Chapter 5
Luci
“ W ho does he think he is? Stupid Alessandro. Stupid flirting. Stupid contract. Stupid, stupid, stupid,” I mumble to myself while pacing around the room, picking up the things I’ve broken intending to get Alessandro’s attention. Oh boy, did I achieve that.
I was betrayed by my body when he bent me over the bed and pressed his large bulge against me. Part of me wanted to turn around and smack him again, and part of me wanted to rock my hips to find any sort of friction.
“No! Quit it!” I’ve spent my whole life being the girl Mamma and my grandparents raised me to be, both ethically and religiously. Other than the one lapse in judgment with the boy my family didn’t know about, I’ve achieved that. I won’t go against my beliefs by giving into carnal desires with a man I can’t stand.
He left the contract here, with no other reason than to anger me.
I pick it up, reading through it word by word in an attempt to find some way out of this. If I knew I’d be working with a real contract this soon, I would have paid better attention during that class. On the other hand, if I knew I’d be trapped on the third floor of a house, no, a mansion, I would have tried harder in gym class. That way I could scale my way down this building. That would only leave the small army of security men who walk around the property.
I have countless questions to ask Alessandro and my family. How did Alessandro find me? If Nonna was promised to Geno, what kind of family did she come from? Does Mamma know about this? How many secrets does my family have?
I let out another yell as I pick up a pillow and pace around the bedroom, still talking to myself. Words about this contract. Words about the man outside the door. And a few colorful words about Alessandro.
“Incase you weren’t aware, I can hear you,” the man on the other side of the door says.
Since I have no want or need to make any friends here, I ignore him. My adrenaline crashes from today’s events and all I want to do is climb into bed. Grabbing the phone on the nightstand, I discover it’s past 2 a.m. There’s nothing I can achieve tonight and the best thing I can do is to get some rest. Then I can go to Mamma and my grandparents to seek the answers I need. It only leaves the issue of where we will go afterward, at least where I will go. I can’t put my family in danger and I’d be surprised if Alessandro doesn’t know where my family lives. I can go back, demand answers, and then persuade them to come with me. If I can’t do that, I’ll have to leave by myself to protect them.
Now I regret trashing this room. I desperately need to shower, but what’s the point? Regardless of the mess, I shower anyway and wrap up in the comforter.
As I’m trying to get comfortable, I hear a ding from the phone Alessandro gave me. I groan as I reach over, knowing the message is from him even before I read it. His name lights up on the screen with an annoying message to follow.
Alessandro:
Sleep tight, Luci. I’ll be watching you.
Is he serious?
Me:
Screw all the way off, Alessandro. That’s incredibly creepy.
Tossing the phone on the bedside table, I roll over, hiding under the comforter. Tomorrow I’ll demand the answers I deserve. Even if I can’t go back home, at least I’ll be away from stupid Alessandro. With the realization my life will never be the same, I lay sobbing as I drift in and out of consciousness, dreaming that when I wake up, this will be one big nightmare.