Mafia & Coffee

Lost

One Month Later

Katerina's POV

Another day of torture or maybe it was night, hell if I knew. Every minute, every hour, every day all felt the same down here. I no longer got sunlight as Nicklaus had covered the windows so I'd be deprived of natural light and lose track of time. It was definitely working to say the least. I had absolutely no sense of time and honestly that was probably for the best. If I had a sense of time then I'd know exactly how long this torture has gone on. Although it felt like a lifetime.

"Good morning Katerina." Nicklaus said as he walked inside the basement I was being held in. Well guess it was morning after all. I rolled my eyes in response not even having the energy to respond. I only got water every other day and just enough food to keep me alive, I was so weak and malnourished that they didn't even bother to fully restrain me anymore. I was just in a dark room with 24 hour surveillance and security guards. The only human contact I had was Nicklaus and whatever goon was cleaning my wounds and stitching me up. I hadn't seen Dimitri since I had first arrived. Guess he had better things to do.

"You know it's rude not to respond, Katerina. Where are your manners." Nicklaus asked as he picked me up from the floor by my neck and held me against the wall then began to squeeze my neck. I didn't even react, I didn't even try to escape. Why waste the little energy I had left. Every surface of my body was covered in cuts, bruises and stitches. I had been tortured every way imaginable. I had been strangled, water boarded, raped, whipped, belted and just about any other way you could think of to dehumanize me and belittle me has been done. So why put up a fight, what even was the point.

At least if I stayed silent and didn't fight back, Nicklaus got bored quickly and would leave me be then I could just sleep all day. Just as I suspected Nicklaus got bored and threw me on the ground." Never thought I'd actually miss you running your mouth, you really take the fun out of this." He said annoyed as he suddenly grabbed a water hose from the corner of the basement as I regained my breath quietly on the ground.

"Well Dimitri wants you cleaned pet, so stand up." Nicklaus ordered and once I regained my consciousness I stood up straight. The minute I did, Nicklaus sprayed me full force with ice cold water that froze me to my core. But I made no movement, I just stood there quietly and took it as suddenly I heard footsteps and Dimitri appeared. Which surprised me because I hadn't seen him in literally forever.

"Chto, chert voz'mi, ty delayesh." Dimitri asked shutting off the water as he asked Nicklaus what the hell he was doing.

"Vy poprosili menya pochistit' yeye." Nicklaus stated saying that Dimitri had told him to clean me.

"You guys do realize I speak Russian right? You can just speak English." I mumbled as I sat down on the steel floor completely soaked to the point I was shaking slightly.

"I meant let her take a fucking shower idiot. Her wounds will get infected if she isn't properly bathed." Dimitri said glaring at Nicklaus." Come here, Katerina." He added motioning me to walk over but I stayed in place on the ground.

"Katerina, get your ass over here now. Or would you rather me let Nicklaus continue to spray you with a hose then get you dirty again." Dimitri asked once more motioning me towards him. I sighed heavily and slowly got up, walking over to Dimitri. As demented as Dimitri was at least I knew he wouldn't rape me. Once I walked over, Dimitri took my hand and began dragging me out of the basement.

"Now I'm going to make this crystal clear, Katerina. You attempt to run, you attempt to attack me, you attempt to do anything stupid I will throw you straight back into the basement and let Nicklaus do whatever he fucking pleases with you. Got it?" He asked and I nodded. He opened the basement door and we walked out. The sun almost blinded me but it felt so good to see and feel the sun for the first time in what felt like forever." A month." Dimitri said suddenly.

"Huh?" I asked confused as we made our way to the main house of my family estate.

"You've been here for a month, you were wondering how long you've been here right?" Dimitri asked already knowing the answer as we entered the house. It came as no surprise to me that his men were watching our every move.

"You have exactly thirty minutes to go take a shower, Katerina. Don't do anything stupid, there's a change of clothes for you up there as well. I will also tell you there's a man guarding the door and the window. Feel lucky I don't have one watching you shower, I'm sure Nicklaus would jump at the opportunity." He said and I stood there quietly, in complete shock." Tik tok, Katerina. Need someone to fucking undress you?" He asked annoyed and I quickly went upstairs to what used to be my bathroom.

I walked inside and closed the door behind me, I tried to lock it but to no surprise it didn't lock. I sighed heavily and made the mistake of looking in the mirror. My hair was now back to its original blonde and my eyes were once again blue but besides that I couldn't recognize myself. I had so many scars and bruises on my face, my nose had been busted open so many times it was swollen, my eyes were red and puffy. There was not one inch of skin on my body that wasn't bruised or beaten. I wanted to scream about how unfair it all was, I wanted to cry until I couldn't cry anymore, I just wanted to fucking die already.

But I didn't do any of that instead I walked over and began to run the hot water. As the water began to heat up, I checked every drawer and cabinet but found nothing useful. All that was in the bathroom was shampoo, conditioner, body wash, a loofa, a razor which was dull for obvious reasons, a hairbrush, a towel and a change of clothes.

Once the water was hot enough I stepped under and it stung like hell due to all the cuts on my body but it still felt better than the hose. After a few minutes the stinging feeling subsided and I began to clean my body. I scrubbed as hard as I could wanting to get Nicklaus off me. I scrubbed so hard my skin turned red but I didn't care. I finished washing every inch of my body then began to wash my hair which was a complete mess of tangles but I washed it the best I could.

"Five minutes left." I heard Dimitri yell through the door. I stepped out of the shower and dried myself off then put on the panties and bra Dimitri had left me which thankfully were from my closet when I still lived here. I then carefully put on the black sweats and grey tank top he left me, making sure not to undo any stitches. I then began to tackle my mess of hair with the brush, trying to untangle it. Just as Dimitri walked in I got the last knot out.

"Feeling better?" Dimitri asked and I set the brush down. If he fucking thought a hot shower made up for all the shit he put me through, he was delusional." This is the part where you say thank you." He added rolling his eyes.

"Thank you for what exactly? For holding me prisoner? For letting Nicklaus rape and torture me? For leaving bruises and scars on every inch of my body? Or you know what how about I fucking thank you for fucking murdering my parents? So yes, fucking thank you for everything Dimitri." I said shoving the hairbrush into his hands." One fucking hot shower doesn't make up for making my life a living hell." I mumbled then looked at the guard." You can take me back."

"You could end this right now, Katerina. You can marry me and this will all stop. You know I'd never touch you the way Nicklaus has. The torture will end, your unhappiness and pain will end. You can move back into the estate, your room is just as you left it." Dimitri offered while looking at me.

"No my unhappiness and pain will become greater because I'd be married to you. You see Dimitri everything bad thing that's happened to me is because of you, don't think I don't know that. All the torture I've received from the hands of Nicklaus only occurred because you gave the order." I said looking back at him." You know Uncle Dimitri, never in a million years would I have thought the same man who played hide and seek with me, baked me a cake for every birthday and even bought me my first car would be the cause of my unhappiness." I said softly and for a split second I saw a hint of sympathy and sadness in his expression. However it was quickly replaced by annoyance as he snapped his fingers and a guard began to carry me back to the basement.