✔️ ILLICIT DESIRES | 18 +

Chapter 52

ROMAN

I have a workload waiting for me.

However, I can't focus. My mind drifts to Rita and Helena. I am worried about Helena's smart mouth.

Though, she has promised me not to talk to her about my old promiscuous habits. Still, I feel uneasy — wondering if I had to warn her about something else.

I've fought for weeks to get her trust me again, and I can't afford losing the little trust she has in me now.

I sigh — feeling like I have opened the doors and invited trouble to my home. I only hope I can send her back as soon as possible.

Her husband haven't called yet — making me dread that he has enough of her and afflicted me with her.

I come back from my thoughts as my phone rings. Leaning closer to my table, I pick up my cell phone.

I smile. He finally calls. I sigh in relief — he still wants her clumsy ass. Great. Though, I wait with a smirk for a while, not answering his calls until his fifth call.

"Why so eager to talk to me? Miss me already?" I ask him mockingly, finally answering his call.

"Do you have my wife?" he asks with a snap. "Yes, I do," I tell him proudly.

"If you hurt my wife, I will make you regret the day you were born." he threatens me, and my smile widens.

"She is fine, chilling in my basement — like Rita did once in yours — I guess you want her back?" I ask smugly.

"You will give her back, or I will shred you—"

"Shut up and listen," I cut him off, "you are in no position to threaten me, you do as I say, if you want your wife back in one piece."

He chuckles, saying, "And you think you are in a position to threaten me, you really think you can handle me?"

"Let's see, you have a big army of scary men, so do I, but I also have a lot of experience in this field, since my lazy ass didn't only demand what had to be done, but did it."

"What the fuck do you want?" he asks madly.
"Not much — but since you are so generously asking, and I am not a greedy person — I want your plan B, and fifty-million."

"My plan B?" he asks — sounding confused, or playing it. "Rita's mother, I have evidence that claims she's alive," I tell him firmly.

"You were always a smart bastard," he remarks — praising me — how lovely.

"Yeah, must have been a pleasure to work with me, huh? How bad you got me as your opponent now," I claim with a sigh.

"Your family is still by my side — they are loyal to me instead of you — I will grieve on Valerio's shoulder," he remarks mockingly.

"I know you are like a zombie, eating people's brain, making them empty headed and easier for you to manipulate — do with them whatever you want," I grit out.

"But I won't let you feed from my siblings, I want Valerio and Mia with a pocket money on top in return for Helena."

"Deal," he agrees immediately. "Wow, you really must want her back, huh?" I mutter impressed.

"I want her back in the same condition you want your family back," he tells me firmly. "Alive, healthy, not hurt and in one piece."

"I am glad we could come to an agreement," I smile. "Where shall I deliver them? I want my wife back as soon as possible," he tells me.

I roll my eyes, I will give her back to him with pleasure, she has been a pain in my ass anyway since picked her up.

"I give you two weeks to bring them with the compensation money to my mansion, if you want your wife back."