Chapter 53: Arianna's POVI remained curled up on the bed for hours. I couldn't move from that position as I still found what had happened to be surreal.First, Basilio had come to explain to me Gabriele's condition. Then Gabriele came and tried to rape me...He stopped when I cried and –he apologized.The sun was already rising and I was still awake. I couldn't sleep. Each time I tried to close my eyes, I got enslaved with nightmares of Gabriele –not just him but even Stephano and his boys coming to rape me.Each being rougher than the other.A knock on my door made me jump out of my thoughts as my heart resumed racing. Did he return to finish what he had started?"Arianna?" Sofie's soft voice reached me and my eyes snapped up to meet hers.She saw the tears in my eyes and ran to me. "Oh my God Arianna, what happened?" She hurried to hug me.I gripped her hard and the tears I had thought had stopped rolled down my cheeks once again."Oh, Sofie..." I cried not knowing where to start.
Chapter 54: Gabriele's POVI sat in my office staring at the documents I had to work on but all I saw was Arianna's pretty smile.The image of her tucking her hair behind her ear as she smiled at me made the letters in the paper in front of me seem like a shadow of reality."Rather than sit here and smile like that, you know you can just tell her right?"Basilio's annoying voice broke through my subconscious like some God and I jumped back to reality.He was standing right across from me with amusement dancing in his eyes."What do you want?" I hissed.He walked closer and took the chair without an invitation. "I want you to get married, Fratello. Arianna will make really strong babies!" He exclaimed and I got filled with the urge to launch something at him.I turned my eyes to the side, searching for a good weapon but he understood my intentions and jumped away laughing."Anyway, I came to tell you that we have a guest..." He trailed as he walked to the door. "A very annoying one if
Chapter 55: Arianna's POV"Olga, don't you think this is too much?" I asked as I gawked at the beautiful dress sprawled on the bed for me."Nonsense!" He said, snapping his fingers in the air dramatically. "This dress is exclusively made for beauty queens like you! I want all heads to turn the moment you enter!" He sang.I laughed at his gestures. He was a wonderful designer and he had never failed this far but for some reason, I didn't want to be in the spotlight at this event.First, I didn't want it to seem like I was teasing Gabriele. The tension between us was already thick enough ever since we had that conversation in the garden.I didn't want to push my boundaries too much."Olga, I am not very—" he didn't let me finish as he picked up the dress and slapped it on my chest."Go on now, go put it on. We will do makeup later." He commanded with his hands on his waist."Olga, what about makeup?""Let me worry about that young woman, go into that bathroom now!" He ordered pushing me
Chapter 56: Arianna's POV"What?" My eyes darkened as I glared at him. What was he trying to play here?"I should be asking you that question, Gabriele! Why did you drag me away from my friend like that?" I yelled, pushing his shoulders.Anger flashed through his eyes but it didn't scare me. He was wrong and he had to apologize for it!"Your friend? Do you know Brett?" He spat out"Oh, you think I didn't know him and I was smiling with him?!" I retorted as my anger got stronger.What was wrong with Gabriele?! I knew he was a complicated person but why did he have to behave like that in public?Plus what was wrong with me too? I shouldn't be so worked up about this but I couldn't help myself!"You smile with everyone!" He yelled back squaring his shoulders in Infront of me.I glared at him and he did the same. A fierce eye battle commenced between us as the driver maneuvered his way through the mansion.I felt the pressure in my core increase as my chest rose and fell faster.Gabriele'
Chapter 57: Gabriele's POV"Basilio, make a reservation for me tonight," I said as I made my way to my bedroom.Basilio, who had been trailing me, was surprised that I knew he was there.Fool!I heard his deep breathing long before he began trailing me like a cursed shadow.He had been like this ever since Arianna and I came back from the masked party. I couldn't blame him.I felt renewed and refreshed. Life was surprisingly more colorful and beautiful.Each day, I wanted to wake up so I would be able to look into Arianna's beautiful eyes. Her beautiful smile became my daily dose of peace.Her body... Fuck.Just thinking about it was making my cock throb with need."You want a reservation? With who?" He asked as he regained his composure and resumed trailing me.I stopped walking to glare at him. I had never taken any of the other women out before. If I requested this, I expected him to be wise enough to guess right."Ooh! Arianna?" He asked, wiggling his brows and I rolled my eyes at
Chapter 58: Arianna's POVThe ride home was quiet. I could tell Gabriele was still angry. He was too focused on the road and I didn't like it.I felt guilty.Even though I didn't mean to anger him. I couldn't help saying hello to a friend. Brett was really just my friend. Besides, I didn't know Gabriele would take it so personally.Our relationship wasn't even defined yet. Yes we had sex and we both enjoyed it and the chemistry was out of the world but... There was no name to what we were.Why did he act that way? Was he having deeper feelings for me?No –I thought, shaking my head. He couldn't feel anything deeper for me.He was a mafia lord. Those people were heartless. They didn't care about anyone other than themselves and their drugs and illegal stuff.A frown filled my face at the thought but it soon disappeared as I stared at him again.Gabriele... Just watching his muscles move underneath his shirt as he moved his strong arm on the steering... It gave me butterflies.What was
Chapter 59: Gabriele's POVBasilio's loud knocking woke me the next morning. I groaned out of bed promising to shoot the bastard once and for all to end my troubles the moment I saw him.I dragged my robe off the floor and wrapped it around my body as I moved to the door with the sole intention of killing him."I know you want to kill me but I come in peace!" He rushed out with hands raised in surrender the moment I pulled the door open.My eyes were narrowed as I glared at him, wishing my eyes could become lasers and I would melt him at that moment."I also made sure to knock in a way that only woke you!" He added, wiggling his brows towards Arianna's sleeping form behind me.If my gun was on me, I would have shot him. It didn't matter who he woke. I turned around sharply and saw that Arianna was still bundled up in the sheets. Okay, I would let him be for now."Bastard!" I hissed out as I pulled the door closed. "What do you want now?""First, your flight is in two hours and we hav
Chapter 60: Arianna's POVIt was late when we finally got to the hotel room. Gabriele was quiet as usual but this time I didn't have it in me to try and make him feel better.I was also hurt by his words.Brett was just my friend. Even if he was trying to get into my panties, I wasn't going to let him. But Gabriele didn't think of that.He simply concluded that Brett was going to get what he wanted if I kept talking to him. But he was my friend.What was I supposed to do? Ignore him the next time I saw him on the streets? It wasn't fair on him at all.I owe him a lot of things. We have been through a couple of situations and in all of that Brett never made it seem like he wanted me in that manner.So, Gabriele was wrong and he should apologize.I walked past him and went to the bathroom to take a quick shower.I let the water wash away all of my anger and anxiety as it trickled down my body. When I finished, I wrapped the large white towel around me and walked back to the room.Gabrie
Chapter 80: Arianna's POVThe beeping sound of the machine around me was the first thing my subconscious acknowledged as my eyes flutter open.I was in a hospital. A real one this time.My eyes went to the white light above me and a memory flash of what happened came propelling into my head.I was in the shack waiting patiently for Gabriele and his men to show up as he had promised. I heard the first attack and I braced myself just like Agostino thought me. But then Brett came in gasping like a lunatic.I fought him off for as long as I could, but the pain in my abdomen made it impossible for me to focus, the last thing I remembered before blacking out was the pricking pain of the needle.Where did he take me— the thoughts died down in my head as my eyes settled on the one person my heart valued the most."Gabriele?" I called in a weak voice.He snapped his eyes open. Then in slow motion, I watched how his face exploded into relief. He held my hands and peppered kisses all over them.
Chapter 79: Gabriele's POVThat night no one could sleep. My energy was back to a hundred percent as we all waited for the first rays of the daylight to stream in so that the mission would commence."Strike team, don't forget, be quiet, be quiet and be merciless!" My father roared and the men clanked their vested chests in anticipation.My fingers were sizzling with adrenaline and I couldn't wait to start burying my bullets into the enemies' brains. They picked the wrong lord to mess with.As we all moved out, my godfather came up to me and said. "Whatever happens, I want you to know that I will do everything in my power to make sure that Arianna lives, do you understand?"I nodded at his declaration and he hugged me. When he pulled apart, we got into the truck waiting for us and the journey began."There is something Arianna mentioned last night about the person who orchestrated all of these," I said as the vehicle silently moved over the beach sand and small shrubs."Who is he?" My
Chapter 78: Gabriele's POV"Fuck this!" I hissed out as I placed around the table.This had to be Gianni. No one would play a game this well with me. I was too late. He had Arianna somewhere else!"Did the message say where she is?" Agostino asked me. Usually, he would be the calmer one, but right now, he was as riled up as I was."No, it didn't. But you are right, she isn't here." I ran my fingers through my hair for the hundredth time that day.I didn't have to tell them what I thought. We all knew it was Gianni. He was the only rival we had that could think of a plan like this and come through with it.Basilio's phone ran out and he picked it up immediately. We all turned to him, hoping he would give us good news or something close to that.But his face contorted into a thin line and he grumbled intelligent words before he ended the call and turned to me."It was your father.""What does he want right now?!" I growled. "Look Basilio, my father can go fuck himself if he wants to. I
Chapter 77: Arianna's POVA banging ache on the side of my head stirred me awake. My eyes shut back as the bright light flashes into them.Where was I?I squinted and opened my eyes slowly. I was staring at the open skies."What the—" I snapped my eyes to the side and saw water!I made to get to my feet but blinding dizziness came to me and I sat back down at once. I was weak. I had to conserve my energy. How did I get here?I started searching through my brain but the continuous movement of the platform below me made it impossible.That was when it dawned on me —I was on a ship.I sat up, gently this time. My eyes roamed around me and I confirmed my thoughts. I was indeed on a ship in the middle of nowhere.There were about four guards on the platform with me but they were far enough for me not to be able to see their faces.The first, thing that came to my mind, was an escape —I had to leave. I had to escape from here.As I stared around me trying to make a mental calculation of my
Chapter 76: Gabriele's POV"What?!" I hissed as I dropped the files I was holding at once."Who would dare send such stupid pictures to her?!" I growled.The whole thing now made me boil with anger. What were they trying to achieve?!"I don't know Fratello. But we are already investigating it. She should be home soon," Basilio said on the phone."Fine, handle it. I should be done here before the weekend," I said.Basilio has a gruff response before the line went dead.It was already past midnight and I had an even longer day the next day. I had to follow through with my casinos. Everything just seemed to go wrong.My company database was attacked a few days ago, and while I still struggled to sort that out, the Feds were unto me.It almost felt like someone was after me even when I no longer dealt with illegal business.The last goods I sent to Asia got intercepted at sea and nothing I did could bring them back.I ran my fingers through my hair and took a deep breath. I needed to go h
Chapter 75: Arianna's POVI couldn't believe I was finally going to see my grandparents. My relationship with Gabriele was nothing I thought it would become. He was the love of my life.But I never thought he would let me go back to America to see my grandparents.I still had an escort of guards following after me from strategic locations but the freedom was overwhelming.I had tears in my eyes by the time the cars hit the road and I was asked to input my address. My hands shook as I typed the words on the pad.I was finally going to see my nonna.My heart raced and my stomach did several backflips as my eyes remained glued to the window. I thought my life was ruined when Gabriele bought me from those horrible men.When I even discovered that my parents were the ones who sold me, I thought I would pass out. Little did I know that I was getting closer to my prince charming. My Gabriele.When I told Brett to stay out of my life, a little part of me, missed the fact that I would never se
Chapter 74: Gabriele's POVMy cock was aching to bury itself inside Arianna's soft folds. I grabbed her thighs and tore through the left material of her dress."Gabriele, we are in the car!" She shrieked beneath me.The sound of her voice was sizzling and my cock ached even more. I pulled her neck to the right angle and claimed her lips before she could say another thing.She moaned against my mouth as I pulled my belt off my waist and released my cock between her thighs.I pulled her closer so that she now lay flat on the seat and I went on top of her. It was a good thing the car was big enough for the stunts I was pulling."Shit!" I cursed as I missed her entrance.Then like a dream, I felt her hand on my cock as she led me to her entrance. A grin covered my face as I let her continue."Naughty..." I whispered as I thrust deep inside of her."Hmmm," She moaned into my neck as I drove hard into her.My eyes rolled back and my veins popped as I held her waist and continued ramming int
Chapter 73: Arianna's POV"Arianna you don't understand! Gabriele has you rolled up around his fingers, I am only trying to help here. You don't love him... You don't mean that..." He said desperately.At this point I was no longer angry, I just watched him calmly. He needed help."I am sorry Brett but you have it all wrong and I will really appreciate it if you stop. It isn't worth it," I said slowly.His eyes darkened and he raised his fists in the air. I just watched him —he couldn't touch me because Mike would gnaw off his head before he got any closer."Arianna, this is terrible. You are a captive yet you defend your captor? Let me help you!" He insisted.I realized that he wasn't going to stop and I did t have time for this. I held on tight to my purse and let out a deep breath."As I said earlier, you can't understand Brett. Anyway, you have taken enough of my time. Enjoy the breakfast," I said and made for the door but on second thoughts, I paused."One more thing Brett," I sa
Chapter 72: Arianna's POVThe moment Agostino finished scolding us and left, Gabriele locked himself in his office and I returned to the room.Sofie and Mike gave me thumbs up but I didn't feel like it. I should have been happy.I won but I didn't feel so confident about it anymore.I got to the room and pushed the door close with my leg. I peeled off the clothes I wore and picked out his large white shirt. I wore it and dropped it on the bed unceremoniously.Why couldn't he just come to the room? I thought to myself.We could make out and make up. He didn't have to be so sad about the idea of me going to spend time with my friends. It wasn't necessary.It was just a simple outing and he didn't have to act like some jealous boyfriend. I loved him and no one else. Didn't he know that?Did I have to remind him?I tossed around the bed, as the questions rolled and flowed out of me.The lights went off automatically drowning me in darkness. I closed my eyes and tried to get some sleep but