We sat down to eat once the food arrived. Pierson ordered us some chinese food.
"So Mia tell me about yourself."
"Well I'm from the us which you already knew. I'm the only kid in my family and I lived at home with my mom."
"What does your mom do?"
"She's the lead director of sales in her company that sales real estate world wide. She's gone a lot." I said looking down sad. I miss my mom.
"Mia I'm sorry."
"It's fine. I got use to it being only me."
" So what about school?"
"It was ok. I had three close friends that were more like sisters. I had good grades. Never went out except one night. I should of stayed at home because that I ended up here."
"Well at least you got to meet me though right?"
I laughed. "That's true."
"Now what about boyfriends?"
"Never really had one. I did have a crush on this one guy."
"Tell me more."
"Ok so this boy and I grew up together and went to the same school. After we got a little older he would run every guy that came near me away. The night I met them I had went to my first house party. He danced with me then we almost kissed during a game of truth or dare but my mom called before we could. I liked him for a long time and with the way he acted towards other males about me I thought he liked me too and was just scared to make the first move."
"Then what happened?"
"When I needed him the most he didn't help me."
"What a jerk."
"Yea he is but even though he's a jerk I can't stay mad at him. The way he smiles and laughs and the funny things he does when frustrated it's cute."
"Little one you sound like you're in love."
"Who is she in love with?" King questioned walking in the door.
I stood up quickly as he walked towards me angrily. King waved his hand for Pierson to take his leave.
"Baby girl who are you in love with?"
I felt brave for some stupid reason. "Hero."
"Shit." Pierson said walking out the door.
"What did you just say?!" King gritted out as he pulled me to him.
"I said I'm in love with He.." I couldn't finish as I was now back on the ground with a bleeding lip.
"I told you before you would do what I wanted out of fear or love. I guess you chose fear." He said stalking over me as he pulled his belt from his pants.
He beat me bloody with his belt. I tried blocking and moving but didn't get too far do to me being chained to his bed. When he was done my whole body hurt and was tired.
" Get up and clean your blood off my floor."
I started to sit up in a lot of pain as the door opened. My body dropped back down.
"I said get up!" King shouted as he slashed my back again.
"King! What the hell?!" Devil shouted rushing over to me.
"She chose fear. Now get the fuck out of my room."
"Fine give me the key to this lock."
King gave him a blank expression. "Mia stays here. Now leave."
"If you kill her you will regret it."
"Out!"
When Devil left King pulled me up by my hair. "I said clean your blood off my floor." He growled out.
I painfully got up and came back with some towels.
"What the fuck are you doing?" King asked while pinching the skin between his eyes.
I don't know what I did wrong. " Why would you clean the floor first when your back is still bleeding?"
I ran back to the bathroom to take a shower. I started crying as the water sprayed my back.
"Keep crying and I'll come in there and give you something else to cry about." King said from the other room.
I covered my mouth so he wouldn't hear me. Once I was clean I put on a lose fitted light shirt and some shorts. I came out of the bathroom with towels to clean up the blood I left on the floor. I didn't see King in the room but noticed the blood on the floor was gone. I turned around to bump into King coming back in. I looked down at the floor.
"Take your shirt off and lay down on the bed on your stomach."
I noticed a black bag by his side. He's going to torture me. My body started shaking in fear. Maybe if I listen he'll make it quick or end my suffering. He smirked as I did what he ordered me to do. I laid perfectly still as he climbed over my waist. I heard him opening the bag and pulling stuff out of it but didn't want to see what it was. After a moment I felt a stinging sensation followed by a cool numbing one on my back.
"Baby girl you should not say or do things that make me angry with you. I been in the mafia all of my life as most of my family. Growing up we were taught not to show weakness or sympathy for anyone. We were made ruthless. Try your best not to do such things from now on so I won't have to hurt you ok?" King said putting bandages on my back.
"Ok sir understood."
"Good girl now get some rest your body needs it. I will be back later with dinner."
As soon as I heard the door closed I crawled back to my spot in the corner then slowly my body relaxed and I drifted off to sleep. When he woke me back up I kept my head down and stayed silent as we ate. When it was time for bed he laid down as I drug my chain to the corner and sat against the wall.
"Come lay down on the bed Mia."
I shook my head as I looked up at him. I can't bad things happened on that bed.
"Are you telling me no?" He asked raising his eyebrow.
I sat there frozen until he stood up. I tried to push myself farther in the corner. He grabbed my arm quickly making me get up then put me on the bed. I laid stiff as he climbed in behind me. He pulled me to his chest by my waist as he stuck his other arm under my head.
"Why are you so disobedient baby girl?"
I didn't respond.
"We leave tomorrow to go back to the estate. Get some rest."
***
Bang Bang Bang
I woke up hearing someone pounding on Kings door.
"King open the door!" It was Hero and he sounded mad.
I sat up to have King grab my arm hard. "Looks like your lover boy has came to see you.."
Bang Bang
"King open the bloody door!"
"Do not do anything that you know will make me angry." I nodded at Kings order.
King opened the door as I sat up.
"Where the hell is she?!" Hero shouted as he barged in.
"Good morning to you too little cousin."
As soon as he rounded the corner he ran to me.
"Mia are you ok?"
I looked behind him to see some of Kings guards along with some men that looked American. I looked at Hero and nodded.
"What the hell is this?" He said when he seen my still bruised jaw. Then he looked down. "What the fuck?!" He stood up quickly to face King. "Why the fuck is she chained to the bed?!"
"Mia and I been working on her obedience training little cousin."
"You bastard!" Hero shouted as he lunged himself at King but all the men got between them.
Hero turned towards me quickly. "Let's go Mia." He said softly as he wrapped his arms around me causing me to hiss from his contact with my back. He froze looking me in the eye shockingly. He let me go then leaned over pulling my shirt up. "You fucking whipped her?!"
"Part of her training. Bad actions get bad punishments."
Hero leaned down in my face. "Did he touch you?" His eyes flickered to my lap then back up to me. I moved my head down in shame. I couldn't look at Hero anymore.
"You son of a bitch!" Hero shouted pulling a gun out on King.
All of a sudden everyone had guns drawn. I threw myself on the other side of the bed to try to save myself.
"This is pointless little cousin. You know the rules of the Mafia. We can't kill each other. If you shoot me you know what will happen and in the end Mia will be either back in my estate with me or with Devil."
"Damn it!"
Everyone lowered their guns.
"Give me the key King."
"Why don't you ask Mia if she wants to leave with you first."
What of course I want to leave with Hero. I got back up on the bed.
"What of course she does."
"Ask her."
All eyes turned towards me as Hero stepped forward.
"Mia don't you want to come home with me?" Hero asked with concern in his voice.
"I.." I seen movement behind Hero and looked over. King stood there with his fists balled up so tight his knuckles where white. One hand was a fist the other held his belt tightly. It was a promise to me. I looked back at Hero. The cops couldn't save me and he can't either. If I say yes I'll never make it out of here and right now my body can't take another beating. From the look of King I knew if I said yes the next beating I got I wouldn't make it out alive.
"Mia?" Hero's voice brought me back to focus.
I closed my eyes as I put my head back down so no one could see my tears silently fall then shook my head.
"There you go cousin. She doesn't want to go with you. Now leave my hotel."
Hero stood up in defeat and started for the door. It took all my will power not to stop him and to let him know I wanted to go with him.
"This is not over King."
"What ever you have in mind Hero I suggest you do it quickly. After all her birthday is coming up quick."
What does my birthday have to do with anything?