loveable one

Chapter 10

Victoria's Pov:

„Are you okay? Do you need help?" A deep voice that does not belong to Valentino asks me. I have tears in my eyes but the shock from this collision makes me forget what I'm crying about.

„I'm so sorry!!!" I say, still looking at my feet.

„Uhm. No worries. Did you hurt yourself?" The man asks me and I finally dare to look up. When I do I can't really believe my eyes. That's probably the most beautiful man I've ever seen. He's as big as Luciano and has an intimidating aura around him. His body-language screams confidence. He has short brown hair, a strong jawline and midnight blue eyes. It's clear he does a lot of sport by the way his t-shirt stretches around him.

Of course I had to run into Adonis himself.

While I'm still staring at him without answering a short brunette girl walks up to him and puts his hand in hers.

„Is there a problem?" She asks in a too sweet kind of voice. She's glaring at me from beside him and I can't help but make a step away from them.

„No, No. Everything's alright, really. Sorry again. Bye." I run past them and don't look back.

When I finally get back to my senses I feel stupid. There was no reason whatsoever for me to run away. Going back now will probably make everything worse. I pull out my phone and am thankful that the phone numbers from all brothers and father were already on it.

Valentino picks up after the first ring.

„Where have you gone?" He hisses and I suck in a breath. When he starts speaking again he sounds gentler as if remembering who he's talking to. „I don't know what happened, Vic, but you can't just run away like that. It's dangerous. So please tell me where you are so we can leave?"

I look around me and realise I have no idea where I am. „Uhm. There's a dry-cleaner on the opposite side of the street. Oh, and a small supermarket I think.."

„You ran out of the mall? Stay where you are I'm coming to pick you up. Do not move!"

I feel even more stupid now. How did I manage to run out of such a big mall without even realizing?

That's when a car pulls up in front of me of me and I think it's Valentino coming to pick me up.

Wow, he's really fast. We just hung up a second ago.

All the windows are tinted, so I open the passenger door and get inside. I feel terribly bad about running away so I don't look at Valentino. Once I put on my seatbelt and realise we're still standing I glimpse to the drivers seat and it's not my brother sitting behind the wheel.

I panic and try to open the door to jump out but the guy seems to have locked the doors.

„What's the matter, beautiful?" His voice sounds a lot higher than I would've thought looking at him.

„I'm so sorry, I thought you were my brother picking me up. I didn't realize it wasn't his car."

„Hm. You got inside the car willingly so you should give me what I'm willing to pay for. You know, I always get some special service from ladies around here." He puts his hand on my tight and moves his fingers slowly higher.

„No! I'm not a prostitute! It really was just a mix up from my side, I'm sorry!" I try to push his hand away but he's stronger than me and angles his body so his other hand can reach me too. He pulls my face towards his and-

My phone rings. Everything after that happened in a blur. The window on his side got smashed in, his door got pulled open and he was forcibly pulled out. The door on my side was still locked but I hit a few buttons and hoped one of them would unlock it. After several try's I finally heard a clicking sound and got out.

I will never forget the sight before me. Valentino had the man pressed against a wall next to the car, his hands on this throat and he was slowly turning purple. When he lost consciousness Valentino let him fall to the ground.
Then he turned around and the rage in his eyes was terrifying.

The second his eyes locked on me his demeanor changed from angry to soft and gentle in a heartbeat.

„You're alright now Vic. Come here." He puts his hands out and I cautiously walk into the hug.

I don't ever want that terrifying gaze on me.

„Let's go home." After saying that he walks me to his car and opens the door for me. It really was the exact same model like the other. With all tinted windows and stuff.

While I sit inside the right car this time and wait for Valentino call call whoever I think about everything that happened today.

I saw a beautiful man.
He has a girlfriend.
I was almost sexually assaulted.
I'm almost certain the man is dead or will be soon.
I looked into midnight blue eyes and I don't think I will ever get them out of my head.
Valentino has a terrifying side to him I did not know about.
Will I see the beautiful man ever again?

How come I think more about the man with midnight blue eyes and not the way I was in real danger just a minute ago?

Whatever. I won't see either ever again.

The driver's door opens and Valentino gets inside.

„When we get home we will have to talk about the dangers that can happen to a girl in a big city."

Ugh. I don't want to.

„Not really up for debate, Victoria. This could've gone really bad if I came just a second later. You can't just run away like that. It's dangerous for little girls. Especially if you have our last name. A lot of people will be after you now."

„Why? Do you have a lot of enemy's?"

„That's right and now you're the most important person in our family so they will target you first. We won't let anything happen but you really should not provoke it by i don't know running into a deserted alley and getting into cars with strangers" I probably deserve this lecture.

„I apologize. I didn't realize I ran that far."

„You shouldn't have run at all." Valentino signed.

„You're right. I didn't think."