1 before that
(3 months after)
Moxie
I tilt my head. My eyes were covered by a piece of clothing. I admit I was scared. Yet I have to focus.
I was the daughter of a mafia boss; fear shouldn't be in my dictionary.
I can sense danger around every corner!
I was born tough; fear has no place in me. I try to remove the cloth from my eyes by moving them. I could smell the filthy hell the place must have been.
I was seated in a hard wooden chair. Damn, if this were my last day on earth, I should call god or Allah or whatever people call them.
For goodness' sake, I was abducted; who knows if I would survive? Nevertheless, the firmness of the chair I was sitting in caused me to loathe it.
I was unable to move. I was tied up tightly. Whoever did this knows me very well.
The smell gives me the idea that I was in some poorly lit place, like a beggar's room, if I'm not mistaken.
I quickly began to roam my eyes after I successfully removed the clothes. I wanted to throw up. This place was worse than I thought. I've never been to a place like this before.
messy, and garbage is everywhere. a terrible stench as a result. a small room full of garbage and stuff that I didn't know where the person living here had bought those plastics and some trash that were unfamiliar to me. I can only state that it is not branded.
"Are you done checking my room?" "What can a princess say about it?"
I pause and turn to face the man I haven't seen in a while. Everyone knows he's already dead. The same soft-looking eyes with a dark forest tint have a fierce heart and personality.
Ice...
I whispered in the air, "The messy and rotten room disappeared in my eyes." All I could see was him.
I wasn't sure if I would be horrified or ecstatic. He was still the gorgeous man that I knew. from his eyes to his seductive lips, which were now covered by his mustache. I was still into it; he was absolutely stunning as ever.
But all of a sudden, his calm gaze makes me feel afraid. He was now staring at me as if I were an enemy. What's wrong with him?
I was tough, yet with him I feel weak. This is how his effect is on me.
"You're dead?" I say in a very low voice, yet enough for him to hear me.
"Yes, it is; all of you killed the ice you knew back then. "By the way, you seem not happy to see me alive, like your father would be if he knew that I am still alive."
"What do you mean?" "The last time I knew you, you were the one who did terrible things to the group and to my father and to your friend, who is also my fiance."
"Are you still blinded by all of your father's and your fiance's wrongdoing?" Ice asked with a chuckle.
I shook my head.
"Seriously, of course I know it." I'm pretty sure you know it too. "You were in this kind of job for almost all of your life; what do you think people in groups like you will do?"
I was joking.
Ice seemed to dislike what I said; it's obvious from his piercing look and the way his jaw moves, his gritting his teeth inside. He rushed toward me.
when his enormous hand engulfed me and choked me. Instead of fear, I felt the same way as before. He always has the same effect on me.
"You are still the same brat and your foolish father's daughter." "You were still blind to your father's demonic act."
I was starting to gasp for air as his eyes glistened in rage at me.
I can see how serious he is. He would kill me.
"What do you think?" "How would your father react if I did what he did to my family?"
I was confused looking at him while our hearts were racing. Why does it seem like he is pointing at something?
I was trying to breathe. while his grip on my neck was tighter. I tapped his arm as hard as I could.
"Iceee, stop it. "She can't breathe."
I made an effort to catch a glimpse of the side from which the voice of someone I knew came. Shone was one of my father's closest guards.
After a moment, Shone rushed toward Ice and pushed her in full strength. The chair falls together with my body while coughing.
"I thought you wanted to make them suffer by taking this girl; why do you want to kill her instead?" She said it in frustration.
"I can't help it! I'm getting angrier the more I stare at her. I want to even things out! f**k! Besides, that woman was the reason why my family was dead! my parents and my little sister!"
I shook my head. What are you saying? "I thought everyone, including you, died unexpectedly in accidents."
"That's what a blind person would say." Ice said before leaving the room.
I sigh, as I now see the messy and disgusting smell of the room. I don't know how to react anymore. I don't understand everything. A lot of questions are running through my head. I want to cry with happiness knowing he's alive, but I'm distraught over what's happening.
"Shine, what is happening?" I'm sure as hell he already died a few months ago now in front of me. Why did he kidnap me? "What's the meaning of his words?"
"Moxie, I'm very sorry. Before at least Ice could kill you. You have to know. Your father killed Ice's family after he found out about your relationship.
I once again shook my head. Ice's family were the most kind people I knew, and Ice's sister? She's still too young to die. But my dad? Did he commit that crime? Can my father murder innocent people? I thought he only killed people like him.
While I was asking myself that, my stomach hurt.
"What happened?" Shone asked. Like I said, I grew up tough, yet right now I feel so terrified. In any minute, Ice would know my secret...
"I couldn't tell him that I was pregnant. Never in a million ways. Who knows what Ice would do if he found out about our baby?
