The Proposal

CHAPTER 2

LUCIANO'S POV

Several Weeks Later

There has been some issues with our transactions lately and it's a bit challenging. Our huge partners are starting to withdraw and this is bad for business.

The police is always a step ahead, making transactions unsuccessful. I wonder who may be feeding the force with information. That person whoever he may be should better be on his way to hell, cause when he's caught, they'll be hell to pay.

I am in my office trying to settle some transactions when Mateo rushes in. I look at him with a displeased expression on my face, and a gun to his head."You're lucky you're my best friend or else you'll be having a bullet in your head".

He ignores my remark and placed some files on my table " we found her".

I was confused and I guess it was written all over my face because he went further to explain. "We found your Stacie".

Still confused, I asked" Who's Stacie?"

"Your Scarlet is Stacie. She changed her name for some unknown reasons and she owns an art gallery. She's very beautiful"

I raise my hand indicating he should stop talking. I can't believe she's alive, when I searched every record I could place my hands on, I couldn't find anyone with her name. Turns out it's because she changed her name.

I don't remember much about her but I remember her being my childhood love. I went through the files on my table to make sure it was really Scarlet and not someone else. It's really her, she's smiling brightly in the picture and I couldn't help but smile.

"Thanks for the information Mateo but I'll like you to handle some business transactions. There seem to be some issues with the transactions and our partners are starting to look else where for transactions. There's a new transaction, handle it and try convincing our partners so they don't leave. You know they're out hot shot." I say handing him a file containing the information about the transaction.

He takes the file "I'll be sure to that but what about Scarlet?"

"Don't worry about that, I know just what to do" I tell him not glancing up from her photo.

"Later Luciano" he says leaving the office.

"One more thing" I call out to Mateo and he pauses on his way out the door.

"Any problem?"

"Yes, quite a lot."

"What is it?"

"There seems to be a rat giving the police information about the business. I want you to find that rat and bring him to me.

"How?"

"Give the men wrong information each on the transaction and see whose location the cops arrive at."

"Hmm, clever Luciano. Alright I'll do just that. Bye." He says as he walks out the door.

After he leaves the office, I look at the file on my table once again. it's really her and not some fake. She might have changed her hair color and name but her smile and golden bright eyes never changed. The eyes I fell in love with, the smile that made my day, I get to see them again.I finally get to see my Scarlet, after so many years.

Would she recognize me? Would she still love me?

It doesn't matter if she doesn't, cause I'll make her fall in love with me, with the Luciano I have become and make her mine. She'll be mine to hold, mine to look at, she'll be all mine.

I pick up the picture, using my finger to trace her beautiful face on the picture. "I'm coming for you baby, and I'm never letting you go."