"Excuse me?!" exclaimed a surprise Aurora.She began strolling towards the door.However,when she pulled it,it didn't budge.She exhaled as she felt the need to get out of there immediately."Please let me out,Luca." she began with a mild voice.Yelling would do her no good,this she was sure of.Luca Genovese already had his glass of wine in his hands.It was his way of calming himself down,however it seemed this time around it wasn't working."Let me out,Luca" she said more loudly when he didn't respond "I am not a slut nor a whore.If you're horny get one of those""They're more than enough on the streets" she was breathing heavily by the time she finished talking.The fact that he wasn't even saying anything was causing her to panic.He was just staring at her with a full blown lust in his eyes."I have a wife." he finally spoke "Why should I get a slut?""No." Aurora immediately replied "This is just me being used as a collateral! And like I've promised I'll pay you every cent my father
"Aurora,goodness!!" Amber's voice shrieked in the background "I have been calling for ages! Are you alright? I couldn't even sleep through the night!""Amber-" Aurora began however,"Did he hurt you?! I'm so sorry I let him take you away..There was nothing I could do! Besides my thin frame would easily get thrown away by those huge muscles""Amber!"Aurora heard her sigh in the background."Don't blame me! I was really thinking of your wellbeing all through the night-"On and on she kept talking with Aurora's mind wandering far off.She felt guilty,while in the arms of Luca,her best friend kept awake and was thinking of her wellbeing."Aurora? Are you there?!""Sorry...I mean..yes I'm fine.Thank you very much.You went through so much stress because of me"Amber huffed"Tch! You know thank you won't do anything, bestie" she whined like a little child "I want my favorite chocolate as a gift""Sure" Aurora replied,how can she say no? Even when there was only few dollars in her bank accoun
On arrival at the hospital,Aurora didn't expect to find Mitchell waiting for her.She knew Mitchell wants to discuss about the pregnancy test results but honestly speaking,Aurora was trying her best to run from it.She still couldn't believe how things suddenly changed.How would she care for two kids at the same time.What's presently in her account cannot even sustain her for a month if it weren't for the fact she was staying with the Genovese's."Aurora-""Mitchell-" They both began at the same time.Aurora sighed as she dropped her bag on the desk."Mitchell, I'd really appreciate it if you don't come into my office again." she tried not to sound too harsh but it still came out that way."I know you're going through a tough time but keeping it all to yourself isn't the best," Mitchell replied "I know we've never really got to sit and talk like friends do,but that doesn't stop me from helping you""Mitchell,I don't need help-""You do,Aurora" she countered "More than I can even give
Aurora thought she was trapped in a really weird dream.She stood there,barely listening to Matteo's pleas for forgiveness.Could this be true? If it is,she could only imagine how beautiful her life is about to become.However,inside the upcoming happiness was the bitter fear of how he had deceived her.He rejected his children and even insulted her integrity.He claimed that she was banging with the other doctors! He couldn't fight for her and left her hanging on a cliff."I know it's hard to believe me but I'm ready to prove myself to you," he held her hands "After that day you said I don't deserve to be a father,I..I felt really bad.I couldn't stop thinking.""Please,Aurora give me a second chance"As much as she wanted to believe him, run into his arms and tell him how much she missed him,her legs chose to walk past him.Determined,he followed her into her office."Aurora...Aurora..please listen to me,""Please leave,Matteo.." she tried to push the door close however he pushed it out
"No...no..Aurora..please don't say that" Aurora pulls her hand away from him.She tried to disengage from his hold but he tightened his grip.He forced her to look at him."Aurora,I can't let you go.Look into my eyes and you will see that I am telling the truth.I really love you and I want you back!""Matteo-""I will take you with me and together we can go meet the Mafia.We will tell him about our relationship and that you're pregnant.""No,Matteo.We can't do that" she pulls away from him "That is not-""Why,Aurora?" his arms are all over her that instant "You wanted me to fight for you and..."Aurora zoned out completely.She remembered Luca warning her to stay away from Mr Russel and Ethan.He doesn't know about Matteo and her relationship with him.That was only because he didn't investigate her.Should they go ahead with Matteo's plan,the life of her children would be in danger."-Aurora?" he jerked her out of her thoughts "What were you thinking?"He leaned in and pressed his lips
"So why the huge smiles?" Amber asked once they were settled in the restaurant "It's been a while I've seen you this happy."Aurora nodded as she continued to beam happily,she ordered two plates of icecreams for them and a huge cake."Aurora?" Amber called once the waiter was gone "You're spending so much! I mean..I was feeling guilty for asking you for an ice cream! Here you are,ordering a cake of 200 dollars?""We're celebrating, Amber" came her curt reply"What are we celebrating?" she asked immediately as the suspense was killing her.The waiter arrived with her order and placed it on the table.Aurora was first to dig in."Yummy.." she said cheerfully "Try it!""Not until you tell me what's the good news!" Amber retorted "Could it be that you're getting along with the Mafia??""Far from that," Aurora replied "He's been threatening me recently,so I don't think we'll ever get along""Then what's-""Your icecream will melt, Amber" Aurora quickly pointed at it "Lick and I'll tell you
"Hey!" Andrea's voice made Aurora shiver "What...what are you doing here outside by the trash?" she askedAurora saw how closely Andrea was staring at her."Nothing." she smiled.Andrea found that quite weird because Aurora has never smiled at her before."I..I uhm..." Aurora faltered "I think I must have misplaced my necklace." She pretended to look around,"It must have fallen somewhere"Andrea watched her for a while."I'll help you find-""No,no,no.." Aurora's face immediately returned shocked "You just go in.I am sure Mrs Genovese will need your assistance."Andrea felt something was wrong but she sighed and said,"Don't worry yourself,Aurora.This patio is large, I doubt you'll find it"Aurora nodded"If it meant so much to you,you can ask Luca to get you-""I think that's enough now," Aurora said indifferently "You can leave"Andrea shrugged and left.Aurora sighed.Indeed,it was the Maybach and Luca wasn't back from the office yet.She couldn't stop herself from panicking.What
Aurora was about to step into the house when her phone buzzed in her pocket.While searching Luca's car she'd ignored it and focused on her search.However it wouldn't seem good should she step into the house with her phone ringing."Amber please would you stop calling?? I am busy here!" stated Aurora with a pursed lips."Aurora I'm worried," she sighed "I'm sorry,you wouldn't have been in this situation If not for my carelessness""I am not mad at you.It was just a simple mistake but right now I have to find it and a phone constantly ringing in my pocket would not be of help" explained Aurora"Tch! I'm scared that he might catch you during your search," her voice hitched "How to explain searching his car??""He didn't catch me and besides the drug isn't in the car" Aurora said quickly."What??!" exclaimed Amber "How's that possible?? Could he have it with him??""I..I don't really know.I was going in to search his suit perhaps-""No! No don't do that Aurora," Amber disagreed "What if
At the opening of the door, Aurora's eyes followed suit. Luca stepped into the room unsure of what to do. He had no idea if Aurora was mad at him thinking that he'd left her all alone to suffer.However it was the complete opposite.With mouth and eyes wide open, Aurora climbed out of the bed and stopped when her feet touched the ground. She stared at the man in front of her."Luca," she whispered as if she was in a dream and it was too good to be true. She was proved wrong when Luca covered the distance between them in quick long strides, took her chin between his fingers and kissed her. Amber immediately scrambled for her phone in between giggles and took several shot.Seeing that she was still in doubt, Luca placed his hand on her waist and pressed her body to him as if to say, it's truly me, Aurora.Her hand went to his hair- her favorite spot as their kissing intensified. If Andrea did not take the initiative to leave the couple, Amber would have never stopped taking pictures.Eve
When the nurse Dr. Bryan sent out of the theatre room pulled the doors open, Luca took the opportunity and dragged the poor lady outside."Where's my wife?""She's.. she's inside.."Luca wasted no time and walked into the room. His eyes immediately fell upon Aurora. He cringed at the sight of her. Her skin was bruised and battered on every side.He marched towards the doctor and punched him through the face. He jerked him up."What do you think you're doing?""S-sir...please.. don't, don't kill me. I..I promise I haven't done anything to her. The other guy forced me to do this...I..I never wanted to but I had no choice. He would kill me if I didn't."The machine went off, making a noisy sound. They're gaze fell on it and then back to Aurora."What's happening to her?" Luca let go the doctor's collar and hurried towards Aurora's bed while the Doctor and the nurses went into figuring out what the problem was."Aurora.." Luca whispered, almost stopping himself from screaming. This was the
Luca found the door to the small house ajar but not first noticing the drops of blood on the floor. He clenched his jaw and followed the directives of the gps tracker.It led him to the back of the house where the diamond ring glowed softly, alone in the dirt. He picked it up and dusted it, then turned around and walked into the house.He headed up the stairs first and into the room Aurora had stayed in. Something drew him into the bathroom and blood-stained tissues lay in numbers inside the bath. He walked out of there immediately and stopped by Alex's room. There was nothing to see except his mother's portrait hanging on the wall.Luca was about to leave when he caught sight of a paper lieing on the drawer close to the bed. At this point, everything mattered. So he walked over to it and picked it up. He was shocked to find Aurora's pregnancy report. He stopped reading when he found the section secluded 'a new foetus ' which was marked blue and the previous foetus marked red which me
The door was just few seconds from giving way when Aurora realized that crying wouldn't help. Since she had already figured that no one was coming to save her, she had herself only.She grabbed the kitchen knife and wiped her tears, trying to control the rate of her heart beat with every hit Alex had on the breaking door.Her grip around the knife tightened. Now was not the time to act scared. The lives of her kids were at stake. The door gave way, creating a thud.She stretched out the knife. Alex looked like he would kill her right there. He stepped on the door and into the kitchen, his hair scattered about his forehead with red eyes."Don't make me do this, Aurora. Don't make this hard enough!" "Dare to come near me and I promise I won't hesitate to commit my first murder!" she warned, her hand with the knife trembling."You won't do that," Alex said as a matter-of-fact "Don't underestimate me, Alex." she retorted "I have every reason to kill you! And nothing will stop me, not ev
Leo was seating on the couch inside of Luca's ward, angrily watching the latter munching salad as the laptop rested on his laps.Suddenly, he pushed the plate of salad on the ground as he watched in horror. Leo abruptly got up and continued to stare at Luca. The look on Luca's face is the look Leo has been expecting since Aurora's abduction and things changed. "Get Austin," Luca ordered. However confused, Leo still didn't understand what was going on."Get me Austin, Leo! Immediately!"Leo brought out his phone and called the latter's number. Although he didn't pick up, he was there the next minute."Luca what is going on??" Leo asked, scared at the turn of event. A while ago Luca remained non-chalant and now suddenly he was acting weird. Did the situation of Aurora's abduction just sink into his head?"Leave, Leo." Luca ordered"Luca, what is wrong with you?!""Leo, leave!!" he yelled more loudly this time and Leo turned back and left, muttering curses under his breath.Andrea met L
Leo met Andrea outside the hospital and they both walked towards Luca's ward. Since his recovery, Andrea had not visited him. Her visit had motives which were to ask about his plan on getting Aurora back.Yesterday, Amber had thrown a fit and it wasn't entirely far from the truth. Besides, she had stayed with Alex for a short time and she didn't want to experience such a thing ever again.Leo placed his hand on the knob to open the door, however Austin opened the door from behind and walked out first. Leo and Andrea looked at him and then back at themselves before they walked into the ward.Leo saw that Luca had his clothes changed and a laptop rested on his thighs as he busied himself with God knows what. Recently, Leo was in the dark about Luca's plan. Only Austin knew what was going on and he wouldn't disclose it to Leo.Even when Leo tried to get Luca to speak, he wouldn't say a word either. The laptop seem to hold a secret that none of them could fathom.They stopped by his bed.
Andrea was jerked awake by the continuous ringing of the door bell. With sleepy eyes she climbed out of bed early the next morning and walked down the stairs when she remembered Leo's warnings not to open the door for anyone.Her heart beat accelerated at the continuous ringing of the door bell and she became fully awake."Who could it be?" she wondered and grabbed a kitchen knife before taking the breathing exercise and opening the door at the count of three."Oh my God!! It's just me!" Amber immediately screamed when a knife jabbed out of the entrance.Andrea recognized her, looked left and right before letting her in and shutting the door again, her mind finally at rest."Is..is something wrong ma'am?" an ignorant Amber asked. Last she remembered, Aurora had said that Andrea Genovese had moved out of the house after serving Leo a divorce. Amber's fears were confirmed. Something was indeed wrong. Aurora's phone hasn't connected for almost a month. She summoned enough courage and wal
Luca gained consciousness two weeks later to the happiness of Leo. After having been unconscious all that time, Leo became scared and had been on the doctor's neck."The injuries were great, Mr Genovese" the doctor had explained a week ago "Although he survived, the toxin is playing it's part and changes inexplicably. A team of lab doctors are studying the different mutations and just maybe..maybe there might be a way to reverse the paralyzing effect."Leo was ecstatic. There was hope, however when Luca didn't gain consciousness three days after the Doctor's explanation he became worried and the Doctor himself didn't have a viable explanation this time around."Mr Genovese, I need you to understand that your brother is fine. Infact, his immune system is one of the strongest I've ever seen. The toxin seems to have been mixed with Feroglobin which is slowly dissolving the effect of the toxin. He's under closer watch because we've never seen anything like it"Four days later, Luca opened
The doctor approached Andrea and Leo who was resting on her shoulder the next morning."Leo," she called and he looked up to find the doctor. He was up on his feet immediately and Andrea followed suit."Good morning, Mr and Mrs Genovese" the doctor greeted "I'm sorry that I'm only here a day after the accident. It's just that the real problem took a while to figure out.""Doctor, what are you talking about? How's my brother?? Is he alright?""Mr Genovese," the doctor placed a hand on his shoulder "I'm afraid your brother will be paralyzed for the rest of his life.""What?" Leo chuckled while Andrea gasped. "Doc, that..that can't be true. Perhaps there was some form of misconduct.""Mr Genovese, although your brother had major injuries from the accident it is not the cause of his paralysis. That is why I took as much time as I could and eventually arrived at it. Luca was injected with a very dangerous substance, currently the most sought after toxin right now in the country and only fe