Reina's Pov Waking up to the sound of birds chirping outside the window, I slowly opened my eyes. Sunlight filtered through the curtains, making the room feel warmer than it probably was. For a moment, I felt at peace—until I realized where I was. Or more importantly, who I was with.I was in Marco’s arms.His grip was tight, holding me close like I might disappear if he let go. It wasn’t the comforting kind of tight; it was suffocating. I tried to wiggle free, but he didn’t budge. Frustrated, I lifted my leg to nudge him awake, but things didn’t go as planned. My knee landed squarely in his crotch.He snarled, his face twisting in pain, and shoved me away with more force than necessary. “What the hell is wrong with you, dove?” he snapped, his voice low and sharp.I didn’t bother answering him. I knew better than to get into it with Marco when he was in one of his moods. Instead, I climbed out of bed, grabbed my robe, and headed to the bathroom, slamming the door behind me.The lock
Reina's Pov I slipped on my usual baggy outfit, the kind that made me feel at home in my own skin. Comfort was my priority, and baggy clothes gave me that. I swept my curls into a messy bun, letting two strands fall delicately on either side of my face. For the first time in what felt like forever, I painted my lips in a rich cherry-red, and when I looked in the mirror, I couldn’t help but feel... beautiful. It was a rare feeling, one I didn’t often allow myself to have.I never used to wake up thinking about how I looked—it wasn’t my thing. But today was different. I lined my eyes with black eyeliner and brushed on some mascara, watching my brown eyes come to life. It wasn’t for anyone else. This was for me.Today, I wasn’t wearing black. I chose brown—my favorite color. As I adjusted my outfit, I felt more like myself than I had in a long time. Being mixed meant walking a line where I didn’t always fit, and growing up, I learned how uncomfortable people could be with “black.” But i
Reina's Pov I couldn’t give up, even if I felt alone and lost. The thought of defeat made my chest tighten, but then I caught sight of them; Silver and Marco lingering in the shadows. My eyes locked on Marco, and everything else seemed to fade. Those hazel eyes of his steadied me, grounding me in a way I couldn’t explain. They held a quiet strength that made me feel like I could stand tall again, like I wasn’t truly alone.For a moment, his expression softened, and I saw the relief in his face. He could see I was still on the gound and still breathing, and that was enough to calm me. But that peace didn’t last long. His face changed, those same hazel eyes darkened, his jaw clenched, and I could see the fury rising in him.I didn’t need to ask what had set him off. I already knew. It was because of Rarf. Because of Giorgia. And because of the blood smeared across my mouth, a vivid reminder of the chaos I had just endured. Marco didn’t have to say a word for me to feel his anger, his fr
Marco's Pov Rarf, Rarf, Rarf.That name was driving me nuts. Rarf. The bastard. And Giorgia… why the hell did she help him? For what? To get back at me? To make a point?Even if she wanted me, if that was her angle, it was a stupid move. Self-destructive, reckless, and now I’m left scrambling because of her choices. I could almost laugh at the absurdity of it, if it didn’t make me so furious.And Reina… God, Reina. She has this way of making everything worse. Not because she messes up—no, she’s perfect. Too perfect. The way she handled everything, so calm, so collected, like nothing phased her. Meanwhile, I’m unraveling, and she’s just watching, with those sharp eyes, that biting voice, and that damn unreadable face. She doesn’t even need to say anything; her existence alone feels like a judgment on me.I used to be the calm one, the one who handled the chaos and kept things together. But I couldn’t this time. I let my anger take over, and it cost me. And what if something had happen
Reina's Pov The soft hum of the jet filled the quiet, yet my mind raced. I intently stared out the window at the world blurring rapidly beneath us and the lights of faraway cities flickered like distant stars. However, I didn't notice it. The deeply unsettling events of earlier—everything that went drastically wrong—continued to haunt my thoughtsI had been attacked. Again. It wasn’t the first time, and it wouldn’t be the last, but something about it sat differently in my chest. Maybe it was how sudden it was, how unprepared I felt in that moment. Or maybe it was the fact that I should have seen it coming. I should have been better.But that wasn’t what was really bothering me.Marco was.Ever since we boarded the plane, he had been trying to talk to me, trying to explain himself. I refused to let him. Every time he so much as opened his mouth, I shut him down. If I wasn’t physically walking away from him, I was pulling Silver into the conversation just to keep him at a distance.And
Reina's Pov There was a red box sitting on the bed and had a note attached to it. Wear this, it'll look good on you or whatever. -MarcoRealising a heavy sign, I took the box in my hand and opened it. I know this dress because I was staring at it on my phone. But how did he find out about the dress? He even got the shoes as well. Well, well, well.I got into the bath and showered quickly. After I finished the necessary body care, I wore the dress and stood in the mirror. I looked breathtaking and I remember why I never even bothered about the dress when I saw it even though it was beautiful. The back was exposed and my back has a lot of scars, a lot of scars from Rarf beating. He said beating me made me feel excited, made him feel fulfilled. I didn't know what he meant until on day he beat the crap out of me and jerked off in my front. His cum spilling on my back and some got into my hair. I was never cleaned properly from that experience. I still feel dirty to this day. As much as
Reina's Pov I ran as fast as I could through the woods and sat behind a trees. I had already sustained a lot of injuries on my foot. My angle was twisted and a nail in my feet. I successfully took the nail out and blood rushed out. I applied pressure on it to stop the blood flow. How could he do that to me? He just decided to reopen all my wounds? And he wanted to explain, explain what? Explain how he's trust Giorgia all again and leaving me behind. I was loosing blood and dizziness striked me hard. There was a sudden russel in the grass making me alert yet very weak to run away."Reina, let's go home." I knew that voice, it was the voice of my husband, and idiotic man who hurts me and later finds me to make up for last time just to hurt me again. I was tired of this back and forth stuff, it hurts. I allowed the darkness take over me because I was tired, tired of fighting and hoping.*Later In The Evening*I woke up in the room that had been given to Marco and me. My body felt heav
Reina's PovI left the training hall to go get refreshed. That first attack I did made Marco headbut my nose hard, making blood rush from it. That headbut made pain welcome me once again. My head throbbed and my nose ached. I gently use the cotton wool and spirit to clean the blood and luckily for me, there was no wound so it didnt hurt but it did. I stuffed a tissue in my nose to remove the remaining blood and buggy I had in there. Marco walked into the room and didn't say a word. Since he was not going to talk to me, I was not going to talk to him as well. Saying at his mama's house was the best. I had people to talk to, people to laugh with and everytime I was here, I felt normal, like a normal adult who still have big dreams with the support of her family. I was happy here, I am happy here. I walked into the bathroom and ran a bubble bath of course. I love bubble baths so much. I feel refreshed, clean and happy when doing that. It was a feeling I just can't explain but I know it
~Reina's Pov~Marco was busy with Giorgia and the guest while Roy and the others can't to meet me in the corner. And it was time for the couple dance. They got in-between the silk material of blue and silver combined with the chandelier light shinning on them. She has a big fat smile on her face while Marco was just Marco and had no emotion on his face. I watched as they danced, his hands on her hip and her hands around his neck as they slowly moved. She placed her head on his shoulder and I just remained in the showers watching and cheering for them. I was about to leave when I heard the next sound, I froze up. That was the same song Marco and I danced to while I was at his mother's house and while the song played I told him a bunch of things. I turned to him and my eyes catch his immediately. He took had a puzzled look, like he was thinking about something. While they danced, a tear escaped from my eyes which I am sure Marco saw but I turned my face away and walked away from the
~Reina's Pov~I was called up for a meeting and left Roy to finish all the preparation or try to finish before I get back. I walked up to Marco's office and he and Giorgia sat beside each other. Giorgia kept kissing his cheek and smiling against his cheek. I just inhaled and waited to know why I am here. "So from now on, you will be Giorgia personally maid. You will still do all the house work but you will be with her all the time until she is tired of you being around her." Marco spoke up and I had to visibly show my disgust to what he was saying. "And if I refuse?" I spoke up. Marco moved forward, looking at me puzzled, "last time I checked, maids do not have any right choose anything, they do whatever they are told."I just nodded and was about to walk away when that annoying voice from behind me spike up, "can I get a glass of cold water, I'm thirsty." She had this big smirk on her face, a smirk of victory but she has forgotten she has not won, not yet. I nodded to that from he
~Reina's Pov~I followed Roy and we arrived at the place where Inizio was kept. I walked in and headed to the basement immediately. The basement needed a password and voice recognition and only my voice could open it. I made it like that to avoid problem later in the future. Inizio was seated, drenched in sweat as he looked down breathing heavily. I turned on the fan for little air to blow him and he seemed a little relaxed after I did that. He looked up and he seemed to have been crying for days, swollen mouth, face and eyes, red eyes and little tears bruise. He looked up with his swollen mouth and the sight of him was laughable. "Where do you think Alvaro is now?" I asked, dragging a chair to sit down. He just chuckled and coughed right after, never saying a word. I pulled out my taser gun from my jacket pocket and showed it to him. I know he misses it and I was not even in the mood to talk right now so I will just let him to the talking, by screaming. I placed the gun on his ne
~Reina's Pov~I slept for a few hours before getting up to get the whole house set for the day I had already triggered something in Marco and I was avoiding his bad side because I know what he could do to me, after all in his eyes, I'm just a maid. I dusted all the furniture, and made food, just some normal pancakes, coffee, eggs and just the random morning breakfast. Everyone came downstairs and sat o the table, few eyes were sent to me, some broken, some sad, some telling to just jang on a little bit. I stood there at the corner and I was later dismissed by Marco before they started eating. I sat in the kitchen to eat and I saw Marilyn come in with her food to eat with me on the ground. She say down without saying a word to me and I turned to face her. Tears started rolling down my eyes, I was defeated. If I was defeated in any other way, it would not have broke me down completely but I was defeated with the only thing I was happy with, my love. "Do you know I see him in my thou
~Reina's Pov~Marco was back and refused to eat and went to sleep immediately. I had left him a letter hoping he will read it to trigger something in his head but I did not want to push it too far, little by little I was going to get him back.I sat inside Silver and Marilyn's room and they were asleep as well. I opened the window, sat at the window side and read Marco's letter finally.'My Dove, I do not know how to compose a letter or talk about my feelings in it but let us see how things go.From the moment you walked into my life, you changed everything. I was a man who believed in nothing but power and survival, a man who knew that love was a weakness, I saw women as objects to be possessed. But you shattered every belief I held. You burned through my defenses like fire, and I never stood a chance against you.I never wanted to love. But loving you wasn’t a choice. It was inevitable. It was written into my bones, into my soul. I wake up every day knowing that no matter what happ
~Reina's Pov~I removed all my things from his room and took it to the room where Marilyn, Silver and I will be sharing. Sharing with the girls is not such a bad idea but I want to stay with Marco. The following day, in the evening, Marco came back home. I was dressed as a maid as I watch Giorgia support him smiling at him while he smiled back. Is he really better off without me? Silver held my hand, holding it tightly in her as she looked at me, comforting me with her eyes because words won't heal me. I still have not opened Marco's letter but I will after I finish with everyone. Marilyn was recognised by Marco because he knew her father Luciano and Marilyn was ready to marry Marco at some point. He stood to face the family and was as cold as ever. It is as if Marco was resist back to being a monster with a deadly ivy as his equal. He looked at me and examined my face and clothes before looking away. I was praying he remembers me but he did not and that got me a sneered look from
~Reina's Pov~It has been a week already since I last saw Marco's smile, experience his anger, watch him talk and reacted to his touch. I always have my hand interwined with his I don't know why maybe so that he feels my touch and wakes up a little faster. The doctors always came back with the same news. They always do not know if he will come back or not. All they can say is that we hope he comes back but I have been hoping for a week and even his fingers have not moved.I have not left him since he was here unless I want to take a shower and come back and whenever I go back home, I wirte fresh letters and leave them by his bed side. His body was cold and he was slowly turning a darker shade like one who is about to die. Everything was just not adding up, he will always be here but now he is not and there is nothing that makes sense. I laid my head on his body as I kept my hand still on his and fell asleep. *Few Hours Later*I felt something move in my hand and I looked up to see
~Reina's Pov~Inizio came to say goodbye to me after staying for a while and left since it was slowly turning to evening. Thankfully my legs and hands were not bound and even tho they were marks on my hands and feet, it was slowly getting better and by tomorrow I will have to find a way, a small opening to leave this house once and for all. "Reina, the day after tomorrow, we will get married and that too in front of Marco because my the day after tomorrow, I will get him." Rarf said to me. I had to make my face look with fear because I knew one way or the other, by tomorrow, I will be gone. "You cannot make me do that at all. I will never marry you because my heart belongs to another." I said confidently. I tried to stand up but my feet failed me making me fall back down. Just me placing my weight on the legs made the wobbly."My love is making you weak, I like the sight of that Reina. You will love me one day with all your heart, at least your body is making the first move." He sai
~Marco's Pov~With the plan in check, Roy was going to follow Inizio today to all the places he will be checking for Reina. He says he always goes out to check on Reina but whenever he is asked about his search, he gets angry and says 'could not find her' and then leaves. While he was about to leave the house, he left in a suit and I stopped him to figure out when he needed to wear a suit. Thankfully, I already knew he was wearing that and I slid a tracker and microphone in his chest pocket, he will never find out because that pocket is not even open just a little hole and I slid it in. "Why are you going to look for Reina in a suit? What if an emergency comes up and you need to run?" I questioned him. "I feel fine and you know me Marco, I am the best for a reason, a silly suit will never stop me from achieving my goals." He said lightly tapping my shoulder as he walked out, promising to call me if anything comes up. I have not seen his twin brother in a while and all Inizio said t