Rodrigo's POVWhen the words escaped her mouth, I was in a state of amazement for a moment. This was Isabella, the woman who wanted nothing to do with me, she cared about me and acted like a good wife. For a moment I wanted to believe her and every word that she said but when I realized that the one who was saying all this was Isabelle, I yanked my arm away from her grip. She was just like her, love and care were just another fallacy, they were not real and I just happened not to believe in those words anymore. "Listen you may be the boss and King of this Mafia family and I should be listening to you but right now I don't care about all that, I am your boss and you will have to listen to me now" The closeness between made it easy for me to inhale her familiar scent. "You are the boss?" I asked trying to make certain that I heard everything that she was insinuating."Yes, I am" She took a step backward held my hand once more, and walked into our bedroom. "Wait here so I will call the
Isabella's POV"Get out," I said to the Doctor. Thankfully he was done tending to the wound so he packed up his bag and hurried out of the room. "How dare you!" I glared at him, almost close to murdering him for trying to imply that I am a whore who can be bought."I should be the one asking you that" he glared at me but I couldn't care less about his glares at the moment, he was the one who was pushing it by belittling and disrespecting me in front of a man who knew nothing about me. He was reducing me to nothing and that hurts. I was a lot of things but never was I one of those women who are to be bought cheap. I hated it when someone reduced me to nothing when I was something in the eyes of Maxwell and everyone else. "How could you belittle me?""You belittled yourself when you flirted with him""With who? What was he talking about?" I was confused. Throughout the night I have not talked to anyone else other than him and even when Castel was trying to be naughty, I composed myself
Isabella's POV I halted as the words left his mouth. What business does he have with Jennifer? I may not have been friends with Jennifer for a long time but I am quite certain that she has not said a word about him. "What's your business?""She is a fucker you know" I arched up my brow at him, not quite sure what he meant by those words. He must probably be implying someone else and not her. "I don't understand what you mean by that?""Don't act so cunning with me, I can see right through you, you know""What's your problem?" I only came here to clear my head but he was making it impossible and now I have to leave. "You are just like her, aren't you?" "Just like who?" Confusion set upon my soul. He was not making any sense. There was something about the way he was looking at me that got me scared for a moment. However, he was Rodrigo's right-hand man and would not hurt Me."I am talking about Jennifer, you women are something else, aren't you?""You are out of your mind, what bu
Rodrigo's POVFury consumed me as I glared at her. She was pushing it and this time she went too far. How dare Isabella point a gun at me in front of my Men? Marcello might be like a brother to me but he was still under me. For so long, I have been able to control and tame any woman I have come across, no one has ever dared to do this, not even her. Yet she was doing the very opposite and I could no longer hold it in."Well, you were saying" I mocked seeing Juan Carlos pointing a gun at her. It was good his loyalty was still with me and not with my wife otherwise I would discard him. He might be a brother to me just like Marcello but no brother of mine will tolerate me, I won't allow it. I will have to punish that person and give him a taste of his own medicine."Lower your gun down" Juan Carlos states. Hearing his voice, she was surprised. She had not expected this betrayal. Well, it wasn't a betrayal since Juan Carlos has always worked for me. He shouldn't have covered for her that
Isabella's POVHe stared as I shook my head, tears rolled down my cheeks. I was confused as to which choice to make. He can't be making me go through this pain. How can he ask me to choose to either my father or these men? I don't care what these men did, I was not capable of hurting anyone. It will break my heart to hurt anyone, especially those who have not done anything wrong to me. "Rodrigo please""Don't you dare plead with me now Pick up the damn whip Your ten seconds are almost up""Rodrigo!" I yelled wishing I could get through to him but that was not even enough to get him to at all as he pulled out his gun and pointed it at me. "Do it" I wanted him instead of others. The men might not be innocent but they haven't done anything wrong to me, whatever happened was between them and Rodrigo so why should I be the one who gets to serve justice to them? "Your ten seconds is over" Rodrigo lowered his gun, he wasn't going to shoot me. He knows that the moment that he does he won't
Rodrigo's POVI stared at her as her slim body was in my arms. For a moment I was lost for words to say, this woman was hurt. I broke her not just her body but her mind as well and that wasn't what I wanted. How could I have gone this far and shot those men right before her, especially being aware that it was going to hurt her? She was someone that was never part of my world and so I should be aware that it was going to do a lot of harm to her mind. The truth was, I knew all that nevertheless, after all that she did, the only thing that was on my mind was revenge. It was never planned, I only planned to handle those traitors myself but after seeing Isabella pointing her gun at me and refusing to lower it down, I had to do something so that she doesn't ever have to repeat this same scene ever again. Marcello and Juan Carlos might assume that I was weak but I wasn't. She had to be taught a lesson and that was the little lesson I taught her, had no clue that it was going to break her th
Rodrigo's POV"Isabella" I whispered standing up, The woman next to me moved away and I took long steps towards her attempting to engulf her tightly when she took a step backwards from me. Right there, I realized that she hadn't forgotten what happened there. "Where are you taking me? Are you taking me to kill me?""Shut your mouth I will never kill you at least not with a gun""Tell me, was it a dream?"There was no need to lie to her and so I shook my head. I didn't regret my decision to kill those traitors. I was only sad that it had to be done right before her, it was distorted by her and she might not forgive me for it. Not that I cared if she forgave me or not. However, she was going to be my wife for a year and I needed her to be on her best behavior and agree to everything that I said else we are going to have a serious problem. "No, it wasn't, I murdered those traitors after I made you wipe them""Couldn't you have pretended?""Why should I?" I wasn't the sort of man who fe
Rodrigo's POVI winced as I lowered down to the ground watching her as she walked away banging the door. Carlos and Marcello rushed me and helped me get back on my feet. Isabella was pushing me to the wall and hurting me as well. No woman has dared argue with Don Rodrigo let alone inflict pain on my soul."That woman is so damned""Does it hurt?" Marcello asked and I glared at him."Sorry Rodrigo but you should tame her else she will be a big problem for us"I already sensed that she was acting a lot wilder and not submissive, I disliked when women forget their place and try to act as the dominant being."I don't think Isabella is like that"Of course, it had to be only Carlos who would take her side."What more do you need? Has he already hit Rodrigo? She slapped me and pointed a gun at me, what more do you need?""You deserved it" Carlos whispered which only made Marcello glare at him. "Isabella is just different. She is feisty and can only take Rodrigo to tame her but if you try to
Rodrigo’s povI stared into space standing at her doorstep and contemplating if I should just knock or ring the bell and then I finally settled to ring a bell. It was just as I expected when I rang the Bell, Jada opened the door with a smile on her face, with how she smiled widely, I had a feeling she was expecting someone, perhaps, the boy who had been flirting with her. I have been watching them since I lodged in the hotel that was close by, but I decided to stay away just to give Isabella some time before finally coming over to pick up my portrait that she had taken from my study, which was just an excuse for me to see her as well and talk to her. Jennifer told me that she was still confused about this whole Carmen's situation and I had to tell her the truth so that she does not think that I cheated on her because I never did.“ Are you waiting for someone?”“ No one” She shook her head and stepped out of the way for me to get into the house.“ Jada, who is it?” That was Isabella’s
Isabella’s pov“Mother” my eyes crowded with tears as I stared at the woman who had given birth to me, I thought she was sick and wouldn’t be able to get back with us but looking at her right now standing with my father it seemed as though she was already healthy.“ Isabella” she whispered and that was when I realized that she was really alright and nothing was wrong with her and me, my feet moved gently and I quickly ran into her arms and embraced her tightly as though she would disappear if I let her go.“ What happened? How are you alright? the last time that I saw your picture it seemed as though you were never going to make it, and you will never be healed again”“ That young man provided the best doctors for me and I had to go abroad with your father” What young man was she talking about? I was confused. no one told me about this and all the while I would ask for Rodrigo, he would ask me if I wanted to talk to them but I would say no because it would be too much for me to bear.
Isabella’s povRodrigo allowed me to go on a trip to Jada and even though that should be the best time of my life it seems as though it wasn't. Jada was at the beach and I was in the house watching a show that I wasn't really interested in so I kept thinking about him all the time. Picking up his mobile that I had taken from the study, I ran my index finger on his face and smiled, if there was anything about Rodrigo it was the fact that he was the only man who was capable of making me happy, and despite everything that happened between him and carmen I was still very much in love with him even without me admitting it. When the door closed right behind me I realized that Jada was back home, I thought she was going to spend all day at the beach.“ You are back”“ And you have been staring into space again, you know if you miss him so much, all you have to do is just say it out loud and then I'll have him come over here and the both of you can make up then having you staring into space t
Rodrigo’s povIt was late, and by the time Marcello returned home, I had to head back into the room to go be with Isabella, I could not bear to leave her alone even for a moment. She moved out of the room but then I could not let her sleep alone so I slept with her in the same room. hearing footsteps approaching she could tell it was only me and did not bother to look up as I drew closer to the door, she sat on the vanity mirror staring at the reflection of herself.“ What are you thinking?”“ Don't bother me and just go to bed” She was saddened and was in a state of upheaval, I could see that.“How many times do you want me to apologize for what happened? I'm really sorry for everything and wish that I could go back in time, and then I would never have done that. you don't know how bad I feel that you have to be the one who is suffering. I love you, Isabella” She does not say a word and I know that she loves me as well, but then this was not even the right time to make such confessi
Marcello’s povRodrigo was sitting on the stool in the bar sipping his favorite drink when I walked up to him, he was not happy I could tell by how he stared into space. It has been days since Alejandro and his Cartel fell apart, and that woman Carmen was killed. Everything should be back to normal but then it seemed as though it was falling apart and Rodrigo’s marriage to Isabella was slowly crumbling down, I had no clue what to do, and when Jennifer tried to talk to Isabella they ended up arguing. she has not really been herself ever since the attack with Alejandro. he left her traumatized and she had been in shock for some days that she did not eat or talk, but the doctor visited her and Rodrigo made an appointment with the hospital, she needed help and so he gave it to her. but then she was mad at him for having let that woman kiss him and could never forgive him, she saw what she saw but we all know that Rodrigo will never do that to her, he was madly in love with her when she w
Isabella’s povI've never been so furious in my life like the way I am right now. This man wasn't a monster, he was a beast for even admitting that he loved blood.“ You are sick, I swear that something is wrong with you” I quickly kicked him attempting to get away when he grabbed me and ripped apart my shirt. my eyes widened and I was speechless for a moment, but then I knew that if I did not fight him he was going to end up forcing himself on me. He lashed his lips on my neck, kissing me while I struggled pushing, kicking, and scratching, trying to get him away from him, but he was so strong that he wouldn't budge. I wondered what monster was this, I was sure that he was going to leave marks on my fragile body, the wet kiss that he laid on my skin made me so disgusted that I almost puked, but then I knew that I needed to concentrate on him and not get carried away otherwise he will be able to live up to his dream and make me be disgusted with myself.If he ever has his way with me I
Isabella’s pov“No! Please don’t do this” I pleaded with him but then he did not listen and was more concerned about taking me against my will. I have always known right from the first time that I set my eyes on him that he was a monster and capable of anything, but I never expected that he would go this far to try and get to me.“ Open your legs” he ordered and I glared at him even though I was still pleading with him with my eyes.“ I can't”“ You can't or you won't”“ I can't and I won't” I was firm and that made him grab my jaw and squeezed it so hard that I felt the pain right in my head. So many times I whispered Rodrigo’s name in my head hoping that he would come to my aid and save me from the hands of this monster, otherwise I might fall and never be able to get back up again.“ I told you to be nice and I will treat you nicely but it seems as though you don't listen. If you do that to Rodrigo and he tolerates it, don't do it to me, I will Not tolerate such an attitude from y
Isabella’s povI was terrified when he threw me on the bed, but then I knew that I needed to get rid of this fear to focus, damn it was going to get his way with me and that would not be good.“ You got some nerve saying that to my face don't”“ You are the one who wanted to know so I had to tell you the honest truth, did you want me to lie to you? You said I should be honest and that was what I did, why are you making a big deal out of it?”“ I want you, I want to have you right now When he said those words I wished that someone could come in and put a bullet right through him so that he won't try anything stupid.“I already lost everything but I cannot lose you as well. That bastard Rodrigo fought back and now I will have to do to you what I've always wanted. I don't care if I lose everything as long as I have you, I'm okay with that. But what I cannot take is to see Rodrigo with you. The last time that I saw you two together, I almost wanted to kill him, but then it wasn't a close
Isabella’s povIt was the middle of the night when I heard voices coming from the hallway, I was terrified as I grabbed the white sheet and clutched it against my chest, I was so desperate for him to appear immediately and save me from this nightmare, but then my thought was quickly interrupted as the doors were just flung wide and Alejandro stepped into the room, he was Furious. the look in his eyes was frightening and at that moment I was frightened as I saw those darkened pupils. if it was anyone else who had walked into my room, I would have asked them what had happened, but a man like Alejandro was the least of my problems, I know it has something to do with the war he had going on with Rodrigo or the fact that his business must be failing since he was a drug lord in the city of Mexico.“ Do you want to smoke with me or perhaps drink with me?”“ I don't drink and I don't smoke” I was wondering why he was asking me such a silly question when he was aware that I don't engage in dri