Chapter 4: Kidnapped

I was half running and my head was held down when I accidentally bumped into a rock hard living creature. I closed my eyes because of the sudden impact I got and was thrown a few meters away into the floor.

"Fuck! My head!" I said in a low pained voice as I touched my head that was banged into the rock hard thing. I looked up to see what that thing was and my eyes widened as my mouth was dropped into the ground. It was Scott, he was kneeling in front of me as he held my two arms to help me stand up. But before he could even make me stand, I forcefully stretched my arms to remove his hands from holding onto mine. "Get off me!" I retorted. I heard him let out a sigh.

"Faith...Are you okay?" His masculine voice started to create an effect towards my soul again. His eyes looked worried. I saw him tilted his head a little and his eyes went past me, I saw his eyes move quickly from behind me as if he was staring into someone or something from behind me.

"I'm fine." I replied flatly without looking at him. I heard him groan softly as I stood up on my own and tapped my butt many times and I started to walk past him. I was thankful enough that he didn't follow me after that and I was able to enter our room peacefully.

I stayed in our room until the evening came. Mika also came here from time to time and would sometimes ask me to join the activities but I declined. Until she reached the point where she stopped pestering me which I'm very thankful for.

I was having a peaceful nap when suddenly I heard a loud repeating knock on my door. I was still half asleep as I got up scratching both my eyes and walked lazily towards the door thinking that it might be Mika again as she always forgot her key card. So I opened the door without peeking into the peephole first and yawned when the door sprang open.

"Mikaaaaa! Please stop forget----" I wasn't able to finish my sentence when I opened my eyes. A big muscular guy wearing a black mask was standing in front of me. One guy is holding a white handkerchief from his left hand and a gun in his right hand. The other guy was also holding a gun. I was shocked and couldn't move for a few seconds, but when I regained my consciousness I immediately held the door to close it but it was already too late. The guy holding a handkerchief forcefully stepped his foot to stop the door from closing as they pushed it harder until such time when my strength couldn't take it anymore so the door sprang open again and a loud bang was heard. The guy covered my mouth with the handkerchief which prevented me from creating a noise and then after a few seconds everything from my end went all black.

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"Oliver… someone has been following me. Check all the areas. I saw two men a while ago. Inspect all the places, especially on the 30th floor of the building." I commanded. Oliver was my right hand and a close friend of mine. Our path crossed once in Italy when I was investigating another low profile Mafia. He was escaping when I took him and eventually we became friends.

"I will." He replied and walked out of his hotel room.

After a few minutes, my phone rang and saw Oliver as the caller. So I immediately answered it.

"Scott… something is up in the hotel room of your girl. It's---" I didn't let him finish his sentence as I ended the call and hurriedly walked out of my hotel room and traveled my way to the 30th floor, specifically room 303. I was kind of expecting this, that something would happen to her. My enemies saw me with her a while ago, they must've thought that Faith and I were close. I gritted my teeth to the thought of her being harmed by anyone.

When the elevator opened, I went out and saw my men standing outside the door of Faith's hotel room. Oliver was holding the door knob trying to open it as he called out 'miss' repeatedly. I ordered my other men to block the hallway and to not allow anyone from entering this direction which they nodded and moved into their post.

"We saw this earings outside her door. We have been calling her with the help of the hotel staff but no one answered from the inside." Oliver started talking as he handed the earings to me. I clenched my jaw upon realizing that it was Faith's earrings, I saw her wearing this from the dining hall earlier. My blood is boiling up. I can feel my men jolting in fear as I shouted.

"Move!" I roared. I collected all my strength and kicked the door hard that made it fall open. I immediately walked inside the room hoping to see her but I was welcomed with a chaotic room. I sighed in frustration and walked around the room together with Oliver who is now inspecting the room. I went to the comfort room thinking that she might be there but she's not. I pushed all the toiletries away causing it to be dropped on the floor. I was panting because of frustration when I noticed Oliver running and calling out my name as he entered the comfort room and handed me his cellphone.

I gritted my teeth again for the nth time upon knowing who the caller was.

"Salve! Mio amico!" The guy from the other line said in his Italian accent.

"I have no time for you, Marco!" I exclaimed and was about to end the call when suddenly he stopped him from doing so.

"If I am you... I wouldn't dare end the call, amico. " He said with a threatening voice. "Get off me! Who the fuck do you think you are, asshole!" I suddenly heard a very familiar voice from the other line.

"Cover her mouth…She's starting to annoy me, amico. Your woman is too loud and brave." Marco commanded his men before he spoke to me.

"I am no one's woman, idiot! What do you want from me!" The familiar voice talked again in a harsher way this time. I was slightly surprised at how this woman isn't shaken up even a little because of fear. Isn't she frightened? I thought to myself.

"Don't you dare touch even a single strand of her hair, Marco! I swear to God! I will kill you with my own hands." I yelled over the phone. I didn't notice that I was gripping the phone harder than I expected, the phone might break in no time.

"HAHAHAHAHA!" A devilish laugh escaped from the other person's mouth on the other line. "You don't get to tell me what I should and should not do to your la fidanzata, amico." He added with an intense tone this time.

"She isn't my woman. You've got the wrong girl Marco." I replied with a chuckle. I'm now walking towards the couch and taking a seat. I didn't hear any word from the other for a few minutes which made me worry more about Faith's safety.

"Really? So…" He stopped and I heard footsteps from the other line. "I'll just kill her then." He continued together with a loud bang from a gun shot.

"Hmmmm! Hmmmm!" A frightened shout escaped from the woman's covered mouth.

I was trying to prolong the conversation as Oliver is trying to locate the other line's location. Another gun shot was heard from the other line, this time I didn't hear her voice anymore. I narrowed my eyes towards Oliver who is now moving at a twice faster pace. I felt relieved when I saw his mouth move and smirked when I read it as 'Found it'.

"What do you want Marco!?" I yelled as I asked him again. Now standing and ready to go after the location sent to me by Oliver.

"I only want a simple thing, Mio Amico. Let me and my men return to Italy tonight without any trouble and the Heart of Cleopatra which you will bring with you, alone." He said calmly. "Your girl will be safe, for now. I will only give you 3 hours to prepare everything. By then, you must come alone to the location I will send you. Are we clear!?" He grunted.

"Are you fucking kidding me Marco? Did you forget who I was!?" I gasped upon hearing his request.

"Remember you only have 3 hours or else… this woman's head will explode!" He threatened and ended the call without letting me answer.

Marco and his men followed him here in the Philippines to supposedly get his revenge after me. But I didn't give them a single chance of getting what they wanted. He was once a leader of a Mafia back in Italy but was eventually destroyed by me and I acquired his men and his money.