An ear-piercing scream tore through the dark room as the man tied to the chair sitting in the center of the room cried bitterly from all the torture being thrown at him. His bloodied face and body were the evidence of the brutality he was facing from Marco. While he looked a total mess, Marco looked calm and collected, nothing like a person who was busily inflicting pain on the other party.Dante stood behind him, watching with a stoic expression as Marco gave the man the beating of his life. Marco's movements remained elegant and effortless as he inflicted pain on the man who had refused to accept his offer. The man was unable to bear the pain anymore, so he immediately pleaded in agony. "Wait up you mother fucker!" He yelled as he spat out a mouth full of blood, a few teeth following the blood out. “Figlio di puttana!” He muttered a curse in Italian as he spat out more blood onto the ground.Marco watched with a smirk as if enjoying the view before him.“So, what now?” He aske
Once the car pulled into the driveway, Marco hurriedly climbed out of the car and rushed into the mansion, not even bothered about his wet body.Dante climbed out of the car as well and sighed.Thankfully, the rain had subsided and it wasn’t as heavy as before.He watched with a look of disdain as Marco ran straight into the house and straight to his new toy’s room.Honestly, he couldn’t decipher the new behavior from Marco anymore.A woman he barely knew and just had a one-night thing with, he felt she was his entire world, ‘ok maybe he didn’t feel that way’, but his reactions towards her were so alarming.“He possibly can’t be in love, right?” He muttered and went up to his bedroom to change up.“That’s insane! Falling for someone who you merely knew for three days?” He scoffed and closed the door behind him.He would rather eat glass than believe that Marco was in love.It definitely had to be just an attraction.Marco pushed open the door to Alessia’s room with a bang. Seeing her
The next morning, the sunlight streamed through the curtains, landing directly on Alessia's face. She blinked her eyes open, greeted by the beauty of the room again.Her senses were jumbled and she found it difficult to take in her environment. Once the fog covering her vision had cleared, the sight of the room finally became clearer and she saw it wasn't the same room she grew up in.Alessia instantly jerked up as her heart dropped at once. But when she tried to sit upright, she realized something was wrong.She couldn't move.A hand restricted her movement and she panicked at once.Who the hell was holding her?!Her brain didn't process that it was Marco, instead it processed that Simone might be the one holding her in bed. This thought disgusted her as she slowly turned to see if it truly was Simone.God forbid she ever had anything to do with her uncle!It was like all those books she collected from Grace.The ones where love with one's family or relative was considered a forbidde
The sound of Dante's laughter reverberated in the entire courtyard as he clutched to his stomach, a tear slipping from the corner of his eye.Marco chucked down the glass of the substance he had in his hand down his throat as his glare intensified.“What the fuck is funny?!" He asked through gritted teeth, his accent coming off out of anger. He rarely spoke in that accent, but right now he was pissed.Pissed that Alessia happened to be extremely difficult and stubborn to handle.Pissed at himself for not getting mad at her the way he wanted to.If only he could be genuinely mad at her, he sure as hell would discipline her in such a way that she would never try to mess with him ever again.But no, he couldn't do that to her.Despite her fierce nature, she was still a soft-looking woman. She might have tried severally to overpower him the way a man would, but she still remained a woman with a very curvy figure.Speaking of a curvy figure, she was carved to perfection.Pretty face, round
Alessia sat in the bedroom where that bastard had locked her up.Her thoughts ran wild as she commemorated the memories of the past.She had been happier, but not until Simone did what he did.She couldn’t cognize who Marco was, neither did she know his purpose for bringing her here, all she knew was that he might never let her go so coolly. So, she thought of something else.Since she had nothing else left in the world for her; Grace was unreachable and she wouldn’t want her to get into the hands of someone like this loony who confined her in the walls of his mansion.She resorted to taking her own life. It was far better and more condoling.But the shame of having lost her virginity to her captor still nettled at her heart. She glanced around the room in search of anything she could use to execute the plan. Before Marco returned, she needed to get this done feasibly.Did he want to keep her caged in here? Then he could do that to her dead body.Fortunately, she found a piece of ro
When Alessia woke up again, it was already dusk. A knock sounded at the door, but remembering whose house this was, she didn’t bother responding and just lay still on the ground where she had slept.The person at the door figured that she wouldn’t be opening the door since she was locked in there, so they unlocked the door and got in.It was a maid who seemed to be in her early fifties coming in with a tray of what seemed to be food.Seeing Alessi lying on the floor, she panicked.“Oh my, dear are you alright?” She asked worriedly and reached out to touch the woman’s shoulders.Alessia jerked the old lady’s hand away immediately and glared at her.She wasn’t about to be fooled by the fake act of sympathy.Marco was a bad man, which meant that everything and everyone around him would be exactly like him.Including this old lady.These were her thoughts as she stared at the old lady who got a bit scared of touching her.“What do you want? To harm me as well?” She asked the old lady, her
The car pulled up before the entrance of the main mansion and a guard ran forward to open the car door for Marco as usual.He strolled into the house and straight to the courtyard where he knew Matteo would be sprawled lazily on a relaxing chair, drinking the day away. Just as expected, Ezekiel was indeed there.Seeing his son walk in, a smile spread across his lips.“Marco." Marco on the other hand wasn't happy to see him.He just stayed quiet as he pulled a chair to sit on.Ezekiel was already used to his son's coldness towards him. He wasn't in the least bothered about it.“I'm here now and I would appreciate you hastening up whatever you want to say." Marco coldly said as he held his father's gaze with his.Ezekiel didn't back down either as he held Marco's gaze.If anything, he was proud of his son. Marco had made a huge impact in the mafia world in Reggio Calabria. He was basically feared by everyone.That gave him the honor that even after his reign, his son still held the po
Alessia's lips quivered when Marco added a bit of pressure to his hold on her neck. Her face turned bright red from the lack of air, but she remained stubborn, refusing to ask him for liberation from his hold on her.When she couldn't bear it any longer, she shut her eyes to let the tear slip from it as she clutched to his arm with both of her hands.“Let..go…” she managed to voice out as she bit down on her lower lip.Delilah, who initially decided to let her be, came back to make sure Marco did nothing bad to her.To her surprise, he was already busily choking Alessia.Seeing the poor girl’s reddened face, she panicked and rushed forward to get Marco's hand away from her neck. “Marco! Stop it! You'll kill her." She yelled and tapped on Marco? 's hand holding Alessia's neck. Marco finally saw he was just about to kill her, so he released his hold on her at once. She was so annoying that one wouldn't mind strangling her at once.He watched her fall on the bed as she dragged in deep
“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