Chapter 6: Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Henley

The once shining sky was now covered with different beautiful colors.

The forecast was once again false as it had been declared that the would be no rain.

I watched the dark cloud move around the sky, decorating the flowers with a shade of black and red.

A long time has passed and so was Sandro.

He was a changed man.

I closed my eyes as the passed memories kept rushing in.

It wasn't my fault, to begin with, he was at fault.

He had broken my heart and then passed the blame to me.

Sandro was a jerk!

A knock came on the door and I jerked up.

"Come in," I said the door opened and the woman from earlier entered the room.

"Are you okay?" She asked and I nodded.

"What is it?" I asked, and she opened the door wide, pushing a food trolley inside.

"Here is your food darling."

"Sandro said that I was not supposed to eat a thing since I had eaten already," I said and she chuckled.

"Eat this and I'll bring you another one when you're hungry." She said and left the food on the table where she had placed it while pushing the trolley away.

I sighed.

I was so tired.

Although my work was boring and so stressful, I didn't want to be locked up in a huge castle.

I looked down the window and hell, I was so sure that he had locked me up in a tower.

it was so far from the floor.

What the hell I've I gotten myself into? I wondered, staring at the food and wondering if I should eat it.

It wasn't poisoned, was it?

I walked to the table and took a seat.

Scooping out a little amount of the door, I tasted it to feel it melting on my tongue.

Damn! it was so delicious.

it has been so long since I ate something as tasty as these.

My life was a wrecked one.

Ever since Tim had left home to wherever he was, I had been stranded, using the money I had saved up for my University exams.

I was supposed to be a graduate a year ago, but then I had not taken the final exams which got me to where I was now.

In less than Ten minutes, I was done eating and just then the door opened and the face I didn't want to see walked in.

"Hmm. So she gave you food despite my warning." He said and I rolled my eyes.

Arrogant Jerk!

"Why I'm I still here Sandro?"

"It's Mr. Alessandro." He pointed out.

"I don't fucking care what they call you Sandro, what the fuck I'm I still doing here?"

"I have to get your brother and to do that, I have to keep you."

"You lying asshole, you said it was for my protection because of some Omerta and I stupidly believed you."

"No doubt that you're stupid but then without Omerta or not Henley, you're not leaving here because of your brother." He said and slumped down on the couch.

"You can't keep doing this to me?"

"Doing what?"

"Deciding my future as if you own me, Sandro, I own myself and I don't fucking care who you are." He glared down at him and he nodded.

"Alessandro?" I looked up to see the very same woman I had seen earlier today at the door.

Is this a drama or what? why the heck are they all coming to my room?

"Babe? Are you okay?" She asked and I scoffed.

"Does he look like someone who's hurt? Take a good look at the ugly creature and tell me if you've seen any bruises on his skin." He rolled my eyes.

Was she stupid or dumb?

"Are you mad? Who the hell are you calling ugly creature?" She glared at me, swinging the door open as she walked deeper into the room to where I stood.

"Be careful there, you wouldn't want to get a facial reconstruction," I warned.

There was no way I'd let her go if she were to hit me.

I'd make sure her face was damaged beyond repair.

"How dare you?!" She yelled, raising her hand.

"Get out." It was calm and commanding.

We both looked down to see Sandro rubbing his forehead.

I huffed, shaking my head and about to leave when he said again.

"Where the hell are you going, Henry?" He asked again and I turned to see the other girl staring at him.

"Get out this instant Emma." He said.

"What? Me? Why should...I...be." She turned to me in anger and scoffed before stomping out of the room, pushing me with her shoulders.

"Guts got guts," I yelled after her and closed the door.

"Don't ever touch her Henry."

"It's Henley, I don't think just a few years would make you forget my name but if it did..then it's Henley," I said again.

He stood up, his hand in his pocket as he stared at me.

"She's not someone you should mess with, her father...

"Her father is a what? A Mafia as well? Spare me those bullshit Sandro, I don't care. I just wanna get this over with and begin my poor little wrecked life." I said, turning to leave but he grabbed my hand.

"This isn't over between us Henley, I'll get what I want and you'll be left miserable." He gritted his teeth and left the room, slamming the door hard as he did.

I shook my head as I walked to the bed.

My head was throbbing so badly and I badly wanted to get myself soaked in water.

Glancing back at the door, I walked closer and locked it twice before heading to the bath.

Sandro was nothing holy.

There was nothing concerning Alessandro De'toire that I didn't know about.

He was smokingly hot and sexy, he had the aura to make people feel intimidated without doing anything at all, he was the strongest Mafia that could be found in Italy, Russia and maybe the whole world and his father was nowhere close to him.

If his father was a demon, then Sandro was Lucifer.

I took off my clothes and went into the tub.

The Jacuzzi tub was one of a kind, made me remember my poor life...even the shower in my apartment was not working. I'd have to go down the stairs and get water from the tab up to my room to take my bath.

My life was a mess, maybe Sandro was right but I'd never left him to control my life or boss me around.

"This is nice," I mumbled as I ran my hands through my body.

The water was warm and the rose that was sprayed out on the water smelt nice.

"Nice, isn't it?"

"Yes, it is especially the rose that smells..." My eyes opened widely and I sat up.

"Sandro!"

"Be careful there, I can see a part of your chest." He said, and my eyes widened the more and I went into the water again.

Thankfully, the light was off and the water would make it difficult to see any part of the body.

"What are you doing here Sandro?"

"Don't flatter yourself, I have seen much of what you're hiding and it doesn't phase me." He scoffed.

"Are you crazy? You've seen many but not mine and I don't intend to show you mine..so get the fuck out of this room.."

"It's my house."

"And you locked me up."

"And you think that's a case to work on?" He cocked a brow.

"Aren't you tired of tiring my life, Sandro?"

"I've just begun."

"This isn't some child's play Sandro, this is me... trying to get by with life only to get locked up."

"You should be thankful that I found you first."

"So you weren't even hurt but it was a plan?" I asked, blinking the tears.

"You think I'd go to you if I was in trouble? Get over yourself Henley...once bitten twice shy." He said and walked to the switch.

"Sandro please, don't," I begged.

'Click.' And the light was turned back on and I looked down at myself.

"You're here because I decided to keep you alive Henley. Enjoy it while it lasts." He said and walked out of the bathroom.

Tears sprung to my eyes but they didn't fall.

Sandro was a jerk. It wasn't something new, there was no reason to cry for something as jerky as he was.

I wiped my tears and sniffed.

He'd regret ever cussing me or keeping me locked up.

I got up from the tub and draped the towel around my body.

I quickly wore the pajamas he had gotten for me earlier.

Although I was clothed, I felt naked.

Was it because he had seen my body?

Did he see anything when he switched on the lights?

I sighed.

This was not helping at all!

TBC