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How does he know?

'Well Isabella he's not oblivious, if everyone else knows, why wouldn't he' That annoying voice in my head spoke.

'Oh shut up'

"Well, Isabella?" Samantha said.

I used my hand to run through my hair, then I smiled at mr.brown.

"How are you?" I asked.

"Just peachy, how are you?" He asked looking down as if asking about the baby.

I touched my stomach. "I'm good."

The air was tense and awkward, It was getting too much for me.

On such good timing, the caterers came with the food. I have never been so glad to see string beans in my life.

Just as the food was placed infront of me I dug in, I didn't care how I looked at this point. I was feeding for two.

"Slow down, you're fat enough as it is, do you want to look like an elephant?" Sam spoke with a mocking smirk.

Okay now I've had enough. I pushed my food away and got up.

"Excuse me." I said walking towards the door.

"Isabella." I heard someone call my name. I busted through the door and to my room.

"Isabella." I heard mariano call.

By this time tears were streaming down my face and I don't know why. I layed on my bed on my side and forced my eyes closed.

I heard my door close and footsteps. The bed then sunk.

"Isabella come here." Mariano said.

"Don't you need to be with your girlfriend?" I asked.

Mariano chuckled and I turned to face him. "What's so funny?" I asked.

"Samantha is not my girlfriend." I could hear the humour in his voice.

"Then, who is she?" I asked really confused.

"She's a friend Issy, there is nothing between us." He said.

"Then why was she throwing herself at you?" I asked.

"What?" He asked.

"She was throwing herself at you, how could you not have noticed?" I asked.

"Because-" He came closer to me and I sat up. "I was only paying attention to you."

"Okay then why didn't you say anything when she said she was your girlfriend?"

"One, I thought your expression was funny and two, I was interrupted." He finished.

What he said earlier was just registering in my head, I smiled.

"What is it?" He asked.

"I never took you as the cliche type." I said.

"How was I cliche?" He asked.

"I was only paying attention to you." I quoted him.

"Well, there is alot you don't know about me." He said.

At this point I wanted to so badly kiss him and I don't know why. Calm down hormones, I'm thinking like a horny dog.

He got off the bed and was about to leave but pulled his hand. He turned to face me.

"Please, stay with me?"

"Ofcourse."

He took off his shoes and we laid there in the quiet room, just enjoying the silence.

"Do all these people live here?"

"Yes, I don't live here but I'm staying for a while."

"Why?"

"It's safer for everyone to stay together." He said.

I looked in his handsome face as his eyes closed a little. He's falling asleep, already.

"Why is it safer?" I asked, I figured he would answer my questions when he's half asleep.

"So no one gets hurt." He barely said.

"Hurt?" I asked "By who?"

"Enemies."

"What enemies?"

"rivero and his men." was the last thing he said before I heard his snoring.

Did he just say rivero and his men? He can't be talking about the dangerous gang leader rivero. Rivero is merciless, or so I've heard. I didn't really know much about this guy, but the little I knew was enough to make me stay far away from him and his men.

I was feeling a little sleepy. I'll do some research tomorrow about it, but for now I'm too tired.

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THE NEXT DAY

I sat around my computer desk and was reading up on rivero. So far all the things I've found are all saying the same thing, that he is a ruthless, merciless human being who feels absolutely no remorse for his victims. None of the sites show any pictures of him, and even if a box comes up where the picture should be, it would say 'image has failed to load.'

I clicked on a different tab and began to read what it says, It seemed absolutely useless until I saw something that made everything inside me go ice cold. It said something between the lines of ' rivero has met his match' and ' his greatest enemy is the mafia.'

His greatest enemy is the mafia?

Mariano's mumbling words replayed in my head 'enemies', 'rivero and his men'.

Does this mean what I think it means? I placed my head in my hands and rubbe my temples. This is too much for me.

There is a knock at my bedroom door, I look up at the door then said "Come in."

I watched as abigail walked in holding two glasses.

"I brought you a drink." She said holding out the glass to me. "What are you doing?" She asked. I took the glass from her and looked in it. "What is this?" I asked.

"Strawberry banana smoothie." She said. She walked around my desk and looked at the computer screen.

"You don't know do you?" She asked.

I didn't know how to reply. "Know what?" I asked.

"Nevermind, I shouldn't have said anything." She said in one breath.

"No, tell me." I said.

"I shouldn't, mariano should be the one to tell you." She said, before walking out. I really hope it's not what I think.

I stood up from the chair and made my way out my room to find mariano. I was becoming more upset by the second, the last thing I need right now is for him to be keeping so many secrets from me. I saw molly coming out of a room.

"Hey molly, do you know where mariano is?" I asked.

"He left about an hour ago."

"Where did he go?" I asked.

"He, Mr. Brown and some others went to the club." She spoke.

I furrowed my eyebrows. "What club?"

"sei ogni desiderio, where the girls work." (A/N that means 'your every desire')

"I've never heard of that place."

"That's where they are when they aren't in the office."

"Do you know how I can get there?" I asked her.

"I'll have the driver take you there." She said.

"I'm gonna go change." I said.

"Okay, Just go outside when you're ready." She said. I nodded and headed back to my room to change. I put on a loose fitting blouse and leggings with a pair of black and white vans. I took up my phone and headed out.

I walked outside where I saw a car waiting. I sat in the back seat and took out my phone as the car started to move. I had some messages but I'll check those later. I started to play the 'purpose' album by justin beiber, which I downloaded onto my phone. I love the album. Even though the songs weren't really helping my situation.

When the song 'company' started to play the car stopped. I looked out the window and noticed a big black modern building. I stared at it in awe, this looks nothing like a club. It looks like an office building.

"I will be waiting." The driver said.

I saw him looking at me through the rearview mirror and I gave him a small smile.

"Thank you." I said. "I'm Issy."

He nodded and then spoke " Marc."

"Okay." I said, I then exited the car.

I walked up to the building and pressed the buzzer, there was a beeping sound and the door opened, talk about modernized. I walked in and there was a lady sitting by a desk, she looked like a receptionist or something. I went to her.

"Good afternoon." I said and she looked up at me.

"How may I help you?" She asked.

"I'm hear to see mariano." I said.

"Hold on one second." She picked up the telephone and dialed a number. I leaned against the desk and checked the messages that were on my phone.

The phone buzzed and another one came in.

Then right on cue my phone started to ring.

"You may go in, take that elevator and go up to the eighth floor." She spoke. I told her thanks then went to the elevator. I pushed the button with the number 8 on it then answered my mother.

"Isabella Paige Sabrina Marse." She shouted through the phone. "Why haven't you been answering my texts or calls young lady. Do you know how worried I was, Why didn't you tell me that you were moving?Where are you staying?" I could have sworn I told my mother that I was moving. "Isabella, Where are you now? What-"

"Mother, I didn't see any missed calls from you, I didn't know the texts were from you, I could have sworn I told you that I was moving, I'm staying with mariano and right now I'm at some place I don't know where I am." I said answering all her questions.

Just then the elevator dinged and the doors opened. I stepped out and looked around me. This looks nothing like downstairs.

"Mom, I'm gonna call you back later." I said hanging up the phone.

There are girls walking around in only lingerie, and some butt naked. What the fuck is this place. There are also different men dressed in black suits walking around, aren't they at all phased by all these naked women. Ofcourse not issy.

I ddin't know which way to go. I walked down the corridor where I saw a board with what looks like a map of the building on it.

"Are you lost?" I'll know that voice from anywhere. I turned around and sure enough there was yasmine standing infront of me.

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