Chapter 61 Camilla’s Pov.
I sobbed as he laid lifelessly on the ground, eyes wide open.
no no no no no no no! This isn't happening. This isn't fucking happening!
I was turned over in the dirt and a fist collided with my cheek. I whimpered at the burning sensation in my cheek. He hits me again, this time, on the mouth. My lips collided with my teeth and blood rushed into my mouth.
A cry escaped the back of my throat. “Get off me!”
Then they started dragging me across the ground. My bare back is exposed to the ground as my coat begins to pull up. I clenched my teeth at the sensation until they finally stopped.
The men backed away and I'm faced with the man whom I assumed was their leader.
He smirked down at me and bent down to caress my face. “Oh, look at you.” He chimed with an evil smirk. “So beautiful. Even more beautiful with those cuts. My nephew really does know how to pick them.”
Nephew?
I narrowed my eyes and gathered spit from the back of my throat, aiming it straight for his eyes. He flinched as my saliva dripped down his face. He scrunched up his face and wiped it down with a glare.
“You're going to wish you never did that.”
“Fuck you.” I hissed through my teeth.
He raised his fist and punched me twice as hard as the last guy. I felt my body go numb from the pain but I refused to pass out.
“It seems like you need a lesson in submission and I'm going to enjoy giving you one.” He gripped the back of my hair and I held back my cry. I didn't want to give him that satisfaction. “I've always enjoyed taking what belonged to my nephew anyways.” He licked his lips and glanced down at my body.
A quiet sob escaped my throat and I squeezed my eyes shut.
“Take her into the van. Let's go pay a little visit to Álvaro.” The man growled as he stood up.
I was hoisted roughly into someone's arms and I'm carried away. I was too weak to even fight back especially when it would only land me with more injuries.
I was thrown into the back of a van and the doors slammed in my face. I glanced up at the darkness and prayed that whatever was about to go down, that Álvaro at least make it out alive.
Álvaro Castillo.
Sweat ran along my brow. The gun is still pointed at the back of Camilla’s head. The more I looked at her, the more my blood boiled. But I knew that if I stepped out of line, Camilla would be shot on the spot.
The past two days, I've been distracted. I felt my bones stiffen inside my body at how all I've been focusing on is this moment with Anthonio and I completely ignored Camilla.
I thought she'd be safe with Rizzo. What the fuck happened?!
My fingers twitched around the trigger on the gun beside my thigh. Sergei is still staring back at me like a smug bastard and I just want to blow his goddamn face off.
Suddenly, what I thought was more of Sergei's men strolled into the warehouse until my eyes fell on a figure I didn't think I would ever see again.
Santiago was right.
“Hello Álvaro.” My uncle, Vincenzo said as he strolled into the warehouse. Now, we were greatly outnumbered but I was going to do everything in my power to make sure that Camilla is safe.
I watched Vincenzo carefully as he began to pace in front of us. “How's my favorite nephew doing?” He chuckled and I just wanted to strangle him with my bare hands. “You thought you were so smart that you could outrun me?”
My eyes flicked to Anthonio for a second and I could see the raging fury behind them, his jaw tense and his eyes set on the men that we both hated with passion.
“You've been too distracted with this silly girl. I wondered why you didn't just kill her off.” Vincenzo gestured to Camilla on the floor who now has her eyes closed and is silently whimpering. “I've had my men reporting back to me. You've been so focused on Sergei that you didn't bother to keep tabs on me. They saw you at the club together with Anthonio and that's when we knew that you were both working together.”
I grit my teeth together in anger.
“Well, I'm here to see you dead so I can finally collect what should originally be mine.”
“Okay.” Sergei spoke up in a cheerful voice. “Now that we're done with the reunion, this is what happens.” He tucked his hand behind his back and walked towards me. “You'll get on your knees and beg for her pathetic life or I'll blow her brains across the floor right now.”
I've never gotten on my knees to beg for anything but I'll do it for her in a heartbeat.
My pride burned but I knew I had to do it.
My knees started to bend without hesitation and I noticed Santiago looking at me in shock out of the corner of my eye. The old Álvaro wouldn't have gotten on his knees for anything or anyone but there's nothing I wouldn't do for Camilla.
I know that now.
When I knelt down in front of Sergei, his face lit up with so much satisfaction and pleasure but I chose to ignore it for my sanity and her safety.
“Now beg.”
I didn't want to do this. No man ever wants to be in this position but I didn't have a choice. I've even come to the shocking realization that I would even destroy my entire empire for that woman.
“Don't hurt her.” I stated.
Sergei cupped his ear. “Oh, c'mon now, I didn't hear that precious magic word, Álvaro.”
My nostrils flared at his taunting voice. “Please don't hurt her anymore. This is between you and me. She doesn't deserve to be brought into this mess.”
“Oh, but you brought her into all of this mess, Álvaro. You kidnapped her into this life. You can't play one way and not expect me to play the same. She's the most valuable player here and you know that because she has you wrapped around her little finger. So beg harder, Álvaro. That didn't quite cut it.”
I took another look at Damien out of the corner of my eye and he's looking at me like he's never seen me before in his life. I sucked in a silent breath and looked back up at Sergei, ignoring Camilla’s watery eyes.
“Please, don't hurt her.”
Sergei breaths through his nose heavily before clicking his fingers. Camilla is dragged upwards from her spot and pulled towards the door of the warehouse before she is pushed into the wall, out of view from our eyes.
Then Vincenzo nodded towards one of his men who retrieved a gun and aimed it in the direction that Camilla had been thrown and fired off three shots quickly.
My world just stopped rotating at that moment.
Everything stood still for a few seconds, my stomach twisting in knots.
Suddenly, everything erupted. Santiago aimed his gun and shot in the direction of the man who shot at Camilla. The whole warehouse erupted in chaos.