Chapter 80

Luca’s POV

I headed straight for the dungeon. Anger coursed through my viens like fire. Cal saw me approach and stood straight. He nodded his head as I passed him, then quickly fell in line behind me. He asked no questions as we made our way down the staircase. A strong copper smell seeped through my nostrils.

As I rounded the stone wall, my eyes locked on the prepetrator from this evening. Fear swirled in his iris’, as it should. I took slow calculated steps. I was a predator tracking its prey at the moment. I carefully removed my jacket and placed it off to the side so that it didn’t get dirty.

“Who was the woman you were working with tonight?”, I asked deeply. “I don’t know what you are talking about”, the man stuttered. “Yes, you do”, I stated. “My wife specifically said that a woman was present tonight. Who was she?”, I tried again, this time while picking up a hunter’s knife off of the table.

I inspected the knife, as I waited for the fucker to reply. Many sentences in this chapter have been removed because you are not reading them on * . “Well, your wife did take a few good spills to the head this evening. Are you sure that she is recalling the events correctly?”, he countered, trying to sound sly. No there is no way. Marabella was very adamant that a woman was there. She even had a conversation with her.

“Stop trying to play stupid with me. And don’t ever call my wife a liar again”, I growled, as I shoved the knife into his thigh, right above his knee cap. An ear piercing scream rattled the stone walls, reverbrating back to my ears. I grinned maliciously, now it’s time to play.

“Let’s try that again, shall we?”, I asked tauntingly. “Who was the woman you were working for?”, I reiterated. The pathetic man coughed and whimpered. “I, I don’t know what you are talking about”, he said again. He’s a stubborn one, I’ll give him that. I twisted the knife then yanked it out.

“What’s your name?”, I asked. “Fuck you”, he spit. “Okay. I’m going to call you Billy. You cool with that, Billy? Awesome”, I said, not giving him time to answer me. “Look Billy, I know that there was a woman there tonight. It’ll be a lot less painful for you if you just tell me who she is”, I said, trying to bartar with him.

“Never, I’d rather die”, Billy said. “Oh, trust me, buddy. You are going to wish that I’d kill you”, I cackled. “String him up”, I commanded my men. They jumped into action, hanging him by the chains on the wall. “So, your brother, was it?”, I taunted, as I took my shirt off. I would like to try and keep it as clean as possible.

Billy jerked around in his chains, realizing he had no where to go. “I have to say, watching my wife shoot him in the face was quite the intriguing sight”, I grinned, remembering the moment I fell for the fiesty little brunette. “Fucking bitch”, Billy mumbled in a growl.

“Oi, I know you aren’t talking about my wife”, I hissed, slicing the knife down his chest cavity. He cried out in pain, which was music to my ears. “You know what’s funny?”, Billy smirked, through his pain. “What’s that, Billy boy?”, I asked, tilting my head to the side.

“You, nor your wife, have thought it weird that I know you haven’t fucked her yet?”, he taunted. He’s right. How does he know that? That’s something I haven’t shared with anyone, and Marabella is too modest to share it with anyone herself. So, how? “How do you know that?”, I asked, biting the bullet.

“Let’s just say, that someone very close to your family, has been watching you for a long time”, he laughed, before he started coughing. Close to my family? “What do you mean watching me?”, I asked. Billyy chuckled, “No, sorry. That’s all you get”, he cackled.

I growled as I threw a right hook to his jaw, immediately breaking it, and knocking him out cold. I turned towards my general. “When he wakes, torture him until he gives a name”, I commanded. “Yes boss”, the general replied with a nod. I grabbed my shirt and jacket, then headed for the exit.

Someone close to my family has been watching me. How? Is my room bugged? My phones, Mara’s phone? Fuck. I pulled out my phone to call my techy. He answered on the first ring, like always. “Yes boss?”. “Trey, I need you to come to the villa. It’s very important. Bring your gear”, I intrusted. “Yes sir”, he replied before hanging up.

See that’s why he is one of my favorites. He never asks questions, just does what I say. Cal followed me out, holding the car door for me. He drove me back to the villa, and I immediately headed upstairs to my room. I needed to lay eyes on my wife, be sure that she is safe.

When I busted through the bedroom door, Marabella sat where I had left her. Her eyes immediately met mine with a smile, “Hey handsome”, she called. I smiled back at her, “Hey beautiful”, I responded walking towards her to capture her lips with mine.