Betrothed To The Ruthless Mafia

“Do you like my surprise, Amore mio?”

Rosana was speechless. She couldn’t accept any of it. This isn’t real, she kept telling herself. Her Allen was in California, probably at work or home. This person sitting right here and looking lifeless wasn’t Allen. It couldn’t be him.

“Allen… Allen!!!” She rushed over and tried to save him but she couldn’t. The ropes were too tight. “Allen, it’s me. It’s your Rose. Please wake up!”

She cupped his face in her palms and sobbed quietly. She still couldn’t believe any of it was real. Her Allen being tied up, the bruises, the blood… She couldn’t believe any of it.

Standing to her feet, she turned to face Sergio who had been quiet the whole time. Her eyes were red and filled with so much hatred. “What did you do to him, you shameless monster?”

“Take these robes off him. Let him go, please!”

“And why should I?” Sergio asked and walked further into the room with both hands tucked inside his trouser pocket. “I just want to know the man you love so much, Bambolina”

“No, Sergio, let him go, please. I will do anything you want” She begged in tears and fell on her knees in front of him. “Please, let him go!”

Sergio stared down at her, irritated by her tears. He then turned to the men in the room. “Take her away”

The men swung into action, not listening to her cries and pleas. They dragged her out and took her back to her room as Instructed by Sergio.

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TWO HOURS LATER

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Outside the room, two men stood, guarding the door. Rosana wasn’t allowed to step out no matter how hard she cried and pleaded with them. She cried helplessly and couldn’t stop thinking about Allen. Was he still alive? She wondered.

The door opened and Rosana turned to stare at it in fright as Sergio walked in, holding a gun in his right hand. Her stomach immediately clenched at the sight of it and her heart started racing wildly in her chest.

What has he done to Allen? Was he de@d? She thought as tears welled up in her eyes. With Sergio, anything was possible.

“You have killed him…” She whimpered, covering her wet face with her palms. “You… You killed him!”

“Why do you think so bad of me, Bambolina?”

“Because you are… You are a monster. You… You…” She paused and shook her head, allowing the tears to flow uncontrollably.

“I would advise you choose your next words carefully, Bambolina.”

“Or what?” She sniffled and looked up at him. “Or what, Sergio? Will you kill me? Burn me? Rip my heart out? Feed me to your animals?”

He looked down at her, his expression void as always. Then he turned around and started walking towards the door, leaving her confused and speechless. Was that it? She asked herself. Was he just going to leave?

“I am… I am sorry. Forgive me” She gulped, not knowing what else to say. She just wanted to get rid of the silence which was worse than death.

Sergio paused but he didn’t turn to look at her. “You will go to him and tell him you do not belong to him anymore.”

Her heartbeat ceased and she stared at him in shock. Allen… Her Allen was alive. He didn’t kill him… He was still alive! She felt relieved and started sobbing again, feeling sorry for what he had to go through in the hands of Sergio.

She shook her head and answered “I… I cannot. I love him. Please, let him go!”

“Of course, Bambolina” He turned to look at her with a smile on his face which terrified her. “But for that to happen, you will have to drive a bullet into his skull. That would be so sweet and easy, compared to what I would do, sweetheart”

His eyes were swimming in darkness and she felt a trail of shivers running down her spine. “No… Please…”

“I would blend him, then I would serve you his remains and watch you eat” He deadpanned, his voice as gravelly as ever.

She started sobbing, her jaw chittering. Her heart was in her throat and her pulse pounded violently. “I will do it… I will do whatever you say”

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“What… What happened to you? I searched everywhere. What are you doing here? Who are these people?” When she didn’t respond, he added. “What’s going on? Talk to me, Rosa”

She fisted her hands beside her and walked further into the room. “There’s… There’s nothing to say, Allen. You shouldn’t have come here”

“I didn’t come here, they brought me here. All I can remember is that after work, a couple of guys knocked me out and then I woke up to find myself here”

“They’re gonna let you go. But you have to forget about me” Rosana gulped and looked at him with pleading eyes. She wished he could understand everything and just leave.

“Why should I do that? Are you hiding something from me? Who are these people, Rosana? What are you doing with them? You were supposed to be with me, remember?”

“That has changed. We cannot be together, Allen. You have to forget about me”

Avoiding his eyes, she walked behind him and started cutting off the ropes. When she was done, he stood up immediately and turned to face her. He was shocked at her words and couldn’t understand any of them.

“What the f*ck are you talking about? What happened to you? What did they do to you? Who are these people, Rosana?”

“Allen…”

“I’ll call the police as soon as we get out of here. You’ll be safe, we’ll be safe.” He cupped her cheeks as tears rolled down his eyes. “Then we’ll get married like we always wanted to. You and me, Rosa, you and me!”

She couldn’t hold the tears anymore. This was breaking her as much as it was breaking him. But there was nothing she could do about it. Sergio was going to end him if she didn’t do as he said.

“It’s over, Allen” She announced and pulled away from him, releasing the bomb. “It’s over, you have to leave”

“No… No…” He paused when he saw the ring on her finger. It wasn’t his. “Wait, what?!? You… You left me for someone else? How… How could you?”

“I’m sorry, Allen, I do not love you anymore.”

Tears rolled down his cheeks and he sniffled. He didn’t want to believe she had just broken his heart into a thousand pieces. How could she? He wondered. How could she do that after all the promises

“You… You promised”

“I’m sorry, you shouldn’t have trusted me anyway” She then turned to the men in the room. “Take him away”Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

As they bowed and swung into action, Allen saw the tears in her eyes. She looked sad and heartbroken but she managed to keep a calm facade. What was going on? He wondered.

“Are they forcing you to do this? Is that it?” He asked as the men started dragging him away. “I promise I’ll come back for you, I… I promise!”

“Please don’t… Just forget about me!”

“I love you, Rosana… I’m not giving up on you!” He yelled behind his shoulder as the men dragged him out of the room.

When she was finally alone, she started crying. She was sad and happy at the same time. At least, she was able to save him from Sergio and he was still alive. “I did it for Allen, not for you” Rosana gritted and wiped her tears with the back of her palm. “I can never love you, Sergio. And I will never love you!”

“You will learn, Bambolina. Now, get dressed”

She had promised to do whatever he said so she quietly obeyed. She dressed up in the black gown he had picked for her and wore gold accessories. Then she wore simple make-up.

As she walked out to meet Sergio, she overheard Munika talking to him. “I told you I do not trust her. I do not even like her. She’s only here to destroy you.” “I am sorry, I was just…” As Rosana approached them, she kept thinking about what she had just heard. Munika doesn’t trust her and doesn’t even like her. But Sergio went against his mother and stood by her side. What does that mean?