THE MAFIA’S MISTAKEN BRIDE

Jasmine’s POV

A small smile forms on his lips when I flutter my eyes open to meet his. He is rocking back and forth on the same chair from earlier.

Wait!

How long have I been here? Did I fall asleep or pass out again? Was I kidnapped yesterday or has it been days?

Realizing Xavier clearly told him he wasn’t going to come save me, uneasiness set in. I know I don’t want him to come so he won’t fall into Sebastian’s trap but I was hoping something would happen.

Something miraculous.

Obviously, I am still stuck here and might be stuck here forever.

But I know I don’t want Xavier to come and end up being killed. I would rather have myself serve Sebastian than watch Xavier being punished for everything that has happened.

He is a proud man.

He won’t come just like he said.

I try so hard to remain calm and satisfied with the thought that he won’t come even though my insides are in turmoil.

Sebastian stops rocking the chair and stands up, strolling casually towards me, the smile still on his face.

But I can catch a glimpse of something else.

Mischief? Amusement? What the hell is he up to?

When he squats down to my height on the floor where I am tied to a pole, he grabs my jaw roughly, forcing me to make eye contact with him.

“I can see your darling is serious about not coming to save you”, he mutters, his stinking breath forcing me to close my eyes.

“Open your eyes, goddammit!” He snaps at me instantly and I open my eyes.

Suddenly, he licks his lower lip, a mischievous smile crawling slowly to his face.

“All is well”, he rises and spreads his arms out as a short laugh leaves his lips. With a finger, he signals to someone but I can’t hear his instruction.

Suddenly, I am pulled up and they get rid of the strings used in tying me up. With curiosity, I look up at Sebastian but he is only smiling.

He is not giving me any hint of what he intends to do but I know this is not going to be good.

Roughly, I am pushed towards the exit and for a minute, I think it is time for me to be killed. I never would have thought Sebastian would want to kill me off that fast. I thought he would like to get down on me first, make me suffer and beg for his mercy before finally getting rid of me.

I guess I was wrong.

The door opens and I am pushed out. There is a long corridor and the man behind me continues to push me forward along the corridor until we get to the last room on the right.

He opens the door with a key and pushes me in. Before closing the door, someone enters.

Sebastian.

I don’t have time to look around the new room because of his presence. The fact that he came in here after me makes fear jump into my heart.

My heart is thumping wildly and my imaginations are running wild.

He licks his lower lips again with a smirk and it hits me.

I can’t be wrong the first time. He wants to get down with me first.

At the thought of that, I almost let out a scream. This shouldn’t be happening. I can’t let this madman take my virginity. I can’t do this.

I shake my head and take a step backwards as he approaches. Before I can continue scooting backwards, he grabs me.

“Where do you think you are going, uhn?” He asks as he leans towards my left ear with his tongue touching the area.

I move backwards again, stepping away from his hold. His touch makes me cringe. The thought of doing this with him wants to make me cry or look for a way to kill myself before he manages to lay a hand on me.

We stare at each other for a second and he chuckles lightly. He turns around and points to an area where there is a dining table and chair. On the table, there is a tray of food.

“Eat and freshen up. Or freshen up and eat. You have just 20 minutes to do that. I will be back in exactly 20 minutes. When you are done taking a bath, wear this”, he points to the bed. There is a red dress lying on the bed and heels beside it.

What is this jerk trying to do? He wants to rape me in that dress or he wants to sell me off?

I really wish to know what he is about to do but I can’t. I can’t read through him. With his expression, I know what he is about to do to me will be terrible.

I have to get out of here myself.

I need to save myself. I don’t need any Xavier right now. I can’t risk having him here to rescue me and being used as a scapegoat.

I need to find a way out of here. Alive.

With an invisible kiss, he goes to the door and he is out of the room in a second. I fall to the floor. My breathing hitched and I am trying to breathe properly.

No.

I shake my head inwardly.

Despite being married, I never had anything with my so-called husband and now I am being forced to have sex with the only person I hate most in the world.

I can’t do this. I can’t let him touch me. I would rather die than allow myself to be used by him.

Without thinking, I shoot to my feet and storm towards the dining table. I open the food tray and grab the fork and knife without checking what type of food it is.

I don’t know where this courage is coming from but I am glad it is here at the right time. Clueless on what to do next, I stare left and right, towards the door and the window, pondering hard on which to use.

Suddenly, I think of the idea that I might be in a room filled with cameras and I am being watched right now.

More reasons why I need to hurry.

Quickly, I race to the window. My heart is pounding harder than ever before and I really hope this idea of an escape will work to my benefit.

I open the window and stare down. A gasp leaves my mouth when I realize I don’t know what floor I am. The ground seems far away and the idea of an escape race out of my head immediately.

My back hit the wall in defeat.

What should I do?

A stamping jerks me back to reality. I look up to know where it is coming from, scared that Sebastian is coming back.

But then it isn’t from here. The sound seems to be coming from above. I stare up and I can confirm it is from above.

Is there another floor above? What are those people there doing? Should I go there and ask for help? Who are the people there? Are they also working for him? Where the hell am I?

Impulsively, I go to the window again and look out. Staring down, my heart skips a beat before I finally stare up.

I can’t see what is above clearly but I can see a rope hanging in the air.

My mouth drops open.

A miracle?

Hurriedly, I place my left foot on the edge of the window, stretching enough to grab the rope. With my hands secured on the rope and my other feet on the edge of the window, I contemplate what exactly to do, whether to go down or up.

I don’t know what fate awaits me up and what awaits me down but I know the numbers of guards downstairs wouldn’t be as much as those above.

Just before I can take off my feet from the window, I hear the sound of a gunshot. Dread fills me up instantly but I manage to remain calm, holding onto the rope tightly alongside the fork and knife.

I will definitely need them.

With confidence, I begin to go up with the rope as I count numbers in my head to keep me sane and to lose track of the time I am spending doing this.

I hope Sebastian won’t take notice of my absence on time. This will give me time to get out of here before I am missed.

Finally, I see something protruding which I can hold onto while letting go of the rope. Not sure what is above or who, I take a leap of fate and grab the protruding wall.

I leap and find myself on the edge of the building almost falling off. With a terrified scream, I move backwards and fall on my bottom.

Realizing I made it there, I almost let out a cry of joy. I look around to see it is the rooftop.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

What else am I supposed to do?

As soon as I get up from my fall, a door opens and a strange face appears, looking breathless. When he sees me, he points at me and goes back.

Shit!

They know already.

I look around for where to hide but there is none. In haste, I walk to the door he took out and hide by the side, holding firmly onto my only weapon.

The fork and knife.

Someone rushes up again and I try to attack the person from behind only to see it is Sebastian.

He whirls around, grabs my throat and turns around with me, walking fast and pushing me along.

My eyes widen.

The fork and knife in my hand fall off too.

“How dare you?!” He thunders with extreme rage, making me wonder what happened and how he got to know I was gone so fast. “You think I can’t kill you right this moment? You bitch! I wanted to have a bit of fun with you first but you ruined it. You and that devil ruined this. I will make you pay.”

I don’t have time to think about what he just said about me and Xavier ruining this for him because he has pushed me to the edge.

My eyes widen. I want to plead.

Just a push and I will be gone forever.

I will never see Xavier again. I will never get to know about the mystery behind my resemblance with Andre and who Mr Moore is to me. I will never get to resolve my fight with Xavier. I will never get to go back to Chicago.

He pushes me off and I begin to fall, my hands flying in the air and I close my eyes, waiting to welcome death.

I keep falling and I can’t help but wonder how many floors this building has. Even if I survived this fall, my life will never remain the same again.

Xavier will never look at me again. I should just die and go to rest.

Finally, I fall down but not on the hard floor. I don’t feel any pain. I don’t feel any hard impact from falling on the floor.

There is a wall guiding me. A soft wall.

Immediately, I flash my eyes open, only to meet the intense gaze of a man I was thinking for a moment that I would never see again.

I fell on him.

My chest is on his. And there is a big blanket underneath him.

Just before I can process what just happened and how I have managed to narrowly escape death, a shot rings out, hitting Xavier on the shoulder.

This is when I see the bruises all over his face.

I scream and scurry off him in shock.

With a wince, as he grits his teeth in pain, he doesn’t get up. Instead, he holds the gun in his hand with his two trembling hands and points it upwards.

I look up to see Sebastian grinning down at him as he points a gun at Xavier as well.

Xavier pulls the trigger the same time Sebastian did and I let out a loud terrifying scream as I watch Xavier drop the gun, his body going still.