A Lifetime With You by Athrhteera

Chapter 53

Matteo

Angelo had managed to track down Alena's phone last night. The moment my call went through and it began to ring, I didn't waste any time to get Angelo-even though I couldn't stop calling Alena, hoping she was going to answer, it didn't matter because at the end, we

figured out her location.

I called Alexei, letting him know the good news.

However, he wasn't as excited. He seemed rather dull and faking his reaction which I instantly knew, he had figured out his sister's location all along.

He just didn't want to tell me. I didn't understand his purpose.

So, here we were, standing in the living room of my vacation-villa.

Alexei had his hands in his pockets while I stared at the note on the coffee table:

'She belongs to me now.'

Ever since we arrived here thirty minutes ago, I had been frozen in the exact same spot. Angelo guarded the door with my other two men while I tried to figure out the culprit. Angry. Upset. Disappointed.

towards my wife-more I didn't know which one to describe my emotions but I knew I felt them all at once but not towards myself. I was angry at myself for never checking out this place. I was upset at myself for not knowing my wife any better. I was disappointed at myself for letting this happen.

"Matteo..." Alexei called out, breaking the silence.

My hands were clenched into fists as I tried to hold back from hurting anyone. To be exact, I wanted to throw everything onto the ground and scream as loud as I could but I knew that wasn't a solution to this problem.

I needed to stay calm. As calm as I could.

"You knew. You knew but you didn't tell me," I replied.

I turned to look at my brother-in-law, feeling betrayed. I had came to see him and begged for his help-believe me when I said it, I had never begged for anything or anyone in my entire life but I knew my wife's safety was more important than my ego.

Now I knew, I had begged for nothing. I had embarrassed myself.

"She wouldn't let me."

Alexei. I

her to tell

know what to believe. Now her life's in danger and

one. The

This time, every second mattered because it was a matter of life and death. Alena

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note, trying to hold back my tears from falling-I

I thought things were going to go according to plan but I

me... this wouldn't have happened." I added, turning to look at the blood on

had been beaten up, probably punched or kicked and I was nowhere near to

her. And you'll be the last to

and a few scattered on

didn't even heard it when I called-she was probably downstairs when the tragedy happened. If I had called her earlier,

it to

she was hours away from

I knew it, the tears had fallen. As much as I wanted

seduced

onto her clothes,

breathed,

stood still in the

seeing me like this, yet he respected

you?" I muttered under my breath, holding her clothes to

lose her one day. Being in the mafia never reassured my own safety and I knew it could risk my wife's safety

have dropped my guard down when it came to her safety but I was too eager on making her happy. I needed to

had feared

felt like it was

I knew I had to start searching for her, even though it would take me