to capture a heart

Love isn't forever.

Lorenzo Russo.

We were escorted into a glass room. It was opposite a black floor with 10 masked men around it. Again there was chairs with our names.

"We will lock the door." A man mumbled as he locked the glass door. Dante started to get a little hesitant, this was starting to look like a blood bath.

Not even a minute later they brought Vivia. All I saw was a frail girl who had a bag over her head. One of the men snatched the bag from her head. She was bloodied up and her hair was messed up. She was crying uncontrollably.

"Lorenzo." She yelled as she tried to run to me. I gulped as I watched her "Vivia, stay calm I'm going to get you out." I got off from my chair and went to the end of the room.

"Miss Vivia, you have the choice tonight." Another masked man spoke loudly. She scoffed at him, she couldn't do much seeing as her legs and hands were tied.

She fell onto a chair and stared at me with no sign of life. Her bottom lip quivered as she stared at me. It broke me to see her like this. My heart was racing and my throat started to close up.

"We'll be a little nicer, Mr Russo please make your way into the second glass room." I looked back at the door as opened it and went into it alone. With no fucking fear.

Vivian River.

I watched as he entered the room alone. One of the men cut the ropes from my legs and hands and made me stand up. Two buttons were seen from both outsides of the rooms.

"Tonight, you pick who survives. The love of your life or your family. Press a button and a bomb goes off and you're set free." The man evilly chuckled as he stared at me.

My heart dropped as I realised nobody was making it out alive today. I started to sob as I refused. "No, no" I repeated multiple times as I held my head in my hands.

He handed me a gun and told me to shoot at one button to set it off, I only had one bullet. I was so badly abused and beaten up that I didn't have the strength to fight.

20 men had guns to my head to assure I didn't hit anything I shouldn't. "If you hit something you shouldn't we'll make this a fucking blood bath and wipe the bloodline."

Lorenzo was silent. He sat in his chair and stared at me. No sign of life was in his eyes. He was silent because he knew what I had to do.

I stared at my family who was trying to not cry. After losing my Dad everything has gone to shit. I nearly threw up because of how bad this whole thing was.

"I can't." I croaked out sadly. Lorenzo stared at me and slightly nodded "Hit my button Vivia." I started to tear up and shakily shook my head. I couldn't.

"Vivian hit this one, have the life you wanted with Lorenzo. We're so fucking proud of you and everything. Without Lorenzo there is no you." Adri spoke as he stared at the floor.

I couldn't.

"2 minutes." The man behind me grumbled. A thousand thoughts started to run in my head. Flight was no option nor was fight.

I started at the floor and closed my eyes.

"Hi principessa." Dad spoke in a soft tone. I gasped as I ran towards him in tears "Papa I can't do this help me." I spoke breathlessly.

Papa smiled at me and placed a hand on my cheek "Do what's right. You're smart baby. You can do this pick the right choice."

I subtly sobbed as I shook my head slowly "I don't know what I'm doing papa."