HARPER"Come on, Harper. After all, we're brothers, right? I know your attitude. We grew up together in this environment". Teressa smiled broadly as if she and Wilder were on the right side.I was the victim in this situation, but they both treated me as a suspect. They didn't even make small talk to ask how I was doing. They came as uninvited guests and made me anxious like this."What do you know about business anyway? Do you know the man you married well? Mattia Orazio! Do you think about that man's relationship with your father?" Wilder saidI gasped, my forehead furrowed in confusion. What does Wilder mean? It seems like he knows something about my father and Mattia's relationship."What do you mean?" I asked."Oh my, you don't know anything! Well, what if I said, do you know who found your father? And what was the condition of the body when it was found?" said TeresaI just can't stop thinking, what are they hiding from me? What exactly have I missed? I changed my standing posit
MATTIA"Good morning!" Lucia's melodious voice greeted me as soon as I opened my eyes. "You'd better get up now and pack; we have to go home. Mama called me," she said again.I changed my sitting position, and the blanket still covered the lower part of my body while Lucia was already cleaning up. Last night, she was so beautiful that I couldn't help myself. Great sex, could it be because I really miss things like this from her?"What did Mama say to you?""Asking where I am!""So? What did you answer?"Lucia waited to answer my question. The look in her dark eyes changed. The way she returned my gaze to her wasn't like last night. Eyes that should be full of passion to have.I found myself, Lucia, starting to return to who she should be. She, with all her considerations, was with me."I said you are busy with your work until dawn, and I sleep in the hotel alone." She smiled at me.I nodded my head and didn't say anything in response to her sentence. That's because, I already understa
HARPER"Punishment, that's the punishment! He punished me," I muttered. Broken bodies lay covered in blood. Dad? The gaping wound made me smell fishy. No more, don't lose sight of this again."No!" I gasped, my eyes opened, and stared at the ceiling."Harper, I'm here! Calm down." okay? Agnes embraced me and took me into her arms."What happened?" said the man's voice. Mattia was standing at the door as we stared at each other. In my silence, I cursed him. "Harper? "It's good if you're aware," he said again.Agnes's gaze sharpened. "Harper just woke up. Don't say anything stupid to him!"Hearing the conversation between them made my consciousness recover faster. I had to work hard to regulate my breathing as the sadness of losing something of mine hit me all at once."My baby!" I touched my stomach. Before that, I felt such terrible pain. My stomach felt very stiff, and I was breathing hard. Because it feels excruciating. At first, I tried to endure the pain.However, the more my wolf
MATTIA"Yes, Mama, I'll be right back! Just wait for me at home." I hung up the phone call. My cell phone has rang five times since then, and my patience is running out. So I picked up the call from my mother.People at home had noticed that Harper wasn't there, and I wasn't in the office when Alessio was there, either."Stop arguing with me, and let's go home now!""Do not force me!" Harper still denied it.I've been persuading her in my way for a long time, and it feels like my patience is at its breaking point. I approached her, reached into my belt, and pushed my jacket back. Then, I thrust my firearm at Harper's forehead."What the?" Harper gasped, followed by a look in her eyes that looked at me in disbelief."I'm not a man with a calm temperament, Harper! You won't want to play with me if my patience runs out!""This is all a coward like you can do? Putting a gun to the head of a woman who just had a miscarriage?" she repliedThe curve of my lips lifted. "Oh, my dear wife! Did
HARPER"What happened to you?" Mabel asked, wiping the sweat from my forehead. She opened all the windows, hoping the wind from outside would cool me down. Even though I was sweating, my body was more comfortable under the blanket."I lost my baby!" I replied calmly."Oh dear, I'm sorry for you! How?""I don't want to talk about it,Mabel!""Alright, have you eaten anything before coming here?"I didn't answer Mabel's question again and chose to curl up in silence. She also understood my body gestures and stopped asking questions.As soon as I heard the door close, I started sobbing again. My hands gripped my stomach tightly. How am I going to get through all this?My only hope, the baby I look after, must leave me this way. Everything just happened. I felt depressed when Wilder insulted me and even worse when I heard unsavory things about my father."Oh goddess, it hurts so much. Am I going to die this way?" I thought.It feels like I've lost everything necessary in my life, and now I
MATTIA"What the fuck are you doing? Making a fuss like this!" I protested, dragging Alessio into the backyard.My family enjoys their relaxing time in the family room, and I permanently solve problems created by Alessio."That damn bitch has looked down on me, and you're protecting her? At the very least, just let me slap her.""Then you think something has changed about that?" I replied.Alessio snorted, "Hah, she's just as much of a bitch as her father. Harper pretends to be expensive, even though I know she really wants to have sex with you or is even tempted by me. How could a woman like her be an innocent girl who doesn't know anything?I rolled my eyes lazily. "Is there only sex in your brain? I told you, Harper is not the woman for that, I didn't tell her to come here to play sex!" I replied firmlyI put my hands on my hips, controlling my breathing to avoid getting too emotional. Alessio always gives me resistance, but never more than this. Besides my father, the second perso
HARPER"What are they going to do to the poor guy? Anyone would think Mattia would kill him," I said.Mabel had just laid out the pyjamas I was going to wear tonight. This is advantageous because I don't have to leave the room too much to interact with Mattia's family."The less you know about this house, the better!" Mabel replied.I pursed my lips and turned away from the window to sit on the bed. Slowly, my energy recovered, but it only improved my body, not my feelings."Because if Mattia is really going to kill that man, I've seen too much death around me," I said.Mabel's eyes looked at me with concern, but I didn't need pity. I don't know if Mabel is that kind of woman. I can believe her or not. She's worked here a long time."And maybe there's a reason why you went through all that.""I'm still mourning the loss of my baby, Mabel! I don't want to see death again.""Then don't peek out the window again.""Why? That means, the poor guy will die today, right?"At the same time, I
MATTIA"Okay, after Harper leaves the room, try to get her to talk, and find out what she was talking about with my mother." I ended the phone call with Mabel.Alessio sat on my sofa with a bruise on the corner of his lip. No, he didn't fight anyone. But I know who hurt him like that; he just received a blow from my father."Niko is dead, I'm holding his wife and two daughters!" I said.Alessio was silent; his face was bent. In our teenage years, he often received beatings from my father, while I would just stand in the corner of the room watching it all. My father said, if I love my brother, then I have to let him bear the pain for the mistakes he has to take responsibility for, right?"His first daughter is pregnant!" I said.Alessio gasped; he looked at me with his tense eyes. "Damn it, that's impossible, that means that bitch is also sleeping with other men, besides me," he replied.Finally, he admitted his actions. My father didn't care who we made love with; he let us continue t
MATTIAI tried to give Lucia clear boundaries about how she should behave. When I said that our relationship was over a long time ago, Lucia was silent for a moment. She met my gaze more heavily than usual.“You don’t know what you’ve said Mattia, if you want to hear my explanation then….”“Wait a minute!” I raised my hand, asking Lucia to stop talking for a moment. There was an incoming call, and when Mabel’s name was written on the screen. I felt the need to answer her phone call.“I am sorry sir, I wanted to let you know that Harper went out. She took her car, to a bar! Probably her regular bar downtown,” Mabel said.I rolled my eyes lazily, how could this woman act naughty when I wasn't around. She should have asked my permission first, let alone hearing her go to the bar. I just felt uneasy."We're going home now," I said. Suddenly I felt, information from Mabel was much more important to me first, than listening to Lucia's complaints for now. I couldn't stand hearing Harper go t
HARPERManage my feelings!Yes, that's what I should have done. I didn't expect Mattia to do something like this with me. He's never invited me to his bed before. Even though we went through everything with the contract, last night was different.I can't involve my feelings with him any more than this, because after our contract is over, I will leave this Mannor, and we will divorce. I have even found a new life to repair my vineyard, so it is easy for me to pay off my debt to Mattia.“Have you taken your morning pill?” Mabel asked, as soon as she entered my room. Today, I had the courage to have dinner with the others, even though Mattia and Lucia were not there. Mabel really controls everything for me in mannor. She knows everything about me, and there is nothing I can hide from her. Even when Mattia and I have a relationship that requires us to touchI think, because Aldo was there, so I felt calm enough for that. But, I couldn't avoid Nicolas' gaze on me. It seemed like he hated m
MATTIAFor the first time, I felt a flutter when a woman said something about love to me. It seemed like I was really out of my mind. Letting Harper do all this to me. As if I would never finish getting whatever she needed from me.It was like, I had to endure a lot of things, only to find Harper as such a calm innocent girl, and I also got comfort from her. I felt something stirring inside Harper. Maybe she was feeling excited, so she didn't think about what came out of her mouth.“How did you do it?” I said.“Doing what?” she replied. I just realized, her face blushed redder than before. Her cheeks also looked more adorable, right?However, this reality really hit me in a matter of seconds. I thought, I would be lulled by it, making Harper the light in the darkness of my life. Maybe Harper is not dirty in me.But, there will be no happily ever after fairy tale for us “Alright, go to sleep. You’ve worked hard today” I said, caressing her cheek. I didn’t reply anything to the words of
HARPERMattia's command was like magic to me. In a matter of seconds, he could control me as he pleased. I thought, after the incident at the pool, he wouldn't have any intention of touching me for a while. That's why I kept my distance.Ever since Nicolas embarrassed me in front of Lucia, I don't have the guts to sit at the same table with them. Not because I'm scared, but I'm more afraid of not being able to control my wolf.If my emotions are controlled by my wolf, then I can no longer think rationally. That way, I'm afraid of hurting Lucia. I don't know how long I can hold myself back. It's like I have to control everything in a short time. My wolf is wilder than me, and humans like the inhabitants of this manor, won't be able to control my anger.So, I chose to keep everything to myself, it was better that Mattia didn't know anything that Lucia and Nicolas had done to me. I didn't seem interested in causing a scene between them. Although Mattia probably wouldn't defend me. I mean
MATTIA“What? It’s been two days since he had dinner in his room, and today he doesn’t want to join the others?” I asked.Mabel nodded her head “Yes sir, she said she will have dinner in her room again today”“What does she do all day, Mabel?”“Just the usual routine. Not much new for her to do. She’s been into gardening lately, like planting some roses.”I thought, this might have something to do with the nightmare that Harper had. I also haven't talked to Harper for a few days, because I'm busy with my work. Moreover, I want to attack Andreas and his family.“Are you sure she didn't say anything to you, Mabel?”“Nothing Mr. Mattia,” she replied.It was me who was not satisfied with Mabel's answer. But, after I thought about it again. I don't think there should be any guilt between us. I mean, Harper shouldn't have taken everything Lucia said to her at the pool seriously.If only Harper knew that we were bound by a contract with each other. Then, there would be nothing serious to kee
MATTIAI don't like how Aldo acts as if he understands Harper's feelings. When he asks me whether I have fallen in love with Harper, I choose not to answer.It's like, I've already decided not to go too far with this girl. However, when Mabel reported that Harper had returned to the manor, she immediately headed to the private library. It made me hate her even more, hearing that she was lonely.I don't want Harper to feel that way while I'm around her. Well, it's time to have some fun with her. I was feeling warm inside her again.It was a passionate kiss at first, until Lucia's voice came and surprised me. Her voice was high, and her eyes seemed to look down on Harper, giving off an intimidating pressure.Harper stepped to the edge of the pool. She immediately climbed up to grab her kimono towel from the hanger, but Lucia's steps were too fast to approach her. She slapped Harper right on Harper's right cheek."How dare you seduce my man!" said Lucia.I got out of the pool. "Lucia, wh
HARPERThis is really something. Teressa is threatening me, as if there is nothing else she can do, but put this kind of pressure on me. I mean, why does she have to do something like this?I've let go of everything. Letting them get married, and I lost my baby. But, as if not satisfied to let me be at peace. Teressa only came to threaten me.“Teressa, instead of arguing with me using only your mouth. Are you interested in fighting me in the arena?” I said tiredly. I was really fed up with her ranting. What a spoiled girl, she only relies on her mother, and dares to talk to me like this.“I won’t do such a damn thing! For what? I really appreciate my body now. You just don’t know how much Wilder paid to hire a specialist doctor for my pregnancy program.”"Then? Are you pregnant?" I asked, smiling faintly. I'm sure Teressa took my question as a threat to belittle her.She should have known, that I'm not the Harper I used to be. I mean, I even have power now. I'm the wife of a Mafia, wh
MATTIAAs Lucia wished, she followed me to the office. I just thought she needed to find a new atmosphere, especially now that she has decided to take a break from modeling. So maybe she needs an idea of how to work in the business world."No, I don't like this one. Just look at her clothes. Are you planning to come here to work, or to be a stripper, huh?" snapped Lucia.Ten women were already in line, waiting for my next test. I had intended to choose a candidate I considered worthy to be my secretary. However, Lucia rejected almost all of them."This is the last one, sir," Rocco reminded me."What?" I gasped.It turned out that Lucia rejected ten women. She insisted on choosing a secretary for me because she was a woman and had women's feelings."Lucia, I think we need to find the right one and….""They are all wrong, Mattia!" said Lucia firmly.The last woman raised her eyebrows in annoyance. "Sorry, Maam. How can you judge me as inappropriate? I have a resume that can satisfy you,
HARPERAs I expected, Aldo wasn't very forthright with his explanation. I asked him to tell me what he knew, but he was just busy calming me down.However, I can't deny it. Aldo really made me feel better. He has his own way, as if he understands the anxiety I feel. He tries to dive into my feelings, then so cleverly understands me.Two days later, I was back to being usual Harper. Even though I'm not a morning person, today I was quite excited to do some things."So, I think it's time for us to do a major renovation of your father's office. We need to revive that office, in the same field as your father once did," said my uncleHe brought some sketches for the renovation. Since earlier, my eyes seemed to sparkle looking at the sketches. Although, there was still a little doubt in my heart.Really, I can? In addition to the grape plantation, my father has a property business. Generally, people who live in luxury apartments are my father's customers. However, because my father's compan