Bad Luck Baby (Mafia Novel) COMPLETED

Chapter twenty-two

A shot is fired, and a ringing noise is going through my head. Am I shot again? Please tell me that I am not injured again. I open up my eyes that I clenched shut and look down at my body. Relieve is one of many feelings I feel, when I see that there is no bullet hole in my body. The relieved feeling is soon replaced by panic as I hear the shouting and see multiple people running around with guns in their hands. How the hell did it get so far that my own garden is looking like a fucking war zone. There are men from this house shooting on a bunch of other men that came out of nowhere. The frowns on their faces are visible, as they look concentrated on their target. While this is all happening in front of my eyes, I avert my eyes for a second to see where I am standing. Okay, not the best hiding spot. I am basically standing in the middle of the garden, looking frantically around me. In front of me, I can see Jace and Yegor fighting with their men. Youri is nowhere to be seen from where I am standing. I grab my crutches and start to speed walk to the bushes. Luckily, the whole garden is divided in little areas. At first it just looked beautiful, but now it actually comes in handy. The perfect little hiding spots every few metres, in a direct line to the house. My feet go as fast as they can, along with my arms that hold the crutches. My head fills with happiness already, I am almost there. Just a few steps. All of my focus is going to my first destination. I am just about to duck down when a hand grabs my elbow and yanks me back. I am pressed to someone's stomach, and I can feel his head coming near my ear as his breathing is quite loud. "What do we have here? Jace's little princess?", he snickers. Oh boy. I try to turn my head back so that I can see him, but he keeps it in place. "tsk, no peeking." I am just about to scream when a gun is placed to my head. Shit. I can see Jace and Yegor from here, but they are too far away to notice me. My mouth opens to scream for help, but the gun is shoved between my lips. The guy chuckles sickly, "no screaming either, princess. Now, you are going to come with me and my guys, and you will obey me. So no screaming, no kicking, and no running away". I shake my head and start to sob. Not again, please. I desperately let my eyes wander to my father and brother, but it is no use. The guy yanks me backwards and starts to walk away. My heals dig into the ground, and I let out a few cries. "Shut up, bitch", he puts the gun further into my mouth with a harsh movement. Breathing is so fucking hard right now, I can't help but gag. My hands claw at his arms. "Stop", I try to say it as best as I can. He pushes me further, and curses when I stumble. "Fucking useless whore, I said corporate with me", his demanding voice comes out. Without giving me a second to think, a gunshot is heard. The pressure of the man behind me goes away, and his gun falls out of my mouth. My sobbing is only getting louder now, and I inhale deeply to steady my breathing. Two arms wrap around me, and my legs give in. "Shh, you're okay now princess", I immediately recognise Youri's voice. "I jus- Youri he- " "Don't talk, I got you now", he speaks while he picks me up. "Listen up okay? I am going to get you inside, but I need you to close your eyes for me okay?", Youri sounds very serious. I nod my head to his question, and shut my eyes very tight. My hands get a stronger grip on his jacket, and Youri starts to move. I cling my legs around his body, and my arms tightly around his neck so that he can still move his hand. "Don't be frightened by the noise you're about to hear", Youri whispers. Bang. Bang. He shot someone. It is obvious that we are getting closer to the rest of them because there are more and more fighting noises around us. So now and then Youri fires his gun again and whispers something sweet in my ear. "Almost there, princess." The sound of a door being pushed open is heard, and the warmth welcomes us in. "Don't open your eyes yet, wait until we are upstairs", he says. "Okay", I murmur.

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My is placed on something soft. "Open your eyes now, princess", Youri's voice sounds rough. I peek carefully through my eyelids, and open them completely when I see Youri's face above me. Although my body tells me not to move, I rush to sit up straight and throw my arms around Youri again. The sound of my sobs fill the room, but that does not matter now that Youri is holding me. "Shh, it's okay. Let's get you in the shower, okay?" I shake my head. Showering is not the thing I have the energy for right now, even though I feel gross. "Princess, you're covered in blood, you need to shower. Come on, I will help you get there", he says in a strict tone. I am? Looking down, I can see that I am indeed covered in blood. Youri stares at me with his dark eyes, and lifts me up with his hands under my armpits. Whilst my head is laying in the crane of his neck, it comes to my notice that we are not in my room. "Where are we?", my throat is making my voice sound hoarse from all the screaming. "I took you to my room, it is further away from the people outside", he says. I hum and close my eyes. A door opens and I can feel Youri walking to a different area. My eyes open themselves again, just in time as Youri puts me down on the cabinet. "Can you manage yourself from here?", he asks. "Yes, thank you." I can barely feel any strength in my legs, but I surely am not going to let him help me. I don't think I can handle the awkwardness. "Just call me if you need anything, I will be standing right next to the door", he looks at me with all seriousness. It warms my heart that he is going to all this effort for me. He makes me feel protected. I send him a shy smile, and he gives me a grin back. Without saying anything, he turns around and walks out. The click of the closing door is heard, and I let out a sigh. His bathroom is very beautiful. There is a large tub, with a separate shower next to it. The spaciousness makes it look really fancy too. I slide off the cabinet and turn on the tabs from the bath. Getting my clothes off, I struggle a bit to get in the tub. I let my wounded leg hang outside of it, leaning on the edge. Not the most comfortable position to bathe in, but it will do.