That One Night

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A week went by and I don't feel like a prisoner at all.Ever since he promised not to raise his voice at me as long as I abide by his rules,he's been treating me right on so many levels.

He's not talkative,he never was to be honest,he's not exactly around all the time either but...He gives me his undevided attention when he's here.He calls me every hour to make sure I'm ok.

I cannot lie and tell myself that I don't miss my brother.That I don't miss my friends...However,as weird as it may sound,I know I'm safe here.I believe Roman and the promise he made to me.

It was one hour before he came back from work and he called me."Any difference?"I shook my head as I smiled sheepishly over the facetime call he made me."Nope.I'm still great."

"Good.This last minute meeting came up and I can't get out of it,unfortunately.I'll call you back in an hour."I nodded."Could you order me some take out if you're not coming?"

"What do you want?""Noodles!"He rolled his eyes."In a week,first time you wanted something unhealthy.I'll let it slide."I nodded."Thank yew!"

About 20 minutes later,my noodle arrived.I was eating when I heard gun shots outside.The guard inside the kitchen turned to me."I'm sure everything is being handled,Ms.Remington."

I nodded as I tried to keep calm.That was until Damien broke inside the house and came to the kitchen."Don't shoot him,he's my brother!"

* * *

I found her in a more normal situation than I thought.I looked at Roman's warehouses,his hideouts that I was aware of...Just to find her in the penthouse,eating noodles.

Take out noodles from her favorite Chinese place.The fortune cookies eaten beforehand like always...She seemed happy.However,she can be happy when she's safe!

"We're leaving,Cordelia!""Why?"I scoffed."WHY?!HOW CAN YOU ASK SUCH AN OBVIOUS QUESTION,CORDELIA?!BECAUSE THIS MOTHERFUCKER KIDNAPPED YOU!"

"He did but then I decided to stay,Damien.He is the one who took mom and dad!Why do you think I work with him?!To get our parents back!"She sighed.

"I don't care,Damien.Honestly?I'm not sure I want our parents back either.So what if he took them,what use were they to us?Constantly helicopter parenting both of us...Ruining our lives..."

"HOW BRAINWASHED ARE YOU?!"I knocked out the guard and grabbed her by the wrist but she resisted."LET ME GO!"She's begging me to let her stay there.

Even though she cried,screamed and yelled at me...I had to take her back where she was safe and that's my side,whether she likes it or not.

I found Ruby and Anastasia."You two seriously need to talk to her!All she wants is to go back to him!I tried talking to her but she's not even listening to me!"

Ruby and Anastasia knew something I didn't.It was easy enough to read their faces."Spit it out!Both of you!"Anastasia decided to speak after a few minutes.

"They have history togather,Damien.A history that goes way beyond your rivalry does."A HISTORY?!I WAS BEYOND FURIOUS AT THIS POINT!

"What history,Anastasia?What history?!"Ruby sighed."Damien,you never remembered her birthday and if I ask you know,you wouldn't be able to remember either."

"When she was four and you guys went to Italy as a family,she met Roman.As far as she told us,Roman remembered her birthday and they celebrated her fourth birthday togather."

I raised my brows a Ruby's words."20 years long history.JUST GREAT!"Anastasia giggled."That's not even what you should be slightly mad about,Damien."I scoffed."Really?"

"Yeah.Because Roman has been keeping his promise to protect Lia for the past 20 years.Let's face it,that man could protect her better than you ever can!His family has more ties than you!"

"SO WHAT?!SHE IS STILL MY SISTER!"Jeremiah gave me a glass of whiskey while Zan was more nervous than ever."ZANE?!""It slightly might be my fault that she stayed with Roman."

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!"He sighed."I had a fight with my father and I went out for a drink.I might've cheated on her but I didn't mean to!I SWEAR!"

"GET OUT!GET OUT!GET OUT!GET OUT BEFORE I FUCKING KILL YOU,ZANE!"He left and I turned to the girls all over again."Anything else that I need to know?"

"She did sleep with him the night before she left for school.But from what she said,Roman kissed her first."I felt a bucket of boiled water being poured on me.

"What?!""She had this little crush on him back then but...Maybe she stayed because it wasn't just a little teenage crush anymore."I scoffed."She wouldn't."

"She did,Damien.""Knowing he is my rival,she wouldn't do that to me!Not if she wasn't in her stable state of mind!"Not sta-I scoffed as I realised what was going on.

"He drugged her.Anastasia,get a drug test and see what it is."Anastasia left and I was just relieved that she didn't leave me for that bastard and did what she did in her right state of mind.

* * *

Anastasia came and I jumped at the bars."Tell me you're here to let me out.Please,Anastasia!"She sighed and I saw the needle in her hand.

"Answer honestly,Lia.Did Roman drugged you in any way?"I scoffed."WHAT?!HE WOULD NEVER HURT ME!"She came into the cell and forced me into blood drawl.

"Maybe he did but you didn't know because you were asleep."He sent the blood with one of the guards and then started checking my body for needle marks.She found none.

"He wouldn't!"She sighed."We had to tell Damien about the history you two shared.We thought that maybe he could understand your feelings but he thought that Roman drugged you."

I shook my head."I swear on my own life,Roman isn't what everyone makes him to be.I swear,Anastasia.He is good to me.He is so fucking good to me.Please,get me out of here."

I sighed."Because if he comes here,he could and probably will kill Damien for taking me from him.He calls me every hour,he's going to notice I'm gone and I bet he already did!"

"I have to warn Damien,Lia,I'm sorry."She locked the door behind her and I was stuck in here once again.Why can't they understand?!WHY?!

* * *

Hours later,Anastasia came in with her drug test report file."So?You need to explain all of this to me Anastasia,I'm not a doctor."She sighed."Read the below,Damien."

I read the below and it was negative."Damien,she stayed on her own will.In the right state of mind and you can't change that anymore.She wants to go back to him."

"No.He must've manipulated into believing that she wants to be with him.There is no way my sister would go for that bastard."Anastasia sighed."She said he calls her every hour."

Carter spoke up."Boss,he knows we got her back.If he really does want her back in his little penthouse jail,then he will come back for her."I scoffed."Then fucking let him try!"