Mafia's Arranged Princess Bride Book1 King of New York

Chapter 67

Lucky

Finally, I can see Nico and the families on the camera, thank God. I feel like I have been holding my breath all this time. But yes but! What if this is a trap and Villessey has organized to get everyone down here to be together and will kill us somehow? I don't see any guards with or protection with Nico. What about arms, guns you know that kind of thing? Does he have them stashed somewhere in the tunnels?

Villessey folds his arms in front of his heaving chest, his legs hip distance apart he is intimidating to say the least. It's as if he can read my mind when he says, "Lucky, you can trust me. Nico can trust me. What happened up there is unthinkable. I am one of the good ones. I know you don't believe me right now, hell I don't blame you. I'd be like a rabbit in the headlights too but breathe. You look as if you are going to pass out right now. Can I get you some water, we have a full kitchen through that door?" he moves his head to the left where I see a large, pine door closed with a bolt across it.

"Er, yes please I do need some water." He relaxes and moves towards the door then slides the metal bolt and swings the door open. I open my eyes wide as I see through the entrance to a large kitchen with dark granite floors, an island in the middle and stainless-steel units. I follow him in, what if he is going to get a knife and is lulling me into a false sense of security? Why am I being so mistrustful, when he has already told me he isn't going to harm me?

Fuck, my heart is pounding, if it pounds anymore it'll explode from my chest and on top of that I feel as if I can hardly breathe. Surely if he'd wanted me dead, he'd have done it by now, wouldn't he? Or does he want to hold me ransom and is just waiting for Nico to get here? I mean he could get a knife and hold it to my throat. Shit, my imagination is scaring the holy shit out of me right now, I have read way too many horror and thriller books. I need to calm down, Nico will be here soon, my family will be here soon.

All I can hope for, is that this is not some kind of trap. If Andrewkov was the one who took the shot, who is he working for? Is he involved with Yelena? And what about Aurora, it's weird, right that everything happened whilst she was around? And she was in New York when we got shot at wasn't she? Oh, hell I can't even remember that to be honest she may have been in Europe. I am sweating, I need a shower, this whole stress of now knowing who is gunning for us and whether or not my life is going to be on the line any second is causing my stress levels to skyrocket.

He goes to the double fridge freezer and opens the door on the right, pulls out a bottle of water and hands it to me. It feels cold as I take it from him, "one minute," he says and takes it back. I release it from my grip and watch as he opens the lid for me. I'm surprised at his action, surely a man who is about to kill or hold a woman to ransom wouldn't do that, would he? Or is it all part of the act?

I can feel the beads of perspiration dripping down between my breasts and pebbling on my forehead. "You need to calm down, Lucky. Nico will be beside himself if he sees you in a state like this. Listen, I think you are in shock. How about I make you some sweet tea instead?"

"No, thanks, I'm good with just the water." He leans against the island that stands in the middle of this large space and crosses one leg in front of the other at the ankle, he rests his hands on the countertop.

"Take some deep breaths, after me. One." I inhale and exhale. "Two," I do it again. "Three, now try to breathe normally. Nothing is going to happen to you."

Why oh why don't I believe him? It's because I have been shot at already twice now and it's suddenly dawned on me that being Nico's fiancée and wife to be puts me in an extremely vulnerable position. One, like I have said before, I don't think I want to be in any longer. I know for a fact Nico will not harm my father, but right now we are all stuck. Until Nico can figure out who is behind Andrewkov betraying him and Yelena we will all be targets.

That in itself is a depressing thought, my heart aches for myself and the life I once had not that long ago. That carefree existence where I could go out with Mia whenever I felt like it, have coffee with her wherever I wanted to, amble along the boulevards and check out the shops. Fly off to any place I wanted and now I am in a fucking basement or tunnels beneath the ground fearing for my precious life.

I hear a door unlocking and turn to find Nico coming through, his hair is a mess like he has been raking his fingers through it, behind him is my mother and my father with his parents behind him.

He sees me straight away and comes towards me taking long, purposeful strides. I feel his arms around me, bringing me into his chest as I inhale his masculine scent, musk and cinnamon. The tears start and once they do I find I cannot stop. He tilts my chin up with his thumb and forefinger, "hey it's okay, I am here now. We will be safe, Princess. I will never let anyone harm you. I promised I would take care of you, and I meant it, Lucky. Nobody will ever harm a hair on your beautiful head, if they I will personally kill them with my own bare hands."

I bury my face back into his chest, allowing him to hold me tighter and caress my back with his hand, it's comforting and soothing. My parents join us and hold the two of us, forming some kind of huddle. My mother starts to cry. Releasing myself from them I take her in my own arms and hold her tight. "Momma," I cry.

"Where is Tony?" I ask noticing he is not with us. "And Dario, where are they both?"

"I have no idea, I sent Tony to find Dario. Don't worry about them, Tony knows how to handle himself and when he finds Dario, he will bring him down. First, we need to regroup and find a way out of here, assuming that whoever is involved knows the tunnels well and the exit points." Nico blow out, Villessey goes to him and slaps him on the shoulder.

"Thanks for getting my girl to safety, I owe you one." And I sigh with relief as my mother clings to me, at least we know we have one person we can trust.

"No problem, Boss. It's my job. So tell me, who is out there managing the perimeter?"

"Aurora, she has her team on it, but our main concern is getting everyone out of here and to a different place. Whoever is in charge of this operation knows everything that you and I know. Andrewkov was one of my closest detail, we're pretty fucked."

"Not necessarily, what if we go further down into the absolute basement of the property? Only yourself, Tony and I know about it," Villessey tells Nico. Is there hope for us? What if Tony is involved since he is now missing looking for Dario?

Oh, holy shit, what if both brothers want Nico out the way and his father?