"urghh!!!" I grunted, rolling to my side. I managed to open my heavy eye lids.
What was happening?
I looked around the small room. I was chained to a hook on the wall. The chain was long and thick. They chained me like I was a dog.
Everything that took place that day began to ring inside my head. That fucking police man wasn't a police man! It was a trap
"Who's there?" I called out, shaking my hand in an attempt to break the chain.
I know I wasn't Thor but I had to try at least.
"Ah! The Almighty Princess of the show is awake." A huge man said, his voice humorless. He stared at me dangerously as he unlocked the gate to the stall I was in.
Is there any place I've not been locked up in?
"Who are you?" I eyed him up and down.
"Italians." He said, raising up his sleeve to show me his tattoo. I didn't even understand it but okay.
"Yayy. Fucking finally!" I muttered to myself. "What do you want?"
"You, Princess" He crouched down to my level, using his dirty fat hand to remove my hair from my face. I shook my face, glaring at him sternly.
"Don't touch me".
He scoffed, standing up. "Because you'll make the hit money for us, I won't."
"What do you mean?" My chest began to heave up and down as I watched him unhook the chain from my wrist only to handcuff me again.
"Let's go. You'll understand. He said you are slow to grasp things" The man chuckled, pulling me up roughly and dragging me out of the stall.
"Where are you taking me to?" I asked, dragging my feet
"Fucking move!" He tugged on my shirt and pulled me forward. "Okay, I know what to do" And then, I was thrown over his broad shoulders
"Let me go, you bastard!!!!" I yelled, slapping his back hard. A hard smack landed on my ass making me scream in pain
"Shut up" He growled.
"Romano will kill you for touching his woman!" I yelled, before biting his back.
"You bitch!" He threw me on the ground with a loud thud. "You're just a spoilt brat" He held my chin firmly, before dragging me by my leg to wherever.
I tried to kick his hand away with my other free leg but that led to my two legs being held captive.
"I'll kill you!" I yelled, wincing as my back was scraping the hard ground.
"Good luck" With that, he dropped my legs on the ground hard. "She's here, boss"
"The Almighty Jadelyn Thompson?" An elderly voice said. I sat up right, shaking my hair off my face to see the bastard.
"Who are you and why are you doing this?" I challenged
"Alberto Giovanni. Leader of the Strong Italian Mafia Gang. Greatest Rival of Romano Callamore. A very good friend to few of your family member" He introduced himself, carrying himself with pride.
"So where do I fit in all these?" I asked.
"Beautiful question. Long ago, Romano took something that belonged to me and had the guts to fight me. He even stabbed me and thought he won." He scoffed. "I hurt him but that wasn't enough for me. He didn't suffer as much as I did when he stabbed me so deep that it damaged my rib."
Oh shit. This is the dangerous man that Romano told me about.
"This is about Madelyn, isn't it?" I scoffed.
"Good girl! You know the story" He laughed, clapping his hand happily. "Well, ever since I found out Romano was interested in you too and refused to sell you off to us or anyone as agreed initially, I wanted you too." He touched my hair gently.
I moved away from his touch, glaring at him. "Well, I don't want you"
"And I know that, princess. Now I just want to sell you off and make money off you. That'll hurt Romano more. His beautiful woman being sold off as a slut. Before I let them take you, I'll make sure they fuck you while I watch" He began to laugh out loud hysterically.
"You're disgusting!" I growled
"Then I'll send the video to the media and Romano." He nodded at the big guy who smirked before walking up to me. He held my forearm and began to drag me
"Let me go!!!!" I yelled, struggling. To say I was scared was an understatement.
"See you in the bidding room" Alberto waved at me before I left the room.
"I'd rather die than let anyone touch me!"
"All barks and no bite" The big guy chuckled, throwing me into a room.
"Who's this?" A lady eyed me up and down.
"The big fish" with that, the big guy left. I was now with the lady and scared looking girls who were scattered around
"Don's property. Sweet" She chuckled. "Before he'd realize you're gone, you've been bought and one of the rules is that you cannot have a Mafia's wife, so he can't chase you no more."
And I'm already marked by Him. Isn't that breaching the rule???
I scoffed, throwing my face away. I looked around thinking of an escape plan but none came into my head.
"Let's get you dressed up" Two tall girls came to me, leading me inside a room.
"Please, don't do this. We can leave here" I begged them, looking between them as they tried to remove my clothings.
"Trust me, we've tried. They never were successful. Just pray you get bought by the right man" The redhead girl said.
"Hell, nah. You know they are always sold to dirty fat ass men" The brown hair girl said, scoffing. "Hopefully, your knight in a shinning amore will be here to save you"
Tears rolled down my eyes on hearing this. My heart was filled with doubt as time went by and there was no sign of Romano
Does he even know?
"Stop crying or you'll ruin the make up! I don't want to be beaten up" The redhead girl hissed, wiping my tears.
How could I stop crying?
"Please Romano..."
They uncuffed me and dressed me up. Of course, I cooperated after being told guards were outside. Looking at myself in the mirror, I just wanted the ground to swallow me.
"I can't get out there like this" I cried out, covering my exposed boobs. These were literally underwears.
"They need to see the asset they're buying" The lady from earlier said, entering inside. "Nice job, girls."
"I don't want to do this. Don't you have a daughter? Would you let your daughter do this?" I begged
"She's dead." The lady said sternly. "She died from sickness, because I couldn't provide for her medication"
My mouth snapped shut after hearing her speak. "Save me, please. You don't have to do this"
"Is she ready? The show is starting" A male voice yelled.
The lady kept quiet, looking at me sadly. "I'm sorry" She whispered. "Yes, she is coming out"
"No!" I shook my head. In nanosecond, the big guy was onto me again, pulling me out.
"You'll wear this" He fixed a mask on my face. "It'll be unveiled inside. Hands at your back now" He ordered. When I refused, he dragged my hands behind and back and cuffed it again.
He kept pushing me forward until we got to a red curtain. I could hear the voice of a man from the outside.
"And for our special gift. Get your money ready for a rare gem, a Callamore property" The man from outside yelled loudly.
It was me.
"Move!" The big guy pushed me outside.
Immediately I got outside, I wanted to scream and run away but I couldn't as the big guy pointed a gun to my back.
"You move, I shoot" He sneered
"Unveil her!" A voice yelled.
The mask was suddenly yanked off my face. I could see the dirty and lustful smile given to me. At my side were naked girls who were crying their eyes out. They were all young girls. Probably from 18 to 25 years.
I searched the crowd for a familiar face. I stared at the door waiting for anyone to burst in but no one did.
"Five hundred thousand dollars" A man yelled, raising his paddle