Marco.

Five minutes later.

**

I loosened the tie around my neck and opened the bedroom door. Today was one of my worst days ever. All I wanted to do was to see my adoring queen and then take a shower. Her beautiful warm smile made my day. I stepped into the bedroom but Kelly wasn't in there. It was a bit late so I thought that she'd be sleeping. Maybe she was outside or in her office.

I took a quick shower and then I got dressed. I poured a glass of bourbon and sat on a nearby chair. I took up my cell phone and called Kelly's cell phone but surprisingly, I heard it ringing inside the bedroom. I looked and saw that it was laying on the bed.

I put the glass down on the table and went looking for Kelly. I needed to see her because I missed her so much. I checked everywhere in the goddamn house but Kelly was nowhere to be found.

Where the fuck was she?!

I knew that she didn't leave me. We were now on good terms so why would she leave me? I had told my men to remove most of the cameras that I had installed to watch her every move a few weeks ago. I had also told them to give her some breathing space.

I asked some of my men that I saw downstairs playing pool if they'd seen Kelly but they all said no.

Bella, where the fuck are you? I said under my breath. I checked the garage and all of her cars were there. I knew that she wouldn't leave the house without protection.

Now, something was wrong. It's been thirty minutes since I've gotten home and searched for Kelly and she's nowhere to be found.

I called an emergency meeting with all of my staff, all of my men that worked at the house today, Luca, Salvatore, and Loren.

"Kelly's missing. Has anyone seen her?" I asked them with a serious expression on my face.

Everyone shook their heads and had surprised expressions written all over their faces.

"So, you all are telling me that no one has seen Kelly since she got home from my office today?!" I yelled as I looked at them.

My patience was getting thin here.

"Marco, I just got home and I tried calling her but she didn't pick up. I thought that maybe she was busy or gone to bed." Loren said with sadness in her eyes.

I nodded silently at her.

"Fratello, I haven't seen her since I got here an hour ago," Luca told me with his arm around Loren's neck.

I nodded while looking at Salvatore. He was the one who drove Kelly home.

"Capo, when we got home, she told me that she was going to relax before she started studying," Salvatore said. "I haven't seen her after that." He added.

"What else did she say to you?" I demanded.

He shook his head. "She didn't say anything else to me."

"Sir, I went and informed her that dinner was ready but she said that she wasn't hungry. I haven't seen her come downstairs either." Margaret said and clasped her hands.

She was one of the cooks here.

I nodded at her. None of this made any sense to me.

"Adriano, I need to see all the security footage. Starting from the time that Kelly got home today." I told him.

"I'm on it, capo." He replied and walked towards one of the security rooms.

"Marco, did you check all of the saunas?" Loren asked and I shook my head giving her a wordless reply.

"Kelly likes to go in there to meditate and relax." She added.

"I never thought of that," I told her and headed upstairs to where two of the steam rooms were as Luca, Loren, and Salvatore followed me.

I pushed the door and stepped inside while calling her name.

"Bella, are you in here?" She didn't respond.

No one was in there.

"Boss, I found her." One of my men said to me. At that moment, I've never been happier in my life.

"She's in the sauna downstairs. She's lying on the floor unconscious." He told us and my jaw dropped.

I fled down the stairs as fast as my feet could take me.

My breathing became heavy as I ran into the room and saw Kelly lying unconscious on the floor.

The room was hot as a furnace. No wonder she fainted. Why the fuck did she turn up the temperature so god damn high.

I took her up and held her in my arms.

"Bella, can you hear me?" I searched for a pulse.

"Oh, my god, Kelly!" Loren wailed.

She wasn't breathing. Fuck!

"Fratello, I'm going to call Dr. Page," Luca said, taking out his cell phone from the pocket of his black slacks.

"Hurry the fuck up! She's not fucking breathing!" I shouted at him while holding Kelly's small body very close to my chest.

I looked down and saw blood coming from the back of her head. Oh, fuck!

"Bella, hang in there, bambino," I whispered to her, hoping that she would hear me and open those mesmerizing bright eyes but she didn't.

**

I stood in the bedroom watching Kelly with my hand over my mouth while she lay there unconscious. Dr. Page said that Kelly was very lucky because she could've died from suffocation. Had Enzo not found her when he did, she would've died.

This day couldn't get any fucking worst. I thought as I ran a hand through my ruffled hair.

"Mr. Russo, she's going to be fine. She might have a slight concussion when she wakes up and she may not remember much about what happened because she hit her head very hard on the floor. Hence, the reason for the blood coming from the back of her head." Dr. Page notified me.

She was a tall, skinny female doctor from Jamaica. She has been our doctor ever since I could remember.

I nodded at her. "Thanks," I told her and sat on a chair at Kelly's bedside.

"You're welcome, sir. I need to stay here overnight because I need to watch her for observation." She said to me while monitoring Kelly's heartbeat.

I sigh heavily. "I understand, doc, I'll just step outside so that you can work your miracle on my queen to get her healthy again."

"Thanks for understanding, Mr. Russo."

I nodded and went outside. I couldn't sleep tonight. I wouldn't be able to sleep again until Kelly's eyes were open and she was talking and smiling again. Something didn't seem right here and I wasn't going to stop until I get to the bottom of it and that was a promise to my queen.

**