Chapter Four

"Che cosa ha detto?"

[What did she say?]

He asked,the lady in red draped across his arm. I stared down at my feet willing myself to look away.

Still dressed in nothing but my underwear I was saved from Gio by the buzzer. He was buzzed by Antonio wondering how far along he was with the interrogation.

I could hardly blink with the swelling so I think he did a rather good job. Toni seemed pleased.

Could he really not see it? Doesn't he recognize even a single thing about me? not even an atom of recognition? .

There had to be something that could trigger it, something that could bring the old Toni back. But now in a room full of armed guards was not the time to pull a stupid stunt that could end with my death. If I could just get a moment alone with him then maybe, just maybe.

She rose to her feet staring at me with distaste. She hadn't uttered a word in my presence even now amidst everyone. She turned placing a soft peck on his lips before sashaying her way out of the room.

His eyes  never left her till she was completely out of his line of sight. He glared down at me the longing look in his eyes disappearing at the sight of me. I cringed looking away. She had not done anything to me but I couldn't help but hate her.

  "What do I do with you Julia?" He questioned making his way towards me with slow steady steps. I stared down at my bloodied fingers unconsciously edging backwards.

He harshly gripped my chin titling my heads upwards, it stung but I maintained my gaze still staring downwards. I couldn't bare to look into his eyes knowing fully well that they wouldn't have their warmth anymore.

"Possiamo averla?"

[Can we have her?]

Gio grunted coming to stand in front of me. His tongue darted out to graze his bottom lip The psychotic glint still in his eyes. I flinched backwards out of Toni's grip cowering away from both men.

"Would that get her to finally talk?" He smirked at Gio turning to face him completely.

"Decisamente" 

[Definitely]

I shivered from his tone silently pleading with Toni to not leave me with him again.

"Okay" he shrugged glancing at me one last time before disappearing through the double doors leaving me to the mercy of Whatever it was Gio had in store for me.

He dragged me kicking and screaming back to the interrogation room. I barely had anything left in me, the force used to toss me into the room knocked the air out of my lungs.

I gasped crawling to the farthest corner of the room, nothing could save me from his prying eyes. Four more men dressed in outfits similar to Gio's walked in all inked from head to toe. I quivered from the sight of them.

"No" I whispered edging backwards. He stomped his way towards me the others shoving their hands down their pants prepping themselves.

  Gripping my bra by the straps he ripped it off  leaving me bare to their prying eyes.

"No" I sobbed  even harder praying for Toni, somebody, anyone to end this. They groaned pumping faster their grunts echoing through the room.

He pulled me up by my bruised arm I winced wrapping my arms around myself, shielding what I could from them. He wasn't the least bit gentle roughly prying my arms  away from my body.

"Please stop" I sobbed trying to push him away. That that fueled his lust for the one thing I couldn't give him.

He groped, squeezed and tugged passing me on to the others. They mimicked him their sticky fingers tracing every curve of my bare flesh.

"Stop, please" I begged trying to pull away from their harsh grips. Gio pulled me back into his arms trailing from my shoulders down to my chest going lower and lower till his fingers hovered a few centimeters below my navel on the waistband of my panties.

He glanced up at me smirking at me tear stricken face in satisfaction. I shut my eyes tightly hoping for it to all be over quickly.

"Toni" I whispered softly all glints of hope finally dying down.

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Saved by the buzzer once again.  He burst through the door with only seconds to spare. Gunshots resounded round the walls of the building.

"Where is she?!" He yelled stomping his way towards me, I cowered backwards still barely clothed. Gio stuffed himself back in his pants dashing out the door.

   I gazed up at him happy to see him even now. He looked frustrated constantly running his hands through his hair, his crisp clean suit a wrinkly mess.

"If I don't find her, death will be the least of your worries" he growled fisting his hand in my hair I cried out softly, blinking away the tears.

He glanced down at my bare chest shaking with rage. The locket nestled firmly in his palm he ripped it off tossing it across the room.

"You had this all planned out didn't you?"

"Answer me!" He yelled pulling me impossibly closer. I flinched,a fresh wave of tears rolling down my cheeks.

  "Take her" he ordered  pulling me up by my arm. At this rate no part of me was going to heal.

              Five years ago

"I love you"

"You've said that already!" I exclaimed chuckling.

"And I'll say it again and again and again" he smiled down at me, fingers gently stroking my cheek.

Something was wrong. I didn't know what it was but something seemed off. It seemed like the calm just before the storm.

"Toni" I called softly but he couldn't look me in the eye. Leaning into my touch he pulled my body flush against his.

"I love you" he whispered basking in the moment.

"Forever?" I asked hoping for some sort of confirmation that it was all good. I couldn't loose him as well he was all I had left I don't know what I'd do if I lost him as well.

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