Author's POV'"Did you get the deal with Francesco Cavallaro?"Devis asked, making the eyebrows on his son's forehead scrunch as if he was thinking about something else. It was like he was physically present there, but his mind was somewhere else."Not yet."Devis frowned."What are you saying, son? You should have got it by now. There is nothing you can't do."Vincenzo sighed."Now isn't the right time, Father."He spoke nonchalantly, making Devis confused."What are you saying? Since when did you start to look out for the best time? There is no such thing called time. You should grab the opportunity right now."Devis spoke, making Vincenzo clench his jaw in irritation. He was already craving to go back to his wife, but his father was making it harder."You may not know, but Volkov and Cavallaro are at war. I hope that gives the answer."Devis face turned irritated when he heard that, for him, it was a very important deal which only Vincenzo could pull off."Damn it!"He cursed becau
I stared out of the glass window lost in my thoughts when Martha snapped her finger in front of me, snapping me out of my daze. I flinched slightly and caught her smiling."You are lost."She stated before pouring all the stuff into a soup pot."I was....just--""Now you are even blushing."I felt my cheeks flush. I was at a loss for words. Maybe I still couldn't get over it from last night. It feels like a dream. The way he said those magical words. I just couldn't get enough of it and since this morning I've been blushing like a fool, so it's not a surprise that Martha caught me.From my eyesight, I caught Maria picking up a basket before glancing at me robotically and making her way out."Why is she like this, Martha?"Martha frowned before following my eyes."I told you she'd been a little grumpy from the beginning, so don't mind her."Martha responded."I mean, why is she so detached? I can see the story in her eyes which she is trying so hard to hide. She keeps herself emotionle
"If not human, then what are you a monster?"I gulped so hard before asking that ever so nonchalantly. The look in his eyes darkened, making me scared to my bone, but that little proud smirk just made me more terrified."If that's how you see me."Gosh, I was scared thinking I had managed to trigger him. A mentally sighed in relief. I pause for a second. Don't men get triggered and their so-called fragile male ego gets shattered when someone calls them a monster, but look at this man. He doesn't care at all. If anything, then he seems proud of it.Suddenly, he got up and made his way towards the door ready to leave...to abandon me.Getting out of bed, I blocked his way by hugging him from behind before he could twist the knob. My grip grew stronger on his shirt as I clutched it tightly. I don't know how or why or where I got the guts to hug this monster.I could feel stiffening in my hold. Maybe surprised? Because I never touched him with my own will. He was always the one who initiat
"Vincenzo.....it's hurting."I cried out in agony when his hold remained firm or maybe even harsh on my wrist. My wincing doesn't affect him at all. My slight screams fell on a deaf ear as he continued to drag me until we were finally in our bedroom.Shutting the door with a loud thud, he threw me on the bed before I tripped on my feet. I cried slightly while sweat coated my skin, making it hotter. Maybe he thinks that I tried to escape, but in reality it wasn't the case. How can I escape from a den of lion?I gulped when he hovered above me. I could feel his hot breaths near my ear while my back was pressed to his muscular chest while his large palm came under my stomach, and before I knew anything, he flipped me off so that my front was facing him. I gasped as my breathing turned heavy.Calming myself down or at least I tried to before I speak again."Vincenzo... I didn't try to escape if that's what you're th----"I cried slightly when he grabbed my jaw firmly in his hold while his
"Vincenzo.....help me..."Even after being held into their hostage, I continued to struggle to free myself, but it was all useless and I slowly started to los my strength.I fought tooth and nail, but my fear increased when I saw one of the guys in black pulling a syringe from the side of my eye. I opened my mouth to scream, but it got covered by the other man, preventing me from screaming out for help.My insights were shaking with fear. My legs turned wobbly as I could hardly stand on my feet with my drained energy. Suddenly, black dots started to blur my vision. My legs were giving up slowly.Is this how I get my ending?Is this my end?I have saved a lot of humans in my life, but who came to my rescue? None... My eyes turned glossy imagining my end. That is it. My last seconds of breath. My only desire right now is to meet my mother, Kai and Vincenzo.I unconsciously took his name, or maybe he was there from the start?After a lot of struggles, I stopped struggling. I fell on my k
Elena's POV'I walked into an empty corridor after having enough of dinner with those psychotic mafias. I sighed in relief, away from the chaos. I literally facepalmed myself after leaving from there.The corridor stretched ahead, its narrow passage swallowing the faint light from the flickering overhead bulb. The walls, once white, were now a sickly shade of gray, marred by the creeping stains of age and neglect.Each step I took seemed to echo unnervingly, amplifying the silence that clung to the air like a thick fog. My breath quickened as my heels clicked against the cold, cracked tiles—currently my only companion in this hollow, forgotten space.My heart began to pound in my chest, a frantic beat that threatened to drown out the silence, but the space was too oppressive. It clung to me, suffocating, as though the walls themselves were watching, listening, waiting.At the far end of the hallway, a door stood ajar, the dark void beyond it a black eye in the heart of the building. A