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Time stood still as he kept his eyes on me in the rear-view mirror. He knew I knew it was him. My heart was pounding in my chest and all I could hear was ringing in my ears as panic consumed me. As soon as I moved my eyes from him, I knew everything would change. He would do something...
I slid my hand discreetly towards Angelo’s leg next to me and nudged him, keeping my eyes on Henry the entire time. I felt Angelo move his head towards me and I knew he would see the terror on my face. Within seconds, Angelo swiftly reached into his suit jacket to retrieve his gun, but Henry was fast. He turned and shot my bodyguard in the head, blood sprayed all over me and the car windows as Angelo’s body slumped down on the seat. I screamed, bringing my knees up to my chest and cowering in the corner of the chair. I tried frantically to open the door to throw myself out of the car. I didn’t care how fast Henry was zooming down this road, I would rather take my chance than stay in here with him. But, of course, it was locked.
“Livvy! Baby. Calm down,” his voice was soft and smooth, as if he hadn’t just killed a man seconds ago.
My breathing was erratic as my chest moved up and down in panted breaths as I stared at Angelo’s lifeless body. His eyes were still open, with a gunshot wound in his forehead. Tears sprang to my eyes as sobs escaped my lips.
“I have missed you so much, Livvy. You look good. I like your hair,” Henry smiled at me through the mirror, and I stared at him, wide-eyed as fear crippled me.
“W-where are y-you taking me Henry?” I choked out as I tried to recognise my bearings or a place we might be near. But only trees surrounded us. I had no idea where we were.
“Somewhere we can be together. You enjoyed the chase didn’t you, Livvy? You loved making it hard for me. But I found you in the end, just like you wanted me to. I will always find you.”
He removed the black driver’s hat that had covered his face and ran his hand through his shaggy blonde hair. He had a stubbled jaw and tired skin. But his eyes still shone brightly like diamonds. Cold pools of ice.
My brain was frantic as I tried to think of a way to get away from him. I looked over at Angelo’s body and saw his hand still under his suit jacket. A gun. Angelo would have a gun on him. But I was too far away. Henry would see me reach for it and could shoot me before I could even get to it. Then I glanced down and saw on his other arm that was resting on the chair between us the black alarm watch on his wrist.
My heart flipped in my chest. I could send an alert. It was bound to go to Giovanni or Max. But I needed to distract Henry.
I sat up slightly in my seat, his eyes darting at my movement in the mirror.
“How did you find me Henry?”
A sadistic smile made me gulp as I slowly inched my hand towards Angelo’s watch.
“I knew you weren’t in the UK after I ransacked your bitch of a best friend’s house. I found your scrapbook you made with her when you were kids. All the places you wanted to visit. But the fucking pigs were on my back so I couldn’t exactly hop on a plane discreetly.”
I tugged at the band of the watch slightly as he spoke, pulling Angelo’s arm towards me. “So, I couldn’t believe my luck when some mafia bloke cornered me in an underground bar one night. Told me you were in Italy and his boss would pay for me to fly out by private jet to come and get you.” I froze at his words.
“Who?”
“Your boyfriend's father. Salvatore something.”
Oh my god.
“I’ve been here for a week, Livvy. Growing impatient to see you. But Toni said I had to wait until today. That today was the day.”
I hit the screen of the watch and saw the red dot that would send an alert. I pressed it quickly and looked back up at Henry. His eyes had narrowed and he suddenly looked pissed. That look I was all too familiar with.
“What are you doing, Livvy?”
It was now or never. He slammed the brakes of the car as I dived at Angelo’s body for his gun. The sudden jolt of the car caused me to fall into the footwell before I could pull the gun from the harness. Henry had climbed into the back and was now on top of me as I scrambled to reach up for the gun in Angelo’s jacket.
“Don’t be a fucking idiot Liv!” Henry growled as he grabbed my arm and pulled it above my head. He pulled Angelo’s gun out of his jacket and smirked at me before throwing it into the front of the car. Without missing a beat, I headbutted him hard in his nose twice until he groaned and shifted on top of me, sitting back. I booted him in the privates as I scrambled over to the front seat and opened the passenger door, grabbing the gun as I went.
Racing through the trees, my heart was thundering in my chest and my eyes scanned my surroundings frantically for any sign of human life. Every so often, I would look over my shoulder to see if Henry was after me but all I could see were trees. Losing my balance, I tripped over a large tree root and fell face first. Quickly, I shuffled to my feet and hid behind a large tree trunk, the gun in my hands. My chest was rising and falling in shallow breaths as I tried to focus on keeping my fear and panic at bay.
“Livvy, you just love to tease me, don’t you, you little slut? I am sick of these games you keep playing. Don’t make me lose my patience!” His angry voice sent a shiver down my spine, and I held my breath. I had only ever shot a gun once and I managed to hit my target easily, but this was different. Toni wasn’t moving and I had a clear aim.
I heard twigs snap close to the tree I was hiding behind and bile rose in my throat. Knowing I only had this one chance made my hands shake as I held the gun, poised ready to shoot. When I heard another branch snap even closer, I jumped out from behind the tree and shot at where I thought Henry was standing. But he wasn’t there. Suddenly, I felt a hand around my mouth and my body was slammed back into his chest. I struggled against him, but he ripped the gun from my hand, another shot fired into the air as he tossed it away.
He lifted me with a strong arm around my waist and his other hand still over my mouth, muffling my screams, but I was not going to give up. I fought against him, trashing my arms and legs. Without warning, we both fell backwards towards the forest floor and a sharp pain struck my head before everything faded to black.
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Giovanni
“You bastard!” The sound of mamma’s violent slap echoed around the room and I could feel her fury and hurt radiating from her body.
