My eyes shoot open when I hear the door jilt open I don't dare turn around or open my eyes knowing who it is and I really don't need to have this conversation after what had happened. But when he walks directly away from the bed and slams open the door of the bathroom while forcefully turning on the light I peel my eyes open and look to the clock first.
It's only been an hour since I closed my eyes and the sun is just coming up. I turn my head towards the bathroom where half of his body sticks out as he washes his hands and fumbles with his tie at the same time. This is not what caught my attention it was the blood that was all over his shirt. How in the hell?! I get up immediately and come into the bathroom. He doesn't look up at me or peel his eyes away from the task at hand. I know he's frustrated by the way he tugs at his tie and slams his hands down on the counter.
I touch his forearm causing him to snap towards me, I shudder his once grey eyes were black and dangerous causing me to swallow hard before taking a bold step forward and bringing my hands slowly up to his tie. I feel his gaze burn holes in my forehead as I effortlessly take it apart and pull off over his head. His fist are clenched and bloody and his breathing is jagged making his anger show extremely. I reach for one of his fists and are eyes meet his black eyes turning back to their enchanting grey.
I lift his hand up not sure of what I'm doing but I can't stop now as I pull out the cufflinks on his suit and place the silver materials onto the sink counter. He doesn't move or tell me to stop as I grab the next hand and repeat the action. I turn to look at him but he doesn't have any emotion on his face so I continue. I move closer to him if possible and unbutton his dress shirt all the way down.
I move it away from his shoulder delicately as though he is a fragile 3 year old and not a grown man who can snap my neck with his fingers. When I'm done I put the shirt in the sink and come to him. My mind is whirling around when I subconsciously reach for his belt. His hand catches mine causing me to look up towards him.
"I can do the rest" is all he says I nod and watch him shift to the sink he starts to wash his shirt as I look him over. His shoulders are broad and his body is perfectly structured. A six pack fits his abdomen well and his arms are muscular but not too extreme they are perfect. His 5 o clock shadow made him look older and his blessed face looked troubled. To say this man was gorgeous is an understatement.
I cough awkwardly draining those intruding thoughts away before asking the wrong question.
"What happened?" He had stopped what he was doing completely as in full on dropped the shirt and closed the sink before turning to me. I wait patiently for his answer and wisely step back afraid we will have a repeat of what happened a while ago.
He noticed this and took it into account before answering.
"We were ambushed at a trade location" he says it as though it's the most obvious things.
"Oh so you were trading coats with the Indians?" I say trying to lighten the mood but he doesn't laugh or smirk or move.
"No"
"So what were you trading?" His eyes started to get darker and I had regretted that last question. My father always told me a mans business is his own.
"Drugs, and women" my jaw hit the floor like literally. What did he just say?! Oh lord please say the police ambushed them. Oh my my heart rate was escalating by the second.
"Who ambushed you?" I ask he runs his hand through his messy locks and looks back to me quickly.
"The person I was making the trade with. He killed most of my men before I had time to come in" wow this is a lot to take in . I listen intently trying to move back as he moves closer but I'm stuck to the floor.
"Oh. I'm sorry." I don't know why I had said that but I felt as though he was mourning but his next words changed my thoughts.
"Oh well they knew they were at risk from the moment they joined they were dead the day they signed their names into my contract book" I shudder at how cruel he sounds.
My anger slips before I can stop it and I shudder at my own cruel tone.
"How can you say that? They died for you! You should be honoring them or or or I don't know consoling their families" I'm flailing my arms around as I say this making me look like a wild flamingo.
"Hm how come I knew you'd say that" that's all he says as he goes back towards his closet and pulls another suit out.
"Your leaving ?" I ask questioningly he nods before grabbing a duffle bag and handing it to me.
"Pack. Now. And for camerri too we are going to see my parents for a few days" i don't have time to argue as he walks into the bathroom and shuts the door. I slip into cams room while she sleeps and grab clothing for her to wear. When I return with her pile in hand Axel is out of the bathroom and dressed sharply as though the last hour of him losing it over a stubborn tie didn't happen. He nods at me before leaving the room. He doesn't turn for the steps which makes me curious. So I follow him.
I see him move to camerris room and swoop in silently before planting a kiss on her forehead and muttering something to her. Her eyes flutter open and she smiles up at him. He smiles down at her which makes me surprised he barely smiled like it was rare and it was truly breathtaking as he gave her a tiny hug and another kiss before telling her to go back to sleep and leaving the room. I run back to our room as he walks down the stairs.
Curious. Very curious.
I shrugged it off for now and packed essential clothing for the "few days" ahead. When I'm done I sit down on the bed and wait for Axel to return. In that time I had showered dressed in a white tee and a pair of jeans and made my way to cams to get her dress.
She wouldn't stop talking about how much fun living here is for her and how she loves spending the day with the other kids. I only nodded and told her I'm glad she is having fun. When Axel walked back in he hurried us out the door. I grab to hold cams hand but she runs up to Axel and asks him if she can hold his hand he smiles and nods before taking her tiny hand in his. I scowl and feel a turning feeling hit me, what if he take her from me?
But it also makes me smile till my cheeks burn and I enter the car. We drive in silence while cam plays with her Dolly's.
"Are you and mwy mwommy gonna gwet married?" My head snaps to cam and so does axels thank goodness we are at a red light.
"What?" Axel asks she laughs and face palms herself with her tiny hand.
" I mean you sleep in the same bed and you love my mommy right so you gonna get married" I shake my head and groan how do I explain this to her.
"No umm sweetly just play with your dolls okay?" She nods and goes back to her Dolly's. I blush fiercely and turn towards the window away from axels glare.
When we reach the gigantic mansion my eyes bulge out of their sockets. It was huge with a fountain in the middle and different rich people cars lining the driveway which was also huge.
The people outside were mowing the lawns and cutting the hedges making everything perfect. As we got out of the car I grabbed cam and hoisted her up making her giggle. I tickled her tummy as she complained that she would drop her Dolly's making me laugh. Men in suits came and shook axels hand before grabbing the luggage/ duffle bags from the trunk and bringing them into the house.
We walked into the house and my mouth fell open it was beautiful absolutely beautiful. As we moved along and one of the butlers who introduced himself as Leonardo showed us to the living room I noticed one or two of my paintings mixing in with the decorations.
"That's my.."
"Yes it is" is all he said as we sat down on the cream colored sofas and cam sat playing with her Dolly's whilst zoning out everyone. She was dressed in a pretty pink tutu and a tiara lay on her head it was one of the outfits my aunt had bought me and my sister got the tiara to match. I missed my sister I hadn't spoken to her since Axel had taken us 'captive'.
"Why dear it's great to see you again" we stood up, both Axel and I as his parents filed in the room they saw me and their smiles spread even wider.
But axels mother turned towards Axel and frowned before asking lowly in Italian.
"che cosa hai fatto? la prego di dirmi che non ha ancora rapiscono la ragazza e sua figlia ne sa lei del nostro buisness fa a sapere i nostri nomi ?" Her Italian accent that I never heard before was evident in her voice. I stood there dumbfound as Axel just shook her off.
She continued to what sounded like lecture him.
She sighed and then beckoned for us to come into the dining room to sit and have tea with cookies. I told cam she could stay and play if she wanted to and she said okay before we went into the dining room. The table was beautiful and so were the people who occupied it. His mother wore her jet black hair down with pins and a beautiful red cocktail dress as his father wore a suit.
"Mother pass the cookies" she looked upset and then she snapped.
"Do not mother me! Did you or did you not kidnap this women!" She bellowed causing my eyes to go wide he shook his head and ignored her.
"Nicolo Antonio Lorenzo salvestro" he looks up and smacks the table when his mother addresses him that way. My eyes go wide and my mouth fall open that name oh lord that name was all over the papers the news how didn't I know he was one of the richest men alive that ran the mafia.
"What?" Is all I can manage as everyone's gaze turns to me. Oh no oh my.
"Oh dear please just try to understand that we couldn't have told you our real names because well I think you can tell why and darling everyone had to lie to you" I thought of all the others who had called him Axel uncomfortably. Why was I so stupid? It makes so much sense now.
"Oh lord please tell me this is a dream" I put my hands to my head as it starts to ache causing the room to spin.
"Honey just breathe and take it in slowly" I try it but I just can't take all of it in at once.
"Let me guess your names aren't Richard and heather?" They shake their head. I had sold my paintings to my own kidnappers.
"My name is Rosalie and this is Ricardo" I take it in and try to act nonchalant about it but it's all making my head hurt excessively. I fall out of my chair making Axel well Nicolo jump to my side looking at me with those grey eyes.
Those lying grey eyes are the last thing I see when I pass out.