Chapter THREE

SPAIN, BLAIR

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The door suddenly burst open and the office was soon invaded by three big men. Looking at the men in confusion, Blair immediately went behind her brother's back when she soon realized that the men were coming toward her. Elbrus was quick enough to recognize the men as Andrey Alvarez's men. Acting on instinct, Elbrus shielded his sister while glaring at the men in front of him. Fera stood beside them staring at the men.

"Step aside Caruso. We have been instructed to take the girl with us" one of the men said with a blank expression on his cold face.

" Lay one hand on her and your fucking dead" Elbrus sneered as he glared at the three men. They were scared of him but then again their boss had instructed them to bring them the girl. They couldn't cross their boss even if Elbrus was as much as dangerous as their boss was.

" Elbrus step aside" Raphael Caruso's voice was suddenly heard when he walked in with Andrey right beside him.

" The fuck is wrong with you father. You are giving your only daughter just for... "

" SHUT THE FUCK UP, THIS IS MY MAFIA. I MAKE THE FUCKING RULES, AND WHAT I SAY GOES. NOW STEP ASIDE BEFORE I MAKE YOU! " Raphael suddenly roared at his son but Elbrus wasn't scared of him. He was stuck on saving his little sister.

Elbrus looked at his father straight in his eyes to show how hell-bent he was on not letting Blair go without a fight... if it had to come to that. 

" No" Elbrus said challenging his father. 

Raphael glared at his son and signaled two of his men outside  who stood guarding his office to come in. He pointed at Elbrus and the men were hesitant for a few seconds but the glare that Raphael gave them made them move fast.

The men went on to grab Elbrus but he was quick enough, he gently shoved Blair to his mother and punched one of them while the other tried to grab him by his arm. In no time a fight broke loose. Elbrus fought both her father's and Alvarez's men.

All this while Blair was huddled up in a Conner with her mother while they watched the scene in horror. Blair cried as she watched her brother fight for her. Her brother was strong but at the moment he was outnumbered. He could not fight all the men by himself. He was getting hurt and it was all her fault. Maybe it was for the best that she was going to be taken away. Maybe if she was gone her mother would suffer less because of her. Maybe her brother would stop worrying about her. She was a burden to them, a parasite that needed to be eliminated.

Looking at her mother who was a sobbing mess, she watched her as she looked at her son fighting seven men by himself, she looked back at her brother who was fighting for her and she took in a shaky breath.

" Stop!"She suddenly yelled and rushed toward her brother, he was getting hurt and she was going to let it get too far.

" Get out of the way...."Before Elbrus could finish his sentence, Valentino's men grabbed Blair, and before Elbrus could help her his father's men grabbed him, restraining him from moving.

" Let her go! " Elbrus yelled while Blair screamed, trying to get out of the men's hold. But she was powerless against the two strong men.

" Raphael please" Fera pleaded on her knees while her hands fisted on his trousers but Raphael only glared at her. He thought everyone was just being too dramatic they did not know how beneficial this was to him.

Blair did not put up a fight anymore as the men held her, she knew it was hopeless.

Raphael didn't even spare Blair a glance but instead took a seat in his office chair, poured himself some expensive whiskey, and leaned back on his chair.

" I believe our deal is sealed" Raphael spoke as he handed Andrey a file.

"See you this weekend for the wedding" was all Andrey said and walked away right after giving Elbrus a victorious smirk. It was no secret that seeing Elbrus pinned down brought a small satisfaction to him.

Andrey signaled his men and at his command, they dragged a miserable Blair with him.

Fera cried, begged, and pleaded with her husband but he ignored her still.

" Leave" was all he said. Knowing she was crying over spilt milk. She rushed after her daughter.A few minutes later Raphael signaled his men to let go of his son.

Elbrus glared at the two men then swiftly snatched one of the man's guns from his holster and shot them both right in the head, somehow seeing them dead made him contempt, he walked to his father and stood right in in front of his desk and glared at him.

" Don't be dramatic Elbrus, you will understand soon" he said calmly. Elbrus raised a brow in question.

"If anything happens to her-"

"Don't threaten me boy... There consequences" he said calmly. Raphael got up from where he sat and got hold of Elbrus's shoulder and turned him to look at the two men who were now corpses soaking in their own pool of blood.

"You killed them because they got in your way..." He said to Elbrus. "And it so happens I would do the same if anyone tries to stop me, defy me again Elbrus and the next two bullets will be in your gut," he said and straightened Elbrus's shirt at his shoulders and left. Elbrus did not want to be like his father he glanced at the two men and now he wasn't happy anymore that he had killed instead he felt disgusted and as he wiped the blood from the corner of his with his shirt sleeve he felt the bitter bile rising up his throat.

.......

Blair sat silently in the car as her body trembled in fear. She would be lying if she said she was not scared. At the moment she was in a car with Andrey Alvarez who was seating across her and the two buff men at her sides. Andrey's lips held a smirk as he shamelessly scanned her body. She did not know if it was a smirk or a simple smile, his beard made it hard to see but his eyes revealed his lustful intentions.

"I have to be honest Blair. If you weren't my son's fiance I would have kept you for myself, you'd make a perfect toy..so innocent" Andrey shamelessly admitted. Blair found it difficult to get the concept of how a human could be a toy but she brushed it off.

Blair suddenly felt something pinch her neck. Looking beside her. She noticed one of the men removing an injection away from her neck and just like that everything started to seem blurry. She felt dizzy and her vision was slowly starting to fail her.

" W.. wh what d did you d do to me?"Blair managed to say.

"Oh don't worry about that I just don't want you moving too much," Andrey said while moving closer to her.

" Pl..please ...no," Blair said as she slowly started to feel sleepy and tired, she wanted to move but her body felt impossibly heavy and she leaned against him.

" I won't do anything to you ....yet. I like my women fully awake, not unconscious" he said leaning toward her.

Before she passed out she felt a pair of strong hands snaking around her shoulders, and a glimpse of a mischievous grin from Andrey and something wet and warm in the crook her neck.

......

Blair slowly opened her eyes and took a deep breath. Releasing a groan due to her headache. She slowly looked around and noticed that she was in a room and she was laying on a bed that felt way too comfortable. The room was a magnificent royal blue and beautiful and just like that it snapped in her.

Elbrus.

Injection.

Aundrey's tongue...

Blair jolted out of bed, ignoring her throbbing headache. She remembered everything. She rushed to any door in hopes it was a bathroom. On her fourth try, she found that the bathroom was just as magnificent but that was not her worry she rushed to a mirror and what she saw left her speechless with disgust.

They were all over her neck and along her shoulder blade, she raised her dress to see if he went further but luckily it seemed he did not go any further.

He had taken advantage of her even though he said he would not but what did she expect from people like him? She rushed out to the bathroom door to what looked like the main door and tried opening it but it did not budge.

Starting to panic she rushed to the window, tears already streaming down her cheeks. She tried opening it and luckily almost surprisingly it opened, it was a balcony slightly like the one at her place but this one was bigger with a small coffee table and a chair and to say it wasn't beautiful was a lie. She stuck her head out and immediately regretted it as her eyes took in the ground below her, only that there was no ground but rather a sea that reflected the blue sky, even if she wanted to escape there was no way she would make it alive if she jumped off. Besides she was not a good swimmer.

The sound of the door suddenly opening made her head snap towards the door. She rushed back inside and Blair watched as the three girls dressed in maid uniforms walked in. Blair looked at what the three maids were carrying and immediately noticed that the first maid was carrying a dress, and the other had two boxes in her hands that she identified as a shoe box and finally, the last one held a pink suitcase. Blair looked at them in bewilderment and fear.

The three maids placed everything on the bed and walked toward Blair but Blair was quick to run toward the other side of the room.

" S.. stay away from me, please" Blair pleaded.

" Am sorry ma'am, but we were instructed to get you ready before Mr. Valentino arrives" one of the maids said.

" Va... Valentino? is that your boss?" Blair asked.

" Yes ma'am. Now would you please comply with us? We don't have enough time" before Blair could say anything, the three maids ushered her to the bathroom.

As soon as they walked into the bathroom, the three maids started undressing her and Blair immediately moved away from them while looking at them in Surprise and a bit of shyness.

" W what are you doing," Blair asked.

" Undressing you ma'am" one of the maids answered. Blair mentally slapped herself for the rhetorical question.

" I can do it myself, please leave," Blair said not feeling comfortable with everything at the moment.

" Ma'am Mr. Valentino will be angry with us if we don't do this" one of the maids pleaded but Blair was still persistent. There was no way she was going to undress in in front of them. She had too many bruises and scars all over her  and she wanted to keep it to herself. She didn't trust them, especially the blonde maid who kept on glaring at her for no reason.

" Okay, we will be out," one of the maids who seemed to be younger..too young in fact said and then walked away with the rest of the maids.

As soon as they walked out, Blair locked the door and made sure to double-check it just in case. Still not feeling comfortable, she quickly went in then got out, and wrapped a towel around her. Unlocking the door, the three maids ushered her to the huge mirror and made her take a seat on the comfortable chair.

The three maids began their work on her while Blair sat still, feeling very uncomfortable.She already hated his father mostly because he was cruel and judging by what Elbrus said Valentino did not seem too different from her father.

" Uh ..is Mr. Valentino around?"Blair asked out of curiosity but in a small voice.

" He will arrive this evening" one of the maids answered as she contoured Blair's face with makeup.

Blair released a sigh as she fought the urge to cry. She wanted to go back home even if that same home never felt like she belonged. But it was still better than being married off to a stranger much less one that's a Mafia leader. What wrong had she done to deserve such miserable destiny? As a young child, she once hoped that her prince charming would come to save her from her father's wrath. She had hoped that maybe the fairytale that her mother read to her as a child would seize to remain a fairytale and somehow come true, but as she grew up she learned that there was no such thing as a happy ending. Well for her that is. There was no happy ending for her no matter how hard she would pray. This was her life, but maybe this Valentino would be different. 

Blair snapped out of her thoughts when she heard footsteps and her eyes immediately landed on the maids,noticing that they were ready done. The sassy blonde walked out followed by the other but the youngest remained packing what was left behind.

"whats your name" Blair found herself asking. She was curious how a girl that young could be there working as a maid. If blair could estimate she looked to be at least around eighteen or twenty years old.

"we are not allowed to indulge in any conversations with you ma'am" she said as she carried the bag in her hands and walked towards the door. For a second she looked at blair her brown eyes silently asking for help, her skin was tanned and vibrant.

"If you don't want trouble do what he says" she said and walked out but her voice was not harsh it was like a gentle warning something a friend would say to a friend.

Blair looked back to het reflection and took off the robe she had on. She gazed at herself in the full-length mirror with disgust. Again she was dressed like a hooker ready for another night.

She was never the type to show too much skin. She had nothing against it but this was not her. She never liked short outfits mainly because of her insecurities. She had scars that she always wanted to keep hidden from everyone. Scars reminded her of the brutality she went through because of her father. She wanted to strip off and rip the dress but she knew too well not to act that stupid.

She waited in the room for hours and heard her stomach growling indicating that she was hungry,the door suddenly opened and a tall muscular African American wearing a black suit walked in with a scowl on his emotionless face. Blair immediately stood up from the chair and cowered away from him.

" Follow me" was all the man said before walking out of the door. Blair stood silently for a few seconds, wondering if it was wise to listen to the man or not.

Knowing these Mafia people too well, after a few seconds of battling with her mind. She rushed after the man.

....

The two came to two huge white mahogany doors. The man gestured for her to go in but of course, Blair was hesitant. She was sure that whatever was behind that door was something or someone she was not going to like.

" I would advise you to go in quick, the boss hates tardiness" the man spoke with a blank face then walked away.

Now judging by the man's words it was then she realized who was behind the two doors. Valentino her 'fiancee'. Blair wanted to run but she had no courage nor the willpower to do it. Sighing while her breathing trembled Blair opened the door and slowly walked into the room. The first thing her eyes caught was the huge table full of food. The food she was sure she had not tasted in her entire life. Back home she was only given three slices of bread if she was lucky but most of the time she was given one slice or left to starve, it all depended on her fathers' mood honestly and she too was surprised why her body did not look like a walking skeleton.

Immediately her face turned red when she saw what was at the far end of the table, a woman Blair quickly realized as the blonde who dressed her up earlier literally swapping Saliva with a man she figured to be Valentino in a hot make-out session while another woman pleasured his hard member with her mouth as if she was sucking a life-giving lollipop.

Feeling uncomfortable and embarrassed for witnessing such an....explicit display. Blair looked away while fighting the urge to walk out of the room. She mentally asked herself if she was in the right room, maybe it was not but the huge guy had clearly said that Valentino was in this room waiting for her.

" ..Fuck" she heard the man's raspy voice say as he groaned in pure pleasure. Blair was more embarrassed than disgusted. Well, maybe both but her mind was still keen on trying to figure out why the girl had her mouth around his member

" Get out and be back in 20 minutes" Blair heard the deep voice say together with the sound of him zipping up his pants.

The girls giggled while Blair felt the urge to pinch her face knowing full well why the girls needed to come back in 20 minutes the blonde still gave her a nasty look as she walked past Blair.

' what's her problem ' she thought as she mentally shrugged her off, she already had enough to deal with and a Blondie with issues was not going to be any of them.

  The girls finally left and Blair was forced to look at the man out of curiosity.

" Take a seat" was all the man said while gesturing to the chair right next to him but of course, Blair did not want to be anywhere near him. She knew she could not disobey him,she clearly recalled the girls warning.

The guy looked to be the type who took no nonsense from anyone. Studying the man as she took slow cautious steps. He had dark golden brown hair which was tied in a neat man bun, his face was smooth from any facial hair, and his features were rough but good-looking in an acceptable way.

Blair took a deep breath and took slow steps toward the man. She hesitantly took her seat and made sure not to touch the table...at least not when when the evidence of there pleasure session was on some parts of the table.

" Blair," the man said in a thick Spanish accent and Blair turned towards him but avoided making eye contact.

" Y.. ye yes sir" Blair stuttered, as much as she tried to hide her fear it was still glowing all over her voice.

" mmm sir, I like the sound of that..your blushing," the man said in a seductive tone which only disgusted her more. She suddenly felt his rough cold hand on her shoulder and Blair kept her calm but for a second her breathing paused. Of course, her cheeks were flushed from embarrassment who would not after walking in on such a situation?

" Liked what you saw?" he said as he got his hand off her shoulder to caress her neck, and out of reflex Blair jolted in her seat and moved away from him a few steps.

The man chuckled and got out of his seat. Blair fisted her dress nervously to sustain her anxiety.

Before she knew it the man was holding her jaw tightly, his nails digging into her tender skin and forcing her to look at him. Their faces were only a few inches apart and she could smell the essence of strong alcohol.

" Let me make things clear. You will be my fucking wife in two days from now. Your pathetic father threw you to me which means I own you. You belong to me. Your goal in life is to serve me and satisfy my every desire. So the next time you try this stupid immature innocent virgin act you just pulled off I will order twenty of my men to fuck you in any position they want since you would rather have them touch you than your husband,do i make myself clear?" he warned. Blair was trying to loosen the grip on her jaw as she closed her eyes to dawn the pain.

"i wont ask you twice" he tightened his grip when she was not answering.

"ye..yes" Blair stuttered as tears rolled her cheeks. Valentino gave a contended smirk and before blair could react to anything he stuck his thumb in her mouth keeping it open and he poured the contents in her mouth.

Blair choked as the after burn of the liquid went down her throat. He did not give her any time to gather herself instead he crushed his lips onto hers puncturing her bottom lip as forcefully opened her mouth with his sandpaper-like tongue. He kissed her hard and brutally while Blair cried in pain, clawing at his chest for release.

He was bruising her lips as a way of making his point. Blair had lost many things in her life and she did not want to include her sanity.

This was Valentino, the Valentino her father handed her on a silver platter, and her soon-to-be husband. At that moment she was sure she was screwed for life.

Before she knew it, Valentino slammed her back on top of the table ,he ripped her dress apart and Blair screamed.

This was their first encounter and he was already brutal with her then how would it be in a week, a few months, or years, If she could last that long? Valentino was going to rape her and she was defenseless. She had no one to help her and even if she wanted to fight him it was already a losing battle. The man was stronger than her in all aspects. All he had to do was snap her in two and that was it. Somewhere deep down she had thought that he would be different, love her, and cherish her but she was wrong she had to wake up to reality. Indeed fairy tales had let her down. She was stupid to think that her prince charming would someday save her from her pain.

Valentino had one of his big hands pin down Blair's hands above her head and he gazed at her now bare chest with lust as his mind thought of different ways he was going to have her tonight. Starting with the soft pair of flesh on her chest.

" P..please st..stop, pl.."

Blair never got to finish her sentence because the back of his hand had made contact with her face, making her head feel dizzy at the hard impact.

" Shut the fuck up" Valentino hissed at her dangerously and then started giving her neck wet kisses and brutal bites, the same thing his father did, Elbrus was right the two weren't different. The alcohol he had forced down her throat started to take its toll on her. She did not have the power to fight and her vision was becoming oriented.

Blair struggled against him as she screamed in pain, begging him to stop but Valentino did not care, he dug his teeth into her flesh he could almost draw blood.

Valentino continued his assault and each time Blair tried to stop him, he would hit her hard in the face.

Her dress had been ripped up the front. Her chest was completely bare. Valentino began unbuckling his belt when someone knocked on the door.

" Boss!" the man called from outside.

" This better be fucking important, come in," Valentino said through gritted teeth without moving an inch or making an effort to cover himself.

" The men from Sicily are here," the man said but Blair didn't mind him, she was focused on being anywhere but under Valentino.

"Shit!.... take her back to her room, " Valentino said as he straightened up and fixed his trousers. Not even giving Blair another look as he walked away leaving Blair with one of his men.

" Let's go," he ordered and walked out of the room. All the while Blair was frozen with fear and misbelieve. She was more than terrified at the moment. Never in her life had she ever been this scared and humiliated. Yes, her father tortured her but never had he instructed any of his men to rape her though he threatened to sometimes. In fact non of his father's men had ever touched her in any inappropriate way...well maybe a few opportunistic touches here and there but non of them ever went as far as how Valentino had just gone.

With shaky legs, Blair got off the table. Bending down, she picked up a huge piece of her ripped dress and covered her naked breasts. Not wasting any more time she walked out of the room.

On the way she staggered as the alcohol messed with head barely able to stand but she made it to the room and she heard the door close and get locked from the outside. Blair wiped the tears from her face. She quickly removed the ripped dress and walked towards what seemed like a closet. Opening it, she sighed in relief when she found a few male shirts and one pair of gray shorts. Grabbing one shirt and the shorts she quickly wore them afraid Valentino or any of his men would walk in and see her naked.

She was scared. How was she going to survive being Valentino's wife? He was a monster just like his father, maybe even worse. She huddled herself in a corner and hugged her knees to her chest and hopelessly leaned her head against the wall.

She lay there in the corner staring at nothing, after what felt like hours she stood up and walked to the balcony, the night was beautiful, the stars were hidden behind the gray clouds and so was the moon. The sky's reflection was visible in the sea. Though she was in a pessimistic mood the view was really beautiful. Blair's hands went to the edges and her eyes fell, looking at how far she was from the sea below.

She looked back at the sky as she thought.  She did not want to marry Valentino all she wanted was to leave the place and go somewhere away from everything though the only place would be the graveyard.

Blair looked back at the sea and then stiffened.

Her mind was trying to take in the deadly ridiculous idea that had just popped into her mind. Blair looked back down then back up.

The idea was a terrible and stupid one she bit her finger nervously.

She figured it was the influence of the alcohol but was it?

But what if it would work?

What if this was her chance at freedom?

What if this was God finally helping her?

But what if the devil was playing with her desperate mind?

What if she was just being suicidal...again?

Well, how would she know if it was going to work or not? She had to try. She had to take this chance. She looked back at the door, the same door Valentino would soon come in from, if being a few minutes with him was unbearable then what about a life time,she was not going to wait to find out and she finally decided. Blair took in a deep breath and then sighed.

She stepped back from the balcony and took in a deep breath again without a second thought. She run and jumped to either her death or freedom.