Chapter 14 : Living Arrangements

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We arrive back to the Constine mansion and the security is doubled. We're shown to our rooms and before dinner we all gather in the study to update our phones security and tracking so we can all track each other. This is serious stuff and we've all been assigned drivers and our own body guards for when we're out and about.

Gramps has never put such strict measures into place for our security. We're all a bit stunned by how things have changed in just a matter of hours. We all retire to our rooms early.

The next morning all the kitchen staff are busy catering to everyone's breakfast schedules and we all have a cosy breakfast together before rushing off to work. Bradley has some things to do at his companies but promises to meet me for lunch.

The hospital is busy and we are flat out managing trauma victims from a major highway pile up. I've been in surgery all day. I walk out at 3pm to find Bradley in my office concentrating on his laptop while sipping coffee.

I shower and change into office appropriate attire. We share a quick lunch of sandwiches then Bradley leaves promising to pick me up after work.

The afternoon flies by and Bradley arrives at 7pm. I'm locking up when Bradley gets a phone call from his chauffeur saying that a family emergency has come up and he has to go home. "That's fine Stewart, we'll get someone to pick us up. Go home and take care of your family."

We check the tracking app and find that Toni is the closest to us. Bradley calls him and we get picked up.

As we step out of the hospital and Bradley dismisses the guards Toni pulls up

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As we step out of the hospital and Bradley dismisses the guards Toni pulls up. "Hello beautiful enjoying the view?" "It's a Porsche Taycan, what do you think Toni." "A girl after my own heart! I think I'm in love, would you step aside Bradley.

Bradley just grimaces and rolls his eyes. We get in the car and he's blasting Party Rock Anthem. I start moving my body and singing along with Toni. Bradley is too busy on his phone and doesn't pay us any heed.

"Ummm guys not to scare you or anything but the brakes aren't working!" "Whatttt!!!!!" We both cry out in unison. "Alright don't decrease the speed head to a desolate safe road where we can all jump out safely and if the car is fitted with a bomb it will detonate away from populated areas." Bradley advises. He is so calm and in control you'd think this guy is in these sort of situations all the time.

We drive for 10 minutes to head to the city outskirts. Toni has also spotted a car following us. "When we jump out we have to head out in different directions. Since we've decided not to involve anyone else we're on our own and will just use the GPS to find our way back.

"OK all set! Good luck to us all! stai attento!" Toni says. That's Bradley's que to start the count we all chorus stai attento and on three simultaneously jump out of the car.

I'm on Bradley's side but roll out and run away from him. The car that was following has three men jump out as well. They give chase and are taller then me so catch up and are ready to grab me but they never expected me to stand up and fight.

As the boys run up to me the men are a whimpering mess on the floor. The last one I've just released from a headlock. There's two others that appear behind Toni and Bradley. We've taken care of them all.

We find their car and find all sorts of useful things. The boys tie them up while I call for back up from the Constines. Conrad and a few men come and load them up at the back of a van and we're given a car to get us home. It's a very silent ride home, each of us lost in our own thoughts. Before we know it we're home.

We get out to be greeted by a very agitated Gramps. We're all taken into the study. The others are out and haven't been alerted. Gramps closes the door behind us.

As he turns around I can see the fury in his eyes. His voice is steady but we can all hear the seething anger in his tone "Why. Did. You. Defy. Protocol? You are all too have guards and chauffeurs with you At. All. Times!!!!

None of us have a response. We're all not meeting his gaze. Which infuriates him."Rispondetemi" Ohhhh no now we've done it. "Gramps we just didn't think that this could...would ever happen. We'll be more careful in the future...promise."

"Mia Regina, I know you have all grown up very sheltered but this is serious and you all have to get on board! Whatever I say is final when it comes to security. If something had happened to all of you tonight you know three families would have lost their heirs!! I need you ALL to understand the gravity of this!" Gramps pauses before adding "I'll need an answer for the engagement."

That indicated the end of the discussion and we all left! The gravity of it all hitting us. I just needed to blow off some steam. I went to my room and changed into my gym gear and brought my gloves. I saw the punching bag and got into stance. I love kick boxing and I just let everything out on that bag. I had my workout playlist on and so I didn't realise someone was behind me until they were very close. I was about to seeing around but I was caught in an embrace. A death grip which I couldn't loosen or free myself off.

I then did the next best thing I buckled my knees giving me room enough to attempt to escape from the iron clad grip.

I was ruthless with my attack. I was seeing red at this point and matching my opponent blow for blow. I finally got a break and pinned him down. He was tapping the mat... Tap tap tap. Crap I have to release. Ahh I scream in frustration "Don't ever hold back with me ever again! Do you understand!"

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