Normally Ugo knows he is supposed to leave the office and if he doesn’t do it fast Lu might punish him but nothing came, he cleared his throat loudly expecting Lu to look at him so he could try to start a conversation with him. Just like how Rocco was, he was able to talk to him about anything and anywhere except if they feel it’s confidential.
Be nervously rubbed his palm on his thighs and fake a smile, the intense look on Lu’s face show that he was watching something far better than what they are about to talk but he went ahead to try his luck anyway.
“Sir” Ugo forced himself to say “I have something to say about Alita and Rocco” he paused, his jaw working together as he remain rigid expecting the worst from Lu.
“Spit it out!” Lu blurted out without looking at Ugo, he was sure the man would have the usual fake scared look that us starting to piss him and put him among the list of his prime suspect.
“I think I overheard Alita talking to Rocco about a spy in this cooperation” he cringed, his eyes went straight staring at the bookshelf instead of Lu’s.
From the corner of his eyes, he could see he had gotten if not all of Lu’s attention, at least 89% had been captured. He sigh, pretending to be worried.
“She told Rocco about a man she overheard making call weeks ago and the same man had threatened to hurt Gio if she don’t kill you” he paused to meet Lu’s stone-cold face and hope dried off, the man’s face show no hope and worst part of it was that he wasn’t wearing his eyes lens.
His brow connected as he stared deeply into Lu’s angry blue eyes, sweat broke out his skin soaking his collar and torso. His heart skipped a beat and nearly exploded as he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket.
For one glorious second, he thought his cover-up was over until Lu, shrugged and continued what he was doing. When he felt he was safe, he quickly pulled out the phone and ended the call. He knows best than to let it happen again so he switched it off.
“Why didn’t you tell me,” Lu’s said, his expression bored and cold “What else have you observed in the boys?”
Lu’s stared turned fierce as he placed the phone on the table to look at Ugo’s silent face. His jaws kept moving as she began to analyze every possible incident that might or would have made Ugo look like the snitch. His blue eyes traced to the back of Ugo’s palms where he kept running them on his body.
Like he had suspected, it was blank! There was no single tattoo on Ugo’s body for all the years he had known him except he drew one recently. Even if, he wasn’t looking for his body tattoos, he is looking for the one on his wrist, just a simple-looking tattoo with a huge history.
“What have you observed?” He asked again.
From his point of view, he noticed Ugo haven’t been comfortable around him, especially when it come to asking questions about how the rest men were doing. He gingerly walked towards Ugo and stood in front of him, his hands across his chest as he try to calm his nerves. The first thing he wants to do is to grab hold of his neck and press it hard until it snaps.
“We are almost like friends,” he said “You are my acting second in command and I ought to know what you know”
It sounded like a warning.
“Luca knows something” Ugo blurted out “If we don’t make him talk first, I am afraid there are more threats in his silence”
Disappointment and anger displayed all over Lu’s face as he walked back to his seat, he brought out his favorite brand of cigarette and a lighter from his drawer. He couldn’t just believe he was eager to hear what Ugo wants to say and ended up hearing the opposite.
No matter how he tries to convince himself, Ugo always appears among his list of suspected snitches followed by Jordan. The boy might be a computer guru but it could even be his idea to start this war in the first place. Thinking about him made him have this strong urge that Jordan might even be the one against them and if not him, Ugo.
Luca is the last person on the list.
“You have done well,” Lu told Ugo, he stretched his arm offering him the pack of cigarettes “Let’s smoke together”
Ugo hesitated, he stood up and slowly walked to Lu, with a fake smile on his weird-looking face he rejected the offer.
“Not today sir,” he said in the most polite way he could “Can I be on my way? You know I need to get the boys ready”
With the lazy wave of his left hand and nodding twice, he dismissed Ugo. He didn’t want to act piss and paranoid even when he was so he just decided to wipe it off with his usual cold expression and smoked alone.
As he was convinced Ugo was nowhere close or not lapping against the door he locked it from the lock button he have on his table, he put on his laptop and began to watch activities of his workers walking around. He collapsed on the chair and placed his long legs on the table.
Just like something jolted his memory, he quickly stretched to take his phone. The sweet and yet heartbreaking image of Alita appeared. He couldn’t believe he had been so much of a monster by locking her in one of his comfortable rooms and feeding her with bread and water. Every single time he thought about it, he would ask himself why he didn’t offer her better food but nothing ever comes to his mind.
“I am just a coward!” He scoffed.
He picked up one of the other phones on the table and dialed Jordan’s number. He rolled his eyes dramatically as he noticed how soon Jordan had picked the call, not letting it ring for another second.
“Do not give her bread today” he said “Call Mia and ask her to Prepare chocolate cake and pancakes ”
He didn’t wait for Jordan to reply or finish jubilating before he ended the call. He had grown sick of how attached the boy act towards him lately, at times he would get lost just looking at his face and listening to his voice.
“Fucking gay” he hissed.
Even though Jordan makes him feel uncomfortable with his always intimate stares, he had been useful. Each day, he would make sure he tried to cheer Alita and make her eat the dry bread and water. He would tell her all would be fine and try to make her laugh but she had remained cold and sad.
He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw Alita’s face at the camera, staring at it like it was from another planet. Lu had lied to Jordan that he Allowed Alita to stay there because that is the only room without a camera. He knew Alita would be left on her own again and wanted to be the only person that could see whatever she does.
Even when he knows he had been wicked, his dick still raises in want for Alita whenever he sees her, she wouldn’t mind covering her body after bathing. The way the waters drip from her wet hair, nipples, and lips makes him want to pull and suck her nipples.
Alita would spend quality time washing her pussy, she would insert her hand inside to make sure she gets to every corner. Mere looking at her face, he could tell she gets turned on by doing so. She would press her breast, pinching her nipples and give herself pleasure with her fingers.
His gaze seems like it had gotten glued to his phone screen, as usual, her body wet as she stepped out of the bathroom stalk naked. Her face looked better and it look like she had recovered from her pain, no more crying and yelling, just eat the dry bread and sleep.
In the video footage, Alita climbed on the bed with the camera, to her it looked like a plastic apple while to Lu, it is an untraceable camera. He had hidden it so he could get what happens to her and how she feeds.
It hurts him so much to see her suffer and he hasn’t been himself, he skips meals, drinks a lot, and wouldn’t see Gio or Amara.
He knows they would be doing fine in school but if he eventually sees them, he would have to play with them and he doesn’t want to.
“Such a baby” Lu smiled as the camera showed inside of Alita’s mouth.
He felt she might just want to bite it open to see what is inside or she wants a real apple. He smiled again and sigh, for a long time he haven’t been able to smile like that. Lu had thought the smile would last until Alita stared directly into the camera as if she could see him.
“I know you are watching, Luciano,” She said “Just pray I don’t come out here alive, for if I do, I will find you and kill you”.