“How could you hit her?” Dante demanded as soon as Grace climbed into his car. Marco had ordered him to take her home, but he couldn’t just let this matter go unaddressed.Grace should have known better than hitting an heiress. “Excuse me? I shouldn’t have hit her when she raised her hand to my face first?” Graced asked as her anger threatened to burst out again.“Do you know who she is? In Reggio, there...” “To hell with whoever she is! I don’t give a fuck about her! If anyone dares to bully me, I’ll return the favor!” She spat out through gritted teeth and tried to climb out of the car.Dante hurriedly reached out to pull her back, at the same time she was turning to face and telling him that she would take a cab instead.But unfortunately for him, his hand went directly to her boobs the moment she turned around to face him.The moment Dante’s hand brushed against her chest, Grace let out a loud scream and instinctively punched him in his nose.Dante groaned and held his nose as h
Dante walked back into the party and surprisingly couldn’t find Marco anywhere.Thankfully, a waiter had passed by at that time and happened to have seen Marco.“Where did you see him?” He asked the waiter who testified to seeing him.“I saw him being led upstairs, It seems he was pretty drunk.” The waiter informed him as he explained Marco’s condition.A frown appeared on Dante’s face at those words. Marco wasn’t a drinker, neither was he the type to get drunk so easily from a few glasses he exchanged with those men.So how come he became drunk?Speaking of upstairs, where was he heading to? He had called him earlier to inform him that he would wait for him at the bar counter.So why did he go upstairs instead?“Who brought him up the stairs?” Dante asked the waiter who was about to leave.The only explanation was that someone took Marco upstairs.Marco wouldn’t just move around someone’s house so carelessly.“Oh, it was Lady Gaia who brought him upstairs.” At the mention of Gaia’s
Realizing what he had done, Alessia screamed bloody murder as she ran directly to the other side of the room where the bed was located.She pulled the blanket to cover up her naked body away from his prying eyes.Marco in return had a grin on his face as he watched her run to the bedside.The towel which was also wrapped around her head was already lying on the floor after it fell when she took off.He shut his eyes for a second to get his already rock hard member to relax. He opened them again and with hooded eyes, strutted towards her slowly.“Marco… What are you trying to do? Get the hell out of my room!” She yelled and tried to move away.Marco chuckled slightly and sighed, “Stop resisting, Mia Cara.” He said so sensually, still advancing towards her.Tears stung her eyes on seeing the same look Simone had in his eyes that night when he tried to take advantage of her.Was Marco going to do the same to her?At the thought of that, fear crawled through her mind as she began to tear
Alessia's skin threatened to combust, everything she felt intensified by a thousand-fold.One finger dipped in, stroking the flesh that hummed in impatience. He moved it up and down, twirling it around like he was playing a string instrument, and moving in a rhythm that left her breathless.At that moment, she cursed her traitorous body for the way it eagerly responded to this... bastard. She didn't want to enjoy this, but the jerk had expertise when It came down to taking control of her body and drawing out unwelcomed feelings from her.“Please…stop..” She tried to push him away weakly, but her voice came out as a whisper instead.Marco couldn’t hold it anymore as he dipped a second finger into her, his thumb rubbing harder on her already erected clit.The finger that was teasing her progressively began to rub hard making savory friction come alive, dancing a sensual rhythm, causing her thighs to jiggle.“You want this, Alessia. Admit it.” He said in a hushed voice as he kept rubbing
The next morning, when Alessia woke up, Marco was long gone.She glanced around the room, then down at the bed, and finally pulled the sheets up a bit to see she was dressed in a big white shirt with nothing underneath.Seeing her nakedness, the memories of last night finally came flooding in.A gasp left her lips when she remembered Marco finger fucking her and eventually fucking her with his cock.“Oh no, what have I done?!” She yelled and pushed the covers away, wanting to rush over to the bathroom.Tears began to pool in her eyes again as all images began to appear freshly in her mind.‘Stop resisting, Mia Cara.” His words rang in her head as she winced in pain.She rushed into the bathroom, disregarding the slight discomfort she felt between her legs.She arrived before the bathroom mirror, seeing the tears that had already fallen relentlessly from her eyes.“What have you done?” She asked herself as she turned on the tap and splashed water onto her face, trying to stop the tears
“Every three days, a delivery man brings a large crate of supplies to the base. It’s big enough to fit a person.” Delilah’s voice was barely above a whisper as she leaned close to Alessia who sat on the bed.A spark of hope flickered in her eyes at those words from Delilah. “A crate of supplies?” She asked curiously.“Yes, supplies.” Delilah confirmed, “The crate is brought into the storage room in the basement of the mansion. We could hide you in it, and you can escape when it’s eventually taken away.”Her heart pounded at the possibility as happiness spread across her chest. “But how will we manage that? I mean getting in there without being caught?” She couldn’t help that aspect.If we think good, we should never exempt bad thoughts too.Delilah grinned as she replied, “I’ve been here long enough to know how these things work. There’s always a small window of opportunity when the delivery man comes by and the other workers in the base get busy. If we fortunately time it right, we c
“Ughh….. what’s with the look on your face, Delilah?” Dante asked with a confused look on his face as she stared at Delilah who stood there with her eyes wide open and jaw dropped.“Da-da-Dante?” Delilah called out, still thinking that Alessia was standing behind her and they had both been bursting.“Yes, me. What’s wrong?” Dante asked as he walked over to the kitchen island to pick up an apple resting in one of the baskets.Delilah blinked in shock, wasn’t he seeing Alessia?She swallowed her saliva and slowly turned around, expecting to see Alessia still standing behind her. But to her greatest shock, no one was behind her.So Alessia had hidden herself so fast?!Great!She finally breathed a sigh of relief.“Nothing, everything’s fine.”Dante’s eyes narrowed as he took a bite of the apple, making a crunching sound as he spoke, “You're acting strange.” He pointed out, giving her a suspicious look.Delilah moved away from where she stood and walked over to the sink to wash her hands
“Grace? You’re here?” Mrs Alicia Franco, Grace’s mother asked the moment she walked past the living room, heading out for work.She was surprised that Grace hadn’t stepped out of the house yet.Grace glanced up at her mom and sighed, “No mama, I’m not leaving today. I feel sick.” She said as she struggled to sit up straight.Ever since she saw Alessia being dragged like some kind of animal that day, she had never had any peace in her life again. Not also adding the part where she provoked the only person who had promised to take care of Alessia.Dante must hate her now.She could barely focus at work, and today she was so close to having her leg cut off at the gym when she was slightly distracted.“Sick? Come over and let me check.” Alicia harried her as she turned to walk to where she was seated.“No mama, I’m fine. I just need a little sleep and I’ll be back to normal.” She shook her head, extending a hand to stop Alicia who already closed the distance between them as she first plac
“Make sure she stays safe, I don’t want to hear any complaints when I’m gone,” Marco instructed for the umpteenth time as he gathered his papers, packing them into a briefcase. This was supposed to be a trip for inspection, but to avoid arousing suspicion, he had to dress corporate and carry a briefcase. “I’ll repeat, She is pregnant and vulnerable. Ensure she’s safe, but also make sure she doesn’t get any ideas of escaping.” He recited again, wanting to make sure Selena got the message loud and clear. He would kill her if anything were to happen to Alessia and his child.“Understood.” She nodded.“Also, Grace, her friend, needs the same level of scrutiny.” He added and turned around to face them; Dante and Selena.“Sure, boss.” Once he had finished his packing, he grabbed his case and headed out with Dante following behind. The convoy was ready outside, black SUVs lined up with their engines running. Clear definition of opulence and power. Marco entered into the lead vehicle, his
The door opened, revealing a maid who came over to deliver Alessia’s dinner.Grace walked forward to receive the meal from her and dismissed her afterward.She made her way back to the bed, placing the meal down on the table in the room.Alessia soon walked out of the closet and seeing the meal on the table, she raised a brow in confusion.“A maid?” she asked and Grace nodded.Just then, Grace finally noticed how much weight Alessia had lost. Alessia looked emaciated, her face and body, pale and thin.Grace shook her head pitifully and said, “Ali, you look so thin.”Alessia smiled weakly and nodded, “Yeah, I've spent all the time crying lately. I couldn't eat even, I lost my appetite each time I saw food.”“Woah, for a foodie like yourself, that's too much to bear.” Grace poked with a snort. “And on a serious note, now that you are expecting a child, you need to take care of yourself more,” she added with a serious look on her face.“I don't want this child.” Alessia’s face hardened a
“Yes, she is pregnant. And she has grown distant_”“Stop!” Grace let out a short scream and she stood up at once. She glared at Marco as tears gathered in her eyes.“You’re responsible for the pregnancy?” She asked, her eyes flashing with uncertainty.Marco knew she would react this way, so he tried again to run a hand through his hair but ended up pushing at his bandages.“Look, it wasn’t intentional.” “Then what was it?!” She yelled, disregarding the fact she was still standing in his property and he could have her punished for yelling. But Marco pushed his ego aside this time, he had messed up and had to fix the mess. “I was drugged that night and I couldn’t control myself.”“Why didn’t you go to the harem? Why did you go to her instead? And I’m sure as hell she put up a good fight. God why?” Grace broke down as she fell back on her chair, her hand going to tug at her hair.Dante felt a tug at his heart seeing her whimpering in her seat. Her shoulders wouldn’t stop shaking as she
Grace glanced at Dante who sat in the driver’s seat, driving towards the base. Earlier, he said there was a problem. But of course, he wouldn’t spill the details of the problem. Also, what has it got to do with her?“I thought you hated me?” She suddenly asked out loud, turning her head to face his that was focused on the road.Dante wasn’t focused on driving, his mind was all over the place as the image of a certain girl on stage kept coming up in his mind.He jerked slightly when he heard her voice beside him and turned to glance at her.“Would you quit that?” He asked with a frown. “Quit what?”“Don’t fucking startle me like that!” He fired and looked away from her.Seriously, why did she have to wear that top?!“Oh, did I startle you?” She feigned ignorance and batted her lashes when their eyes met again.Dante shook his head in disbelief. Which planet did she come from?“So tell me, what’s the problem at the base and what does it have to do with me?” Dante growled at her, his h
Dante dragged in deep refreshing breaths, trying his best to hold his anxiety together.When Alessia had found out about her pregnancy, she had cried herself to sleep, after throwing tantrums to kill Marco with her bare hands. Marco had felt so pained and bittered when she said a lot of hurtful words to him. She had cursed him even, said so many words, and ended up locking herself in the room. Alessia had refused to eat or drink, shutting everyone out completely.The only person who could get to her was a close friend and that close friend was Grace Franco.Marco had even collapsed after the struggles with her. The moment he arrived in his study room, his body gave up on him and sent him tumbling to the floor in pain.Before he closed his eyes completely, he begged Dante to go over to Devil’s Den to fetch Gracino, only she could get through to Alessia.The last thing Marco wanted was to harm Alessia or let her get harmed. He would do everything to keep her and their child safe. Dan
“The wedding preparations are fortunately in full swing.” The voice of Ignacio Gonzalo boomed over the phone as he spoke to Ezekiel De Luca.Ezekiel sat in his study room, a glass of liquor in hand as he drummed his index finger on the arm of his resting chair.“That’s great, Ignacio. I can’t wait to have Miracle in my house.” He said in return, a smile spreading across his face.“We should meet up at the Country Club for a few games,” Ignacio suggested, but Ezekiel was quick to turn him down.“Oh no, I have a few issues to deal with for a while and won’t be available for a game now,” Ezekiel said in return.Ignacio at the other end, frowned, but he still didn’t push it and just hummed in response. He knew of the issues ongoing in the De Luca clan, and he didn’t want to get involved in it for now. Maybe after his daughter gets married into their family, he will find a way to help them sort things out.Once Ezekiel ended the call, a knock came at the door and a guard walked in to info
“Pregnant?” Marco’s lips trembled at the word just now.The doctor closed up his items and gave a firm nod. “Yes, she is pregnant and I’m not interested to know the father of the child.” The doctor said sarcastically and turned to leave.Selena and Dante watched Marco, expecting the usual panic and denial he always dishes out each time a woman came with a report of her pregnancy.A playboy like him would never settle with anyone. But they all saw how he treated Alessia better than any of his previous flings, and they were sure as hell that he might settle with her finally. But then again, there was still Miracle Gonzalo in the picture and Marco’s father would never want him to settle with a woman who isn’t a mafia princess.Marco’s emotions were all over the place as he watched Alessia. Before anyone could understand what was going on, Marco yelled out in excitement and leaned in his kiss Alessia’s lips while she remained unconscious.He had prayed to God, (though that was a lie. He
Alessia stood before the machine while holding tightly to the microphone.Marco sat with the others behind her, his gaze fixed intently on her petite figure. He couldn't deny the beauty of her just standing there and doing nothing.Alessia cursed Marco in her heart for making her go through with this. She really didn't want to do this, but Marco was being persistent, plus Selena requested ‘nicely’.The machine soon came alive and the music she had to sing to happened to be one of her favorite songs which Simone often sang to put her to bed. A smile unknowingly crossed her features when she remembered the tone and how she would mock Simone for having the worst voice on earth.The lyrics were imprinted in her mind so much that she wouldn't easily forget them. She didn't even need to look at the flat screen in other to sing along.Soon, the song began and she immediately shut her environment out. Maybe this wasn't a bad idea after all.The entire room went quiet as she began. Honestly, t
Earlier,Marco, who lay on the bed motionless, suddenly opened his eyes, feeling the drowsiness wear off slowly. He turned to the side to see a maid cleaning up the table where the doctor had placed his things earlier. He groaned, his hand going to his head as he tried to fall back to sleep.But with the noises the maid kept making, it was far from possible for him to fall asleep again.“Quiet down, woman." He muttered, but enough for the maid to hear and shudder.She hurriedly stood still, not even breathing to avoid angering him.Marco managed to stay still, his pounding head returning to normal again.Thankfully, the party room was a bit far from his bedroom, so he couldn't hear the loud music coming from there.But again, he recalled something. Dante had this look in his eyes when he came over to the room to check on him earlier.That look was awfully familiar, a look that spoke volumes, one he had always never trusted. A mischievous one too.Marco opened his eyes again, slowly s