A Lifetime With You by Athrhteera

Chapter 88

Alena

My body froze almost immediately as the man grabbed me by the waist, preventing my fall. My eyes couldn't look away from him even if I wanted to but as soon as he caught me, he was quicker to let me go. However, it felt as if everything moved in slow motion. Those piercing eyes stared at me and straight into my soul. The smirk plastered on his face did not go unnoticed as well but it disappeared when he helped me get on my feet before he walked away into the busy crowd outside. I knew I should've screamed but I froze.

My mind went blank at the sight of him when I was supposed to scream as loud as I could and he could be caught by Igor. I remained still at my spot when a couple of strangers came to check up on me, asking if I was fine. Mama and Igor rushed towards me, asking the same question.

I was staring straight into Mama's eyes but I couldn't answer her. My body was in shock from bumping into the man who had kidnapped, tortured and starved me-I was traumatised by the bad experience and he knew. He knew I was terrified and he could it as an advantage.

"Alena, what's wrong? Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself?" Mama continued to ask, checking up on me. -

We walked back towards the table before we sat down and Igor immediately went to check on my pulse, noticing it was beating faster than usual. I didn't realise the tears had fallen down my cheeks when I remembered the situation he put me through. "Alena?"

"We need to bring her home," Igor said.

"I should call Matteo."

I blinked a few times, "No. Don't call Matteo,"

"Honey... you're in shock. Who was that man?" Mama asked, frowning.

"It was him."

"Who?"

"Him. The one who... the one who kidnapped me," I stuttered as I tried to hold back the tears but I failed and they kept falling down my cheeks. I didn't mind if they could ruin my makeup because all I could think of was him holding onto me.

If I was alone today without Mama and Igor around, he could've kidnapped me again. The look on his face showed it all too well, he wasn't scared of anything, he was capable of hurting me whenever he wanted to.

I, on the other hand, was terrified.

"I'm calling Mikhail," Igor stood up before he went to dial on his phone.

Mama continued to stay beside me as she pulled me in for a hug, trying her best to calm me down. My body was shaking in fear and all I wanted to do was be somewhere safer-different scenarios began to play in my head. I was beginning to worry about going back to work next week.

What if he followed me there? What if he harmed me?

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questions were playing in

home. Now." Igor said, helping me up.

+5

doors. He drove as fast as he could through

reached home, a few familiar cars were already

noticed Papa and Alexei's cars. There was also Matteo's car in the middle and Luca's car near his-they had parked in a hurry, they didn't even bother to park straight. I knew they had rushed here when Igor called because they were worried about me. As soon as I stepped out of the car, Matteo was already there

about me and it was obvious; this time he couldn't risk anything to happen to me because he knew Papa was watching us like a hawk. Matteo grabbed onto my hand as we

Igor followed behind

they saw me entered the room. Alexei seemed slightly tensed as he stood by the

nodded, "He didn't do

you scream? Why didn't you

froze. I'm sorry," I

shook his head, placing

It's not your fault," he

Mama before asking about her condition. Mama seemed to be in shock as well but she managed to calm herself on the way here-she didn't want Papa to worry because nothing bad happened.

sit down," Matteo said as he helped me to sit down on the

handing it to me. I mouthed him a

come home because he had sent me a text message earlier but the rest of them being here, made me feel thankful. They were

down, "I'm sorry. I

my sister and you just decided to let it slide? Seems like you're not fit

wed,

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I defended him because I knew it wasn't his fault. He was with Mama and he didn't notice anything was wrong. "If there's anyone else to blame, it should be. I froze when I should've screamed. If I screamed, Igor

make a public scene? It's a good thing

as he crossed his arms, deep in

as he paced the room, somehow trying to find a distraction. One thing I never liked about my dear brother, he was finding anything or anyone else to blame as soon as he could despite not knowing the real situation. He had a temper and he

you? Did he try to do anything?" My husband asked as he sat beside me, grabbing

almost stumbled forward but he caught me and that was it. He

you sure it was

was him. I'm sure

city and I don't think he

The exact same man had tortured me, broke my bones and tried to rape me-he wasn't human, he was a monster. He didn't have a heart because if he did, he wasn't capable of

okay. You're safe," Matteo added before wrapping