As I just sit there in misery I'm unsure of how much time passes before I hear the door open again. The footsteps are a lot heavier than before. My heart races as I feel my wrists being undone from the post and I'm stood up. Whoever has me stinks of smoke and booze, I hear heavy breathing as I'm walked inside, finally stopping. I hear a door open and the sack from my head is removed.
My hands are bound in the front of me and the sloppy man shoves me inside of a nasty room. It has a single gross mattress, toilet and sink inside, it's dim and the smell is horrendous. The man pushes me a few more times to where I'm right next to the mattress, he eyes me up and down and grunts out "This will be your new home until the boss decides your fate... Maybe before then I'll come pay you a visit!" I display a disgusted look before he turns on his heel.
I mumble a prayer under my breath, praying for Dom more than ever. It's been hours and I'm so tired, I'm quickly jolted as I hear the doorknob wiggled before opening. Hoping it's Dom to my rescue I'm quickly disappointed to see Ryan's face peaking in before walking in fully.
He shuts the door behind him, he stands there looking down at me as I refuse to look at him. He says nothing for a few moments before crouching down in front of me. Ryan grips my chin forcing my face up, he's examining the deep bruise that's now around my eye, even into my nose. I try to pull my face away but Ryan grabs me by the hair pulling my head back.
He has a wicked look in his eyes something I've never seen in him before, he's changed in these last few weeks, as have I! He uses so much force as he shoves me back and pinning my already bound wrists above my head. I let out a whimper begging him to stop but he doesn't. My eyes sting as I'm completely helpless.
In the meantime across town is a chaotic scene taking place. Dom is unhinged he has summoned every able body to his home to figure out what happened.
*Dom's POV*
I pace back in forth in my study, half tempted to go grab Vinny by the throat for letting this happen. How could he be so fucking stupid, He's never let me down, EVER! And when it comes to something so damn important. I'm pissed, and everyone knows it, they're on eggshells with me right now. How could I let some pussy do this to me? This is exactly what I feared would happen. Love... I get a twist in my stomach at the thought.
I hear a knock on my door as I let out a booming 'Come in' it's Sofia, I can't help but notice she looks more panicked than I do. She quickly makes her way to me before saying "Domenico.. I'm afraid this is more serious than you know.." she looks down and when she makes eye contact again her eyes are watering. I ask her what she means.
"Nico, I had a hunch, you know I'm never wrong about these things... And I wasn't wrong this time either." She says before handing me a weird elongated plastic thing. She continues "It took me a great while to find it but I did, it was hidden in her suitcase. I bought this for her to take this morning... maybe she wanted to tell you on your trip."
I stare at two pink lines feeling like it's a dream. This can't be right, how is this possible? Foolish me I know how it's possible, a tight pussy and doe eyes! My breath gets heavy before knock the lamp off of my side table. Sofia grabs my arm and says "Nico go find her and bring her home!" Before walking away leaving me to straighten myself out. I take another glance at the test and smile before tucking it away in my desk drawer.
I walk into the front room where everyone is gathered as they're chatting trying to find out the information that's needed. I try to keep focus and not think about what Coraline is going through... I know what these men are capable of... their methods. I told her I'd protect her and I failed. I'll never forgive myself for this. While I'm wallowing in self pity I'm shaken out of it when Gio approaches me and says they have a lead and if I wanna go check it out.
I shake my head yes, but I need a shot, I'm pissed and I need to cool myself so I can be on my toes. I learned long ago that being calm in times like this are of utmost importance, when your thoughts are chaos so are your moves, and that's when you fuck up. Father taught me that, probably why the old bastard is still around, he played it smart.
I slam down a shot and one more ad we grab all the steel we think we need, I pat my side making sure the most important of weapons in there, a big knife that I was gifted on my fifteenth birthday. It's my favorite, and when I find Ryan... flaying him comes to mind and this is the perfect thing to use.
We decide to take the blacked out range rover. My father stays behind to keep up with the leaks and incoming information. Along side me are Enzo, Vinny, Gio and his nephew Mikey, and some meat head I think he's Vinny family.
Gio turns to me and says "Boss if the leak is correct we think she's at the old safe house, problem is, is which one" I tell him we'll check both, I need to find Coco as quickly as I can, if I don't I'll lose my love and my child. And if that happens I'll burn this damned city to the ground!
I knew I should have killed the weak boy when I had him in my hands. We pull up to the safe house that was closest to us. The headlights are off as we pull up. There's no cars around, no lights, it makes sense if you're trying to hide. We creep out weapons in hand as we case the property. The meat head is the first to enter, there's a nasty stench inside... of death.
I look around eventually discovering a cold body, I turn it over... it's not her. It's a young man who was killed execution style. I leave it there as I walk through the house a bit more. Before long we're all back in the front room. It's empty, she's not here.
*Back to Coraline's POV*
I lay here as Ryan stands up fixing himself before saying "I told you he's not coming for you! You still belong to me Coraline Rose! And you better act like you got some sense in you, I'm the only one who can save you now!" My face is soaked with tears as he gives me an evil grin before leaving and I hear the door being locked. I cry as that's all I can do.
There's no way I'll be able to fight these men. I know there's about six men here, and they are just as dangerous as Dom only they have no attachments to me, besides Ryan but that's not the same man I once knew. I cry myself to sleep.
I don't know how long I'm out but I'm jolted awake by a loud thud. I panick as I fear the worst. There's loud voices thundering from the kitchen. Before I hear a lot of thumps coming from different areas of the house. My mind races as I have no idea whose out there and what's going on.