Elena;
The sound of him corking a gun got me frozen up, and my nerves shook with fear and trepidation.
As I slowly turned to him, a gasp escaped my lips when I noticed the dangerous cold glint in his eyes, as he pointed the gun at me.
‘What have I done?’
All the words I had wanted to speak, suddenly disappeared off my head, and I was left staring at him with my eyes wide open, wondering why he was so pissed.
“You have five solid seconds to explain!” He warned.
His eyes showed danger, and I became so scared, as my hands shook by my sides.
I clenched my hands, and wrung them together, suddenly feeling my mouth go dry.
I cleared my throat, trying to explain things to him, “Angelo, I …”
He didn’t let me finish, rather he took a few steps toward me, and this time he placed the barrel of the gun directly on my forehead.
“Call me that one more time, and I might just pull the trigger. I won’t ask again, Elena,” he spoke, sounding like he was actually holding back.
My heart literally leaped out of my throat, as my widened eyes stared the gun pressed to my forehead.
I couldn’t really understand the basis of his anger at the moment. He sounded way too pissed off for his stuff being on the damn floor.
My eyes slowly moved to the floor where the files were scattered, my brows furrowing, as I wondered how they had managed to fall off.
It wouldn’t take a genius to deduce that they contained sensitive information. But why would he think I tried to snoop?
“I swear, I… I didn’t touch those. I didn’t,” I tried to explain, standing painfully still, so his fingers wouldn’t accidentally pull on the trigger.
This man confuses me a whole lot. One moment, he acts like he can’t get enough of me, and the next, he’s back to his cold grumpy Mafia demeanor.
In a swift move, and before I could register his actions, I was forcefully grabbed by the arms and pinned to the wall.
“Who sent you, you little whore!” He seethed, “You are working for someone? You are working undercover?”
“Undercover? What are you talking about?” I tried to move away from his grasp, but it was fruitless.
He smirked, the corner of his eyes crinkling, “Cut the crap, love. Do you think I wouldn’t find out? Huh? You think I am that stupid?” His voice gradually rose as he spoke, eyes wide, as he pointed the gun harshly at my forehead.
I was damn sure I would be spotting a permanent mark on there if I somehow managed to survive this moment.
“I am not. I promise. I didn’t do anything!”
Fear seeped into my every being as I felt his hands suddenly grab my hair, pulling me back so he was staring deep into my eyes.
I was suddenly getting pissed and agitated. He shouldn’t have this level of control, over me.
Just at that very moment, his cell phone rang, the loud sound of the ringtone making me heave a silent sigh of relief.
His eyes were still on me, and his gun pointed to my head. Slowly, he released his hand holding my hair and reached out to his phone.
Placing the phone on his ears, his expression immediately transformed on hearing the voice from the other end.
“What is it?” He asked in a deep hoarse voice, his lips thinning at the sides.
Watching him carefully, I stealthily took a step backward, eager to get away from the cold brunt of the pistol.
In a flash, his eyes snapped to mine, furiously, “Take him to the dungeon. I will be right there.” He spoke into the phone and the next moment, he had flung it at the far end of the room, and I flinched, the force of his actions making my heart almost leap out of my chest.
He clutched my neck and leaned in closer to me, his breath fanning my cheeks, as he spoke, “I think I have been quite lenient with you sweetcheeks. You know very well what I am capable of, and the kind of man I am. Yet, you chose to play me? You think you can fool me?”
I couldn’t breathe, nor could I understand what he was saying. I could only tap at his hands, silently pleasing with my eyes for to him to let me go.
“I’d rather end you right here and now,” he shook his head, “but first, you are gonna explain to me how the hell Mario’s gang was able to get a hold of my IMPORTANT FILES!!”
His voice rose, as he said those last words. And I could only gaze at him.
Until the realization dawned on me, and my eyes widened, almost popping out of my sockets.
‘Oh Shit!!!!’