Caged, abused and tortured, Ariana's life had been a living hell until she was forced to spy on the most dangerous mafia in the whole world, La Cosa Nostra. Will her life take an unexpected turn or will the revelation of a catastrophic secret ruin h...
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Xander's POV:
I went to the ballroom but Ariana wasn't there but fortunately, I found Liam and Damien and asked them to scatter around and search for her. I, along with Damien searched for her in the dinner room, downstairs, upstairs, auction place, backstage and probably on ever possible place but she was nowhere to be found. Aya checked in the washrooms and the vanity room but she wasn't there either. But then suddenly it struck my mind that I didn't check the back side's balcony which wasn't really for the guests. It was also extremely stormy tonight and because of her Astraphobia, her chances of going there were almost zero. But there was always a possibility and I couldn't take risks when it was about her. So, I rushed there and Damien followed me. I tried to reach Salvatore in the mean time but he was still not picking up his calls.
When everyone was busy searching for Ariana, Ashley and Serena stood near the door of the balcony where they had locked Ariana. Nobody knew how she even was. There were chances of her having a heart attacking and dying because of her extreme phobia but the two malevolent women couldn't care less, especially Serena. Ashley was happy that she taught Ariana a 'lesson'. However, she was apprehensive about what she did. She knew that she was messing with her boss while trying to fuck up Ariana. But, she was blinded by her obsession for Xander and still decided to do it. While Xander and Damien were on their way to the balcony, Serena's intuition kicked in and she knew that it was her time to disappear because if anyone saw her there, it'd be catastrophic for her. She also knew that her job was done over there and that Ashley was successfully manipulated by her. She needed to play safe and frame Ashley so she whispered to Ashley, "I'll go and check around if everything's fine. If I find them searching for Ariana anywhere near this place, I'll inform you and you will run away from here."
Ashley nodded and Serena turned around, smirked devilishly and walked away, leaving her 'partner' all alone. As Serena left the place, Ashley looked through the keyhole to check if Ariana got a panic attack or not. As she saw Ariana collapsed to the ground, she let out an evil giggle and spoke in an ironic tone, "I told you to not mess with me, little bitch! Now you can fucking die over there while I get what's mine."
Ashley was ecstatic and couldn't stop smiling. But her glee couldn't last for long.
"YOU LOCKED ARIANA IN THE BALCONY EVEN AFTER KNOWING THAT SHE HAS ASTRAPHOBIA SO THAT SHE GETS A FUCKING PANIC ATTACK AND DIES?!" Xander growled.
Ashley was startled and petrified. She knew she fucked up badly and it was going to be fatal for her. She wasn't even able to utter a single word or look at Xander because of fear that shrouded her. He looked enraged and was fuming with exasperation and irk.
"YOU'VE CROSSED YOUR LIMITS TODAY, ASHLEY!" he bellowed.
He grabbed Ashley's throat and pushed her against the wall, choking her. He made sure that her back and back of the head got hurt by the wall in the process. She wasn't even able to breathe.
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