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I kissed good bye to Adriano as he left for office the next morning, once again reminding me that Dante is going to come over for dinner today.I prepared a feast for Dante and Adriano, hoping to impress him despite my nerves. On the menu were homemade lasagna with layers of rich, flavorful meat sauce and creamy béchamel, accompanied by a side of garlic bread. I also prepared a fresh, crisp salad with mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, and a zesty vinaigrette. For dessert, I crafted a decadent chocolate cake with layers of velvety ganache.It took me the whole day to prepare it. I was so exhausted by the end of the day.Along with taking care of the kids and cleaning the house I also worked really hard on preparing the dinner.I did not want to give any reason to Dante to taunt me.I took a shower and put on good clothes after finishing all the work. I was exhausted and the urge to sleep was really strong but I somehow managed to ignore it.I went to the kids room and dressed them up too
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"Adriano when did we get married?" I asked Adriano as we were laying in the bed cuddling each other.Even if I put so much pressure on my mind I am still not able to remember anything. It feels really weird that I do not have any memory of the past.It kills me inside but I overthink that if I ask Adriano about this, he might think I am crazy."Four years ago." He said kissing me, he seemed completely uninterested in my questions."What? Aida is five years old Adriano, did I get pregnant before our marriage?" I asked as it came to my mind."Emilia you know how much I hate these stupid ass questions. You are killing my boner." He stopped me from asking more questions."But Adriano I really want to know. You know sometimes I try to remember the good moments of our lives, like Emma's birth, Aida's birth, our marriage, when did we get this house and why are we-" I kept on talking but Adriano sat straight on the bed and pressed his hand over my lips, shutting me up."Shut the fuck up Emilia
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"Don't fight with your sister, Emma" I chided. "You eat from your own plate."Adriano was gone on the business trip with Dante and it somehow made me relax.I prepared lunch and served Emma and Aida.Before leaving Adriano gave me a phone. He always told me that I should stay away from electronic gadgets and so should our kids. I never had a mobile phone of my own, meanwhile Adriano always keeps doing his work using his laptop and mobile, which I was not allowed to use. Neither which I knew the password of.Before leaving he handed me a phone, which looked like a phone but was a bit bigger in size.There were keys on it and he taught me which keys to press in case of emergency. The phone was strange as the only person I could call, using it was Adriano.The bell rang and I was shocked. Adriano is not here, Dante is not here, we never had a third visitor, so who might be here.I first decided to give a call to Adriano, but he gave me the phone to call him only when it's an emergency.
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"Where are my children?" I asked a woman who looked like a doctor.I don't know where I am, I don't know how I am even here but the major concern I have right now is that where are my children?I opened my eyes to find myself in a comfortable bed, but medically professional people were standing by my side. I was scared about what was going to happen to me. Who are these people? Do they want to hurt me? Where is my husband?Does Adriano know that I got abducted from my own house. He might be searching for me, day and night, I am sure of it."Let me and my kids go." I leaped out of the blankets as I tried to get up. "Ma'am please relax. We are not here to hurt you." She tried to comfort me but I was hell lot of worried."I am not sick, why is the medical staff attending me? Are my girls safe. Let us go home." I requested. "I will not tell anyone. Just let me and my kids go." I pleaded again."Ma'am you are under the care of medical staff because you have just been rescued." She looked
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I am scared I have never been out of home.If somehow Adriano reaches me, I won't be able to look him in the eyes because I failed at one job he always wanted me to excel at, staying home.The doctor turned out to be a gynecologist and she surveyed me completely, asking me several personal questions like, "Are you sexually active?", "Did your husband ever forced you to make sexual relations with you?", "Are your kids healthy." I was so uncomfortable answering those questions.I went through several tests and she declared that I am not pregnant. Which I already knew. I was so sad about it because as far as I remember Adriano told me to get pregnant again, we were trying for another baby.I once told him that aren't two kids enough and he got really mad, saying he is doing his job by feeding our empty stomachs and providing for the family and that I should do my job, that is making babies.He never used condoms with me and I myself was surprised that how come I am not pregnant yet. The
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I woke up the next day and the doctors were gone. In the morning my gynecologist came with a file of reports.She said physically I am completely fine but mentally I need to be worked upon.It feels weird, one moment you think your life is all about being a good mother and being a good wife, cooking cleaning and doing laundry and the very next moment it takes one eight degrees flip and now you are nowhere, and getting told that your husband is a criminal and your past memories won't come back.All my needs were met by the maids of that place. The door to my room opened up revealing a man."Emilia, are you okay?" The man looked at me from top to bottom making me a little uncomfortable. Adriano would have never like it."Who are you? You are the one who bought me here right?" I said as I looked at that man's face. I recognised him."Where are my kids? Why did you bring me here please answer me? Are you an enemy of Adriano, but just listen to me, me and my kids did nothing wrong to anyo
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I thought that Adriano was the best man I have ever seen, because I don't have a memory of others.The way Salvatore treated me made me grateful to him.Every morning he would prepare breakfast for me, he would treat me like the queen of his world. It was a new experience for me.He would even take care of the kids."Mummy, when will we go back home, our house was really big." Emma asked again. She has been closer to her father than anybody else.Not even me."Well, this house is more comfortable, Emma. You should not say things like this." I explained it to her.I don't want to hurt Salvatore's feelings, after so much he has done for me and my girls. And Emma is a kid, she never thinks before speaking. I am trying to teach her that.Ari lifted Aida in his arms and she wrapped herself around him. I have never seen Aida so happy. She always used to be tense around Adriano.We all sat together for dinner and Salvatore promised to take me to take a tour around his house.After putting ki
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Salvatore slept on the couch while he gave me the bed to sleep in.There was a gentleness in his behaviour, there was a protection I would feel when I am in his company. Nothing like Adriano. Who might lose his control anytime, and would make me shiver in fear.I realised how happy Aida is since she is no longer in Adriano's company, but I feel deeply for Emma. She is so attached to her father that it's getting really difficult for her to cope with the absence.It's been more than a week since I have arrived here, at Salvatore's place and I still don't remember anything. Salvatore started taking a step in order to help me recover my memory.He displayed pictures of everyone from my past.I was shown the picture of my parents who adopted me, my real birth parents, my sister, my brother, my sister in law, Adriano's mother and Adriano's sister.I looked at my father's face and found that I look really similar than him.And Adriano had a family was such a big shock to me. I always thought
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I woke up to the gentle rays of sunlight filtering through the curtains, casting a warm glow across the room. Its peaceful.Today was the day I had been dreaming of for so long – my wedding day. I cannot believe it's all happening in reality.I am getting married to Salvatore. I am so excited.I stretched and yawned, a wave of excitement washed over me.I don't remember being this happy ever before.There was a newly found sense of peace that I hadn't felt in years. Today, Salvatore would become my husband, and I would leave behind the shadows of my past.Today I completely move on and start a new life.Adriano is dead. And so is Dante. My biological father who tried to trick me is also dead.I have dealt with enough problems in my life now. And today I am setting myself free.These deaths have been a turning point in my life. It was as if a heavy burden had been lifted from my shoulders, allowing me to breathe freely again. I was excited and so were Aida and Emma. After what eve
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You and Emma were asleep when you heard a loud bang and the sound of guns firing.You immediately hugged Emma and closed her ears.Emma also jumped and woke up hearing the sound."What is happening mommy?" She asked looking scared and I had no answer to her question because I was unaware too.The sound of guns firing cannot be good, but I don't want Emma to be terrified.Then there was a sound of loud explosion and Adriano came rushing in."Emma, Emilia, he took us out of the bed. We need to run. We are under attack." He grabbed the gun from his drawer and took us out of the room.Me and Emma were being rushed down the stairs and when I reached down I saw Dante with his gun. Dante ran towards the other way from where the sound was coming from."We need to leave as soon as possible. He is here." Adriano said.Who is here? I wanted to ask.But when I moved my head the other way I saw a silhouette of a familiar man.Salvatore.My eyes lit up.I freed my hand from Adriano's grip. Grabbed
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I woke up in the morning by the sound of Adriano screaming at someone on the phone."I will kill that fucker." He yelled in the phone."Dante, I will take all the matters in my hand now. You do as I say." Speaking this Adriano turned to look at me.He cut the call and told me to get dressed. "That fucking boy-toy of yours is getting on my nerves now. Apparantly he is on a mission to find out where I have kept you. He reached one of my warehouses and found the drugs that I had kept there before selling them offshore. Now the police is involved and I might end up getting in trouble, but don't worry honey I will never let that fucker find you and destroy our family again." Saying this he barged out of the room.I hope Salvatore is well.I know he is working according to the plan and so am I but Adriano seemed really furious now. He looses his cool and do some reckless shit when things start to get out of his hands.Adriano came back inside the bedroom to get his coat."You are leaving?"
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I sat on the bed, waiting for Adriano to arrive.To my surprise he did not lock me again in the basement. He did not starve or tried to manipulate me.Instead he took me to a bedroom upstairs.I peeked out of the window and realised I am in middle of nowhere. The house that I was kept in was searching facing and I was hearing the sounds of the waves.It took me minutes to realise that I was on a island. Adriano is holding me capative in the island so that I cannot escape."If you are looking out for an escape, there isn't any." He informed me.I still sat near the window.He came closer. "Also there are lots of wild animals here, if you set a foot out they will hunt you down. And I don't want my child to be motherless for rest of her life." He chuckled after that.It irritated me. "Aren't you so pathetic Adriano. Trying to use Emma in every possible way to blackmail me. Act like a grown man for once." I barked at him."I want to keep you alive, that just my motto. I never said about
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Adriano entered the basement and came and sat next to me on the floor.I was furious that he took Emma away from me. I am furious that I had to leave Aida and follow his orders.I know Salvatore must be taking really good care of Aida, but I am her mother. I feel the loss.For more than twenty minutes we both sat in silence.I decided that this time I am not going to be scared of him. This time I am not going to let him brainwash me.I will stand strong.I know he had many things he wanted to say, but I am pretty sure they all will be horrible."Got back from where we started, huh?" Adriano finally broke the layer of silence.I did not respond."Emma was missing you." He commented after seeing me not react to his words earlier.And I tried my best, I truly did but I couldn't hold back."Where is Emma? How is she? I wanna see her." I sounded so desperate, which I was, for my daughter.I want to see Emma, I want to talk to her, I want to play with her, I want to hug her.There is nothing
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Dante ordered me to go and sit in the car. I had no other option but to obey.As I tried to step inside my heart started beating loudly.My heart was screaming to turn around and somehow try to run away. I realised I am not at all ready to go and face Adriano again. I turned around to see Dante standing near the car, he was carrying a gun in his holster. So running away won't do me any good. He might shoot and injure me while I try to escape.At the same time I was worried about Emma. I have come this far, I cannot give up. I will rescue my daughter. I reminded myself of the promises I made to myself.It's not the time to give up, it's time to act smart. So I followed Dante's words and silently got into the car.After removing all the evidence of burning my things Dante got in the car. The whole car ride was silent.We did not even look at each other. I kept looking out of the window when a sudden thought hit my mind.Why does Dante hate me so much?I never knew anyone in my whole li
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Aida was asleep when I left. I am happy about it, otherwise it would have been really difficult for me to say goodbye to her in this situation.Salvatore handed me the key of the car and assured me that he will soon come to rescue me. I need to believe him, which I do, but there is a strong fear in my mind regarding Adriano.Before getting in the car I looked back at Salvatore. He has done so much for me. Our relationship is based on maturity and equal respect for each other. This makes me even more happy. But now my life is about to take a drastic turn. I know Adriano must have planned something horrible for me. But I will bear it all until I get to know about the whereabouts of Emma.After driving for another forty five minutes I reached the address Adriano texted me.The whole street was empty and right in front of the spit where I stopped my car, there was another car already waiting for me there.I got out of my car and took my travel bag out and wheeled it to that car.I was ex
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I worked according to the plan. I am not going to be scared of Adriano this time. I will fool him instead.He cannot win against me.Salvatore came up with a plan but I am not completely relying on it. I am quite aware how clever Adriano is. He will somehow sabotage all the plans against him.And Emma needs to realise that her father is a bad person. I know in this process her heart will break. I won't tell her myself but somehow I will let her know Adriano's true face.Adriano warned me not to tell the cops about it, and I would not risk it. Because there might be some corrupt policemen who might be working for Adriano.So I only told Salvatore about it. He assured me that in order to keep me and Emma safe, Logan will do his best. Salvatore told me how he and Logan have been friends since childhood and he can be completely trusted. Salvatore told Logan not to let everyone in his department know about the phone call from Adriano. Logan exactly did what Salvatore told him to.More th
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Logan sent some of his men to check the CCTV cameras of the roads.If was getting worried sick. I was getting paranoid with each and every moment. I went to Aida's room for atleast 4 times in one hour to check whether she is there or not.I am too scared to lose anymore people in my life.Turns out that Emma left on her own, no body forced her or she has not been kidnapped. I started rethinking my decisions. I did not consider in the beginning that Emma will be so hurt seeing me and Salvatore as a couple. In just a couple of months she has gotten so close to Adriano that her little heart is not ready to accept any other man as her guardian.I understand that this fact is painful and difficult for her to accept but she needs to know the truth that her father is a terrible person, I am not sure that I will be able to tell her anything in details because it's horrible, and I am sure her childlike brain won't be able to listen and understand to so much trauma.Another thought stuck in my
