LA DIOSA ➪ RICHIE GECKO

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Getting up from my seat, I look around. There isn't much to do but I see Seth going over to talk to Richard. Deciding to join them, I start walking but Kate grabs my hand.

"Why are you being so comfortable around them?" she asks me and I lean down so she can hear me better.

"If they trust me, I can get the keys." I tell her and her eyes widen. She nods and I look over to Scott and Jacob. They heard me as well and both give me a 'good luck' smile. I walk over to the brothers and stop when I see them fighting.

Seth walks out and I curse. He's the one with the keys. Acting natural, I watch Richard's knife throwing game. Waiting a few minutes, I make my way outside after Seth.

I walk outside and see him stepping out of the RV with a duffel bag in his hands. He walks over to a car and opens it. Throwing the bag inside, he walks towards the bar and I walk to meet up but he's stopped by the man who cat-called Kate and I. Also the man he punched.

Seth says something and the man bursts out laughing. I casually hang back, wanting to see this. The man whistles and a group of men circle them. I take a step forwards. Seth turns around and starts shooting the men's legs but a guy with chains, wrap his wrists in them. I gasp.

He fights back and is doing good until a guy cracks a beer bottle on his head. They all start beating on him and I run over.

"Hey, stop it!" I yell at them. They look at me and the man walks over. Stretching his arms out to grab me and kick him in the nuts and then punch him in the nose. He slowly gets up and two other men grab my arms. Pulling them back, the guy who knocked out Seth with a wooden stick, picks it up again and hits me in the stomach.

I groan and fall onto the ground. "That's what we do to bitches who don't stay in their place." he sneers at me. Kicking me in the stomach, I struggle to breath. The two men drag me back into the club and drop me on the floor. I hold my gut and try to maintain my breath but it's very hard.

I manage to stand up and I go around looking for Richard. I need the keys. And now. I look around the bar for him but he's no where to be seen. I go through the private dance rooms but no luck there either.

That is until I slowly walk into one where a woman is dancing on top of a man in a suite. Yep. It's Richard. I get an uneasy feeling in my stomach but I ignore it. Richard sees me standing by the door and I cross my arms over my chest.

"That's enough," he tells her. "Go." she gives me a dirty look and walks out. I watch her go and then turn my focus back on Richard.

My stomach is still in pain but it's slowly going away. "What do you want Masina?" he asks me, sighing.

"I need your help." I say, stepping forward. "I need you to get us out of here."

"I'm sorry," he says, looking deeply into my eyes. "It's not up to me." I walk over and sit down next to him.

"You don't need us Richard." I cry. "You're here to make some stupid deal."

"It's Seth's deal." he corrects.

"So then let us go," I say, moving closer to him. His eyes follow my movements and flicker back up to my eyes. "I mean all you have to do is get the keys from him." I state.

He looks away for a moment. "Richie," I say softly.

"I don't want you to leave." he tells me honestly and I give him a look of confusion. "I want you to see this place for what it really is. I want you to feel what I'm feeling. You said you were alone. I was alone too and when I had nothing left she found me. She called to me and she led me here." all while he's saying this I feel him move closer to me.