Roseline's POVNegative thoughts consumed my mind as I tried to move away from the man's hand, but he remained unmoved, keeping a firm grip on me.Suddenly, my body was forcefully slammed against the wall, shocking me with the abruptness of the action. A loud gasp escaped my lips as the impact almost knocked the breath out of me.And another gasp left my mouth when I saw the person who almost knocked the oxygen out of me.It was none other than Vincenzo himself.What?Why did he do that?Before I could ask him anything he slammed his palms to both the side of my head caging me in his arms and blocking my way away from him."What are you doing?" he demanded, his voice laced with frustration.The shock of the situation mixed with my own fear and frustration bubbled up, making my voice come out louder than his. "What are you doing, Vincenzo?""I am doing what a husband in his right state of mind should do," he replied, his voice firm, almost controlled anger simmering beneath the surface
Vincenzo's POV"Don't touch me, even if I am dying." Her words kept echoing in my head, like a relentless mantra, refusing to fade away even when she was not with me.I couldn't think of anything else. Her words cut deep, and I found myself grappling with conflicting emotions.How could she say that so easily?Why doesn't she understand that what I am saying is also right? I don't understand if she is blind or what. Can't she see the love that is quite clearly visible in his eyes?She says that she will also need someone after we parted ways but for now we are together and I haven't found my love yet. For the time being, I belong to her as much as she belongs to me.Can't she understand this simple thing?No matter how much I try, I can't deny the fact that I have become possessive towards her.All these feelings died with her.It was a feeling I had never experienced before with any other girl. I had always been guarded, not allowing anyone to get too close. But with her, it was diff
Vincenzo's POV"Actually," she gulped, taking a few seconds before opening up, "you are right, there is a very big reason behind her getting scared of the fire. When she was a kid, she lost."But before she could complete herself, the doctor interrupted her."Mr. Luca"My attention completely diverted to the doctor, as first I wanted to know how was. My heart raced with concern, desperate to know how Rose was faring."How is she?" I asked him, and Emma and Kevin stood behind me."She is fine for now but in the future, you have to take care that she doesn't get panic attacks because it could be really dangerous for her medical condition." The doctor's expression is soft and he is looking at the tension in the year.His words hit me hard, and I understood what he meant by "medical condition". I told the doctor that medicines are working very little on her body and he has told me that soon we will need bone marrow and I am not sure from where we are going to arrange it.The doctor contin
Vincenzo's POVI looked after her the whole night while she slept. In the morning, the doctor discharged her and I asked him to take her blood samples again because it was the toughest task to bring her to the hospital for the test. Back at home, we went to our room. I guided her to sit on the bed while I excused myself from my study. There, I needed to go through the documents again to understand more about Rose's past and her age.My mind was preoccupied with thoughts of Rose's past and the traumatic event that had caused her pyrophobia. She was 9 when I lost her and according to that, she must be 24 on the current day. The realization weighed heavily on my heart, knowing that I had lost so many precious years with her—the days that I could have cherished with her. "Ahhh!" a painful yelp escaped my lips as I tried to open the drawer. Despite the agony, I refused to let it deter me. I had endured pain before, and I was not one to succumb to weakness.It wasn't the first time I fac
Roseline's POVAbruptly, I stood up and decided to make my way out of the closet before things became even more awkward.As I was about to step out of his closet, his feet came between us, halting me in my tracks. My heart raced, and I felt a rush of nervousness flood over me.My breath hitched in my throat and all the heat rushed to my cheeks in anticipation of what he might ask next.What if he asked for exactly what I was thinking?I can't!I have never and I will never!I gulped hard and slowly turned my head, only to find him holding one of the exquisite watches from his collection, silently asking me to fasten it around his wrist.Ohh!I am overthinking now!I need holy water to clear my mind, which has become so dirty. Earlier, these thoughts used to never enter my life and now everything I think is at a different tangent. I am surprised by my own behavior.Taking the watch from him, I gently locked it around his wrist, trying to keep my composure despite the fluttering in my h
Placing the spoon aside and folding my arms on the table, I leaned forward to keep my word."OK, if you don't want to have anything, that's fine. But I won't have breakfast alone; I don't like eating by myself. I was raised in an orphanage where all the kids used to eat together, so I am used to sharing meals with others." I stated when I was dying out of hunger.Mentally, I prayed for him to change his mind and have the food but he didn't respond. I gulped hard; if he didn't have anything, then I was not sure about him but I would die of hunger.And then it clicked in! His trigger point. I knew I was playing with fire, something I wasn't particularly skilled at, but I felt like I had no other choice but to break through the walls he had built around himself, and the best way to do it was by attacking his weakness.With a determined smile hidden behind my calm exterior, I picked up the plate of breakfast once again, which caught his attention as I could see one of his twitches."Since
He pressed his lips against mine so tightly that I couldn't move them. It was quite clear that he wanted to stop me from saying that word. After what felt like an eternity, he finally pulled his lips away, but his face was still inches from mine. The intensity in his eyes was almost overwhelming, and I could feel the warmth of his breath on my skin. "Don't say such words or I will kiss you until your lips swell and you can't move them to say anything," he murmured against my lips. I was taken aback by his words, a mix of surprise and delight washing over me. But I was glad that finally he decided to break his silence only to threaten me and for the first time, his warning felt sweet. My heart flushed with emotion, realizing that his way of caring was completely different from anyone I had known before. He may not have expressed it in conventional ways, but his actions spoke volumes. Unconsciously, I started chewing on my lower lip, a habit I had whenever I was feeling overwhel
Roseline's POVI was awestruck when his car stopped in front of his company. I could neither gulp nor blink as I stared at the colossal structure before me. The building was so immense that my eyes couldn't even reach its peak. It exuded an air of grandeur and prosperity that left me feeling small and insignificant in comparison.I could not even imagine earning so much money in my entire life. There is no doubt that he could buy anyone on this earth with just a flick of his finger. "Don't be too overwhelmed," he said, his voice reassuring. "Everyone starts somewhere, and success is never without its challenges."His words snapped me out of my world, and I felt my cheeks turning red at the realization that he had caught me staring at his building as if I had never seen such a magnificent structure before."Shall we?" he asked, breaking the awkward moment, and I nodded in response.As the driver opened the door, we stepped out, and I followed him closely, like his shadow. Upon enter