Song above for the chapter: "Crazy In Love"--50 shades Darker Beyonce Cover by J2 ft. Wülf

ELENORA

Rico stops me from reaching for his face mask. My eyebrows furrow, why won't he let me touch him or see his face?

"They're watching us. I can't show my face, Elenora," He explains and I cling to the sound of my name coming from his lips again. I've always loved how he says it. I'm still angry with him, but having him here makes me almost forget why.

"Rico...They...I've been...I shot you...I'm so sorry," I sputter, crying in his arms.

"Shh...they're not going to hurt you anymore. I'm going to get you out of here. And you didn't shoot me." He gives me a soft smile.

"What?"

"I'll explain later; we're getting you out."

"How?" I can't stop myself from skimming his stubble with trembling fingers, wanting to make sure he's really here.

"I have to make it look like I'm buying you. Domani is here. Ciccio and Mostro are outside." He brushes hair away from my face and traces my face with his fingers.

"Baby, they're watching and I paid to make it look like I'm...sampling what I'm getting." His Adam's apple moves as he swallows.

Tears cascade down my face. "I-I'm not...the same anymore, Rico."

"You are to me." He cups my face, but then lets go. I whimper wanting his warmth to spread through me, to fill the coldness I've felt since being away from him.

I choke back a sob. "Rico, I'm pregnant. And they've been drugging me, and Vetone he..."

Rico begins shaking, and his nostrils flare. His chest rises and falls with his heavy breathing. "I'm going to fucking kill him."

"No, take me out of here, now, please!"

"I...I need to get to Domani first amore, but right now they're watching to see how I'm going to respond or react for you trying to get away." (love)

I nod, and wipe at my face, understanding what he means and what needs to happen. "It's okay, Rico. I'm ready."

His jaw clenches before he grabs my head with force but the kiss is soft and I give in to him; I don't have to pretend with him.

He unclasps my bra and his hands glide over my body as he walks us back, but then turns me away from him. He positions me over the side of the vanity in the room, pushing me down on my chest. The sound of his belt and zipper being undone reach my ears before he pulls down my panties. The sound of him tearing a condom open reaches my ears as his other hand trails down my back.

He kisses my shoulder and down my back as he enters me slowly and begins thrusting into me. His voice is strained as he talks to me in a hushed tone. "I'm so sorry, Elenora. I'm so sorry for everything that's happened."

I focus on the fact that he's apologizing. For the first time since I've known him, he's apologizing to me. And I can't help the sobs that wreck through me.

He pulls out and grabs my neck, lifting me away from the vanity and turns me around to kiss me again. "I'm sorry, baby. I will never stop being sorry."

I kiss him back in between my sobs and he brings us over the bed, kissing my neck, my chest and trails his lips down my body and begins using his tongue on me.

Tears continue to fall as I mentally fight with wanting to enjoy what he's doing, but the past few weeks, outweighs the pleasure I want to feel.

Even though my body still reacts to his touch, the internal battle inside of me won't let me see him as Rico but as Vetone and I become rigid under him.

He moves back up and wipes the tears on my face. "It's me, baby. It's me." He pushes into me again. My eyes are screwed shut as he continues moving. "Elenora, open your eyes. Look at me. You need to see it's me, amore." (love)

I look into his eyes as he looks back at me. "Rico."

"I'm sorry, amore mio. Please forgive me. I love you. I love you so much and I will love you until my last breath." (my love)

"I love you Rico." I feel the tightness growing inside of me as he slips his hand in between us and his fingers move over my clit.

"Don't leave me, Rico."

"Never."

He groans and then I let go as he pumps into me harder and comes shortly after.

He kisses my face, my neck and talks to me in between his kisses. "I will be bidding for you, but if for whatever reason, someone outbids me, I'm not leaving without you. There's a raid that will happen before this is over."

"The police?"

He nods as he continues kissing my neck. "If Domani or me don't get to you, go with the police. Duko will be with them."

"Rico, I need to get another girl out, please. She's only sixteen."

"I can't promise that, amore."

"Please, Rico."

He picks up my hand placing a soft kiss on the inside of my palm. "I'll talk to Domani. Are you ready?"

"No." Tears fill my eyes, not wanting to be separated from him again. "I want to stay here with you. Please don't send me back out there." I sob.

"Baby, look at me. You are getting out, you hear me?"

I nod and he moves away from me, to fix his clothing. "You're the strongest person I know, Elenora. You can do this a little longer." His back is to me as he slips his jacket over his shoulders.

"What's the other girl look like; what's her name?" He adjusts his cufflinks and then his collar.

"Zoey, she's got curly hair–not like mine–tighter curls. She's wearing bright pink lingerie; she's the only kid here, you'll notice her right away. Rico...Diego was the one who took me."

"I know." He looks over his shoulder. "He's being dealt with. Joaquin is dead." He tucks his shirt back in his pants and pulls his zipper up.

"A woman, Valeria, and another one of his men who says he didn't look at you in Diego's office are still alive. Everyone else is dead. You tell me you want them gone, too and I'll make it happen."

"No, Rico." I slip the thong back on and then my bra. "Valeria is...she's a survivor and she treated me with kindness. There was only one man who didn't look. He was short, with long hair."

I stand on shaky legs still feeling the effects of the drugs.

"You can do this, Elenora." He faces the door and I walk towards him, standing behind him. My fingers brush against his hand, and he holds on to my fingers.

"I want to hold you." My voice sounds small.

"Soon, mia patatina. And I'm never going to let you go." (my little potato)

When he opens the door a guard is already waiting. Rico steps to the side and gestures for me to walk ahead of him. I wince when the guard grabs my arm; his fingers press against healing bruises.

I peek over my shoulder at Rico as I'm rushed back into the main room. He's on his phone, but his eyes shift to mine, giving me a small wink. It's not much, but it comforts me.

The guard puts me back on the pedestal next to Vetone and Rico joins us not long after. I recognize Domani now. His phone chimes and he reads over a message; his eyebrows scrunching and then starts texting.

Rico's phone doesn't chime so I assume it's someone else he's communicating with. I jump when Vetone slaps my ass. "That was quick Ben, what did you think of our girl?"

Rico glances at me with a half-hearted shrug. "I may be interested depending on what else I see; this one was not very enthusiastic. I look forward to seeing the rest of the selection." I realize he's disguised his voice with an accent but—considering our past, the rejection still stings.

"The less enthusiastic ones are the most pliable in my opinion," Vetone states as he brushes a section of my hair behind my shoulder, his fingertips graze over my chest.

"I may be swayed if the price is right," Rico responds, but there's fire in his eyes as he watches Vetone's fingers trail down over my breasts.

"When does the sale begin for the evening?" Domani asks Vetone trying to get his attention away from me.

Why is his voice so high?

Vetone is about to answer when a large man with several gold chains around his thick neck approaches and tugs me down from the platform. Out of instinct, I resist going with him, searching for Rico.

"How much?" The man asks in a thick accent. Rico reaches behind his back but Domani knocks into his knee with his own and gives him a subtle shake of his head.

"Five," Vetone states.

The large man's eyes rake down my body and he licks his lips. "Deal."

I struggle against his tight grip on my arms, twisting them out of his large paw. I start to shout for Rico, when gunfire erupts around us.

"Feds!" Someone yells and chaos ensues. Girls scream, being dragged away by the guests instead of the guards.

"Get as many of the girls out of here!" Vetone shouts, but the burly man starts pulling me away with him.

The guard, Uendi, pries the man's large hand off my arm and punches him. A fight begins between them and my hand is yanked in the opposite direction. Rico pulls me towards a door, but a few of Vetone's guards come toward us.

Rico pulls his gun and shoots them, tugging me to run with him. The door in front of us opens and cops rush in. He changes directions, heading to another door. I look back and catch a glimpse of Domani carrying a girl who I think is Zoey.

Rico leads us through the maze of the backstage area. As we run through the makeshift rooms, several guests rush to get dressed including many of the girls.

More gunshots pop off behind us as people run in all different directions and then I'm pulled out of Rico's grip.

"Rico!" I shout as I'm being dragged away.

Rico sprints to me, dodging the men who run at him. He tackles the man who was pulling me away and I scramble on the ground. I decide to lose my shoes; I'm not going to be able to run in them.

Rico is fighting three guys at the same time. He kicks the gun out of one of the men's hands and it comes skidding to stop in front of me.

He jumps back when one of the men takes a swipe at him with a knife. He shrugs his jacket off, wrapping his right arm and uses that as a shield against the knife. He trades punches with another man. But the guy with the knife runs towards Rico and I don't think twice as I grab the gun and shoot.

"Let's go sweetheart."

Someone pulls me up by my hair, causing me to cry out in pain. Cold metal presses against my throat.

"I'll take that." Vetone twists the gun out of my hands.

"Let her go Vetone." Rico pants, pointing his gun at him. "She's mine."

"No, Benjamin. You paid to get a taste, that does not make her yours."

"She is my wife." Rico shifts his aim and Vetone moves me in front of him.

"Uh, uh, uh. You might miss and hit your beloved wife then," Vetone mocks with a chuckle.

"I never miss."

"Are you sure you want to risk—"

The loud clap of a gunshot echoes and the zipping sound passes near my ear before Vetone's grip loosens and he falls back. I stand in shock, looking down at Vetone. Blood oozes out of his right eye where Rico shot him.

I lift my head to look at Rico. His lip is bleeding and he has a cut near his eye. I run to him and he holds me tight as I cry.

It's over. It's finally over.

But that's wishful thinking, of course.

"Let go of the girl and drop the gun."

Startled, but not willing to let go of Rico, I shift in his arms. "Uendi?"

"I'm an undercover agent, Zog Këngëtar. Sergeant Justin Adams." He shifts his focus to Rico. "Benjamin, drop the gun and let the girl go," He says again, more serious.

"My name is Federico Di Maggio," Rico tells him. "She's my wife, you can confirm this with Detective Fabian Duko of the NYPD. He made this raid happen."

"I'll look into that but for now, I need you to put the gun down and let the girl go."

More agents rush in, aiming their guns at us. Rico looks down at me and tightens his arms around me before he drops his gun. A couple of agents rush in, pulling Rico's arms behind his back, but I hold on to him regardless, not wanting to be separated from him.

"Please don't hurt him."

"Don't cry, Elenora," Rico says as they cuff him. "They'll take you to a hospital to make sure you're okay. And they'll check on the baby." Emotion takes over his face as his eyes shine with tears. "We're having a baby, mia patatina." (my little potato)

I smile through my tears and kiss him. "Thank you for coming for me. Thank you. Thank you." I continue kissing him in between my words.

"I will always come for you, amore mio. I love you." (my love)

"Ms. you need to come with us," another agent tells me.

"Can't I just stay with him, please? He wasn't a part of this, he saved me." I plead with them.

"It's okay, baby, it will all get cleared up. Then we'll be together, again," Rico tells me, trying to calm me down.

"Come on Zog, let's get you taken care of." Justin wraps an arm around my shoulders steering me away; Rico's eyes flare up at the contact.

"Elenora. My wife's name is Elenora, not Zog," He glares at Justin.

Justin looks back at him before he nods and the other agents start pulling Rico away.

"Wait!" I call out, but they continue pulling us in opposite directions.

"He's just going to be questioned while we verify what he said is true," Justin tells me, leading me to a police car.

A few of the girls are talking to police or with paramedics. I don't see Ciccio or Mostro anywhere and then I catch Domani's eye before they put him behind a cop car handcuffed.

This can't be good. Rico doesn't know they have Domani. I panic, looking for Zoey, too, but I don't see her.

"We're taking you to the hospital where they'll examine you, give you fluids and then a detective will meet with you."

"When can I be with Rico?"

"When they finish questioning him. He'll be released as long as he had nothing to do with the sex trafficking ring Vetone was running." Justin informs me.

"He didn't. He was only here to save me."

"Then you have nothing to worry about, right?"

Something about the way he says it makes me feel uneasy. Federico may not have the cleanest record, but he's not involved in things like this.

A troubling thought works its way into my foggy brain. While he may not have direct involvement, they may have something on him and finding him here may be an opening for them to pin something on him.

"Come on, get in." Justin opens the door and guides me into the car. "Watch your head."

Something catches my attention as Justin shuts the door. Near the corner of the street a black SUV is idling, with one of the windows rolled down.

Zoey sits inside with a small smile on her face, waving at me. The driver window rolls down and Mostro winks.

I smile with tears filling my eyes and he drives away.