A dangerous love

CHAPTER 3

Women’s screams are heard, and everyone was running in all directions, I throw a glance over the wall and bodies were lying on the ground, I did not see Luis, I conclude that he managed to escape. I take my phone and try to contact Kyra, but nothing works her phone does not answer and I fall on voicemail, I take my weapon, a glock, 9 mm that I had hidden in a garter belt under my dress and I go down the stairs while staying hidden behind the wall.

- “Nobody move, this is a raid led by the judicial court of Rome.”

At these words I understood that the police were on site and that all this chaos was their doing. I go back down the stairs slowly to find the exit door that I had noticed on the plan that I had studied before coming to the party. I then run along the corridor but my heel breaks. I remove it and throw it in a corner. Suddenly I see lights going up the stairs, I quickly understand that the police forces are simply searching the whole house and if they find me here running I will appear extremely suspicious. I try to remember where exactly this damn staircase is and I finally remember that it was located in a bedroom, it was actually a fire escape staircase to flee in case of fire. I then open the door of the last room in the corridor and bingo there it is. I open the two balcony doors and take the stairs, in the distance I see Diego, who was waiting for me calmly in the car. I run and finally hurry to get into the back, out of breath.

- “Well you are lucky, the police arrived just when the party was starting to get interesting. Damon is not going to like that.” he says breaking the silence of the car.

He was right, and I had not even thought about this detail that was going to ruin my night. Damon, I had neither the time to place a microphone in the office nor even to get closer and try to get information from Luis.

Lost in my thoughts, I did not even notice that we had arrived at the house. Diego drives into the villa driveway, in silence, something that is absolutely not a habit for him, but for once I am grateful for it. I get out of the car and head directly toward the house where all the lights were off, something that was not a good sign.

I go up the stairs, barefoot, one heel had been left at Luis’ and the other I threw in the trash at the entrance. My cold feet on the tiles slowly bring me back to the cold reality that I was going to live tonight, if there is one thing Damon hates, it is when we fail a mission. I open the door of my room and I find him there, sitting calmly on my bed, a cigar in his hand. Not a word is said, I turn on the light, a white light that illuminates the room but also his face tightened with anger. He then slowly stands up and approaches me.

-“Damon I am sorry I could not collect....”

I do not even finish my sentence that I already receive a slap. Then a second, and another and another. Tears run down my cheeks, I had promised myself not to be weak anymore.

- “How with all the investigation beforehand that you did on the party you did not understand that the police would intervene?” he shouts at me

I must not answer. He also hates when I answer him.

- “HOW IN 1 HOUR AND A HALF ON SITE YOU DID NOT HAVE TIME TO PLACE A MICROPHONE?” he shouts like a hysterical man

Then suddenly he moves away, and barely had I closed my eyes that I feel a huge blow throwing me to the ground. He grabs me by the hair while I start screaming in pain. He crouches at my level, looks at me, then suddenly starts to caress my cheek, then my neck, before grabbing me violently by the neck tightening with all his strength. I was deprived of oxygen for a few minutes that felt like years.

-“You better get back in contact with him, by any means and find out who is supplying his drugs, did you hear me I hope.” he whispers in my ear

I nod my head as much as I could and as the situation allowed me. He releases me and leaves, not without slamming the door violently behind him. In reality and thinking about it I understand his anger everything was my fault and maybe I truly deserved my punishment, I had wasted time talking with Kyra. Kyra I had completely forgotten, did she get out safely? But if the police were there it was surely her doing. I start looking for my phone and I see a message from her.

-“I hope you got home safely, the night was intense I will tell you, rest well.”

I felt relieved, if something had happened to her I would never have recovered from it.

I get up, from this same cold floor that just before reminded me of what I was going to endure and I go take a shower. My reflection in the mirror shows me the multiple bruises that Damon just gave me, a long red mark surrounds my neck and bruises start to appear on my face. I take a shower, put on a simple pajama and go to the kitchen to get some ice to calm the bruises.

-“Are you okay?” whispers a voice behind me

I turn around and see Diego. He approaches me, I only understand his question when he repeats it a second time. I look at him stunned, since when did he care about my well being.

-“What do you want from me Diego, you never really cared about me.” I tell him in a tone colder than usual

- “Don’t say nonsense, that is what you think.” he answers

I look at him, he did not look as horrible as usual, it was even the first time in 3 years that I saw him like this. Diego was just as attractive as Damon and Luis, dark-haired, intense, a short beard that added to the mystery on his face, tall and muscular. He had everything to please, but I had never seen him with any woman now that I think about it.

He slowly approaches me and I find myself pressed against the marble kitchen counter. He gently takes the ice pack that I had in my hand and with his other hand he moves a strand of hair away from my face. His gaze rests on my lips, softly I feel the ice on my face making me wince in pain, he passes over each bruise that Damon had just made. My heart was racing, I felt this with Luis and now with Diego, I no longer understood my heart, nor my mind.

Then suddenly Damon’s rough voice is heard in the stairs, I push Diego away and go to join him, if they found us here, in the dark, him and me I do not know what could happen. And then I love Damon, he gave me everything, if today he punished me it is only my fault.