You were right about this being fun.” I admitted breathlessly and Kayla grinned in satisfaction while spinning on her toes. When she texted me to ask me if I’d like to come out to a fair with her, I hesitated because I wasn’t sure of what to expect. I haven’t visited one before which was why I had declined at first, but Kayla reassured me that it was going to be fun, and so I agreed to come out with her today, on a Friday evening.Thanks to Kayla who made sure we were both dressed appropriately, we were able to easily blend in.We got a few snacks and munched on them while enjoying the entertainment of the atmosphere. Everywhere was bubbling and everyone seemed to be having a lot of fun. We spent over two hours there till the sky began to darken, and that was when Kayla and I finally parted
RYAN’S POV [HIS FIRST POV EVER] As I stood still while watching Sofia scramble backwards, something akin to satisfaction settled in the middle of my chest. I regarded the tremble that wracked through her small body when her back hit the wall behind her. As I inched closer to her, she held a small, trembling hand out and frantically shook her head. “D- don’t come closer.” She whispered shakily, and I’d be pretending if I claimed to not have felt a sharp stab in my soul. I never wanted her to be scared of me. All I wanted was to finally have all to myself, safe and all mine. Her being scared of me was definitely not a part of the plan.“You don’t have to be scared of me, Sofia. You know I’d never hurt you, right?” I asked, softening my voice the way I knew worked in calming her in most situations. Although right now, it didn’t seem like it was working seeing as she only grew more worked up.“You killed him.” She whispered, eyes wide from fear and hands trembling against her thighs. I
Luca’s pov “Stop the fucking car.” I growled out as soon as I instantly sat up straighter. My eyes were still wide as I scanned my gaze over the texts staring back at me. It showed at the lower side of the texts that they had come in about twenty minutes ago.“Fuck.” I cursed as I proceeded to dail Sofia’s number. It went straight into voicemail, prompting me into cursing again as I pushed the door of the car open and stepped out of it. It hasn’t even occurred to me to cheek my phone while I had been talking with a few men from the mafia. The phone has been silenced which was why I hadn’t gotten any notification when she had been spamming me those messages. As I glanced through the messages once again, worry clogged up a part of my brain as I tried to figure out what could have gone wrong.Ryan & Ethan were also unreachable, which prooved that something had definitely gone wrong with them, something really bad.I dailed James' number next; hands pulling on my hair as I waited for hi
Sofia’s pov “Why aren’t you eating?” As the question washed over me, I couldn’t stop myself from flinching. Weakly lifting my head up till I was staring at Ryan, I hesitated for a moment before speaking.“I’m not hungry, thank you.” I whispered and then I glanced away to stare at a spot on the wall which I’ve been staring at for days.It’s been two days since I got kidnapped by Ryan, and so far, it didn’t seem like I was gonna get rescued anytime soon. The sound of him coming close to me made me pull my legs closer to my chest and wrap my arms tightly around myself, as if that was enough to protect myself from him. He crouched at the side of the bed once he got close and I hastily averted my gaze before it could meet his. His hand shot out and prevented that form completely happening, leaving me to stare into his ones. A pair of eyes which I once used to find comfort in, but now, it did nothing but scare and repulse me to the core.He cleared his throat and his fingers stro
Sofia’s pov It was obvious now that Ryan is definitely more than a bodyguard. How he had managed to fool even Luca is still weird to me. With that thought in mind, I felt my chest start to expand from the thought of Luca and I tried to imagine what he’s currently doing, and now he’s faring in my absence. With a sigh, I shoved the covers off my body and slid out the bed, stretching a little to get the knots out of my joints. It’s almost three full days since I’ve been kidnapped and somehow, I had a feeling a lot of people is already aware of it.Ryan leaves the house every here and there, and I wondered if he’s still working beside Luca right now like the bodyguard Luca knows him as, if he’s currently pretending to not know where I am and is joining in searching for me with the rest of Luca team meanwhile he had kidnapped and locked away in here.That thought made anger bubble in my stomach but I knew there was nothing I could do to help my situation. Ryan had said I was lite