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I refuse drinks a couple of times and get a suspicious look from Mia, Nick’s wife.
I could be paranoid but I’m almost certain she’s guessed why I refused the drink because she has a one year old. She’s the first wife to have a baby in the immediate family, although Vincent and his wife have been married for years.
She doesn’t say anything to me though. I like her and the other girls, they’ve all been really nice to me.
We’ve been standing around inside talking for a few hours now. It’s super-hot so I figure a little break outside on the balcony would do me some good.
The cold night air washes over my face as I walk up to the railing and does the job.
Below me I can see Gabe, smoking a cigar with his brothers. They look deep in conversation.
They look worried.
He looks worried. Handsome as ever in his suit and sharp features and sexy with his cigar slinked to the side of his mouth. But I can tell even from here that he’s worried.
I’m glad to say that worry isn’t about whether I want to be with him. He knows I do, but tomorrow I will say it. I plan to talk to him first thing in the morning.
Maybe we can have a good day together and block out everything that’s happening.
The shuffle of footsteps behind me makes me turn. I actually thought it was going to be Cordelia coming to check on me or one of the other girls but it’s not.
I should have known to expect darkness every time I find light.
My heart practically stops in my chest when I see Tobias emerging from the shadows.
Fuck…
He’s all dressed up too like he’s part of the event. His long hair is in a ponytail and his smile suggests he was just waiting to get me alone outside.
Shit.. once again my eyes dart around looking for help. I go to scream for help but someone grabs me from behind and covers my mouth. The man has me in such a tight lock that I can’t look behind to see who it is.
“Shhhhh…” Tobias coos and gives my body a full sweep of appraisal and satisfaction. “Don’t scream, don’t make a soundBellezza. Or your beloved gets it in the head. A bullet to the head. Look at him just standing there relaxed.” He glances over to Gabe. I can move my head to see.
Tobias looks back to me and his smile brightens. It’s almost demonic and the lightness in his eyes adds to his creepy demeanor sending shivers down my spine.
“This next part of the game is going to be very interesting Charlotte. Because you’re going to come with me willingly. You’re going to come with me and make sure this time we don’t get the backlash we got last time. You know, with me getting my testicle shot off, yeah?” He chuckles and shakes his head. “You will be mine and if you don’t come I will kill him. I will kill him and everyone you know, it would be so easy.”
I can’t stop the tears from falling.
He waves his hand for the guy to move his hand from my mouth.
“He’ll come after you if you take me,” I snap.
He nods. “Of course he will. He absolutely fucking will and that is why I’m not going to take you now. Charlotte come on now. You must know me better than that. Here’s what you’re going to do, you’re going to leave his ass. Tell him you two are done and then you will come to me.”
“No… I won’t do it.”
He pulls his gun and points it at Gabe.
I’m about to scream out but the guy covers my mouth again.
“You have until tomorrow at ten. Tomorrow morning at ten. You will meet me at the coffeehouse at ten and you’d better be alone. I’m serious as fuck. I’ll start killing. He goes dies. Understand?”
This isn’t happening…
It can’t be happening. It’s history repeating itself.
The guy removes his hand from my mouth and I wince.
