Isabella 88Even behind bars, Robert's reach wad still far enough to get to me. It was clear now that despite his incarceration, Camilla was still under his spell. I wondered how she felt when Robert had told her to send me the message.Fortunately, Camilla had stopped blowing up my phone with unprecedented calls and I was left with the uncomfortable silence that followed. To be honest, I was not looking forward to the upcoming days that involved Damien leaving for Japan with Natalia.However, business was business and it did not matter how I felt. I was downstairs busy changing the TV channels when I heard a car pull up close to the house. Even without meaning to, I knew that it was Damien.It scared me how well I was connected to him because he was the first person I ever felt this way about."Did you sleep well?" He asked as he gently closed the door behind him."I tried," I told him."The same nightmare?" He asked as he sat close to me.I nodded. He was awar
Damien 89.I was not in support of what Isabella was doing but I knew that it was for her own good. I knew what it feels like to obsess over someone especially if that someone turned out to be a monster. The two of us had fallen asleep on the couch snuggled against each other.We both woke up to a blushing maid shyly peering down at our sleeping form. She was probably waiting to clean up the living room."How long have you been watching?" I asked with a humorous smile."I just came in sir," She answered with a small courtesy but her face was red with blush."Like what you see?" I asked enjoying her torment. She shook her head, then her eyes widened in fear and she quickly nodded."Damien, stop messing with her and let her do her work," Isabella hit me softly on the shoulder. "Sorry about that," She kindly told the young lady.We both walked up the stairs and entered the bedroom. My bedroom."I want us to stay in one room together, I can't stand you sleeping in a separate room, it's t
Isabella 90.It was so broody in here and bleak in here. I tried not to let it get to me but it did. The somber atmosphere in Red Gate Penitentiary was sad and contagious. Why would anyone want to stay here. I tried to imagine how life would be here everyday.Damien and I waited at the visiting hall of the prison. I was nervous and anxious. Damien placed a calming hand on my lap as my legs were shaking uncontrollably."Fear is natural, only mad men have no fear, you will overcome this," Damien whispered to me. I nodded.Before we got here, we had both decided that, I would see him alone. Robert had been deemed armed and dangerous so I could only see him behind the thick glass with a telephone fixed to it."If things get uncomfortable, you know that you can always leave," Damien told me. I nodded again and held his hand for moral support.Truth be told, it was not easy going to face the man that just traumatized me but I knew that it had to be done. If I did not d
Damien 91.Five minutes later, I was surprised to see her back. She seemed so relaxed as she made her way to me. She hugged me tightly without a word and I held on to her till she had her fill of me."You were early," I told her. "I believed that the slotted time was ten minutes," I added."He was not worth more than five minutes of my precious time," She told me."So what now?" I asked her thinking that we should go home."Let us go to work," She simply replied."Are you sure that you will be able to get anything done?" I asked with concern.She nodded. "I have what I already wanted which was closure but it turns out that I did not even need it in the first place, men like Robert have no power over me," She said.Together, we left the state Penitentiary never to come back again. We got into my car and I drove straight to the office.I occasionally checked my rear view mirror just in case we were being followed. Isabella was my life now and I would do anything
Isabella 92.I had no idea what today was going to bring but I was ready to face it head on. A playful knock sounded on my jaw and I smiled immediately. It was Jackson the joker or Jackie for short. He peeped his head in with one eyes closed."Assistant HR reporting for duty," He said on a robot voice."Come in you goofball," I said with a short laugh and shook my head."And in tow is the delectable Ms. Grace, the event mistress," He added as he walked in.Grace walked in and rolled her eyes. She was weary of his jokes but there was a smile on his face."It's so good to see you boss, It's been hell without you, Grace was mean to me all the time," Jackson complained with fake sadness. It was hilarious."For someone so jacked, you eat like an obese person," Grace said with exasperation.Jackson smiled. "You were totally checking me out if you know I am jacked," He said."Behave yourself," Grace said with a smile."Yes ma'am," Jackson said."You too are a breath of fresh air," I said."P
Damien 93.There was no use playing her game. Rose loved to have leverage over people who were desperate enough. Fortunately, I was not one of them. I knew that if I allowed it, Rose would only tease me with that knowledge of where Vito was. I was not interested in games nor did I have the time.If she did not want to tell me, that was fine. I was confident in my ability to lure him out myself."The fact that you referenced him in our conversation means they he his near," I told Rose. "I will find him without your help," I told her."You should cut him some slacks, he was desperate," Rose said."Rose, if there is nothing else for you to say, I need some privacy, got to prepare for my trip," I told her already bored of her presence.If she was still seeing that needy little scared teenager when she looked at me, then that was her problem.She gave me a slow smile and I knew that she was not going to stop. I had wasted the whole morning talking to Rose and no
Isabella 94.I knew that Natalia and I would never get along but I did not intend to hurt her. I wrongly assumed that she was aware of how things ran in her prestigious family. I felt bad for her and it surprised me. I sat on the public bench and table beside the food truck.I had not yet ordered anything because I was waiting for Damien. I had no idea how Natalia was dealing with the news of Damien's past but I genuinely hoped that she was alright.I smiled as soon as I spotted Damien crossing the streets. "Have you ordered anything yet?" He asked as he joined me."I was waiting for you," I told him. We both ordered extra large hot dogs with ketchup and mustard."I like this," He told me as he ate."Yeah, they make good hot dogs here," I said. He chuckled lightly."No, I meant that I like hanging out with you and the scenery is beautiful, with you I feel normal," He said with a smile as he happily looked around.I looked around also and saw what he meant. We looked like casual busine
Damien 95.Isabella went mute and wide eyed when I broke the news to her. I was terrified of what was going on in her mind. Was she blaming herself? Was she happy? I could not tell."Say something, Isabella," I pleaded. But there was no response. She gave me a haunted look as she shook her head in denial."Please do not beat yourself up on this, you had no control over what could have happened," I implored her."Damien, I need to be alone, I need space," She said in a quiet voice that threatened to break.Being alone was the last thing she needed but I had to respect her boundaries. I reluctantly stood up and headed for the door. I was filled with intense concern as I reached the door."Damien?" She called softly. I turned back to her."Thank you...for letting me know," She said. I nodded a little and closed the door after me as I left her office.I wanted to call Jackson but he was already on his way to Isabella's office. He was all smiles when he came but gr