DARK DEEDS

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CHERRY RED LIPGLOSS paints me the color of love if not lust. I wonder which one Salvatore shall perceive.

When he looks at me will he see how the satin fabric of MY LITTLE BLACK DRESS CLINGS onto me like a second skin? Will he want to rip it off of me in one moment and be done with me in the next?

Or will he want to take it off of me piece BY piece as the tender tether of his luscious lips set me ablaze?

All these THOUGHTS and more haunt me as I look into the mirror. MY HAIR is secured into a neat top-notch bun but for the few loose curls taken apart for the appeal of it.

I wonder if all of this is even worth it. Perhaps all the makeup I have on just proves how much of a clown I am for RUNNING back to a man who said he does not want to look at me.

No. I rid MYSELF of the bad karma. I shall make him do more than look at me. He shall worship me if not bask in the sanctum of MY VERY BEING.

I smile at that as I bend over to strap on the red-bottomed black heels. I then take the pursue and I am all set to leave.

"WAIT-" Isabella sits up from her sprawled position. "IMAGINE IF YOU FIND ANOTHER WOMAN AT HIS HOUSE!"

"I kick her out. Simple." I respond as I look at the mirror one last time. I feel a bit sad. Should I not be FIGHTING for SOMETHING more than a man who had a hand in the assassination of dad?

I ALWAYS remind MYSELF of that fact and never do ANYTHING about it. I wish I could tell Isabella about it but I cannot. Salvatore would never talk to me if I blew his 'businessman' cover.

"I am off now." I tell her and plaster a plastic smile which drops the moment I head out the door. Must it hurt to smile? I do not even know who I am ANYMORE.

Once I head out into the car park I read a few number plates before I spot MY UBER.

It is black like the NIGHT SKY above. Its HEADLIGHTS blind me as I walk past and slide into the backseat.

The drive to his house is more than an hour LONG and all the while the uber driver PLAYS COUNTRY MUSIC.

That does not help how nervous I feel. It makes it worse.

It becomes even worse when I notice that the car is headed the opposite direction from the location I put in.

"Excuse me." I call but the driver does not even turn back.

In normal situations I would think he did not hear me over the music but he locks the doors.

That is when I know that I am in trouble. I think of all the people I know but I ONLY think to text one of them. Salvatore.

How do I tell him that I think I have been kidnapped? Have I even been kidnapped? If I have been he would have at least taken MY PHONE unless he wants me to be found.

He makes a sharp turn into a rock-strewn road. I am whirled into the door before I sit up.

Panicked - I send Salvatore a hurried text. I do not even know if he shall see it. He was last online A DAY AGO.

To be sure he sees it I send a direct text too before I sit in silence. I look around and all I see is the dark that swallows us the further we proceed.

We come to a stop in the middle of nowhere. The man unlocks the car doors.

I remain put until someone opens the car door and pulls me out of the car.

The person holds me up in such a manner that MY BACK is pressed onto his chest as his hands secure me in place.

Two shadows EMERGE from the dark and when THEY come to the LIGHT THEY reveal none other than Candle and Natalia.

Natalia has a scowl on her face while Candle has a smile as she pulls out a phone from her pocket and reads -
"HI SALVATORE. I AM SORRY ABOUT TONIGHT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE ACTED SO IMPULSIVELY."

"SALVATORE I WAS ON MY WAY TO SEE YOU BUT THE UBER IS GOING THE WRONG WAY. I THINK I AM BEING KIDNAPPED. HELP! HERE IS MY LOCATION."

She LAUGHS after she reads the last text before she chucks the phone to the soil. "Too bad Salvatore shall never read these texts."

"What have YOU done to Salvatore?" I panic.

"Salvatore is more than FINE. You should be worried about YOURSELF Carina." Candle states before Natalia steps forward.

She walks with a limp now from the razor I put in her shoe. I do not REGRET IT THOUGH.

She deserved that and more for all the DAMAGE she did.

"YOU RUINED MY LIFE & CAREER AND THOUGHT YOU COULD GET AWAY WITH IT? NO WAY BABY." Natalia spits the words. "Now that Salvatore is not here to save YOU - YOU shall feel what I felt and worse."

That is how she lifts her foot HIGH in the air and stomps into MY FOOT. I attempt to move MY FOOT but she drives the heel of her shoe further into me.

All the while the person behind me FIGHTS to hold me in place. I use MY OTHER FOOT to kick Natalia in the stomach before she steps back and winces in pain.

"You should not have done that. Have a taste of YOUR OWN MEDECINE." Candle fumes before she knees me in the stomach thrice.

The pain consumes me so much so that the dizziness whirls me. She squeezes MY FACE in her hand.

"You are such a whore. You know that?" Candle spits the words into MY FACE.

Natalia chimes in too - "I do not blame her THOUGH. Her father was a whore too."

"DISGUSTING." Candle responds. "She even dressed up all SEXY TO FUCK MY MAN."

"Your man?" I chuckle. "You mean the man YOU failed to keep? That man is mine now. And YES I DRESSED UP ALL SEXY TO FUCK HIM. DEAL WITH IT."

Candle slaps me hard across the face before she proceeds to tell me - "You shall be fucked TONIGHT but not BY SALVATORE. In fact I do not think Salvatore shall ever touch YOU after the men I hired are done with YOU."

More shadows appeared and in no time we are surrounded BY at least seven men.

Fear GRIPS me as I FIGHT AGAINST the person who hold me in place. All the while Candle has a smile on her face.

She turns to Natalia. "Shall we leave? Carina has a LONG NIGHT ahead of her."

"Candle no! You cannot do this! Natalia!" I plead but neither of them listen as both of them slide into the car and speed off into the NIGHT.

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BYE BUT NOT FOR LONG