Inescapable

Chapter 1

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Rio
I punched the punching mitt everywhere he moved it. "That's good, we'll pick up tomorrow?" my trainer asked as he starts unstrapping his mitts.

I nodded and grabbed my water bottle, taking a swig. I unstrapped my boxing gloves and slipped through the ropes of the ring.

I used the showers and put on clean clothes I brought with me in my gym bag. I let out a sigh of relief as I left the gym. I walked down to the coffee shop to get a smoothie.

As I waited for my smoothie, on my way out someone caught my eye. I stopped and looked at her. She was beautiful. I can't believe it, a woman actually pulled my eyes in a way that wasn't just friendly or sexual. But she made me feel all warm and smiley. I stared at her as I observed her features. She had curly, black hair. Light brown eyes that complimented her skin beautifully. Full, plump lips that made my member harden.

I watched her as she typed away on her laptop. I took a seat that was about three seats away and on the opposite side of her. I didn't want her to catch me staring. I was about to leave, but I decided to sit and finish my smoothie while I watched my beauty.

Oh, no. She's closing her laptop, is she getting ready to leave? I watched her as she packed her things up and stood up, grabbing her coffee.

I stood up, my sight of her immediately being blocked when someone stepped in front of me. "Rio! Hey! you just came from the gym?" Tommy from the gym asked. I furrowed my eyebrows in anger.

I nodded. "We should practice sometime. We're both always there," he suggested.

"Yeah. Sometime, I have to go." I dismissed him and exited the café. I spotted her not too far from the café and began following her. I had to find out where she lived so I could see her again. I have to see her again.

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I lay in bed with her constantly on my mind. I finally was able to close my eyes and sleep. Willow called, but I wasn't interested.

I woke up and took a shower. After showering, I immediately called Eddie. We were close. Eddie and Sam did everything for me. I met Eddie five years ago and sam about two. Sometimes Eddie watched over my gym, I share a night club with him. "Wassup Rio," he said.

"I need you and sam to install cameras in this address I'm about to text you. Watch it and wait until there's no one there. Do not hurt her if she catches you, just make sure she isn't home and doesn't run into you." I said.

"I got it, but Rio?" he paused. "Who is she?" he asked.

"My girl," I said.

"What about Willow?" he asked.

"What about her?" I rolled my eyes. "Just do it." I hung up the phone.

I heard my front door opening. "Why did I even give her a key?" I mumbled to myself.

"Rio?" I heard her voice echo throughout the house. Her voice was suddenly annoying to me.

My bedroom door opened. "Hi baby!" she said and walked over to me, pecking my lips.

"Hey Willow," I spoke flatly and walked to my closet, slipping the towel from around my waist. I slipped on a pair of boxers, then I felt hands wrap around my torso.

"What's wrong?" she asked and placed a kiss on my back.

"Nothing."

I heard a low sigh come from her. "Are you sure?" she asked.

I ignored her and continued getting dressed. "Where are you going to today?" she asked.

"To my bar. I have some inventory coming in," I answered.

"Okay, well do you need me to go to the strip club? I don't have a shift today, so I could help out, help the girls out." she offered.

I shook my head. "Willow, stop acting like my girlfriend, okay?" I said and walked out of the closet and back into my room.

"Well I thought that's what we were.. I know we never actually discussed it, but w-we act like it. You gave me a key," she said, I could hear the disappointment in her voice.

"Listen, we aren't going to be doing anything together anymore. We aren't a couple, all we do is have sex. You can keep your job at the strip club, but anything that was going on between us is finished."

"But why?" she whispered.

"There's someone else," I replied.

She nodded and left without saying another word.

After I do what I need to at the bar, I'm going to go see my girl again.

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"You're twenty-five man, you're young. Girls swoon over you, I just don't understand why you want this one. She has a boyfriend, and the way you're going about this is kind of creepy. You really want cameras installed?" Sam asked as we sat in the car across the street from my baby's house.

Eddie let out a laugh. "It is creepy, but he's Rio. Dude's fucked up in the head."

I had learned that her name was Isabella Hazel Pierce. She's twenty years old and has no parents, no siblings which made this even easier. She did have friends though. The boyfriend wouldn't be a problem at all. "Because she's the one I want, so she's the one I'll have. She has a boyfriend? Who is he, what did you learn about him?" I asked Sam.

The boys got silent. I looked at them, "Spit it out."

"Well, his name is Brian. He and Isabella got pregnant about two years ago with a baby girl named Emma, but she lost the baby. These are the hospitals records." Eddie handed me the papers.

I looked at them nodding. "Okay, did you find out how?" I asked. I wanted to know everything about her so I could connect with her when we do finally meet.

The two looked at each other. "What are you not telling me?" I asked.

"He abuses her. That's how she lost the baby." Sam said. It's like suddenly I was so hot, so angry. Just the thought of anyone even touching her made me see red. How fucking dare he? How dare he lay his hands on my sweetheart? "This is why we didn't want to tell you, Rio don't do anything stupid."

"Does he still hit on her?" I asked, completely ignoring them. I couldn't stop imagining shooting him in the fucking head and torturing him before I do it.

Eddie let out a sigh before nodding. "Yeah, we were here earlier before you got here. As they we're going in the house, he pushed her in and slapped her before closing the door."

"And you two didn't fucking stop him?" I asked angrily.

"You told us to not let them see us. I mean, come on Rio, they don't even know us." He said.

I let out a sigh, knowing he was right. "Okay. This won't be going on for too much longer. Keep watching the house until they leave. Make sure you get those cameras installed today." I got out of the car and walked to mines.

Oh Brian, the biggest mistake you've ever made is putting your hands on my Isabella.

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Yes, yes this is another Isabella and Rio story.