Dark Romeo

chapter 5 ( I will marry you)

Chapter 5___ I will marry you

(Gracey’ Pov)

“What if I refuse to divorce you?”. Romeno gaze on me was deadly, he looked down on me like a predator who was about to devour his prey, but to my surprise, I did not flinch or even give any thought to the deadly aura he was exuding.

“What if I refuse?”. I said again.

“You don’t have a choice; you know that right?”. He spoke, and a grain of smile flashed on his face. “But just in case you want to find out what could go wrong if you refuse, you can refuse you know right, so you find out what I will do to you”. His words were mixed with mockery and his stare at me was firm.

I picked up the pen and signed the divorce papers “I deserve better Romeno, you have always been a mistake from the very beginning, I deserve better and that’s the reason why I am setting myself free from these stupid shambles you call marriage”. I screamed at him, as I spoke my body shook with all the anger I had accumulated in the last two days, I wished I could make him feel the pain I was going through but I seemed almost helpless.

He smiled dangerously at me “I don’t have need of you anymore Gracey, and just for your information, you can no longer come to the Leer’s mansion or your father’s company everything is in my name and that of Victoria’s, to the world you are the rebellious child who refuses to pay her finally respect to her father.”

My forehead creased in disbelief, I knew that Romeno could not just have locked me in the room if he never had an ulterior motive for doing that, silent tears invaded my cheeks and I moved to grab the collar of his shirt.

“I hate you Romeno.” When those words left my lips, I heard multiple gunshots, in the mansion, and just outside the door there seemed to be a commotion, and I could hear kicks and people being slammed to the wall. Romeno pulled me away from himself and tried to get the door, just before he could get the doorknob, the door flew open, the false of the kick on the door had an impact on Romeno and it knocked him hard on the floor before I could comprehend what was going on, I felt a cold hands on my shoulders as he pulled me out of the room when I tried to pull back, he shoveled me on his shoulder carried me to the back seat as another man in black held me on the seat to stop me from escaping, the car speed up from the mansion, its taillights fading into the distance.

My mind was racing with fragmented thoughts, of who else could be after me, I clutched my fingers to the seat of the car, as my eyes darted to the man in a black hoodie on my side. A mix of hope and fear flashed in my eyes hope that I finally escaped from Romeno but fear of the unknown.

“Gracey”. A Voice called out to me from the front seat of the car, I froze from shock.

“Gracey”. The voice called out again, and when the person finally turned to look at me, my body trembled from surprise, the men in the back seat already let go of me, I flew to the person in front of me and hugged her so tight, tears streamed down my cheek once again.

“Maureen, Maureen, thank you for coming to save me”. I held on to her, my grip on her was so strong. “Thank you so much”. Suddenly the car came to a halt. I finally let go of Maureen and I surveyed the environment, the moon just invaded the sky when we stopped in front of a large mansion.

“What are we doing here”. My voice was weak and broken when I spoke, Maureen just came down from the car and helped me down.

“I could not have saved you on my own, I knew there was something wrong the moment I could not get to you, and when I did not see you at your father's burial, I knew there was no way you could be fine” as Maureen spoke my eyes glittered with an unshed tear, that they were someone in the universe that still cared so much about me.

“I had to ask for the help of the Great Angelo Muran”.

“What!!” Angelo Murano is rumored to be the Devil’s prince, the underboss that is feared by all, a ruthless man and one who cares less about anyone, he kills without any form of hesitation. I might not be in the line of business but my father was always speaking to me about Angelo Murano even if I had no business understanding anything he was saying.

“Angelo Murano !!!”. My brain tried to reboot to better comprehend the situation.

“Why did you have to meet Angelo Murano? He is dangerous don’t you know that Maureen” My face shone with fear, as I spoke.

“I had no choice Gracey, and besides we still need his help, you are no longer safe, aside from Romeno, there are others after your life, we need to find someone to protect you.”

Just as we spoke a black SUV car parked in front of the mansion and other trains of entourage followed. A man in a black tailored suit came out from the car, his muscles screamed perfectly, and his short brown hair gave him away as the perfect handsome model.

“Good evening s... sir, Mr. Angelo. I mean your highness”. Maureen stammered, I looked at Maureen and my eyes darted back to the man, this could not be Angelo Murano, I was expecting a Devil, not this Man who seemed like he had just fallen from Heaven

“This is my childhood friend Gracey”. Maureen's words jolted me back to the present

“I don’t have time to waste what do you want”. Angelo's words were cold and commanding.

“Thank you for helping out, but I still need your help, she is still not safe” Maureen spoke

“And if I help her, what do you intend to give me in return? Listen I am a businessman and I don’t do things for free, so what do you intend to give me in return?”. Maureen could not respond and I know why, there was nothing for us to offer this man now, I didn’t have money and even if I had, this man is a multi-billionaire who did not need anyone’s money, I don’t have any company or anything tangible to give to this man. The silence in the atmosphere was deadly and deafening.

“When you have something to offer me call me”. He turned around to walk away.

“I will marry you if you help me get back my father’s company back. I will marry you”.