The veins on his arms had reddened the way he was clutching his fist inside his pocket in order to restrain his rage from showing on his calm face in front of everyone because in front of this world, he always managed to wear that facade of calmness on his face but deep inside he always burnt, feeling Valery's presence closer to his. Even right now, he was seething in wrath from inside by finding her holding his arm and standing beside him but from outside, he was looking serene like a river. He watched the people before him looking at them with respect and some even looked nervous and that was not something unusual for him to witness but his gaze were desperate to see that one particular person tonight. Dario had already informed him that he had taken her to this party as per his order, so where was she? He wandered his eyes all over the crowd and they fell on Dario and just beside him, he finally found her. His 'cara mia'. From a distance, he took a thorough overview of her and
"You……"Aniya's blood boiled by seeing that person in front of her. His audacity was now getting on her last nerves. Her flaming gaze met with those dusky brown eyes of his which were now burning with pure madness but this time, it didn't scare her anymore because he had successfully pushed her to her limits and now those limits had completely broken.His gaze roamed all over her figure before it got fixed at her face."So you have grown some fucking balls to ignore my warning, Aniya Meier," he snarled at her. Aniya clenched her jaw at his words."I wish your fucking balls could have grown too, so you wouldn't have to hide your fucking pathetic self from everyone, especially from your wife and brother-in-law, Riccardo Alfanso," she spat back at an instant. His eyes grew wide at her blunt reply. He had never expected her to become so angry but what had triggered her so much? Aniya sent him an enraged glare and then tried to walk past him, so that she could get out of this room but he
Aniya's soul froze by watching that gun in his hand whereas his eyes were looking more malicious than that gun. His predacious gaze was locked at Walter who seemed to tense after finding him there, especially with that gun. Riccardo was talking to Dario and was telling him to handle everything in his absence here as he was about to leave from that party with Aniya secretly and that was where his eyes caught Walter going in that direction of that room where Aniya was. He immediately understood where he might be heading to and that was enough for him to see red and then he followed him but through another way. "What are you doing here, Riccardo?" Walter asked, watching him entering inside that room with his calculative strides. A diabolical smirk crept on his face at his question and it shuddered Aniya in fright because she knew the worst hidden behind that deadly grin of his. "You already know why I am here, Walter," he answered, tightening his hold around the gun. Aniya's breathing
"How fucking dare you, you animal?she yelled at him. His tilted head faced towards the floor for a while before he turned it around to face her. He witnessed that hatred surging in her watery eyes. She was shaking in rage."How could you…. how could you even…." Aniya felt like losing her voice, along with her words. Her inner self was throbbing in pain. She was feeling so terrified and messed up that she felt like it was becoming difficult for her to even take a single breath anymore. How could he do this? How could he take a life so brutally?Without uttering a single word to her, he just stared at her, still unbothered and unaffected by everything, like nothing had happened. He had not just taken a life, like he didn't kill someone so heartlessly."Why did you do this, Riccardo?" Aniya gripped his collar, without caring that he was still holding his gun and her any action could make him do the same thing he had done to Walter but she didn't care. She refused to care anymore."He was
"And you need to live your life for our child," Aniya gaped at him like a statue for a whole minute. Did she hear him correctly or her ears had tricked her? No, this could not happen. Shock and confusion engulfed her watery gaze."What happened?" He asked, tenderly looking into her eyes. He caressed her abdomen with his palm gently. "You haven't noticed any symptoms or what?" He questioned her. Aniya was still gazing at him, perplexed. It was terrifying her where all of this was heading to.He cradled her face before pecking the tip of her nose. "I called a doctor here for your check after you passed out and she told me that you are pregnant after checking you," he told her with a small smile on his face. Appalled. Aniya turned appalled hearing those words from his mouth. No, he was lying. This could never happen. More tears brimmed her eyes. She tore her eyes away from him and looked down towards her abdomen. She peered at it, completely numbed. He silently witnessed her reaction.
The time seemed to freeze as those two were holding onto each other, like a life held onto its soul. The flow of cold water continued to wet their shipping bodies. Their arms were tightly wrapped around each other while their eyes were closed. Their hearts were calmly beating against each other's chest, like actually finding the tranquillity they had been searching for all this time. Moments passed but none of them felt the urgency to break that maze of warmth and calmness they both were getting from each other's closeness. It was then finally Riccardo slowly opened his eyes when he felt her slightly shivering in his arms because the shower was really very cold, especially at this time of the night and she was completely naked under it. Turning off the shower, he grabbed a bathrobe for her and then wrapped her body in it. She neither stopped him nor even tried to get away from there. She just stood there, looking down towards the floor because she was still not in her right state of
Taking a glance at Flora through the window who was playing with her friends, Oliver and Lena in the backyard of their home. Exhaling a soft breath, she sat on one of the sofas in the hall. She had a week off from her work now because his company was going to remain shut for a week to mourn the loss of Walter's life? The irony was petrifying for her.She assumed that he had left her alone in his penthouse this morning because of handling the situation of Walter's death in front of the world. He must have left her to show this world his facade of being a good husband and good brother-in-law. She knew after knowing the truth, she should reveal it to the world but she was not going to do it….not at all. She already had a lot of problems to deal with in her life. Creating one more was not a solution. Besides, no one was going to believe her. Neither did she need anyone to trust her.Switching on the TV, she decided to switch her mind from everything for a while but it turned out to be a m
His gaze met with hers and finally he felt that calmness which he was aching to feel from the past couple of days without her. Now he understood how much he had longed for this woman and how much her mere presence had become necessary for him in his life. "Tall uncle," Flora's voice caught his attention towards her. He saw that endearing tiny figure in her arms which always managed to bring a smile on his face. Like he always said, her tiny version who reflected an innocent warmth and happiness just like her mother. He had missed her a lot too. Riccardo saw Flora opening her tiny arms wide for him with an even more big smile on her little face. She was the only person in his life who always welcomed him with care, love and warmth….the things he knew he didn't deserve but he still craved them for justifying the terribly selfish being he was.He took Flora in his embrace and then pecked her temple."How are you, piccola mia?" He asked her. Flora hugged him tightly."I am fine. I misse
"So, handsome gentlemen…..hold onto your hearts," Flora announced, running out of the kitchen, making both her father and uncle Dario look at her. They both smiled at her while sitting on the dining table. "Your beautiful wives here finally, so please welcome ...Mrs Aniya Riccardo Alfanso and Mrs Niova Dario Quzer," she uttered while extending her both hands towards the entrance. Both Aniya and Niova walked in with the bowl of food in their hands. A smile was ghosting on both of their faces. "Gentlemen, please help your beautiful wives," everyone chuckled, hearing Flora's words and both the men stood up on their feet to help their wives carrying the food to the dining table. When Dario was taking them to a restaurant in his car, Niova called him and there she told her husband to bring the Alfanso family to their home for lunch as she had been missing them for a week now. Everyone agreed because both of their families shared a very deep and close bond with each other. "Where's Rica
"Papa….." Flora cried out, feeling the head of the gun getting pressed against her temple. Her watery eyes remained fixed at her father. That man pushed the gun more closely against her, bringing more tears in her eyes. Riccardo's each and every man turned alert because that situation had turned extremely dangerous. "Papa, please save me…." She started sobbing loudly. Riccardo keenly stared at Flora's every single action. That man chortled, hearing Flora's loud cries of help. "Seems like your daughter is not that brave like you and your son, Alfanso," that man remarked, gripping Flora's neck more tightly."You failed to make her like you. She is a fucking coward," he laughed at her helplessness. Riccardo didn't part his mouth to say a single word but didn't blink away from his daughter even for a second."No, please leave me…. don't kill me, please…" Flora cried out more loudly while shivering. Her whimpers made that man smirk more cunningly."Please. I am begging you. Don't kill me
"Today was so fun. I really loved it," A smile formed on Riccardo's and Aniya's faces by hearing their 20 years old daughter. "All thanks to my piccola for suggesting this idea," Riccardo uttered, focusing his eyes on the road while controlling the steering wheel of his car. Flora beamed, hearing her father as she was the one who suggested to have a family day out. "Yeah….yeah….you and your favourite daughter, dad," that voice made Flora trail her eyes down at her 16 years old brother whose head was placed on her lap as he was trying to sleep. Flora frowned and hitted his head. "Hey…that hurts, you ugly eagle," the 16 years old spat, rubbing his head and taking his head up from his sister's lap. "Aww! my little baby brother. Be grateful I didn't break your ugly jaw," Flora passed her brother a fake smile, making him scowl. "You both shut your mouths and don't you dare to start here," they heard their mother warning them, who was sitting on the passenger seat of the car. Riccard
"Ready," Riccardo tied Flora's pigtails, making the little girl extremely happy. Taking a glance at her reflection in the mirror, Flora showed her papa a thumbs up. He chuckled and pecked the tip of her nose."Ora, ready for school, baby?" Aniya entered their bedroom, carrying Flora's tiffin box in her hands. They both looked at her."Momma," Flora jumped down from the dressing table and ran towards her mother. She hugged her legs."Momma, is my baby brother awake?" The little girl asked, pointing her tiny finger towards her mother's swollen belly. Aniya chuckled. She bent slightly as it was almost the end of her third trimester of her pregnancy. "Yes, your baby brother is awake and he is very happy that his big sister is going to school," she said, making Flora clap in happiness. The little girl wanted a brother. Smiling, Riccardo walked towards them and then grabbed the tiffin box from Aniya's hold."Cara mia, you should rest now," he uttered, earning a tiny frown from Aniya. "It'
"Will you become Aniya Riccardo Alfanso?"Tears rolled down from her eyes, processing the meaning behind those words of his. Aniya had never even dared to think a moment like this would ever come in her life from the second she had found herself in that brothel. A kind of moment where someone wanted to be hers. A moment where someone would want to share his name with hers because for this entire world, she had become an object which only looked good when getting used by everyone but no one would ever want to get associated with her name, let alone attaching their name with hers but he proved her wrong in each and every possible way. Not just only his own self, he was now willing to share his existence with her.Riccardo saw those tears brimming in her eyes which told him everything which was going inside her. He had started understanding her silence more than he had ever even understood his own words.He palmed her face more firmly and leaned closer to her face."My life had taught me
At the breakfast table, when Riccardo saw Aniya leaving without eating anything, he understood something was not right with her. He had been noticing from the past couple of days that she was acting a little weird. She was barely initiating a conversation with anyone and was even skipping most of her meals. He had also noticed that she was looking tired most of the time, so he told her that they would visit a doctor for her checkup to which she seemed to tense up even more and denied him by saying that she was fine and it was just her monthly cycles. But today when he saw Bellyana following her to the bedroom, he understood something was going on, especially when he witnessed that distressed reaction on Aniya's face. "Ora, you play with them. I will be back. Okay, piccola?" He uttered while cleaning the little girl's mouth after he got done feeding her. Flora nodded at him and stood up on the breakfast table and walked towards her shades uncle. With a smile, Dario collected her in h
"Aniya," Niova's voice broke the bubbles of Aniya's thoughts. She recovered from her shock but her eyes were still focused on the television screen which was showing the news of Ryker's death in that bomb blast."Ani, do you think it's….."Niova paused but Aniya knew what she was trying to ask her. Aniya exhaled a very deep breath."I don't know. I will talk to you later, Niva. Firstly, I need to have a talk with him right now," she uttered because right now, she needed to have a conversation with him regarding this urgently."Okay, bye," Niova hung up the call which made Aniya trail her eyes back the television screen."Reportedly, this bomb blast seems to be pre-planned by one of Ryker Verlice's enemies who wanted him dead as the attacked godown is the belonging of Mr Ryker Verlice and the attacker was aware that Mr Verlice was going to be there that time of the blast," Aniya read the news which automatically started shivering her hands in fear. He took dozens of lives again and this
"I…I love you so much, Riccardo," Finally finding all her answers and comprehending her each and every kind of emotions and feelings towards him, she dared to utter those words to him because Aniya knew the aftermath she would have to face if she would let him walk away from her like this. Once she had terribly regretted, telling him to get out of her life and that night she was almost about to lose him and today, that thing was about to happen again and somehow she could feel that if she didn't stop him this then she would lose him for the rest of her lives and she was not capable of enduring it because she had fallen for him more than she could even understand and make anyone else understand it.She tightened her arms around him more and more."I love you," she softly breathed out while snuggling her face in his back. Her tears continued to wet his coat. Dropping his hand down from grabbing the knob of the door, he slowly turned around. Her heart ached badly, seeing those tears gli
"And he is Flora's biological f…father,"Riccardo became too aghast to understand anything after hearing those words from her mouth. His head turned completely blank whereas his eyes rounded, completely appalled. He couldn't just believe what his ears were hearing. Ryker was Flora's biological father?"Flora's father?" Even his voice was laced with shock and somehow confusion too. It brought more tears to her eyes. She wagged her head at him, holding back her tears from coming out of her eyes."Yes, he is Flora's biological father," she uttered while taking her eyes down. Again his eyes rounded more, hearing that thing from her mouth once again. His hands, on their own, fell down. He also trailed his eyes down towards the floor, trying to gather that information he had just received. Ryker was Flora's father? No, this couldn't happen. He refused to believe it.Snapping his head upward, he gripped her arms tightly and yanked her closer."Don't fuck with my head, Aniya," he glowered at