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"I'm so sorry, Amelia." He says, grabbing me as though he is trying to steady me, but a little too hands-on for my liking. I push his hands away and look up to see a doctor I don't recognize -- a tall man with a dark beard and cold eyes.
I've been here long enough to know all of the doctors who work in this hospital, and he is not one of them. I know sometimes they bring in specialist surgeons for some cases, but this guy - did he just call me by my name?
"Do I know you?" I step back a little, wanting to create some space between us. He must be some arrogant new doctor; he doesn't look like a typical doctor though. I guess some doctors have kind faces and some doctors look like this - like you owe them the world because they are better than you.
"I just started this week, so maybe you don't know me."
"Mm," I reply, looking him up and down and trying to take another step away from him. There is something about him that triggers all of the warning signs in my body.
He takes a step closer to me, with no regard for personal space. "But I know all about you, Amelia. I thought maybe we could get lunch. Right now?" He chuckles.
My eyes narrow in annoyance.
Not a fucking chance buddy. Creepy as all hell weirdo guy.
"Have a good day," I say, turning away from him. I'm not in the mood for some hot-shot doctor throwing his best lines at me. Not today. I walk briskly, wanting to get away as fast as possible. My instincts are telling me something is off about him.
"Amelia. Wait." He says, jogging after me.
"Look, whoever you are, you know my name. That's awesome. Well done. But I'll be as clear as I can here. No, I don't want to go to lunch with you. Not today, not ever. There are plenty of pretty nurses who you can ask who will be more interested than I am. I have to go. I'm busy." I turn away again, and he grabs my arm forcefully. I stare down at his iron grip with a look on my face that clearly says what the fuck.
"Excuse me, what the hell do you think you are doing?" I say loudly and he shoves me into a nearby storeroom, shutting the door behind us. The suddenness of his assault leaves me a little stunned. I was not expecting something like that.
"Let me the fuck out of here." I snap pushing hard against his chest as he steps towards me. "There is no fucking way that you are a doctor. And if you are - you won't be for long behaving like this."
The dark smile on his face sends a cold shiver through my body. He isn't a doctor. There is not a chance in hell that he is a doctor, and that smile confirms it through and through.
"I suggest you do as you're told, or your father is going to die. Do you want your father to suffer because you can't follow commands?" His deep dark voice is dripping with menace and threat.
"I don't have a father." I snap, but my insides are churning with fear. What is going on? Why is he talking about my father?
He laughs again. "Amelia Ricardi." He says my name slowly, emphasizing the fact that he is fully aware of who I am. "I know you have a father. I know where he lives -- with your mother in that pretty little mansion with the white steel fencing and the row of pink and purple flowers leading up the pathway."
An image of my parents' home flashes in my mind. Shit. This is bad.
"Who the hell are you?" My heart is racing so fast I can barely hear my own thoughts. "And what do you really want? Stop messing with me and spit it out."
"It's not my name you should be worried about, but rather the man who sent me." He replies cryptically. My patience is wearing thin.
"Well, who the fuck sent you then - why don't you just hurry up and get to the point?"
"Because I have to admit that I rather like how terrified you look." He pushes his body against mine, pinning me to the wall. His hand locks around my throat and my air cuts off.
"Listen very carefully, Amelia Ricardi. Stefano Amalfi is waiting in the car outside and he politely requests a word with you. I personally suggest you accept his kind offer, come and talk to him, and then I won't have to kill your daddy. Also. I won't have to kill you. Killing such a pretty little thing would be a waste don't you think?"
He releases his grip and I gasp for air. My thoughts are racing wildly in all directions as I try to figure a way out of this situation. Stefano is here? At the hospital? I guess my calling around and coming out of hiding is what drew his attention to me. That must be how he tracked me. Ok, but I need to calm down. I knew there was a risk of this happening.
How do I get out of this though? That's all that matters for now.
My baby girl is attached to a machine in the hospital room, and it is the only reason she is alive. I can't run with her because she's too weak. I can't get away without leaving her behind. There is no chance in hell that I would ever do that. I guess I only really have one option. I mean Stefano can't do anything to me inside the hospital - can he? I might be wrong about that. I am currently trapped in a storeroom with a psychopath.
I take a slow breath, trying to compose myself.
Finally, I say "Tell Stefano to meet me in the coffee shop in the foyer of the hospital. I will be there in fifteen minutes."
The brute of a man tilts his head, trying to decide if I am up to something.
"And if you aren't there in fifteen minutes?" He asks.
