Mafia's Captive |(His Captive)|✓

Chapter 17

His eyes met with mine. They were softer than Kazimir's, packed with long lashes a man should never have. He pointed to the peach tea I had knocked over. He wiped them off with a clean towel and headed inside to get another without speaking a single word to me. He is hands down better looking than Kazimir. One of the most handsome men I have ever seen in person. For a beat, I even entertain the idea of flirting with him, try to put a wedge between the brothers. But his good looks didn't do shit to me. Neither I am a sexy seductress.

I sighed in defeat as my gaze travelled over the entire city. My thoughts ran free. A building taller than this one has to be approx 3 miles away. Trailer park or a skyscraper, every building has a creeper with binoculars... If I put my thumb into my palm and tuck it under my fingers...

"No one is going to help, Gaia." Ruslan's deep voice boomed, startling me to the core as I jumped from my skin. He rushed to me, mumbling an apology.

"That building belongs to the Knight corporation... They are hard workers, not some creeps with binoculars." He added, looking over at the building.

"Your brother really thought this through. Didn't he?" I groan sarcastically when I say the same thing to Kazimir, His face contorts with remorse. He was planning to take me last year. So It has to be a year's worth of planning before.

"He wasn't planning, Gaia. He was waiting..." Sighing, his gaze turned toward the city again, my brows pinched in confusion. I had thought he wouldn't speak any further, but he surprised me again.

"He did have a rough childhood... Where I studied in boarding school in bliss... Aware that my father was a criminal. The reason why nobody fucked with me, I liked that status. I loved it when some people shook in fear, without having to exchange a word with them. Kazimir was sent to Vladivostok when he was 6." My head snapped towards him in shock. I have heard of the city, the ports there are used for illegal dealings. What would a 6-year-old do there?

"Your family was in hiding?" I ask.

"You didn't hear me, Gaia..." His eyes met mine, red, angered.

The peach tea I had sipped on tasted like ashes in my mouth. "He was sent alone!" I shout. Ruslan averted his gaze and nodded, sipping on his peach tea that smelt like it had something stronger than sugar syrup.

I closed my eyes and pictured a young kid with frizzy hair, alone in Russia. Away from the luxuries. What it would have done to his mental growth...

I inhaled the peach body lotion like a druggie. Carina was not sure about her creation. She works with flowers, but I pushed her out of her comfort zone and made her do something different this time. She had to put on an all-nighter, so Valerius called in sick on both their behalf, and I was sent to school alone as a punishment for putting dark circles around her eyes. I sniff it again, so my mind would wrap around the mist, not the curious gazes that are slowly getting under my skin. It's the first time I have ever shown up in school alone.

Candice and Jessica glower at me. Their swollen heads took a week and tons of makeup to look normal. Gabriel was benched for the season for failing a drug test. My skin crawls every time I see him. He is always the first one to avert his gaze.

During lunch, I was contemplating the idea of eating in the bathroom. It is clean and smells like heaven, but the sound of flush made me puke out my gum because my imagination is really dirty.

"Hey, beautiful." Blake kissed the top of my head. My belly flipped with joy.

He was the first and the only one to come and apologize for what the others did to me. He was with the principal when all of that happened. he had apologized thoroughly, yet I was reluctant to give him another chance. It has been two months and Blake is still around, sneaking me candies and flowers every chance he gets.

"Have lunch with me." I smile at him.

"W-what??" His brows reach his hairline in shock.

"A-re making fun of my stutter?" I gasp, pressing my palm over my chest.

"No. NO. Fuck no." He chuckled and grabbed my hand. I had pictured us sitting under the tree, but he took me to his car. I hadn't even swallowed my pudding before he had me on his lap, kissing me.

Then he flung me on the backseat of his Mercedes and hitched my skirt up. My mouth opened to protest, but he kissed me, making me forget I didn't want his hands there in the lustful haze blurring my thoughts. His fingers loop around my panties, sliding them down. I push against his chest to stop him.

He pulled back and dropped to his knees. A flash spread across my vision, making my eyelids snap shut. I knew what happened before the laughter boomed around like a dejavu. The entire team was here again. Laughing at me. My eyes remained on Blake, his beautiful face turned so ugly as he laughed.

"Fuck, Ronnie. She does have a vagina. I owe you 100 bucks now." His deep laughter rumbled. I look around to find everyone fishing out money from their pockets.

"You. Are. A. Fucking. Idiot. Gaia." He stuttered every single word, his spit flying out of his mouth as he exaggerated my stuttering.

"I was the one who took Gabriel's place on the team. I was with the coach to keep him from coming to the locker room, you fucking bitch. When you pounced on Blake, we wondered what were you packing down there to have such strength." He chuckled, crossing his arms around his belly to soothe his ache from all the laughter.

"Gaia..." My shoulder was violently shaken by strong hands. I pull a punch but met with nothing but thin air. Ruslan's worried eyes were looking at me.

"Fuck. I thought I would have to call Kazimir. Where the fuck did you go? You sleep like fucking dead." He sighed, running his hand over his hair. I chuckled when he carefully finger-combed them back.

"Tell me a secret, Ruslan." His perfect eyebrow jumped, disappearing behind his- fuck, Kazimir wasn't exaggerating, every curl falling over his forehead was perfection.

"Tell me your hair care routine." I added. He took a beat to respond, then he threw his head back and laughed. The sound sounded exactly like Kazimir's.

He did tell me his entire routine and promised to bring some bottles of shampoo with him next time.

"It's total bull. Your genes give you the best skin, not serum from doctor Rumpelstiltskin." I drawl.

"Dr. Goldskein and Kazimir have the same genes. His hair..." He trailed off, probably afraid I would start to dislike his brother. That ship has sailed, Ruslan.

"Mom has naturally good hair. I have inherited this from her. But the rest was my doing because I pamper these motherfuckers.." he spoke proudly, twirling his curls.

The topic stirred towards my family again. More about my father. Are the brothers really afraid of my father? What would my father do. Since he is safe, sound, and out of jail now. The only thing he will care about is worrying about his own safety.

I hope Carina and Valerius are handling him well. Because he will be trying to gain power. He had lots of free time to conspire.

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