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
ROSALIA'S POV: ---------------- Flossie tell them everything that happened to you earlier," I asked her eagerly as only she could sift the truth from falsehood right then. The incident happened in Kate and Eric's bedroom, and there are no CCTV cameras inside a bedroom which left me with no other option but to completely rely on Flossie. She hesitated to speak looking at the people present there. "No need to fear anyone. Speak the truth." Kate assured Flossie, sensing her reluctance to speak in front of us. "Madam I was cleaning that room when Madam Rose came inside." I felt the ground slip under my feet when Flossie also started lying. "Stop lying" I shouted furiously. "Let her speak" I stiffened in my place when Kevin's ordering voice boomed from behind me. I almost forgot about his presence. "She told Master Eric that she still loves him and ... and offered him to... to s-sleep with her in return for helping her escape from this mansion," Flossie said in a hesitant
: ROSALIA's POV : ------------------ He smirked at my futile attempts and tossed me on the floor harshly like I was one ragdoll and closed the door. I supported myself on my palms and saw him discarding his blazer. "Why are you crying doll? Are you already regretting whoring around behind my back?" He asked gently faking concern while undoing his waistcoat. His voice laced with an eerie composure and a dark aura was surrounding him. He was rolling his sleeves while striding towards me with long predatory steps. I didn't want him anywhere close to me cause I did not know how to calm his storming anger. "I mistook you for something else. But you are no different. What a cunning little liar you are! you ungrateful bitch!" I knew whatever that happened in front of everyone had damaged his male ego and now he will do ten times more to me in the worst way possible. "Trust me...I didn't do anything wrong." I whispered trying my nonexistent luck one last time. "Trust you? Gi
I think too much, feel too much But reality is crushing the life out of me : ROSALIA's POV : ------------------ "Don't tie them please!" I pleaded, looking down as I didn't have the courage to look into his malicious eyes, which were radiating nothing but lust, ownership and possessiveness. I feel nothing but a worthless piece of meat for only him to feast on. "Hands" Kevin ordered in an alarming tone. The mixed feeling of pain, humiliation and fear was shaking me to the core. He is not a person I can ever reason with. The last thing I wanted then was to anger him and end up getting hurt. I tried my best, more than once to comply. But a tiny part of me also did not want to carry the ugly scars submissively, caused due to his sick pleasure. It is an unavoidable battle of the mind that I'm fighting with myself every single day. "You never learn. Do you?" He rasped. With one swift move, he caught my waist and pulled me near him knocking sense into my delusional head that
* warning - triggering and mature content* : ROSALIA's POV : ----------------- Kevin is one cunning bastard... Looking at him with alarming eyes, it was difficult ... very difficult for me to figure out what was going on in his devilish mind. "I had such a tiring day. Show me how you treat your master. Make me feel good." Kevin said playfully resting himself on the edge of the bed and spreading his legs widely. I got near him slowly. His perilous eyes never left mine. I immediately held my head low knowing that his lips were curving into a satisfactory mischievous grin seeing me like this. I did not cry. After all, I am used to this. I pushed myself down on my knees in front of him. Unzipping his pants, I took it down his legs along with the boxers. He moved them further down and discarded them on the floor quickly. His length was already so hard and erect. All ready to tear me apart. I took it in my hands and began slowly wanking it with my small hands which made him
___ROSALIA's POV___ My mouth felt extremely dry as my slumber broke. I looked to my side but Kevin was not there. I picked up the empty jar and headed towards the kitchen tiredly. It was almost 11 at the night but loud noises of laughter and music were coming from the hall. After filling the empty jar I was walking past the passage of the hall towards the stairs when I saw Kate and her friends were drinking and having fun. Eric was present there with the girls. That girl named Lana was also between them. I ignored them and kept going. "Rose!" Kate called me suddenly from there. When I neared her, Eric rapidly wrapped his arm around Kate's waist and kissed her on the cheeks looking at me. He does this always. Acts like Kate is the centre of his universe whenever I am around. As much as I detest him for hoaxing Kate, a little part of me also does not care anymore. "As you can see most of the maids are off duty already. Serve the drinks for us," Kate ordered, not even lookin
• • •After Kevin finished a few remaining paper works and delivered them to John, both Rose and Kevin descended from Kevin's home office to the hall area. Rose had invited a special guest to dinner today, Susan, a very close friend of hers from high school. She could have invited her at any time of the day but she intentionally chose the dinner time on the weekend where every family member would be present. But that was exactly what Rose hoped for. Susan, currently pursuing a master's in clinical psychology at Stanford, is always praised for her brilliance in the field. Rose was desperate to do something with Kate's deceit that's why she sought help from her friend, Susan. Rose involved herself in a small chatter with Susan before the dinner, and then at the dining table, Rose strategically seated Susan next to Kate, hoping her keen insight would expose Kate's true nature before it was too late. The others in the family will see the truth through Susan's professional eye or
"See, even the lady can suggest better alternatives than you guys," utter annoyance was evident on Kevin's face as he slammed the last file onto the table, he was running short on his temper but did not shout those words like he usually does, thanks to the quieting presence of his wife, Rosalia. Today’s conference was supposed to focus on innovative strategies for generating new business ideas. But presentation after presentation had failed to spark even a flicker of intrigue, whereas Rose suggested, why don't they try on ethical diamond jewellery? They could focus on sourcing conflict-free diamonds and using eco-friendly materials for the designs and even create custom high-end pieces that tell a story about the origin of each diamond, making every piece unique and special. People would love knowing that their beautiful jewellery also supports good causes and the environment. Even though that's out the Knight's current priority deals but what Rose suggested was commendable, consi
•It was concerning, the image on the mirror showing the little baby bump was genuinely concerning for Rose. From what she knew, she was not supposed to have a baby bump just at the beginning of her second trimester. While pulling up the side chains of her dress, Rose was studying her body. She was getting ready for her first ever ultrasound scheduled by the doctor. "Don't worry, maybe you are going to have twins," Agatha said softly reading the worry written all over Rose's face. "Yes. It's quite likely. The second pregnancy in this family is always twins," Maria added from nearby while her hands were busy collecting the breakfast plates. That was not incorrect. Kate and Daniel are also twins. Does that mean I am also having twins! Rose was so scared and confused, not having an idea how to feel. The thought of twins was overwhelming. Rose just wished for a moment of clarity, a sign that everything will be okay. Rosalia felt anxious all the way to the hospital while Kevin br
Rose was not as paranoid as she had been before. She was resting against the bedframe leisurely reading a magazine after having dinner while Kevin entered the room post workout. For the past few days, Rose gave it a thought about how she should put the issue of Kate in front of Kevin. If not directly still somehow she wanted to convince him of something being wrong. But when Kevin emerged out of the bathroom, his trousers were hanging loosely around his waist revealing the chiselled perfection of his lower abs. He casually rubbed his wet hair with the towel letting the droplets of water trace the sharp lines of his jaw and the sculpted muscles of his chest. The seductive scent of his cologne mixed with the freshness of his shower created an intoxicating aroma that braced the air around Rose. As he walked past the bed, Rose could not help but stare, her eyes devouring the view, her mouth opened and closed like a little goldfish out of the water. Lately, her every emotion fe
She felt like the closest I would ever get to salvation Yet I wanted to pull her into the depths of my darkness ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kevin was raging through his bones, rage coursing through his veins settling every muscle on fire. Kevin's irate presence filled their room with palpable menace. Rosalia all worried and pale could read his anger weighing down her heavy heart. The sight of abortion pills hidden in Rosalia's medicine box ignited a storm of frustration inside him, a mix of betrayal and helplessness that he could not contain and swept everything within his reach off the surface in an attempt to pacify his anger. Rose, her eyes were filled with trepidation yet fixed on him. Beneath all her fear, there lay a deep, twisted dependence and an unspoken yearning for assurance and safety. Despite everything, Kevin was the only person who cared about her pregnancy more than herself and that seemed to be closing in on her. Exhausted and desperate, Rose felt her legs move before he
⚘ Miliani's heart filled with delight. In the past days when she was in the Romanos shelter, she used to fear being eighteen. She knew something horrible was going to happen to her whenever she would turn eighteen. From what the other maids told her about that surrogacy and stuff, she was fortified to her core. But now she is in a different place far away from those evil minded people, life is really unpredictable, she appraised. She drifted off into her own thoughts when one of Emilia's friends accidentally spilled some mocktail on her dress staining the white cloth in deep blue. She mouthed a 'sorry' before casually passing by. Miliani quickly reached for the stairs, it was her only decent outfit, she urgently needed to clean it up. Just as she reached for the doorknob, a firm hand grabbed her wrist and pulled her back, slamming her lithe body against the hard wall. Daniel's icy blue eyes bore into her terrified ones, there was no one except for them in the passage. "W
. Rosalia never wanted to try something so daring. Rose gave it a thousand thoughts at least. After that fateful night, she discussed everything with Miliani and demanded to know about the explanations behind her intuitions. The only person bearing the reason for harming Rose is no other than Kate. Daniel is like the shadow of Kevin, even if the shadow faltered Daniel never would. That much Rose knew. But stating Kevin would bring no help, she was certain. If Kevin digs into this matter, a bunch of random maids would pay the price of their lives nothing else, he would never suspect his sister. Rose desperately hoped her suspicions were wrong, though she feared they weren't. Rose never wanted to think of Kate harbouring such malice towards her. In between these thoughts, Rose somehow despised herself for becoming like this, being drawn into these webs of deceit and immorality. Her heart skipped a beat as she brought the uncapped poison bottle near the plate but she kept her face
⚘ ' Mili ' that was what written in cursive on the small wrapped up box which a maid delivered to Miliani this morning. ' If you don't come downstairs wearing it, I'll come upstairs for you - D ' If this small note was not attached to it, Miliani would have returned it already. Even though she could not understand why Daniel would want to give her something, her fear of him was so profound that she dared not to defy him. Miliani clutched the small roll paper in her hand while entering her room with the box on her other hand. Emilia had already begun preparing herself for the evening ahead. Emilia batted her eyes with utter annoyance towards Miliani. If letting Miliani stay inside her bedroom was not enough, Miliani even managed to get on her elder sister Rose's good side, on top of that Emilia came to know that their birthday also coincided on the same fucking day. She had enough reasons already to hate this unwanted girl but crashing her special day was something totall
• It was past midnight when Rose's sweet tooth ached for no reason, unabling her to sleep peacefully. Even though Kevin instructed her to ask him first if she needs anything at anytime still surrendering to the toll of this pregnancy, Rose quietly tiptoed out of her room. Stepping down to the first floor, she observed a dim light coming from the side of the aisle. She had noticed the same thing the previous night as well. As curiosity piqued, she followed the source only to find Miliani reading a book under a study lamp, sitting outside of her and Emilia's room. Not expecting someone to intrude here at this time, Miliani looked up at Rose in unease. "You can use the desk inside your room" Rose suggested. Their room is quite large for two people, there is no need to be seated like that on the floor that is too late in the night. "I did not want to disturb her sleep," Mili answered with a slight smile referring to Emilia. Emilia prefers to sleep in the dark not even allowing