The Mafia's Bride (Book 2)

Chapter 13

The butler nodded at me as I took a step out the house. The sun was out today; a beautiful bright day.  I could see the birds flapping their wings happily, some chirping on trees.  The trees around the house we're being trimmed by various men in blue overalls. Guards walked around carrying large guns wearing suits.

I trailed two guards and next to me was Klaus who was literally marching, behind us we're four more guards. I tried to keep up with him at first but after sometime gave up and walked behind him admiring the scenery.  I loved nature.  We passes the beautiful garden and the stream, walking up a small wood bridge.  The river was quite full, water splashing out the banks as the rest cascades down the river channel.  There was a cool breeze brushing past my dark hair,  caressing my skin but it was hard to enjoy all that,  my mind kept coming back on my shaking hands,  I was about to watch someone get tortured. A shiver ran down my spine.

We came to a halt in front of a jacaranda tree. I looked up to see why we had stopped. One of the guards knelt on the ground, blew off some dust before unlocking a padlock.  I would have missed it even if I was just sitting next to it.  The guard pulled up a steel door and shifted to the side.  The other guard walked in and we followed in suite.  My heart was hammering like crazy.  I walked in and there were a couple of steps going down.  I went down the dark hole but someone switched on the lights blinding my eyes.

I took a couple of seconds to adjust but then I could see clearly.  It was a passage with lights on the white concrete walls, concrete floors and ceiling. We walked straight on that passage and came into a stop in front of a steel door.  Klaus punched in a code and the door opened.  As soon as the huge steel door slid open I saw red lines crossing each other; lasers.  Klaus then stared at the retina scanner and the lasers disappeared.

We walked in, me hesitantly taking a step.  Klaus was now by my side, his hand on my back rubbing, soothing me. I was shivering, not because I was scared but because it was so cold down here.  Klaus took off his jacket and nicely placed it on my shoulders.

"Thank you." I said to him softly.

We walked past another door and Klaus led me to a white door.  He punched the code and opened it, leading me inside.  He turned the lights on and it saw a small room with a few chairs.  I was sat on one which was facing a glass window if I may say but I couldn't see anything but the dark from the other side.  There was a desk in front of me with long keyboard; it was very large and it did not have letters but symbols on it.  Underneath the desk there were wooden cupboards. Klaus turned and walked out, the door was closed and locked.  I was all on my own in the room.  I looked around but there was nothing besides the walls, ceiling and lights.

I heard a door open on the other side, then the lights were turned on.  It was a huge room with a chair in the middle and in it sat a tall, buff guy with a bold head, his face was covered in scares but I could see the gun tattoo on the right side of his face. He looked scary, he was the kind you just run away from every time you see them because you just know that you will never survive.  I hugged my waist feeling scared, I was suddenly happy the door was locked.  He seemed not to see me from the glass which meant it was one way. The man wore grey sweat pants and a white round neck t-shirt.  He was bare footed and slouched in the chair like he had no care in the world, like he was not just locked up.  He had a smirk on his face as if he was in some sort of a strip club.  I didn't blame him though, it would take six of Klaus's men to take that man down.  He was like the great Kali.

I started shifting in my chair, my hands sweating. I wondered why they hadn't restrained him.
Klaus walked it, he was shorter that the man who tried to kill me.  If I was him I wouldn't even be in the room, I knew that this tall stranger would have crushed Rafael if they went head to head.  Did Klaus have a death wish? I stood from the leathery chair and stood on my two shaking feet.  Klaus walked in like he was walking in a coffee shop, two guards followed him and stood on each side of the now closed door.