~ANTONIO’S POV~ I was sitting on a chair on a round table. Margaret was sitting beside me while Mister Alex sat opposite me. We're working on the Pink Butterfly's release."I want to make them believe that the pink butterfly has nothing to do with the murder of your brother, Raymond," I said to Alex."I give you my word Alex. Pink Butterfly had a very close relationship with your brother. She just wanted to make sure that the group transaction ran smoothly. That's why she was there when your brother got killed" I explained."Don't you worry Antonio. I've been talking to the family" Alex replied."Thank you Alex," Margaret said."And don't worry, we'll keep our end of the bargain. We won't stop our search until we finally find the man who killed Raymond'' Margaret added."Well, we'll go a long way before Pink Butterfly can finally clear herself from this" Alex said."But what about the takeover? Are we going to have problems with that?" Margaret asked."No
Margaret has done her part by clearing Pink's name and looking good in front of Antonio, but she has a bigger plan coming up.She was with one of her underground boys in her office"Money is no problem. Name the price, as long as the job is done. I don't want any butterflies in my life. In my life with Antonio" she said to him puffing her cigarettes.They were both scheming an evil plan when a call came in on her phone."Ma'am Margaret, the court case is about to start" her caller had informed her."I'll be right there," she replied.**** Now, she's in her car with Ivan driving her back to the office.Ivan. She felt pity for Ivan. She knew he likes her so much but her heart still yearns for Antonio. She's obsessed with Antonio and Ivan knows but he wouldn't stop loving her and it made her feel pity for him.They've had sex so many times and she enjoyed every bit of it. She knew she had a tiny spot for Ivan, some tiny feelings for him but it was nothing compared to what s
Jessica and the guard got to the door of the Pink Butterfly's room. The guard was about to knock on the door but Jessica held her hands back."You don't have to knock. It's a surprise, remember?" She said to the guard."But…." The guard started to protest but Jessica shut her up."I gave you ten thousand bucks" she chided."Alright" the guard said reluctantly and opened the door quietly. Jessica walked in quietly.Pink Butterfly was sleeping on her bed when she walked in. Perfect! ~GEMMA’S POV~ I don't why but I started having bad feelings. Something bad is about to happen. Antonio had called earlier with all excitement to inform me that I would be getting released tomorrow.I was excited and have been in high spirits during the day but suddenly I have this eerie feeling that something bad is about to happen.I laid back on my bed and closed my eyes, trying to force myself to sleep. I need to remove all negative thoughts from my mind and prepare f
Margaret had driven straight to Antonio's house that night after she'd given Jessica and Boris the instruction to burn the prison and had confirmed the explosion. She's going to Antonio's house so that she wouldn't be suspected.She got to Antonio's house and was allowed inside since they all know her. She walked straight to Antonio's room, knocked on the door for a while then opened it when she got no response. Antonio was sleeping on the bed and she's going to spend the night with him. Her best night. Pink butterfly is dead!!She walked over to the bed and sat on it. Gently, she stroked Antonio's sleeping face."You're all mine now, Antonio" she said, and stared at him lovingly. “All mine”She bent and kissed him lightly on the lips. He stirred in his sleep and opened his eyes. He closed his eyes back and slept off when he saw her.Margaret started singing him a lullaby while she stroked his hair gently. She laid beside him and cuddled him and was just about to sleep
~GEMMA’S POV~ I opened my eyes and took a good look at my surroundings and I noticed I was in a hospital room. Everywhere was bright, the sun was penetrating into the room. It's a new day.Luca was sleeping on the bed beside me and I gently tapped him.He woke up with a start.“Gemma, thank goodness. You're awake” he said with relief in his voice.“What happened to me? Why am I here?” I asked weakly.“There was an explosion in the prison,” he replied.Then I suddenly remembered.“Jessica” I called and looked around the room frantically to see if she's still lurking around.“Jessica?” Luca repeated.“She's the one. She came into my room carrying a bomb on her lap” I replied and almost jumped down the bed.“Easy baby, relax” Luca held me down.I was going wild with fear, I was being hysterical while Luca tried to calm me down.Then suddenly I started to sob, then I bursted out crying loudly.Luca embraced me tightly and I cried on his shoulders and soaked his
~GEMMA’S POV~ Antonio came to me again and hugged me tight. My body went stiff immediately.“What's wrong?” He asked. He had noticed.“Nothing. I'm just tired and still traumatized about what happened” I lied.“I'm sorry about what happened. I'm glad you're alive. I missed you” he said and showered kisses all over my face. I tried my best to hide the irritation on my face.“Antonio, let her rest a bit, don't forget that we're having lunch to celebrate her release” Margaret said and Antonio let go of me.She just came to my rescue and for the first time in my life, I was genuinely grateful to her even though I know she said it out of jealousy and because she couldn't stand the sight of Antonio kissing me all over.Till now, I still don't know why she's obsessed with Antonio. It's clearly obvious that he doesn't love her.“Yes, we need to celebrate” Antonio confirmed. “And I'll inform the crime family about Pink Butterfly's release. Seems like they can't w
Margaret woke up with heavy grief in her heart the next day. Her heart was broken all over again and she locked herself up in her room. "Ma'am, why don't you eat something?" Grace, Margaret's maid said. She's carrying a tray of food in her hands. She was standing outside Margaret's closed door."How many times will I ask you to let me be? Get out!" Margaret screamed at her.She scurried away in fear. Margaret was sitting on her bed and crying eyes out. On her bed was used tissue papers. Today's her late baby's memorial day.Her phone rang. She checked the caller and saw that it was Vanessa."Hi Margaret, are you okay?" Vanessa asked when she answered the call."I'm fine," Margaret replied briefly."I called because I know that today…" she was saying but Margaret interrupted her harshly."I'm fine. Today is just like any other day”"Oh come on, you know it's not true. It's your baby's memorial day" she said and Margaret sobbed."It's been months now since you had a
Gabriella stared at the house Gemma, her best friend used to live in for the last time. The house she always frequented when Gemma was around.She had been so shocked to see Gemma on TV when she's arrested and charged with murder. She almost died when she heard about the prison explosion and was relieved when she found out that Gemma is still alive and that the charges against her were removed because she's found innocent.How the fuck did her best friend become the popular Pink butterfly??Was this why Gemma stopped talking to her?She needed to see her, she needed to talk to her and ask her why and what happened. Gemma fucking need to explain everything to her.And so, she made plans of going over there to meet Gemma and force an explanation out of her. She's been planning this since three weeks ago after she saw the news on TV. She's going to leave Coratone, her poor city and go over to Cella Monte, where Gemma is, but there's a problem,she can't afford to go to Cella Monte.If sh
Ivan was still laughing till Antonio interrupted him.“Son of Dante Karamazov? Russian Mafia Lord?” He asked.“Yes. I came to Italy just to kill you. My father sent me here and I'm here to carry out his mission” Ivan replied.“I won't go down easily,” Antonio said.“I'll see if you still have that confidence when I blow her head off” Ivan said and pointed a gun to Gemma's head.“Don't kill her. Face me and leave her out of it” Antonio said.“Drop all your guns and kick them far away from you” Ivan instructed.Antonio dropped his guns down and raised his arms in the air.“See, there's nothing on me now. Take the gun away from her” Antonio shouted.“Not so fast! Kneel down. I want to see you beg for life. Who knows, maybe I'll pity you and let you live” Ivan said.Antonio knelt down and Ivan removed the gun from Gemma and pointed it at him, approaching him menacingly.He got close to Antonio and fixed his gun directly at Antonio's face.“If only my dad could see the pitiful you
~ANTONIO~ I heard Gemma's screams for help when I was still talking with Sir Edward and informing him of my plans to leave the crime family and leave the country. Gemma was clearly calling out to me for help.I excused myself from Sir Edward and ran towards the car with Mateo and Marco. Halfway, I saw a car speeding off.It increased the adrenaline in me and I ran faster to the car. When I got to the car, I saw that it was widely open and saw Emilia asleep. Gemma was missing. She wasn't in the car.Who could have done this?“Ivan!!” My inner voice answered.He's the only person desperate enough to avenge Margaret's death.I placed my finger in Emilia's nose to confirm she's still breathing. She must have been knocked off by Ivan before taking Gemma away.“Boss, what are we going to do now?” Mateo asked me.“I fucking don't know” I replied. I was exhausted, frustrated and angry and my brain wasn't thinking right now. It's times like this I wish I
Ivan was furious when he saw Antonio and Gemma come down from the car.The nerves of them, to show their horrible faces here!He quickly jumped in and blocked their path.“What the hell are you doing here?” He barked at them.“I came to pay my last respects to the dead,” Antonio replied.“You're not wanted here. Leave before I do something stupid” Ivan threatened.“We don't want a fight. We just want to pay respects to Margaret and leave. Don't ruin Margaret's funeral with your outburst” Antonio said.Gabriella stepped behind Ivan and eyed Gemma from head to toe.“I won't let you both get close to her corpse” Ivan swore and pushed Antonio hard on his chest.Mateo and Marco stepped in to protect Antonio.“Stop it, Ivan. Allow them to pay last respect to the dead” Sir Edward said. He's present at the funeral. He flew straight to Italy because of the funeral.Ivan had no choice but to step aside for Antonio and Gemma to pass. They walked to Margaret's corpse holding flowers
Ivan watched Antonio leave. He couldn't do anything now as he's still heartbroken. Everything still looks like a dream to him.But the dead body of Margaret he held in his arms made him realize that it wasn't a dream. Margaret is really dead! A reality that he has to accept whether he wants to or not.“I swear, I'll kill you Antonio” he swore. “Even if I have to die in the process, I'll kill you” “Explain what you said earlier” Gabriella said, when she finally forced her tongue to speak.She was so shocked when she heard her best friend, Gemma, is the cause of her sister's death.How did Gemma know Margaret?How did she cause her death?Her sister had clearly told her that she doesn't know Gemma or have any connection with her, so how did Gemma cause her death?“Explain yourself,” she repeated.Ivan went on to explain everything he knew about Gemma's and Margaret's beef, everything!!Gabriella was shocked beyond words when he finished.“You mean to tell me that my sist
~ANTONIO~ Margaret's dead. She's lying lifelessly in my arms.“Noooooo” I screamed loudly.“Don't die on me, don't do this to me” I cried out.“I'm sorry…. I'm so sorry, Garet. I'm sorry”I held her in my arms for a long time, sobbing fervently with memories of us flooding in my head. Memories of the happy, fun times we had. Our laughters echoing in my head. The way we ran around my house playing like babies. The way we danced together, argued, fought, ate together, had sex and lots more.“I'm sorry Garet. I killed you, I'm so sorry” I apologized.I lifted her up from the floor and took her to her car and laid her on the back seat.Then I walked back to my own car.“I'll take her body home. Let's go back. You'll drive this car while I drive her car” I told Gemma.She nodded and wiped off her tears. I walked back to Margaret's car, entered the car, started it and drove off while Gemma followed behind me. ~GEMMA~ I sat back i
~GEMMA~ I was in the car with Antonio, Isabella and Nanny Emilia. We're leaving the country two days after Antonio Luca and I are trying to escape.He released Luca and sent him home almost half dead when I agreed to go with him.I could feel the pain, hurt and that Luca's heart was broken when I chose to go with Antonio. My words seemed to cause more damage to him and hurt him than all the beatings and torture Antonio melted out to him.But I had no choice, he would die if I didn't do what I did. And I don't want him to die because of me. I don't mind living in misery with Antonio all my life just to save him. He's worth it and more.“When will you start putting yourself first, Gemma?” My inner voice asked.I rolled my eyes and heaved a deep sigh.There's one thing I need to learn! To put myself first! First it was my best friend, Gabriella and now it's Luca.I can't blame myself though, it's because I love them both so much.I was sitting at the
~ANTONIO~ I was waiting patiently in the private room with Marco and Gemma. Gemma was still sitting helplessly on the floor at one corner and crying her eyes out.Her cries increased when I brought in my torture equipments and she knew Luca was done for.For some reason, I knew Mateo and Tristan were going to come back with Luca. But if I were to be Luca, I wouldn't come back here for any reason.I was right when the door opened and Luca came in with Mateo and Tristan. I had instructed them to bring Luca to the private room when they finally found him.“You came. Such a loyal lover” I mocked and laughed.“Where is Gemma? Where is she?” He asked.“Over there” I pointed to Gemma's direction.He ran to her and crouched down beside her, touching her all lovingly and checking her out.“Are you okay? Did he hurt you? Did he hit you?” He asked at once.“You shouldn't have come here. Look around you, he's going to kill you with that stuff” she said.Luca
~ANTONIO~ It was the chill that had woken me. The sudden coolness of my body where there had once been the warm softness of Gemma's smooth curves curled against me, underneath me. Now there was a waft of colder air that followed the cautious movement she had made from the bed.Oh, she had tried to be careful as possible. She had made every effort not to disturb me and had eased herself, inch by painful inch, away from me and out into the room.She would only be taking such care if she was trying to hide actions from me. The way she had crept from my bed, her obvious need to be gone and not to be seen leaving, caught on my nerves, tugging me wide awake in a second.Not that I showed it. I wanted to be able to watch and observe, to see just what she was planning, before I reacted at all. I had heard her making plans to escape with someone on the phone, it is obviously Luca but I didn't know when, but I think she's about to escape now and I wanted to confirm
~GEMMA~ Antonio and I walked back to the room and then he suddenly slammed the door shut and locked it. I wasn't expecting his next action and so it took me by surprise. He pushed me forcefully to the wall and kissed me forcefully. He sucked my lips in his aggressively while I struggled to free myself.A hot slap landed on my cheek, as my eyes became clouded with unshed tears. “Antonio, please. I beg you, don't do this" I whimpered like a hurt puppy.“I've seen why you've been avoiding my touches since. It's because you've been receiving touches from Luca and having sex with him” he shouted.“What has suddenly come over you this evening? You were sweet this evening” I said.“I want you. You're mine Gemma, the earlier you accept it, the better for you. You can't run away from me. I'll make sure you submit yourself to me and it's now" he whispered with a deadass tone and I shook in fear.My heart began palpitating, wanting to break free from its rib ca