Episode 3
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Valentina's POV
I groaned and twirled as beads of sweat form on my forehead. Sweat was dripping down my body and my face creased in fear. All of a sudden, I jolted up and began panting heavily.
“What was that…” I stammered, unable to form my words. My blurry vision became clearer and I frowned upon seeing where I was. I looked around, but nothing seemed familiar.
The white walls
Grey curtains
Golden furniture….
They all seemed strange as this place looks nothing like my room. My eyes caught sight of the figure seated on a chair opposite me and I flinched.
My eyes widened with shock and I scurried through my body trying to find my gun.
Damn!
This was not even the cloth I was putting on. My body throbbed with pain as I searched through. I could feel bandages and stitches all over my body.
“Isshhh!” I hissed as I touched my swollen face. My mind drifted to the recent happening and my eyes stung with tears.
I closed my eyes and remembered how my father laid on the floor lifeless. Ricardo as well, and the other boys. My fist clenched in anger as I gripped the bedsheet in anger.
“You are lucky I needed you alive.” I heard Nicos's voice in my head and frowned. I gritted my teeth in anger as I watched him stand up and walk up to me.
He touched me on the shoulder and without hesitation, I grabbed him and pushed him against the wall.
“Aaahh!!” I cried out in pain as one of my stitches broke and I began to bleed. I curled up on the bed with my feet on the floor. But the rage I was feeling at the moment won't let me think of anything else. I just want to kill everyone and get the hell out of here.
“What the f**k is wrong with you?” Nico yelled at me but I didn't care. I managed to stand up, with my back bent. I charged at him again, and this time it was both of us that fell on the floor.
I climbed on him and grabbed his neck, but he was a bit faster than me. He grabbed one of my hands and twisted it to the back.
Tears fell down my eyes, but I refused to let him know I was in terrible pain.
“I do not harm women, and I do not intend to start with you. What I do need for you to do is calm the f**k down. Look at you. You are bleeding all over.” He pointed out, but I still struggled.
“Let me go! I'm going to kill everyone!” I yelled with my voice trembling.
“Do you ever listen? You are so freaking stubborn.” He brought me up and I stood in front of him trying to find a way to launch my attack.
“I'm going to fight you and kill all of you as soon as I get the chance. Every freaking one of you.” I yelled, my voice ringing through the hallways.
All of a sudden, Nico burst into laughter and I couldn't help but frown.
“You think this is a joke? You are my father's enemy, so you are my enemy too. I don't care if you saved me. I never asked you to. You think I would be grateful and fall down at your feet? Fight me, you bastard!” I yelled at him again and his lips curved up into a smirk.
“I do not underestimate you, but you can't do anything as you are.” He teased me as I could hear a tone of mockery coming from him.
“Then fight me. I want to fight you.” My eyes darkened with a squint.
“Using what?” Nico asked me subtly with a smug on his face.
“What!” I exclaimed in shock trying to understand what he meant.
“We already took all your weapons, Valentina. I think this is the part where you get humble.” Nico said with a chuckle.
“I will be damned!” I insisted my breath heavy and forced.
“And do I need to remind you that neither of those weapon could save you. If my men and I had not arrived there on time, you would have been dead. So I think those weapons are more useful to me.” Nico said and my face froze with a smile.
“I'm not grateful, I don't care.” I snapped at him, but then I felt my head spin. My vision became blurry and I could see myself falling.
I gasped and stretched my hand looking for anything I can hold. All of a sudden, I felt a pair of strong hands grab my waist and picked me up.
“Let me go!” I screamed and kicked but he didn't give any response to me.
“Don't be stubborn, Valentina. You are wounded and bleeding.” He scolded, and dropped me on the bed.
“What is it to you?” I countered.
“I didn't go through all those trouble to save you so you can die. Now sit still while I check the wound. If you don't let me, it might get infected and then you will really die. And I don't think you want that.” He said and I frowned.
I sighed knowing he's saying the truth and nodded my head, giving him the permission to touch me.
He tore the nightdress I was wearing and my boobs fell out from the gown. I gasped and quickly held them up.
I have been naked multiple times in front of men and women, but this seems different in a way. I can't let him see me like this.
“Don't worry, I'm not looking. There's nothing to look at.” He commented and I rolled my eyes.
He checked my wound and did some stitching. He wiped the blood off my body and I took the cotton wool from him.
“I can do the rest.” I said to him and he didn't argue. I finished cleaning up and used the nightdress to cover up my exposed chest.
“What of my papa?” I asked. The question has been brewing in my head since I work up, but I didn't have the courage to ask. But I need to know what happened to him.
“Gustova men took them to their warehouse and burnt the entire building down.” Nico said and I gasped with my palm over my mouth.
“What! How could they even do that?” I shook my head and I could feel my blood boiling and my veins popping through my head.
“Good thing, I had my men come with the truck. Gustova's men would have lost their minds if they had gotten the guns.
I clamped my fist around the bed sheet so hard that it began to tear.
“I'm so going to make them pay for doing this to my family. How dare you Gustova!” The words fell out from i
n between my teeth.
“But then again… Why did you save me?” I turned towards him and asked.
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