Sapphire - Dona Of Lorenzo Giordano

Chapter Two

Ivy's Point Of View

A smooth jazz trumpet began to play as the stage light shone on my face. I c****d my hips and held onto the standing mic, my eyes searching for Emilio as the instruments played. It was "The Man I Love" by Ella Fitzgerald. My mother used to sing this song whenever she was cooking in the kitchen, swaying her head with her dreamy eyes looking at my father.

They were so in love.

"Someday, he'll come along. The man I love."

"And he'll be big and strong. The man I love."

I sang on as I swayed my hips softly to the smooth jazz, winking at some of the men while keeping an eye out for Emilio.

Why haven't I seen him? Is he not coming today? My eyes searched the left side of the casino and I saw him.

Not Emilio.

But someone that looks like him. His eyes held no emotion as he stared back at me, strands of hair falling over his forehead. He raised his glass to his lips and took a sip, his eyes still staring intensely at me.

Who is he?

Why does he look so much like that motherfucker? I tore my gaze away from him to the man behind him. He was looking at the pale-skinned man at the end of the room, giving him signs with his eyes.

Something is wrong.

My eyes caught a waiter passing something to one of the suspicious men. His collar happened to move down a little and then I saw it. The snake tattoo. s**t! s**t! s**t! Someone is about to be assassinated. I should get out of here.

Just as I thought that, the power went off. It's happening. Just then, a shot was fired and different gunshots filled the air. The women's screams filled the air as the casino turned into a bloody zone. I don't care if they f*****g kill each other. I just have to get out of here in one piece. I turned to rush backstage but one punched my face. The impact was so strong that I fell off the stage into the bloody zone.

I'm going to f*****g kill whoever that was. I felt a hand grab my shoulder. I got hold of his hand and twisted it backward. He cried out and I grabbed his head and hit my head on his.

Fuck! Does he have a head made of rock or something? The light suddenly came back on and I got to see the person in front of me. His head was bleeding. He pointed his gun at me but I kicked it out of his hand and sent a flying kick to his head. He grabbed his gun and shot at everyone that got in my way.

A shithead grabbed my leg and pulled me to the ground. He got on top of me and tried to strangle me but I raised my knee and kicked him in the groin. His grip on my neck loosened as he yelled in pain. I pushed him off me and squashed his face with my heel.

I looked around the casino and found out that all the exits were blocked. This is a coup. But who exactly are they trying to kill? I went under a table to avoid getting shot by a stray bullet. My eyes searched frantically around the casino and I saw the man from earlier. Some men were surrounding him protectively, fighting against the enemies.

Ah, now I see. He's the target. I got hold of the two knives lying close to me. I left the table and began to walk towards the door. One tried to punch me but I grabbed his hand and tucked it under my shoulder. I stabbed him in the neck twice and pushed his dead body to the ground.

More rushed to me and I smirked. Today is certainly not a lucky day. For them, not for me. I tightened my fingers around the knives and launched at them. I pierced the first man that launched at me in his chest and used him as a shield against the gunshots fired at me. I pushed the dead man at one of his friends and jumped on another. I stabbed that one in his head. I quickly did a backflip when I saw a hand aiming for my face. He tried to kick me but I ducked. Faster than he could dodge, I pierced his knee and he fell to the ground. I pulled his head back with his hair and raised my knife to pierce him.

"Who the f**k are you? You don't have a tattoo."

"I don't need one." I told him before I ended his life.

My eyes darted to the door and I smirked. I increased my pace and stabbed anybody who dared to block me. I was about to escape when one asshole got in front of me. He was masked and his hair flowed down his shoulders. My gaze went to his hands and I gasped. His katana is so cool! I would kill to have those.

"Leave if you don't want to die." I threatened, taking a fighting stance.

He twirled his katana and also took a fighting stance. His stance, his gaze - now this is a real opponent. But will my small knives survive these two devils? We'll just have to see about that.

He launched at me and I blocked the first hit with my knife. I was in full defense mode. His swords were long and they created a distance between us. Because of my small knife, I couldn't close the distance. I would only end up getting hurt. Which left me with one thing - defense. I can get him tired.

I crutched down when he tried to slice my neck and I sliced his two legs in return. The cut was deep but this motherfucker stood straight like I did nothing to him.

"Are you a robot?" I gasped, but he gave me no reply. Is he mute? We continued fighting and he aimed at my neck at every second, but I was not going to give him any chance to do that.

"f**k!" I winced when his sword grazed my thigh. That s**t is f*****g sharp. He tried to stab me again but I slid under his legs and stabbed him in the back of his knee. He fell to the ground on one knee and I smiled.

"Caio!" I dashed out of the casino but I felt him follow me. Can't he just leave? Gosh!

"Don't let him go!" I heard a manly yell beside me. I turned right and I saw several men fighting a guy. The guy that looks like Emilio. They barely touched him. He was fast and stable, killing everyone that came to him. He looked like he had everything under control. Even if he didn't, it's not my mess. But watching him fight is fun.

I was turning away from him when I heard him yell. An enemy behind him was choking him with an iron string. The one in front of him was about to stab him. Just go, Ivy. It's not your business. But if a coup was raised just to kill him, then he must be a very powerful man. I should make a powerful man like him indebted to me.

I aimed my knife at the man's head and threw it. It met him right in the middle of his head and he fell dead. The man grabbed hold of the one choking him and flipped him over. He smashed his head with his fist and raised his eyes to look at me. He had a confused look on his face. Till we meet again.

I dashed away and quickly got in the SUV. I took off my mask and sped off. Gosh, that was one crazy night. Fun too. I guess meeting Emilio is not going to happen tonight. I'm just going to have to find out who that man was.

***

"One room." I told the bimbo-looking receptionist and she nodded. I had stolen a wallet from one of the men in the casino. Thankfully, he was loaded. I collected my keys and took the steps to my room.

"Gosh." I breathed out as I slumped on the bed. I raised my leg and frowned at the sight of my bruised thigh. That f*****g katana guy. His cut was so clean. I sat up and reached to take off my heels. My ankle hurts so badly.

Suddenly, a knock came at the door and I stood up to go check it out. I held my knife at my back and opened the door slowly. It was the receptionist.

"What?" I demanded.

"I brought you clothes and drinks."

"But I never.." before I could complete my statement, she blew a powdered substance on my face.

"What the f**k!" I snapped, dusting the powder off hurriedly. I'm going to f*****g kill this girl. I took a step and I felt my whole body lose every ounce of strength. My head felt light and black dots covered my eyes. I fell to the ground and no matter how much I tried to move, it was futile.

"I have her." That was the last sentence I heard before I lost consciousness.