Chapter 9 – A Girl and Her Dog.

"Go fetch, Hewie!"

Fiona smiled, watching Hewie chase after the ball. It was a cold day out in the park, Fiona wrapped her scarf around her neck firmly. Hewie happily retuned to her with the ball. Kneeling down, she stroked Hewie.

"Good boy! Now lets go home!"

Fiona had tried her best to forget the ordeal she had been through. It had been almost a year now since it happened. She found it extremely hard to come around over the loss of her parents and the frightening images she had seen in Belli Castle but Hewie helped her pull through. He was all she had and she seen him as her guardian. He was like an angel sent to rescue her from the insanity that was Belli Castle.

Fiona was living in a small flat for now and still continuing University. She found it the best way to forget the past and look on to the future. Fiona opened her door, fitting her keys into her coat pocket. Hewie followed in. Taking off her coat, she fell onto the sofa. Hewie ran to his bowl which was filled of water. He was tired like most dogs were after a long walk. Fiona watched him and smiled. Feeling exhausted she felt a good shower would do her good.

Fiona walked into the bathroom, not caring to shut the door behind her. It was her home after all and she was not expecting anyone but Hewie to walk in. How wrong was Fiona…

Hewie raised his head from his bowl, pausing. He could hear a creak at the door. Growling, he cautiously walked through to see who it was. To his surprise it was a man he remembered from Belli Castle. The man who hit him. Called him a mutt. The man who wore a hood to hide his face. Hewie could tell this man had bad intentions just from his bad smell. It was Riccardo. The man wore a hat covering his face and a coat with the collar tightly tucked upwards. Hewie continued growling at Riccardo as he noticed him.

"Ahhh…I see you decided to keep you did she?"

He laughed. Slowly he took a loose rope from his coat pocket approaching Hewie. Hewie growled again, backing off. Riccardo suddenly leaped at the dog, grabbing him as Hewie yelped. Tying the rope round he tied Hewie to the door.

"Stay there you stupid mutt. Don't worry. Your coming too…"

Riccardo could hear the shower running. It wasn't long before he followed the noise and entered the bathroom quietly. Taking his gun from his coat pocket, he pulled back the curtain to see that beautiful body he has missed so much. Fiona turned around with a fright.

"You…! It can't be!"

Fiona made a sprint from the shower, slipping on the water and falling on the floor. Riccardo stepped over her, grabbing her by the waist and lifting her up.

"Did you miss me, Fiona? You didn't really think I would have forgotten about you?"

He carried Fiona into her small bedroom, forcefully dropping her down on her bed. Taking his hat off, he smiled at her. Fiona's eyes widened in surprise.

"Daddy?"

Riccardo chuckled to himself, still gazing at her wet naked body. She was even more beautiful than he had remembered.

"Yes. just like your father, Ugo. We are clones, Fiona!"

Fiona shook her head refusing to believe him.

"Your azoth belongs to us…"

Riccardo leaned forward, stroking Fiona's cheek softly and stealing a kiss. She pushed him away, squirming on the bed to get away from him.

"I don't even know what azoth is!"

Riccardo grabbed her by the ankles, dragging her back along the bed. He could hear Hewie barking madly knowing he was harming his precious owner.

"Azoth my dear, is the essence of life…your life-force is pure…You will give birth to me all over again…"

Fiona began to feel faint, a screeching sound ran through her ears as her eyes slowly began to shut. All she could hear was Riccardo's sadistic laugh as she fell unconscious.

Riccardo pulled at the sheet from her bed, taking her and wrapping it around her body. His hand stroked along her breasts and down along her flat stomach. He knew he would make her stomach larger. She would be pregnant just like Sarah was. Taking his hat, he put it back on before lifting Fiona over his shoulder. Returning to where Hewie was, he untied the rope, dragging poor Hewie along with them. He pushed back, struggling in his grasp.

"You stupid mutt…"

He fiercely pulled Hewie along with all his strength, Hewie whined in pain as the tight rope around his neck pulled tighter. Riccardo knew Fiona would never want him if he didn't take Hewie with him. Riccardo shut the door behind him and softly placed the unconscious Fiona in the back seat of his car. Although Hewie on the other hand, he opened the boot of the car and lifted him in. He knew Hewie would only cause trouble if he was to stay in the back of the car. He did not wish to risk being irritated by the dog. He would only lift his gun to it.

Hewie whined inside the boot, pawing at the door. Nothing there was nothing he could do, he lay down inside the boot, his ears lowered.

Riccardo got back in the car and took off back to Belli Castle yet again.