Run

C H A P T E R T E N

Vincent's warm lips pressed against mine and I relaxed almost immediately. We moved in almost a synchronized rhythm. It wasn't until he started moving his hand underneath my shirt, that I realized what I was doing.

I pushed him away by his chest and he stumbled away.

"What are you doing?" He sounded confused. As if he couldn't understand why I wouldn't want to kiss him.

"What am I doing? What are you doing?"

"I'm doing what we both know you wanted me to do." I gasp in shock. That arrogant little son of a bitch.

"I DIDN'T FUCKING WANT THAT!" I Up in his face and started yelling. This is ridiculous! He's so blinded by his own arrogance that he disregards everything I say.

That's what I hate most about him. I can deal with his bipolar personality, his mood swings, his demanding nature, but I can't stand his arrogance.

He scoffs at me. "Stop denying me, princess. The faster you give into your urges the easier this will be."

"Fuck off."

"Don't talk to me like that."

"Just go away." I was at my breaking point. It's barely been two days and he's already pushed me to my limits.

"Don't act like you don't want me, Leah." He smirks as like he knows what he's talking about. As if.

"Do you even fucking hear yourself right now? Do you know how much of an arrogant douche bag you're being!?" I all but scream at him.

"What are you talking about?" I roll my eyes at him.

"I'm talking about the fact that you're so arrogant that it makes me want to throw up! Do you even know what humility is?" The fact that I even have to ask him that is enough for me to emotionally despise him.

"Look, I'm gonna go, and leave you to work out whatever PMS problems you're having right now. But when I come back, that attitude better be gone." I glare at him as he turns around and leaves the room. I would slam the door in his face, but unfortunately, it's barely hanging on its hinges.

Stupid fucking mafia leader bringing me into his stupid life. Out of all people, he chose me. Why, I don't think I'll ever know. I just want my regular life back. I want to go back to school, hang out with friends, and be with my family. But he doesn't care about what I want. He only cares about his own selfish desires.

"Miss Russo?" The young girl I met last night, Arabella I think, knocks or tries to knock on the door. She looks confused as she looked at the broken door and the other misplaced items strewn around the room.

"Are you alright? I heard yelling." I immediately cover my face with my hands as embarrassment takes over. Ugh, everyone heard us. Of course.

"Yes, everything's fine. Just a minor disagreement. Nothing serious." I lie straight to her face. She's too young to have to be worrying about this, especially worrying about me.

"It didn't sound like a minor disagreement. And I've known Vincent for a couple of years now, I know how intense he can get. I'm here if you ever need to let out a little frustration." I sigh and try my best to smile at her. I want to come off as friendly, but it's really hard right now. I wish she didn't have to deal with this.

"Is he really a nice guy?" I ask before she can leave. If she really knows him as well as she says she does, I might as well get as much information out of her as I can.

She slightly opens her mouth, almost as if she was starting to answer, but quickly closes it.

"Well, I don't know if 'nice' is exactly the right term to describe him. But he's kind, compassionate. If he cares about something or someone, he'll do everything he can to protect them. And even though the bad may sometimes out weigh the good, there is a light inside him. It just takes a little digging to get to."

I was stunned, to say the least. I didn't realize she thought so highly of him. It makes me wonder what past these two have with each other.

She laughs lightly as she looks at me, with a knowing look on her face.

"I know what you're thinking. And to answer your question, no. Vincent and I have never had any type of relationship in the past and will never have one in the future. He's just a man that was kind enough to take in and give a job to a weak, little girl. And for that, I am grateful."

"I understand." And I do. I don't know what she went through, but Vincent helped her out of it. And I can't blame her for feeling gratitude towards him.

"Good. And remember, you can always talk to me." I nod and she gives me a sweet smile before she walks away.

Well, at least one person in this house is a decent human being.

As happy as I am to hear that Vincent isn't a complete douche bag, I'm still curious as to what happened to Arabella and what he did to help her.

Before I could think much more of it, Vincent bursts into the room. His fists were clenched and his breathing was heavy. His face was so red that he looked like he was about ready to start blowing steam out his ears.

"What's wrong?" My voice shakes slightly. Even though I would never admit it, seeing him like this is terrifying. He's so unpredictable when he's mad like this, and I don't really want to cause anymore trouble than I already have today.

"Where's your father, Leah." It wasn't a question, it was a demand.

"I don't know. They might've moved again." With that, he picks up a lamp on the nightstand and hurls it towards the wall, shattering it into pieces.

"What the hell is wrong with you!?" I scream at him. "Why do you care about my father?" As far as I know, they hate each other. I don't understand why Vincent's trying to find him.

"Because, your father is the leader of the Tallios. And I need to find him, and kill him."

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Okay, you guys know the drill, this is late I'm sorry blah blah blah....

But, I have been busy with family and had been focusing on my semester tests. (Which I aced all of them by the way) Anyway, hope you enjoyed the chapter😊