[Khione’s Point View]As I stood outside on the chilly, dark night on the front porch of the house, I let out a cloud of smoke and took another drag on my cigarette. I continued taking more drags until I felt a sudden tightness and burning in my chest, but I disregarded it and continued to take more drags while messing up my blonde hair.I detested the shade of my hair.I paused for a moment and remembered when I first started dying my hair blonde.I had dark brown hair that Giovanni used to adore but that he now despises, so I had to change it.I shook the idea out of my head, but Giovanni's face persisted in my mind.God. Even after three years, the feelings I had for him were still present and even stronger than before.Three years after the death of my father, I was 17 when I first met Giovvani, and we later began dating after I turned 18. He promised to love me, to show me the world, to realize all of my dreams, and he made sure to keep all of those commitments. 6 years later, w
(Khione's Point Of View)Till we were outside the school and in a parking lot, I let Giovanni pull me along. At that point, I had enough and yanked my hand away."That's enough!" I verbalized, taking a step back away from him when he turned to face me. I looked at the ground rather than into his eyes, as I suddenly felt frazzled. I fear I would burst out crying, and he would get to see how debilitated I actually was and how much he had succeeded in making me suffer. He would never get to see that."What the heck was that about?" He demanded.Confounded, I raised an eyebrow at him. “I didn't know I was doing something wrong, Sir, so what are you talking about?”His inner cheek was prodded. "You go around fucking men now, you can't keep your legs close for a second, can you?"Anger surged through me in response to his words, and my gaze became a glare. "I believe those words better describe you better, Mr. Giovanni Mezzesalma. You came to a children's play to shove your dick into the n
[ANASTASIA’S POINT OF VIEW]Going out?After taking me out for breakfast a few days prior, I never imagined that it would happen so quickly. I also never imagined that Enzo would ever take me out again, but here we were in one of the most upscale and expensive malls in New York.Enzo was taking me shopping. I was expecting a lot of things, but not this.My eyes kept getting bigger as I continued to stare at the clothing, barely controlling my mouth from opening.“Pick whatever you want. I have a call to make.” Enzo spoke next to me while removing his phone from his pocket.I turned to face him at once and exclaimed, "AH!"He raised an amused brow as he cast a downward gaze at me. “What?”I immediately flushed and averted my eyes. “Nothing,” I mumbled while keeping my eyes on the ground until he hooked a finger under my chin and raised my face."You blurted earlier, I'm sure you have something to say, doll?" His eyes coruscated with amusement. I could not help but leer and then inundat
[ANASTASIA’S POINT OF VIEW] I looked at myself in the mirror. I looked pretty. I was wearing a vibrant red dress made of lightweight fabric that featured an intricate pattern of swirls and flowers that cascade down my body. My hair was pulled back into a neat bun, with several strands framing my face. My makeup was subtle yet striking; dark eyeliner accentuated my eyes while rosey blush brought out the flush on my cheeks and a hint of lipstick. I felt pretty. I never thought I would be following Enzo to a party, talk more of a gala party. It was like having those dreams while awake but this was real and I wasn’t daydreaming. I was going to a gala party with the Mezzealmas. “Are you ready, doll?” I turned around as Enzo walked into the closest and my jaw dropped at the sight. His clothing was almost casual but fashionable. He was wearing a smooth, black sleek leather jacket that was paired with dark trousers and black shoes. His face was partially visible, showing off his strong
(Anastasia's Point of View) It took me 3 minutes to find the restroom, but the door to the female restroom was blocked by a man in a suit who appeared to be banging on the door and had stopped. Sensing a presence, he turned, and the rage in his eyes caused me to come to a complete stop. There was blood on his lip, which he wiped away with the pad of his thumb before smirking and scanning me with his ignited eyes. "Great!” He snarled at me, "A pretty one!" I turned around, unsure if he was speaking to me, but there was no one behind me. I was startled to see him approaching me with raptorial steps, causing me to take a cowering step away from him, causing him to smirk in satisfaction. "D-o I know you, sir?" I was certain I had never met this man in this lifetime before, so perhaps it was someone I'd disgruntled in a previous existence. "Don't worry, darling, we have plenty of time to get to know each other." And that was the warning sign I needed. I turned right away, intending t
(Anastasia's Point of View)I regret not listening to Khione's advice to stay in the closet.I spent twenty minutes in the closet.20 minutes of unrelenting torture consisting of the constant sound of gunshots and the cries and screams of people as they either died or fled for their lives. But then, the cries and gunfire abruptly stopped after 2 minutes. Curiously, I peeked my head out of the closet and nearly vomited at the number of bodies on the floor, soaked in their blood while their eyes were wide and they stared into nothing.They were all dead!I clapped my hand over my mouth, fighting the urge to gag as I stepped out of the closet, tiptoeing to avoid stepping on the blood.I walked as quietly as I could, letting my legs move without a sense of direction. The building was so quiet, almost too quiet, that I felt like I was the only living soul. Did this mean the Mezzesalmas were also dead or had they escaped and left me here? I gulped as my mind raced with ideas.Did Enzo fo
[Anasatsia’s Point Of View] I peered at my reflection in the bathroom mirror, the vivid red line on my neck was blood-curdling. It had only been a day, but it was already fierce as fuck; it seemed as though it had no intention of leaving any time soon as I stared at it in dread. I sighed, took a moment to look away from the mirror, and when I stared back I was met with the fierce, noxious red eyes of Enzo staring back at me with his hand firmly around my neck. I gasped and the image cleared but I felt like my breaths had been knocked out, inhaling and exhaling like I had galloped for an hour. I rested my head over my chest and aimed to steady my breathing. When was this vision going to fade out? And how long was I going to withstand it? His eyes were not blue; they were bloodshot and filled with animosity and looked like they wanted the entire world to bleed while they grazed it on. He looked insane. Enzo was crazy and he nearly killed me! The thought made me quaver. The rest
(ANASTASIA'S POINT OF VIEW)A few days passed and the awful near-death experience was put behind me or I tried to sleep without letting a glimpse of those malignant eyes gawking back at me. I stepped into the training room and instantly my eyes dropped anchor on Enzo at the corner of the room, with boxing gloves and punching a bag, wearing nothing but a pair of pants while his upper body was naked.I halted and with a tilt of my head, I watched him, drinking him in. I watched the way his muscles flexed with each powerful hit of the bag. I watched the way sweat trickled down the inks on his back and arm like water. Delicious.I tilted my head to the other side and watched the straight v-line that went straight to his pants. He looked mouth-watering, I could barely look away.Suddenly he stopped and turned to face me. I flinched and straightened my head and nervously ran my fingers through my hair. He smirked and began taking off his boxing gloves, putting them away. "Come here, Doll