"Should we wake her up?"
"Boss said we should let her rest."
"But it's been twenty two hours! The drugs should have worn off five hours ago, you clearly overdosed her!"
"Shut the fuc-"
I blinked my eyes open and scanned my surrounding, I was in an unfamiliar room.
Then all the memories came rushing down all at one. I panicked and tried to scramble out of the bed, keyword; tried.
"Where am I?! What did you do to me?! Untie my hands right now you fucking bastards or I-"
"You'll what? Beat us? Punch us? With whose hands?" My kidnapper, Antonio taunted, while the shorter kidnapper laughed at my expense. I glared murderously in their direction.
The shorter kidnapper stopped laughing and kept a serious expression.
"Look, we aren't here to hurt you, as I said yesterday we were sent by our boss to get you, we brought you fresh clothes so you can freshen up and come down for breakfast at least for the baby."
As if on cue my stomach growled loudly, they gave me a knowing look.
"Fine, untie my hands first." Antonio came closer and untied my sore wrist. I rubbed my baby bump and felt my baby kicking. Thank God, he's okay.
The two bulky men left the room quietly, and I got up to find the bathroom. I found one after checking the second door, the first one being a closet. I took off my jean and underwear and sat down on the toilet to empty my bladder, I got up after finishing my business and really looked at the bathroom.
The bathroom is as large as my whole living room, it has a floating vanity with a flat-panel door and drawer, the tub is so large, the mirrors were frameless and spotless, the whole bathroom had a neutral, minimalist color palette. It looks so beautiful, I could live in here. No lilly, bad lilly! Their boss must be filthily rich to afford this kind of luxury, I wonder what he wants from me.
I snapped out of my thoughts and quickly took off my clothes and hopped in the shower, scrubbing my skin like my life depended on it. I got out of the bathroom and dried my body, the clothes they brought actually fitted, a yellow sundress. I put on the gold heart shaped pendant he bought for me on our anniversary.
My chestnut brown hair reached my mid back, I ran a comb through it and packed it into a messy bun.
I walked out of the room, and down the stairs to the large and spacious living room, if I thought the bathroom was big, the living room is much more larger. There were shiny couches and a very big plasma TV mounted on the wall. A mansion. A BIG mansion.
"Hey there you are, come on breakfast is ready." The shorter kidnapper who I still haven't learnt his name called out to me.
"I'm Rico by the way, you already met my brother Antonio." I hummed in response, I didn't really care, I just wanted to go home and watch some movies with penny. Penny! Oh God, she must be so sick with worry.
We walked into a beautiful kitchen and I took a sit on one of the bar stool. The smell of bacon and eggs made my mouth water.
The cook who looked to be in his early fifties with dirty blonde hair and brown eyes smiled at me and I smiled back. It was so good to see a friendly face, Antonio and Rico had intimidating appearances.
"Buongiorno, cara. I hope you slept well, I make the best English and Italian meal. We have bacon and eggs with coffee this morning, but coffee isn't good for the bambino, orange juice sounds good?" I nodded my head with a confused smile. I didn't understand Italian.
"Of course, thank you..."
"Matteo." He completed with a smile.
He served me and Rico some bacon and eggs and I ate to my satisfaction. The whole time Rico was watching me like a creep.
"Do you always stare at people when they eat?"
"I was just wondering how you finished that much food so fast." He said while chuckling. I didn't find it funny.
"Oh? I don't know? Maybe because I'm eating for two?" I retorted shooting him a dirty look.
"Look, I appreciate your breakfast but I need to leave. My best friend must be worried sick." I said while standing up.
"You don't really have a choice, you've been brought here by the boss's order, and you are not allowed to leave till he says otherwise." He said with a serious expression all smiles gone.
I gulped visibly actually frightened by his words. Who was this boss and what could he possibly want from a pregnant woman.
I was snapped out of my thoughts by a ringtone, Rico pulled out his phone from his pants pocket and answered it.
"Ciao... " Rico seemed to visibly pale probably by whatever he was been told on the other line.
"Y-yes boss. W-we were having breakfast.
O-of course s-sir, right away s-sir." He hung up the phone and shoved his trembling hands into his pants pocket. He looked up at me and tried to compose himself.
"The boss requests your presence immediately." I felt a cold chill run down my body and it's not from the cold.
He grabbed my arm in a firm hold, and lead the way. I placed my right hand protectively on my belly, praying silently that whoever this boss is wouldn't hurt my baby.
We climbed the stairs and headed towards a door which was probably the boss's office. Rico knocked on the door and we heard a distant 'come in'. Wait, why does that voice sound familiar? Before I could think more about it, Rico pushed the door open and we entered into the office.
What I saw next knocked the breathe out of me, my legs felt wobbly and if it wasn't for Rico's hold on me, I would have fell on the cold tiled floor. I started finding it hard to breathe.
Sitting on the chair in front of a desk was none other than Vincenzo. The man that had always took my breathe away, the same man that broke my heart into a million pieces without even a backward glance. The father of my son.
"V-vincenzo?" My voice sounded foreign to me, strained from all the emotions that threatened to burst out of me. My mouth was wide open in shock, memories swarming in my head.
"Leave us." He ordered looking directly at Rico. His voice that always managed to make my knees weaken held so much power and authority. It was like I never knew the sweet side of him.
The sound of the door slamming shut, reminded me of Rico's departure. I never wanted his presence more than I do now.
Vincenzo's eyes drifted to me, taking all of me in, his eyes stayed on my stomach a little longer before he looked back at me, his face held no emotions, I didn't catch a single glimpse of the familiar warmth I was used to.
"Lillian, good to see you again." What? After all the pain he caused me? All he had to say was 'Good to see you again'?
I felt all the anger buried deep inside me rise to the surface and this time, I didn't hold back.
"How dare you?! Who the fuck do you think you are bringing me here against my will?! You left me without an explanation, betrayed my love for you and now you come back and all you could utter was 'Good to see you again'?! Did you know how scared I was when I saw those men in my apartment?!" I was full on screaming at his face while jabbing an accusing finger at his chest.
"I was fucking terrified! Scared for my life and the life of my baby! All for this sick game of yours that could have cost us our life! You-"
He grabbed my wrist to stop my assault and pulled me to his chest, hugging me, I didn't realize I was full on sobbing, I clutched his shirt so tight and cried my eyes out.
He pulled away slightly but still held me in his arms, his expression softened a little at my tear stricken face and muttered the words that made me remembered all the pain and heartbreak I went through because of him.
"I'm so sorry."
I shoved him away so hard he was caught off guard, he stumbled a little but caught himself.
"You. You don't get to do this, I need to go home. I want you to stay the hell away from me, I never want to see your face ever again." I stated meaning every word, even though my heart says otherwise.
His face hardened and he looked pissed but I didn't care.
"We need to talk-"
"There's nothing to talk about! We are over, you made that crystal clear when you decided to leave five months ag-"
"Do not ever interrupt me when I'm speaking with you, Lillian." I was shocked at his words, I was ready to retort but he beat me to it.
"I didn't bring you here to talk about our past relationship, there are more important matters like the fact that you are pregnant with my child. I will not allow my son to be raised without his father, I want to be present in every step of his life and you cannot stop me." I tried not to show the disappointment I felt when he said past relationship. I didn't bother asking how he knew the gender of the baby, he's obviously been spying on me.
"Fine, I won't stop from seeing him. We will co-parent him and live our lives separately, you can visit him whenever you want-"
"No. You both are no longer safe without my protection. Words have gotten out that you are carrying my child, my heir. My enemies will try to kill you and the baby so they can get to me."
"I don't understand what you mean by enemies, when did you starting having enemies that would want to kill an innocent child?"
He looked straight into my eyes as he said the next words.
"I wasn't completely honest with you when were together, Lillian." I felt like what he was about to say would change my life forever.
"I never worked as a manager in a construction company, I am the owner of the company. I also own many other businesses, casinos, chains of clubs and hotels. I run an illegal business, Lillian."
"I am the leader of the Italian mafia."
I felt my whole world crumbling right in front of me and I couldn't do anything to stop it.He lied.He lied.Our relationship has been based on lies. How could I have been so stupid? Then it all clicked, the gun I found in his home office drawer in our home. When I confronted him about it, he said it was licensed. For protection. The late nights, secret phone calls, he never wanted me to visit his work because- because he was the boss. I was so blinded by my love for him that I never questioned him. Did he ever love me? Or was he faking his love for me too?All my life all I ever wanted was a normal life, just like my mom. A life without chaos, a life without fearing if I would live to see the next day, without having to sleep with one eye open. But I guess it was too much to ask for. My stupid heart had to fall for a dangerous man, a mobster, a killer.No. I will not be dragged into this. This is his mess, his life, and I refuse to associate myself with it. I looked straight into
I woke up to the sounds of birds chirping, getting up from bed has gotten really difficult these days, after failing a time or two I finally got up on my feet waddling towards the window. I opened the windows, and realized it was sunset already, the evening breeze filling the air. I must have slept for too long after been exhausted from my argument with Vincenzo. My stomach growled loudly, reminding me that I didn't eat anything for lunch. I sighed, I really didn't want to face anyone downstairs. But I had to feed myself and my baby.I reluctantly walked towards the door only now noticing the bags arranged near the door. My cheeks flamed at the thought of Antonio rummaging through my underwear, I really hoped penny had packed those instead of him. I'll just arrange them into the closet when I get back.I opened the bedroom door and walked down the stairs grateful that I didn't bump into anyone, I wasn't really in the mood to start a conversation with these people after they practica
A week has passed since I was brought here, feeling more like one month. If I stay indoors for one more day, I swear I would lose my sanity but I had no choice. I didn't realize the amount of people living here until I walked into the living room one morning only to find more than thirty hot muscular men having a meeting with their boss. I discreetly walked into the kitchen not wanting to interrupt their conversation. At first I didn't want to believe that my ex-boyfriend was a Mafia boss. But with the amount of guns and security around here, I think reality has finally hit me, hard. I still don't know how I feel about being around dangerous men and weapons every single day. Speaking of dangerous men, Vincenzo has been avoiding me like the plague for the past five days after our not so pleasant conversation and it's really frustrating because he was the one that brought me here in the first place, I hardly see him and when I do he just nods in my direction and walks the other way.
I stood naked in front of the stainless-steel mirror hung in the bathroom after taking a shower and gazed at my reflection, my pale green eyes staring right back at me. My body has developed some changes over the past few months of my pregnancy, I've gained a few more pounds.My thighs are now thicker that they practically rub together whenever I walk, my breasts are bigger and more sensitive, my hips are wider making it nearly impossible to fit in my old clothes, my baby bump is now bigger, I could barely see my feet.I wonder what Vincenzo would think if he sees me naked? Would he think I'm now fat and wouldn't find me attractive like he used to? I felt heat stain my cheeks at my thoughts. During the two years of our relationship, he had always showered me with compliments, telling me I looked beautiful everyday. It had always warmed my heart when he would look at me with pure adoration. Before he became distant towards me.I shook my head trying to get rid of those thoughts. We we
Gunshots. They were loud and deafening, Vincenzo let go of me and whipped his head to the left towards the direction of the sound. Rico came rushing with more men all looking calm like they've experienced this a thousand times. I, on the other hand was a few minutes away from having a panic attack. Vincenzo barked out orders at his soldiers in rapid Italian, "Cazzo! Afferra le tue armi e prendi gli altri soldati, assicurati di ucciderli tutti! Manerò il primo piano. Kuzlow ha calpestato la coda del Leone."The soldiers immediately grabbed their guns and dashed off towards the sounds of gunshots. (Fuck! Grab your weapons and get the other soldiers, make sure you kill them all! I'll handle the first floor. Kuzlow has stepped on the lion's tail.)Vincenzo still looking unfazed-turned to Rico and ordered. "Call Mario to get the jet ready, and while you're at it take her to the room and get her packed and ready. We are leaving." He brought out his gun and moved to walk towards the chaos
Lily's POV."You know, when I suggested you take a nap, I didn't mean you should sleep through the whole plane ride." Vincenzo's deep voice rang out, I looked out at the plane's window and truthfully we were in the early hours of the morning. I let out a yawn as I walked out of the bedroom door. Vincenzo stood in front of me with a raised brow. I shrugged. "Blame your bed for being so soft and comfortable." I muttered, walking past him to sit on the plush sofa. My feet were aching and swollen, I lean down and tried massaging it, but my belly made it practically impossible. Gosh! I hate when this happens, usually Penny was always there to massage my feet when they were achy. God, I miss that bitch.Without warning, Vincenzo gracefully sat down next to me and placed my feet on his lap.I immediately tried removing my legs from his hold but he held on tight, but not tight enough to hurt.He rose a brow at my attempt to free my legs from his lap. "You know, you could have just asked fo
Lily's POV.After a very awkward dinner with the Romano's, I was finally on the safety of my bedroom. I'm thankful dinner ended early, because the tension in that room was so thick, I could barely breathe. Vince seemed to grow more distant and cold when he was with his family. Especially his mom. He seemed pretty chill and relaxed with his little sister, I noticed the light in his eyes when he saw her, he stared at her with love and adoration. I felt my heart squeeze painfully at the sight, I didn't like the feeling but, I couldn't help but feel a little bit jealous of Vita. She gets to see the good Vince, the sweet Vince, the one he doesn't show me anymore. God, I sound stupid. I thought dejectedly. But I couldn't help it, this dark and handsome man seems to never leave my mind, making me an emotional mess. I need a cold shower. I thought as I stood up and opened my suitcase, I'm too tired to unpack my clothes, bringing out a my night dress as I walked into the bathroom. I stripp
Lily's POV."Rise and shine, mama bear!" I groan into the pillow, covering my ears from her loud screeching. I didn't know who was worse between Vita and Penny. "Five more minutes." I said groggily, slapping her hands away when she attempted to pull me up. She laughed at my antics."Come on, get up! Aren't you tired of being cooped up in this house all day? Have you even gone shopping for baby clothes? Let's go have some fun!" My ears perked up at her words, I suddenly realized how true she was.Penny and I were planning on going baby clothes shopping, the week Vince's goons kidnapped me, but we couldn't go for obvious reasons.I reluctantly got up from the bed, and turned towards Vita who had a devious grin plastered on her face.I grunted. "I guess you're right." A thought crossed my mind and I immediately asked, "Did you inform your brother about this?" Vince would definitely get mad, if we went without his permission. She looked around sheepishly. "No I didn't, but I'm sure he