When my family owes The Don of The Italian Mafia money that they don't have; how do they repay him? The answer, an arranged marriage. With whom? The youngest daughter, of course. Who is the youngest?
Me.
Isabella Morello.
My life wasn't always rai...
Slowly our plan was forming each second of the day. It's been a month now and we haven't figured out their next step in their shenanigans. I walk down into the gardens to my quiet place. My book is tucked into my chest as I adventure to my sanctuary. By the time I have had enough of sitting on the bench, the sun had gone down. The moon has made its nightly appearance and the world around me was lit up by the moonlight. As I walk back through the curvy pathway, a pinch in my neck causes my my eye to close. And with that everything went black as night.
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As I walk by the garden door, I can see the moonlight shine down around the garden. I haven't seen Issy walk back through the doors since she went out hours ago. Usually she's already back inside when the sun begins to set. As I go to open the door, I notice her house shoe is casted on the ground on its side. Her precious book she loves to read is tossed aside on the bottom step. As I exit the house, the moon is shining on an object. As I crouch down to see what has caught my attention, I realize it's Issy's shattered and beaten phone. A phone that never had any scratches or cracks on it before.
"Issy! Isabella! Isabella Greco! Where are you?" I yell out to my wife. All that I can hear is the owl hooting in the distance. The wind whips against my face as I frantically begin to run through the shrubs and into her secret place. The pathway means nothing to mean at this moment. Her precious plants, shrubs and flowers can be replaced. Usually when I call for my wife, she answers. I've been screaming for her as I run through the plants. As I make it to her bench, I notice she isn't here.
"Isabella, baby! Answer me!" I scream out my pleas.
"What are you screaming about?!" Antonio yells from the garden door. I race back out through the bushes and small plants and run into my brother. Panic is written on my face as I have unshed tears in my eyes.
"I can't find Issy. Please tell me she's in the house." I beg my youngest brother.
"No, she was seen walking outside on the cameras early. She hadn't came back in or I would have seen her from my seat." Antonio answers. Fear reaps through my soul at his words. My Issy is missing.
"Isabella!" I scream out as I ignore my brother's words. I have to find my wife. As I bounce up the stairs skipping steps as I go, I crash into my father.
"What are you yelling about?" He asks with a confused look.
"Issy have you seen Issy?" I ask in a winded breath.
"The gardens." Father answers.
"No. I've checked. Dad I can't find my wife!" I yell in his face in sheer panic. As I move to go around my father. I begin to yell for Il mio cuore.
"Alessio. I'll get your brothers, we'll meet in the offices and look over the footage. She can't be far if anyone's taken her or she's left." Father orders me. I race back down the stairs not caring if I break an ankle or a skull. I race into my office and begin to look through recent footage. I watch as she exits the garden door and head off to the garden with her phone in her back pocket and her book tucked into her chest. She looks like an Angel as she bounces down the pathway. By the time the sun had set the camera footage goes dark. As it someone's turned the security cameras off. I click through the black screen until I see myself walking outside and crouching down at her tattered phone.
Who would do such as thing?
"Where's Andre and Ana?" Alexander asks as he runs into my office.
"They were heading to the kitchen when I last seen them." Arcangelo answers from behind Alexander.
"The kitchen is by the garden door." Adriano yells meters from my door.
"Find them!" I scream out as I stand up from my chair. We scour the entire place and find Andrè outside by his post. Ana is found in her room.
