“And about what happened to your brother, I have let go. Why can't you?"Bianca felt a twinge in her heart as she said. The person who could not walk out of the shadow was not her, but Dante.The reason he stayed alive was to avenge the death of Lorenzo, to make those people pay."No way."Dante responded coldly, stressing each syllable forcefully and determinedly."Lorenzo has been dead for four years. Would you please just let go? I'm worried about you!"Dante fell into silence upon hearing that.After a while, he clenched his fists and said, stressing each syllable, "I have to avenge his death. I can't let him die in vain.""What about Renee? All you think about is your brother, so what about the girl you love? Have you ever thought about her? It's true that you're moving forward with the heavy burden on your shoulders, but do you think her life is easy? You can bear all those power struggles, but can she?""I'm living for my brother, but also living for myself. I will protect her
The Gallo family sat in the living room having breakfast.Renee,the second daughter of the family diligently served everyone a bowl of soup,at 19,she loved cooking so much.A crashing sound from the living room startled the whole family.They rushed towards there to see six men dressed in black suits,they were all holding guns and they had broken the front door of the house.“Hello,Rico,can we talk?”The leader,Giovanni asked.Rico shakily nodded and turned to face his wife.“Ta…take the girls upstairs!”He ordered and as Maria turned to rushed upstairs with the girls,Rico stopped her.“Let them watch.And I especially want to see more of your daughter today.”He let out,coldly.The women didn’t dare move an inch, scared that they might be shot.Renee and her older sister,Aurora held onto each other in fear.The three women stood by the wall,the sight of the guns terrified the hell out of them.Giovanni sat on a chair,leisurely as he gazed at both daughters of Rico.One of his men moved a
Eventually,her parents had tearfully agreed and they told her that if it gets too much for her,she could come back home and they’d understand.But Renee was determined to get her family out of this predicament even if it meant living a life she never planned.That was how Renee found herself in the Moretti’s family’s Villa.When she informed the security guards of her purpose of being in the house,a man approached her and introduced himself as the butler and then informed her to follow him inside the house.“You’re going to undergo the young master’s inspection today.”The butler informed her.Inspection?What did that mean?Renee swallowed the hard lump in her throat as she continued following the butler.She was too nervous to appreciate how heavenly the Villa was.As they got by a door,the butler opened it for her and gestured at her to go in.Renee’s heart was pounding behind her rib cage.It felt as if it was going to pound out of her chest.She had no idea what was going to happen
“I like your body.”She heard him say.His eyes were still closed and she felt the next thing he would do was to devour her.She willed herself not to fight him and to be submissive so she could also get what she wanted.She had no right to ask for anything but she really hope that he would be gentle.She wasn’t a clueless virgin.She had heard about how much sex hurts,especially for the first time.She let go of the sheet and surrendered herself to what would happen next.She was expecting him to take off the duvet he had covered her with.But he didn’t.She was stunned when she felt his weight lifted off the bed and he appeared to be standing now.“I suppose I can accept you as my wife.But you’re not ready for sex right now.When you are,I’m going to take you.”She was shocked and when she opened her eyes,the man had left.She laid on the bed still in surprise that he didn’t sleep with her.She was relieved but she still felt scared about the whole concept of becoming the wife to a devil
Chad,the butler walked up to the study and knocked on the door.“Did she really leave?”Dante’s voice sounded.“Yes,sir.”Chad sadly,replied.He could tell Dante had already liked this girl but too bad the girl was just like the rest.*********When Renee left the Villa, she slowly walked down the street feeling uneasy.Did the butler really mean what he said?That the Moretti would really pay off her father’s debt and that she didn’t need to be married to Dante anymore?She should feel happy about that,right?She should feel free.She would not have to be married to that monster anymore.But Renee couldn’t shake off this unsettling feeling.How can she let them settle her family’s debt without her fulfilling her own end of the bargain?She was the one who had willing gone to the Moretti’s family.Would she really qualified to break the deal?And besides,Dante was too powerful.If he were to bear a grudge against her because of this,he would easily destroy her family.She couldn’t take
Dante stared at the mask thoughtfully and shook his head.“It’s fun to tease her for how.Let it be.Have you found all the information I need?”Hearing Dante’s question,the secretary stepped forward and gave more information to him.“Sir,Miss Renee Gallo is a kindhearted,enthusiastic girl.Everyone in her neighborhood are fond of her.She really is a good girl.““And you should be good to her.I believe that kind of girl deserves a good man.”Chad advised.Dante frowned and couldn’t help reflecting on himself.Was he as bad as everyone had painted him to be?“I want to be good to her.But I don’t know if I can.”“You can.”Chad encouraged.Dante had never cared what people thought about him.Hell,he had wanted people to fear and always be at his feet but for his little wife-to-be,he was willing to consider becoming a good person,a better person.***************Renee felt a lot better after resting for the rest of the day.The following day,she started thinking about going back to school.Sh
Renee never knew her own birth mother.Maria had told her that she had found Renee at her doorstep and with a note that said she was Rico’s daughter.At that time,Aurora was three years old.Rico knew he had an affair with a woman but he had been scared of admitting it to Maria for fear that he might lose her so he had lied and said he didn’t know anything about the baby.Maria had insisted on a DNA test which indeed confirm that the baby was indeed Rico’s.At then Rico had admitted to cheating on her and had begged for her forgiveness.Since the child was his,Rico had no choice but to name the baby and take good care of her.Overtime,he started to grow fond of Renee.But Maria and Aurora never liked Renee.They only pretended they liked her whenever Renee and Rico were around.For years,they had been secretly planning on ways to get rid of her.Renee felt very disheartened on finding out that they never really liked her.And here she was,thinking that they might’ve been worried sick about h
The woman didn’t apologize but continued making a scene.People around them murmured about the situation.“She really has the right to be mad.The man looks like a monster.”“Keep your voice down.What if he’s a pervert or a murderer?I’ve seen a lot of news on TV that some people feel inferior because of their physical defects and eventually become cold blooded murderers.”“I should really keep my voice down.I wouldn’t want him to hear me.”Renee felt sad hearing those words even if they weren’t directed at her.With how Dante’s scars looked,it seemed like he was in a fire incident.She felt it wasn’t his fault that he looks like this and shouldn’t be ridiculed and dehumanized like this.People should be more mindful of their words.Just as everyone continued murmuring,Renee shouted.“Shut the hell up!”The shout made the crowd go quiet in a second.Her little fists were tightly clenched in anger.A trace of coldness rose in her eyes as she glared straight at the kid’s mother.“Like I sai