Chapter 18
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Santo paced up and down to keep from breaking down. He had returned to his room but he couldn’t sleep knowing Isabella wasn’t okay so he begged Stella to let her come back to their room. Harrison had brought her back here and now Santo was worried about what was going on. Harrison came to him and placed his hand on Santo's shoulder.
“She's going to be fine.”
Harrison saw the turmoil on Santo's face.
“I should have checked with her, pressed her about Sebastien.”
“What happened?”
“We stayed back at the restaurant and we were talking when suddenly Sebastien appeared, he was hostile and he demanded that Isabella go with him.”
Harrison knew it wasn't his place to tell Santo about Isabella's situation but he just had to make Santo understand.
“Isabella dated Sebastien Santo, what we didn’t know is that Sebastien became obsessed with her. He isolated her from her friends, he controlled where she went what she wore. Eventually she left him. There is more but I feel that’s her story to tell.”
Santo took in what Harrison said. Santo stopped and stared at Harrison for a while.
“Thank you for telling me, I’ll take care of her I promise.”
“I’m sure you will mate, goodnight.”
“Night.”
Santo closed the door and went back to check on Isabella. Isabella woke up to her phone ringing, she looked at the number and rejected it. She got up and went to look at the view by the balcony.
Santo looked at the city's lights and concentrated on that and how beautiful she looked with the view. He waited for her to start talking. There was silence, it stretched so long he didn't think she would talk, he was about to say something but her phone rang again.
“Hello?”
“I'm going to kill him and you'll watch him die.”
Isabella knew he meant very single word. Sebastien was capable of anything and everything.
“Sebastien please stop this.”
Isabella stood up and pressed her hand on the railing. This meant big trouble for her and Santo.
“Come back to me.”
“You need help Sebastien.”
“Come back to me or else I swear you'll both regret it.”
Santo came and took the phone away.
“Stop bothering my girlfriend.”
He cut the call and pulled Isabella, who was trembling. He was about to speak when the glass behind him broke. He took Isabella's hand and ran inside. He made it to the bathroom and locked it. Santo had to think quick and clear.
He took out his phone and called Nicholas then he called the police. Santo noticed that Isabella had taken up a position on the floor. She moved in a back and forward motion with her arms around her knees. Santo groaned as he went to her and touched her arm gently.
“Isabella you're bleeding.”
He looked around for the first aid kit in the cupboard; grateful to have found one. He busied himself by cleaning the cut.
“Santo I need to tell you something.”
“Can it wait for now tesoro? I need to concentrate here.”
Isabella nodded and watched him continue to clean the cut. She swore and winced when he put on the mercurocom, he wrapped a bandage around her arm. He kissed her forehead and held her. She felt his heart beating fast and held him tight. Isabella wouldn't cry about this. Santo felt her hold him tightly, they stayed that way until he heard a knock on the door.
“Santo open up its Nicholas, the police are here.”
Santo went to the door to open up with Isabella by his side. When he opened the door his eyes widened at the mess of his suite. Isabella covered her mouth in shock. Santo rubbed her arms, careful not to touch her cut.
“It's going to be okay.”
An officer came to them and introduced himself. Santo and Isabella watched as the police worked through the scene. They were both interviewed then were told to go get another room and that they had to answer their phones in case something happened.
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