The fear was rapidly rising to my throat and my eyes prickled with tears. "Lucas, stop this now," o cried, my voice quivering.

He said nothing, just watched on with an aloof expression on his face.

I cleared my throat and swallowed. Perhaps if I told him why I was here, he would come back to his senses.

"Lucas, look, listen, I came all the way here to find you because I needed to tell you that I..."

My explanation as to why I was in Italy and the news that we had a child suddenly became incoherent muffles as a cloth a hand clamped down on my mouth then without warning, I was gagged. Then one of them threw me over his shoulder.

Despite it all, I still squirmed on their shoulders and tried to communicate with Lucas but they were all muffled words.

At some point, all of them, including Lucas, laughed at my attempt to speak.

Luigi and I were taken to a car that came to park beside us. I was tied to the backseat and a resigned Luigi was by my side.

I felt a little pang of guilt as I thought that I was steh reason why Luigi was also tied with me. I probably just made Lucas lose his trust in Luigi just because he met with me.

in the car that we were taken to. As the car ride started, I tried to make some noise and attract some attention but Luigi just sighed beside

that he had a lot to say but there was so little talking that a gagged person could do so he settled to

spent the entire night on the road, bound and placed in uncomfortable positions.

ride, I remember falling asleep with a heavy heart. I had no idea what would be my fate and if I was ever going to be able

rolled to a stop. I looked outside and saw that we were in the middle of nowhere...the

us, we walked wobbling into the forest. I knew I wasn't walking, I was too weak that I was dragging my feet

abandoned beside a big oak tree that stood in the

tiredly raised my head when I saw a foot clad in a shoe stopped

for his two men standing around to leave. "Turn on some

men scowled at Luigi and I before walking off into the direction

the sound of booming

the gag of both of our mouths, she avoided my eyes when he removed mine. I was shocked when he brought out a gun and pointed it at Luigi. Then he

aloud, looking from Luigi to Lucas but I got no response. "What... what are you talking about?" I

still had his head hung down, his gaze intently on

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