Luca let out a sigh, they found her, he just finished speaking with Nicho and they found Maya while she was out clubbing. It was late already and he didn’t want to leave Nora alone in the house neither did he want to drag her out of the house. He told them to hold her until morning when he could get to her. He wanted to be the one to speak to her. As he didn’t want a repeat of what had happened before even though he was sure that there was no way his men could mistake her for someone else. He hoped that she would not give him a hard time because he already promised Nora that he wasn’t going to hurt her but if she didn’t tell him what he wanted to hear, he would not be able to keep the promise he made to Nora and he really wanted to keep that promise. Earlier, when he had walked in on Nora looking so worried, he had feared that something bad had happened until she had told him what happened. He had been relieved that it wasn’t what he had thought. He had sat through her explaining ev
“Why are you calling me so late? What business do we have that you think you can just call me anytime you want and I will pick up? I told you already that I will find you on my own and deal with you, stop calling me,”Luca said in anger. “Yet, you still have my contact saved, how else would you know it is me if my contact isn’t saved on your phone? Luca, don’t fall in love with me,”The bitch had some nerve to say that shit to him. “Shut your unwashed mouth,” Luca let out. He didn’t want the bitch to make him angry but just hearing her voice was enough to ruin his mood. “Luca, don’t be so worked up, I promise, I am going to let you know why I called, I just wanted to know how my favorite man is doing,”She was trying to provoke him on purpose and he was failing at keeping his emotions in check, she always managed to get under his skin no matter how he tried to not get worked up. every word that comes out of her mouth makes him so mad. “Just tell me why you called me, I am not in
“You are restless, are you okay, Luca?”Nora asked about thirty minutes later, he thought she was already sleeping but apparently not, he didn’t want to worry so he just patted her shoulders. “Nothing is wrong, just sleep,”He said. “No, Luca, I can’t sleep when it is clear you are restless, does it have anything to do with the call you received earlier? Did something happen?”She questioned and removed herself from his hold. She sat up on the bed and looked at him expectantly. “Nothing happened that you should worry yourself about,”She told her but she shook her head. “If it is nothing, you won’t be so restless, tell me what it is or we are not going back to bed, who called you earlier and why has that call made you so restless?”She questioned. Even though he told himself that he shouldn’t bother her about his problems, he found himself telling her who called. “It that woman,”“And what does she want? Why has her call left you some worried? Did she do something bad again?”She
After Luca left, Nora tried to go back to sleep but she found herself not being able to fall asleep, when she tired of forcing herself, she gave up and got out of bed, she wanted to walk downstairs to the living room but opt to just seat in the room that served as the upstairs living room as she didn’t want to stress her legs. Even though she could walk without her wheelchair. She felt lazy and just sat on the chair and wheeled herself to the living room, she clapped to turn on the light and picked up the remote, she turned the TV on and reduced the volume to just a whisper, the house felt so empty that at a point, she wished she had just gone with Luca like he had wanted her to but she didn’t want to be a distraction to him and to be honest, she had been a little scared that she might witness something there that might trigger her. She might be healing but she hasn’t forgotten what she experienced and just seeing someone tied, which she assumed Maya would be, might be enough to make
“Luca left the house earlier and now he sent one of his men to come to get me, I don’t know why but I can’t reach him to confirm and I don’t know if I am doing the right thing, what do you think I should do? You are the only one I could call,”Nora told her. She looked to see if the man was back but she didn’t hear any footstep, she kind of wished that he would not return, she felt safer in the mansion, if only Luca had taken his call, she would not be having all the thought she was having right now and she just had to go call Rose and make her worried too, she regretted calling Rose. “Where is he taking you to and are you sure this man works for Luca? I mean you have to have some doubts for you to be skeptical about following him. Rose asked. “He works for Luca and I have seen him around the mansion a couple of times and he has even spoken to me once when he came to speak to Luca, I just don’t like him, is it weird that I don’t want to leave the mansion with him? Luca and I spoke
When Luca arrived at the warehouse where Maya was kept, everything seemed normal he had almost turned his car around and driven back to the mansion to be with Nora but he had changed his mind, parked, and gotten out of the car, he was met with a very shock Nicho who by the way, left his phone in the car which was why he couldn’t take his call. As Luca had suspected, that bitch didn’t even know where he had Maya because according to Nicho and his other men present, there hasn’t been any kind of thing that would suggest the place was being watched.Luca couldn’t rob off the feeling that the bitch was up to something and she wanted him out of the house and outside. Luca looked at the crying young girl before him, he hadn’t touched her nor had any of his men but she was crying so much and barely saying anything of interest.“So, are you finally going to stop crying and tell me what I need to hear? I promise you that crying isn’t going to help your case, only you can get yourself out of th
“Yes, my friend took care of her grandmother a couple of times in the past, I know she calls her mama too,”She revealed. Luca got an idea, this friend of hers could know Claudia, if that’s her real name personally.“This friend of yours, can I get her contact? I need to ask her a few questions,”Even before he finished talking, she was already shaking her head.“Please, don’t make me say anything about my friend, she has been through a lot lately after losing her husband, please don’t drag her into any messy situation, I can’t tell you anything about my friend,”She told him and he decided not to push further, he wasn’t about to be insensitive and drag a widow into his mess.“Okay, fine, I won’t, do you have anything else that might help me find Claudia? I need to find her,”“I don’t know anything else that might help, even my friend didn’t know much about her and she only met her once when she worked for her, she was mostly with her grandmother as none of the two sisters lived here,
Nora felt lightheaded when she tried to open her eyes, she felt like hell and her body ached all over. She tried to open her eyes but failed to because her eyes were very heavy. She lifted her hands to her face, wondering why she ached all over, the last thing she remembered was…“Oh fuck,”Nora let out as she forced her eyes open as the memories of what had happened to her flooded her head, she didn’t like it at all, she didn’t like what she remembered and wished it was all just a bad dream but when her eyes opened, she realized she had not been dreaming because the room she was in was an unfamiliar room and she was all alone.She didn’t know what happened after that bastard had drugged her and she still felt dizzy, she was sure she slept for a long time for the drug to have wearied off so much, which meant, Luca would already be aware that she was missing and he might be looking for her already. She didn’t know where she was but she could swear that that bitch that Luca was after ha
“I am three months pregnant, we are going to be parents too, I told him last night and Luca is so excited about being a dad again,”Nora told Rose. It was Rose’s turn to tear up. “Oh, baby, I am so proud of you, congratulations my love,”Roseline said, hugging her again. “Thank you, Roseline, it feels so good to have you here with me at a time like this, it makes it even more special,”Nora told her. “You know that I won’t give up an opportunity to see a place like this, this house is a literal castle and Luca said I could take a tour around and he even agreed to be my tour guide, payment for stealing you away from me, he also agreed to one more thing but I am not telling,”Roseline cheered; “Both of you are crazy but I love you guys, let’s go up to the room that you will be using,”Nora said and they both walked upstairs to the room she had prepared for Roseline, they spent the whole day chic-chatting, and even when Luca came back, she didn’t leave Roseline. They had dinner toget
Nora woke up in a happy mood. Last night was one of the best nights of her life. Not only was she going to be a mom, but she was also going to marry the man of her dreams. She reached out for him but the space next to her was empty, she opened her eyes and the bed was empty, she checked the time. “Fucking hell,”she yelped and got out of bed. She had to go pick Rose up from the airport in less than an hour. “You are finally up,”Luca voiced, he was all dressed while she still had morning. “Luca? Why didn’t you wake me up? Rose will be in soon, I am going to be late,”She let out as she rushed out of bed, she couldn’t believe she overslept. “Relax, don’t be in such a hurry,”He said; she gave him a dirty look, it was all his fault that she slept in. “You had one job, wake me up, and you didn’t do it, don’t tell me to relax, you don’t know Rose, she will be super upset if I don’t show up,”Nora let out. “She is already here, I am just coming back from the airport, I went to pick h
“Oh my God, he has a ring,”She whispered and tried to get up from her seat. “Stay,”He said in a shaking voice that he had never spoken in before. “Is this why you have been so nervous?”She asked and he nodded, he was still nervous, if she said no, his world would crash. He suddenly didn’t know what to say. “Aren’t you going to say anything?”Nora asked after a couple of minutes. “Don’t tell me you didn’t rehearse what you were supposed to say,”She continued, he did think about what he wanted to say to her but right now, he couldn’t remember anything. “I don’t know what to say, I just know that I love and want you with me, I am not good with these kinds of things, I didn’t know what it was like to feel like this until I met you, I can’t get the words out that would properly describe how I feel for you, how desperate I want you to be mine forever,”He told her. “You are doing just fine right now, you don’t need big fancy words,”She encouraged him. Her words helped to reduce h
Luca watched his woman sleep, she looked so beautiful and peaceful sleeping beside him. He didn’t know what he did to deserve her but he couldn’t thank the universe enough for sending her to him. Now he couldn’t imagine a life without her. two months, the past two months hadn’t been easy for him but with her by his side, he could do anything, waking up each day to her made everything bearable, he had to relearn how to do everything but it wasn’t so hard for him when each time he looked around, she was there cheering him on. He didn’t know how best to pay her back. She came into his life and never looked back, not even when he told her to leave, she vowed to be with him, believed in him even when he had doubts; her words of encouragement, the way she was there each time he was so close to giving up, telling him just how much she loved him. He could say her love healed him. She never asked anything in return but he vowed to take care of her for the rest of their life. He already had pl
“You bet I will, thank you so much, I will come around soon for registration,”She told her and walked out of the office, it was almost one pm; Luca would probably be looking for her already, Nora didn’t know how he was going to take the news of the pregnancy since they hadn’t talked about having a baby. Maria did say it would be good news so she hoped Luca saw it that way too because even though she just found out, she already loved the baby. “Amore, what took you so long? I was waiting for you,”Luca let out when she walked into his room, he got out of bed and walked to her, wrapping her in a welcoming hug. He could walk now, he was still healing. “The second hug I am getting today, today must be my day of hugs,”Nora mouthed, Luca broke the hug and gave her a look. “Who else are you getting hugs from?”He asked in a jealous tone, Nora laughed. “Don’t look so jealous, I got a hug from Maria,”She replied and went into his arms again. “Maria gets a pass, no one else is allowed t
“Yes, I am sorry for what I said the other day, I regretted it the minutes the words came out, I was only trying to get you to leave, I feel stupid for doing that, I love you so much, please say you have forgiven me,”He said. she smiled; she already forgave him but she needed him to know that what he said was wrong on all accounts. “Apology accepted, don’t do it again, no one wants to be called a gold-digger by the one they love, that shit hurt like hell, I can’t lie to you and say it didn’t, I am glad you talked about it and apologized,”Nora said and planted another kiss on his hair. “Thank you for coming back, Amore, it won’t happen again, I promise,”He replied. “So, you are feeling good now?”She asked him, lifting his face so that she could see him properly, he nodded. She hugged him and they stayed like that for a couple of minutes before she helped him get back to his room. The days turned into weeks and then months, and every day, Luca got better, it was a lot of work an
Nora didn’t know what to expect when she walked into Luca’s hospital room after three days away, she set her mind to him asking her to leave again, telling herself that she would turn back and leave without a backward glance if he said anything like that but knowing she would not be able to do it. The last three days were spent doing nothing, she ate, tried to sleep, and talked with Maria who came to visit Luca yesterday. She did tell her that Luca looked down and even asked about her but that doesn’t mean he still wants to see her. She went to his hospital room but he wasn’t there. She saw a nurse who told her he was getting fresh air and pointed her to where she would find him, she saw him before he saw her. There were a few other people in the healing garden but Luca was all alone, he looked up and saw her, his face lit up for a moment before his expression went unreadable again. She saw the few seconds of delight and hoped it was a good sign. “Hey, Luca, how have you been?”Nora
“I haven’t been to the mansion since and I haven’t seen her, I thought she was here with you, did she leave? Should I call her here for you?”He asked. If she was still at the mansion, calling her to come to the hospital when it was already late wasn’t a good idea. “No, you don’t have to do that,”Luca responded. “Boss? Did you make her angry? Did you both fight?”Nicho asked in a scolding voice. Luca thought about just letting it go and not telling him what happened, he didn’t have to tell him but Nicho was the only other person he could ask about her, and Maria wouldn’t answer him. “Why are you scolding me? I already know I made a mistake. I don’t need you rubbing it in, I kind of told her to leave and she did, I haven’t seen her for three days now and I am starting to think she really decided to leave me, not like I blame her, I said some really hurtful things to her, told her she was around for my money, don’t look at me like that, I regret it,”Luca said when Nicho gave him an
Luca looked up when the door to his hospital room for the ninth time that day but once again, it wasn’t the one he wanted at the door, Nora, he hadn’t seen her since he told her to leave two days ago, and for the past two days, he had waited for her to show up, he felt like an helpless child waiting for his mom, the problem was he was the one who sent her away, it was his fault and now, he feared she might have taken his advice and actually left him for good. “Why did I even say something like that to her?”He scolded himself; he should have called her back and apologized to her but he had stupidly let her leave. Maybe he thought like before that she would be back. When she didn’t come back that first day, he had thought she would the next morning but up until this moment, he still had not heard from her and another day was almost over. Luca looked up when the door opened, hoping it would be Nora this time but it wasn’t her, it was Maria, the older woman smiled when she walked in, i