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Claim by the Don Chapter 52
Ava p.o.v"I got your pills replaced." He repeats, the words were spoke with guilt but no remorse or regret, my eyes widen and my body posture straighten in shock.I studied his expressionless face searching for any hint of lie but didn't find one."I said I got your pills replaced." He repeats as he impatiently awaits my reaction. And believe me, I wanted to yell at him, fight with him but surprisingly I remain mute. I can feel the dormat anger building inside of me, pushing at me to unleash it.My period was supposed to be due by on Sunday and I'm very much certain it's not coming, because my unreasonable husband has just unashamedly confessed to have been changing my birth control pills.I'm boiling with rage, and it needs to be let out before it turns in tears."For fucksake, Ava! Say something, anything and react please" His hands fly to his face rubbing at it in frustration.I didn't bother to reason anything because there is absolutely nothing to reason about in this situation.
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Ava p.o.vTricia wasn't home when I get here, so I let myself in since I still have my keys and make my way to my old room. After sitting on the bed for sometime, I finally drag myself up and enter the bathroom to have a long shower.I stayed under the hot spray, running the sponge absentmindedly all over my body but paused when I reach my stomach.I didn't feel anything special, rather I felt devoid of emotion. There wasn't any motherly instinct that took over me to caress my tummy fondly. I have never given much thought to motherhood, I'm way too young for it and I have my college courses to concentrate on.This is my life, and decisions shouldn't be made for me but he does. He has absolutely no right to do this, he has no right to dictate my life yet that's what he always do. He always trample all over me with his overbearing, unreasonable and difficult ways and I had always let him have his ways.I have fight him on many occasions but he mostly gets his way.Not this one though, I
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Ava p.o.vI woke up to voices yellings in a distance, it was dull so I ignored it at first and went back to sleep snuggling deeper into the warmth of the bed. I groan annoyed when the yelling drew near my room, I yawn and stretch out my suddenly aching bones back to position. I'm still feeling sleepy and want nothing more than to give into the sleep."Move Girl! I know she's in there." My eyes snapped open, that voice was familiar. It's was Vince's. But how was that possible, how did he know where I am. He sounds angry from the way his voice seethe."No! She doesn't appreciate seeing you right now, when she's ready she'll come back to you." Tricia affirms in my defense. I sat up abruptly, immediately regretting it as dizziness hits me almost making a wave of nausea swept over.But I pushed it down, now is not the time to feel nauseous and satisfy Vince intention for me. I need to stop Tricia before she gets herself into Vince bad side, Although Tricia is a brave and fearless girl but
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Ava p.o.vI woke up with a start, rushing to the toilet and emptying the entire contents of my stomach. That has been my morning routine since on Saturday, waking up and vomiting my guts out.It's frustrating and tiring."Mom are you okay" Marco ask worried, rubbing gently on my back and keeping my hair out of my face.I smile at him but before I could assure him that I'm fine a bile rise in my throat, I threw up everything that was left in my stomach. I was left breathless feeling like I would pass out any second."Mommy, we should call Dad. You look sick he can take you to the hospital." Marco panicked trying to lift me up to my feet. I held his trembling hands and give him a reassuring smile."Marco love, I'm fine and I will go see a doctor, but I have to take you to school first." He nods. I dread today, since it's Monday and I have to go for my test, I can reschedule but the sooner the better.After a while I felt that I won't be throwing up again and I had gathered my strength,
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Ava p.ov.Time went by swiftly right now, we are sitting in the waiting room in the hospital waiting for my name to be called, I fidgets with my nails."Calm down will you. You're making me anxious too." Tricia placed a hands over mine stopping my fidgeting."I can't, I'm too nervous." I breath out shakily.I picked up a magazine from the table in front of us to distract myself, I mindlessly flickers the pages not really reading it. I came across an article expressing agruements for and against abortion.They were stating the negative effects of abortion on the female population, and how it's has lead to many deaths.I threw the magazine back on the table, I scoff folding my arms over my chest. I'm not going to change my mind and most definitely not over some agruements."Why the long face." Tricia look between me and the magazine on the table."I saw an article against termination." I reply with a snort."You are not going to change your mind, are you?" I know Tricia does not support
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Ava p.o.vThe silence was deadly and tense, I couldn't bring myself to break the silence or move a finger. I'm worried about what must be going on in Vince mind.why is he so silent.My eyes averted to anywhere but his face, I fear that what I might see on his face would force me to spill out the truth. I squirm under his heated gaze, he didn't bought my lie. I can feel it in his stare."Lies!" He finally spoke, breaking the tense air and confirming my thoughts. "You're lying." He spoke confidently. It's was as if he can tell that I'm truly lying.His eyes are dark and daring, challenging me to deny it. He grip the sink with both hands caging me in his space. I have to come up with something to convince him that I'm not lying, or he will suggest taking me to his doctor and I loathe that."I'm not.....""Don't! Don't you dare lie to my face." He snapped interrupting me. I would be lying if I say I'm not scared right now, I want to tell him I'm pregnant but something seems to be stoppin
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Ava p.o.vI came out the hospital into the cool evening breeze, causing a chill to run down my spine. I braced myself and rubbing my palms over my arms trying to get rid of the shivers, I'm suddenly feeling cold but it's nothing I can't handle.I needed to be alone.To absorb my current situation, I have to think through everything and to be able to do that I have to alone and not under any pressure.But the heavy and quick footsteps sounding from behind me tells me otherwise. I sighed irritated, why must he follow me. Why can't he just leave me be, I need a few hours alone but with a overbearing and hard head husband like Vince I can't have that luxury.I know I've been away from him for some days, and although it's was against his wish, he still gave me space but not anymore. He won't rest until I give up run back into his ever waiting arms."Leave me alone." I hissed at him as he pulled me by my arms, he turned me to face him. I look away refusing to look at him, I struggle to free
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Ava p.o.vDuring the ride home I couldn't process anything, my mind has completely gone blank. I couldn't even breath properly, I was finding it hard to digest the fact that Marco is missing and probably in danger with whoever took him.Why him, I asked myself blinking back my tears, He's just a kid for heaven's sake, I couldn't even begin to imagine how scared, confused and sad he most be feeling right now. He must be shivering in fear and curled up in a corner scared out his mind seeing so many unfamiliar faces armed with dangerous weapons around him.The deep and silent growl that vibrated from beside me had me turning to Vince, he had a calm expression on his face. But his tense shoulders and his fist clenching on the steering were what gave him away.Although, I couldn't see his eyes since his gaze his focused was on the road, driving with incredible speed that has my heart leaping out of my chest. I know his eyes would be fill with different emotions.He doesn't want me to see
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Adriano’s POVSix months later…“Now that we’re done with the ceremony, can we go on a proper tour of New York like I was promised?” Danny asked.Roselyn hit him upside the head and said, “Don’t be insensitive. Today is your sister’s day.”“Ouch, Mom! That hurt,” he complained.“And you deserve it,” Melanie’s voice cut into the conversation.“There’s my favorite nurse!” Sam yelled.“Dad, tone it down,” she said.“Nonsense. I would shout it at the top of my lungs if I had to so you can know how proud I am of you,” he replied.She smiled at her father and went to hug him then she did the same with her mom and brother who all congratulated her before she stopped in front of me.“I always knew you were something else, little nurse,” I told her. “From the first day I set my eyes on you, I knew you were better than the rest of us.”“Stop it you’re going to make me cry,” she said.I opened my arms and she stepped into me for a hug.My girl was finally a registered nurse and today was her gra
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Adriano’s POVThe warehouse was a hive of chaos, but I didn’t hear the shouting or the echoing footsteps behind me. All I saw was Melanie. She sat bound to a chair, her face pale, and her lip split, a streak of blood trailing down her chin. Alex Pushkin had a gun pressed to her temple. My blood ran cold. I raised my weapon, keeping my voice steady. “Let her go.” Behind me, my men spread out, weapons aimed and ready. They waited for my signal, but I couldn’t give it—not yet. One wrong move, one miscalculation, and Melanie could die. Pushkin laughed, a guttural sound that grated on my nerves. “You think you scare me? I’ve killed better men than you.” His hand twitched, and I saw the flicker of uncertainty in his eyes. Good. He was scared, even if he didn’t want to admit it. Fear made people sloppy. I needed to buy time, distract him long enough for my men to position themselves. “Erica,” I said, shifting my focus to the woman who stood off to the side, smug and self-satisfie
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Adriano’s POVSomething was off.I didn’t know what but the moment I ended the call with Nik and sat down to work, something in my head kept nagging at me.At first, I thought it was the unusual silence in the house but I figured that was because everyone was probably asleep.I had expected Melanie to come find and chastize me for taking too long but since she didn’t, that meant that the day finally got to her and she succumbed to sleep.My girl was a rockstar tonight, and like I expected, she had my entire family eating from the palm of her hands throughout the dinner. I was sure they saw exactly what I did from the moment I set my eyes on her.By now Nik should be mobilizing the guys to infiltrate the last warehouse. He got intel that Pushkin finally moved all the girls to one place and he just got the location. I trusted Nik could handle this without me, after all, he had just singlehandedly negotiated a new deal with the Irish.Tonight I was going to end it sleeping next to the wo
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Melanie’s POVThe first image made my heart stop.It was of a young girl who was barely a teenager. She was sitting on a dingy mattress in what looked like a warehouse, her eyes hollow, her body too thin. Behind her, a shadowy figure loomed a man I didn't recognize but I could bet my life on it that it was her oppressor.My throat tightened as I flipped to the next photograph and the next. Each one was worse than the last. Girls, so young they could barely be called women, trapped in squalor, their faces etched with fear.I couldn't breathe.At first, I thought, no, and hoped that this was evidence Adriano had gathered to shut down a trafficking ring. It had to be. He couldn't possibly be involved in this. He could kill a man but there was no way he was responsible for harming innocent girls.But then I saw it, rather I saw him. And there was no mistaking the fact that he was the one because I recognized Nik beside him.They were both holding onto girls and leading them to God knows w
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