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Tomasso looked at me as though I had grown two horns on my head then he chuckled. “Where?” He questioned, amused.Even Marco paused as his eyes darted between the two of us.“I don't know, you tell me.” I replied, juggling my memory.“Hmm?” He leaned into his sit and looked at me. “Are you tryna joke with me? I'm hungry can we do this later?”“You don't have regard, do you?” Marco scolded him and then looked at me. “Don't listen to him ma'am.” Then he scratched his head. “Hanging out with Tomasso requires so much apology from me, I think I'll request to work with someone else.”“You take him too seriously,” I addressed Marco with a smile. Tomasso stuck out a tongue at him and Marco balled his hands into a fist and shot daggers at him. “And you can call me Bella, Marco.”Silently he nodded.“Tell me about you Tomasso.” I demanded in an attempt to understand where I had seen him previously.He paused his food as his eyes darkened. He stayed quiet for a while which came out oddly but I k
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My chest starts beating fast as I think about it all. No wonder eversince I set my eyes on Tomasso I've know there was something just different about it. I wasn't hallucinating, I had seen his somewhere.He noticed how I was panting faster and slowly recognition started to settle in his eyes as his lips parted slightly as he fixed his gaze on me.Tomasso's slowly raised his finger to my direction. “It was you…”“Yes, it was me and my mother that came to your aid that day.” I replied, the words sounding foreign in my mouth. I wonder if I could still call her mother, after eveything she did and the hurt she caused me by her absence. Worsst she didn't attempt looking for me. I wonder if I would ever get over this in my lifetime or maybe Perhaps she would come after me with time.“Such a small world.” Tomasso grumbled under the breath, his face solemn. I know the realization had taken him back to a moment he didn't wish to visit.“I'm sorry if I brought back bad memories.” I apologized c
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He looked away and sighed, his features hardening. “I'm not allowed to talk about it. If you simply want to know maybe you can ask your husband?” He shrugged. “Don't mean to be rude though.”“I get it,” I nodded. “I'm having a conversation with you, but I need to ask my husband about something? Hmm.” I replied.Tomaso's face fell. While he was about to say something, I cut him short. “I understand if you don't feel up to talking about it sincerely.” I said to him.Relief washed over his features as he inhaled. “I feel really guity, I couldn't tell my mother about the truth, I knew she'd define be disappointed.” He replied, shaking his head.From the way he sounded I knew this was not really about his mother. He had done a few things he didn't really like that had also affected him. He was grappling with his conscience but it was just a situation otban unfortunate circumstance that left him tongue tied.“See if you ever want to leave this life, you could reach out to me and I could ta
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The spa session was everything that I imagined. And I was glad that my imagination was visible before my eyes. A smile crept up my lips and I loved the thoughtfulness behind Stefanos's actions. After the spa session that offered a hours of relexation, I waited for Tomasso and Marco to finish theirs. When they were done, we made our way home. As we were on our way, Stefano texted me saying he wouldn't be able to come home today. Although I was still mad at him but it made my sink that he wouldn't come home to me today. I realized that I maybe wasn't as mad as I thought seeing how I visibly clutched my chest upon reading the text. Where are you heading? I texted back.Three dots jumped on the screen.I'm not going anywhere, I'll just stay at the office overnight just need to sort some things out, he replied.Instinctively, I replied: won't you need food? I could make something and have Marco deliver it to you.Oh wow, I thought you were mad at me.I chuckled underneath my breath. I am.
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BELLA POV some weeks later...Lonely. Desperate for someone to talk to. Someone who would listen to me. I picked up my phone to put a call across to Lucy so I could at least tell her what I'm going through, I know she would listen.After three rings Lucy picked the phone up with her voice piercing my eardrums.“Yes, you call. I'm so excited and I have great expectant news.” Lucy cheered, cutting me shut from speaking up. And I whimpered, letting her go now with her chatter, barely hearing others even though I couldn't end the call. “Lucy, please can you let me say something. I called you and not the other way round. Girl!’ I whispered, and she laughed.I breathed out in relief, at least I would be able to say something now. “Yes, sorry I forgot to fill you in the juicy details. You would scream out of excitement too, listen carefully and ignore my screams.” Lucy warned playfully. I held my breath again, she was annoying the shit out of me. And I nodded like she could see m
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BELLA POV I glared at Stefano as he waltzed into my room as though he owned the place and he gave me a stare before chuckling. “You think this is funny?” I ask with a low voice, my heart and head were at odds with each other. “I don't, you just look cute trying to be fierce, anyway I came here to give you two options” “And what do they entail?” I ask, disregarding what he said about me. “One, you can either accept to go to your father's house with tomassa your bodyguard, Marco your driver and me too, or Two, you can just chill at the house” He smirked at me. “I'll –” my voice cut off as I thought it over, he wasn't giving me much of a choice here. “I thought as much” He turned around to leave with what looked so much like triumph in his gaze when I stopped him in his tracks. “I'll go with the three of you” I accepted and he slowly turned around to stare at with with disbelief in his eyes. “You're willing to get hurt more by the man you call father?” He spitted out as
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BELLA POV “You need to calm down and listen to me, I'm sure you would understand when you hear my side of the story." He said, walking slowly and closer to me until he held me in his embrace.“I'm listening to you. Go on. Tell me everything." I replied, folding my hands as I placed a killer look on my face.He chuckled and I raised my eyebrows in suprise wondering what he was finding amusing. “What's funny about my question or look?" I asked, and he shook his head." You look anything but funny.” He replied, turning down the temperature and I began to feel hot."You are free to open a button if you feel very hot, I don't mind.” He added, I ignored him till I couldn't take it anymore and I opened two buttons to let more air. “You look ravishing and I want to have you…” He smiled, bending down as he placed a kiss on my breasts and I shuddered.“Stefano stop. You are distracting me from the issue at hand." I whispered, biting back the sounds that threatened to escape from my lips.“I
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Before the present day… While we were having breakfast today, my mind wandered towards the direction of the call I had with my father's doctor. My cutleries slowly slipped down my fingers as I stopped the chewing the food in my mouth. When I requested on an uodate on how my father was fairing, his response was seemingly vague but I decided not to put too many thought into it but now I couldn't help but think of it. I really hoped that my father was fine and the doctor was not hiding crucial information from him inorder to prevent me from panicking. I was going to call him again, but first I had to eat and resume work early. I had taken more than a few days off. I had to show Doctor John I was serious with my job rather than allowing my husband's influence shield me from the rules. “You've barely eaten your food.” Stefanos's voice cut through my thoughts, causing me to jerk slightly. “Yeah.” I replied, tucking a stray strand of my hair behind my ears. Stefano paused his food
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I could feel the bass pulsing through my chest before we even stepped inside. The club was packed—neon lights cutting across the room like strobe knives, bodies grinding, drinks spilling, laughter rising in waves. I didn’t want to be here. Not really. But Stefano said he needed a night to forget, to feel powerful again, to remind the city that he hadn’t fallen off the throne they all thought he’d abandoned.He looked sharp—raven black suit, no tie, top two buttons undone. The kind of look that made people turn. The kind that reminded you he owned the room even before he spoke.But me? I felt like a footnote tonight. A pretty shadow in heels.We walked in, his hand on the small of my back. The warmth of it used to make me feel chosen. Now it just felt... routine. Decorative. Like I was another piece of the wardrobe.The place was loud. Lights flickering like memories I didn’t want. We got a private table—of course we did. Everything in Stefano’s life came with exclusivity, even when it
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Standing at the archway between the kitchen and the living room, I sense Stefano’s tension the instant he steps through our front door. He closes the door a little too hard behind him, and the sound echoes through the quiet house. I stop what I’m doing and carefully slide the towel from my hands, my breathing catching at the weight of him. My husband’s shoulders droop under a burden I cannot see, and already I can feel the tight, anxious ache swirling in my chest.“It’s been a long day,” I whisper, though I don’t even have to say it. I know the weariness in the slump of his shoulders, in the way his tie is undone and his jacket hangs limply from his forearm. I reach out to brush a fingertip over the stubble on his cheek. He stands motionless in the hallway, eyes unfocused and distant. I imagine the ghosts of the day’s battles swirling in his mind. Even before he speaks, I know I need to reach him—now.Slowly, I close the distance between us. Before I can even think, my arms slide arou
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Stefano was back home and we had to talk about this.“What's wrong with you? You have been acting all distant and aloof and it's killing me slowly.” I said, holding his hands as he slowly looked back at me with his eyes lost."I'm fine. Stop worrying yourself about me, go to bed, I will join you later when I'm sleepy.” Stefano said, bringing up a fake smile..“No! I will not! You need to tell me what's wrong with you? You can't be suffering alone when you can tell me what's wrong and we can solve it together. Or do you think I'm dumb or not hit enough to be with you? Are you tired of me?" I asked, dreading his response.He snapped his head back like I had said the most ridiculous stuff he have ever heard. I got startled by his abrupt movements, I could see anger in his eyes, clouded with disbelief.Why?“How dare you say something like that? I can never be tired of you and I won't.I yearn for you and I would never want to live a second without the thought of you not being mine or
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Just after we got out, I glanced at Tomasso briefly as we stepped out the car. His face was hard to read, like he was trying not to show anything. My heart was beating fast, like I didn’t know what was about to happen even though I had prepared myself for it.“Just try your best to smile at him okay?” I said to him, resting my hand lightly on his arm.He didn’t respond right away. Just nodded a bit and looked down at his shoes. I could tell he was nervous. Even if he didn’t want to admit it.I turned to Marco, who was already getting out from the driver’s side. “Marco,” I called gently, stopping him before he could come around.“Yeah?” he asked.“Please, just stay in the car,” I told him. “I don’t want you to see all this. It’s messy… you know, family stuff. I just want to deal with it alone.”He looked like he wanted to argue but then sighed and nodded. “Alright. I’ll be right here.”“Thanks,” I whispered before turning back to the gate.Tomasso stood by the entrance, his arms crosse
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Marco drove quietly, both hands on the wheel, his eyes fixed on the road ahead like it was the only thing that mattered. I sat in the front seat while Tomasso was at the back, earphones plugged in, head resting on the window. He hadn’t said much since we got in the car. Just a quiet “morning” to Marco and nothing else.The road was calm, barely any traffic. The sun was already out but not too hot. Light poured through the trees lining both sides of the road, dancing on the windshield like soft glitter. It was peaceful in a way that made everything feel heavier somehow. Like silence was stretching itself too wide.I kept stealing glances at Tomasso through the side mirror. His eyes were open, staring out at the road like he was somewhere else. Maybe in his head, maybe in the past. I didn’t know. I could only imagine what was going through his mind.We passed a small lake, the kind people always stopped by to take pictures. The water looked still, untouched, like nothing ever happened t
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The next morning, stefano came back home exhausted. I glared at him tired eyes."What's the problem again?" I asked him and he simply waved a dismissive flick of his wrist."Really?" I asked. "are you fucking going to act this way?" I said to him. "I thought we passed this stage Stefano. We can't Keep going around in circles." I spat out genuinely tired of how he acts when things do not go according to his plan. He mostly acted like he was my fault no matter how much I rrud to console him. It wasn't my fault and he knew it, I would do everything to within my power to help him. But right now my hands my were tied since I wasn't a mafia person. I could not even hold a gun to save my life."We couldn't kill him." He simply said and I glanced at him."How come?" I asked. I could recall that Stefano had told me that he had insructed his army commandant to get rid of him and now it's crazy that their plans had fallen through."He has been out of the country for a while and he has been secur
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As soon as we got to the club it took me hours to legit discover that the club we were at was close to Tomasso mother's club. The realization alone broke my heart but i decided to not cat according to how I felt maybe it was a bad idea, I thought to myself and decided to leave there.I rose to my feet as I informed Tomasso."I think we have left here soon." I said to him and his eyes widened."But we just got here." He replied."I know and that's the more reason why we have to leave here before anything happens again." I tried to make him understand but I knew he wouldn't even get what I was trying to make him understand even in the slightest. So I didn't even blame him"What was that?" He asked and a chuckle nearly escaped my lips with how dramatic the scene of events had turned out before now.It was just horrible that happened at the next bar. I waved a dismissive flick of my wrist hopping he wouldn't ask much questions but apparently the entire conversation interested him more t
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TomassoIt was obvious that I was alive. But I felt like I was dead. Don't get me wrong, it's not like I was sad or anything. Neither was I happy.I just felt like I wasn't truly living my life. I was just a trapped in a body that wasn't mine. Each time, I would look at my surroundings and they would look distinctly familiar yet so strange, yet I felt out of place. I didn't know if therewas a cure for all of this. But they said I had lost my memory si I was hoping that when my memories came back, I would be free from this feeling. I woul d. Stop feeling out of place in my body and surroundings.I glanced at myself in the mirror and i immediately looked away because I had no memory of this fave I couldn't even remember looking at my face before. Is it really possible that I had lived this life before.While Marco was around he had shown me pictures of myself and I couldn't see that he wss lying. In my past life or should I say before now? We used to be friends. So because of him i bel
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Yes, there was a lot I wasn't telling him right now and it made so much sense. Everything was beginning to make so much sense. I should have known but I was so blinded, I wanted him to get well so soon that I didn't deem it fit to do my research. It felt like my chest was breaking into pieces that I couldn't even fathom what I was doing as my chest shook.I barged into the Tomaso bathroom as I quickly flushed down the drug."Why are you flushing down the drugs?" He asked, he was clearly confused. He had no idea what was happening. "Thought you said you were a nurse and the drugs were good for me. So I don't understand what's happening."I slumped on his bed, my legs feeling weak. I knew I wouldn't able to work anymore and I would fall down if I attempted to leave the room without proper support.He crouched down and stared at me as my tears fell onto my laps. "Are you sure you're okay?" A concerned look was etched on his face."I am not okay and that's the point." I expressed amidst s
