Tears clouded her vision as she watched him straighten up."What.." her voice broke "What do you mean?""You heard that right," he turned to her "That's your punishment for trying to kill yourself""Kill myself?" she disconnected the IV and went to stand in front of him "I didn't try to kill myself,it was an accident!""Still doesnt change anything" he replied curtlyAurora bit her lips. "Why would you do this? Why would you keep me with you knowing fully well our lives are not the same! This marriage means nothing!" she cried "Why do you want to make my life a living hell,you bastard!" she began to hit his chest repeatedly "I hate you!!!!"He grabbed her wrist,"I'm trying hard to control myself around you,don't push me.""Let me go!! Don't you lay your hands on me!" she struggled in his firm grip but was unable to escape. "Let go!!"He pulled her back to bed and forced her to lay down.She tried to stand up but he held her down and pulled the straps over her."No,don't!" she screame
When Aurora Tate opened her eyes the next morning,she saw Amber asleep by the side of her bed.She didn't wake her up because she thought she must have been there and finally fell asleep.Amber Hill has always been there for her.She wondered what Luca must have done to her.At the thought of him,their last conversation made tears fall down her eyes.He wasn't willing to let her go even though she pays up her parent's debt.This makes it all the more complicated.While she was thinking she'd work hard to pay him and finally have her life with her kids and the love of her life,he wasn't even planning on letting her go.What to do now? How would she escape from this?"Hey," Amber was awake "Why are you crying? Do you feel pains anywhere? Do you want me to get the doctor?"Aurora looked at her and smiled."I'm in pains," she answered "Deep down in my heart" Amber held her hands and sighed."Everything will be fine,Aurora"Aurora shook her head."He won't let me go even though I pay him w
Luca Genovese sat on a mighty chair inside an abandoned warehouse.He watched as his men beat Matteo Vidal into a pulp.There was blood stains splattered everywhere on the floor and even though the poor guy was close to death,he didn't order them to stop.He smoked his cigarette,oblivious to his groans and pleas.One of the bodyguards grabbed Matteo by the collar."Will you speak or do you prefer to die?!" he yelledBlood sputtering from his mouth and filling his face,he shook his head."I..I don't know anything about Aurora.She only works in the same place I work."Another blow landed on his nose,breaking it in the process.They kept beating him until he couldn't move a limb.He laid there sprawled on the floor,his grey shirt battered with blood.That moment a car pulled up outside of the warehouse.Running feets...Leo appeared.He frowned at the sight on the floor.He walked over to Luca."Stop this now, Luca!" he shouted "What's wrong with you?! And who's this man?!""My wife's boyfri
Jungle of thoughts in his head nearly sent them crashing into a van if not for Aurora's scream he wouldn't have been able to avert the inevitable.He was driving at a very high speed and Aurora had no idea where he was taking her to."What are you doing?!" she cried "Stop the car now!!! Please stop the car!!"However,all her pleas fell on deaf ears.She could see how enraged he was.He wasn't even driving like a sane person anymore.Aurora's heartbeat accelerated wondering what he was going to do to her.The car pulled off roughly in front of the villa he'd brought her too the night he'd asked for her body in exchange.Tears clouded her vision.Is he...is he going to..He pulled the door open and grabbed her arm."Luca.." she held onto his shirt "Let me go! Why did you bring me here?! Leave me!! Let me go!! Somebody help me!! Help me please!!"When she began to struggle so much,he had no option than to place her on his shoulders and walk into the elevator that carried them to his bedro
Claire was feeding Ethan hot soup when Amber Hill walked in.A thunderous slap dashed across Claire's face.She dropped the soup she was holding and returned the slap back to Amber without knowing the cause."Stop it!" Ethan groaned and turned to Amber "What'd you do that for?!""You have no idea what this stupid lady has done! She has caused trouble for Aurora!""Trouble?? What do you mean??" Ethan askedAmber opened her lips to speak, however"Ethan, you're gonna listen to this clown?!" Claire raged."I'm a clown! But you're out of your f#cking mind and you don't realize that! How could you do that to her?!""What did I do,huh? I was only being honest! Besides,why should I cover up for her?? What has she ever done for me?! She has only made my life a living hell!"Amber lost it and rushed towards her,dashing another slap across her face.The ladies engaged in a short fisticuff that ended with Ethan's loud voice."Will you both stop this now?! Why are you acting like children!" he boom
She barely had breakfast the next morning.Her mind remained unsettled because all she wanted was to talk to Matteo.She was glad by the time they were about to leave.They sat at the back seat while the driver drove.Aurora was so lost in thought that she didn't see Luca staring at her the whole time.She just wanted them to get home quick and she hoped Luca would go to the office so she can do what it is she has set to do.However,amidst all these thoughts the car pulled up in front of an exquisite store.Aurora looked confused when the driver came to open the car door for her.She glanced at Luca who was already walking into the building.What should she do?Without thinking much,she followed him inside where they sat on a comfy couch.The interior decorations were breathtaking but not enough to take Aurora's mind off Matteo's betrayal.An attendant welcomed them,while giving Luca a couple of samples in coloured boxes.Aurora wondered what Luca was up to."Show her some samples and le
Luca Genovese sipped his wine, ignoring the drools and winks coming from the women at the gala organized by some of his business associate.Seated at the table was men and women of high calibre and also Leo and his wife,Andrea who regretted coming along the moment she set her eyes on Sandra-the woman her husband cheated with a year ago.Even though her husband didn't spare Sandra a glance,she still didn't feel comfortable.Meanwhile,news had gone round Riverdale that the Mafia purchased a two million dollar ring for his runaway bride.After much discussions on business matters that failed to get Luca's attention,Sally summoned courage and said,"Why isn't your wife here with you,Don Genovese? I see Andrea here with us.Did she refuse to come?"Luca's gaze finally landed on her as was her intention.She fixed her dress so that her cleavage could be seen crystal clear."This is not the kind of thing I'll bring my wife to." he answered"What kind of thing would you bring her to?" one of th
Mrs Genovese stopped Luca by the door the moment he walked in.He pulled off his suit jacket and threw it on the couch lazily then stared back at his mother."You bought a ring for that slut??" she bellowed "Has she won your heart too with that seductive body of hers,Luca?!""Move away,mom" he grunted "I'm too tired to have this convo""No," she blocked his path "I want you to explain to me why you'd spend so much for just a ring!""She's my wife.Isn't she supposed to have a wedding ring on her finger?" he asked calmly,although it was a blatant lie."Don't feed me that, Luca" returned Mrs Genovese "I know you too well and there's no way you can do that especially when she caused so much embarrassment and humiliation by ditching you on the wedding day""I placed a tracker in the ring." he admitted "Happy now?" He walked past a flabbergasted Mrs Genovese and up the stairs.It was now she began to understand the logic.Luca checked his watch.Ten on the dot.He pulled off and took a quic
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