Twin Tormentors By RARE

Chapter 25

LORENZO POV

After our little conversation, things got a little heated when reality settled in that there was no turning back! Leigh-Ari had asked for her phone, Vernero flat out told her no; she looked at me thinking I’d put in a good word for her but I just shrugged and continued drinking my wine.

She had then fled out of the lounge running back to the room she was sleeping; temporarily.

Vemero and I planned to take her to our bedrooms soon. Things were really looking up and I was loving every minute of it.

Vemero turned with a phone in his hand, punched some digits, and then placed it on his ear:

“Valerie, prepare Madam’s room.” He informed shortly and then hung up the call, walked towards me, and perched himself beside me.

“She is pissed.” He called out, deep furrows forming on his forehead.

“She should be. Let’s give her some time.” I interjected giving him a manly slap on his back.

I checked the watch on my hand and realized I was running insanely late.

“I have to go. I am late.” I got up and looked back at him, he had his mouth wide as if he wanted to say something, but his own voice failed him.

“What?” I chuckled turning fully to face.

“You are leaving her with me?” He asked bewildered.

“Of course. I have to work.” I raised my hands on my sides gesturing to nothing in particular.

“Yeah, I know that. But she hates me.” he pointed to the direction where Leigh Ari took off to.

“No, she doesn’t.” Was he ridiculous?

“She calls me a hooligan for crying out loud. She hates me.” I thinned my eyes and took a step back to the couch, stood in front of him, and just stared down at him, he was being hard on himself and I had to step i n to soothe him, or else someone was going to die.

“Look. I know you are afraid but you got this okay? She is Leigh-Ari. Our girl, Your girl okay? You know what she likes and what she hates, you have known her all your life and you may think that we’ve missed out on 10 years of her life; but now is the chance to make up for that lost time. You can do this okay?” I intoned in a small voice, eaming myself a small nod from him. I ruffled his head and disheveled his hair while chuckling, then turned and walked away.

“Remember, there’s no touching other girls anymore!” I called out while I was a good distance and exited the tower lounge.

VERNERO POV © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Minutes turned to hours after Enzo left, and I kept on pacing in my office trying to find an excuse or a reason to go up the tower and see her. She was finally here, with me, under the same roof, but I didn’t have the balls to just climb the stairs and go see her beautiful face.

After millennia of thinking, I came up with an idea. I was going to take her out, maybe for shopping or anything. I didn’t want her to feel like we had stripped her life and freedom off of her. I wanted to give her everything she ever wanted and more.

With that, I called the maids and told them to prepare a hearty meal for her. Once everything was ready, I took the tray and climbed the stone stairs to the tower lounge. Standing outside her door, I thought of all

the things she’d want to say to me and I took a huge gulp of air when I felt the space closing in around me. I needed to man up, I wasn’t going to hyperventilate here; of all places in Dark Woods.

After a heartbeat, I turned the doorknob and pushed the door open, only to find her sitting on the big window seal that overlooked the dense forest, a few meters from the castle. She was a little white dress she had earlier and nothing on earth and beyond could compare to her! She was the most beautiful thing life could ever have.

Her head swung my way but then turned back again when she realized it was me. Panic shot through me with the realization that she had ignored me.

I took delicate steps to the coffee table that was at the side of the room and placed the tray.

“Eat!” that came out harsher than I had intended. She paid me zero attention as she focused on something below the castle.

“Leigh-Ari.” I tried to soften my voice but that seemed to be as impossible as ever. She cast me one look without saying anything.

“Eat.” Why the hell couldn’t I just speak like a normal human?

“I am not hungry.” She cut me short and refocused on her staring contest outside.

“You haven’t eaten anything in two days damn it.” Her head flung my way and confusion marred her perfect face.

“What?”

“I said it’s been two days since you’ve had food. So you should eat!”

“You mean I have been out for two days?” her eyes bulged wide as she tried to make sense of the situation. She remained quiet for some time and chewed on her bottom lip, one habit that was part of her

being.

“Lorenzo drugged me?” she asked almost to herself.

I decided to remain to stay quiet since I didn’t want to anger her further.

“You should eat,” I said instead.

“Where is this place?” she narrowed her eyes at me, making me feel uneasy.

“Dark Woods.”

“And where is that?”

“Italy!” she sucked in a huge breath before chuckling softly. But the chuckle held no humor at all. Instead, i t was a cold, mocking, defeated chuckle ever that nearly knocked me on my knees.

“So you guys kidnapped me huh?”

I walked towards her and stood in front of her, my tall figure hovering above her small seated one.

“You should eat. I am taking you somewhere.” I voiced out hoping that she would get my intention, that

she would understand I did not mean any harm.

“The food. Is it poisoned?” She asked eyeing the hearty breakfast a good distance from where we were.

“No. It’s not. See?” I took hurried steps towards the table and took one waffle, bit into it, and chowed it down. after swallowing it, I looked back at her with the hope that she would see that everything was still good.

I nearly did a happy dance as she unglued herself from the window and walked to the couch, sat down, and silently gobbled her food down.

We sat in deafening silence as I watched her eat her food slowly. I could literally see the wheels turning in her mind, trying to think of a way to leave this place and stuff. But little did she know that there was no leaving

She could hate me, she could resent me; but she wasn’t leaving us again.

“So, what are you going to do with me after this?” She mocked looking straight at me.

“I am taking you out. To get some new clothes, maybe.” That was the longest sentence I have ever said to her since I found out that she was still alive.

“So we are going to town huh?”

“Yes.”

“Can I at least go alone?”

“No!” That came out harsh and I slowly willed myself to calm down.

“I mean, I can send someone to go with you.”

“Yeah right. That’s expected from a guy that kidnapped me.” her words were like a cold slap in the face, especially of how rhetorical she was being.

“I didn’t kidnap you, Tesoro.”

“That doesn’t look like it.” She mocked, causing my fists to ball tightly.

“Go take a bath.” Anger was slowly brewing deep within me, and I wasn’t going to explode in front of her. She didn’t need to see that.

“Or what?” She challenged with one eyebrow raised.

“I mean seeing as how you guys kidnapped me, you probably have something you want from me. so tell m e, what is it? What do you want from me? I don’t have money or fancy cars, I have never offended anyone o fany sort. I am just a normal girl whose dream is to save as many lives as possible. I don’t even have a boyfriend who gambled his property and ended up falling into the hands of the bad guys, I don’t have an uncle who owes loan sharks. Now tell me, what do you want from me?” Her words were laced with pure animosity and I wasn’t strong enough to handle it. “You don’t remember anything. Do you?”