Still with me?” Instead of answering she simply nodded as a tear fell from her eye. Trying to contain her unfazed exterior, she quickly wiped it away.
“To keep from using blunt force or tactical measures, I fully expect you to cooperate willingly.” He stopped again to wager her comprehension of the matter at hand. “Some would say this type of slavery is barbaric and downright cruel. Frankly I could give a rat’s ass what other’s think. Three-hundred and fifty thousand reasons leads me to believe this is a unprejudiced settlement. Do you have any questions thus far?”
“What will you do with me?”
“That I haven’t quite decided yet but when I figure it out, you will be one of the first to know.”
“…” Nodding her response to his answer, they were interrupted by knocking on the guest bedroom door. His right hand emerged carrying a manila envelope. Antonio noticed that she quickly lowered her head back to her chest as Gio fully walked in.
“I have the information you required.”
“Great thanks.”
“Mrs. Myers, I will have the kitchen staff bring you a bite to eat. We will continue this meet and greet after a very important meeting. And remember, if you try any type of escape, my guards won’t hesitate in putting a bullet through your heart. In which I will feed the remnants to my Rottweiler’s out back.” Antonio said all of this to end it with a dazzling smile. At the horror written all over her face, it made even Gio chuckle inside.
“Y-yes sir.”
~
“The Rottweiler’s? Really?” Gio questioned as they walked down the hall to his home office.
“Just a precaution.”
“She looks like she has had enough of an ass whooping in her day. I don’t think she would risk going against anything you say. It’s evident she has heard that you could possibly be a very dangerous man. I’m pretty sure that poor excuse of a husband has bragged about his powerful boss to put more fear into her heart.”
“What would make you think that?”
“My own personal research of course.”
“And what did you find?”
“Mrs. Myers tried to escape her hostile marriage only to be carted back by her beloved husband. Obviously the emergency room visit on that occasion was a warning to never try that again. One of our very own tracked her down in a matter of minutes.”
“Let me guess, Brian.”
“You would be correct. The cousin of a cousin through marriage.” Gio joked and successfully gained a chuckle from Antonio.
“If it wasn’t for my mother, I would have killed him a long time ago. Always into some mess.”
“Well this is no different. He has been bragging about a certain young woman to a few others. Because he is such a liar, I don’t know what all is true.”
“Surely Myers would have killed the woman if he even suspected her of being unfaithful.”
“Not if he was in on it.”
“No?”
“Let Brian tell it.” Antonio took in all of what Gio had to say including the bullshit his family member had to add to the scenario. Something just didn’t sit right. Although he doesn’t know this woman from a can of paint, she still doesn’t seem like the type. He is normally pretty good with calling peoples cards so he was sure if she was with Brian, she was forced. Then again he knew from personal experience that women are some sneaky and unpredictable creatures.
“There’s something else that I think would be beneficial in the long run.”
“What is that?”
“She was quite sneaky…”
“All women are sneaky.” Antonio cut Gio off.
“Perhaps. This time however it was for a positive reason.” Gio opened the file he carried and slid it across to Antonio. “She was enrolled in the community college under her maiden name. After her classes she would run to the market in that area as a cover. She only had a few classes she had that was required she attend personally. All of the others were online classes. While she worked online with her school work on a computer she
“To keep from using blunt force or tactical measures, I fully expect you to cooperate willingly.” He stopped again to wager her comprehension of the matter at hand. “Some would say this type of slavery is barbaric and downright cruel. Frankly I could give a rat’s ass what other’s think. Three-hundred and fifty thousand reasons leads me to believe this is a unprejudiced settlement. Do you have any questions thus far?”
“What will you do with me?”
“That I haven’t quite decided yet but when I figure it out, you will be one of the first to know.”
“…” Nodding her response to his answer, they were interrupted by knocking on the guest bedroom door. His right hand emerged carrying a manila envelope. Antonio noticed that she quickly lowered her head back to her chest as Gio fully walked in.
“I have the information you required.”
“Great thanks.”
“Mrs. Myers, I will have the kitchen staff bring you a bite to eat. We will continue this meet and greet after a very important meeting. And remember, if you try any type of escape, my guards won’t hesitate in putting a bullet through your heart. In which I will feed the remnants to my Rottweiler’s out back.” Antonio said all of this to end it with a dazzling smile. At the horror written all over her face, it made even Gio chuckle inside.
“Y-yes sir.”
~
“The Rottweiler’s? Really?” Gio questioned as they walked down the hall to his home office.
“Just a precaution.”
“She looks like she has had enough of an ass whooping in her day. I don’t think she would risk going against anything you say. It’s evident she has heard that you could possibly be a very dangerous man. I’m pretty sure that poor excuse of a husband has bragged about his powerful boss to put more fear into her heart.”
“What would make you think that?”
“My own personal research of course.”
“And what did you find?”
“Mrs. Myers tried to escape her hostile marriage only to be carted back by her beloved husband. Obviously the emergency room visit on that occasion was a warning to never try that again. One of our very own tracked her down in a matter of minutes.”
“Let me guess, Brian.”
“You would be correct. The cousin of a cousin through marriage.” Gio joked and successfully gained a chuckle from Antonio.
“If it wasn’t for my mother, I would have killed him a long time ago. Always into some mess.”
“Well this is no different. He has been bragging about a certain young woman to a few others. Because he is such a liar, I don’t know what all is true.”
“Surely Myers would have killed the woman if he even suspected her of being unfaithful.”
“Not if he was in on it.”
“No?”
“Let Brian tell it.” Antonio took in all of what Gio had to say including the bullshit his family member had to add to the scenario. Something just didn’t sit right. Although he doesn’t know this woman from a can of paint, she still doesn’t seem like the type. He is normally pretty good with calling peoples cards so he was sure if she was with Brian, she was forced. Then again he knew from personal experience that women are some sneaky and unpredictable creatures.
“There’s something else that I think would be beneficial in the long run.”
“What is that?”
“She was quite sneaky…”
“All women are sneaky.” Antonio cut Gio off.
“Perhaps. This time however it was for a positive reason.” Gio opened the file he carried and slid it across to Antonio. “She was enrolled in the community college under her maiden name. After her classes she would run to the market in that area as a cover. She only had a few classes she had that was required she attend personally. All of the others were online classes. While she worked online with her school work on a computer she
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