chapter.8
"Hello, Lucius." She greeted him indifferently.
She looked once more at the girl and Lucius holding her by the hair and shook his head in the negative discreetly, looking her in the eyes while the poor thing is desperate.
"Let the girl go, your mother didn't teach you how to treat women," she orders quietly and he lets her go immediately.
"You pig!" roared Luz gave him a knee hitting his balls and ran out of the office without even thanking the man who saved him again.
Lucius fell to his knees on the floor with his back to the man who was now watching him as if feeling his pain, but soon directs his attention to the paper on the floor.
"Sir..." He muttered, getting up with all the strength he had. What are you doing here?
"You know, I own all the nightclubs in this region, but I didn't intend to return so soon, until I had an urgent matter to solve and found you trying to rape a woman in my establishment.
"She... She was just acting, she's a stripper here, Luz Alessandra is just another slut" he says still agonizing in pain.
"That kick was well acted... Luz Alessandra? Interesting, but that's not what I want to talk about. It's been a while since I wanted to settle some things, and Don is annoyed with you. Normally he gives the final word, but he decided to leave it in my hands.
"Have you talked to him?" he asks fearfully.
"No, rarely does anyone see him, but he sent word through the capo, and I'm going to warn you, your life has an expiration date and it's about to expire, you've been distributing drugs in nightclubs illegally and without the consent of the mafia, do you want to bring trouble to me too?" he asks crouching down in front of him holding his never painfully. I will not let my name be soiled by your wrong actions wanting to profit on top of the mafia, fix it.
"Yes, sir!" He agreed fearfully,
They continued to chat as Luz took a long stride out of the nightclub until she tumbled into something without realizing it.
"Miss Luz!" exclaims Scooby staring at her from head to toe." Did something happen? What's wrong?
"It's okay." lies tidying up her disheveled hair and dress, but it was obvious she wasn't, and he realized this as soon as he saw her arm with a cut.
"What happened? What did they do to you?" he insisted, but she refused to say.
She just stared at him with trembling lips, but gave up on telling him anything about what happened there.
"They didn't do anything, I'm a little staid sometimes." She lied once again, he just sighed trying to keep his patience and left it at that.
"Come with me, Leon is waiting for you in the car.
"Did you guys follow me?
"Yes, you are married to him, and today you are moving into the mansion, you shouldn't be in this place
"From the way he treated me today, I thought he would leave me alone." She mumbles in annoyance.
"Miss Luz, I'm going to tell you a secret, but don't tell it to anyone," he whispered quietly to her still in the alley." Leon... He doesn't accept your condition, yet he doesn't want to take the risks and treat himself, he would rather die since he has had some disappointments, the way he is treating you is just to keep you away and understand that you can't fall in love with him.
"He's an idiot, like all the others, what do I have to do with what they did to him? If he doesn't trust people, fine! But he can't think that offending me and hurting me even more after we're married, are going to make lighten up and change anything, and... yes! I liked him since I saw him again, but I also agree with him, it's a mistake!" she mumbles annoyed.
"Don't be discouraged, everything will work out.
"That's what they all say, but before it works out, there's always something very wrong.
They went to the car where Leon was waiting and the three of them followed in silence, until it was broken by the notification of the light's cell phone.
°
Sender: anonymous
/We're not done yet you bitch
Remember:
You have an obligation to return to You&Me.
Be here today at 9am or you will pay
a fine for every night you miss./
/
Luz squeezed her cell phone containing the anger that made the tears come down, Leon was trying to watch her through the rearview mirror, but she hid her face.
"Did you have fun, in that half period that I left you alone?" he asks with irony while feeling concern.
"What do you mean, Leonardo?" He inquired, but there was only silence.
As soon as she arrived at the mansion, Luz was dazzled by the place, cheerful colorful and luxurious in a noble neighborhood, it was to be expected that this man lived in a place like this, after all he is the president of all insury companies.
"Good morning! Leon." A middle aged lady greeted him then stared at Luz, she was awestruck.
"How beautiful, your wife really is stunning," I blurted out gently.
"Thank you, ma'am...
"Rejane, dear." she says smiling.
Rejane is a bit short, she wears a black and white suit, soon light realized that she is the housekeeper.
"This is my wife whom I told you about, she can assist you and teach you how things should be, I am going to my office now." She said dryly soon after following with Scooby.
She and Rejane proceeded to what would now be hers, and began to arrange all her things in the large closet closet, Luz wandered around the room looking at every detail, the dressing table was her favorite part.
"I'm so glad Mr. Leon is back married," she comments excitedly.
"Um!? It's not like it's really a happy thing." mutters Luz.
"Don't you like him?
"I don't know if I should answer." He replies, observing himself in the mirror when he felt Rejane grab his arm noticing the cut.
"Did someone assault you?
"No!" she pulls her arm out of his hands.
"Well... if you don't want to talk about it, that's fine, I'll be here in case you need me, maybe we can be great friends" she suggests with a half-hearted look on her face.
As soon as Rejane finished helping her she was still wondering how she would manage to get out to go to the club since she couldn't miss it.
She didn't see Leon all day, an employee took her lunch and in the afternoon Rejane took her for a walk in the garden where she found Leon, but just ignored him. Rejane did not fail to notice the distance between the two.
In the evening, Luz got ready and as she left, she followed with her heels in hand down the hallway trying to keep a low profile.
"Where are you going?" She heard a voice, and the door opened next to her room.
"I'm going out with a friend." He replied firmly.
"You can't go out." Leon said harshly.
"Am I a prisoner?
"no
"ah... because from what I read in the contract, it didn't say there that I had to live in prison.
"You can go, but you'll have to bring a security guard," he orders without debate.
"Relax! I have always walked alone, I don't need security guards, you are the only one here who is in danger, Cinderella." He finished going on his way ignoring him.
Leon said nothing more, went back to his room and texted Scooby to send someone to follow her.
She went on her way to the nightclub in a cab. She was not even aware that she was being monitored.
"I knew you would be cautious." Marcone said as he saw her enter the dressing room with the other girls. She just shrugged her shoulders ignoring him, he watched her go to the dressing room and followed mysteriously to the office.
"She's here, the contract girl!" he announces breathlessly to the man who kept an air of mystery while holding up his contract.
"Um... We'll see if she's that amazing." He got up and headed into the hall, sat down at a table in front of the stage and waited for her.
Luz debuted again wearing a bright red micro dress with a mask and high heels, when she took her first turn on the pole his breath caught as if he had been hit by a spell, she danced gracefully while showing off her body and her silky hair fluttered contributing to her perfect performance.
"What a woman..." He sighed admiring her.
Luz didn't stare at him for a second, she hadn't even noticed him there. She really thought she was free of this place, her thoughts hovered on the contract, while she danced, she seemed fine, but underneath the mask she was worried and sad. "Luz Alessandra." She whispered her name breathlessly as the dance ended.
When the dance was over she took a few steps to the edge of the stage, bowed elegantly, her eyes met his and stepped back towards the exit, while the audience begged for more.
"You? She murmured recognizing him, but she didn't know he would recognize her, even though he was wearing a mask.
She still had doubts, he helped her and that made her curious who was the man that made Lucius almost prostrate respecting him, he was not like that eccentric, he dressed elegantly, social pants, linen shirt with long sleeves up to the wrists, it was easy for her to recognize, black with chalk stripes, discreet but apparently expensive watch, but apparently expensive watch, and a discreet choker that appeared between his discreet opening in his unbuttoned shirt, as soon as she made her way to the dressing room, he followed her knocking on the door just as all the other dancers came out to spread out on the big stage, where they showed off and danced in search of customers.
"What do you want?" Light asked as she answered the door.
"How many times am I going to see you?" He asked smiling gently, while she was still in her mask.
"I... Do you recognize me?
"I know who you are, Luz Alessandra.
"How?
"May I come in?
"Yes..." He agreed, taking off his mask.