Their eyes met. Rain tried to brush away the nervousness she felt in his presence but she knew that it wouldn’t be possible. There was no amusement in his features, not even a fake smile, he looked at her with a cold gaze, like she was nothing…she felt that way as well. He didn’t say a word as he got into the car and she followed behind despite wanting to hesitate or maybe cry out for help. His cold demeanor was much worse than before. She didn’t like it, she didn’t like the fact that it hurt her as well. The door closed behind her and she quickly whipped her head to the window, Elisa was standing there, giving her a reassuring nod. It still surprised Rain that the woman could show such emotions to her with that scowl or without a scolding. She has made a promise to Rain before they left the cabin that she would talk to Alexander and make sure that he wouldn’t hurt her. Rain didn’t want to believe her because she didn’t want her hopes dashed but Elisa had sounded so confident w
The drive was almost an hour long but Rain couldn’t really be sure as she had no actual way to tell the time. She didn’t have a phone, or a watch… “Can I get a phone?” He was already going to punish her for disrespecting him, she might as well rip off the band aid as quickly as possible. He cocked up a brow and turned slowly to look at her. “No, you can’t,” it almost seemed like he was going to give another answer but Rain soon realized he only made her put her hopes up. “But why not? You’re obviously a powerful man that can’t be bothered by the police and even though I still don’t see a proper reason why I’m being held against my will, my friends won’t be able to do anything to you if I tell them…or are you afraid?” He laughed and shook his head. “You really think goading me is the right way to get what you’re asking for?” Rain sucked in a breath and looked away. Maybe she had overstepped her boundaries by saying that but she just couldn’t help it. She would do anything to be
“Xander! So glad you could join us!”The first thing that registered when they stepped into the humid room wasn’t the familiar voice but the strong stench of rotting flesh…maybe being burnt?Rain fought the urge to hah as her steps slowed down and her gaze narrowed in on the chair that was in the middle of the spacious room or whatever the fuck it was.It was man, he looked to be in his twenties or thirties but Rain honestly couldn’t tell because of the state he was in. He was covered in bruises and blood from head to toe and judging from how some parts of his skin looked split open, she knew it was his own blood that covered him.Holy shit.Just where in the world had Alexander brought her?It was much brighter than it was when they came in and for a place that they built underground, it was quite big.Again, the man tied to the chair reminded her that there was no reason to feel impressed by the architectural design.His hair matted to his forehead, it was either he had red
They were doing it to get on his nerves intentionally, he was tempted to turn around and the smash their faces in but he knew it would be viewed as pointless. Not that he cared about what his friends would think about him, they were all already used to the fact that he as an impulsive person but she wasn’t… So because of her? Shit! The thought was fleeting but it took root in his mind and grew into something he didn’t like. Alexander pulled out the metal pole from the man’s body. Marco junior was one of the biggest scums Alexander had come across in his entire life, the bastard did so many wrong things and caused so much harm to innocents, women and children and every single time he ends up getting away with it. Alexander wanted to send a message to the council members through Marco Domenico’s grandson but then he got carried away as he usually did at the sight of blood. He wanted to see more our out from the scum’s body, he wanted to make sure his skin went pale and he was hal
The men spent a few more unbearable minutes cleaning their hands and dusting down their clothes while Rain stood next to Romeo and watched. “Scared?” Romeo had asked, Rain’s first reaction was to turn away in embarrassment, they had all seen her throw up and definitely make embarrassing faces yet Romeo still looked like nothing of that sort had happened. Luigi had told her that someone would clean it up and she didn’t have to worry but that only made things worse. She wanted to go back to the Cabin and bury her face in a pillow, screaming in a really frustrated manner. “No, I’m not scared” Rain replied, ignoring the fact that her forehead was covered in cold sweat and her legs were still shaking. Alexander called the men that had followed behind them during the drive here, once they were inside, the untied the young man in the seat despite his weak protests like groaning and trying to slap their hands away. Two of the men Alexander called dragged the bleeding man on the ground as
Rain screamed and ducked in fear but Alexander held her up and practically meshed their bodies together. “Stay close, Rain.” That deep voice was suddenly the only thing she could sense as her eyes were closed shut from fear and her legs had turned to jelly. “When I tell you to run—” he pulled her to the side and then finally ducked, taking her with him. She heard the sound of a click and she opened her eyes to see that he had brought out a gun of his own and he was loading it with bullets. The loud gunshots stopped a few seconds later, transporting them back to that eerie silence that unnerved her. Rain wanted to look around to search for Romeo and Luigi, her and Alexander had their backs pressed up against a wall that it’s edges were already crumbling, the bullets that had been rained down on it seemed to add more damage. “—you run straight to the car, understood?” He sounded so calm, so I’m control like countless bullets hadn’t just aimed for their heads. Rain stared at the man
“How does that feel?” Rain moaned as he went in deeper, her fingers dug into his back and his long hair brushing against her face every now and then, tickling her. She had giggled a few times and it made him laugh as well. Her eyes took in his sun kissed skin and those beautiful baby blue eyes that always made her melt aflame with desire. “You’re supposed to be enjoying this,” Cullen said still laughing as he pulled out of Rain and then pushed back in again…her thighs shook from pleasure and sweat mingled between their bodies. “I am,” it came out more as a moan, she pulled him closer and kissed his lips deeply. Fucking cherries! He always tasted like them. “Then why did you kill me?” “What?” Rain blinked and looked up, in a split second that beautiful skin became dull…pale and looked so scary and his eyes…God his eyes looked glazed over, empty. Drip. Drip. Drip. This time it wasn’t sweat from his body, he wasn’t even warm, he was so cold, so damn cold and his body was so hea
Alexander stared into space, lost in thought while trying to ignore Elisa’s annoying pacing at his bedside in the guestroom.Her sneakers squeaked at some point and his lips twitched.“Would you stop that?”It had been four days, four fucking days and the woman has decided that she would pin herself to his side for the rest of eternity. She was worried about him and his health, yes, she didn’t want him to work which was also understandable because Elisa was a woman who didn’t understand how running an empire worked.The second the people who plotted against him realized he was still bedridden, they would see it as an excuse to attack and yes, they would know if he was.He had been avoiding acknowledging that fact because it would change everything for everyone under him and it would change the way he saw the people he considered family. There was a spy among them, a spy that has so skillfully hidden himself or herself and blended in completely and then continued to stay in the sh
Darkness. It consumed her and it was all she could think about. The darkness, how thick it was, how it made her want to scream so loud that her lungs would hurt. The pain was next, it came like a freight train to the skull, fast, sudden and unexpected. It made her moan and groan, her legs shook—wait… no they didn’t. She was laying down on her back and her head was on the softest of pillows. Roses. They came next. The scent of so many roses that it almost made her eyes water…her closed eyes. Rain opened them and then let out a breath she didn’t know she was holding. It wasn’t too bright but the curtains were drawn, almost like the sun was just setting and the moon was getting ready to rise. Memories of what happened before the darkness consumed her flitted through her mind. She had been taken from the Cabin by Romeo to Cullen. He had done to her what he used to do in the past and then left her unattended because he thought she would be in too much pain to even stand, after he had
All hell was about to break loose.No, he had to be calm and level headed or else he would just worsen the situation.“He had a knife to her throat, I couldn’t make any moves without the knife digging deeper into her skin…he wasn’t bluffing…I’ve never seen him that way before,” Aldo sounded so lost and confused, like he didn’t expect shit like this to happen but Alexander expected it, what he didn’t expect was Romeo being the person who would betray all of them.“A knife to her throat?” Alexander gritted his teeth. The thought of Rain going through something as traumatizing as that was something that threatened to push him off the fucking edge.He was at his limit and he knew that at any given moment, he was going to go insane.“I didn’t know there was someone in the SUV, I would’ve stopped him first before Romeo got there but, I managed to put a tracker on them…issue is—”“It might be a trap,” Enzo said. The man’s eyes were bloodshot and his grip on his gun was so tight that
The knock came again and this time it was louder and much heavier than the last. The door shook and Rain flinched back in fear. “Rain!” Romeo? “It’s me! Open up!” Shit. It was just Romeo, but what happened to Alexander and why wasn’t he here instead? “Hey!” He was panting when she opened the door, covered in sweat and looked completely out of sorts. “We have to go!” He said hurriedly and then grabbed her hand, pulling her out of the cabin and practically dragging her to the mansion. “Wait…wait!” Rain hissed at the strength of his grip on her wrist,, it felt like he was trying to break it in half. “What exactly is going on?” Rain asked as she stood her ground and refused the move. The wind was cold and it blew harshly on her skin, it was deathly calm and silent outside of the cabin almost like all of the gunshots from before were just her imagination. There was no one in sight and even where there were supposed to be guards, there was no one. Something was wrong. And somethin
Positive. Shit. All three of the tests Viola had bought were saying the same shit, her fears had been confirmed but strangely enough Rain felt really calm. She had thought she would break down until tears and start screaming hysterically but she didn’t really feel the urge to do so. She walked out of the bathroom, her legs were shaky and her eyes burning with unshed tears. Viola was right in front of her immediately and pulling her into a tight embrace. “They’re all positive, I’m pregnant,” Yes. Saying it out loud just made the reality of her situation hit her. She was carrying Alexander’s child. “It’s okay Rain,” Viola rubbed her back comfortingly, “I will be with you every step of the way, no matter what decision you make,” Rain hugged the woman tighter. She was like a lifeline in that moment. Rain didn’t think she would gain such an amazing friend after everything that had happened to her in Italy but today she was in the embrace of one, one that made her realize that everyt
“I got them for you,”Rain looked down at the black plastic bag that Viola was handing over to her.The events of the day had made forget totally that she had more issues she had to worry about.The pregnancy test. Fuck, could this day get any fucking worse?“Are you okay? You look a bit pale…” Viola held her face with a worried expression, Rain shook her head and moved out of Viola’s reach.“Thank you for everything Viola, I’m…I think I’ll just get everything done and over with, wait for me?”“ Of course!” Viola nodded, her eyes never leaving Rain as she walked to the bathroom.Rain really needed a shoulder to cry on right now, most especially if the tests came out positive. That would just be the cherry on top of all the shit that has happened today.….“Rain and Sergio knew each other back in Japan, how is it that it didn’t show up on her file?”Alexander wasn’t sure what it was but there was just something about Rain’s reaction to Sergio that just didn’t add up. When Ra
Sergio Mendes. That was what he called himself and that was what everyone knew him as. That wasn’t the name he told her three years ago. This was not the image he carried either. He might be able to fool every single person in this room but he couldn’t fool her, she knew who he was, she would recognize that face anywhere and her mind was not playing tricks on her. Three years ago she’d been a lost girl, and when she’d finally met him she thought it was over, the she’d been found and she finally found herself, found who she was meant to be. She was wrong. “Rain?” Then came Alexander’s worried tone, only then did she realize just how long she was staring at the man in front of her. His hand outstretched for a handshake, a knowing smile on his lips. When was the last time she had a panic attack? Rain could not remember. She thought it had stopped permanently. Now. “I…I need to use the bathroom,” she managed to choke out as she forced her feet to move and quickly leave the room,
One of the most expensive restaurants in Italy. To some, it might take months to make a reservation at a place such as this but as for Rain. The second she mentioned Alexander’s name to the restaurant, they quickly and easily processed everything.The Guerriero family name carried a lot of power and Rain was really tempted to use it to her advantage sometimes.Getting easy access into places that others could not. She could get used to this sort of thing.The restaurant was a long drive away from the mansion but it was honestly worth it. It had one of the most beautiful interior decors she’d ever seen, also probably the most expensive.The people on the tables dressed up like they were attending a fucking gala or something, every single one of them, prominent people in the country or even celebrities.Rain forced her mouth to stay closed and tried not to gape and embarrass herself.She then turned to look at Alexander who was dressed like he was just taking a casual stroll in t
“Are you sure you’re feeling up to it?” Asked Viola who was sitting on Rain’s bed which surprisingly enough, she hardly ever used these days…well until last night. Viola was munching on chips, not really caring for the crumbs that she was actually littering the sheets with.She looked as worried as a woman eating chips would look.Rain shook her head, “It was just a dizzy spell. I’ve had them countless times back when I was in Japan,”Sure, the previous day’s episode got her shook but she quickly regained her composure.It was a normal thing to feel dizzy in the morning for absolutely no reason at all.Rain had been prone to dizzy spells and panic attacks back when she was recovering from…you know who.She didn’t see anything wrong with it but Viola seemed to think otherwise, rather strongly.“You should really go to a hospital and get checked out,”“Viola…” Rain groaned.“Just saying,” Viola shrugged her shoulders, “or better yet, get yourself a pregnancy test and pee on
The meeting with Sergio Mendes was the next day but since Alexander had decided to leave her out of the serious stuff, he left for the exchange that they’d almost had an argument about. Or did they actually have an argument? After pacifying her, he went straight into the shower, it was noon by the time the guys came over and Rain had to revert to her routine of avoiding Romeo while trying to act like everything was normal. At first she’d thought Romeo was just in a bad mood and it was a phase that was going to pass but soon his actions started getting bolder and bolder. He would hold her hand secretly, whisper some nasty sexual words in her ear or try to kiss her when no one was looking but whenever they were with everyone else, he was their friend. The same person he was when they’d first met. Would they believe her if she told them just how much he was giving her the creeps and why? Probably not. Viola was the only person Rain could confide in about stuff like that but she still