"Answer me, Gypsy!" Enzo bellowed.Gypsy's heart was beating twenty miles per minute as she slowly sat up, taking in the murderous rage glimmering through Enzo's eyes that'd turned his normally green eyes into a dangerous shade of grey.This couldn't be happening. God, no!It'd been so long. These scars had been with her for so long that she'd literally forgotten about their existence or cared about their existence, as if they were already part of her skin.Scars caused by cigarette butts and other hot burning metals.It hadn't occurred to her that Enzo would never see these scars and think she was born with them or something.Fuck, the scars didn't even come to mind."I'm asking you something, Gypsy!" By now Enzo was breathing hard, his jaw ticking furiously.He shifted her breasts around to see more scars and shot to his feet, glaring down at her. "Who the fuck did these things to you, Gypsy? And don't fucking tell me that it's no one. Because unless you have some kind of self-harm
AUTHOR'S POV“It's going to be alright, princess.” Enzo said as he drove. He took one hand off the steering wheel to give Gypsy's hand a reassuring squeeze along with a small smile.Gypsy allowed herself to smile back even though she didn't feel the lightness of the spirit to do so. Because her heart was racing.Today was the custody trial. Today she was going to fight to keep her son. And she couldn't get rid of the gloomy thought that something was going to go wrong today.She nearly jumped out of her skin when Enzo suddenly stopped the car and she realized they were already at the court.“Mrs. Russo. Please remember everything we talked about.” Mr. Saenz, Enzo's lawyer who was representing her, told her from the front passenger seat where he was sitting.“They'll do everything they can to provoke you. They'll try to present you as a bad mother and a bad person. The way you'll react will tell the judge a lot so be careful.”Gypsy nodded, determined to do just that. She wasn't going
SIX YEARS AGOWham!The thunderous slap echoed through the room. Gypsy clutched her stinging cheek, staring eyes-wide at the woman who'd just slapped her. The woman who was supposed to be her mother."You whore. How dare you? How dare you make such stupid allegations? After willingly lying down for him to enjoy you, you dare come here and try to accuse him of rape? How dare you?"Her mother's eyes flashed hot with fury and hate. Linda Mathews had always blamed her for the fact that her father left them and Gypsy was used to the hate in her eyes. But today, it seemed to have gone ten notches higher.A tear slipped down her face. "Mum, please believe me. He...""Shut the fuck up!" A slap was delivered to her other cheek. Gypsy stumbled in shock and pain."After everything he has done for you? After everything he has done for us, how can you repay him this way. How can you try to do this to ME?"All of a sudden, her mother grabbed her her by the hair, causing Gypsy to scream in pain."
GYPSY'S POV"Am I going to lose my son?"Mr. Saenz sighed. "Things are very complicated, Mrs. Russo. We don't have any witness or evidence. I'd been hoping your son's father wouldn't have a strong enough case to actually get custody of your son. But your mother's testimony ruined everything and made Mr. McArthur's claims much more solid even though they may all be lies.""May be?" My mouth dropped open in disbelief. "You think they're telling the truth?""What I think doesn't matter, Mrs. Russo. It's what the judge thinks." Mr. Saenz said. "That's why we came up with a plan. It's our chance to build a case.""What plan?" "Princess," Enzo said, getting from behind me to kneel beside my chair. "You see the earrings you're wearing which I gave you this morning? The one on your left ear is a recorder. A video and voice recorder. We're hoping these wretchs will approach you after here and gloat. Try to make them talk as much as possible. All you have to do is touch the earring and everyth
ENZO'S POV“This is gold!” I exclaim after Saenz, Gypsy and I have finished watching the recording from the recorder that was built into the earring I gave Gypsy.The recorder captured every bit of Gypsy's conversation with those idiots perfectly, both sound and video. And the things said in the recording are extremely incriminating.There's no way the judge will watch this and still rule in favour of that bastard Patrick. Unless Patrick bribes the judge, in which case we'd have an even stronger appeal and have the judge sued as well.“Really?” Gypsy questions, her doubts obvious in her voice.“Of course.” I assure her.The air gets knocked out of my lungs when she suddenly throws her arms around me, pulling me tight into a hug.“Thank you. Thank you.” She says repeatedly.I hug her back, loving the feel of her warmth. Having her in my arms brings me an uncanny sense of contentment. I could hold her like this for hours.“It's like we've really hit the jackpot.” Saenz chimes in. “This
GYPSY'S POVMy heart is beating so hard against my ribcage that I'm afraid it'll burst out any moment from now.I'd been so close. So fucking close to leading Enzo outside and telling him the whole truth about who I truly am.If only someone hadn't rang the doorbell. Speaking of which, it's been about ten minutes since Enzo stepped outside, and my courage is slowly fizzling out.I jump in my seat when the door clicks open. Enzo enters, his eyes pinned on me as he closes the door and walks towards me.There's no warmth on his face unlike earlier, causing ice-cold fear to run through my veins. Why does he look so off? Like he's trying hard to control his emotions.“You said you had something to tell me?” He asks, his voice cool. Way too cool. And he doesn't even bother to sit down first.“Uh...yes, I...” I lick my lips nervously. Should I tell him?He doesn't look like he's in a good mood. Whoever came to ring the bell obviously pissed him off. Maybe I should wait till he has calmed dow
“How could I have been such an imbecile? How the fuck couldn't I see through her fakeness? She was lying to my face all this time and I adored her like an idiot.”Dante watched without a word as Enzo rambled on, sitting across the table from him in the bar where Enzo had made him come to drown his sorrows.Enzo brought his bottle of beer to his lips and took four long gulps all at once. Dante winced, knowing gulping that much mustn't have been easy.Or maybe Enzo was in too much pain to actually feel the sting.It'd been a long time since Dante had seen his best friend like this; so messed up, so broken. Three years to be exact.If Gianna's betrayal had broken him so much, Dante could only imagine how this second betrayal was making him feel. All thanks to that cursed Gypsy.After polishing off his beer, Enzo set it back on the table and turned his head to the bar.“Hey, you.” He yelled at one of the bartenders. “Another beer.”Dante cursed under his breath and sighed. “Dude, you've h
GYPSY'S POVA loud groan stirs me awake, making me realize that I finally did fall asleep after spending several restless hours in the couch in Enzo's room.Yawning, I blink my eyes open to find Enzo getting into a sitting position on his bed. He stiffens when he sees me and then glares at me, but obviously his headache is stronger than his need to glare at me because he lets out another groan while holding his head.I quickly rush to his side. “Enzo, are you...”He slaps my hand away when I attempt to touch him. I step back with a sigh and watch as he gets up to his feet. He stumbles a bit but finally manages to study himself enough to rush into the bathroom. Seconds, later, I hear retching sounds.He's obviously having a hangover. He must have drank a whole lot last night.Rummaging through his bedside drawers, I thankfully find an Advil. After going to get some water from the kitchen, I make my way back into the bedroom.Enzo is still puking into the toilet bowl when I step into th
A lump of nervousness rose up Gypsy's throat as she took in the betrayal burning in David's eyes. She swallowed it down, wondering what was going through his head.“Enzo was here.” She finally answered.David shook his head, his nostrils flaring. “And you let him stay? You even let him okay with Dawn!”“He showed up unexpected very early in the morning and he wouldn't leave. And Dawn was so happy with him I had no choice but to let him stay for a while." Gypsy explained, hoping he would understand.“For a while, huh?” David scoffed. “How long was he here for? Was that why you refused to pick my calls?”“No! Of course not.” Gypsy answered, getting desperate by the second. “I genuinely didn't even hear my phone ringing, I swear.”David barely nodded, suspicion holding his usually bright eyes. “And when did he leave.”“A few minutes ago.” An incredulous look took over David's expression. “He came here early in the morning and he just left a few minutes ago? You let him stay for hours, G
Enzo stared into the blue coldness of Gypsy's eyes, his heart thumping inside his chest. After what felt like forever but was merely seconds, the dark look in her eyes began to lighten. Nothing too bright, but it rescued his racing heart and filled his chest with a warm assurance that her resistance was gone or on the way to being annihilated.She didn't say anything as she looked away from him to carry the sauce pan off the stove, but her silence told him that she was willing to try, which was a win for him, especially when she looked at him and asked,“Will you join us for breakfast?”A thrill went through him, and Enzo had to remind his body not to react so foolishly. She was only doing this for their daughter's sake.Why else would she do it? A voice in his voice taunted. Enzo grimaced.Breakfast was awkward to say the least, mostly because while Enzo and their daughter conversed a lot, Gypsy only spoke when their daughter tried to involve her in the conversation which wasn't ver
Gypsy spent most of the night tossing in bed, her mind occupied with thoughts of Enzo and his determination to be part of her daughter's life. Just when she began to feel the arms of sleep around her, the incessant ringing of her doorbell drew her out of it sharply.Gypsy grimaced and remained firmly on her bed. Today was a Saturday which meant she didn't have to get up to get Dawn prepared for school so she was planning on sleeping in to make up for the hours of sleep she had lost. Whoever was ringing her bell at this ungodly hour? Maybe if she didn't respond, the person would get tired and leave.She closed her eyes, hoping the ringing would stop but if anything, it became more jarring.“Fuck!” Gypsy cursed, tossing the sheets off her body as she sat up in her bed.Looking at the time on her alarm, her eyes widened immediately when she saw the time. 6:34Am. Damn, she'd really wasted the night without catching a wink of sleep.The realization made her feel even more grouchy as she s
It felt like the whole world had gone into a coma but for them as Enzo slowly made his way towards Gypsy. Her pulse was racing, panic snapping through her veins like electricity through a high voltage wire.Enzo stopped in front of her. The coldness and the fury in his eyes seemed to snap Gypsy right into the realization that this was really reality and not just her imagination.Turning to look at David, she looked down at her daughter. "Darling, go with Uncle David into the car."Her daughter's eyes widened immediately in horror. "But mummy, daddy...""I said go with David, Dawn!" Gypsy snapped much more harshly than she'd intended to.She winced internally, instantly regretting her tone of voice when her daughter flinched. Gypsy had never spoken to her like that before. The little girl began crying as David carried her to the car while trying to soothe her."You shouldn't talk to her like that." The sound of Enzo's voice irked her greatly, and Gypsy spun around to face him. "You do
It felt like the whole world had gone into a coma but for them as Enzo slowly made his way towards Gypsy. Her pulse was racing, panic snapping through her veins like electricity through a high voltage wire.Enzo stopped in front of her. The coldness and the fury in his eyes seemed to snap Gypsy right into the realization that this was really reality and not just her imagination.Turning to look at David, she looked down at her daughter. "Darling, go with Uncle David into the car."Her daughter's eyes widened immediately in horror. "But mummy, daddy...""I said go with David, Dawn!" Gypsy snapped much more harshly than she'd intended to.She winced internally, instantly regretting her tone of voice when her daughter flinched. Gypsy had never spoken to her like that before. The little girl began crying as David carried her to the car while trying to soothe her."You shouldn't talk to her like that." The sound of Enzo's voice irked her greatly, and Gypsy spun around to face him. "You do
"You have a daughter." Enzo repeated, his eyes moving from Gypsy to Elice.Gypsy felt like her heart was going to fly out of her chest with how hard it was beating, and out of a pure reflex action, she grabbed the hand of her daughter and stepped out of the doorway, slamming the door shut.She leaned her back against the door, placing her hand on her chest as she tried to calm her racing heart. No! It couldn't be. She couldn't let Enzo know that he had a daughter."Are you okay, mummy?" Elice asked, her brows wrinkled in confusion. "Who is that man?""He's... He's..." The words stuck in her throat.What was she supposed to say? She definitely couldn't tell her daughter that Enzo was her father. Elice would otherwise insist on bringing Enzo into their lives."He's no one, sweety. He's no one." She pulled her daughter closer to her and hugged her, her breathing still coming out heavily.She half expected Enzo to bang on the door for her to open up, but nothing came. He'd obviously left.
The first thing Gypsy did after dropping her daughter off at school was to drive to David's company. She hadn't heard from him since he dropped her off at her house last night. Not that she expected him to call after she'd told him she needed some space last night.Luckily for her, she arrived at his office just in time because David was about to step out of his office when Gypsy got out of the elevator. He froze, his eyes widening with surprise as he stared at her.“Gypsy.” He said her name.“David.” She responded, stepping closer to him. “Why do you look so surprised to see me?”“You told me you needed some space last night and...” He trailed off, shaking his head.Gypsy winced internally. Had she been rude when she'd told him she wanted to be alone? Last night, her mind had been too disconcerted for her to really think about the things she'd said. Perhaps she'd said something that offended him.“Can we talk?” She asked, glancing over at David's secretary who was shooting daggers at
“Where's he?” Gianna Russo questioned the guard standing by the door.“He's in the pool, ma'am." the guard answered immediately, but stepped closer to Gianna, almost blocking her path. “But...”“But what?” Gianna demanded, tipping her head to the side.“Nothing, ma'am. Please go ahead.” The guard backed away, returning to his position.“Good." Gianna said with a satisfied smile as she turned and made her way towards the backyard where the pool was located.She came right to a halt. The man she was after was lounging by the pool, but he wasn't alone. He was with two women who were taking turns sucking his dick.Annoyance coursing through her, she stormed towards the trio. The man had his eyes close in pleasure so he didn't even notice her. On reach them, she grabbed the hairs of both women and wrenched them away from her man.“What the fuck?” Both of the women screamed as Gianna threw them to the floor.“Get the fuck out of here?" Gianna growled, glaring at the women.There must've be
“Gypsy.” Enzo whispered her name huskily.A jolt went up Gypsy's spine at the voice she hadn't heard in six years. And just like that, all the emotions came crashing back.“Oh, you two know each other already.” David chuckled awkwardly, turning his questioning gaze to her. “How do you know him?”But Gypsy wasn't listening; she barely even heard him. Her gaze was pinned on Enzo as the rush of emotions rolled through her.He didn't look very different from when she last saw him except for the slightly dark bags under his eyes. Yet that didn't mellow how handsome he looked in any way. His piercing green eyes that she could remember so well took her in with an equal amount of shock.Gypsy had always imagined what her reaction would be like if she had him in front of her again. Always it'd been indifference. But right now, the calvacade of emotions running through her was too turbulent for her to act indifferent.This was the same man who'd thought her what love was, who'd made her believe