LUCREZIAThe wait didn’t last long, thankfully my father had arrived before Letizia could do anything irrevocable and humiliate me in front of Pietro.I’m glad that my father was on the same page as me. Instead of making our guests wait or telling them to go back home and come back later, my father placed them on top of his priority list instead and abandoned all his schedule as soon as Letizia called him and told him about the guests. Now that we are all complete and the food is finally cooked, we all sat around the dining table with a large feast at the center of the table. Our cooks, cooked us a great meal with different dishes to choose from. As usual, everything is Italian, made by real Italians with real Italian recipe. Although we live in America and there are a lot of other cuisines available here, nothing hits like Italian. Italian foods just hit us in our hometown. I actually missed these foods we eat at hoe because in Britain, although there were It
PIETRO “I promise I will tell you everything.”What happened last night flashed in my head as the words I promised Lucrezia echoed inside my mind. How could I tell her those words? What a cruel man I am to answer her with a promise that I am hesitant to fulfill. She was pouring her heart out on to me and I gave her an empty promise instead. I even demanded trust from her when I couldn’t show her trust myself. Truly, Lucrezia doesn’t deserve to be with a man like me. Out of all the men in the universe, why does she had to fall in love with me?A man like me could only bring her more pain and trouble than happiness. She’s committing her life to suffering by committing her life to me. I shouldn’t have pulled her into this, but this is the only thing that I can do to ensure her a better life. Things will only be worst for her if she marries Eros. That man would never protect her, he will hurt her himself. Eros will only use her because a selfish man
PIETROThis is bad news. A very bad news. One of the Dons are hiding something, and I don’t know which of them was. Aside from that, I don’t even know how their organization works or how big it is. How am I going to face something that I know little about, much more go against them?Since they even have connections with random civilians and could order them to kill anyone they want, I could only assume that this is a big organization and that I couldn’t underestimate its power. This makes it more bad than it was as it puts all my plans at risk and with the wedding coming near, I don’t have the time to hold back my plans and wait for another year.It took me everything to get here and now another threat comes to crush all my plans at this most crucial time? I can’t let that happen.I can’t let these powerful enemy defeat me and I can’t also move or change my plans all the same.Right now, everything seems hopeless once again. My mission to eradicate all the crime families, to erase
LUCREZIA My hands trembled lightly and my palms were sweaty as I sat on my bed staring at the tall mirror in front of me. I forced a smile on my face, but my lips only curled into a crooked smile.I could hear my heart pounding in my ears as I try to relax myself and get rid of the thoughts that were entering my head. I’m not sure of what I’m truly feeling. Was I anxious or was I scared? ‘Why does my eyes look sad? Isn’t this what I wanted?’ I asked myself as stared eye to eye with my own reflection. I looked down on myself and twiddled with the white fabric of my wedding gown. Today is my wedding day, and I’m already wearing my wedding dress and I’m in my bridal makeup.I’m fully ready. The servants helped me with the dress and makeup, and when they were done, I excused myself to them and asked them to leave me alone in my room for a moment.Before this day ends, I would become married to Pietro making me feel overwhelmed. I’m not sure exactly what to feel. I love him that I am h
LUCREZIA The day ended in a bliss. Before I knew it, I was married.Since both me and Pietro came from a luxurious family, our wedding wasn’t short of anything. The whole ceremony was grand and prominent guests that were invited came bearing gifts. Businessmen, politicians and other people came to witness the wedding, including our family’s friends that were part of our family business. With so many guests that came to bless us and celebrate the wedding, Pietro and I weren’t able to cross our paths often. The groom is busy catering to other guests and I was busy catering the others too. The only time that Pietro and I were able to face and talk again was when we had our dance together as husband and wife. I’m glad that my sister, Concetta and Agrippa were here to accompany me for the rest of the day. The three helped me lift my mind off my problems with their crazy stories about their lives as a wife.Agrippa and Concetta were the most happy to see me get married like them.Even
PIETRONight has come and the guests had left, the wedding was over and we are now to head home. A place where I won’t live alone anymore. I could now feel the tiredness overcoming my body, especially the small pains coming from my leg. I was standing all day, walking around talking to the guests. I was afraid to take the seat beside Lucrezia. I thought it would be best if I keep my distance from her especially after the vows that I have given her. I made it clear to her that I won’t love her and if she expects that I would, she will only end up getting disappointed.It’s better to break the last hopes that she has so she would stop expecting love from me. During our exchange of vows, I knew that was what she was trying to tell me. I can’t give her false hopes. I have to act on my words and show her that I was saying the truth. “Lucrezia left early.” Pericles told me even though I wasn’t asking. I saw her left earlier, even though I was keeping myself busy with the other guests,
As the two of them stared with each other, the digital clock at the corner of the room, blinks faintly under the room’s orange light; 2:45 AM2: 46 AM“You should go to your room and sleep, It’s too late.” It was Pietro’s who spoke first, breaking the silence between them.Pietro walks past Lucrezia as if she did not just wait faithfully for him to come home. He went directly to his cabinet to take nightclothes that he can change into before he sleeps. Lucrezia gritted her teeth, as she fought the urge to shake some senses in this cold-hearted man. She had noticed it earlier that there were two rooms in the mansion, one was meant for her and the other meant for him. She wasn’t expecting this from Pietro, who never told him that they would be staying in the same house, but sleeping in different rooms. Even though they are already married, Pietro still doesn’t want anything to do with her. Does he not like her this much?“You want me to go to the other room to sleep after I waited for
LUCREZIAI sauntered towards Pietro to face him after I told him my wishes. My wish is simple, I just don’t want to regret this marriage. He said it himself that I shouldn’t expect love from him, but as my husband he should at least give me something. If he is not willing to give me his love, then he should at least give me something else. It just so happens that the other thing I desire is to have a child with him. I sauntered towards Pietro to face him and continue what I was doing as if I didn’t just bluntly demanded him to impregnate me. I placed my arms around him again and I almost flinched back when I met his eyes. It didn’t escape my eye to see the hints of guilt and hesitation that swirled in his eye. I removed my hands from him instantly as if I was burned by his touch. My feet took small steps backwards, as I continue to stare at him with my mouth slackening with disappointment. He is not willing to give me love, and he is not willing to