Chapter 49

Ashton

"Wake up, babe."

I tried to open my eyes when I felt someone shaking my shoulder trying to wake me up but my eyelids were too heavy and I can't seem to open my eyes.

"Last chance babe, wake the fuck up." A man shouted and I suddenly felt cold water being splash all over my body. I immediately opened my eyes because of shock. I saw Luciano and his assassins in front of me who looked very happy to see me being soaked with a fucking cold water.

"Fuck!" I cuss softly, enough for them to not hear me as I got up from the bed. I can no longer remember how I got to this bed, the last thing I remember was when Luciano punched me in the face with too much force to the extent where I felt like my head separated from my body.

"You stink, I figure you need a bath," Luciano said sarcastically and smiled at me knowingly. Until now, I can still feel the chill in my body because of the water that Luciano poured on me, my clothes are soaking wet and I don't know what to do. Should I take off my clothes? But I don't know if the clothes that Luciano gave me are still here and if my clothes are still here, I'm sure he won't let me change.

He's punishing me now.

"What are you doing, babe? Praying?" Luciano asked and suddenly laughed.

"Ah god, I'm hungry." He added and turned his back on me, he walked out of the room and I couldn't help but raise my eyebrow as my eyes wander around the room.

That was it? Luciano just came here to pour cold water on me? Fucking great.

"Come on, kid, aren't you hungry?" Ron suddenly said and grabbed my arm, he then dragged me outside so I could do nothing but follow him.

As we entered the kitchen I saw Luciano sitting like a king on his chair while eating. I swallowed my saliva when I saw the food served on the table, I suddenly felt hungry when I realized that it was almost hours ago since the last time I ate.

"Don't act like this is your first time here, kid. Have a seat." Ron whispered to my ear and then walked out of the kitchen. Luciano and I were the only ones left inside the kitchen.

My heart was beating faster, I don't know what Luciano is thinking right now and I couldn't help but be fucking nervous especially now that he is just a foot away from me.

"Come on, babe," Luciano said but he's not looking at me. My knees trembled as I walked towards the chair in front of Luciano. When I finally sit down, I heard my stomach growl out of hunger, I even get more hungry when I saw all the foods being served in front of me.

"This chicken parmigiana is the best, babe," Luciano said with a smile and started eating, I swallowed my saliva as I stared at him eating his food.

I was about to reach for the ham and cheese in front of me when I heard Luciano coughing repeatedly which I knew was meant to grab my attention.

"What are you doing, babe?" Luciano asked and acted confused but I knew he was just playing with my feelings.

"I'm hungry, I want to eat," I replied to Luciano but he just raised an eyebrow at me and suddenly laughed.

"Why would I let you eat?" Luciano suddenly asked and at that point, I already knew what he wanted to happen. He wanted me to watch him eat while I was here hungry.

Well, fuck it. I know he will going to kill me in the end, so I will do what I want to do at this moment. I'm scared of him as fuck but I'm hungry, I don't want to die hungry.

"I'm eating." I strongly replied to Luciano causing him to stop grinning at me. I know he did not expect it from me which kind of help me to calm down as I start eating the foods in front of me, every time I swallowed the food I was praying that Luciano won't get mad at me and break my neck or worst shot me on my head until I wasn't breathing anymore.

"I see you're getting brave, did you get that from Mason? God, that kid always loves adventure." Luciano said and suddenly I let go of the ham I was holding. I gulped looking at him with a confused face.

"D-Do you know him?" I asked Luciano nervously but he suddenly winked at me causing me to raise my eyebrow, getting more confused with all of these.

"Yeah! Too young to be enlisted in the army, but he ends up being the best." Luciano replied, I don't know but I suddenly lost my appetite. I can't help but worry about Mason's condition especially when I last saw him he had a wound in his arm because of the gunshots and until now I have no news of him, I don't know if I will have another chance to find out what happened to them.

"Don't worry, Mason is okay," Luciano said and started eating his food again.

"H-How about Lautner?" I can't help but ask Luciano, I don't know if I should believe him when he said that Mason's condition is okay but somehow I feel better.

"Lautner? He's still the same, feisty and orgasming, though it's been years since the last time we talked, I wonder if he's still tight." Luciano said and he suddenly fell silent, as if his mood suddenly changed, I can't read his expression but he seemed sad but he just tried to hide it.

While Luciano was eating, I was just watching him, he was deep in thought that he did not even notice that I had been looking at him for a while now.

"Have you known Ted's family for a long time? Mason and Lautner?" I suddenly asked in the middle of the silence that envelops our surrounding, it was as if Luciano woke up from a nightmare and looked at me when he heard the last name I mentioned.

I don't know if I'm just inventing a story on my mind or this is really what happened when you know that in a few hours or days you somebody's gonna kill you that I:m thinking a lot of weird things.

I always wonder what Luciano's real name is, I know that Luciano is not his real name because, like the ones I read in the book, no mafia boss uses their real name, they need to use another name to protect their identity.

"Since they were month old, Ted was my friend because he was with me when I joined the army, he once saved my life when we were fighting the terrorist in Serbia. Until our paths change, we barely see each other since then." Luciano said and at that moment I confirmed the theory that I had been thinking about for a minute or two now.

Destiny is fucking playing us.

"Aiden," I said softly but I knew Luciano heard me because I could see the shock on his face, but it was only a few seconds before the expression on his face turned blank again.

"He told you?" Luciano asked instead of answering, I nodded slowly.

"So your real name is Aiden," I said, Luciano just kept quiet. This time I no longer feel nervous, I don't know but now that I know his real name I seem to know him a little bit more, not as Luciano but as Aiden.

Even in hindsight, I don't think that Luciano was what Lautner was referring to in his story. Luciano is the man Lautner loves all along.

"He still loves you until now," I said to Luciano but I think it was a wrong move to make because Luciano's face suddenly darkened and he shook his hand as if he was preventing himself from doing things that he would later regret.

I swallowed my saliva in fear of my fucking life. So much for trying to tame the lion, self, now it seems like he's ready to fucking kill a human being.

Fuck! I should just shut my mouth for goddamn sake.

"If you're trying to save yourself, babe, then you did the wrong move," Luciano said loudly and suddenly stood up and walked towards me.

"Fuck!" I cussed sharply when he suddenly grabbed my hair causing me to stand up and hissed when the pain creeps into my head.

"Strip," Luciano ordered before he let go of my hair.

"Don't make me say it again, babe," Luciano shouted causing me to step back because of fear. My hand trembled as I slowly took off my wet clothes one by one.

I just hugged myself after I undressed, I don't know but I'm feeling a sudden uneasiness, I wonder why since I used to undress in front of Luciano.

"If you think telling me that Lautner still loves me will save you? Then think again, babe." Luciano said and suddenly grabbed my hair again and pulled me out of the kitchen. I don't know where he intends to take me because I can only see the floor while trying to remove Luciano's hand from tweaking my fucking hair.

After a few seconds, Luciano let go of my hair. I gulped when I found myself standing on the railing as the cold breeze touched my skin.

My heartbeat quickened, it's like a deja vu is happening to me right now. I was also in this same spot when Luciano suddenly pushed me into the sea, I almost drowned because of that. It looks like I knew what he's going to do, I already saw this coming.

"The scenery is so beautiful," Luciano said and walked closer, he stood beside me. My tongue seemed to recede and I could not answer him, not even a single word came out of my mouth.

"Too bad this is the last time you can grasp the beauty of this scenery," Luciano said again and I slowly closed my eyes, waiting for him to push me.

I feel like I'm going to die in nervousness while waiting for what he will do next. But after a few seconds, Luciano did nothing, nor did I feel that he touched me.

I gulped as I slowly opened my eyes, a few beads of tears that I had been preventing from escaping due to a mixture of fear and nervousness gushed out of my eyes.

"I d-don't know how to swim, please." I stuttered pleading to Luciano, praying that he would not push me. I know that earlier I thought of just jumping into the sea and let myself drown but it's different now that it's happening, it seems like all my courage has receded.

I don't want to die.

"I'm giving you a choice, babe. Will you jump into the sea or I'm going to push you?" Luciano asked with a smirk making my heart stop from beating. I don't know what to say because no matter what I choose, there is only one thing that will gonna happen to me.

I'm gonna die here whether I like it or not.

I took a deep breath as I could no longer control myself, tears trickled down my eyes as I stepped my foot until I was standing on the railing.

My eyesight has dimmed because of my tears, one wrong step and I will fall into the sea.

"Love is just a fucking illusion, Ashton." Luciano suddenly said and pushed me causing me to lose my balance and I fall into the sea. My mind went completely blank until I felt my body sink into the cold water, I don't know what happens next. The last thing I remember was Luciano's words before he pushed me.

Love is just a fucking illusion.