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
ASHLEY…"Racheal why have you called me here and what is this place?" I asked her as she kept dragging me to follow her behind."Didn't I tell you my reason over the phone and you rushed here immediatelym" Racheal countered"Yeah you did but you said you want me to help you shop some clothes, despite knowing I've always admired your dressing sense. You know all this better than me" I said and she turned to face me"Then why are you so impatient? don't you want to help me and from there we can spend more time with each other. I've missed you so much" she expressed, pulling me into a hug and I cringed away."You're never this nice to me and this place doesn't look like a shopping mall" I countered as she kept leading me on and pushed the door in front of us open as the lights got switched on, only to reveal Dante standing akimbo with a bright smile on his face.He was dressed in a casual wear, black cargo pants and a big nude shirt. His hair was styled and gelled behind just how I loved
ASHLEY… With a smile spread across my lips I followed Dante's man downstairs, he was holding onto my hand tightly and I smiled at his warm gesture. He was probably just following the orders of his boss and I'm pretty well sure Dante must have threatened him to take really good care of me. We arrived at the last floor as my eyes roamed around, I couldn't see any trace of Dante but there wasn't anything to worry about. Turning my gaze towards Dante's man, I realized he wasn't standing beside me anymore. I spun around but I couldn't see him, where did he go? I thought, as my body began to feel so uneasy. Casting my gaze downwards I could see a shadow coming behind me and when I quickly turned I was left startled, releasing a gasp from my mouth as I saw him standing numb to the ground and his eyes piercing into mine in a steady gaze. “Where had you been?" I asked, still feeling excited though. I just wanted to see the suprise Dante had planned for me. I had the thoughts at the bac
ASHLEY… I felt a tight grip on my neck as Tina glared at me dangerously and clenched her teeth tightly. I wanted to fight back but I knew my actions would only enrage her so it was best to act dumb as I hoped for Dante to arrive soon. “I'm talking to you and don't waste my time, get into the grave right now!” Tina said, pushing me harshly into the grave as I missed a footing and I yelled and fell onto the ground. I swiftly looked at her as a smirk appeared on her face. “Let me remind you of one more thing, you had better stop moving your eyes around in search of Dante because by the time he arrives to save you, you won't be alive so just fucking say your last prayer” “This isn't right, I'll give you anything you want but don't smear your hands with my blood. Even after my death what's the guarantee you'll have Dante?” I responded, hoping to engage her in a conversation to pass away time before Dante could arrive. “That shouldn't be your problem to handle, it's mine and only I w
DANTE'S POV…. “You don't need to do all this Ashley, I'm perfectly fine. Look at me baby I'm alive and visible in front of you” I said, cupping Ashley's chin but she slapped my hand away with a scornful look on her face. “Really? do you expect me to believe your big talks? you might be a mafiasco but your body isn't. I was so scared last night, your fever was so high that you didn't regain consciousness till this evening” Ashley chided at me as she kept squeezing the wet cloth and placed it on my forehead. “I can see it" I muttered, making her pause in her actions as she casted a glance at me. “What can you see?" Ashley inquired “How scared you were and because of that you didn't hesistate to kill the one man whom was going to take away the love of your life from you, you held onto a gun for my sake” I responded "I love you and I don't regret what ever I did, I'll kill anyone and more of them who try to take you away from me” Ashley answered back. "I fucking love you, being wit