Entangled Fate

Chapter3

A dance with the devil

“I-I’m sorry… I didn't mean to, please don't kill me”, I pleaded nervously.

“On your feet, move it!” He barked orders at me.

He took me to the main mansion and called his boss. ”I caught her in the torture room, trying to free our captive”, he said.

I was trembling. The boss came down in a Jersey top, shorts, and white sneakers, and he had tattoos all over his arms. I dropped to my knees and started begging for my life.

“Please let me go. I promise I won’t say anything to anyone, and this day never happened,” I pleaded with tears in my eyes.

“Who the f**k is she? Who let her in? Someone give me answers!” he snapped at his guards.

“She is the driver's daughter, and your brother let her in”, the guard replied.

“Give me a reason not to blow your brains out, start talking before I lose my patience,” he yelled at me with a gun pointing at my head.

“Antonio!, get your ass in here now,” he shouted before I could respond.

Another man came from upstairs, the man who let me in. “Did you let her in?” he asked.

The other man asked, “Yes, what’s going on here? Why is she on her knees?”

“She went into our holding room and tried to free the hostage, she must be a spy. You don't just let anyone into the premises. What will Dad say if he hears about this? We have the cartels to deal with, I can't afford any more f**k ups”.He said.

”I'll handle it, go play golf, bro,” the other man said while patting his shoulder.

“You better do, and get her to shut her mouth or I'll rain hell on everyone she knows”, he said in a sharp tone before heading out.

“Introduce yourself,” the other man demanded with a stern face.

“I'm Sofia, my father works here, I brought him lunch and stumbled on the house by mistake”, I responded with tears rolling down my cheeks.

“I am Antonio Romano, my family is the most feared and powerful mafia in the mafia kingdom”, he said with a smug expression.

“You have two options: you keep your mouth shut, or I throw your body into the ocean for the fish to feast on. Choose wisely,” he declared, with no remorse.

“I won’t ever speak of this day, I promise”, I responded, while still begging him profusely.

”Follow me!” He yelled at me, I jumped to my feet instantly. Oh, lord, come to my rescue, I kept praying as I followed him to his office

“Whiskey or champagne?” he asked. Does he want to poison me? I hesitated before saying “no”.

Antonio POV:

“Do you think it’s laced?” I asked with a smirk growing on my face.

“Not at all, I don’t take alcohol,” she replied with fear in her eyes.

“Have a seat, I need you to do something for me. I have a dinner party later this evening. I’ll introduce you to a man as my assistant, try your best to seduce him, and get some valuable information for me,” I said.

“What?” She asked, with a raised eyebrow.

Are you deaf or something? I asked, raising my voice. She flinched a bit, then she sat down.

“What do I need to do?” she asked in a quivering voice.

Sofia POV:

I should have stayed at home. What was I thinking, trying to save a man in a compound filled with armed men?

“Good!” My driver will take you to the dress shop to get a dinner dress. Meet me here by 7pm, understood? He said.

“Yes”, I got up to head for the boutique, wiped my tears, and got into the car.

Antonio POV:

“Marcelo! Keep an eye on her, if she tries to escape, put a bullet in her knee cap”. I told the guard to follow her.

I was going through some files when the door swung open.

“Boss, they are here,” Federico said, standing at the door.

Can’t my day get any better? I said, out of frustration.

I organized a meeting with the cartel to negotiate on reasonable terms, I hope it doesn’t result in bloodshed.

“Welcome, welcome. Please have a seat”, I asked politely. I welcomed them into my office, I was expecting only their boss(Sanchez) to show up but he came with 5 armed bodyguards, he knows the game as much as I do.

”Let's get to business, I called this meeting because of my cousin, Andrew. He told me he had some business with you, and it went sour. I am here for peace-making, so name your price,” I stated and sat down in the process.

“The goods are worth 50,000,000$, and I want double that as compensation for the stress he put me through,” he said, as he placed his legs on my desk.

I scoffed, “Corky much, don't bite more than you can chew, mate.” My offer is 60,000,000$. I can't go higher than that, and I'm having a dinner party tonight, you are invited regardless of your response, I said.

He got up, buttoned his suit, and bent over my desk, then said, “That's the price, don't delay my payment. Let's go!”He yelled out to his guards as he made his way out of my office.

“f**k!” I screamed, punching the wall.

We can't afford to give him that amount; we have a shipment of ammunition coming next week. If Sofia doesn’t come through, we might have to do this the hard way.

It was time for the party, I hoped Sanchez would show up, I needed something to blackmail him with. Valid leverage.

Sofia arrived in a red, elegant dress, she had her hair tied up in buns, wearing black heels. Her eyes were scanning the room, I could tell she was looking for me. I walked up to her.

”You look gorgeous, aren't you adorable?” I asked as I kissed her hands softly. She blushed.

“Can I have this dance, beautiful?” I asked with a smile on my face.

“Yes, of course,” she replied, smiling back at me.

I signaled to the DJ to play a song, we made our way to the dance floor, I held her by the waist and placed her hand on my shoulder.

She kept staring into my eyes; she had dark brown eyes, and one could get lost in them. She has a petite body shape and spotless skin.

“Have you spoken to your father?” I asked.

Yes, he called me, she replied.

I pulled her closer to my chest, she gasped and looked into my eyes. I whispered in her ears “Your date for the night is here”, you know what you have to do”. We both walked to welcome him at the entrance.

“Mr Sanchez, welcome to my humble abode. This is Sofia, my assistant, she can be your date for the night if you want.” I said with a curved smile.

“Sofia, meet Mr. Sanchez”. I introduced them and left to attend to another guest.