Chapter 17 - "Do you want to die?"

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Malaina's POV

"Not to be rude or anything, but why are you here and what are you wearing?" Is the first thing I said when I laid my eyes upon Cèsar. His mocha skin and disheveled black hair was in a clean clad pink Armani suit, with a matching pink tie. He looked ridiculous in my opinion but he somehow pulled it off in his own special way.

"I'm wearing a suit. And besides I was bored at my place, so I thought," He says tapping his chin. "Why not go bother my favorite Italians and their hostage?" With a shrug, he sits on Bella's bed.

"I'm not even a hostage," I whisper. "Anymore."

"Mhm, ok." Leaning his head on my lap he asks, "Where's Adriano and the rest of his followers anyway?"

"Spying on Roman and the Dobrev brothers" Bella replies.

Jerking upward, Cèsar gives us a face full of shock. "What? Without me?"

"Um, apparently." Sofía says rolling her eyes.

"Wow."

Getting up from the bed, Cèsar makes his way to the door. Before he could take a step out the door, I asked,

"And where you going?"

"To kick Adriano's ass for not including me on this 'spying'."

"Maybe he didn't include you because he doesn't like you." Bella says giving him a blank look.

"Doesn't like me? Sweetheart, everyone likes me. I mean why would he not like me?" Pushing his hair back, he leans against the wall with a smirk.

"Because you're annoying." Bella states.

"You're loud" Sofía continues.

"You're always here." Bella states in a obvious tone while pointing at him.

"You talk a lot" Sofía says chiming in again.

"You're freakishly tall" Bella says pointing at him again.

"Oh, and you smirk like a pedophile" Sofía finishes off.

"Ok, that was uncalled for" I say giggling at the two girls on either side of me.

"Since you guys want to be so hurtful, I'm leaving." Cèsar says dramatically walking out of the room.

"Wait! You're still going to look for Adriano, right?" I shout, trying to get to the door before he gets too far down the hallway.

"Yes, not that it's any of your business" He stops, turning around.

"Take me with you" I plead.

I need to see Adriano. I have to know he's okay.

"Fuck no." He says pointing at me. "Not happening"

"Please!"

"No! Do you want me to die?" He asks bewildered.

"Do you really want me to answer that?" Sofía says from behind me.

"Sofía!" Bella snaps.

"Cèsar please!" I plead one more time.

Scratching his neck, he looked to be having an internal debate within his head. Giving me a quick glance over, I give him puppy dog eyes and a slight pout. "Ugh! Fine. Hurry up and change so we can go."

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