LUCA'S POV.I got up the next morning with a large smile on my face, feeling satisfied with the events of yesterday. However when I got to the shower, the loud music I heard had my lips curving into a frown. What the fuck? Who the hell was playing such loud music?I quickly brushed my teeth and put on some decent clothes before making my way out of the room and following the sound of the music. I finally traced the sound to the room I'd designated to Scarlett and immediately I felt my blood boil.I knew there was no way she'd known, but I hated music with a burning passion. It had been ever since I was fifteen and my dad died. My father used to love music so much that he'd once attempted to go into it professionally, but sadly when he got to meet some people in the industry, he changed his mind. And finally the music buddies he'd made ended up being the reason why he was gone.They'd all ganged up on him and ended his life by putting some harsh chemicals in his drink at a party he'd
SCARLETT'S POV.I was convinced. Luca was a complete narcissistic asshole and this conclusion was made after spending a week living with him. As I groggily pulled myself out of bed, a familiar sense of confinement engulfed me like a suffocating embrace. The weight of the marriage pressed heavily against my chest, leaving me feeling trapped and frustrated. Step by step, I made my way downstairs, my movements sluggish with a mix of exhaustion and discontent.Exhaustion because it was physically and mentally draining to live in Luca's mansion. He was obnoxious, authoritative and overbearing, and to add to that, a complete ruthless businessman. I'd heard him on my third day here threatening a man with how he was going to take his family house if he didn't pay back the money he owed him before the end of the year. It was when I witnessed how ruthless he was being with the debtor, that I realised why my Dad had been so hopeless with him. I wouldn't have know what to do with him also if I w
LUCA'S POV.The last thing I'd have ever expected this morning was to see Scarlett in the gym. I'd specifically isolated the room from the rest all because it was the only place in the mansion that didn't make me feel choked. As much as I loved the extravagant lifestyle and everything I had, sometimes it got a little overwhelming, and working out all alone in this place gave me a sense of peace. It made me feel more human. I hated the fact that she'd found my favourite hiding place, and even more I hated what she was currently asking of me. Her eyes went soft and pleading as she stared up at me and I wondered why her eyes were suddenly standing out so much to me. They were a deep green colour that made her look so interesting—like someone whose eyes held so much secrets. I hated them. I hated that she had beautiful eyes, I needed to look away. "I'm not letting you out of this house and that's final," I said, dragging my eyes away from her orbs and focusing on the treadmill. The sw
SCARLETT'S POV.There was a skip in my step as I made my way back to my room. For the first time since I'd been here, I felt happy—ecstatic even. The thought of going back to what I loved the most in the world had my heart swelling with excitement and relief, so much so that I didn't even have the time to feel bad about the perks that came with the new arrangement.I was going to be followed all around like I was a celebrity or the president of some freaking country or something. And that was in no way cool especially since I was someone who hated attention so much, I tried my hardest to be invisible. It didn't mean I was some introverted, weak woman that could get bullied and tossed over, because no I wasn't. I just really preferred a low-key life to the lavish one—the type of my life that my Dad liked. My father was the kind of man who loved the extravagant lifestyle and I guess my Mum had just had to shape herself into the kind of woman he wanted her to be, because she too acted l
LUCA'S POV.If I heard one more word about somebody wanting to see me, I might've just punched myself square in the face. It was on days like these that I hated the choice I made to be a money lender, everybody wanted to beg for mercy once they couldn't pay, and I couldn't handle those much meetings. I'd just finished with an Indian CEO who I'd lent fifty thousand dollars two months ago to fund his startup, and I must say I was completely spent. At first I'd been very confident in him and his business, because I had a thing for startups, but he'd eventually started to prove me wrong with all the wrong business decisions he'd been making, and now he had been here to beg me for more time just like the rest of them. So disappointing.I took a deep breath and massaged my temples before my phone started ringing, cutting me off from my thoughts. I snagged the device from the table and scrunched my brows when I saw the contact name. Matt freaking Hawkins.I picked up immediately. "Look who
SCARLETT'S POV. After the best shower I'd taken since I'd been in this house, I got out of the shower feeling all clean and pampered like a new born . I would've taken sometime to admire my fresh face in the mirror, but I got reminded that I didn't have enough time for admiring when I had a two hour long drive ahead of me. I quickly got my hair styled into a sleek ponytail and got dressed in some school friendly clothes. After a forced conversation with Luca yesterday evening when he'd got back, he'd agreed to allow me get my school things from the house.I'd been happy at first at the possibility of seeing my parents, but then he'd killed my excitement by letting me know that his men were going to get them for me, and I was going to have my materials ready in the morning when I was ready to go. I didn't know what was his problem with cutting me off from my family though, it was just so weird. The whole thing was still weird to me, why would a man of his age and looks want to buy a
SCARLETT'S POV.The familiar buzz of the school environment had my lips turning up, and when we got closer to the parking lot and I sighted a few people that I knew, I bursted into a huge grin, feeling my soul come alive again."Thanks for the drive, I'll get going now," I told big guy, taking off my seatbelt and getting my mind prepared for the day.I caught his smile from the mirror and I couldn't help but think the he was way nicer than he looked. He seemed like somebody with a story that I'd liked to hear one day, but that was going to be later. All that was on my mind right now was how to break it to my friends that I was now married to Luca freaking Nicholas."Have fun, Scarlett, and be like me. Don't give a damn about what anyone thinks and you'll live a way better life," he advised, gesturing for me to step out and I nodded."I'll be sure to remember that, see you later," I got out of the car and of course once I got out I noticed there were lots of eyes on me, but then I rem
LUCA'S POV.When I was done with the last piece of work I had to do for the day, which mostly consisted of things that I'd just forced in and didn't actually have to do by myself, because I was a workaholic, I cleared my table and got out of the office.On my way out, I stopped at Maya's table to let her know so she could handle every other thing on our floor, and found her slacking. Her phone was on landscape, supported by a coffee mug and because of my impressive height and sight, I could clearly make out that she was watching an episode of some crappy TV show, I'd noticed Matt watched a lot the few times I'd been at his house.How unprofessional of her. I guess she'd not expected me to be done in the office so early today, because I usually stayed in the office till way later than this. That was no excuse. I cleared my throat very loudly and she almost jumped right out off her seat when she noticed me. Her eyes went wide as saucers and she went all red in the face. "I'm so so sor