Omertà, Amore Mio

Chapter 19

It's 2:20 a.m and the only I know that is because of the clock on the wall. They haven't fed me since this morning. The food they gave me was nasty but I'm grateful for it but I'm starving. Biagio let me take a shower but I'm still in pain. Maso didn't come either so I'm extremely grateful for that. Hopefully, Aufiero will be smart enough to notice that something is up and that I've gone missing. Sitting up in the bed, I flipped the pillow to the other side. I layed my head back down on the colder side and pulled the covers up over my head. I have to think of a plan to get the hell up out of here.

Aufiero

"Madre, I will come back later tonight. I need to go see Noelle. I haven't seen her in like 3 days and I don't want her to think I'm avoiding her" I told her. She doesn't want me to leave but truthfully, I really don't want to stay here. She's been talking my head off about some curtains that she bought yesterday. "Okay, Fiero, Ima let you go now. Tell Noelle I said hello" I kissed her cheek and left.

Pulling up into Noelle's driveway made me slightly nervous and I never get nervous. I hope she's not upset with me. Jaylee answered the door. "Noelle's not here"She said. "Well, where is she?" Jaylee shrugged. "I don't know. I thought she was with you. She left the baby shower early yesterday" I nodded and got back into my car. Where the hell could she have went. I drove to her mom's house. Her car isn't in the driveway but it's worth a try. I knocked on the door and her mom answered. She gave me the same suprised look Jaylee gave me except she let me in.

"What brings you here?" She asked. "I was looking to see if Noelle was here"

"No, she's not here" I sighed. "Do you have any idea where she could be" She shook her head. "Have you talked to her today?" She shook her head again. "Okay, thanks, Mrs. Owen."

"If she calls or stops by, I'll tell her you're looking for her"

"Thanks"

I dialed her number but it went straight to voicemail. I sighed and put the car in drive. Damn, I should've picked her up when she asked me too.

"Have you guys seen Noelle?"I asked the guys as I walked inside the house. "I saw her yesterday but I left early so I don't know where she could've went"Maso said. "She left early too"I said. I flopped down on the couch with my head in my hands. "You don't have any idea on wher she is?"

I shook my head. "I checked her mom's house and her house but she wasn't there. Ima just go upsairs"I said before walking off. Anger consumed my mind. Where the fuck did she go? With my back against the wall, I slid down to the floor. Maybe I scared her off. "Fanculo" No, I couldn't have scared her off. Maybe she's at the library or something. Maybe she's just riding around the city. No. She wouldn't do that without her phone being charged. I slammed my head back against the wall. Why the fuck didn't I listen to her last night? "Fanculo fanculo fanculo"I utttered.

Grabbing the wine bottle from on top of my dresser, I opened it and began to drink straight from the bottle. The more I drank, the more I began to get sleepy. I consumed the rest of the bottle and crawled up onto the bed.

1:58 p.m

My head is banging. Groaning, I rolled out of bed, stumbling, as I made it out of the room. Maso walked out of the bathroom just as I was about to walk in. He laughed and poked my shoulder almost making me fall. I looked at myself in he mirror. I look a mess. My hair is messy and you can tell I slobbed all over my shirt. I walked back into my room and grabbed some clothes. I'm in need of a shower. "Mas-

Wait, this isn't his phone. Why would he have that Harry Stylus boy as his lock screen? This is Noelle's phone. Wait, why the fuck would he have her phone? I unlocked it and there was a video. I pressed play and damn near dropped it in the toilet. So she was telling the truth. That fucker is working with Biagio.

Noelle

Biagio and Maso were standing on the other side of the door talking. "He knows she's gone. He's pissed. He has no clue where she is" Maso said. "Good. Don't do anything that will make him suspicious of you. I need you to lure him here though. I wanna take his ass out myself"Biagio said to Maso. "Also, don't do it to soon. I wanna torture his ass some more. " Maso said some incoherent words and one of them walked off but the other stayed. It was Biagio. He walked in with a bag in his hand. "Put this on"He said throwing the bag at me.

There was a dress inside. It looked like a church dress. "Can I at least take a shower? And get some food?" He sighed and said yeah. He walked directly behind me as I walked into the bathroom. I turned on the shower and waited until it got hotter to get in. "Can you turn around at least" As he turned around I stripped from my clothes in got in the shower. I bathed quickly. He was gone when I got out but he's probably standing in front of the door. He left lotion, a toothbrush and a towel on the counter. I dried off, brushed my teeth, lotioned and got dressed. When I walked out, he was right by the door like I assumed. He grabbed my hand and led me down the stairs.

"Food is on the counter" He said. He sat in the living room. Men were gaurding each door so there's no way I can escape. The plate consisted of bacon and waffles. My stomach grumbled at the sight. I stuffed my mouth with food savoring the taste. "Hurry up"He said hitting the island. I gulped and finished eating. "The guests are arriving. Wipe your mouth and sit in the chair over there"He demands pointing to the living. I wiped my mouth and sat in the chair like he asked.

A group of unfamiliar men piled into the house. They were mumbling italian words. I sat there quietly watching them. Biagio stood next to me alongside Maso.

"Questa è la ragazza di Aufiero. Penso che possiamo iniziare a 150.000. Qualcuno?" (This is Aufiero's girl. I'm thinking we can start at 150,000. Anybody?)

A man raised his hand. "200,000" Another one said. Are they auctioning me off? I shifted in my seat. Maso smirked. "Going once"

"400,000"

"800,00"

"30,000,000"

Numbers were being thrown here and there. My stomach is doing flips. Tears pooled in my eyes. All of these men look like old crusty perverts. "Going once, Going twice, S-

"50,000,00" A man in the back said. "Going once, going twice, Sold, to the man with the hat" He smiled and walked up to me. He has a very familiar face. He removed his hat revealing his face. "Ms. Owen"He said with a smirk. My nose flared. This son of a bitch. "Professor Juniper"I seethed.

Aufiero

After I was done cleaning myself up, I went downstairs to show the guys what I found. They were just as shcoked as I was. Just like that, 2 members of our family was gone. Vitale, Crespiano, Giovanni and Finostadi are the only men I have left. There's only 5 of us and Biagio's family outnumbers the shit out of us. "We have to come up with some kind of plan"I said. "We could bomb the house"Vitale suggests. "But Noelle might be there though"Giovanni says. "Right"

"Sneak attack"Finostadi suggests. "I say we take out the security guards. Yknow, make sure the silence is on the gun. Me, and Vanni could do that. Aufiero could go searching for Noelle. Vitale and Crespiano could be on lookout. By the time we finish with security, we can go and search the houes for Maso. Kill his ass. Kill whoever else is there. We'll take Noelle from Aufiero and then Aufiero can kill Biagio."

"That's actually not a bad plan"Crespiano adds. "Yeah, but how the fuck are we gonna do that though with Maso around." Finostadi sighs. "We'll just have to wait for one of the nights he says he's going to his mom's house. We do it then."

"One of us is gonna get in trouble with the feds though. Ain't no way in hell we're gonna be able to kill all of them and no one notice the bodies or that they're missing"

"You do realize none of them have family right?"I added. "Oh, well then the plan works out perfect"

I smiled. "Good thinking Stadi"

"We have to do it either Thursday or Friday. Those are the days he usually leaves" I nodded. "Hold up"

I grabbed my phone from my pocket and pressed answer. "What now ma"

"You need to come over right away. I have something you need to see. It's about Noelle."