ROSALIA'S POV: -------------- Proposed me! He threatened me into all these and I am still kept like a captive here. "It was nothing special," I said hesitantly. "So you were working as Kate's PA when Kevin met you right?" Another of them questioned. "No. A ground staff" I answered. I was certain that they already knew all these but still, they were taunting me in a sweet tone. "Oh, I see. Luck is a dangerous thing. Isn't it girls? Otherwise, we never assumed Kevin to even look at an ordinary girl like Rosalia." She said and the others laughed. "Please teach us, Rosalia, what tricks did you use to seduce Kevin!" Another one said. "You must be really good at it 'cause Kevin is too smart to be seduced." "You totally ruined my future chances with him, girl. He was too good on the bed to be forgotten." That girl with green hair huffed out. They kept sprinkling salt on my open wounds. I felt like crying out loud. Why do they hate me so much when I'm the one who shou
: ROSALIA's POV : ----------------- I don't know the difference between my place and Paris cause I never stepped out of the villa! It's been three days since we have been here in Paris, and we are staying in a luxury villa owned by Kevin. Kevin had fucked me almost every hour of the day. He had fucked me in each and every corner of the villa. I should have understood what kind of fun he was talking about and he is indeed having a lot of it. It is terrible and shameful that I have only been eating, sleeping and having sex for the past three days. What is the meaning of coming here if all we do is sex? It is a torture rather than a trip. Never in my life have I thought I would want to go back to that cage-like mansion, but I want it now. I was peeking out of the window early in the morning when he pulled me in for a deep smooch. He parted out after I tapped his bare chest indicating that I was out of breath. "Please I want to go sightseeing. I want to explore the city ple
KEVIN'S POV -------------- Her gape dropped on an aquarium shop on the side of the road and she scrambled inside it. I followed her behind. She somehow managed to stand in front of the fish tanks. "Do you want me to buy you this, kitten?" I asked as she was looking at the fishes like an eager baby. "No ... I- I ... I want them to go back to the sea" Before I could restrain her actions, she dipped her hand in a tank containing bubble eye goldfish. The shopkeeper came rushing towards us while I yanked her hand out of it. She gripped a goldfish in her small hands tightly. After a bit of struggling, I saved the fish's life and put it back in the tank. "I want everything you have in this shop back in their place", she wailed in a slurping tone, making the shopkeeper awkwardly smile at her drunken condition. "Kevin ... Kevin ... order her to free the fishes, octopuses and everything", she demanded while clenching my shirt in her fists when she discovered the shopkeeper was not
ROSALIA'S POV: ----------------- The dress I put on today made me as happy as a calm. It was a floral dress with a sweetheart neckline. We are visiting a banquet hall today for a party, more like a business lunch, as Kevin said. And then we will be touring on a cruise on the Seine River. A cruise! I would be lying if I said I wasn't excited about that. We were welcomed by the security guards. Instantly some men in suits came hurrying towards us and escorted us to a place where people were sitting for us to settle. I looked around to catch a hold of the place. "You look wonderful today, baby girl," Kevin said, catching my attention. I was getting used to him complimenting me every now and then. "Thank you. You too" He beamed a smile. His formal black waistcoat made him look really nice. "How come you never had a boyfriend baby?" He asked. What should I answer? The smiling face of Kate while dancing with Eric flashed in my mind for a moment. "I- I just didn't have a
: ROSALIA's POV : -------------------- - Rose ... My phone shook in my hands. My father's voice reverberated in my head. I can not put in words how it feels when your father calls your name after ten long years. A decade! - Dad! My tone meshed with a thousand emotions together. Anger, agitation, grief and, most of all, desperation. Desperation in demand of the unanswered questions. - Rose, my daughter, how have you been? He asked concerned. - How have you been, Dad? What... What happened to you? - How you expect me to be, child! I am living a colourless life without my family. - How... How could you, Dad? How could you just abandon us like this, Dad? You didn't worry about us even for once! - I was compelled by the situation, my child. I know, a mere sorry can not be the explanation for my deeds. I failed to be a good father to my daughters. But it is a miracle that I got to contact you, my daughter. Otherwise, your father has lost all faith. I am incapable of
ROSALIA'S POV: ---------------- I just did what needed to be done." He said assertively. "She was like your mother. She raised you and your siblings. Don't you feel guilty doing this to her?you.." You heartless monster. I completed the rest of the sentence in my mind. That old lady was working for the Knights for over three decades. "She was leaking very sensitive information to our rivals. I was generous enough to give her a chance to confess but she lied again. And a betrayer is a betrayer irrespective of who the fuck she is" He seethed. "In the mafia, there is only one punishment for a traitor... that is agonizing death." He added. "She must have had her reasons", I mumbled in a low tone, making him chuckle. "The world is not a fairyland like you believe it to be, baby," He said while unbuttoning his shirt. What captured my attention was a square-shaped bandage wrapped on the left side of his chest. "Remove it," He ordered me indicating that bandage. I am not very
: ROSALIA's POV : ---------------- "What the fuck Rose. Did you forget basic manners!" Eric shouted at me. After a short time, I turned over and saw the girl had scampered away from the bed wrapping a sheet around her naked body. Her maid's uniform was scattered on the floor. Her eyes had no shame in them. Surprisingly, she was the same girl who delivered me the wrong dress months ago. I remembered her distinctly cause she was the youngest among the maids. "How dare you, shameless bastard?" I shouted back at Eric shifting my gaze to him. "Oh, Rose... Sorry. ... I really am. Please... please don't tell anyone about what you just saw. It will never happen again... I-I promise" Eric said mimicking my serious tone and making fun of the situation. "If that's what you think I would say then back off. Stop invading my personal space. I don't want to be involved with you anymore," Eric said, pointing his finger at me. "Personal space! You are engaged to Kate. She loves you blin
: ROSALIA's POV : ----------------- While I was anxiously pacing around the balcony of our room and staring at the distant trees, there came a very sharp knock on the door. I had already asked Maria to inform me about Kevin's arrival. But in place Maria that young maid came in. Her face was looking completely different from what I saw in the afternoon. It was gloomy and dull. "Madam" She faintly spoke and started begging me as expected of her. "Please do not expose me in front of others. Master Kevin will kill me if you do this" "What is your name?" I asked her. "Flossie," She answered. "Flossie what you did was wrong. Very wrong. Knowing that Eric is engaged to Kate, why would you do something like that?" My voice came out softly concerned. "I... I was forced by the circumstances, madam. I needed money... a lot of it urgently and master Eric had promised me that in exchange for my... my body." She was almost sobbing through her words. "You could have asked from
Kevin’s world tilted on its axis. He had suspected betrayal, but hearing it from Kate’s own lips was a dagger to the heart. Tristian’s small, evil laughter echoed in the room, a sound devoid of any humanity. He wanted to take advantage of Kevin's most vulnerable moment and Kate served in his favour well. Kevin’s heart pounded with a fierce mixture of fear, rage, and a desperate determination. The day’s harrowing events had driven him to the edge, and the sight of Tristian in his home, holding his family hostage like the Romanos did in the past and his own sister shaping all these behind his back pushed him over. He wanted to reach out and throttle Tristian, to make him pay for every ounce of pain he and his family had inflicted on Kevin and his family. But with Kate standing between them, the path to vengeance was blocked. For the first time ever in his life, Kevin felt his fingers shaking on the trigger. "Kate, you know, you don’t have to do this," Kevin implored, his voice raw w
• • • Rose had just given birth to their twins under the most harrowing circumstances and now, the ominous sound of a gunshot shattered the fragile peace that had barely settled over their mind and home. Kevin was all alert on his senses standing in the hallways, his intuition battling with unpredictability and determination that something was terribly wrong for sure. He glanced back toward the bedroom where Rose and their newborns were resting, safe for now. The decision gnawed at him, should he stay and protect his family or investigate the threat that lurked within their mansion, their safe boundary? Being unable to put the damn network into any work, he frustratedly threw his phone off and after a moment of agonizing hesitation, he resolved to ensure the safety of his loved ones by confronting the danger head-on. Kevin hurried downstairs to his study on the first floor. He opened a concealed drawer, revealing a sleek, black handgun. The cold metal felt reassuring in his
• • • Rose was not due in a month but the sudden panic attack induced her labour. All the while, Kevin stayed by Rose's side, not leaving her even for a second and urging her constantly to breathe through the contractions. "You are doing great, baby. Just keep breathing for me," He hushed softly near her ear. Rose tried to focus on Kevin's voice, but the shooting pain was overwhelming. Each contraction felt like a wave crashing over her, leaving her gasping for breath. She clenched Kevin's hand, barely holding onto her consciousness. "It hurts...," she cried out of sheer helplessness, tears were streaming down her cheeks, strands of hair sticking onto her face, "...so much." "You can, Rose," Kevin said firmly, though his own heart was breaking to see her in such excruciating agony. "You're going to be the strongest mother I know. Just keep breathing, okay? We're going to get through this," he tried to coo her, boosting her courage. Maria and Agatha worked quickly,
A thousand thorns were pierced on her belly at once, that's what it felt like for Rose when she could not stop herself from dropping onto her bare knees. Rose swept on the floor on her side with a cry of agony at the gruesome sight of her kitten's lifeless body, the blood scrawled word BITCH got washed away painting her forearms with the fresh warm blood of her feline baby. Relentless waves of panic tied a burning knot inside her stomach forcing her to curl into a small ball. All the muscles of her distressed body contracted altogether. Rose shot her eyes closed, haphazardly gasping for some air and just as she was about to collapse, a sharp, searing pain shot through her abdomen causing her to shriek with all her might due to the spasm. Rose sensed the popping feeling of water gushing down her inner thighs. Miliani, rushing back with a glass of milk, screamed, calling Rose in alarm, watching her lathering on the floor. Dropping the glass out of instinct, she sprinted to Rose
"What do you mean?" Rose questioned back. "Rose, I desperately wanted to meet you cause I had one very important piece of information to share which I am bearing with myself for the past six years. I can never confess this to anyone in this family except you and trust me, you need to know it," he truthfully said as it never really mattered to him in the past but since the day he got to know about Rose being attached to this family, he was searching for an opportunity to deliver this crucial information to her. Rose looked at him with querying eyes and unwavering focus. "Kevin was initially against our relationship but not after all the drama Kate put him through. And that day, it was not my plan to escape; escaping was never really necessary for us, to be honest. It was Kate, she tricked me into pulling that desperate act. That rainy night, we were having a deadly argument, and she was driving the car at a high speed when that unfortunate incident occurred. I had no other way o
• • • "Mili?" Rose softly called. Miliani was seated behind Rose tenderly messaging Rose's head with a light hair oil. "Hmm?" She answered carefully working with her fingers, aiding to Rose's relaxation. The final stages of the pregnancy are indeed very difficult to bear. Rose's feet have swollen, she finds it hard to straighten her back properly due to the heaviness of her belly, her breaths have become shortened, she often feels painful cramps in her lower back, also the excessive tiredness consuming her body does not help either. But whenever Miliani messages her scalp and then, reads Rose some of her favourite books, Rose finds it quite relieving. "How about you finish your school, get that degree and enrol for some college?" Observing Miliani's keen interest in studies Rosalia suggested. Also, deep down, Rose does not want her to serve as a maid in this mansion forever. Rose had suggested Mili to drop working as a maid at the Knight's mansion but the young girl
"I've something to say," she said hesitantly looking down, "Do you know Curtis is Caspian .. he was - he was there in Italy wi-" "I know," Kevin answered making her cease. As he might not be fond of her talking about another man for long, Rose did not speak anymore but she, being dubious, could not look into his eyes. She was unaware of what he might be thinking about her. "But I trust you," Kevin lifted her chin gently, his eyes locking onto hers with a genuine smile on his face that made her chest tighten. Rose's heart swelled up with his reaction but she felt bad knowing the lengths he was going through for his sister's recovery, all while being completely unknown to the absolutely opposite reality. But she was very determined that moment to disclose everything to him as the weight of his trust felt heavier on her shoulders than she ever presumed. Rose slipped her hands into the side pocket of her dress and pulled out a mini button sized camera. "There's something import
I would suggest you take a look at the chapter named 'Stress reliever' to understand this chapter better. • • • "Curtis!" Kate blurted out; she was flabbergasted at the sight, like he was the last person on earth she ever imagined she would confront again. It did not go unobserved by Kevin that Kate smoothly recognised her ex, the father of her son, Curtis. Kevin proudly smiled to himself as he took one big step towards her recovery. As the doctor instructed, something or someone deeply attached to her past might serve her against the current trauma. That's why he brought Curtis to help her recover sooner. "Caspian" Rose mumbled against her overly shocked breath. Why Kate is calling Caspian as 'Curtis' ... Does that mean Caspian and Curtis are the same person? Rose felt overwhelmed. She did not dare to call out Caspian loudly in front of everyone. Caspian and Rose both never shared their past with each other during the quite brief time they spent together in Italy. But R
The pain must be part of the cure ~ • • • Kevin, nestled in Rose's warmth, knelt before her and murmured the lines in urgency, "I'm so sorry. I'm sorry for everything, Rosalia." Today he felt the most deficient of all time. There is no such pain as painful as being unable to save the love of your life. Rose's serene features drunk with moonlight, her soft inquisitive eyes searching for something in his face did not allow him to make her aware of today's dreadful event. For the first time in his life, he actually felt so vulnerable that he could not bring himself to judder her peace with the bitter truth of what was about to happen to her. Such huge stress would not be any good for her at this stage of pregnancy, she was due in less than nine weeks. Whereas Rose was lost in a whirlwind of thoughts, torn between whether to reveal Kate's deception to Kevin or keep it hidden. She had waited so long, endured so much, and tried so hard and now, just when Kate seemed ready to co