23

Luciano’s gaze locked with hers as he dipped his Index finger into the opening of her breast. He noticed her tense and he smirked.
“Just be a good girl and you will see Gio again,” he said.
He held the chain connecting to the choker around her neck and pulled her. His face remain mute, with no sign of emotion as he pulled her again and wrapped his fingers at the back of her hair, without warning, he smashed his lips with hers, devouring it in a brutal kiss.
He held both of her hands in one palm and her neck with the other, still assaulting her lips in a rough kiss. No matter her protest cries and struggling, Lu makes sure not to give her a single breathing space.
He finally released her to see almost all of her lipstick gone, her lips swollen and she looked sad. She refused to look at his face even when he held her face up, she still get to close her eyes breathing heavily like she was finding it difficult to breathe.
“That’s it” his rusty voice groaned “Be this kind of girl for daddy and I won’t let anyone touch or harm you” he roughly kissed her lips again “Keep this act and hop along now, there is a slight change of plan”
Alita became puzzled, she looked around to see if he was talking to someone else but sadly, it had been just her and Lu.
Why would Lu imagine she was acting up when he technically almost strangled her again. She was sure the belts in the choker would give her marks.
Quickly adjust her dress and rushed after him.

All through the ride to where she felt she would end, Alita kept staring at the dark street. They look better than the one she is and she knew she must be far from home.
She kept eyeing the door then Lu’s face who didn’t act like he noticed sue was planning to make the sure move. He would just chuckle whenever her fingertips come in touch with the door.
“It’s almost 6 pm” she finally found her voice “Why do you want us to join the party earlier than we intend?”
Lu did bother to answer her, he just kept his face straight as if he was compelled to keep his eyes forward and make strange noise from His throat occasionally.
More fear mixed with rage began to boil in Alita’s vein. She glared at him then the two men in the driver’s seat. They were people she might not have seen before but the way they address her, it seems like they know already so much about her.
She eyed the door and the crazy thoughts of jumping out of a moving vehicle invade her natural instinct of thinking. She was about to pull the handle when something hit her mind.
The car was on high speed, and she might as well get her head crush open by another moving vehicle and she would be another dead body in the street in tomorrow’s news.
The only hope she has is that she knew she is still in Italy but has no idea about the particular place. If she must look for a way out of her problems, she must watch out for signs and check them later on her phone Lu had given to her.
She was indeed more than surprised when he didn’t care to ask her for the phone. He didn’t act like he was scared that she might call the cops for help.
Before Lu’s chauffeur could park well, someone had already come to open the door. It’s almost like they were expecting him or rather we’re told about him but the slightest suspicion act didn’t go unnoticed by Alita.
She noticed how the people kept looking at their watch and talking to someone in their earbuds. She also noticed someone, pointing a gun at them from the next building and it scares her like hell.
“Lu” she pulled his sleeves gently “Lu, a gunman is pointing at us”
Lu went rigid that even Alita noticed, she entangled his fingers with his and pulled him forward. Leading him to where she thinks is the entrance of the hall.
The building looks magnificent, very big, and filled with different types of cars. She saw other girls dressed almost similar to her and few men like that. Many men in black held out their guns like they were expecting something bad to happen.
She kept colliding with strangers who ends up yelling at her, some offer to pay for her while some drool over her.
She flinched as she heard someone call Lu’s name from behind, although she wasn’t supposed to be afraid for Lu had his strong grip around her but the evil face of the man she saw made her want to poop.
The man looks elderly, like of his late fifties or early sixties. He had jet black hair like Lu, their height could be compared same as their facial resemblance but they had a different color of eyes. The man had charming blue eyes while Lu had grey.
Different colors of tattoo paint the back of both hands up to his sleeves and open neck. Alita assumes they might as well fill his chest and back.
He extended his left hand for a handshake and Lu offered the same hand. It was then she realized that she haven’t seen Lu’s bare hands before. It’s either he has gloves on them like now or she never noticed them at all.
“I didn’t expect to see you,” the man said “At least not now”
Lu’s expression remain clueless, he just let the man shake his hands and moved a step back after the long handshake.
“Who is this…” the man paused, trying to get the right word to call Alita “This fine wine beside you?”
His gaze roam around Alita and homed on her open Cleavage, a faint smile spread across his face as he moved a few steps towards her but she hid behind Lu.
“Nice to see you too, Zeno” Lu interrupted “What about Arianna?”
Lu and Zeno’s exchange glares before the older man decided to scoff and walk away, leading Lu to an inner chamber that looks like VIP only.
The place had its red dim light, different from the rest of the house. Few men, evil look just like Lu and Zeno filled the room with At least a man or girl close to them. The strange smell of abomination filled Alita’s nostrils, urging her to throw up but she knew better than be such a brat.
Zeno leads Lu to a free chair with none for Alita. He looked at Lu the Alita who remained standing until Lu drew her down with the chain connecting her neck.
“Don’t make me ask you to do things” he whispered and Alita nodded vigorously.
A small table was brought in front of him and a bottle of tequila with three cups.
“How much does she cost?” Zeno asked as he took the seat opposite Lu “you take gold, drugs, or money?”
Alita flinched, she looked at Lu who have a mischievous smirk on his stern face. Le filled two glasses, gave one to Zeno, and collected the other one.
“Let’s cheers to Arianna graduation” he said instead.
His brows connected as he noticed the pissed look on Zeno’s face, he took the cup to his lips and pretend to sip from it but not a drop found its way to his mouth.
“I bet Korea is a nice place for such a sweet girl like her” he continued.
“You know how I don’t like to talk about my daughter” Zeno voiced sternly, he emptied the content of the cup in his mouth and groaned.
His gaze locked with Alita who maintained it for a while then looked away, she coiled her self and pulled on Lu’s sleeves like it was a anchor.
“I kept the last cup for her” Zeno said, he filled it and pass Alita who in return stared at Lu for help “Need permission too?”
Alita didn’t says word, she didn’t collect the cup either. She just stared at Lu and when she saw that he wasn’t ready to help her out, she buried her face in his arm.
“These green eyes looks so cute” Zeno said as he lean closer, he grabbed hold of her hair and yanked her back to face him “Don’t hide them away from me”
He brought the cup up to Alita’s lips but she wouldn’t open her mouth. Her eyes glued on Lu’s grey ones, pleading, even though she hates him and she is scared of him even at that moment, he is her saviour.
A tear drop down her left eye as she blink vigorously, her hands on Zeno’s hands trying to release herself from his dreadful grip.
“That’s enough, Uncle” Lu’s harsh voice Interrupted Zeno’s evil laughter “You don’t need to force my toy to do what you want”