The Psychopath | 18+

6. Courageous as a Rabbit

Romana's POV
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"Romana run! Get out of here! Ah... Don't look!" I stood crying hysterically as I saw the flames starting to engulf my mommy and daddy.

There eyes were blood red, skin melting.

"Daddy!" I yelled as his eyes began to flutter, mommy had already fell unconscious.

"Don't go!" I yelled again, still no response. I could here the faint wail of the sirens ahead and I fell to my feet head in hands crying.

I had just lost my parents.

I looked up at the roaring flames, engulfing the the car inch by inch, metal by metal. Then it happened.

BOOM!

Knock! Knock!

I jolted forward, out of breath "it's just a dream, it's just a dream... It happened long ago" I said calming myself down.

I grabbed the hem of my shirt and lifted it staring down at the scar that reminded me of that night.

Knock! Knock!

"Ms. Feretti, are you alright?" Came Isabella's voice. I blew out a ragged breath to calm the shakiness of my voice and the rapid thumping of my heart.

"Y-yes... I'm ok"

"May I come in?" She asked.

"Of course!" The door knob turned and in came bella with a tray of delicious looking breakfast. She smiled timidly at me walking over to my bed.

"I brought breakfast, bacons and eggs with blueberry waffles" my eyes widened at the mouthwatering food, already forgetting about the terrible dream, I haven't been able to afford these things for the longest.

"Thank you!" I said smiling, she laughed at my excited state.

"I hope you like" I nodded vigorously, earning another hearty chuckle from her.

"Yes thank you!" She nodded and turned to leave.

"Oh Ms. Feretti-" I put my hand up in the air to stop her with a mouth full of food.

"Please call me Romana" I said, her lips thinned and she nodded.

"Romana, Mr. Des'aire said he'd be leaving at noon for work, so if you'd like to come and start the rest of your interview, you can.." she said, I stopped chewing, the moment she mentioned his name.

I'm sure fear flashed across my face as she said "Mr. Des'aire is not like that on the regular, well not in public, they come in episodes... He was only—"

"Isabella!" The brute called, She gave me an apologetic look before running off into the direction of his voice.

What was she going to say? He was what? I suddenly lost my appetite, I hadn't even called Adrianna to give her an update.

Sighing I pulled out my old phone. It rang only for a few seconds before her iconic smooth voice graced my ears.

"Romana! I was beginning to wonder if you forgot about me" she jeered, I chuckled swallowing the remainder of my food.

"Never, not after what you did for me" I could hear the smile in her voice as she said.

"Oh it's not a problem, now tell me how's everything going?"

"Great" I lied "we did a brief introduction yesterday and it was interesting to say the least" I laughed nervously.

"Well I'm glad your getting the work in. Anyways I'm happy to hear from you but I have to run" she said.

"Alrighty then, bye"

"Bye! I'll call later" we hung up and I tried to finish my breakfast. After some time spitefully stalling I decided that enough time had passed and I needed to get my work done.

This wasn't for Mr. Eros it was for me. I took a quick shower and changed into some decent clothing.

I had prepared some questions, hopeful he would answer them. With the release of a nervous breath I left the room and went down the hallway.

I knocked twice on the double doors and in no time his gruff voice sounded from behind.

"Come" my heart began to pump rapidly again but I tried to maintain a calm composure. I went in.

He was sitting behind his desk, focused on a few pieces of papers Infront of him. He didn't look up to greet me and he looked normal, which was a relief for me, in more ways than one.

His hair was tousled, jaw clenched. The room had a dark aura around it, which I think represented him in a way. Only a desk light shone on his work.

"Good Morning Mr. Eros" I greeted, trying to act normal. He nodded, I took that as my que to take the seat Infront of him.

"Heard you were leaving so I decided to start where we left off yesterday" I said with a gulp as the memories of yesterday flooded my mind, he glanced up at me and I froze up but he didn't do anything than just look back down at his papers.

"Begin" he commanded, with trembling hands I opened my other notebook because I wasn't keen on asking him about the other.

"Okay, not a comfortable start but if you have any knowledge...would you consider yourself a narcissist?"

He paused for a second before shrugging, "Somewhat, only I don't need anyone's praise or admirations" he answered simply, I nodded and jotted it down.

"How do you function in the work place?" He took up one of his paper and held it closer to the light to get a better look at it.

"I function well, I have a PA who does the dirty work for me.. I just make the decisions and sign the papers" I jotted that down.

"So you don't really interact with people much?"

"No"

"How did you come to start this company?" I was hanging by a thread here, hoping I wasn't going to fast or asking the wrong questions but surprisingly he was answering them all.

He put the paper down and stacked them in a folder. He leaned back in his chair ready to give me his full attention and my breath hitched in my throat.

He was staring, shit shit, I practically froze up. His gaze was so intense but his demeanor was calm, I gulped.

This man was beautiful beyond this world, I really didn't see it until now. A sly smirk played at the corner of his lips and that's when I looked down.

"I loved tech growing up as a kid, my mother would always buy me new gadgets and I vowed to make my own" I jotted those down with my hands that began to tremble.

"Nervous?" Came his unexpected question, I looked up surprised, I had been caught.

I tried to hide it by rolling my eyes "no" I lied, my heart was practically beating out of my chest.

He chuckled darkly "I can smell your lie from a mile away rabbit" Why does he keep calling me that?, I gulped and my words were stuck in my throat, however that fearful interaction went as quickly as it came as he rose from his seat and took up his folders.

"Your time is up Ms. Feretti, I must head to work" I quickly gathered my things and rose from my seat also as he watched with a curious gaze.

I walked to the entrance for some breathing space before turning to him.

"Thank you Mr. Eros" I said but he remained silent watching me until I was out of the room.

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Well?
Is Romana possibly attracted to Mr. Des'aire?

Is he attracted to her? Or is he just playing mind games?

How do you like his nickname for her?

Edited. 28/2/23