DANTE…I held onto Ashley's hand tightly as she looked down from the balcony, she was hanging low and could fall anytime soon.I didn't care about the fear that was instilled in her, all that went through my mind at that moment was to save her.If only she had listened to me and stayed still, she wouldn't be in such a situation."Don't be scared, hold onto the railing I'll pull you up" I said in a soft voice but she threw her face away from me."I don't need your help, I can accept it from anyone but definitely not you" Ashley bawled stubbornly as anger rose inside of me.This woman was so impossible and unpredictable, her life was in danger and all she cared about was not taking help as far as it came from me."How foolish!" I muttered and she gazed up at me."What did you say?" she asked"I've had enough of your childish behaviour, I won't let you die. I promised to always protect you" I said, bending down towards her and using my hand to yank under her arm as I carried her up despi
ASHLEY… I could feel my heart shatter into unfixable pieces, for a second time in my life I loved a man that doesn't love me back. I was such a fool to think his affection towards me was because he felt love, damn it Ashley! I tugged hard on my hair, hoping to rip it apart and not feel any pain. I should have believed it when I was told love brings pain, nothing else. My hands were placed on the wall, guiding me towards Dante's bedroom and I pushed the door open to inhale his cologne. I stepped inside with my eyes peering around the room, the memories of our happy moments, the laughter, the sex, the angry moments, the fights, kept flashing right before my face. It felt as though everything was happening in reality but it was just my past. Relieving myself out of the trance I was in, my hands raked through Dante's closet and I took out my favourite white shirt. It belonged to him but I found myself falling deeper in love whenever he's drapped with it. I brought his shirt closer
DAVID…"Finally the man of the moment I've been waiting for has finally arrived, what took you so long David?" I heared a voice behind me, walking towards me with reproaching footsteps but I didn't look back with my eyes glued at the window."I was contemplating on if I should show up or not but then I realised it would be for the best if I think logically instead of irrationally" I responded, turning my gaze to Tina who was sitting down on the sofa and I smirked."Obviously you would, you're a cunning man and I'm aware your presence here has something you need to benefit from" Tina said"Don't waste my time, get straight to the point and tell me why you called to meet me so late at night?" I fired back, my body leaning against the window"Dante brought some intimate photos of I and him on bed together, he literally threw it on my face and accused me of tarnishing his image in front of Ashley despite knowing we haven't been intimate" Tina explianed and I squinted my eyes at her"What!
ASHLEY…For the uptenth time, I glanced towards my phone as I released a sigh of frustration.I didn't want to pick any calls, I wanted to be in a world of my own, far away from anything that would cause me pain.With anger burning inside of me as though it were a volcano ready to erupt, I marched towards my phone and picked up the call.I was ready to lash out at the caller not untill the words I heared brought me off guard that I didn't realise when my phone dropped to the floor.I staggered behind to get myself in control but the words kept ringing in my ear, without checking on anyone or telling anyone about my disappearance, I stormed out of the house.I arrived at the police station, searching for Tina who informed me over the phone but then I saw a man being led in with handcuffs and a mask draped over his face.I quickly ran towards the cops who were holding him and I removed the mask off the person's face only to reveal Dante whose eyes gazed into mine and I clamped a hand on
ASHLEY… "Are you out of your senses? how dare you ask me to marry a psychopath like you, such guts!" I reprimanded him, Vicenzo's face was burning in outmost rage as he balled his fists together. "I'm not here to listen to what you want, you must do as I say in order to save your beloved. Can't you do this much for the man you claim to love, less I forget he doesn't love you back" he mocked at me "You can get any girl to get married to, why must it be me? which human in his right state of mind would his brother's love interest's hand in marriage" I asked with a feeling of nervousness, my heart was breaking into two "Because you're my key to Dante's ultimate destruction, think about it with a sane mind. Will you accept to get married to me or watch him get hanged to death?, I'm sure you're aware of the punishment for a murder case?" Vicenzo said, twisting his car keys in his hands and I stood numb staring at him like a mute spectator. Flashes of Dante being hanged or shot to death
DANTE… My heart was thudding loudly, it felt as though it was breaking into little pieces especially when I had to see David and Ashley together. I was sure he must have blurted out the truth to Ashley, a secret which I've managed to hide for so long. A part of my life I never wanted to recall, and she might never see me the same way again. Why won't she understand whatever I did was to save her from him, David has always been a threat in my life and now seeing her with him irks the living hell out of me. I was so consumed in the underground work I had that I didn't realise David's aim was to get control over Ashley, I hate myself for being so helpless. "Sir please can you sign on this papers?" I heared a voice call out to me and I glanced to see one of the cops standing beside me. "What are those?" I asked in an authoritative tone, making sure to instill fear inside of him. That is who I am, a man that instills fear in people with his heart as cold as ice, a man that is ready
ASHLEY… "What are you doing in my house? and how the hell did you find out about my address!?" I bawled at Tina who pushed past me as resentment clouded my thoughts and rage seared through me. Slamming the door shut as I struggled against my anger, I moved towards her and I watched her peering around the living room before using my shirt which was laid on the couch to clean it then she sat on it. "It's not like you live in a luxurious mansion that no one is allowed to know your adress, your living room is so tiny and it can't match up to my bathroom" Tina mocked "Did you come here just to taunt me? If that's true it means you have all the time in the world so let's banter words at each other" I raised my voice at her, I was loosing every bit of my cool but I had to remain calm. "You shouldn't raise your voice at me, I'm sure the walls of this tiny house are weak and may fall due to such loud noises" "Really ma'am, then you may leave. I don't want my house falling on you because
DANTE…."It's you, I was about to leave so why are you staring at me in such a condescending manner?" Tina asked, drapping her seat belt over her body as her hands held onto her car steering.I sighed heavily, walking towards the driver seat and I opened it.Taking her unawares then I unbuckled her seatbelt and dragged her out of the car."You had better not raise your voice, I don't want Ashley to see us together. It's obvious you weren't about to leave because you were eaves dropping on our conversation" I blurted out as Tina struggled her body out of my hold."You're dumb Dante! has love clouded your brain that you can't think properly or see what's beyond you? look at the distance between Ashley's house and my car then you're standing here to spout nonsense" Tina lied as resentment festered in me.I knew she was spitting lies without any hesistations but what she didn't know was I had caught her in it and due to David's warnings I knew I needed to beware of her.Looking at her int