Secrets of the mafia

13. chapter

Lia's pov:

Papa always said, never be scared, never cry and never show you're weakness.

I was scared, but didn't show it. I wanted to cry and scream, but I didn't. I wanted to protect my weakness, but I was afraid that I can't, so I just don't show it. That was all I could do right now.

I would think about some way to escape, but I was too scared that I would be the one who hurts it. So I just stayed in place and didn't move around a lot.

I was sitting in this room, in this uncomfortable chair, without food and water, for a long time now. It feels like it was days, but it was just 4 hours. How do I know? Every single hour someone walks in, asks something and I don't answer, calls me names and hits me in anger, then walks out again.

I have a headache and it hurts everywhere every time more and more when they hit me and cut me with dirty knifes almost all over my body, but I'm glad that they didn't hit me in my weak spot, yet. I hope someone will get me out off here before I lose everything.

Someone talking outside the door snaps me out off my thoughts. "Bring her to the next room for the night." A voice I recognize as Aleciano's says and I hear him walk away. Then someone puts a key in the lock of the door and opens it. A man with black hair and black eyes with a mischievous smirk comes in.

"Dormirai ora gattino." He told me that I'm going to sleep now and called me a kitten. They called me a lot off names already and I don't pay attention to it anymore, but I don't understand what he means by going to sleep.

Why would I go to sleep? I first thought he's going to knock me out, but he took a knife from a table that was in the corner of the room. He then started to cut the rope with which I was tied to the chair. He grabbed my arm and pulled me up on my legs, dragged me out off the room and locked me in another one right across it.

When I was alone again, I looked around my new room. It was a little bigger with a little window I couldn't reach, and an uncomfortable looking bed in the corner. I guess the bed is what he meant by sleeping, but I think I won't sleep much in here.

I sat down on the bed and leaned my back on the wall.

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Flashback

We arrived at the same restaurant where Roxy met Alexandro. We ordered food and talked. After a few minutes three men who I recognize from home came in.

They came up to us. "Ms Marquesa you're sister send us to get the two of you and to bring you home." "Why?" I asked, but before they could answer me another six men rushed in with guns in their hands. I didn't recognize them so they probably weren't from us.

Soon the only thing that could be heard were gun shots and screams. I tried to run out through the back door, but I got shot in my leg and fell to the ground. I heard Alexandro yell my name and I looked up. I saw him running towards me. He was bleeding.

I didn't realize someone was standing beside me. I looked up at the scary man.

The back of his gun soon met my head and I blacked out.

End off flashback
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I thought about the last time I saw Alexandro. I remember that he was bleeding. I hope he's okay.

I looked down to my stomach. I rubbed it gently with my hands and whispered: "I will protect you little one."

Roxy's pov:

"So we know it was Aleciano who kidnapped my sister and we know where he took her and probably they're still there. It's possible that we have a mole in the house, but don't know who it is."

It's currently 2am and I'm still sitting in my office with just Luca, because Johnny was tired and went to sleep, and we're planning how to get my sister back.

"Yeah, you said it 5 times already. Aren't you hungry or tired Roxy? You have to eat something and go to sleep." Luca tried, now every ten minutes, get me out off that office. I always say that I'm not hungry or tired. "We prepare everything tomorrow and go early in the morning. We get Lia out and bring her home, okay?"

"Yeah, that's right. We will go and-" I started, but he cut me off.
"Wait. We? Like you want to go, too?" I didn't understand what he meant by that. "You can't go darling, it's too dangerous."

"But-" I started to protest, but I guess I was too tired, because in the end he convinced me to stay home and leave the work to him and my brother. "You'll have to stay home with someone. I know it's still dangerous, because if we have a mole, then they will know that you're staying alone with just a few men, but it's better than to come. Me and Johnny will go with you're men and we are going to bring her back alive. Nobody's gonna get hurt, and you'll be safe here. I promise."

I think about it for a second. It sounds right. I take a deep breath. "Okay then. I'm going to sleep now and I'll figure out the details in the morning." "Okay." He smiled.

We walk out of my office and go straight to our bedroom. Luca went to take a shower, but I was too tired so I just changed to my pyjamas and went to lay down on my side of the bed.

When he came back he laid down beside me and kissed my forehead. I cuddled up close to him and eventually we fell asleep.

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11am in the office:

"Do you trust Mark?" Johnny asked. We were thinking about who will stay here with me tomorrow. "Yes." I answered. "Then Mark, Michael and the few men who are taking care about the security cameras and the other things, will stay here with you."

"Alright." I nodded. "But I want to talk to Mark first, before we go eat lunch." I explained and Johnny stood up to go get Mark. "On it."

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"You know Micheal, right?" I asked Mark and he nodded. "You and him will stay here with me tomorrow." I said and he nodded again. I thought he would walk out, but he looked down to the floor. I looked to the right to Luca with a questioning look. "Is everything alright? Do you need anything?" Luca asked him.

He looked up at Luca then back at me and took a step closer towards me. "I just... I don't think that leaving Micheal here when almost nobody will be around is a good idea." "Why?" I leaned back in my chair. "Because when I found that box outside a few days ago, he was standing close to it, but when I asked who put it there he said he didn't saw anyone and not even the box, but i think there was no way that he would miss it."

I took in the information, thanked him and dismissed him. "Now what?" I asked Luca. He came and sat down in front of me and asked if I hundred percent trust him and I said yes. I wasn't completely sure if I really trust him, but I know I trust him more than Micheal, because Micheal sometimes walks around the house and sometimes walks in my office and says something random and then disappears.

"Well then I'll take Micheal to the warehouse and we'll deal with him later." "Thank you." I look him in the eyes and smile. He walks towards the door, but before he walks out he says something.

"Oh, I almost forgot. Go pick out a pretty dress."

"Why?"