"Now that I know you exist, how do I not love you"~ Butterflies Rising"You searched that up on the internet right?" I ask chuckling. Salvatore gives me a side eye before focusing back on the road as he is driving us back home, "you won't let it go?" He asks huffing."Not until you speak the truth" I tease him more. He pauses for a moment, contemplating whether he should answer me or not "Sì" he sighs giving up.I cackle loudly, he gives me a stink eye.After the soft kiss on the cheek Salvatore surprised me by saying that we should play a game of '20 questions' to get to know each other better.I agreed, the questions that followed next made me sure that this was not his idea."What is your favorite color?""What is your favorite flower?"Salvatore asking about colors and flowers, that's definitely not his own thoughts speaking, he's more of a blood and gun kind of man.He was to proud to take help from another man so he most probably searched it up on the Internet.When I confronte
"She looks like a dream, the prettiest girl I've ever seen"~ Unknown "Daisy!" I raise my head from my pillow, I was laying face down on my bed, contemplating my new feelings and groaning in frustration when suddenly Salvatore's voice stopped my melodrama midway."Yes" I say standing up and walking out of my room, he is standing by the sofa putting on his watch, he is all decked up in a three piece dark suit."Change into something comfortable, preferably one of your dresses, I'm taking you out" he says adjusting his cuffs.It takes me a moment to comprehend his sentence."I don't have anymore dresses, I didn't pack much" I say shaking my head slightly "where are you taking me?" I ask, last night was different but now I want to be aware of everything regarding us if we plan on moving our relationship forward."Shopping" he answers, he walks towards me "change into your white dress you wore that day, I will be waiting for you in the parking" he squeezes my hand than walks away to the
"I choose you, and I'll choose you, over & over & over, without pause, without doubt, in a heartbeat. I'll keep choosing you"~ Unknown "I don't want to leave" Salvatore says irritatedly, I glance at him while packing my large suitcase that is now filled with brand new dresses.I don't know how I am going to explain this to Ray.Tonight is our flight back to Italy, Salvatore hasn't been in a good mood all day, he has been repeating the same words 'I don't want to leave.'I close the suitcase and sit down on the bed sighing loudly, Salvatore looks at me from the sofa, he has been sitting in my room for the past hour, watching me pack around my stuff."Daisy, you haven't responded me once" he says annoyed, "what do you want me to say? We both know that you are needed there" I point the obvious."This is the reason why I have been resisting the thought of beginning anything with you. It's not possible" I shrug my shoulders dismissively."Salvatore" I say, he stares at me with his blank
"You know it's love when you are at distance but not distant"~ Kavya Dixit"You know I have a trick that will help your fear" Salvation says from beside me, I peek open one eye "what?" I ask scared as the plane shakes, we are about to take off.My hands are squeezing the arm rest "Let me kiss you" he says out of the blue, my eyes open wide in shock.Is he serious."My kiss will take you to another world, you won't even sense the plane taking off" he shrugs his shoulders before leaning close to me."No" I whine looking away shyly "I don't even want to think where that mouth of yours has been!" I make a gagging face.He rolls his eyes, "so you want to kiss?" He asks impatiently "nah" I click my tongue, I have noticed that he hates it when I say 'no' to him.So I do the exact thing.I like riling him up."Think carefully, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity" he says with sass."Really?" I turn my body towards him. "Sì" he says with a smirk."No thanks, I'll pass" I say with a wicke
"I hope you stay around, for a long, long time, forever"~ AesteuticcShould I respond to him or not?"I asked you something" His voice is firm, it's not as hard as Salvatore's but the intensity is same.Slowly, I turn around, he is sitting on his office chair, my head is bowed down."I don't have any wrong intentions Capo" I whisper scared, this is what I was fearing all along.I knew I would be the one who will come under everyone's scrunity.I already have so much on my plate, this isn't what I want right now. Why can't I have one peaceful day at work?"I don't trust you" he says skeptically, "I don know what games you played in Russia, they are not going to work here, I have my eyes and ears on you" he slams his hands on the table making me jump."I know woman like you trap rich men to elevate their status in society, my brother may be blinded by your charms right now but I am not" he stands up from his place, I take a step back."What is your deal? How much will you take to leave
"There is no way back from loving you"~ d.j"Daisy, trust me" Salvatore says rubbing his temples in frustration. I shake my head stubbornly.We've been arguing back and forth for the past 15 minutes, I am adamant on leaving while Salvatore isn't anywhere agreeing to it."Go back to your room, rest for a while, at dinner time come back here, we'll eat together " he gently pushes me off his lap, I stand on the ground."You are forcing me" I say annoyed, he stands up as well "the only thing I force you, is to stay with me, I will not force you for anything else but I will also not sit back and let you go away from me" he says seriously."Dinner time" he pats his watch with his pointer finger. He comes forward and presses a kiss on my forehead, I shut my eyes relishing the sweet feeling."Go" he says putting his hands in his pant pockets, I frown at him, he winks at me. Grunting under my breath I walk away towards the palace, Salavatore has assured me that he will take care of everythin
"Somethings can only be seen in the shadows"~ Carlos Ruiz ZafónA phone ring disrupts our peaceful moment.Salvatore groans, he pats his pant pocket and fishes out his mobile.He talks about some urgent business meeting that is going to be conducting in half an hour, he doesn't seems pleased by the sudden call."I don't want to attend the meeting" he grunts rubbing his face while looking up at me from my lap. I move away the strand of hair falling on his forehead."Work is also important, let me help you pack up the stuff" I say, he nods his head half heartedly, together we pack up everything, I shut the basket after putting the picnic mat inside it.I am sitting on the ground with my knees folded under me, Salvatore sits beside me."How are you feeling" he asks rubbing my cheek with his thumb, I push my face in his palm "happy" I answer genuinely."Good" he says satisfied "thank you for today" I say honestly, his brown eyes bore into my green one's "thank YOU for staying" he says in
"Scars show a journey, but first the wounds need to close"~ Unknown "Where were you last night?" Ray asks curiously, I tie my apron around my waist, I look at her through the mirror."I went for a stroll" I keep my answer short, "you missed dinner" she points, "wasn't feeling hungry" I say turning around."You know you've been acting weird since you came back from Russia" she says looking at me doubtfully."Why do you say so?" I ask keeping my expressions in control, "you don't spend as much time with me as you did before" she complains."Oh, we'll plan something real soon" I say relieved, she nods her head excitedly "when am I going to meet that mysterious boyfriend of yours?" I ask in a teasing manner, Ray looks away shyly.So it's that serious, I smile.She slumps on her bed with a dreamy sigh "very soon, he's a busy man, he works directly with Capo Giovanni" she boasts proudly."That's good" I appreciate while correcting my bed sheet."I need to go" I announce, "why? Your duty s
"Out of all my sins, you're my favourite"~UnknownNo.I cannot let Dario ruin me! His lie is going to cost me everything that I hold dear to me.Salvatore, how can he trust Dario over the woman he claims to love?And Ray.. she's misunderstanding me!Salvatore broke me, the doubt and mistrust in his eyes spoke volumes. I'm not taking him back now, I'll prove my innocence and leave this place for good.I clench my fists and march towards Salvatore's office, ready to fight fot my innocence, a maid stops me midway. "Capo is not in his office" she says, hurriedly stepping infront of me. I give her a questioning look, but he just said that he was heading there with Dario."He's upstairs in his brother's room" she points towards the stairs. I don't give it much thought and turn my direction. My only goal is to leave this palace, each second is suffocating me.I finally reach Giovanni's room, I push open the door. It's cold inside, no one has occupied this room since he passed away.Surpri
"A storyteller makes up things to help other people, a liar makes up things to help himself"~ Daniel Wallace"N-No" I stutter out the words in pure disbelief. Salvatore's hard stare pins me down, questioning me.Don't look at me like that, please. I request through my eyes."What more proof do you want son? I knew my intuition can never be wrong" Senior Capo speaks, pleased by himself that he is proven right."You know this is a lie" I whisper. My eyes frantically searching for him despite him standing infront of me.Salvatore doesn't respond, I can see the doubt creeping in, like a fire engulfing a forest in it's blazing flames. "This is your love for your brother?" Madam Guilia snickers coldly."You were abandoning your brother's child, your own blood for someone else's dirty blood" her nostrils flare with each word."You're a liar Salvatore! You never loved him, he was just a mean of convenience for you, you knew how much he adored you, he always protected you from everything! Y
"The truth is, some people will never know you, and utterly hate you for who they think you are"~ Samantha King Holmes"Daisy.."Salvatore calls for me from the other side of the bathroom door. I don't respond.I have locked myself inside for the past few hours, just sitting on the closed toilet seat, staring into nothingness.After the doctor left, Ray rushed to inform Salvatore. I didn't wait for him. "Amore mio.. Cuore mio... mi dispiace" (My love.. My heart... I'm sorry) he expresses his regret in a broken voice. I shut my eyes close. "Daisy, I'll have to break this door if you don't open it now" I sense a hint of tiredness in his voice.It's been hours since he's been trying to reach out to me, but I have completely blocked him.He has been apologising profusely, he told me how Senior Capo sent him to check on an important shipment and ordered for the test behind his back.He promised to take me away from here, he says he now understands what I meant.I wish he understood it
"The silence left by loss is as loud as a thousand voices raised to the sky in pain" ~ Edward Lee "..... and I peed myself" I say with a fake crying face, Ray bursts into a fit of laughter. A small smile makes it's way to my lips. She's finally distracted, I'm glad my silly childhood stories could take her mind off Dario. She was upset after he left ignoring her completely. We were sharing our most embarrassing moments, Ray continues with one of her own but gets startled as the bedroom door is pushed open and loudly bangs on the side wall. I'm suprised it didn't fall from it's hinges. Both Ray and I stare in horror as madam Guilia enters my room with her guards and the palace doctor tailing her. "Tu puttana!" (You whore!) She screams charging at me. Instinctively I crawl back, Ray stands infront of me, blocking madam Guilia. The doctor is fast to grab on madam's upper arm "signora, per favore si calmi" (madam, please calm down) she says gritting her teeth as she tri
"Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult"~ Unknown "Come stai mamma?" (How are you mama?) I ask clutching the phone tightly, I hear a sigh of relief from the other side."Molto meglio ora il mio raggio di sole" (Much better now my sunshine) her voice trembles with emotions, I make my way towards the bed and sit down, Salvatore gave me his phone so I can talk to my family.He informed me that mama has been sick since I was taken away, even after she got to know that I am free of all the accusations her health still hasn't gotten any better."Mamma..""Ascoltami Daisy" (Listen to me Daisy) she speaks in a stern voice making me remember my childhood when I used to sneak out with Dario and when I got back home she would use this exact stern voice at me but papa saved me everytime."Voglio che tu esca da quel posto il prima possibile" (I want you to get out of that place as soon as possible) she says worriedly, my eyes instantly shift towards the closed door of my be
"And find the place where every single thing you see tells you to stay"~ Seeker Salvatore shifted me back to our bedroom, even though I didn't wanted to be here but he isn't in the mood to listen to me.He assigned 2 maids for my assistance, even though I am perfectly capable of moving and doing my own work.He left saying he'll be back after an hour, I took this time to lay on the bed and ponder over what just happened, I gently put my hand over my stomach and rub it.Ofcourse this had to happen, considering the amount of love making we were doing.I sigh leaning against the headboard, what do I do now? Salvatore will never let me go now.Half an hour later the door to opens, I glance at that direction, a small head of brown curly hair peeks inside the room, I sit up straight."Who is it?" I ask tilting to have better look, with shy steps a small boy enters inside the bedroom followed by Salvatore.The boy is clutching tight on his pointer finger with his small hands, my heart melt
"It's a journey not a race, keep going at your own pace"~ Lesley DianaI wake up alone in the morning, I'm not surprised as Salvatore is an early riser, I look around and find a bag of food beside me and a note attached to it. I take it and read through it.'Good morning Mio Amore,I got you breakfast, when your anger is subsided please return back to our room, if you still don't want to then I'm not going to force you but remember it's also your room and you can use it to freshen up or change your clothesYoursSalvatore''Your room' I roll my eyes remembering is previous words that he said to me.I clear up the area and stack my things in a corner, I do need to use the restroom, I go to Ray's room and use her bathroom, I take a shower and change into a new dress.I step out inside the room while drying my hair with the towel, "You're getting beautiful by each passing day" a male voice makes me yelp in surprise, with wide eyes I stare at Dario.My heart drops seeing him here "what a
"Value your peace more than people's opinions"~ Rithvik Singh"Where are you taking me?" I question as I notice the familiar path leading towards his room, "our room" he answers in a tired voice, I stop instantly, noticing my lack of movement he turns back gazing at me confused."I'm not going there" I say firmly, he sighs remembering my previous words, "I apologized Daisy, please come with me" he requests, I shake my head staying firm to my words."I hope you get a good night sleep, goodbye" I turn around towards the stairs, I can feel his intense gaze boring holes in my back but I ignore it.I return back to the back garden back to my secret corner, I notice few sheers layed on the grass, away from Sophia's grave, two bags sitting beside the sheets, one full of clothes ans the other with fruits and water bottles.I smile gratefully "Ray" I whisper looking up at the sky, she's the best.I chnage into a light material sundress behind a tree and make my way towards my sheet bed, I not
"What hurts the most is letting go of the one who meant the most"~ j.m. wise"Signore, abbiamo controllato il sistema del suo ufficio e ho trovato questo chip, sembra che qualcuno stesse cercando di controllare le sue impostazioni di sicurezza, grazie a Dio il chip ha funzionato male e abbiamo rilevato l'errore in tempo, altrimenti chiunque l'abbia fatto avrebbe potuto accedere facilmente all'interno del suo ufficio" (Sir, we checked your office system and I found this chip, it seems like someone was trying to control your security settings, thank god the chip malfunctioned and we caught the error on time or else whoever did this could had easily accessed inside in your office) the palace technician informs showing us a small microchip held between his gloved thumb and pointer finger."Come può qualcuno superare il sistema così facilmente?" (How can someone get through the system so easily?) Salvatore rages at his man.I silently observe around the office room, I found out that behin