CHAPTER 2

The noise of the door knob clicking continued. Leanda stood behind the door, shaking in fear. She thought of hiding inside the bathtub, but the door comes open.

She stayed quiet. Seeing the dark figure of a man entering the bathroom. The man goes over to the bathtub, then at the mirror.

Leanda shook in fear. Praying that the killer doesn't spot her.

To her greatest surprise, the killer went out of the bathroom. Leanda heaved out in relief. She squatted to the ground, thinking of how to escape.

"Father!" Leanda remembered that her sick father is in his room.

She feared that the killer and his accomplice will go after him if she doesn't react quickly.

Leanda decided to sneak out of the bathroom. She looked through the mirror and saw no one at the door. She moved out from her hiding spot and out to the open. Slowly making her way out of the bathroom.

She stepped out to find the living room quiet. She wondered if they had gone into the kitchen or store room to search, because the room door was still closed.

Leanda wanted to rush into the room before the killer and his accomplice return back. But she's suddenly grabbed from behind and rammed to the wall hard.

Leanda almost screamed out for help, but found her mouth shut by the hand of the killer before her.

Her eyes lingered up to see a handsome man before her. His eyes shimmered at her, as he stared into her eyes.

Leanda shivered in fear. Mumbling behind the man's hand. He doesn't hear her, but tells her to be quiet.

Two men came out from the kitchen to find Leanda against the wall. "That's she Boss. She's the one we saw," One of them said.

Leanda gets even more scared. Mumbling loudly through the fellow's hand. Again, he told her to be quiet.

"Don't shout. I won't hurt you," He said huskily to Leanda.

She managed to calm her fear. Staring at the charming killer before her.

The man stares into her eyes, as he slowly took his hand off Leanda's mouth. Dropping his gaze fully on the beauty before him.

He smirked at Leanda. Looking at her from head to toe.

"What's your name?" He asked her softly.

Leanda feels strange at the question. She takes her time before telling the stranger her name. "Le... Leanda," She stammered in fear.

The charming gent's lips curved to the side. He compliments Leanda on her name and introduces himself as Diego Giovanni. "Does it ring a bell?," He asked, chuckling at Leanda.

She shook to show it doesn't.

Her fear increases, when the two men introduced the handsome man before her as a Mafia Lord.

Leanda is shocked to hear this from them. She can't believe that she's standing before a Mafia Lord. Her heart pounding. Thinking of what to do.

The Mafia Lord questioned Leanda about a Don, named Rosario. He asks for his whereabout. Promising not to harm her.

Leanda tells him that she doesn't know any body named Rosario.

Diego stared into her eyes. He believed that Leanda is hiding the truth from him, but doesn't want to talk. He needed a way to get through to her. But what?

"Boss, there's an old man in here," Diego's men notified him.

Leanda's heart skipped when she heard them. She turned to see that her father's room was opened. And the two men were planning on approaching him.

"Don't touch him please! He's my father!" She screamed out.

Quickly, Diego pinned her hard to the wall. Shutting her mouth with his hand. Putting a stop to her screams.

He gazed into her eyes. They had tears in it. Diego ordered his men to leave the room immediately. They listened and stepped out.

Diego faced Leanda. Taking his hand slowly off her mouth. Holding her fully against the wall.

Leanda sobbed out, as she looked at the Mafia Lord with so much fear in her.

"My father knows nothing. We don't know anything about this Rosario. I only wanted money from my boss to cure my father. Please," She sobbed out more.

Diego listened to her words. His eyes navigating to the room then back at the frightened beauty.

"Don't hurt my father. He's innocent," Leanda managed to speak out to the breathe taking Mafia Lord. Pressing her hard to the wall.

His eyes shimmered at her. Arching his lips to the side. "I won't. On one condition," he said huskily. Staring down at her lips.

"Work for me and I'll give you all the money you need to take care of your father," Diego offered.

Leanda's eyes grew wide. Could he be serious?

Before she could utter any word, her lips are taken over by the dashing Mafia Lord. Savouring her lips with his kiss.

Leanda is shocked by this action from Diego. He kisses her more. Drawing back to look into her eyes.

She dazed at him. Wondering what just happened between them.

Diego smirked at Leanda. He lets go off her. Stepping back away from the beauty. He takes out a card from his pocket and gives it to Leanda.

"This is my address. I'll be waiting for your answer," Diego said to Leanda. Gazing at her.

Leanda reluctantly takes the card from Diego. She looks at it then up at him. She sees Diego wink at her, before exiting her home with his men.

Once they left, Leanda rushed to close the door. She ran to the window to close it. But the bolt was removed.

Her eyes fell on a car, leaving her residence and out into the dark night. Leanda feels her body vibrate.

She closed the window and uses something else to hook the window, so it won't open. She walked away from there and went to see her father.

The old man is still asleep. Not knowing what had happened in his home.

Leanda closed the door of the room. She went into the bathroom to look at herself in the mirror. Her hands shaking with the card in them.

She recurred the kiss Diego had given to her. She touched her lips and stared at herself into the mirror again.

His promise to give her lots of money if she works for him, rang in her head. Should she take this job or not?