CORA Bang! Bang!! Bang!!! I jump at every sound. My heart clenched. It broke into a million pieces. What have I done? Tears rushed out like never before. I held my heavy chest. Cora what have you done?! My heart is bleeding. I look up towards the one man that has made me so happy more than anyone in this world. He has blood all over his body. His limping body is held by Hunter. Hunter is holding East's back neck shirt. East's head is down. "East..." He raise his head, looking at me. I let out a sob seeing him in that state. Helpless and at Hunter's mercy. "Say goodbye baby girl" Hunter said making me look at him. He smirked at me as he placed his gun towards East's ear. "No please....." Bang! I froze. East's body fell to the ground. "Ahhhhh!!!!!!!" I can't even hear my scream. "East!!!!!!" ************** "East!" I am breathing fast, sweating like I ran a marathon. I look around where I was, my heart bounced louder in fear. I am in to
"Yes sir?" "Tell my cousin to take one of my guards along on my behalf" I heard Hunter say. She locked eyes with mine, her face twitched. "Did you hear me JJ?" Hunter asked. JJ? "Yes sir. I will do that" she said giving me one last look before heading out. "That will be all ladies. You may leave" Hunter said. My head is still down. I sense the girls walking pass me. The door opened and closed. Next I felt someone grab my hair, making me look at him. "Ahh!" I whimpered. It's Hunter. "Shut the fuck up!" He snapped. I flinched. Tears gathered my eyes again. He bend down infront of me. His hand moved down from my hair and grabbed my chin. I lock eyes with his blue ones. I sobbed. Whimpered. His grip tightened more on my chin. He scoffed. "Look at you" My heart pounded. "So pathetic." I whimpered. I look towards Sunny, he is looking at me with emotions. "You little dumb bitch." Hunter said "Please.... please don't hurt me..." "Shut up" he snarled
I felt something sticky on my thighs. "I am coming back for you. " He said to me. "Lock her up" he said to Julia as he exit the room. I let out a whimper as I sit up. The pain is at its peak. I look at my legs, there is blood on them. I bring up my dress, I saw blood under. Why am I bleeding? "Oh Cora" I got wrapped in a hug. I hugged her back as I cried out. "I am so sorry" she caressed my hair. "Julia....Julia i am bleeding. " She unwrapped me, looking at my thighs. "Why is that?" I barely whispered. My voice is dying from so much screaming and crying. She is looking at me with emotions and unhappiness. "Julia tell me please." I almost cried. She caressed my hair, struggling to tell me. "Julia" "He....The mafia doctor checked you. He confirmed you are pregnant." I kept looking at her. "Hunter got mad. The bleeding was caused by his kicks." "It was painful. His kicks. " She nods. "The bleeding means.....it means your baby is gone" My heart clenc
CORA My eyes brimmed as I stare at him. This is real. He is really standing there. Right in front of me. Oh God this is so real. East is here. He doesn't even look like someone that got shot. He looks very okay. How..how is it possible? "What the fu...." Hunter trailed off the minute East pointed his gun at him. My heart danced for joy. For a minute I felt no pain. That's because he is here! I can't believe my eyes. He is alive! "Let her go" he said to Hunter. Hunter released my collar slowly. I let out a breath of joy. I make a step towards East, what he did next surprised me. He pointed another gun at me. I froze. He glared at me with his dark eyes I thought I will never see again. My heart clenched. Why is he pointing his gun at me? "Ea..." "Where is everyone?" East asked, looking at something behind us. "Lisa and Diego are with them at the living room" I heard Seth's voice from behind me. I turn to him. He is here too. He looked
East stared at her. The blood at the corner of her lips is making his blood boil. She looks hurt. Her face has marks of slaps. His insides is boiling to killing the motherfucker that did that to her. It is taking him a lot not to hold her in his arms but he is really disappointed in her. She didn't believe in him. He is surely going to make Hunter and his accomplices suffer tonight."Well..." He said looking at Mona. "I see you always forget who the fuck I am" Mona is looking at him."I spared your life once. And because of Lisa" East said. Lisa glared at her twin sister. "I guess I made the wrong decision. Right Lisa?" East asked, looking at Mona. She glared at him. "Right" Lisa said. Mona looked at her sister with surprise. "Fucking bitch" Mona spat. Lisa smirked. East chuckled as his eyes fell on Hunter.Hunter is glaring at him. "Hunter Jeremy" East said, walking towards Hunter and Sergio. "You thought you actually killed me didn't you buddy?" Hunter clenched his
CORA I feel terrible. I hate this.Him being like this is killing me.His gun is still positioned at me.He is looking at me with so much anger. It is making my heart bleed. Tears rolled down my eyes as I look at him. Memories of how he would point his gun at me back then came to my mind.I didn't think it will happen again. But here I am. "East calm down" Seth said to him. East doesn't move, his gun is still at me. Seth leaned towards his ear and said something I didn't hear to him as Iris held my arm. East walked away angrily."East!" Seth called after him but he didn't respond. Tears rolled out the more as I watch him walking away. Iris wrapped me in a hug. I let it all out. "Shhhh" Iris cooed, caressing my hair. "He hates me' I cried.She shakes her head no. "No he doesn't" "He doesn't want to speak to me" "He is angry yes but he doesn't hate you. He came here for you" She said."But why is he like that?" She heaved a sigh. "He needs time. Just let him calm down"
I flinched, almost falling.He is serious. His face tells it all. I ran out of his room still more heart broken. I ran along the hallway. Entering my room, I move towards the windows. I sit on the floor, wrapping in a ball as I let it out. My heart bled as I cried. This is so painful.He will never forgive me. God the way he looked at me. It broke my heart into a million pieces. Oh God. **********************************I am standing close to the window with Sky on my arms. The night is still here. I have no tears left. My heart is wounded and weak. My body ache all over. The image of his dark eyes filled with anger is like a picture hung in my head. I can't stop thinking about it. "I was afraid Sky" Sky whined. "I should have told him. All these wouldn't have happened. Now he hates me" Tears found it's way. "He hates me so much. You should see the way he looked at me. I saw so much hate" I cried. Sky whined. "I miss him. I want to hug him. I love him so much. B
CORA The butterflies in my belly are singing melodious song if that's possible.But my whole self is happy right now. He is really here right? "East?" He gives me a warm beautiful smile. My heart fluttered.He doesn't seem angry with me anymore. He is really smiling at me. Oh God thank you for this. His white attire is making him so handsome. I have really missed him. Gosh. He makes steps towards me. My heart danced as he approached. He is now inches away from me. His beautiful dark eyes are so mesmerizing. I love looking at them. I have really missed looking at them. He is smiling a little, caressing my cheek with his thumb. Shivers moved down my spine. I missed his touch so much!"East I am so...." "Shhhh" he cuts in. "It's okay." He said looking between my eyes and lips.My body tense up. "I missed you baby" My heart danced. "I missed you too" He gives me a bright smile. My heart fluttered the more. He leaned in towards my lips. My heart raced.My lips could
"The fuck?" Ivan asked."Who the hell is that?" Julio asked. "Don Rossi!" My dad yelled again. "Who is that?!" The don asked. "My.....my dad." I muttered, making everyone look at me. My heart pounded. "Just what we needed." Julio said, getting on his feet. So did Ivan. They both headed out. Eli got on his feet as well, but I held him.He looked at me. I shook my head. He held my hand. "It's okay. We just have to go talk to him." He said."No, no. Please. He will not listen. He is a stubborn man." I almost cried, still holding him tightly. "Malia," "Have you seen the shit you have put my son into, you little bitch?" The don asked, making us look at him. My heart clenched at his words. "Dad, don't," Eli said. The don scoffed. "Stay here, Malia," Eli said, releasing himself from my hold and headed out. "No, Eli," I called, standing on my feet as I watched him walking away. "Go after him." The don said."Eli told her to stay here." Eli's mother said to him."If your fathe
My heart raced as he came on top of me. He stared at me, making my heart bang. My head is all over the place. The look on his face shows that he wants to touch me. I want him to. I want to be nothing but his. All his. But I am scared. I am scared that this might trigger those awful moments with Carlos. "What is going on in your head, sunshine?" He asked. I stared at him, feeling greatly uneasy. His eyes rested on my chest. They moved back to me. "What are you thinking?" He asked. "N... nothing." I stuttered nervously. He maintained eye contact as he moved the tiny hand of my nightgown down, exposing my breasts to his hungry eyes. He leaned down and kissed the middle of my breasts. A whimper left my mouth. "You are lying." He said, making me more uneasy. He moved his mouth around my cleavage. I felt shivers running down my spine. "What are you thinking, baby?" He asked. Good gracious. "I....I am not thinking about anything." I stuttered breathlessly. "Why are you li
My heart clenched as I stared at Angela with Eli's mother. Her father is here and she is here too. That means they are here to convince Eli's parents, or they already have them so they can make Eli take her back. My heart tightened at my thoughts. "What is that bitch doing here, Dad?" Eli asked, making Angela's face twitch. "Eli," his mother called. "I know you are upset with my daughter, but you don't have to use such names," Mr Monero said. Eli scoffed. "If your daughter wasn't whoring around and fucking my brother, I wouldn't be calling her such names, Monero." Eli said. Mr Monero scowled at Eli. "Son, listen...." "Drop it, dad. I am done living my life for you and this family," Eli retorted. "Excuse me?" The don asked. "You fucking heard me. I don't know what your plans are for bringing these lunatics here, but I am not interested in Angela. She can marry Julio for all I care. At least they can pick up from where they started." Eli said, walking towards the stairs witho
My heart pounded where I stood. I looked ahead, and I saw my brothers walking towards the main entrance of the house. I can't let them hurt Eli. Why can't they leave him alone? Oh God. What am I going to do? Think, Malia, think! They closed the door behind them. My legs took me towards the door. I opened it slightly, and I saw them walking down the stairs while talking about something. I walked out of the door quietly and hid behind one of the pillars. They moved towards Leonardo's car and I descended the stairs quietly. I leaned down while walking towards the boot of the car. They didn't notice because they were focused on their discussion about Flavio. I got to the boot and dropped on my knees. "We are going to kill him and his entire family," Ivan said. What?"Yes, we are. That fucker doesn't know what is coming for him." Leonardo said, and I sensed him unlocking the car. I sensed them enter the car and I opened the boot and entered quietly. Leo started the car and dr
"Eli," He stared at me in that same way that makes my legs weak. I couldn't believe my eyes. He is actually here. He is right in front of me. "Eli..... it's really you," I stuttered, still amazed. "Malia," he called, making my heart flutter. My name has never sounded so nice in a very long time. I smiled a little as I took slow steps towards him. I held his arm, giving myself some fulfillment that he is really here. I hugged him tightly, shutting my eyes. I took in his familiar scent. It messed with my senses in a very pleasant way. I love it. I missed it. God, I missed him so much.I thought I would never see him again. Oh God. He wrapped his hands around me, adding to my fluttering heart. "I missed you, Eli. I missed you so much," I said. "I missed you too, baby." My heart raced. He placed a kiss on my hair, making joyful tears approach my eyes. "I can't believe you are here." I said, unwrapping him and looking at him. "When did you.......how did you find me?" I
"Uncle, tell him, please." I begged uncle Seth. He looked at my dad and was about to say something, but dad raised his hand at him, shutting him up. "Sit down," dad ordered, looking at me with anger. I slowly sat down, dropping my gaze as tears approached my eyes. "Listen attentively," Dad snarled, making me look at him. "East, please." Mum said. He raised his hand at her, still looking at me. "I said it before, and I will say it again. Forget that bastard." He said, making my heart clench. "You are home now. Far away from them. Be happy and forget about all of them because I am definitely going to kill them all for turning you into a slave." "They didn't know who I was." He scoffed. "I don't care. I am going to get back at them." "But dad...." "Enough!" He yelled, making me flinch. "East," mum called. "I don't want to ever hear his name in this house again. Kill that stupid feeling because nothing is ever going to happen between you two. I will
"Good night, baby," Mum said, kissing my temples. "Good night." I said with a low tone as she turned off the lights on my nightstand and walked out of my room. "I love you, sweetie." She said."I love you too, mum." I said. I heard her close my door. I reached for the light and turned it on. I sat up and heaved a sigh. My dad's words sang in my head. He is so angry with them. He doesn't care about what Eli did. Eli saved me. Why is dad still angry?I don't want him to kill Eli's family. It will hurt him. It is not their fault. They did know who I was. They actually found me and made me a maid. If it wasn't for them, Carlos would have found me. They actually saved me. Eli saved me. I miss him so much. I miss his pretty face. I miss the nicknames he usually calls me. I miss the way he makes me feel. His warm touch and his embrace. I miss everything about him. Am I really not going to see him again? My heart clenched at my thoughts. It hurts. It hurts deeply. I am happy to b
I got down from the jet along with uncle Seth and others. I took in the familiar smell and feeling of home. Tears begged to flow as we walked towards the black cars. We got in and drove away. I rested my eyes on the windows as we moved. My heart feels so delighted right now. I will soon be home. I can't believe this. Eli came to my mind. I felt bad instantly. I wonder what he is doing right now. Could be looking for me? Is he worried? I miss him. I am alive because of him. I owe him everything. "Excited?" Uncle Seth asked, making me look at him. I nodded.He smiled. "Your parents will be very excited to see you." He said, making me smile. I turned back to the window, smiling at the thought of seeing my parents. I really missed them. I missed them so much. I am going to hug my mum tightly. And my dad as well. And my brothers. I am going to hug everyone. I miss them so much. I miss my home. I missed everything. I still can't believe I am back to Italy. I am miles aw
The door to the van closed and it moved. My heart begged to explode as I struggled in the person's hold. "Let go of me!" I yelled and the person released me instantly. I looked at who it was. I froze. It was my uncle, Seth. "Malia," he called, smiling. "Uncle Seth," I called, feeling my tears approaching. Oh my God. I can't believe this. I hugged him instantly. He wrapped his arms around me tightly.He found me. .I can't believe this. He found me! I am finally with my family!."Hey, Kiddo." I heard another familiar voice but at the front seat. It was Uncle Diego. He turned to me and smiled. I let out a breathless laugh, feeling the excitement in my heart. Uncle Seth unwrapped me and cupped my face. I stared at him with my teary eyes as I placed my hand on his wrist. "God, I can't believe you are here, sunshine." He said. "I can't believe it either, uncle." I almost cried. He brought my temples closer and placed a kiss on it. I closed my eyes, feeling delighted. H