Chapter 19 - Inside Villain's Villa

Persephone couldn't stop shaking. Her entire body was engulfed by fear and she was trembling all over. Her legs were shivering as she followed Raven to the other side of the island. Her chaotic state didn't stop her from eating up the beauty of the place. 

The sky was dark and twinkling stars and fluttering clouds, still enhancing its magnificent beauty. Turning left, she saw a few people who she had encountered this morning too, staring at her as if she was an antique piece exhibited in the museum. 

Raven said that she would be shifting to Villain's villa tonight because of the stunt she had committed last night. Even the ever confident and indifferent Raven was left in bewilderment when she was ordered to transport Persephone to Villain's place. Persephone was familiar with the likes of Raven. They acted tough from the outside but were as soft as pudding from inside. She knew that Raven silently cared for her. And was afraid that Villain might end up hurting her. That was why she had reminded her a hundred times till now not to engage in any kind of argument with Villain.

"Go inside," Raven said once she was outside the Villa. "Turn the knob and go inside. Remember what I told you." 

It also meant that Raven was not coming with her which further implied that she had to deal with Villain all by herself. 

With shaking hands, she turned the doorknob and entered the threshold of the gigantic villa. If the place she was living was luxurious and grand then she had no words for this place. 

She was so consumed by the fear and anxiety that she hadn't noticed that the pathway leading to the Villa from the place where she was residing for the last week was standing on the ocean. She now realized that the whole villa was standing on the ocean. Turning back, she saw the flickering light afar. 

Well, is it too late to say that it was the whole 'Persephone in wonderland' kind of story? 

"Come inside."

Persephone's whole brave facade shattered when she looked straight to see a half naked Santiago standing before her. He was leaning against the wall shirtless, the blue jeans were hanging on his waist. She gulped hard as her eyes trailed down from his sharp jawline to his well built chest to his sexy abs on display and then, to his crotch.

'Hold yourself, Persephone.' She reminded herself. But suddenly, the air around them was too hot. 

"I said come inside," Santiago said and Persephone shuddered as a molten chocolate kind of voice penetrated her eardrums. 

"What did you call me here?" Persephone calmed her raging woman hormones before she would pounce on him. For the love of freedom, he was her captive. 

"Are you coming in or you will keep on holding the door as if your life depended upon it," Santiago said callously. 

Persephone immediately removed her hands from the door when she realized that she was indeed holding it. 

"I was indeed right. You are planning on standing at the door," said Santiago, walking towards her. Before she could realize what was happening, he had carried her like a sack of potatoes. 

"Ouch!" She grimaced when he spanked her ass. 

"What do you think you are doing, Villain?" Persephone shrieked. Her body reaction completely betrayed her logic. She forgot about her initial fear and anxiety as rage took over her body. 

"You can see what I'm doing, sweet Percy," Santiago said with a dark laugh as he settled her ass on the kitchen counter. 

"I know what you are doing. But I want to know why you are doing so?"

Santiago raised his brows. "What am I doing, Principessa?" 

"You are shamelessly seducing your captive," Persephone said while pointing her slender fingers at him. 

"Oh? So, is my charm working?"

"Charm? Are you sure this term could be used with you? Did you forget that Villains are wicked, not charming?" Persephone said while glaring at Santiago. She tried to get down the counter but Santiago's body was blocking her way. 

"Does Nicolas Scuderi's charm work on you?"Santiago brought her mouth closer to hers. His hot breath fanned her cheeks. " As much as I see he is a charming bastard, yet I didn't see you being half as attracted to him as you are to this evil man." 

"Apparently I have a thing for wrong men," Persephone muttered. She took a deep breath and composed her screaming innuendo. "Let's not beat around the bush. You are not the kind of man who will waste his valuable time on a mere prisoner like me if you don't want something in return. So, Villain, what's that you want from me?"

"You are too smart for being a mere captive, " Santiago spoke with a hint of sarcasm."You are right I indeed called you here for a reason. Your father is searching for you all over the globe like a mad dog searching for a bone. You may not know but seeing him suffer like this brings a different kind of joy to my heart. So, Persephone I have decided that I'm not sending you back for the next fifteen days. Neither will I contact him for what I need in return for you." 

Persephone didn't know what to say. She hated her father so much that she wanted to see him suffer more. She was a perfect daughter to him. She used to look at him like he had hung a damn moon for her. Then, one day everything changed, he killed the only person she loved more than her life-- Santiago. 

Glancing up, she noticed Villain staring down at her. She was right, he needed something from her. 

"What's the next part, Villain?" She asked with a smirk. A smirk that didn't belong on a captive's face.  

"I have a deal for you." 

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Do you think Persephone is a weak woman? Or do you think she is crazy that she is attracted to the person she should hate the most?