Elowen:After a few hours on air, the plane finally landed. We got down from it with the bell of his aides, and they escorted us to a car that was on standby. The driver stuffed our bags in the trunk, then he got in and zoomed off.“How do you like Italy?” Dante asked.Leaning back in the plush leather seat, I stole a glance at the unfamiliar Sicilian landscape blurring past “I think it is incredible,” I said with a wide smile curving my lips.Sure, I had visited once, but Sicily had left a deep impression on my heart. The city was rich with the culture of my people, and it made me feel at home.Even the honking cars and the chaotic symphony of street vendors felt strangely comforting. It reminded me of the stories my papa told me before he passed.I forgot the sad part of Sicily was the fact that the man who showed me this great city was no more.“Elowen,” Dante called out, causing me to realize that I zoned out.“You’ve been zoning out lately, and I can’t tell what is wrong,” he sa
Elowen:When I saw the message, my mind thought of a lot of things. I wanted to know what the package was about and what exactly was inside it.“I’m sorry for that,” Dante said, kissing my cheek, and then I handed his phone to him, staring into his eyes.“Package acquired? What package, Dante? What is going on?” I asked, and he gaped without a word.He definitely had something.“I thought as much,” I said, attempting to leave, but then he grabbed my hand.“It is a business deal and it shouldn’t bother you.” He said, and I scoffed.“Dante, this get away was supposed to be us, but suddenly there are packages and phone calls. What next?” I asked, and he sighed.I was truly tired, and I needed sleep at least. All this drama wasn’t helping me, and I couldn’t see the difference between this and being at home with his entire family.“The phone call is related to the package, and I am sorry for having it at the dining, please,” he said, and then I turned to face him.“Then why can’t we have a
Elowen:“Meet me in the pool, Mr. Guerra,” I said to him, grabbing my robe and walking away.“One, two, and...” He swept me off my feet before I could say three, and I wrapped my hands around his neck while he attacked my body with kisses.Although this was an imperfect fairy tale, I was ready to live it until the chips were down. My life was already rough and I couldn’t imagine it getting rougher. I didn’t want to scare him away, so all I could do was wait and hope he would come to me with his problems, even though it seemed almost impossible. “You push my buttons a lot, and I like it,” he whispered in my ears.We arrived at the indoor pool shortly, and he put me down. Then he walked towards the large glass doors and closed them. I took off my robe and walked down the stairs in the pool while he stared at me with his arms crossed.I dipped myself in the water, causing my bra to lap on my skin, which made my nipples hard and pointed.“Aren’t you gonna join me, Mr. Guerra?” I asked, a
Elowen:After hearing those words from Dante’s mouth to a strange lady over the phone, I ran as fast as my legs could carry me to the room. I bolted the door and put the duvet over my head. This was unexpected, and I really couldn’t tell what I expected from him. After all, I was nothing more than a girl he picked up at the club. Maybe I didn’t deserve love.I beat myself up badly as tears rained down my eyes. Dante suddenly pulled open the door of the room, causing me to quickly wipe my tears while pretending to be half awake. He pulled the duvet off a bit to reveal my face, then he kissed it.“Let’s eat dinner. We missed lunch,” he said, and I turned away at once, yawning as though I was too tired to stand up.“Babe,” he said, and my eyes flickered open. I had never heard him say those words, but at this moment, that was the wrong choice of word. Did he think he could lead me on while he had a lady out there? I wished I could punch him square in the face so that he could feel as ba
Elowen:Dante needed to count his days lucky, because I had thought of the best way to punish him for what he did, but I found none, because I wasn’t a sex fanatic so I couldn’t run off to have an affair with a man. The only man he trusted me with was Ralph, and I didn’t want him to lose his head yet.It had been three days since he abandoned me and yet I hadn’t gotten a single call or text from him. Each time I closed my eyes, I imagined him with another woman. The lady in the shadows was my culprit and she should be thankful I didn’t see her face because she would be sorry.I had a bath this morning, and then I went downstairs to have breakfast alone, but after I took a couple of bites, I was fed up, causing me to push away the plate.“Is there something wrong with the meal, ma’am?” one chef asked, and I rolled my eyes at him, standing.I grabbed a bowl of fruits and stomped upstairs to my room. Of course I was hungry, but there was no appetite to eat, because everything belonged to
Elowen:“Good morning, ma’am,” Lee said, causing me to open my eyes.I peered at her through my sleep mask and closed my eyes again, but then she pulled off the duvet from my body.“Mr. Guerra will be here in a few minutes and he wants you awake,” she said, and I jerked up at once, removing the sleep mask, tossing it away.Then I stared at my finger to see the beautiful diamond ring sitting pretty.“Isn’t it wonderful?” I asked with a smile and Lee returned the smile, nodding her head, which caused me to roll my eyes.Sometimes her energy was off and it made me believe she hadn’t forgiven me for what I did to her.Lee opened the curtains, allowing the stream of sunlight to attack my face, and then she said, “I’ll go fix a bath.”“There will be no need for that.”We both turned to see Dante standing by the door with his t-shirt unbuttoned and one hand in the pocket of his pants.“Lee, leave,” he said in a low tone and then he walked up to me.As soon as Lee shut the door, Dante sat down
Elowen:Adjo had a lot of nerve to send me a vibrator. Not just any vibrator, the one he used on me when we snuck up to meet in the days we were courting. We couldn’t have sex because I needed to bleed on the first night, according to their stupid tradition and a family member would witness it. It was a gross activity that they held onto in the twenty-first century.“He will be sorry he did this!” I said, hurrying into my closet.I ransacked my entire closet for a casual gown, and when I found it, I hurriedly put it on and searched for my flip-flops.“Ma’am, I think you should calm down,” Lee said, and I stopped for a moment, shooting her a death glare.“Calm down?” I asked, raising a brow, and she shook her head. “Adjo is a bitch, and he needs to go down!” I yelled, grabbing the door handle.I pulled it open, then I faced Lee. “Are you coming?”“Yes, ma’am,” Lee said, and then she trailed behind me as I rushed down the large halls of the mansion, searching for Adjo.It was game over f
Dante:There was one person I had neglected more than Elowen, and that was my daughter, Guilia. Guilia didn’t grow up in the estate because I didn’t want her to face the cruel treatment the relatives gave me. She was my precious baby, and she would break under the clutches of my relatives, so I totally avoided that by keeping her away from them.Last week was her graduation, and I wasn’t present because of my problems with the red mafia. She refused to attend my birthday party too, because she was mad, and to make it worse for her, I proposed to Elowen.“Do not think showing up at the airport would make me believe you love me,” Guilia said the moment she walked out of the jet.This juggled back my memory to the present, and I looked to see her standing with a small back in her hand while the men on the jet struggled to bring down her luggage.“My princess,” I said to her, pulling her into a hug, then I kissed her forehead.It had been a while and even though I didn’t want her back in