Chapter 6[HELL]

Athena

The bright rays of sunshine that peeked through the curtain almost blinded me as my eyes fluttered open, making me squint. I woke up from a beautiful dream to a nightmare.

It's BEEN THREE FUCKING MONTHS IN THIS HELL HOLE and I have completely lost my mind. I am more or less than a prisoner here.

The first month was okay, you know, like taking a vacation. But now I see this place for what it is, HELL.

I am not allowed to leave the house, I have nobody to talk to, the maids are stiff as fuck and don’t even let me get started on Luciano’s men, and as for Luciano, I haven’t seen him in weeks If I needed anything, I had to tell the maids and they’d convey it to Luciano.

Do we even live in the same house?

Yeah, I had access to the internet for my online classes, but other than that I couldn't do anything else, I had no access to social media and my life has been, I repeat, HELL. This is so not what I had signed up for.

But amid all the emotional torture, I had a ray of sunshine or should I say three rays of ‘sunshine’. They were music, books, and movies. Luciano was kind enough to let me have those three things in my life after I went on a three-day hunger strike. Anyway, those were the things that have kept me from going completely gaga.

Another thing that saves me from all the mental stress is dancing. I love dancing. It’s the one thing that makes me truly happy.

On sad days, I’d wear a headphone and increase the volume to a very blasting level so I could block the rest of the world out, close my eyes, and just let the music flow through me, and boom, the magic happens. My dances are very sensual, almost like an erotic dance so I only dance when I am alone or with Sophie. Sophie always said I’d pass as a stripper with how I dance but I know I dance to express myself and how I felt.

I did my usual morning routine, which included thanking God for another day even thou it was going to be shitty, I gotta thank Him, at least I was not dead. Then I yell into my pillow and then I brush my teeth, take a bath, get dressed, have breakfast, read a few books, watch a few movies, get frustrated go up to my room do a little dancing, and sometimes skip lunch for a nap and then have dinner and then go to sleep and then repeat.

After breakfast, I decided to do something different today. I sat in the living room and thought of a gazillion ways I could ask for Luciano’s permission to go to L.A. next week for my final exams and graduation, I can’t possibly miss my graduation, it's on my bucket list.

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After spending the entire day doing the same thing I have been doing for the past three months, I had dinner, alone and waited for Luciano to arrive.

My eyes snapped open when I felt strong arms around me.

‘Crap’ I fell asleep and Gio was carrying me. Why the fuck would he do that?

“Uhm, I...I can manage” I said trying to get down from his hold but he wouldn’t budge

“Shhh. Go back to sleep Principessa” He shushed. Calling me a princess made me blush. It's been a while since someone called me that or treated me like one.

“No, I…”

“Drop her if she doesn’t want you to carry her,” Luciano said as he walked passed us.

“Don’t be mean” Gio scolded his brother who was ahead of us. “Don’t worry, I’m not going to drop you” Gio said and winked at me.

“Thanks?” I replied, feeling a bit awkward.

After a few strides, we were in front of my room. Gio carefully let me down on my feet and as I made my way to my room,

“Aren’t you going to invite me in?” he asked wiggling his eyebrows

Mo-ther-fucker

He just had to ruin it. Without a word, I let the door slip from my hand and it slammed in his face. I sighed, went straight to my bed, and lights out.

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Luciano

The past couple of months have been a lot. After I found out Roman might be up to something, I had my men watch his every move and I also planted a spy in his group. He thinks he’s smart, I’ll show him who’s boss, that motherfucker better be ready for me because I’m going to destroy him.

I arrived home late, as usual, one might say I do this intentionally to avoid Athena’s constant nagging and complaining. They were starting to get on my nerves and I didn’t want to kill the poor thing.

I walked into the living room and found Athena asleep on the couch. There is a king-size bed in her room upstairs and she chooses to sleep on a couch.

Sometimes I think she might be crazy, just like her stepfather. She just does crazy things out of the blue. Like when she went on hunger strike for three days so she could go shopping, for books, or last week, when she thought it would be nice to take a bath in the rain, the next day, she was down with flu. And don’t let me get started on the stupid tantrums she throws in the morning or the random screams. Trust me, the list goes on.

I didn’t have the strength to deal with her right now. I was about to walk past her when I heard her whimper. I stopped in my tracks and looked at her, one thing I have been trying so hard not to do since she got here.

I moved closer to her and squatted right next to her. She looked very beautiful and calm in her sleep and one would think she’s an angel but I know better.

That night she came to dinner wearing shorts, she looked so fucking sexy and I wanted to send every one of my men out of the dining room and fuck the shit out of her on the dining table but I quickly brushed the thought off because what the fuck.

Watching her sleep so peacefully made my heart start beating differently, I didn’t even know that shit still works. In my ‘line of work’, people refer to me as The Devil and I love that nickname.

My hand involuntarily reached out to tuck a strand of her hair but I stopped and got up when I heard Gio come in. Thank God he didn’t see that.

“Oh, why is our princess sleeping on a couch?” Gio said

“Don’t know, don’t care” I answered as I loosened my tie and cracked my neck. I am so fucking tired. Running a mafia is no easy feat.

“Mean bastard” Gio muttered as he picked Athena up in his arm. I don’t what I’m feeling right now or why I’m feeling it but I just wanted to punch my brother for putting his hands on her.

‘Get it together Luciano?’ I clenched my fist.

“Uhm, I...I can manage” I heard Athena's groggy voice and why the fuck is it turning me on?

“Shhh. Go back to sleep Principessa” Gio said. Is she blushing?

“No, I…”

“Drop her if she doesn’t want you to carry her” The both of them were starting to piss me off with their back and forth and I might end up shooting them.

“Don’t be mean” Gio said as I walked passed them, I didn’t bother to pay attention to whatever they said next.

I arrived in my room and slumped down on the bed. I took my shoes off with my feet and moved further up the bed to get more comfortable.

I tried to get some sleep but Athena invaded my thoughts again. This was not the first time I found myself thinking about her, even at the office, I couldn’t get her off my mind.

Something about her eyes kept bugging me and it even got worse when I watched her dance from the CCTV camera in her room.

The way she danced was so unusual, it was like she was saying something but with her body. The way her hips swayed, the way her hands moved, it was just so unique.

Before you judge me, I’m not a pervert, I just need to monitor everything she does. One can’t be too careful and no, there are no cameras in her bathroom, just microphones.

I can’t possibly like her, that is impossible. I just wanted to fuck her and that would be it.

“Aargh, this is driving me crazy,” I said as I got up from my bed. I grabbed my phone a texted Cecilia

Come up.

After texting her, I went into the bathroom to take a shower, when I came out, Cecilia was already in my room.

She was wearing a black halter lace garter lingerie set with O-ring detail and her blonde hair was tied into a ponytail.

She walked up to me and pushed herself against me. “Yes boss?” she said in a seductive tone.

“I’m tired, help me relax,” I said, running my hand through my damp hair.

“Yes boss” Damn it, she's seductive. She should be able to take my mind off Athena.

Cecilia is a fair-skinned blondie with an hourglass body and she dripped sex appeal, she knows exactly how to please me, and that’s why she’s perfect for the job.

She slowly sat me down on the couch and untied the towel around my waist as she went down on her knees. She blushed when she saw my erection and it made me smirk.

“Like what you see?” I asked her still having that smirk on my face.

“Very much” she answered and bit her lips and that made me remember her. Athena always did that and with that, I was suddenly no longer in the mood.

“Stop!”

“What?” Cecilia was confused at the sudden change in the mood.

“Get out”

“B...But…”

“I said get out!” I roared and Cecilia left my room immediately.

I sat up and pulled my hair trying to massage my head. I need to get a hold of myself.