Sophie’s POV
“I won’t go with you!” I yelled as Vincent started to walk towards me.
One of his brows rose up. “You have no choice, baby. Your dumb father owed some money from me and he offered you as the collateral.”
I looked at my dad. “D-Dad please… I-I don’t want to go with that man!”
“Sophie…. V-Vincent, can we just talk about it again? C-Can we—
“Are you trying to fool me?! We already had an agreement and now you’re saying that we should talk about it again?!” Vincent snarled which made all of us shiver in fear. His loud yet deep voice reverberated through the restaurant.
“S-Sorry… I already changed my mind. I-I don’t want to give my daughter…”
We were all surprised when all of a sudden, Vincent pulled out a gun and pointed it at my father’s head. “You know I hate people who break their promise. Now, just choose. Will you give me that woman or I’ll blow your brains out?”
“Father!”
“Honey!”
“No! Please no!” I yelled. “I’ll go with you! I’ll go with you, just don’t kill my father please!”
Vincent shifted his attention to me and smiled cockily. “Are you sure?”
“Sophie…” Seb was already crying.
“I-I will go with you so please drop that gun!”
“Fine.” He said as he put his gun back in his pocket.
Aunt Natalie and my stepsiblings ran towards daddy and hugged him.
“Let’s go now.” said Vincent as he grabbed me by my hand but I stopped him.
“C-Can you just let me get my things in our house? Can I sleep there and be with them for one last time?” I asked which made his brows furrowed.
“What?”
I bit my lower lip. “Please… I will go with you tomorrow… I promise…”
“And do you think I believe you?” he said.
“You should believe, I’m saying the truth. I’m not planning to escape, I just want to be with them for one last time… please?” I pleaded as tears started to run down my face.
Vincent stared at me for a while before he turned around and started walking. “I’ll pick you up tomorrow morning. Just make sure I’ll see you there or I’ll surely kill your father. Even if you try to escape, I have my people to find you.” He threatened.
“I-I promise. Just kill me if I lie.” I said bravely.
“Let’s go.” said Vincent to his men. We were just looking at them as they started walking outside the restaurant. I heaved a sigh of relief.
***
“Sophie, are you really sure about this? You’re going with that killer?” Seb asked me while we were inside my room. I was already preparing all the things that I will bring tomorrow.
I looked at him. “I have no choice, Seb. That man could obviously do everything he said. He’s a mafia boss, we don’t have any chance to fight against someone like him.”
“It’s all dad’s fault. If he didn’t agree to have an agreement with that man, then you won’t have to do this!”
“No Seb, don’t blame dad. For sure he just did that for us. He didn’t have a choice.”
“That’s why he voluntarily offered you to that man?! Sophie, you don’t know that man, what if he does something bad to you? What if he kills you?!”
I shook my head. “I won’t let that happen, Seb. I’m sure he won’t kill me.”
“How can you be so sure? You don’t even know that man.”
“I just know. And if he ever tries to do something bad to me, I’ll make sure to punch his face or kick his precious treasure down there.” I kidded thinking that Seb would laugh, but he didn’t. He just looked at me with a sad look on his face.
I then moved closer to him and gave him a hug. “Everything would be alright, Seb. You don’t have to worry about me, I can take care of myself. And besides, you can always visit me, or maybe I’ll ask him to let me go here to visit you then we’ll listen to all of your new songs.”
“I don’t think he would even allow you to go back here.”
“He will Seb, he will. Trust me.”
After few minutes, someone started knocking on my room’s door. “Sophie, are you still awake?”
“Y-Yes dad, I’m with Seb.”
Seb stood up and walked outside as soon as dad entered my room.
“Dad. I-Is there something you want to tell me?”
“Sophie… I’m so sorry… I’m such an awful dad… I’m so sorry Sophie, I hope you could still forgive me… No, don’t forgive me. This is all my fault, I shouldn’t have made a promise with Vincent… it’s my fault, Sophie… I’m so sorry…”
I embraced him in my arms. “No, dad. I understand you, it’s not your fault. I know you just didn’t have any choice. I don’t want you to get hurt too…”
“I should have just let him kill me; I should’ve just let him take everything that I have…”
“That will never happen. Please don’t say that dad, I don’t want you to get hurt. I’d rather suffer while living with that man forever than seeing you hurt.”
Dad gently moved away from me and cupped my face. “You really are the best daughter I could ever have. Just like your mother, you are so kind. I don’t know what face can I show you… I’m sorry Sophie, I’m really really sorry.”
“Don’t worry about me, dad. I’m not mad at you.” Tears started streaming down my face. “I-I just want you to know how much I love you, dad. I’ll no longer be there beside you all the time so please take care of yourself. Sera, Stephanie, and Seb needs you. They are all counting on you. I will always be your daughter, right?”
“Of course, honey. You will always be the best daughter I could ever have.”