GINEVRA I swayed my hips from side to side, humming to a mental song as I got ready in front of the mirror. I was happy. I was overjoyed. I was ecstatic because for the first time in my life, I loved something more than life in itself. My little monstrous thing growing inside my stomach. It made me sick, made me hate myself most of the time, made me into a bitchy nag and a cry baby, but I found myself falling in love with it everyday. The little thing was just like his father and he hadn't been born yet. His amazing father. He had been paying me extra care since he returned a week ago. He'd cook, clean, set up cameras and force me to make videos with him. He'd kiss my bump, kiss my lips, make love to me so gently because he wanted the feel of me embedded in his memory—and he also didn't want to hurt our baby. The perfect gentleman. I was so in love with two people to a point where I hadn't realized I was slowly turning into ashes. We had our first doctor's appointment booke
GINEVRA His gaze faltered and a lone tear stained his cheek. "I'll be getting married to her." I craned my neck back, hysteric laughter bubbling out of me as wild thoughts ran through my mind. Couldn't he fight for us? I understood that he must've been put in a difficult situation but how could he have agreed to be married to another woman? A woman whom I had ruined? "And your marriage to me? Does it hold no water?" I kissed my teeth. I was back. I had had enough of this love bullshit and I was completely back into the game. "Do you remember? ‘My life belongs to you, Ginevra, if I ever attempted walking down the aisle with another woman, you are obligated to take my life from me.’ Those were your words, Ricardo Sanchez, or have you suddenly forgotten?" He gulped down harshly, his eyes boring into me. "I'm obligated to take your life, Ricardo, and that I'll surely do. It'll hurt but I'll make sure you rot in hell." A malicious laugh was heard behind Ricardo. I looked up to fin
GINEVRA "He's ready to see you ma'am." Finally! I had been waiting at The Pakhan's estate for more than three hours without being graced with his presence and it got me really aggravated, seeing that my hormones had begun raging. Blame it on the pregnancy. Clearing my throat, I stood up and made an attempt to walk into the lobby when the guard gripped my shoulder. "He is waiting to see you." He affirmed. "He? My—”"Yes ma'am." A shuddered breath wracked through me. Why did he want to see me? What had I done? Why couldn't I have the meeting with his second? Maybe I shouldn't have gone to Russia after all. I began walking through the slightly familiar hallway until I was in front of the door I dreaded the most. Raising my fist, I softly knocked on the door once and walked in before closing it shut with a click to the lock. The strong smell of that awfully familiar cologne mixed with the smoke from a burning cigar hit my nostrils, almost making me gag. Pregnancy hormones. I fe
GINEVRA "I'm leaving, will be back in a few hours. Don't wait up, guys." I swirled my keys through my fingers as I made my way to the door. It had been over two months since my separation with Ricardo, over two months since I began wreaking havoc in the whole of Italy like a mad woman, and today, I had decided to step out of the house for some fresh air. Actually, I had decided to go to the main house today as I had missed the beauty and the peace it provided. Izzy got up and muttered, "you need to rest, Ginevra. You've been stressing too much and it might not be good for the baby." "I'm fine Izzy, I just need to pick up a few things at the house." "What? You cannot be there, what if they're waiting for you?" Harley spat. "If you must go then we'll have to come with." I chuckled at her cuteness, remembering how she hated me just a few months ago but suddenly became extremely careful and loving towards me since finding out about the baby. My palm rubbed in circles around my sma
GINEVRA His fingers drew lazy shapes on my skin as his growing bulge pushed into my ass. "You're unbelievably perfect baby." He whispered, lips leaving trails of wet kisses across my back. And I knew then, that Ricardo was my one—my happy place. "Oh!" I gasped. "Did you feel that?" "Yes baby, I did. He just kicked so hard." Ricardo murmured against my skin, sending shivers down my spine. A strangled laugh escaped my throat. "How do you know it's a he?" He chuckled, letting out an amused laugh. "I should know because I made him." Reckless laughter tore out of my throat and I allowed it. Ricardo and I vibrated against one another as we laughed our lungs out. I laughed until I couldn't help myself any longer, I couldn't hold back on the emotions that were fighting to be let out. I let go. My body vibrated as I sobbed with my face buried into pillow. Ricardo held me tighter and from the wetness I felt on my shoulder, I knew his eyes were leaking too. "I'm sorry, amore. I'm so so
GINEVRA Our eyes held flames that could burn the whole world down as our nakedness battled against each other. It was a battle of lust, love, hate, obsession, and indecisiveness. The feeling of his bare skin against mine, his vulnerability against mine, his love against mine, his hesitancy against mine, and his lust against mine, was all the tension needed to light a fire that could never burn out even in a million years. "Are you sure? If you're not—” I cut him off by slamming my lips against his. I nibbled at his bottom lip and he moaned, fingers digging into my ass as he ground against me while making sure to keep his weight off my stomach. "I'm sure, Ricardo. . .I need you so desperately." I breathlessly moaned. He got off me, kneeling between my thighs whilst his eyes drank up my naked body. He trailed his fingers across my body, starting from under my ears to down to my toes with his eyes closed and his jaw clenched as though he was committing the shape of me to memory. "D
GINEVRA If I was unaware of my conjugal endeavors last night, then the aching between my legs was all it took to jog my memory this morning. I couldn't complain. I was sore but in a good kind of way and those ocean blue eyes boring into mine with so much excitement in them were enough to make my heart melt. "Are you going to say something or would you rather stare at me like a creep for the whole day?" I grumbled, making a screeching sound as I stretched myself awake. Ricardo chuckled. "I could stare at you the whole day without getting bored." A kiss on my temple that had me smiling sheepishly. "Did you have a great night?" "What do you think?" "I think I wore you out a little too much, which is why I've made you the perfect breakfast." His tongue glided across my neck and he hummed his approval at the taste of my skin. "Why don't you go freshen up and I'll set the table." . . . "Oh my, Ricardo!" I smiled. "That breakfast was amazing. You're such a good cook. Thank you so much
GINEVRA Today was the day I was going to fight the war I had prepared for all my life. It was the war that had kept me going, it was the war I hated to fight but was forced to indulge in, and it was a war between my love and my hate. Looking at the house where the man whom I loved was seated in, the love I had for him rose to its peak and so did the hate I felt towards him. Those two emotions, as strong as they were, played with my sanity until I was at the verge of collapsing. I had to ask myself questions that were too difficult, questions that required that I searched deep into my heart to find answers. Did I want this? Did I not want this? Those questions plagued me, but my mind had already been made up. Regret might probably come later but for now, my hate had already won the battle. It had been two months since I was almost killed by the Sanchez's. Two months since my house was blown to bits, leaving nothing but ashes behind. The memories I made with Julia, the memories I
Hello guys, we have finally come to the end of the story between Ginevra Rodriguez and Ricardo Sanchez.Like I said at the beginning of this book—the TW—this book is not your traditional romance; therefore the end is justifiable.Their love wasn’t built upon truth and transparency. Ginevra lured Ricardo in because she had a mission, and Ricardo had lied to Ginevra from the first day they met.The both of them got off from hurting each other, both physically, mentally, and emotionally. And no level of love could ever salvage such wickedness.I love love, and I love the concept of love—because it’s a beautiful emotion. But sometimes, love has to be shut off to get things done.There was no way I’d let Ginevra go through so much in her life for this one mission to wipe out the Sanchez’s only for her to change her mind because of love.Never!First, the love was shitty. Second, she had come a long way for something like love to deter her.When I first completed this book, both Ginevra and
GINEVRA In my last moments when Izzy begged me to have a rethink, my eyes zeroed in on Raul who had a stoic expression, but ropes of tears were untamed against his trembling cheeks. Dominico was not a man who hid his emotions; therefore, he was sitting on the bare floor, his eyes bloodshot red from all the tears he had cried. Paulo who was in a way my support system. . .he was crumbling. There wasn't a word enough to describe the pain his features held. Harley who was a mess. I wouldn't have ever imagined a day when Harley opened herself up to me in this manner. Everyone who loved me stood before me but there were two people whom I loved, and yet, they weren't there. My son and my husband. If ever I was given an opportunity to speak to Ricardo one more time, what was I going to say? "Ricardo, I'm standing by the edge and my only wish is to see your ghost, to hold your hand one last time. Because I'm running wild and the thought of you tears me apart. My heart is broken, my leg
IZZY GONZALES As we drove through the private road, my mind had drifted to Ginevra. She had always made it a point to stay locked up in her room this past week, but this morning, she had suddenly joined us for breakfast. She made jokes and laughed a little too hard. I found it suspicious. She wasn’t the type to make those kind of jokes and wasn't she supposed to be depressed? She had just murdered the love of her life and she was making jokes? Something had to give. I cleared my throat. "Did anyone notice something suspicious about Ginevra this morning?" They all hummed. "She was all over the place and I caught her looking at us like it was the last time she'd ever see us." Raul spoke. "And when I went into her room, I saw some droplets of blood. She was even in a white dress and was styling her hair to look like a princess." Paulo added. "Ginevra doesn't like white dresses and she hated it even more after her marriage to Ricardo crumbled." Harley commented. White dress, styl
GINEVRA Another day of restlessness, another day of pain, another day of anguish, another day of regret, and another day of nightmares. I jolted out of bed with a wince and a painful ringing in my head. I was sweating profusely and I felt so damp between my legs. This was the first time I had been able to shut my eyes in one hundred and sixty eight hours and I couldn't even do it peacefully. Just as I was about to grumble, a scream tore out of my throat at the pain that coursed through my bones. I wasn't bothered. I was already used to being in constant physical pain since the day I made the biggest mistake of my life. One might think that all I had to do was cry, except, I hadn't been able to cry. I searched for that softness, and yet, I couldn't find it. And the only thing that gave me the confirmation that I was human after all, was the physical pain that would engulf every part of my body, limb to limb, every second of the day. And night. My pregnancy suddenly had suddenly g
THIRD PERSON The beautiful woman walked silently, tiredly, and defeatedly into the car that was waiting for her outside. She was drenched in blood. In the blood of her lover, in the blood of her husband and in the blood of her baby's father. And in her hands were his eyes. How could she do this? She wondered. What was going through her mind when she agreed to take his eyes? What was going through her mind when she decided that the best option was to kill her own lover? Her eyes were continuously darkening by a fraction with each passing second until she was completely overtook by the darkness that loomed. She sat in the car and her friends stared at her like she was a maniac. She paid no attention to them as her eyes were focused on those eyes she fell in love with. She was looking at them in awe as well as in disgust. She was immediately handed the tab that displayed the video footage of the man she loved as he sobbed and begged to be graced with her presence even for a minute
RICARDO What was this feeling? Why was this happening to me? Why did I have to be born into the clan of monsters? Why did I feel betrayed by the woman I loved? Questions after questions plagued me as my woman sobbed against my laps. My Ginevra, my love, my life, my treasure, the light in my life, the bane of my existence, my girl, my woman. . .my wife. Learning that my father had taken away a better part of her broke me into unimaginable pieces and I didn't want her to pardon me. I wanted her to walk out of here knowing that she didn't dedicate her life for this just so she could fail. I loved her, and she loved me, but I couldn't let her fail just because of love. What had love done to us? What had that stupid emotion done for us? It did nothing but strip us of our existence. It hurt and ruined us in ways that were despicable, so, why would she fail because of that? I had to rile her up in some way and I knew that a few harsh words could do the trick. I knew how she had litt
GINEVRA "Let me tell you a little story, Ricardo." I bit my lip and heaved out a breath before continuing. "There was this girl, only six years old at the time. she lived in her very beautiful castle back in Russia with her father who loved the fuck out of her and her mother who loved her too but was too much of a drug addict to care for her little girl." I waited a few minutes to get my emotions under control before continuing. "One day, her father took her into the forest for his hunt but when they returned, their castle had been invaded by bad men. That little girl ran into the house and immediately lost her mind when she saw her mother laying on the floor. At first, she thought that it was one of those days when her mother would overdose and pass out so she began calling out to her. ‘Mum, why are you on the floor. Come on, you'll catch a cold, let's get you to bed.’ She called out but there was no response. She didn't understand what was happening until her father held her moth
GINEVRA Today was the day I was going to fight the war I had prepared for all my life. It was the war that had kept me going, it was the war I hated to fight but was forced to indulge in, and it was a war between my love and my hate. Looking at the house where the man whom I loved was seated in, the love I had for him rose to its peak and so did the hate I felt towards him. Those two emotions, as strong as they were, played with my sanity until I was at the verge of collapsing. I had to ask myself questions that were too difficult, questions that required that I searched deep into my heart to find answers. Did I want this? Did I not want this? Those questions plagued me, but my mind had already been made up. Regret might probably come later but for now, my hate had already won the battle. It had been two months since I was almost killed by the Sanchez's. Two months since my house was blown to bits, leaving nothing but ashes behind. The memories I made with Julia, the memories I
GINEVRA If I was unaware of my conjugal endeavors last night, then the aching between my legs was all it took to jog my memory this morning. I couldn't complain. I was sore but in a good kind of way and those ocean blue eyes boring into mine with so much excitement in them were enough to make my heart melt. "Are you going to say something or would you rather stare at me like a creep for the whole day?" I grumbled, making a screeching sound as I stretched myself awake. Ricardo chuckled. "I could stare at you the whole day without getting bored." A kiss on my temple that had me smiling sheepishly. "Did you have a great night?" "What do you think?" "I think I wore you out a little too much, which is why I've made you the perfect breakfast." His tongue glided across my neck and he hummed his approval at the taste of my skin. "Why don't you go freshen up and I'll set the table." . . . "Oh my, Ricardo!" I smiled. "That breakfast was amazing. You're such a good cook. Thank you so much