Rose contemplated running away from there. Far away from Kairo. But she knows better. She knows that he will find her no matter where she hides in the world. That man is a savage when he is after something. She still remembered how he traced his grandfather Russel even though that old man was hiding in a remote place in the A****n. Rose might not be able to cross the border of Texas before Kairo would trace her location and come for her. So reluctantly she sat inside the car Kairo sent for her and travelled to his home reluctantly. Her heart is pounding with uncertainty and anxiety. Even though she is happy to see him again, she knows that she has to move away from him again for the sake of Sylvia's child.
'What is wrong with him? Why did he change his mind again? ' she wondered.Soon their car stopped in front of a huge black iron gate. The gates opened and their car drove past the gates, making her eyes go wide with awe. A huge mansion is sitting at the end of the driveway. There are small plants and a well-maintained lawn surrounding the house from both sides. This house looks like it was an old European-styled house, which was renovated to fit modern society. It looks impeccable, standing tall and alone, but still imposing, just like its owner.There is a fountain sitting in the middle of the driveway. It is surrounded by Roses of all colors. The house is sitting on a large patch of land that is not too far away from the city."Mrs. Bianchi, Boss is waiting for you inside" Naim opened her door for her. Until that moment, she didn't realize that the car stopped.She gave a small smile to Naim, completely ignoring her title as Mrs. Bianchi. She will no longer be Mrs. Bianchi. She wants to give a piece of her mind to Kairo and talk some sense into him. She would try her best to leave this place as soon as she can.She followed after Naim, who escorted her inside the house. A small foyer led into the receiving room where there is a grand staircase that leads to the upper floor. The house is wide area-wise with only two floors. Rose would have loved to stay in this place if she would have come here under different circumstances. But she has other pressing things occupying her mind now. Naim took a right as soon as they finished ascending the staircase. They both walked in the lavishly decorated corridor with rooms on either side. Small expensive-looking chandeliers are hanging in the corridors, and the walls have carvings in what looks like an ancient art of fighting.Naim opened the last door at the end of the corridor and stepped aside, just like how he did back in the office."Please" he motioned for her to go inside.She gave him a closed-mouth smile and took a deep breath before walking inside. The door immediately closed after her and she heard the latch click into place.The room is huge, bigger than her apartment. A huge four-poster bed with sheer curtains is sitting in the middle of the room with expensive-looking carpets adorning the floor. There are two wooden chairs with red cushions placed on the left side with a small round wooden center table. The sheer silver and red color drapes covered the huge floor-to-ceiling window behind the bed. To the right side are two closed doors. And the man who forced her to come here in the first place walked out from one of the doors, leaving a streamy fog after him.Her breath caught in her throat when she noticed that he was only wearing a towel around his hips. Water droplets are running down his muscular body, leaving an ache in her core.'What the hell? Rose, stop staring' she scolded herself. Before she could avert her gaze, she heard his amused chuckle."I am all yours baby. You can watch all you want. But it's only fair if you could return the favor" he drawled.When she understood what he meant, her cheeks turned pink. Immediately she turned away from him. But he didn't give her much time to recover. He wrapped his arms from behind her and hugged her tightly. She is sure that even air cannot pass between them."What are you doing?" she gasped in a breathy whisper.She should push him away and demand that he behave appropriately. But her body is frozen between the fight to resist and give in."I just had my shower. I wanted to wait for you. But I thought you might not be ready to join me in the shower yet. But no problem. We can shower together and do all the other adult things that husband and wife do" he whispered into her neck.Her core throbbed when the images of what he just said flashed in her mind. Her breathing picked up and at the same time, he started leaving wet kisses near the juncture of her shoulder and neck. The delicious friction of his five of o'clock shadow on her sensitive skin made her wet. He is nipping and kissing her skin at the same time, leaving her breathless.He is not giving her time to recover from his sensual assault. One of his hands moved down south and stopped just a whisper away from her womanhood. A small move from his little finger is all that would take him to graze her lips down there. Her skin is on fire. His other hand moved upwards and stopped right underneath her breasts, not exactly touching, but still, she could feel the warmth from his hands kissing her breasts. Her nipples became hard. She bit her lip hard to stop from moaning when his thumb sneaked between the valley of her breasts. Her eyes are half mast and she is on the verge of giving in. Her resistance is fading at a faster pace.He is not doing anything, but she can feel him everywhere. She could feel his hardness poking her between her butt cheeks."You know how hard it is to hold you this close but do nothing? You are mine damnit. Why are you resisting us when you obviously like my touch?" he whispered hoarsely.That made her eyes snap open and reality crashed in. She pried his hands away from her with difficulty."What the hell Kairo?" she snapped. She is still facing away from him, too embarrassed to face him. She was on the verge of exploding in her panties just from his touch."What the hell Kairo?" she snapped. She is still facing away from him, too embarrassed to face him. She was on the verge of exploding in her panties just from his touch.Kairo whirled around by holding her shoulders. He pulled her closer by holding her behind her neck. Her slim body collided with his muscular one. On instinct, her soft palms touched his torso, to stop the collision. "I am touching my wife. I don't think that's a sin. Is it, wife?" he asked. He intentionally stressed the last word, reminding her that she is his wife.She is fighting the urge to push him away and pull him closer and beg him to finish what he started. But she is too shy to demand for the second option and he is not allowing her to move away from him either. So she settled on with a glare."What has gotten into you? It's you who promised to let me go in the first place. I don't want to be with you. Why is it so hard for you to understand? Why now? Why after a year? What changed?" she demanded. She is not
After Kairo left the room, Rose was left feeling empty and lonely.'Why is this happening to me? The man I am in love with seems to have feelings for me too. But I cannot tell him about my feelings. And he is not letting me leave either. What happened between Kairo and Sylvia? She said she is happy with Kairo. But then, Kairo is here, with me. He admitted that he came back to claim his wife back. Where does this leave Sylvia? I cannot suspect Kairo. Because I trust him more than myself. He would never willingly lie to me or betray me. It's me who did all that to him. So it leaves with one option. Sylvia must be lying. But which part was she lying about? I know she is living with Kairo in his mansion with their son. Was Kairo not in love with her? This is confusing. I am not understanding anything. What is right and what is wrong ' Rose thought feeling miserable.'This is the place where I stayed in the past one year more than I stayed in Italy ''I planted those roses. Because they re
"Rose, did it ever cross your mind that Sylvia must be lying?" Serra asked when Rose did not respond to her suggestion.Yes, it did cross her mind just now."Lying? Why do you think that she would be lying to me?" Rose inquired, asking for Serra's suggestion.Serra reached her apartment building and gently wheeled her baby inside the lobby before replying."Based on everything you told me about Sylvia, I gathered that she is arrogant and short-tempered. She manhandled you when you guys first met. No matter what her justification might be, it was wrong on all accounts. The baby might be Kairo's. But, what if it was a mistake and he doesn't love her like he loves you?" Serra expressed her doubt.Rose turned pale. If that's the case, then that means Sylvia was playing with her all this time. Everything started to get clear in her head. Every doubt and suspicion started to dissolve as her situation became clear. "You are right. I told you that she is living with him now. Maybe he is taki
Rose ran downstairs in search of Kairo, only to find his figure disappearing out of the main door. She saw him rushing out as if he had to be somewhere immediately. "Kairo" she called for him and even ran after him to catch up to him. But his car zoomed past the driveway while the tires made a loud sound because of how fast Kairo was pressing the acceleration.Rose stood outside the door alone while looking at the car which left the gates.'Where is he going? He wanted me to have dinner with him, then what came up so suddenly that he was in such a rush' she wondered."Mrs.Bianchi, can I serve you dinner now?" someone asked Rose from behind her.Rose was so lost in her thoughts that she jumped a little when she heard a foreign voice. She whirled around to find a lovely Italian woman in her late twenties standing there with a pleasant smile. The woman is wearing a black maid uniform with a black and white bow tie."I apologize, I didn't mean to startle you just now" the woman apologize
Kairo is surveying the damage done to his men and the bullets that are laid on the ground looking harmless. But he knows better. A bullet is never harmless.This is one of his many warehouses in Italy where he stores weapons and other things that are not legal to export and import. But he does them anyway."What happened?" he inquired one of his men who was there on the scene when it happened. "It happened suddenly, boss. We were not expecting anyone to storm in here and attack us. They were wearing black clothes and were hiding their faces. They drove here in a black van without a number plate. They started firing as soon as they entered the compound. It took us a couple of seconds to understand what was happening. But before we could counterattack, they left" he said. Kairo frowned. This does not make any sense."What was their purpose behind this attack? Attacking one of my warehouses needs a lot of courage. They came, shot my men, and left? This is not adding up. Did they try to
The next day, Rose woke up on the huge bed feeling relaxed and well-rested. She turned to see the other side of the bed empty and untouched. 'Looks like he didn't come back last night. What happened? Is there a problem back in Italy?' she thought with a worried frown.Her mobile started ringing, which startled her. She turned to look at the caller ID and was puzzled to see Miller's number flashing on the screen.'Why is he calling me so early?' she wondered.She contemplated if she should answer the call or not, but in the end, she decided to take it. She decided that it must be something important if he was calling so early."Hello Miller" she answered in a professional tone. She no longer could think about him as her friend. The way he proposed and his behavior the next day made her feel like, this was the real Miller and the man he tried to pretend to be was all a lie.Miller on the other hand is irritated. After Rose left abruptly the previous day, he found out about their new bo
Rose is stunned to hear that Kairo is hurt. Silent tears blurred her vision and her heart rate picked up with worry for Kairo. Tears of distress trickled down her cheeks and dripped down her chin and onto her lap. But she willed herself not to let Miller know that his confession affected her at all. The other fact that made her stomach churn was that Sylvia and Miller were working together. She should have guessed it long ago. After all, Sylvia is the one who introduced Miller to Rose. "So you are digging your own grave, Miller? You don't know that man like I do. And you are working with Sylvia? That snake. I should have realized that she doesn't love Kairo at all. It's really good that you both started messing with my husband. I might be weak and foolish that I fell for your tricks. But my Kairo is not. Mark my words, Miller. Your countdown just started from the last night. He is very stubborn. He will collect the clues and find his way to you both. And once he reaches you, no one c
After her mind-numbing conversation with Miller, Rose feels lost and lonely. She left the room still holding her mobile in her hand. It's the same room where Kairo left her the night before and slowly descended the stairs like a lost bird. She made her way to the kitchen area where she was sure she would find Lola. She is anxious about Kairo and she wants to know how he is doing."Rose, good morning " Lola greeted Rose when she noticed the other woman standing near the kitchen entrance with a dull look.Rose gave Lola a half smile, which she was sure might not look like a smile at all. "Morning Lola. You look busy" Rose mumbled.Lola frowned. Rose looks unnaturally pale and her body looks stiff. She made her way towards Rose, who stepped out of the kitchen and was standing with her back facing Lola."Hey, are you ok? You didn't sleep well last night? You look pale and stressed" Lola inquired with concern.Rose doesn't know whom to tell about Miller and Sylvia. She wants to tell Kairo