Silent Killer

Part Six

Caroline.

My eyes shoot open when the basement light turns on. It hasn't been long since Luca had left, but long enough for me to take a nap. Was he already back? Did he think of more stupid things to say to me?

Footsteps make their way down the stairs but as they near the bottom it's clear that Luca isn't the one visiting, but instead it's his sister, Ariella. I remember her from the time she kidnapped me and held me against my will just to hit Luca's nerve.

Quickly, I sit up on the mattress and move backwards as Ariella reaches the last step. This bitch is crazy and I have no intentions on letting her near me again, not when I have my child to protect.

Ariella smiles when she sees me, a look of shock and pure amusement setting on her face, "Are you fucking with me? This is what Luca is hiding down here?"

I stay silent, clenching my jaw tightly. I don't know if I would rather be stuck with her or with Luca but neither seem like a good option at this point in time. They're the twisted twins. Neither is better than the other as far as I'm concerned.

Her eyes widen once they reach my belly, the realization hitting her, "Wait... No. That's not... Please tell me my brother didn't knock you up?"

She seems genuinely concerned and I realize that she is more familiar with how crazy Luca can be, I've seen only a little piece of that but Ariella has grown up in this family, if she weren't so psychotic maybe she could have given me some more insight.

I place ,my hand on my belly, tilting my head as she takes another step towards me, "No closer."

"Excuse me?" Ariella laughs as she folds her arms over her chest, "I know you're supposed to be Luca's feisty love interest, but don't get so cocky, honey. If I want to step closer, I'll step closer. But what I really want is an answer... Did my brother get you pregnant?"

I pause, quite certain that I can't lie my way past her. It's obvious, isn't it? I'm pregnant for the mafia and I'm doomed to no end. Luca will always have this control over me now because if I want anything to do with my child I will have to communicate with Luca.

"I..." My voice cuts off and I sigh in defeat, "Yes. I ran away but your brother found out about the baby, so here I am."

"You're pregnant and he has you locked down here? Unbelievable." Ariella scoffs and before I can jump back, she has her arm on my wrist, helping me to my feet, "You're coming upstairs. This is far from healthy for a pregnant woman, mom is going to kick he ass for locking you down here."

I tug my arm slightly out of her grip and as she turns to look at me, I raise an eyebrow, "Don't you think he'll be upset at you for letting me upstairs? I don't know if it's much safer for me up there, honestly."

"I hate my brother but it's no secret that he's obsessed with you. There's only two possible reasons for him hiding you away," She tells me as she heads towards the steps, "Because my mother would kill him for getting you involved in our family like this, or because he doesn't want his wife to know that he got another woman pregnant."

"Wait, his wife?" I raise an eyebrow. I knew that he had a fiancée, but it never clicked to me that he would have gotten married over the past months. I should have expected it, but it was still a punch in the gut. My mind races and suddenly another fear hits me like a ton of bricks. Luca is married now, he could easily take my baby from me and raise our child with his wife.

Ariella stops at the bottom of the steps, staring at me for a moment before deciding to respond, "They got married six months ago... Right after you found out about him. If it counts for anything, it was an arranged marriage from the start. Luca has never had feelings for Sofia, but our father..."