The Mafia's Obsession

Chapter 12 Caught in the Rain

Ran as fast as her legs could carry her out of the vicinity of the boutique. She wanted to get as far away from Leonardo as possible.

Her breathing was unsteady as she pushed through the busy crowd that swarmed around her like a tide, nervously hitting people and almost tripping in her steps as she scrambled to escape Leonardo.

She kept on taking cursory glances at her surroundings, especially at her back, anxiously checking if she would spot Leonardo amongst the crowds trying to get to her.

She knew by now he must have already figured out she was gone from the boutique. If not now, he would soon notice her disappearance, but by then she hoped she would be far away from his hold. Selene had no idea where she was heading as she pushed through the crowds.

"I'm so sorry."

"Sorry. Excuse me.

"I'm truly sorry" were the words she had been fumbling out as she pushed against people, shuffling her feet through the paved walkways.

Slowly, she began losing her strength as she ran, her breathing becoming very heavy. She stopped for a while and her anxious eyes browsed her surroundings.

She had this feeling Leonardo was watching her, perfectly waiting for when to strike, which got her doused in fear.

She truly had no idea where she was. She and her sister had barely stayed up to a year in New York. They had moved over to the bustling city with hopes of starting a new life after the death of their parents, but it seemed fortune was not on their side.

Instead of getting what they wanted, they ended up finding themselves trying to clear their late father's debt. Selene despised her father and eagerly wanted to leave the horrid past he had put them through, but instead she found herself struggling to clean up his mess.

Selene then heard a low rumble. She looked up to the sky. The sky was overwhelmed by grey and navy blue clouds.

It wanted to rain.

"F**k!" she exclaimed in anger. The posters by the roadside swayed to the rhythm of the wind as the sun fought to stay filtered through the clouds.

Selene felt like shouting out. The sun shone in the unending bright sky earlier this morning, so how did the clouds become dark and gloomy?

"Nothing can ever go right in my life!" she thought to herself.

Shaky breaths escaped her lips and she kept on walking. She was sure that she had covered a great distance between her and Leonardo.

A satisfied smile spread across her face. Suddenly she felt something drop on her nose. It was wet. It was a raindrop.

It had already started drizzling slowly. Everybody began scrambling to find shelter before the real storm settled.

Selene was utterly confused. She had nowhere to go and no money on her. She had to at least keep on walking and look for shelter because, by the looks of it, the storm was looming very fast.

She kept on taking multiple turns till she found herself in an alleyway. The area was literally deserted apart from a man who stood by a corner making a phone call.

Selene felt lost. She was short of cash and she had lost her way. She wasn't the type who liked talking to strangers, but at that very moment, she needed the help of someone so she could be free from the clutches of Leonardo.

With rickety feet, Selene walked over to him. "Excuse me, sir," She politely called out. "I'll call you back later," he said to whoever was on the call with him and gave Selene curious brows. "How can I help you?"

Well, I lost my way, and I'm short of cash. Can you please help me? Selene pleaded.

He assessed her for a while, as if trying to figure out if she was being genuine or fake. "Of course, I'll help you," he finally said.

Selene breathed a sigh of relief and thanked her stars. Probably there was still hope to get away from Leonardo.

The storm was already settling in with various flashes of lightning and rumblings of thunder in the foggy clouds.

The sun had totally gone into hiding, leaving the torrential clouds to take over.

"Sir, please, I just need about..." Selene wasn't allowed to finish her sentence when he suddenly held on to her arm, grinning from ear to ear.

"I'll give you all the money you want, pretty thing," he sensually said, flashing her a wide smile.

Selene's eyes widened, and her nose wrinkled in disgust, with her eyebrows twitching upwards slightly. "I'm not interested in your offer again. Thank you," she abruptly replied before she shook her arm away from his hold.

She attempted to turn back, but he grabbed onto her again. This time rough and swift. "Where are you going, sweetheart? Let me help you."

"I don't need your help pervert. Let me go!" Selene spat at him, trying to release her hand from his rough hold.

He let out a bitter laugh and pulled her closer to himself. "Sweet little thing," he breathed against her. His breath reeked of alcohol.

Selene felt a gag hauling up to her lungs, but she pushed it back. "Let go of me, you madman!" she yelled, but it got him laughing.

Selene at once kicked him in the groin with her knee, which got him wincing in pain and letting go of her. She frantically attempted to take to her heels but as clumsy as she was, she tripped and landed on the cemented ground.

"Dang!" Selene cried out, her knee bruised slightly. The man immediately grabbed onto her one leg, shooting her a hard, death glare." How dare you b***h! He grimaced as he turned red with fury.

"Let go of my leg," she scowled, which earned her a painful slap on the cheek.

Wh*re! I'll deal with you, I swear! His eyes seethed with exasperation. Selene felt trepidation and horror course through her like powerful waves of the ocean. She was in deep trouble now, and she knew nobody would come to her aid.

It was already raining, and she was partly drenched by the rain.

Her eyes welled up with tears as she remembered Leonardo. She began wishing for Leonardo to appear, which she knew was impossible, noticing how far she was from the boutique.

The man immediately pulled out a silver dagger from behind his pocket, his hard glare placed on Selene as he took a fistful of her hair.

She felt the air seize around her. For a moment, she couldn't breathe, and she didn't know how to react.

Would she die this way?

"Watch what I do to you b***h!" He yelled, raising the dagger up as she screamed in fear. "Let go of her now," came the baritone voice that dared to interrupt the ordeal.

Selene recognized that voice everywhere. She whipped her head back at the same time as the man glanced up.

It was Leonardo.

She couldn't be happier to see him right now, but from the look on his face, he wasn't happy to see her. Instead, his eyes had a baleful look infused in them. She knew that looked well enough. It spoke of raw, bloody, threatening anger.

His jaws were clenching, and so were his fists, which were balled up.

"You'd better leave here, man!" The other man grimaced as he roughly pulled Selene up from the ground and placed the dagger to her throat.

Selene flinched and quaked. She wanted to run away from Leonardo but got into a more dangerous situation.

Now a knife was placed on her throat.

"Don't you come any closer," the man threatened Leonardo. If only he had known who Leonardo was, the nature of the human standing in front of him.

"Or what else?" Leonardo replied, unfazed by his threat.

"Else you die and she dies."

Selene gulped and shook her head in panic. "I don't want to die please. I didn't do anything to you," she pleaded.

"Shut the f"ck up! He growled in her ear, causing her to jerk and shiver.

Leonardo gave a false chuckle and turned his back, as if walking away from both of them. She became jaw-dropped. Wouldn't he save her?

"Leonardo!" She called out with tears streaking down her cheeks.

The man gave a breathy laugh. "You are all mine princess. Nobody can save you.

This couldn't be happening.

Leonardo was literally walking away from her. "Didn't he come here to save me?" Selene thought to herself.

She cried out the more, but in an instant Leonardo turned towards them, his blue, cold eyes deadlier than before. In his hand, he held a gun, swirling it around his slender finger as if it were a toy.

Selene felt her face lit up and she sniffed.

"He wouldn't leave me"

She had never been so happy to see Leonardo.

"The F"ck!" the man exclaimed, astonished by the gun in Leonardo's hand.

"Now again, let her go," Leonardo ordered, c*****g the gun and pointing it precisely at the man.

He gritted his teeth and tightened his hold on Selene. He wasn't going down without a fight. "Come any closer, and I'll slit her beautiful throat open with my dagger," he threatened.

Leonardo huffed. "You wouldn't dare."

Before the man could make a reply, Leonardo pulled the trigger.

No sound was made, but the man slowly let go of her and fell back to the ground, blood gushing from his forehead.

It was a silencer.

Selene stared at Leonardo in blank amazement.

The downpour had already begun and they both stood under the rain in the deserted alleyway. Her dress stuck to her body and she stood glued to the spot, terrified of what Leonardo would do to her.

"Follow me now!" His voice boomed.

She does not need to be told. She hurriedly walked over to him. He yanked her hands, roughly leading her out of the alleyway.