First let me start off by telling you my name. My name is Alysa Cruz. I was the daughter to a mafia leader of course he was a much small mafia leader but I didn't have anything to do with my father. I was a model and I traveled a lot so it kept me away from home. Today I had a photo shoot in my home town and I wasn't looking forward to it but it had to be done. I knew i should go by my father's house and grab some things so i drove to the house and when i entered it was to quiet. I walked down the hall and straight into his office without knocking. He was apparently in a meeting and his eyes widened seeing me.
"Alysa what are you doing here?" He asks sternly
"Came by to grab the last of my things." I say
"Alysa sweetheart lovely to see you" A don's wife says
"You to Kate. How are the little ones?" I ask her
"Doing just fine but being a pain in my ass" She says with a smile
"Ah children." I say with a smile
i notice another man looking at me but not saying anything.
"Please come by for dinner. We miss you" Kate says
"I have a shoot at four but I should be done by seven. Is that to late?" I ask
"Of course not Lys. Kayla will be so excited to see you" The don says
"Ah I miss my sidekick. Tell me what is her latest prank on daddy dearest?" I ask with a smirk
"I'm going to tan your hide one day girl. She put shaving cream in all my shoes" He growls at me
I burst out laughing and everyone in the room chuckles.
"Classic. I taught her well. Well i better be off. I will see you guys later tonight. Father tell Alex i'm looking for him please. I need help with something" I say looking at him with a glare
He picks up his phone and sends a text and nods at me.
"He's on his way up to carry your boxes" He tells me
"Not what I needed help with but that works to. Bye guys." I say with a wave
"Wait" I hear
I turn and see the man in the corner walk over to me and I tilt my head looking at him. He stops in front of me and looks me over and then looks at my father and sighs.
"Deal" He says
My fathers eyes widen and I look at him with worry.
"Can I speak to you for a minute?" He asks me
I nod and we walk out and I lead him to my room. I walk in and sigh seeing all my packed boxes. I close the door and turn to see this strange man looking at me with curiosity.
"Do you have headphones?" He asks
I nod and grab them and he fiddles with his phone and I hand them over he plugs them in and hands the ear buds to me and I slip them in. He presses play and I head my fathers voice. he was offering me to him as payment. Tears filled my eyes and I jerked the ear buds out and staggered back away from this stranger. My hip slams into my desk and I whimper. My head spins and my legs buckle but arms catch me.
"Calm down Bella. I'm not going to hurt you. I'm going to help you" He whispers in my ear
HIs voice calms my nerves slightly but my whole body still trembled. There was a knock on my door so I got a hold of my nerves and went over and answered it to find my father of all people.
"What's going on?" He sternly
"We were just discussing a date" I say looking at this strange man and winking
"I'll be at that dinner tonight and we can discuss it further afterwards. I can drive you back to your hotel" He tells me
"Sounds great. Oh hey Alex. Can you please have these sent to my place?" I ask
"of course Alysa. Now spin" He commands
I sigh and spin and he looks me over. He grunts in approval and I sigh looking at him.
"Come on frog i'll take you back down." He say turning his back to me
I giggle and jump onto his back and his huge hands clamp down on the back of my thighs and I wrap my arms around his neck and I inhale deep smelling him. I feel my father and the stranger follow us. Alex and I chat all the way down stairs and when we reach the front door I slide down his back and walk around to stand in front of him. I look up at him and he sighs and yanks me into his huge chest and hugs me tightly.
"Missed you kid" He says
"Miss you to giant. Now I'm here all week so drinks this weekend?" I say
"Absolutely. And eat something your to small" He commands
"I am just fine and I eat healthy and I work out every day." I say sassing him
"Get out of here and be careful in that death trap" he tells me
"That death trap is my baby. I mean did you see my last photo shoot?" I ask him smirking
"Oh trust me I did." he says pouting
I laugh and lean up kissing his cheek and heading out the front door. I head to my photo shoot and by time it was done it was 7:30 so I dressed in a some jeans and a cute shirt and threw on my boots and drove to Kate's. When I got there I rang the bell and it was yanked open and a small body slammed into me. I laughed and lifted Kayla into my arms.
"Hello Bella. How is my favorite prankster?" I ask carrying her in
"I missed you" She mumbles into my neck yawning
"I missed you more sweetheart" I say
"Someone is sleepy. I fed her already" Kate says behind me
"Can I?" I Ask
"Of course" She says with a smile
I pull out my phone and turn on her song and let it play. I start singing along and Kayla snuggles into my chest further. By time the song was done she was sound asleep on my shoulder. The slow songs kept playing so I swayed with her in my arms and sang softly in her ear. A throat clears and I look up to see a whole room of people looking at me.
"Sorry I got lost in my own thoughts. I'll go lay her down" I say
"I'll do it" The maid says
"No" I snap and stalk past her
Chuckles ring out behind me and when i reach her room I see all the pictures I drew her handing all over. I lay her down and cover her and kiss her forehead.
"Sweet dreams sweetheart" I whisper and head back down
"She ok?" Kate asks
"Sleeping peacefully" I say taking a seat
"So how are things Lys?" Kate asks
"Great actually. I finish here in a week and then i'm off to the bahamas again. My third time there but I can't wait. My tan looks even more amazing by time I leave. I swear I live in a bathing suit when i'm there. I can't tell you how many times i've fell asleep on the beach and one of the guards has had to wake me or carry me in." I say with a smile
"You like it there?" Kate asks
"I love it. I have thought about moving there. I love seeing the clear blue ocean first thing in the morning. I really want to visit Bora Bora but i haven't had the time or extra money." I say
"We honeymooned in Tahiti and it's beautiful. If you ever get the chance to go don't pass it up" The don tells me
"Val you know I won't turn down anytime I get to spend on a beach" I say
Gasps ring out and I smirk and he chuckles.
"Boys i'm family. I am his daughter's godmother. I can call the fucker whatever I want" I say winking at him
"Twitchy palms Bella" He growls at me
"Wouldn't be the first time" I say winking at Kate who laughs at us
"What?" I hear behind me
"Can we please get a introduction? I keep calling you strange dude in my head" I say holding back my smirk
"Alessio" He all but growls out
"Ah Ricci. I know your dad and mom" I say smiling
"How?" He asks sharply
I pull out my phone and call Maria and put it on speaker.
"Bella. Sweet girl it's been way to long. Hold on i'll get Sal" She says
I hear her call for him and then he says hello.
"Alysa Crus i should tan your hide. Why in earth haven't you called in weeks?" He growls at me
"Papi i've been busy you know how it gets." I say
"Now why are you calling?" Maria asks
"Well I just got the lovely pleasure of meeting your oh so adorable son" I say smirking at him
"Alessio? How?" Sal says
"Long story papi. I'm in town though." I say
"Dinner?" Sal asks
"Of course. Tomorrow night normal time." I say
"Seen you then. Love you Bella" They says together
I smile and hang up and look up at Alessio who was in shock. I lay my phone down and lean back and sigh closing my eyes for a minute. I don't know when but I dosed off. Someone touched me and I jerked awake swinging my arm out.
"s**t" I hear
"oh god I'm so sorry. Are you ok?" I ask
"Fine. You fell asleep. Let me drive you home" Alessio says
"I drove here so it's ok." I say
"My guard can drive your car and we can talk" He says
"Yeah ok" I say standing up
I hug everyone and we walk outside. I fish my keys out and I look at his guard.
"Let me make one thing clear. If you scratch my baby they won't find your body" I say sweetly
"Yes ma'am" He says gulping
I drop my keys in his hand and Alessio opens his door and I slide in and he gets in and we are off to my penthouse.
"So your dad got into some debt with me. He offered you to me as payment. I want to help you get out of this s**t. I know you left town and made your own life and I won't stand in the way of your life. We will need to discuss a plan to take down your father but your about to fall over so get some sleep and we will talk tomorrow. I'll come back tomorrow and we can talk" He says pulling up to my apartment complex.
"Just stay here in the guest room. It's late. Send someone for some s**t you need or whatever
" I grumble
"Yeah sure" He says parking and heading in with me
I enter my code and the elevator shoots to the very top floor. The doors open and I hear a whimper. My gaze shoots over to Jamie. She was huddled under my blanket and was shaking. I ran over to her and drops down to my knees in front of her.
"Jamie look at me" I command
She whimpers but looks up at me and rage floods my body. She whimpers again seeing Alessio behind me.
"Jamie baby relax. He won't hurt you. Tell me what happened?" I say
"It happened. You told me I could always come here if I needed to. You drilled the code into my head. I 'm sorry" She says sniffling
"Jamie of course you can come here. Now i'm going to help you up and we will get you taken care of and in a bed and then tomorrow we will talk." I tell her
She nods and I pull on the blanket and she grips it tighter and shakes more.
"I'm not d-dressed" She stutters eyeing Alessio
I look over my shoulder at him and he turns his back to us and I help her to her feet and wrap the blanket securely around her body and I lift her into my arms and she winces.
"Can you call the Doctor please? Number is on my fridge" i say
He nods and I push past him and get her into my bathroom. I clean her up and a few minutes later the doctor runs in panting. He gets to work and when he leaves I bathe her and get her into the guest bed. I go down to the kitchen and pick up my phone and make a call.
"Ramano it's Alysa. I need you to find someone for me." I command
I tell him the details and hang up shortly after. I pour myself a scotch and drain it and fill my glass again but this time I sip it. I look over to see Alessio watching me.
"s**t I forgot you were here. Jamie is in the guest bed so you can have my bed. I got some work to do" I say
"No way. you need a bed. Your dead on your feet and you just had two glasses of scotch" he says
I sigh and rub my temples and I feel the exhaustion set in.
"Fine. God I need a hot soak" I grumble
I motion for him to follow me and he does without hesitation and I smirk. I enter my room and I feel him tense.
"Relax i'm not going to attack you" I say tiredly
"That isn't what I was thinking. I like your bedroom" He tells me
"Thank you. Did it myself" I say releasing a yawn
"Let's get you in bed you can shower in the morning" He tells me
I nod and walk in my closet and strip my clothes and pull on my favorite t shirt and I slip on some tight spandex booty shorts. My normal attire for bed. I walk out and he was sitting on the couch in my room.
"Come on you can sleep with me, the bed is big enough there is no way in hell your huge ass is gonna fit on that tiny thing" I tell him
I go over to my side and pull the covers back and I feel him looking at me. I spin around and bump into him and gasp.
"s**t you scared me. Don't do that" I say swatting at him
He chuckles and catches my hand. I pull my wrist from his hand and slide into bed and sigh.
"Sleep Bella" He whispers sitting on the foot of the bed
I release a tiny yawn and let my eyes close. It didn't take long before I passed out.
Alessio's POV
Once she was out I watched her sleep for a bit and then got up to make some calls. I called about the Jamie girl and got a full back ground on her and learned she worked with Alysa and was in a abusive relationship. Her and Alysa were best friends and I sighed. I worked for hours and took a quit nap on the couch. When I woke up the next morning a blanket was over me and I looked around and sighed. I heard music playing so I got up and headed down to the kitchen. I found Alysa standing at the stove hips swaying to the music playing. She was singing along to whatever song was playing and Jamie limped over to her and stood beside her and when the chorus hit Alysa kissed jamie's cheek and Jamie giggled and I chuckled quietly at them.
"You gonna continue to stare or come join us?" Alysa asks
I walk over and take a seat on the bar stool. Alysa spun around and placed a hot plate of food in front of me and my eyes widened at all the food.
"Don't look so scared. If your like me you won't miss your gym work out so eat up" She says
I take the first bite and groan and I hear giggles.
"Now you missy sit that ass down and eat and take these and Alex will be here in a hour to get you and do not argue with me." She commands Jamie
"AS you wish mistress" Jamie Says smirking
"Jamie don't start your s**t with me today. You showed up bruised and bloody in my home. Now eat" Alysa snaos
Jamie shut up knowing she pushed to much and I raised a brow at Alysa.
"Don't ask. None of your business" She tells me
"Understood. Thanks for breakfast" I say
"Anytime. Also your guy dropped your stuff off it's on my bed. I'm gonna change and head to the gym. Jamie i'll see you later:" She tells her and walks off
"is she always like that?" I ask her
"She is worse when you piss her off. She may seem sweet and innocent and to some point she is but she is the baddest and meanest b***h I know. Don't piss her off and don't meddle in her personal life you will die" She tells me with a straight face
"Anything I need to know?" I ask
"Her favorite colors are purple and black. She loves lilies and dogs. She prefers chips over candy but she loves chocolate when she's on her period. And don't f**k with her clothes or heels or her car." She says smirking at me
"Thanks" I say
"Word of advice don't go there unless you intend on marrying that woman" Jamie says to my back
I change into my work clothes and head to her personal gym and find her on the tred mill running nonstop. She wasn't even panting of breaking a sweat. I jumped on the other one and ran with her. After a two hour work out we headed back up and she walked into the closet and came out and into the bathroom and started the water in the tub.
"You can use the shower. I'll be over here" She says stripping down and sinking into the water
I nod and strip and step into the huge shower and get to washing. I look over and see her laying back enjoying the hot water.
"Toss me my loofa please?" I hear
i grab it and open the door and toss it in the tub in front of her.
"Thanks" She mumbles
She washes her hair and then her body. She slowly starts draining the water and stands wrapping a towel around her body and one around her hair and she sighs.
"Done getting a eye full?" She asks
"I didn't realize I was staring. You look exhausted" I say
"I'm fine" She says and walks out
I quickly get dressed and she comes back in the bathroom dressed and does her hair and make up and heads down to the kitchen again. She grabs her keys and wallet and turns to me.
"YOu can leave or go with me. I got s**t to get done today and then I have drinks tonight with Alex and dinner with your parents" She says
I nod and follow her down to the underground parking lot. She unlocks her car and we head off to a unknown place. We pull up to building and I follow her inside. We walk in a huge room and I see cameras everywhere.
"Sit and hold this" She tells me
I grab her keys and phone and she walks over behind a wall and comes out in a bikini and stands in front of the green screen. After two hours of shooting and retakes she was growing pissed. I stood up and walked over to her and handed her a bottle of water. She gulped it down and groaned rolling her shoulders.
"How much longer?" I ask in her ear
"Whenever this asshole gets his s**t together" She grumbles
"Hey what size are you? Nevermind go out this on. Lysa if this works I can have you out in twenty tops" Our camera man says
I take it and go put it on and walk out and Alysa smiles and walks over to the green screen and I plaster myself to her back. Shots were taken over and over again and finally headed out of there. It was After lunch time so we stopped to grab a quick bite and then ran some more errands. By time those were done we were pulling up to my parents house. Roger let's us in and Alysa went straight to my mom to hug her tightly.
"Long day baby?" My mom asks her
"Hell yes. Alessio helped out and had me out int twenty minutes flat tho. Good lord maybe I should retire" She groans rubbing her temples
'You would miss the traveling to much" My dad tells her
"I totally would. I'm ready for a beach vacation where i'm not working" She says with a smile
"So how did you two meet?" My mom asks
"I was in a meeting with her dad when she burst into the room without knocking" I say smirking
Alysa's POV
'Hey my house I don't have to knock"I say
"Drink?" Sal asks
"No i have to drink and I have drinks with Alex later tonight" I tell him
Dinner passed by to fast and then next thing you know i was in my penthouse getting ready. I slipped on one of my favorite party dresses and my favorite hooker heels and headed downstairs. I called the limo for tonight and Alessio met me out front. He opened the door for me and I slid in. The driver drove us to my favorite bar and when we arrived I stepped out and nodded at the bouncer and headed in and straight to my VIP section.
"Cassidy bring me my usual" I say
Alessio orders his drink and I take a seat crossing my legs. I watch the crowd for a bit and see Alex walk in. I smile and stand and walk over to him and hug him and kiss his cheek. Cassidy brings our drinks over and I see Alex eye her and I smirk. I throw my shot back and sigh feeling it run down my throat. I walk over and stand by the railing and watch the crowd. One of my favorite songs starts and my body starts moving to the music on it's on. I turn around and go over slamming back my other shot and sigh. I see two of my girls and I wave them up and when the reach me I hug them both. I see Becca eye Alessio and smirk at her.
"Give it a go but it won't happen" I tell her evilly
"Wanna bet?" She snarls at me
I offer her my hand and she shakes it. I spin and walk slowly towards him and he eyes me and I grin at him. I hear Alex chuckle and see him shake his head at me. I stop between his parted knees and bend in half to lean down to his ear.
"DO you have a problem with me using you for my own benefit?" I ask
I pull back and look at him and his eyes darken.
"What's on the table?" He asks eying my chest
"Me or the redhead" I say
He smirks and I smile sweetly at him.
"Walk away" He says
I frown and stand up and spin around and start towards the girls when my hand is gripped and I'm spun around and kissed. I moan into his mouth and when he palms my ass my knees buckle. He pulls back and stares down at me and grins at me. He looks over my shoulder and I turn to see Rebecca with a red and mad face.
"You lose" He tells her
She huffs and stomps off and I bust out laughing.
"Thank you. She pissed me off" I say looking up at him
"We still need to talk" He tells me
I look over to see Alex talking to Cassidy and he looks at me and I wave and he nods and we head out. When we get back to the penthouse I change and go crawl on the couch with a glass of wine and sigh.
"Look your dad is into some evil s**t. If I didn't take you then you would have went to Lorenzo." He tells me
I suck in a harsh breath and look at him in worry.
"You dad made sure I knew specifics of taking you. We will have to visit him in two days and we are going to have to hire a professional make artist" He says
"Why?" I ask
"Cause I need to leave some bruises. I need him to believe i'm going by his rules." He says softly
My breathing picks up and he takes my glass from me and kneels in front of me.
"Alysa I will not purposefully hurt you in any way ever. I need this to be believable so I can keep you safe. I need to leave a few on your arms and some of your thighs and one of your throat. Nothing harsh that we can't cover but I would rather you be sore for a few days then be sent to that monster" He says
"Ok" I whisper
"I will keep you safe" He says
I nod and he scoops me up and carries me to bed. We make it to the bedroom and he pulls the covers back and lays my down. He goes to leave and I grab his wrist.
"Will you stay til I fall asleep?" I whisper
He nods and sits down on the edge of the bed and pushes my hair back from my face.
"Sleep Bella" He whispers to me
I let me eyes close and I slowly drift off. When I woke up the next morning it was early and Alessio was still asleep so I headed down to the kitchen and started cooking. I turned on my music and It's complicated started playing so I started signing along. It ended and I'm with You starts up and I smile. When I spin around Alessio and two of his men were standing there watching me. I stopped singing and one man stepped up.
"Please don't stop." He says softly
"I'm done. Have you two eaten?" I ask
"NO ma'am but we are fine" The other man says
"Nonsense sit down" I say pointing to the bar
"Alysa" Alessio says
"Sit" I command pointing to the chairs
They all gulp and sit down and I smile and pour them all coffee and Make Alessio's the way I know he will like it and take it to him. I fix all their plates and place them in front of them and they dig in. They goran and shuffle it in and I smile behind my mug.
'Thank you Ms. Cruz it was amazing" They say standing
'First it's Alysa please and your most welcome" I say with a smile
"Boss see you later" They says and leave
"How did you make this?" He asks me
"Secret" I say with a smile
"It's amazing. we have to go see your dad today. I already sent the money his way. We have to have lunch with him" he tells me
"Alright. Which one are we starting with?" I ask softly
"I would prefer your neck" He tells me honestly
"Can I smack you first so I at least feel better about this?" I ask with a smile
"I can't let you do that right now." He tells me
I nod and stand up and sigh and look up at him.
"I want you to hold onto my wrist. If at any point you really can't stand the pressure then you squeeze twice. I will do this a few times til I know it will bruise" He explains softly
I nod and he reaches his huge hand up to my neck and I flinch and I let my eyes find his and he is battling with himself and I nod and his hand closes around my throat. He squeezes harshly and I gasp and I look at him in panic.
"Relax" He commands
I go limp in front of him and he releases and does it again. He repeats that two more times and then he sighs.
"This time I need you to struggle a bit. I promise I won't push you but I need your help on this part" He tells me
I nod and he grabs me harshly and I struggle against his hold and then the tears start up and I squeeze his wrist twice and he releases me. I collapse and he catches me and I cry into his chest.
"I'm sorry Bella. I'm so sorry" He whispers above me
I pull back and look at him and the maid walks in and his face hardens.
"Luna make sure Alysa puts on the dress that's on the bed and that she is ready to go in twenty minutes" He says and walks away
I get up and run past the maid and I go up and get ready. I was ready to go in fifteen minutes and I walked down with my head held high. I walked past Alessio who sighed and followed me to the SUV. I got in and I ignored him the whole way there. Before we could get out he grabbed my arm and pulled me over to him.
"I'm sorry but I had to be cold in front of the maid." He whispers in my ear
"Doesn't matter. As soon as my father is charged i'm out of here and on with my life. Bruises and your attitude is the least of my worries. Don't ask me to trust you because I won't." I say and step out
I see Alex and I smile and walk up to him and hug him close. I'm soon jerked back from his warm arms and I flinch. I was drug into the dining room and pushed into a chair and I see my father smile.
"Lydia wine please" I call out
"It's not a wine time" My father says
"didn't ask you did I? I mean you leave me out of your conversations so stay out of mine. And when were you going to tell me I'm not your daughter?" I ask harshly
His eyes widen and I smirk.
"You know?" He asks
"Of course I do. Mom told me before she left your sorry ass. Then she made sure I knew my real dad before she died. I have known for a few years now." I snarl
"Alysa" Alessio says harshly
"Go f**k yourself." I snap at him
He reaches back and slaps me across the face. I let out a cry and look at him in horror and he looks horrified himself. I push my chair back and stand up slowly shaking my head.
"I hope you enjoy your money Cruz and Alessio you can rot in hell" I say in a soft voice
I turn away from both men and head for the door. I made it outside and collapsed where I stood.
Alessio's POV
I can't believe i just did that without giving her a warning.
"f*****g girl" I grumble
I go after her and when i open the door I find her on the ground out cold. I rushed down the stairs and lifted her into my arms and slid into the SUV and we rushed back to the house. I called the doctor to meet us and when he got there I told him what happened so he looked her over and then tried to wake her. She woke up slowly and sat up and rubbed her head and then winced touching her cheek. It was slightly bruised and really red. She pushes past the doctor and runs into the bathroom. I see her look at her face and he shoulders shake. I can hear her sobs from here and groan and then sigh. I walk towards her and when she senses me she spins and points a finger at me.
"If you come near me i'll scream this place down like a banshee." She screams at me and lord was it loud
I flinch and step back and she slams the bathroom door in my face. I step forward and knock.
"Alysa I'm so sorry. I never meant to hit you. I was mad at your dad and I took it out on you. PLease open the door. I wanna no I need to know your ok." I tell her softly
I knocked again and I hear the shower turn on so I walk over and sit down on the bed and sigh. About twenty minutes later she comes out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel and goes in the closet and comes out dressed in sweats and a long sleeve shirt that falls off her shoulder. I was paying attention to her face so I didn't notice she had a bag in her hand.
"Where are you going?" I ask
"I'm leaving." She grumbles
I follow her to the door and when it opens I see my dad and mom. She had called my parents.
"What are you two doing here?" I ask
"Alysa called us saying she needed a place to stay so we come to get her." My mom says
"Alysa" I say
"Do not speak to me." She snaps at me
"Does this have anything to do with why your sporting a bruised cheek?" My mom asks
I refuse to look at her and I see Alysa nod from the corner of my eye.
"What the hell is wrong with you? You know better" My mom shouts at me
I flinch and look at her with worry. I've seen my mom mad but never pissed.
"It was a honest accident" I say
"He's leaving out the part where my father sold me to him" Alysa snarls
My mom gasps and my dad glares at me and I sigh.
"I wasn't going to do anything with her. I only it did it to get her away from him. I told her about it the day I agreed to it with her dad. Tonight just didn't go as planned." I say trying to explain
"I'm still leaving. If you don't want me staying with you I can stay with Alex or Kate" She says
"You can stay with us darlin'. Your always welcome in our home" My mom tells her
"Let's go sweetpea. Your exhausted and we will ice that and get you something for the pain" My dad tells her
She nods and they leave with a slam of my front door and I sigh and run my fingers through my hair and groan.