Mafia Princess

chapter. 12

A young lady of about 18 years of age walks into the room and she offers me coffee.
“Hey, could you tell me where Arnold is?” I ask and she shakes her head. She looks scared of him. “you can talk to me he wouldn't find out.” I try convincing her.

“He is going to kill me.” she says sounding so nervous.

“what? Why?”

“He kills his workers when they are no longer helpful.”

“is he that bad?” she nods “ do you know where he went?”

“He is in the command center.”

“what command center?”

“He controls everything from there.”

Before I speak a guard from the door gets in, “What are you doing?” he asks.

“she is serving me, isn't that what you guys are paid for?” I defend her.

“she has stayed here for so long.” he says.

“should I tell your boss that you're prevention other workers from doing their job?”

“No don't.”  his voice comes as a whisper.

“Thats what I thought. Now leave the room.” and he walks out.

“Thank you.” she says before walking towards the door.

“Your name?”

“Namara.” and she walks out.

*****
Moments after Namari left, it's now evening and Arnold walks into the room.

“you comfortable?”

“I need to check on my dad.” is all I say before walking to the window.

The garden is so pretty and well treamed. looks like this is the only house around here since there are alot of trees, could I be in countryside?

“i could help with that.” he says and my face lights up.

“really?”

“come with me.” he says reaching for my hand which I gladly let him hold. If he is going to let me leave then I might as well behave so that I don't piss him off and make him decide to hold me captive.

His hand is huge around mine and his touch sends chills down my spine, in a good way.

I honestly don't know what to think of him anymore.

He leads me to where I presume to be the command center since there are alot of computers displaying feeds in everything including what is going out out there. There are like ten people seven men and threw women who are monitoring I don't know what, they have headphones over their ears.

He lets me sit in front of one of the computers, he puts one of the headphone over my head and he puts on the other, turning on the computer my heart sinks to my stomach when I see my living room.
“Have you been spying on us?” is the first thing I ask before even listening to what is going on.

“Just put the god-damned headphone on and listen.” he says  before hitting the unmute button.

Jim, Barry,Ella and Bred are in the living room.

“Everything happened so fast.” that is Ella she is seated on the couch’s armrest.

“i can't believe this.” that is Barry and he looks like he is going to loose it. “ I leave for two weeks only and my dad gets a heart attack that was planned and my sister goes missing?”

“Its nobody's fault Barry." That is Jim.

“the guards. Who were they and where are they.” Barry asks

“it was Lesley and the other guy I don't know his name.” Ella says.

“Get lesley.” Barry orders one of the guards.

“They never made it back.” the guard says.

I turn to Arnold, “What did your men do to them?”

“Nothing bad they should be awake by now.” he say like it's just a by the way.

“Then go get them.” Jim snaps and he is so pissed.

“You were going to show me my dad,” I tell him when I remember the reason he brought me here.

“Why is he here?” Barry says gesturing to Bred.

“He is also worried about Robin, he might be able to help.” that is Ella.

He taps one of the buttons and it shows dad's room. “He seating on his couch and a nurse is putting a drip in his hand. The nurse is different from the other one my brother might have fired the other one or worse killed her.

They might be heartless but when it comes to family, they break all the boundaries,
He sends it back to the living room and I see as Bred whispers something in Ella's ear and she nods before he leaves.

I remove the headphone from my head and I stand up leaving aware of Arnold behind me.

“Tim is going to drop you off at Ella's house so that he won't be captured.” he says.

“You’re letting me go, why?”

“Because I love you, I am happy when you're happy and your happy place is with your family.” he says “I need you to know that am not the bad guy.”

“aren’t you afraid that I might have my brothers come here and destroy all this?”

“am not afraid because am going to relocate as soon as you leave.” he explains and I watch as he leans in a little his hand going behind my waist and he pulls me to himself. His eyes are growing darker with emotions and his cologne engulfs me. Something about him keeps me standing a part of me wanting him to go ahead with what he is planning while a part of me is asking me, is it Bred or is it Arnold. “ I could kiss you right now but I know that is not what you need.” he says planting a swift kiss on my forehead and leaving without looking back.

Tim leads me to the blue Bugatti parked at the door and he opens the door for me.

Arnold is making me doubt my love for Bred. I hope it doesn't come to picking a side because I don't know who I'd choose.

Am confused.

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