De Luca

𝐒𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧

I woke up back in the room I was in before I was drugged and taken to Lucus. Beside me was a nightstand which I noticed had a pill bottle and a glass of water on it along with a note.

Dear Grace

Take one pill every morning, they are strong painkillers so only 1. Here's some water to go with it.

- Marco & Stefano

I did as recommended, gulping down the water. I sighed when I heard my stomach growl, but as if on cue the door opened and Alessandro walked in with a tray of food. He smiled at me closing the door with his foot.

"Ciao."

I raised a brow at him not knowing what he said.

"Hello," he repeated in English.

"I've brought soup, Italian bread, and some juice," he said putting it on the nightstand before helping me sit up and putting the tray on my lap.

"So what's happening with me," I asked after a few spoon fulls of soup.

"We're not sure yet," he said sitting down on the end of my bed.

"And what was the meaning of yesterday?" I said yesterday unsurely since I didn't know how long had passed since that night.

Alessandro nodded confirming that those events happened yesterday night.

"You were only meant to be bait, he wasn't meant to hurt you."

"Why didn't someone tell me?"

"Because you would've acted differently making him suspicious, I'm sorry but we just couldn't risk it."

I sighed rubbing at my still sore jaw.

"Who's money was in those bags? Because I sure as hell know my father wouldn't spend a cent on me."

"It was your father's money, but it wasn't him who gave it. We had called Lucus yesterday telling him that we'd kill you if we didn't get our money, so he stole it from your father."

"He's sick," I spat.

"Agreed," Alessandro said standing up.

"Well  I thought I'd just check on you, but seeing that you're okay I best be leaving."

I nodded.

He left with a wave and a click of the door, I sighed eating my food up before I went to go have a wash. When I came out of the closet in some baggy sweats and a sports bra I found a book on my made bed with a note.

As you requested.

Was all it said on the note, I looked down at the book a small smile tugging at my lips.

"Pride and prejudice."

I hummed interested in who picked the book out. I sat on the bed and opened the book getting into my bookworm mode.

I didn't put my book down once, only when I finished it. Which was sometime the next morning, I asked the man who brought in my breakfast to tell the boss man that I request for another book, he nodded and left.

Later that day there was a knock in the door which was surprising seeing that everyone just welcomes there self in.

"Come in."

The door opened and Andre walked in, closing the door behind him. I sent him a small smile.

"Ah there's my stalker."

He chuckled. Stopping where he was the first time he was in here.

"I just came to check up on you... How are you holding up?"