Kitten

Brick Walls

I duck under the stairs and push my way through the alley. I gasp for breath but don't slow down. I run into a busy street and.am greeted with yells and Brian but nothing stops me. Well, almost nothing. I brick wall of a man does the trick. I slam into him but he doesn't even fucking move as I fall back on the hard cement. My elbows and hands are scratched, but I quickly get up and glance over my shoulder, checking for the person who can I ly be described as the devil himself. "I'm sorry...I.." "Ariella!" Vantov, as I've been calling him, pushes through the streets. His last name was all I knew, and I didn't care for the rest. "Fuck." The man arches a brow and slings his arm around my shoulder. "This belong to you Victor?" Victor? "She belongs to the boss Gaglio." He laughs. "We're friends. You know you can call me Luca. Tell your boss, she'll be by later if she chooses." I want to run, this.man seems no better, but my feet feel cemented into the ground. "You don't want to…" "run along." I makes a hand motion and Victor rolls.his eyes and storms off. "Your in a whole lot of trouble. And I'd love to know how you got into it." "Uh…" "you owe me as much."

We're in a restaurant and I sip a water as he orders. I told him I want a nothing. "I'll take two steaks, medium rare, two orders of fries, and your best bottle of wine." The waiter doesn't card him, I wouldn't either. "How old are you?" He asks me. "Nineteen." His eyes widen slightly. "Tell your story." "The boss as you call him, is my fiance." I say the word like it's bitter. "Why?" He laughs. "He was nothing like the man he is now. I was young when we met. Fifteen. My father sold me to his father for the marriage a year ago, and it only went down hill from there. I escaped today. Victor left the door unlocked, the door cracked, and I took my chance." "Your smart." "Not smart enough." The waiter fills our cups and sets our food down..I nibble the fries, but wanting to devour them. "Your not hungry?" I shake my head. "Slightly. I need to find my brother. He lives in California." "I can help." I scoff. "He will kill you for taking me." He laughs. Loudly and from the chest. "Do you know who I am?" I rack my brain but come up with nothing. "As you've heard my name is Luca Gambino.  I'm going to guess your father was powerful, but not enough as he had to use you to go up more. I'm suprised you haven't heard my name. Maybe my father? Giovanni?" My eyes widen. His father was a ruthless mob boss, one even my father feared. "Ah. There's the look. Your fiance is a lowlife. Russian scum." He spits out. "I have nothing to offer you." He looks me in the eyes "My dear. You are just what I need to take him down."