31 - UNEXPECTED SITUATIONS

“I don’t give a bloody damn about the weather conditions Captain, I need to get to Florida” I said making sure to include the urgency in my tone and how quickly I need to get to Florida. I couldn’t bear the thoughts of Aria in the hands of that sleazebag and each passing second I stood there with the phone plastered to ear trying to buttress the urgency of the situation, my anger doubled.

I shouldn’t have let her out of sight, I shouldn’t have allowed her on trip. I should’ve told her to stay, that I wanted her stay, that I needed her and now she was in danger – and it’s my entire fault. Of course, the guilt settled in and clouded my senses mixed with a strong feeling of anxiety and trepidation slowly creeping up my stomach and reaching up to grab me by my throat that I almost gasped.

“We can find an alternate route that we can take that avoids the worst of the weather – ”

“I don’t care Captain, just get me to fucking Florida as quickly as possible, get the jet ready” I said immediately and shutting off my phone. I scrolled to my phone to Aria’s chat and I had sent her some messages which she hadn’t returned any, even when I dialed her number it had gone straight to voicemail. I shoved my phone into pocket and walked to my car, heading straight for the airport.
It took an extra hour before I was finally able to board and the whole five hours of the flight had been excruciatingly painful. I could barely sit still and my legs shook with fear, by the time the plane touched down in Florida it was already past 7 and he was running out of time to get to Aria. Panic began to set in, coursing through my veins when again my calls kept going to voicemail.
Aria, take your fucking calls!

I made sure that I had a car waiting and ready to take me to the hotel, arriving at the luxurious looking hotel – the unwanted memories began to flash through my head. It wasn’t the same hotel but it was eerily similar to the one from years – I shook the memory away not wanting to dwell on the past when I had more pressing matters to deal with.
Desperate, I walked to the receptionist “I’m looking for a young lady, her name is Aria Thorne, where is she?”

The receptionist, a blonde lady with a tight lip and something that seemed to resemble a permanent scowl eyed me suspiciously for a second before she went ahead to say “I’m not liberty to disclose such information, I’m sorry sir”
I huffed in frustration, nearly banging my fist on the desk separating us “Well, goddammit! She might be in fucking danger, I need to find her” I said impatiently but the nonchalance of the receptionist was glaring and I could feel my annoyance to my bone.

“Well, maybe you could try to reach her on phone and she could call up to let you in”

“If I could fucking reach her on the phone, I would have done that a long time and I don’t have any more bloody time to waste, she could be in fucking danger”

“Miss Thorne hasn’t left the hotel since she checked, and I assure you there is no danger whatsoever in this hotel and I’m sorry I cannot assist your further. You could call our customer for further clarification” her voice was patronizing like it had a mocking undertone to it, and with the weird glint in her eyes she was definitely doing this on purpose. But I needed to see Aria with my own fucking eyes before I concluded that she was okay.

“I would give you a hundred dollars to tell me where she is now” I pulled out a hundred dollar bill from my pocket, and she looked at it for a few second before focusing her eyes back on my – she wasn’t impressed and I pulled out another dollar. I could see the struggle in her eyes looking at the clean dollar bills dangling from my fingers, but also her resolve felt stronger and immediately she hit the intercom

“I’m sorry I have to call security” she looked at me before speaking into the receiver “We have a situation here” and before I knew it, I had a hulk looking kind of guy looking down on me saying

“I’m sorry I’ll have to escort you out of the premises”

I wasn’t backing down “I’m not leaving here without Aria” looking him dead in the eye as I spoke “And if you do as much as touching the hem of my jacket, you’re going to regret it”

“Oh really” I could hear the amusement in his tone and my anger tripled. Immediately, I took out my phone and I speed dialed a particular number.

“Now!” was all I needed to say before a handful of my security began to troop in and surrounding me and I looked at the big hulk of guy

“I’m going to ask this just once, and you have the choice to answer or not – Where is Mr. Venzo?” I said, my voice with laced with venom and my eyes shooting poisonous lasers that reflected the anger that was boiling from within. It didn’t take up to a minute before the security conceded to my request and I was escorted to a section of the hotel that seemed to be a private dining area, a large oaken door concealing what was happening at the other end.

Immediately, I forced my way in and I could see Mr. Venzo quite alright and there was alright, her eyes slightly closed and leaning over him, his hands around her shoulder and trying to sit her up properly – anger surged through my veins.

His eyes met mine immediately, and I could see the shock register in his eyes as he took my sudden appearance in.

“What are you – ”

“Get your filthy hands off her” anger fueled the poison in my voice, the impatience that was nearly driving me insane.

Suddenly, he flew towards me attempting to throw a punch that destabilize me but I dodged it artfully and immediately my security stepped – I rushed for Aria immediately.

“Aria – ” I called, shaking her lightly “Are you okay”

She grunted in response, inching towards me in the way her body responded to me and I held her close. Then she looked at me with a dim gaze, and what surprised was how sultry it looked, then she whispered in my ears.

“I’m so fucking horny right now”

Wait what - ?

And that was when it dawned on me, he had drugged her with a sex drug.

*I’m going to fucking kill him!