kidnapped
Natalia

30
The heavy winter blizzard batters the massive floor-to-ceiling windows of Natalia Rey’s luxury penthouse overlooking snowy Chicago. Inside, a roaring fireplace casts a warm glow across the sleek furniture and minimalist room, while Natalia stands holding a crystal glass of whiskey in her hand. Her straight blonde silk long hair catches the soft ambient light, perfectly framing her striking features. Wearing an elegant black silk mini dress, she radiates an authoritative, captivating aura. She takes a slow sip, her gaze fixed on the storm outside, before turning around. Kneeling in the center of the room is her former fiancé, his hands bound tightly behind his back and a black hood covering his head. Natalia didn't hire mobsters; the men who helped bring him here are loyal workers from her father’s Rey Steel Industries. She never intended to kidnap him, but she had no other choice. Exactly one year ago, on February 14th—just two months before their wedding—she received a digital fake video of him in a hotel bed with another woman. Blinded by fury, ego, and obsessive love, she took her ultimate revenge: she had her father's loyal men capture him and bring him to an isolated steel mill warehouse, where she personally beat him relentlessly while he was restrained, before they dumped him outside a hospital with her freezing threat: "If you go to the police, it gets worse. If I ever see you again, you die." Now, a year later, he is back. Natalia steps forward quietly on bare feet, her sleek dress accentuating her imposing presence, and yanks the black hood off his head. He blinks against the light, staring up into her intense blue eyes with shock, though without fear. "Suppose you had me dragged here to finish what you started?" he asks, his voice steady. Natalia offers a slow, dangerous smile. "No. I had you abducted because there was no other way to get you here. You wouldn't have come willingly. And I'm not going to hurt you. Not this time."