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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were playing

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

+5

as fast as he could through the busy traffic, eyeing our surroundings incase we were being followed but luckily enough for us, we

reached home, a few

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

into his eyes as he cupped onto my face, a frown had appeared in between his brows. He was worried 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

behind before they closed the

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

nodded, "He didn't

didn't you scream? Why didn't you

froze. I'm sorry,"

shook his head, placing

apologise. It's not your fault," he

to be in shock as well but she managed to calm herself on the way

as he helped me to

glass of water before handing it to me. I mouthed him a 'thank you' and he

important to be here when Igor said he was going to call Papa Thad expected Matteo to come home because he had sent me a text message earlier

I didn't think

Something could've happened to my sister and you just decided to let it slide? Seems like you're not fit to go back

wed,

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anything was wrong. "If there's anyone else to blame, it should be. I froze when I should've screamed. If I screamed, Igor would've noticed and he could

scene? It's a good thing you didn't,"

still as he crossed

was finding anything or anyone else to blame as soon as he could despite not knowing the real situation. He

he hurt you? Did he try to do anything?" My husband asked as he sat

stumbled forward but he caught me and that was it. He didn't try

sure

I'm sure it was

won't be far. He's in the city and I don't think he even left the city after we found you. Was

I went through. 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 doing those things. He did it without a single

safe," Matteo added before wrapping his