"Take care of her," he said but I wasn't going down that easily, at least not without a fight. "You should think twice before saying that, I have a tracker on me and there are five people who are aware that I am at your mansion, so if anything happens to me, you'll be in big trouble," I said trying to sound bold. 

I saw his eyes widen in shock before returning to their blank state. He picked up another stick of cigarette and lit it, puffing smoke into the air. He took a drag of the cigar and puffed the smoke directly on my face but I refused to give him a reaction. I stared straight into his emerald green eyes, unable to stop myself from admiring how pretty it looked. I heard him let out a scoff before signaling his men to let go of me.

I got on my feet, happy to finally be free from the grip of Alessio's men. "Who are you?" He asked scanning me from head to toe, I felt insulted by his question, everyone knew who I was, or at least they used to. "I'm Amanda Williams, investigative reporter of Rendell News Agency " I replied, a proud smile formed on my face as I saw his eyes widen again, he must have recognized my name.

"Amanda Williams, any relation to Theresa Williams?" My ego was hurt by his question, Theresa? He didn't know who I was but somehow he knew Theresa.

"No, just mere coincidence" I lied, "could have sworn they said something about an Amanda on the news" he muttered. I caught a smirk forming on his face, he was doing that on purpose, he knew who I was but just wanted to hurt my ego and he succeeded.

"Well, Amanda…," he started, emphasizing my name, "Do you know that I could sue you for trespassing and invasion of privacy?" He asked, I tried to look unbothered by his words but deep down I was shivering in fear, I didn't want to go to jail.

"You could, or you could just let me go and I won't tell anyone about how you tried to kill me" I bargained, he scoffed and threw the stick of cigarettes down. "And what proof do you have?" He asked, "I don't need proof, I am a notable reporter, and the public will believe anything I say. But you…." I pause to scan him from head to toe, taking note of his facial expression. "You are a controversial businessman who a lot of people believe is dealing with drugs plus you are the prime suspect in the disappearance of multiple reporters" I added with a sly grin.

He shot me a glare that could send me six feet under, "escort her out" he said to one of his men, I looked at the person who was to escort me out and saw that it was the boy I had mistaken for Alessio while hiding under the desk. He had on an expensive-looking suit and his hair was styled to the back giving him a gentlemanly look. He tried to grab my arm but I slapped his hands off, "I can see myself out" I snapped and spun around to leave. "It was nice meeting you Amy," Alessio said making me stop in my tracks, I turned to look at him, "It's Miss Amanda to you" I spat and left feeling proud of myself.

I saw Sadie's van parked outside as soon as stepped out the gates, the windows were pitch black so I couldn't see if she was in or not. I walked to the van and tried to open the door to the passenger side but to no avail, I looked around to see if I could spot her around but she was nowhere to be found. Giving up, I leaned on the van and waited for her to return from wherever she went, I would occasionally glance back at the mansion trying to see if I could get a glimpse of Alessio, and just as my luck would have it I saw him walk out to the balcony with a guitar in his hands. He leaned on the pavement and began adjusting his guitar strings, I watched as he began to play the guitar and even though I couldn't hear it I could still tell that it sounded beautiful.

Our eyes met and he stopped playing, he seemed to glare at me, he probably thought I was stalking him or something. "I'M WAITING FOR MY FRIEND!" I yelled, he must have heard because he looked away from me and I saw his mouth move like he was cussing, he went back in and a few minutes later Sadie was dragged out of the building, she had been caught. She was thrown to the floor by Alessios's men then the large gate was shut behind her. 

I ran to her and helped her get off the floor, "ARE YOU CRAZY! WHY DID YOU GO IN?" I snapped at her angrily, yes I was angry, angry that I put her life at risk, that she almost died because of me. "I was worried about you! I couldn't stay back and do nothing!" She fired back but not as loudly as I did. She was right but she was still feeling guilty for making me worry. "How did you escape and how did you convince him to let me go too?" She asked with curious eyes. 

"I'll tell you later, for now, let's focus on leaving here before they change their mind and come back for us" I suggested and we both got into the van. As Sadie drove away from the enormous mansion, I looked back at the balcony and caught sight of Alessio standing there while looking at the van. I rolled the window down, stuck my head out, and yelled "See you some other time Mr Alessio!" 

I couldn't help but notice how shocked he looked but what fascinated me was the smile that appeared on his face, was I seeing things? Or did I make Alessio D'Amelio smile?