Kiara's POV
“If you leave now, I promise not to tell anyone about this. Just please leave" I cried in front of him, begging him to leave. "I am tired, don't you see? I love you to death but still beg you to leave, so please do it, please!" He was staring at me, not saying a word. "Go away!""Okay, fine, I'll go. But if you tell anyone I'll kill you, Kiara!"With those words, he disappeared.2 years laterI was sitting in a café, talking with Lana- my best friend, since I've known myself."So, it has been a while. Any boyfriends or new friends?" She asked me while taking hercoffee from the waiter's hands."No, not really. After Finn, I don't think I'm ready for a new relationship."I took a sip of my coffee."Are you ever gonna tell me what happened?" Lana looked at me, hoping I'd spill some words.I just shook my head. I didn't want anyone to know what happened between me and Finn. I've never spoken to anyone about it before and I don't think I'm ready, yet.Four men in black entered the café. They all were wearing sunglasses. Two of them were standing in front of the others. I think those were the bosses. The one I could see more clearly was very masculine and tall, he had black hair and a little beard, and the other one looked almost the same but didn't have that many muscles. The first one pulled out a big, black gun and pointed it our way."Lana, go under the table, now!" I grabbed her hand and pulled her to follow me.We found a little white table, next to a large window and hid under it, hoping to stay alive. After a second, we heard a loud noise. A man, probably in his 60's fell to the ground. I screamed and Lana put her hand on my mouth."Shh, be quiet!""Find her!" we heard a deep, strange voice, yelling at someone.Soon a very tall, muscular man started walking. I could see his big footsteps under thetable. Lana and I were crying our eyes out. After, he stopped at our table. The big, tall mancrunched down."Found her, boss!"He was looking at me.He grabbed my hand and pulled me closer to him, I screamed and told him to put me down,but he didn't listen."Hi, Kiara! You're coming with us." He smiled and looked at my pale face.What?How does he know my name, first, and where the hell is he taking me?"Put me down!" I punched his strong back."That's not gonna happen, young lady." said the 'Boss' and made me face him. He had verydark brown eyes, almost black, and his face looked very serious.They put me in a black, big car. I had to stay next to the big, tall men.While I was sitting in the car I thought how your life can fall apart within five minutes. Why? Since I’ve been a baby my life has been awful! My father was an alcoholic and he got drunk every other day, which made him hit my mother regularly, but she was a strong woman and always tried to see him for his good side and never for his bad one. Even though I tried to convince her to leave him, she never did. Maybe it was because we were going to be alone with no money or a place we could stay. Maybe because she was in love with him. I never got the answer to that question, because she died in a car accident with my father.I felt tears coming in my eyes, but hopefully, they called my name to tell me that we had just arrived. It wasn’t a house, it was a whole mansion. It had a fountain, a huge garage, and a garden. The house was creamy white and black."Come on. My brother will show you around." said the muscular, tall bossy man."I don't want you to show me anything, I wanna go home!" I yelled."Do as you're told, little bird." he smiled and stroked my chin. I looked at him disgusted."Don’t call me that."“I’ll call you whatever I want. Now go with my brother, Vincent." He pointed at the other man, who wasgetting out of the car behind us. Vincent came to me and told me to follow him, so I did."Why me? Why am I here? What am I supposed to do?" I asked confused."Because Tom liked you." He looked at me like I was asking some dumb questions."So that's his name - Tom?""Yes, Tom Barton. I am Vincent Barton. We are the biggest mafia here. I cannot tell youmore."We went into the house. It was huge! There were stairs and an elevator. When I enteredthe big door, I saw a small table with a vase with flowers in it."Follow me. "We went left. There was a big room with a television, sofa, fireplace, two chairs from the bigand comfortable ones and a large black carpet. The walls were white with black paint."This is the living room. We don't stay in here too much, because Tom and I are usually inthe office"We left the room and went upstairs. After two doors we stopped and entered a room thatwas twice my apartment. The bed was very big, I had my own bathroom, and I even had a dressing room. The walls were creamy white with a little bit of brown. The bathroom was white, too. There was a desk and a dressing table, a huge mirror where I could see my whole body, and there were flowers all over the windows, too."This is your room. You can change whatever you want. Make yourself home."Then we went to the last room. Vincent said that the other rooms weren't important."The last room is Tom's office, no one can go there, only if it's really important. If you needanything, you call Ms. Betty. She's the housekeeper.""When will I be able to leave? I want to go home.""You are not leaving. You're staying here" he laughed."You can't make me stay here! I have other responsibilities. I have work, friends, family, life!""You do not have work anymore, honey. Tom relieved you of all duties. You will still see yourfamily and friends. But now you stay here. That's your new home. And you can't escape."I was too stunned to speak. I just wanted to go back to my room. I felt like my whole life broke into pieces. I had career aspirations, but now everything is gone. How am I going to tell my parents, about all of this?Kiara's POV I heard a knock on my door. I ran to open it and saw a tall female. She had light brown hair, green eyes, just like the forest, and beautiful red lips. "Hello, I'm Valentina! Nice to meet you. Vincent told me, you were a new guest, so I thought it would be nice to present myself." She smiled. "Oh, hi! I'm Kiara." I shook her hand. She had red nail polish and very pale skin. "I am Vincent's wife. I've been in your position. I know you feel awful, but they are not bad people. But I am here for you if you need anything." She rubbed my shoulder and left the room. She looked like a very nice person. I went downstairs to grab me some water and something to eat because I was starving. I saw a bowl full of fruit, so I got one apple. I sat on the wooden chair. The left wall was made out of glass, so you could see what was happening outside of the house because it was right in front of the gateway and the garage next to it. I saw a grey car parking, but soon my attention was go
Kiara's POV I was ready just in time for the meeting with Tom. I was under a lot of pressure. I didn't have any idea what was he going to tell me. I just knew it was not going to go well because we both have different opinions on everything. I stood up from my bed and walked out of my bedroom. I began walking through this endlessly long hallway. And here it is - his office. I knocked on one and waited. Nothing. I knocked again. Nothing. I opened the door with pressure and almost fell. I got myself together and straightened my back. The office was huge. It was dark - like Tom, no wonder. It was made mostly out of wood and there was a big desk in black. In front of it, there were two black chairs and a small table between them. Behind the desk was a large wooden bookshelf. Lastly, there was a small, black couch with little decorative, white pillows in the middle."I'm sorry. I tried to knock, but I didn't hear anything, so I decided to just come in." I said."It's soundproof. Don't wo
Kiara's POV When I woke up Valentina was still asleep. I didn't want to wake her up, so I tried to get up as quietly as I could. I went to brush my teeth and take a shower with my hair because it was very dirty from last night.After I was ready, I went back into the room. Val was still asleep. I put some clothes on and went downstairs to pour myself some water. I got some food for Valentina and ran up the stairs back to my room. Now my new friend was awake. "Morning, Ki." She said, massaging her disheveled hair. "Good morning, Val. I got you some food, thought you would be hungry." I sat down on my bed next to her, making an upside-down smile. "Thank you for not letting me run. I'm not happy here, but it was a very stupid idea, because you were right - there is no escape from here." She shook her head. "I know. But we are getting in trouble. I mean you are."I rolled my eyes and we heard a knock on the door. Ms. Betty came in."Sorry to bother you, Ms.Davis. Tom wants you in his
Tom's POV When she left my office, I didn't want to go after her. She seemed afraid. Why did she say that? What is the reason that made her think I'll ever hit her? There was no way in the world that I'd ever hit a woman, if she doesn't give enought of a reason to do it. Vincent came into the office. "Hey, I saw Kiara, running to her room, sobbing herself. What happened?" "What? She was crying? I didn't see that. We had a little argument and that's all." I said. I didn't want to tell Vincent, yet. Not until I figured out what happened and what made her feel like I was going to do such a thing to her. "Are you sure? She was sobbing. We've seen her cry, but this time... it wasn't like the other ones." He pointed back. "I don't know, brother. I will talk to her, later. I have some work to do now." He nodded and and soon he left. I sat on my chair behind the desk and opened the folder with Kiara's data. It had her family line, phone number, email address, the place she lives, and h
Kiara's POV As soon as Tom left, I continued to eat the delicious Chicken pasta bake that Ms. Betty had prepared for me. I couldn't help but ponder over Tom's concern for me. Why did he wait for me to wake up? Even if it was for five minutes. Why was he so caring towards me? I felt grateful towards both Tom and Valentina for taking care of me, but I didn't think the doctor's visit was necessary. After all, I've had heart problems before, and fainting was not a new experience for me. Just as I was lost in my thoughts, I heard a knock on my door. "Hey, I heard you woke up.'' She sat on the bed next to me and slightly smiled. ''Do you remember what happened?'' "Upon standing up from my bed, I suddenly found myself back on it, next to Tom who was sitting and waiting." "But, how are you feeling now? I don't mean only physically, but mentally as well." "Physically fine, mentally... I'm not sure. It's on periods. Sometimes I want to cry, because of the person that I have to fall in love
Kiara's POV As soon as I opened my eyes the next morning, I felt the excitement building inside me. I got up, took a refreshing shower, and headed to the dining room for breakfast. I enjoyed a hearty meal and sipped on some freshly brewed coffee, while I wondered what was Tom planning to do and why would he even want to take me out. I didn't want to go but he didn't give me a chance to cancel. After breakfast, I started getting ready for the place where we were going to go to. Tom's team had graciously provided a breathtaking blue dress, crafted from the most exquisite silk money could buy. The dress had no shoulders, which added a touch of elegance to the overall look. I carefully slipped into the dress, admiring the way it hugged my curves perfectly. To complete my look, I applied some makeup, focusing on highlighting my eyes and lips. I added a touch of mascara, some blush, and a hint of lip gloss to give me a youthful glow. I then put on a pair of silver earrings and a matching
Tom’s POVAs the waiter nicely put the drinks we ordered on the table, I looked at Kiara's shocked face. I loved the way I could make her feel afraid and curious, I loved being unpredictable in front of the people around me, especially in front of Kiara, she was my spot. The waiter left. "So, why did you take me here?" My doll asked. "Good question, you started with." I smiled "Do you like it?" She looked around "Yes, I love this place, we could've stayed at home to talk, so I didn't have to dress like this. But really, this place is breathtaking!" Kiara said. "Thank you." I took a sip of my whiskey. "Is it yours?" she asked surprised. "Yes, of course. I own almost every place in here." I put my cup back on the table."Very impressive, I would say." she said, taking the menu to have a look at it. "The reason I took you here is to talk about the marriage." Kiara, who was previously engrossed in the menu, suddenly shifted her focus towards me with an air of eagerness. As she loc
Kiara’s POV As soon as Tom left my room, not letting me speak for myself again, I immediately went to remove all of that makeup from my face and put something I could finally feel like myself in. I put my hair up into a messy bun, so it didn't distract me. Soon, Valentina came to check on me. ''Hey, Ki. What's up?'' she came with the biggest smile on her face and I already knew what she was going to ask me ''How'd it go, babe.'' she smirked.I rolled my eyes ''Nothing happened, we just talked. That's all.'' I cleaned the mess I made while I was getting ready ''Our waiter was giving me looks'' I grabbed one cloth ''Then Tom disappeared for a moment'' I folded it ''And then, the waiter was gone the whole time and when I asked Tom about it - he said that he just put him on his place.'' I looked at her and noticed that her jaw dropped on the floor. ''No way.'' she refused to believe. I nodded and continued to fold clothes. ''Is that all? Nothing else?'' she said disappointed.''Not a