Chapter 9


    09 Damsel In Distress


    Luca.


    Emma’s scent had stayed with me since the day I kissed her at Alpha Gibson’s doorstep. Although I had


    done it to save her from the embarrassment, it had stuck with me.


    She was sweet and helpful when I met her. She tried to strike up a conversation with me all through the


    bus ride, but I was undercover and needed to be inconspicuous. That was why I ignored her, but she


    was amusing. How she kept staring at me when she thought I wasn’t looking was intriguing. She would


    often look away so I wouldn’t catch her staring. As much as I wanted to get up and sit elsewhere, her


    scent filled my senses and gave me a calming peace. She seemed a bit timid and reserved, and I figured


    her Omega nature was the cause of it. From how we interacted, I noticed she tried to conquer that side


    of her and be daring once in a while. She was full of life and highly optimistic. The Emma I saw now is


    theplete opposite of the one I met on the bus.


    What must have happened thatnded her into very? I knew Marcelo did not treat his ves so kindly.


    Seeing the cor around her delicate neck made my blood boil. Did he have to degrade everyone just


    because he could? Whatever the girl might have done, she did not deserve this type of treatment. It was


    inhumane and babaric. I could see the fear in her eyes. Her eyes looked haunted. The joy in them was


    dead. I saw her just a little over four months ago. What happened? “Why is she here?” I asked Marcelo,


    and he hissed at her while she stepped away to stand in the corner waiting for her next order.


    “Her father gambled their future away. He is owing a lot of money and can’t pay, so I decided his entire


    family would work to pay me back,” Marcelo said andughed.


    “Why will you enve an entire family for one man’s crimes? Why did you not just take the father?” I


    asked him, angry at his reasons. The girl was innocent and did not deserve this.


    “Omega servers are hard toe by, and they are the best for this type of work. Besides, if the father


    worked for me all his life, he wouldn’t have been able to pay me back.” He said, and I was mad.


    “And who determines how much their monthly wage is?” I asked him, and he frowned at me.


    “Please, Don Luca, how I choose to run my business is none of your business.” He said politely with a


    smile, trying not to offend. “When you uwfully enve an entire family from a territory under my


    protection, it bes my business, Marcelo,” I told him fiercely. He looked at me to see if I was serious,


    then finally spoke. “Well, this girl pissed off the wrong people, and I have been given permission to hold


    her and her family here for as long as I can.” He said, and I frowned at him. “Who did she piss off?” I


    asked. “The wife of the next alpha. The current alpha’s daughter. Although the husband, whom I suspect


    is the cause of it, has been trying to pay her debt and buy her and her family out. I have been ordered


    not to allow it. I did not have to do much. Her father was offered an opportunity to gamble out of the bind


    and took it. Unfortunately, the guy was unlucky and


    ended up sinking them into more debt. When we told the future alpha how much the new bill was, he


    bailed, asking to pay for only her, but between us, I will never release her to him. She is pretty,” he said,


    laughing. He took a gulp of his drink, and I became pissed. “How much are they owing you?” I asked


    him, and he stoppedughing.


    “This is none of your business, Luca; please let it go. They are just omegas, bloody ves,” he said, and


    my rage started building up. He could see it and averted his gaze quickly. “Two million four hundred


    thousand Leer,” he told me, and I wondered how stupid Emma’s father was. How could he have owed


    that much? How was he nning to pay? Her father was a foolish man.


    “I will pay you that money. Let them go,” I said.


    I heard Emma exhale, and I looked at her. It was as if she had been holding her breath all along. Tears


    streamed down her face uncontrobly, and she knelt down immediately to thank me. She looked


    thankful and relieved.


    “I can’t ept that,” Marcelo said, and I frowned at him.


    “As I said, Omega servants are the best and hard toe by. I can’t let them go. Once Tomas is tired of


    trying, he will give up. I will move them to the pleasure section, where they will make me a lot of money.


    This is a trivial matter. Please do not concern yourself with it. As you can see, she is cared for,” he said. I


    got angry.


    “Do not force my hand, Marcelo,” I warned him, and he averted his gaze with respect.


    “They aren’t your family, Don Luca. You can’t pay their debt, or have you forgotten the rules? I respect


    you because of my dealings with your father. You are still young, you will meet a lot of them. Let her go,”


    he asked me, and I understood his angle. It was valid. Debts can only be paid by family members. Which


    was why he had the right to enve Emma’s entire family.


    It would be easy to let it go and walk away, but looking at her, I knew I would not forgive myself if I left her


    to rot. I had always said the world would be a better ce filled with good people; Emma was a good


    person. She went out of her way the first day we met. Even though I was a snub, and taking me there


    would bring her shame and disgrace, she still helped me without knowing who I was or asking for


    anything in return. She didn’t make a pass at me or try to take advantage of me. Seeing how dead her


    eyes were, I could not let them remain like that. If I let it go, Marcelo would never let them go, so she and


    her family would rot here.


    “I want to speak to her privately,” I said, and Marcelo smiled. He knew he had no choice but to grant my


    request. Crossing me would be bad for him.


    “I could give you a room if you like. I am sure Tomas would not mind. It would be an honour for both of


    them,” he said, and I felt disgusted. I could never use a woman like that, especially one broken and


    defeated like Emma.


    We were led to a room, and she stood in the corner, afraid. “Do not worry. I am not nning on sleeping


    with you, Emma. I don’t do that. I just wanted you to tell me what really happened and how many of your


    family members are in here.” I said, and she looked at me and nodded. “I got home from work, and they


    took us away, saying my father defaulted on his payment, and we have to work to pay up the debt.” She


    said in simple words, and I nodded, realising Marcelo did not lie to me.


    “Tomas?” I asked, and she shook her head.


    He said if I agreed to be his mistress, he would help us. He has been able to stop them from sending us


    to the pleasure house. I am grateful for it.” She said with pain in her eyes. It was clear she did not like his


    offer but was ying along because of her predicament. It seemed like the guy was taking advantage of


    the situation, and I did not like that. “Okay, I have a proposition for you, Emma,” I said, and she looked at


    me curiously.


    “How will you feel if I give you a one-year marriage contract?” I said, and she gasped with shock. I raised


    my palms to calm her down.


    “I won’t touch or do anything intimate with you for this duration. It is the only way I can get you and your


    family out of here. That way, you will be rted


    ut of here. That way, you will be rted to me, and your father’s debt will be mine. I am a very


    important man, Emma, so you will not be allowed to fool around with your boyfriend for this duration. If


    you are okay, I will call mywyer to have a contract drafted and a wedding certificate prepared for you to


    sign.” I said, and she looked stunned.


    “Will I have to live with you?” She asked me. “Yes, for one year, you will have to live with me,” I said to


    her, and she did not overthink it and nodded. Her eyes were dead, and I couldn’t me her. She must


    have been through a lot in Marcelo’s hell.


    “Very well then, let us shake on it,” I said to her and stretched my hand forward. She took my hand, and I


    bowed, brought her hand to my lips, and kissed it. I wanted her to rx a bit. She was a bit tense.


    Finding I was a mob boss must have contributed to her weariness.


    “I promise I will let you go when the timees. No strings attached,” I told her, and she smiled gently,


    but it didn’t touch her eyes. We returned to where Marcelo was, and she went to stand at the corner by


    the wall. Marcelo examined me with his eyes while the other girl gave him a blowjob.


    “Here I was thinking you were getting some. Or was she not to your liking? Or was she so damn sweet


    you came too quickly? He said,ughing and groaning at the same time, grabbing the hair of the chick


    that was attending to his cock. “No, I proposed, and she epted,” I said with a smile and raised a drink


    at him. The girl attending to him gagged. “What!” he eximed, stopping the girl from doing what she


    was doing. He quickly tucked this cock in, and anger registered on his face.


    “You can’t do that. That is cheating. I had her first,” he said, and I shook my head.


    “No, I had her first,” I replied to him. “I met her three months ago in Celio, and she took me to Alpha


    Gibson’s house. I wanted to court her then, but she was nowhere to be found. Now fate has brought her


    my way; I do not intend to let go.” I said, and he looked at Emma scornfully. She looked down, and I


    noticed she was nervous. “She is an Omega, for fuck sake; tone down the anger,” I warned him because


    I could see how uneasy Emma was. “What is with you that makes every man lose their head over you?”


    He asked Emma, and she remained mute, eyes trained on the floor.


    “You pay me four million, and she is yours. I own her, so you have to pay her bride price to me. ” He said


    to me, smiling. He was trying to make her expensive, so I would walk away, and he would get to keep


    her, just as he did to Tomas. But I wasn’t Tomas. I am Luca. The head of the Alessandro household, the


    Alpha of alphas and the boss of the Mafia. I do not get discouraged or scared easily. I want her out of


    Salvatore’s clutches, and I will have exactly what I want. I knew how to make him pay for his extortion. I


    wasn’t the boss for nothing.


    “Very well, then I will pay you that,” I said and sat down on the couch with my phone in my hand.


    “Have them prepare her entire family and take them home. I will have my ountant wire the money to


    you.” I said, and I knew he wasn’t happy, but he had to ept. “I wonder why she is worth that much to


    you, Luca. I hope your kindness does not get you in trouble one day. You cannot save every damsel in


    distress.” He said, and I raised my drink at him and gulped it down. “Serve your husband another drink.”


    He ordered Emma scornfully, and I nned on correcting that soon.


    “Once you are done. Change your clothes into something morefortable and less revealing while


    they gather your family. They will take you home and drop you at your house. I wille and get you


    tomorrow,” I said, and she nodded and kowtowed to me several times. I could feel her relief with a tinge


    of fear. Emma and the girl serving Marcelo left. As she left, hervender and honey scent remained in


    the room, and it filled my senses. How could she smell so sweet to my senses? There was something


    familiar about her and her scent, but I could not figure it out. Everything I did was on impulse; I just


    hoped it wouldn’t backfire. I should have looked away because I did not know her, but something kept


    tugging at me to help her. If I had left the club and something happened to her, I would have med


    myself. Saving her from Marcelo was the only way my soul would be at peace.


    My actions had spoilt Marcelo’s sexual appetite, and I wasn’t sorry.


    He leaned back in his chair and smiled at me.


    “You will always have my respect, Luca, as a true Alpha and a Don, but you need to be careful. Pretty


    girlse and go. Never get lost in a woman’s beauty. It will only bring you hell.” He advised, and I


    leaned forward with a smile.


    “Thank you, Marcelo, but I live in hell and rule it,” I said and raised my ss towards him. He smiled and


    raised his in response. Marcello discussed business with me for the rest of the night. He had lost a lot


    tonight, and I had gained a one-yearpanionship. How ironic.All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.