Chapter 66
Massimo
It’s been 24hrs and we haven’t found that son of a bitch. I was so angry, how on earth could a nobody hide from us in our own City. Damon and his men were also looking for him and used there runners as well, but no luck so far. Bella is persistent that he will be near the apartment building, waiting for her to go out. But we found nothing. Now I’ll have to do the one thing I don’t want to and that is putting Rachel in danger and use her as bait. Yes I know it was her decision and plan but I still don’t like it. My men is very aware about how I feel about them at this stage. Yes it’s not their fault the mother fucker knows how to hide but for God sake This Is OUR City. I was pacing up and down in my study trying to find other ideas to prevent Rachel from doing this when she knocked on the door. “Massimo we need to use my plan.” “I know I promised you we can, but please Bella give me more time.” I begged “No if we want him to come out of hiding the only thing that will do that is me, he wants me let’s give him the opportunity.” “I’m not happy about this Rachel, but tell me your plan.” She walked over to me and touched my chest, then she pressed her face to my chest and hugged me. “You know Massimo, it’s easy to know when your mad at me or not happy about something I do.” “How?” I asked irritated but still stroking her hair and holding her tighter. “You call me by my given name.” she said. We stood there for a while, me thinking about what she said, before I answered her. “You might be right sweetheart.” I gave her a kiss on the head then she broke free from me.
“Okay let me give you my plan.” “Wait Bella let’s get Luca and Marco in here as well.” I phoned Luca and they immediately came to my office. “Okay Rachel tell us your plan.” I winked at her for using her given name. “Okay but let me just tell you guys it’s not going to take a day, Henry likes playing with his prey, it might take a few days depending on if his in a hurry to get back to Cape Town.” “Noted, now the plan.” “You allow me to go running on my own for a couple of days or until he approaches me. You’ll have your men in the background, on the route we will decide on and then when he approach me you can take him. I also have to tell you guys he will pop up along the way, in a store window or somewhere in Central Park, in part to scare me and also to see if I’m indeed alone.” I stood at my desk thinking this plan over, I didn’t like the idea that she knows he’s going to play with her, as if she was his prey. She is no ones prey. Luca spoke first “It could work Boss, we can give Rachel an Apple watch to be able to track her if the worse happen.” I looked up at Luca “If that son of a bitch get his hands on Rachel the worse that will happen is I’ll get rid off all off you.” I almost screamed “Massimo” Bella tried to calm me , while Luca’s and Marco’s eyes was as big as saucers. “I have a lot of faith in your men and what Luca suggested was a very good idea, no need to get rid of anyone, we all will get Henry.” “I’m sorry sweetheart I just can’t stand the idea of you in that man’s arms or clutches.” “I understand Massimo and I’m sure Luca and Marco understand as well, but we have to be clear minded to deal with him. Henry is really a sick son of a bitch.” “When do you want to start this plan of yours?” I asked her knowing the answer already, today. “This afternoon.” She said. I know her well I thought. “Fine let’s decide the route and Luca and Marco can get the men in their places.” We talked about the route she’ll take, Marco went to the Mall to get Rachel an apple watch and got it set up with the tech guys and Luca phone the rest of the men and informed them off the plan and where they will be standing on the route. I phoned Damon and asked him to be another runner in the park in the same vicinity as Rachel. As the son of a bitch already knows my face. I won’t be able to be near her, that was killing me. Luca and Marco will have hoodies on, to disguise them a bit and all the men will have Rachel’s location on their phones. Everything was organised but I was still not happy.
I walked into the lounge finding Bella on the couch looking at the TV, but I was sure she didn’t see anything. “Sweetheart?” she jumped “Sorry sweetheart I didn’t want to scare you.” “It’s okay Massimo I was just thinking.” “About?” I asked sitting next to her and taking her hand in mine. “Why did he give me a divorce if he didn’t want to be free off me? Why go through all this, fly hundreds of miles to kidnap me. Nothing ever made sense to me when it came to him, but this is a little extreme.” “Sweetheart, some people we will never understand, just remember you are strong, you got away from him once and now you have all of us to help you. Believe me when I say sweetheart this will be the last time you will ever have to deal with him and I will say it again. Ever.” I promised her. “I know Massimo and I don’t even care anymore what you do to him, just tell me when it’s done, that’s all I ask.” “I will sweetheart.”
“Sweetheart the sun sets at 6:10pm we decided you’ll go for your run at 4pm, while it’s still light outside and if we don’t have him by tomorrow you’ll have to go earlier because Damon needs to be at the dock before 6pm.” “No problem with me Massimo, but I don’t want to be the one getting in the way of Damon’s business.” “No sweetheart you won’t, don’t you worry about that. You just concentrate on yourself.” “Thank you Massimo, please remind the men when I stop or look scared they shouldn’t come out of their hiding places, we need to get him when he approach me, not while he tries to scare me.” “It goes against everything in me sweetheart but okay, I’ll remind them.” “Thank you Massimo.” Rachel got up and went to the room putting her running clothes on. I went to the kitchen and poured myself a scots, this is eating me alive. When Rachel came out she was dress more conservative than the previous times she went running, it wasn’t a bra like top she was running in nor was it short tights. She wore long tights and a long sleeve top that was sitting loose on her. If this is how she feels comfortable running and handling the situation I won’t say anything. She walked over to me and took the glass from me and downed it. “Slow down there sweetheart.” “Just getting some liquid courage” she said “Sweetheart you really don’t have to do this.” “I do Massimo, we need him to come out of hiding and I need it to be over.” “Okay sweetheart, here let me put this on.” I took the apple watch and put in on for her. “Your music is also load on the watch and Marco got you ear pods, you could listen to the music but you can also talk to Marco while you running, he’ll be in your ear the whole time.” “Thank you Massimo, you guys thought of everything.” “You are the love of my life sweetheart, they better think of the things we didn’t.” “I love you to Massimo, more than you could ever know.” She leaned in and gave me a kiss, a kiss that felt like a good bye kiss.
“Now let’s get this show on the road.” She said. I don’t think I was ever so nervous.