He rubs my back as I continue to cry my heart out for the rest of the night.
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Roman's POV.
"It has been done" I say while looking down to the ground, hiding my teary eyes and face which is covered in them.
"Good, now you can go. You're free" the underboss from the Switzerland's mafia says while bringing my chin up.
"Don't cry about that stupid girl" he tells me.
"She's not stupid!" I argue with him, screaming.
The man hits me in the face, "she is, don't try anything boy, I still have that target on her. One misstep and I'll kill her with just one phone call" he says harshly.
I back down and do as he says.
"Sorry" I say lowering my head
The man hums in content at my apology.
I turn and leave the building, the tears never once stopping.
Two days earlier..
I'm driving home on my motorcycle after coming back from Alessia's house.
Val's birthday is coming up and our friend group decided that we'll throw a surprise party for her.
We all met up at Alessia's house this morning where we planned everything and now I'm going back home.
I park my bike at the entrance of the building, where my parking spot is before going up with the elevator to my floor.
As I walk in the elevator I am on my phone, planning to call my love.
But I don't because the second the elevator closes, the man who was already standing in here, lunges his fist at me.
My eyes widen as I quickly dodge it.
"What the fuck man" I call out
The man doesn't say anything and lunges at me again.
His jacket comes up a little and I see the tattoo from the Zwitser's mafia.
Fuck they came for me now.
First Jaxon than Val, Xander and Killian and now it's me.
Once more I dodge his punch, duck a little and punch him back, in the gut.
The man doubles over as the breath gets knocked out of his lungs.
I keep punching the man until he finally passes out.
I breathe heavily as I stand back up, unlocking my fist in the process.
Shit that hurt.
The elevator opens up again and I see around 15 more men.
Well fuck
Before I can let the doors close again, someone swings his fist at me.
I dodge it and punch back fast before turning a little so I can hit that man's face with my elbow.
I do that when another man comes after me.
And than another
And another
I keep trying to hold them all back when suddenly I feel a sharp pinch in my neck.
My hand flies to that spot and I immediately pull out the sleeping shot they give animals.
My vision quickly blurs as my legs start to wobble.
The first man stands up from where he was laying on the ground and kicks me in the back before I can process what's happening.
I gasp as I fall and soon I go unconscious
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I groan in pain, my eyes open.
I look around confused when everything comes back
I quickly stand up but am soon pushed down to the ground by some weird fancy looking man.
"Who are you!?" I ask him
"You are not the one asking questions here" the man says.
I look at him annoyed and angry, "who.are.you"
I spit out.
The man tries to kick me but I hold his leg back before twisting it making him fall to the ground.
He groans when I feel a gun being pressed up against the back of my head.
I curse under my breath while releasing the man.
He stands back up, "I know you're from the Switzerland's mafia, why am I here?" I ask him.
"Well if you so badly want to know, we need you" he says.
"I'm not helping you with anything" I rush out.
"You are, otherwise we'll kill that girl" he says as another man walks in the door with camera footage of Valentina.
On live footage I can see Valentina reading in her backyard.
My eyes widen as the fear for her safety starts to grow.
With one click on the computer screen I see a red dot appearing on the back of Val's head.
"No!" I scream.
"I won't for now of course, well that is if you do as we say"
"Fine, I'll help you" I say defeated.
I don't want her hurt
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Present
Eventually they told me that I had to break up with Valentina or they'd shoot the trigger.
When Val was still here in the park I could once more see people from the Zwitserland's mafia surrounding us to make sure I'd actually do it.
When I turned away from Val, I could see a gun being pointed at her so I told her I didn't love her.
When she ran away, god my heart I can't take it to relive that.
I want her in my arms as she reads and I stroke her back while watching some tv.
I want us together eating on that stupid counter top that we keep jumping on.
I need her with me but the Swiss' took her away from me.
Now that Val is venerabele, I know they'll try to take her down by being distracted.
I'm scared and sad, I can't take this.
My heart hurts so fucking much.
I'll kill them
I'll kill every last one of those Swiss' who took action in this. I'll make them pay at whatever cost and when they're all dead, I can have the love of my life back.
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Valentina's POV.
I haven't slept for more than an hour or two tonight.
I'm anxious but I don't know why.
I'm sad because of what happened and I just want it to stop.
It hurts a lot
More than I could ever imagine a heartbreak hurting.
I have school today.
Just like yesterday when-..when Roman broke up with me.
I know I have to get out of bed but my self pity let's me stay in bed for a few more hours until I really have to get up.
I don't make my bed; it's too difficult to do right now.
The motivation to do anything at all, dissolved into absolutely nothing.
I take off my clothes before walking in the shower where I break down once again.
I get dressed into some sweatpants when I see Roman's hoodie.
Tears well up in my eyes again but I quickly turn away and take a deep shaky breath.
Don't cry
Don't cry
Don't cry Valentina, you're stronger than this, you've survived things most people couldn't even imagine happening, stop crying.
I look in front of me and see my reflection staring right back.
My sad reflection, red swollen eyes, face pale so pale that I think I might fall down to the ground from exhaustion.
It's because of how I look isn't it.
It's because of my scars he didn't want me.
I look away, I can't see myself.
I grab my backpack that I made before Roman b-broke up with me and walk downstairs.