The helicopter descended about an hour later on a large piece of real estate that belonged to him.
He walked in quick strides, flanked by his guards. There was a permanent scowl on his face and even though it was evening, he still had sunglasses on.
Entering the mansion, I saw that there were more guards all over the place.
I marveled at the magnificence of the building. It reeked of wealth. There was more luxury in this place than I'd ever experienced in my whole life.
We were in the middle of the large living room when a woman's voice called.
"Jace?"
He paused.
"Mother," he said, walked up to her and placed a kiss on her cheek.
"Who is this?" She asked, giving me a once-over.
"This is, Mira."
There was something about the way my name rolled off his tongue that made my pussy throb.
Keep it together Mira!
"Mira is my wife to be." He said throwing a sly smile in my direction.
I swallowed not knowing what to expect from this woman who did not look nearly old enough to have a son of his age.
"Did you kidnap her?" She asked, rushing to my side. She apparently knew her son well enough. Maybe this was not his first rodeo.
A part of me wanted her to convince him to let me go.
"Mom, stay out of this. All I need you to do is start planning the wedding. Invite everyone. The wedding is happening in a week."
"A week?!" I blurted out before I could stop myself.
He barely acknowledged my reaction.
"Get someone to show her to her room." He instructed and walked off to god knows where.
This was a nightmare. One I terribly needed to wake up from and fast!
I was soon led to a room that was bigger than my entire apartment.
Finally left alone, I sat on the bed and cried my eyes out. My phone was taken away so there was no way to call for help. I couldn't even reach my brother who put me in this mess in the first place.
I wanted to escape but with how heavily guarded this whole estate was, I was stuck. I would never be able to get out in one piece.
A knock on the door interrupted my emotional moment, I walked up to it and saw two maids. One of them held a tray of food for me and the other rolled in two suitcases.
"What's in there?" I asked, wiping my eyes as I pointed at the boxes.
"Mr Romano says these are your essentials." She responded.
They left soon after and I was alone again.
I did not realize how famished I was until the aroma of the food reached my nostrils. I wolfed it down quickly.
When I was done, I opened the boxes and find a new set of clothes. The other one included toiletries and jewelry. And also a new phone.
I unboxed the phone, put it on and inserted the SIM card placed in the box. The first thing I tried to do is call my brother to get me out of the mess he made.
It rang the first time and there was no response. I called repeatedly and eventually had to send him a text just so he would know it was me. He called back almost immediately.
"Roberto, what the hell have you done?!" I yelled.
This was not a time to exchange pleasantries.
"Mira? Oh my goodness, I've been so worried. Where are you?"
"How much did you take from Jace Romano?" I asked, ignoring his frantic expression of relief.
He went quiet.
"Answer me or I swear to God I'll tell him where you are and how to kill you."
He sighed. "Fine. Two hundred thousand dollars."
"What?!" I screamed.
"I didn't steal it I promise. I made a delivery and the people I delivered to attacked me. They took the money back."
"Why didn't you just tell him that?"
"I tried but he wouldn't believe me. So I had to run for it."
I ran my fingers through my hair in frustration.
"I told you to not get involved in dirty business but you never listen!"
"I'm sorry. I'll find a way to get you out of there."
I shook my head resigning to fate. "Don't bother. I'm getting married to him in a week."
"No way. I can't let you marry such a monster."
"If I don't you're as good as dead." I said, deadpan. He did not seem to grasp the severity of the situation.
The door came open just then. Speak of the devil and he appears.
I hung up quickly.
"I see you're already getting very comfortable."
There was something searing about his gaze that made me turn red.
"What are you doing here?" I asked, agitated at the sight of him.
"You seem to forget you're in my house." He stated, raising a perfectly arched brow. "It's only been a few hours and you're already staking your claim. Nice."
I looked away from him.
"I want to be left alone please." I muttered.
"You were speaking to your brother."
It was not a question. It was a statement. And I did not know how to respond to that.
"Invite him to the wedding."
"Huh?"
He spared me a glance, "You heard me. Who else is going to walk you down the aisle?"
"Are you going to hurt him?" I asked, genuinely worried for my brother's safety/
He smirked. "His debt has been paid already. There's no need for that."
So basically I was sold to him for two hundred thousand dollars.
Just great.
I took a step back as he drew near. His hands reached out and held me in place. I was shaking like a leaf as he nuzzled my neck. His fingers reached into my hair and he made me look into his eyes.
"I'm going to fuck your brains out soon."
My breath hitched.
I was supposed to be offended by his vulgar use of language. I was supposed to feel disrespected or violated but instead, I felt a pool in my panties.
There and then I knew this was not going to end well.