Emma’s POV
Sitting on my bed and looking at my dishevelled and scattered room literally did nothing to reduce the fire burning in my chest. I looked at my vanity table turned upside down and winced.
“Fuck! Maybe I went too far and I shouldn’t have broken that mirror.” I muttered to myself.
I curled up on my bed and just closed my eyes. I badly wanted to sleep to relieve myself of this humiliation and pain, but sleep betrayed me. Rather, the tears I’ve been trying to gate keep decided that time as the best time to release themselves.
My chest felt stuffy, like a giant was crushing my heart and my lungs at the same time. I hated my life and I just wanted to die. I cried till I had nothing coming out of my eyes and I was pretty sure my tear ducts ran away because they were fed up with my soul wrenching cries.
I couldn’t even pinpoint the exact thing that was making me cry. Was it the fact that my own husband finally kissed me since we got married, or that he had disgust clearly drawn on his face after the kiss, or ordering the guards to look me up in my room and not let me out for whatsoever reason or him thinking it was respectful to plan a charity party and just throw it at me on the D-day without any prior notice?
I didn’t want to admit the pussy throbbing part because I cannot even explain how that happened to be honest.
“You know why that happened, Em.” a tiny voice in my mind spoke with a drawl.
Well, that’s the problem. Deep down my mind, I knew I was weirdly attracted to my husband, even though I hated and still hate him to bits. But, he is the most sexy, finest male specimen I’ve ever seen in my long ass whole life. He oozes a perfect masculine aura. Thinking about the hard kiss we had sent bouts of shivers down my lady part from my spine.
“Get hold of yourself, Emma!”
“It’s probably because it’s been a long time since I had sex.”
“Maybe I should sneak out of the house and pounce on any man I see to fuck me, till my senses are properly aligned”
“A good round of solid sex from a well built man who doesn’t have stupid blue eyes or a perfect chiselled face with the yummiest abs would probably do me good.”
I laid down to sleep, mulling over different ideas in my mind to be finally sane and sexually satiated. I closed my eyes shut, willing the sleep to come to me and not play any stupid game with me this time around. I didn’t even sleep for 2 hours before I heard an annoying incessant knock on my door.
I rubbed my eyes and sat up, staring at the door and trying to even recollect where I was. Wondering who on earth had the guts to knock like that on my door, I walked to the door to open it, but stopped abruptly as my hand hovered over the doorknob. Only Luca had the guts to knock on my door like a lunatic and I was going to enjoy stressing his ass out and leaving him standing at my door, knocking and waiting like the possessive, control freak lunatic he is.
Smirking at the door when the knocks stopped, I wondered how easily a whole Ice King! The mafia Lord suddenly got tired of knocking and gave up. But I hadn’t even stepped an inch from where I was standing when the knocks started again, this time louder than before. The knocks were starting to get on my nerves and I was starting to feel anger building up.
I flung the door and started warning Luca about the annoying knocks, before my words dried in my throat. Standing before me was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen in my life.
For a second, I just stared at her and her perfect curvy body. She had the most perfectly shaped and firm boobs, I thought jealously.
“I’m sure she had a boob job, a nose lift and a lip pump because, ain’t no way her maker created her to be that perfect.” I muttered under my breath, low enough for only my ears… Or so I thought.
“What did you say?” she replied in a condescending manner.
I hated her immediately, I hated how squeaky her stupid voice sounded. It sounded like when a mouse got trapped in a trap and it was pissing me off.
“I wasn’t talking to you. Who the fuck are you and why would you even be knocking like that on my door? Last I checked, this is my house and I don’t remember my husband and I expecting any visitors?” I fired back at her, scrambling at my brain to recollect if this was any of Luca’s long lost sister who he never told me about.
The bitch ignored me and just sauntered into my room, like she had a high share in my husband’s company. She had this air about her, almost as if she knew something I didn’t and I didn’t like that attitude.
“I’m Stephanie, Luca’s gir… Luca’s friend and I’m here to make you look better than an eyesore for the party.” She replied in that same squeaky voice.
Confusion set in first, then realisation and then blazing anger. How dare he? How dare that scumbag? How dare that fucking bastard bring his tramp to our house, our home!?
Did she think I was dumb? Or I didn’t hear that stupid condescending tone in that annosqueky voice of hers? Or even the girlfriend she was about to announce herself as, before correcting it to a friend?
“Drop the clothes and the make up and get out of my house this instant!” I replied in a very low voice. I was blazing with fury and god help me, I would tear her from limb to limb if she as much as disobeyed my orders.
She stood there, looking at me with a defiant look in her eyes and I just saw red.
“Get your sloppy ass, fucking boob job and a lip that looks like your doctor gave you a 90% sale lip pump out of my home this instant, before I throw you out!” I screamed.
I wasn’t going to wait around and listen to that squeaky voice of hers again. I walked to the door and bellowed into the corridor.
“Jane! Claudia!! Vera! Get the outfits and the make up from this woman’s assistants to my room right now, then see them out immediately!” I have a firm order to the maids. They knew me well enough not to call my bluff.
The bitch stood there wide eyed, not believing that she would one day be thrown out of her Luca’s mansion and by no other woman than the one Luca said was nothing, but just an eye candy to him and the world.
I know fully well that she was wondering why Luca didn’t select her, even after she might have probably offered her shameless artificial self to him and always made sure to satisfy his sexual needs and still turn a blind eye to the numerous women she had to glam up each time he needed a plus 1 for an occasion.
Well, I cared less about her feelings and cared more about getting her sorry ass thrown out of my house.
She left immediately the maids brought in the outfits and make up, but not before throwing a scorching, condescending look my way before swaying her hips out of my room. I’m sure she was going to run to her mafia boyfriend, who happens to be my husband, to complain and bitch about in her annoying voice.
But I honestly cared less. I was excited to try on new clothes and this night would be the perfect night to tip Luca off the edge and make him mad. I would definitely show off more skin and find a dress that will hug my every curve and make me look like the wild wife of the Mafia Lord, Luca Moretti.
Jane helped me with my beauty bath and just as I was leaving the bathroom, I heard Luca drive in and talk to Matthias who he stationed outside my room for a bit, before walking to his room and ignoring mine. I couldn’t care less, today was going to be my wild night.
Jane left and I used that opportunity to let my towel fall and walked around my room naked. I was walking to the vanity table Jane helped me rearrange when my door suddenly flung open. Standing there was Luca, his eyes blazing with fury and his shoulders taut.
“Oh, look who just found out about his girlfriend being thrown out.” I muttered under my breath.
I waited for his angry words and threats, but it never came and I started wondering what went wrong with his voice. I glanced at him over my shoulder and saw something different in his eyes. Hunger… Desire… They were boldly written there. And that was when I traced his eyes and looked down and realized I was stark naked.
Luca’s POVThe journey back to the mansion was a haze of rage and annoyance. I couldn't shake off the lingering, disturbing arousal that had filled the drive. Emma's rebellious attitude, her sudden burst of emotions, and her bold display of her body had triggered a difficult-to-manage response in me. When I arrived at the grand house, I was prepared to release my bottled-up anger. My plan was straightforward. Emma needed to be reminded of her position. Her resistance and efforts to sabotage me had led to this point. I had to make her understand, in the most physical way imaginable, who held the power. Emma occupied my every thought as I strolled through the magnificent entrance. Her wide swaying hips and bum, anger, and vulnerability fueled a growing fire within me. Her eyes widening when she discovered I saw her naked perfectly revealed her mixed feelings, and it only made me more determined to show my dominance over her. I walked to her room with a focused determination. Emma’s
Chapter 5: Emma’s POVI lay on the bed, feeling the impact of Luca's powerful actions lingering in my body. The room was poorly illuminated, with shadows from the flickering hallway light creating a more dismal atmosphere. His rough touch left my skin tingling, and his lingering scent served as a constant reminder of our recent meeting. The shame and disorientation swirled inside me, an emotional tempest that wouldn't calm down. Luca’s unexpected arrival, his forceful kiss, and the following intense interaction left me feeling violated yet strangely invigorated. I was perplexed by the mix of fury and excitement. After he departed, I fell onto the bed, experiencing exhaustion in both mind and body. Tears ran unchecked, their salty paths contrasting sharply with the harsh, unchanging truth of my circumstances. I despised myself for allowing him to affect me so profoundly, for how my body had reacted to his control despite my mind's objections. I attempted to understand everything. Wa
Chapter 6: Luca’s POVThe charity event was coming to an end, with the monotone murmur of obligatory chats and fake smiles gradually receding. I lingered at the bar, sipping a glass of whiskey, lost in thought amidst the dazzling scene. These occurrences were identical: superficial, expected, and extremely dull. The individuals in this place have come to observe and get noticed, to associate themselves with my reputation, my influence. However, the significance of everything hardly entered my thoughts. I was not present at the party. My existence served as a warning of the authority governing this city. But this evening, a different disturbance was troubling my thoughts. Emma is a name. My wife walked into the hall with a calm and composed demeanor, her expression giving nothing away, moving gracefully as if nothing had happened the night before. The black dress clung to her body beautifully, highlighting her shape and drawing the eyes of all the men in the room. I was aware of the
Chapter 7: Emma’s POVThe house was quiet. Too quiet, if I was being honest.Each second of the clock's ticking on the wall became more audible, each creak in the floorboards beneath me more distinct. However, what unsettled me was not the quietness. It was the turbulent storm of feelings within me, a whirlwind of emotions I couldn't even comprehend. Luca had abandoned me in the hallway, his words echoing in my ears, while his footsteps faded away in the corridor. “Remember where you belong, Emma.”His voice's reverberation caused a chill down my spine. Those words carried a heavy burden, serving as a grim reflection of my role in our complicated relationship. The husband of mine. The one who causes me pain. The one who has captured me. He didn't simply possess me legally - he possessed my physical form, dictated my behaviour, and, even more disturbingly, he was starting to influence my thoughts in ways that were beyond my comprehension. I remained in place, leaning against the chill
Chapter 8: Luca’s POVWhile heading back to the estate, the only sound in the car was the soft rumble of the engine. The soft glow of the streetlights brightened the calm city streets. But my mind was anything but still. It was a storm of conflicting thoughts, a tangle of emotions I couldn’t afford to entertain.The memory of Emma’s bare skin flashed in my mind, uninvited. Her body, the way it responded to me, the way she had melted against me despite the fire of resistance in her eyes—it all haunted me like a stubborn ghost. I had taken her, claimed her in a way that left no room for misunderstanding. She was mine. She knew it. I knew it.But there was something about her reaction that gnawed at me.I had anticipated that she would put up more of a struggle, to oppose me with the passion she frequently displayed in her gaze. However, there had been a hint of something different lurking below the surface, something I couldn't quite identify. Submission? No, Emma wasn’t the type to sim
Chapter 9: Emma’s POVThe silence in the room after Luca left was suffocating, wrapping around me like a heavy fog that refused to lift. I was still shaking from his touch, my lips tingling from the intensity of his kiss that made me dizzy. I despised the way he caused me to feel, how my body disobeyed all attempts at maintaining control. I despised him. However, what I despised the most was myself. I perched on the side of the bed, my robe still sticking damply to my skin from my earlier bath. My heart pounded in my chest, feeling raw and exposed after our encounter. I still sensed his hands touching me, the strength of his hold, the warmth of his breath near my neck. He had once again taken what he desired, and I had allowed him to do so. Even more troubling, I had reacted to him, blending with him as if I couldn't control myself. How can I be lacking in strength like this? I brushed my wet hair with my hand, feeling frustration and another unnamed emotion causing my fingers to
Chapter 10: Luca’s POVI forcefully closed the door to my office, the noise echoing down the hallway, yet it failed to alleviate the anger building up within me. Each step that took me further from her room felt like a battle raging in my mind, one in which I was uncertain of the outcome. I still felt a tingling sensation on my skin from her touch, with the flavor of her kiss still present in my mouth. However, it proved insufficient. It would never happen. Emma…. She was pushing me beyond my limits, triggering buttons I didn't even know existed. I could still perceive the fiery determination in her gaze, hidden underneath layers of confusion and anger. She believed she could despise me, she could repel me, but she was mistaken. She was unaware of the extent of my control or how completely she belonged to me. Sitting at my desk, the leather chair creaked under me as I reclined, looking up at the ceiling in an effort to restore a feeling of control. Despite that, I couldn't erase th
Chapter 11: Emma’s POVThe room was silent, eerily so, after Luca stormed out. I stood by the door, still shaken, my chest rising and falling as I tried to steady my breath. My body was at war with itself, my mind battling the overwhelming pull Luca had on me. My skin still tingled where his hands had been, the roughness of his touch lingering like a brand.I hated him.I despised him for his control over me, his taking without permission, and his treating me as nothing but his belonging. However, within me lurked a deceitful side that couldn't ignore the powerful bond between us and how my body reacted to him despite my internal anger. I hugged myself tightly, attempting to rid myself of his presence, but it proved futile. What is the most dreadful aspect? I had given permission for it. Each time, I promised myself I would resist and push him away, but in the end, I allowed him to overpower me. And, with God's help, I desired it. "Fucking pull yourself together , Emma," I murmured a
Emma’s & Luca’s POV (Combined POV, Epilogue)Emma’s POVI had always wondered if love was something that could truly save you. I used to think it was just a fleeting feeling, something that passed, something that couldn’t bear the weight of life’s complexities. But standing here, with Luca beside me, I realized that love wasn’t just a feeling—it was a force. A force that had pulled us through the worst of times and brought us to this moment.I watched Luca from across the room. He was sitting at the desk in the study, looking out over the sprawling estate that had once felt like a prison, but now felt like a home. The weight of the past was still there, but it wasn’t a burden anymore. It was just a part of us, woven into the fabric of who we had become.Luca’s hand moved over the documents in front of him, but his focus was elsewhere. He was thinking, just like I was. About everything we had overcome. About everything we had fought for.I stood up and walked over to him slowly, the ba
Emma’s POVThe morning light filtered softly through the curtains, casting a warm, golden glow over the room. I could feel the weight of Luca’s body beside me, his steady breathing a comforting sound. It had been a long time since I had woken up to this peace—this quiet certainty that, no matter what happened, everything would be okay.I shifted slightly in the bed, not wanting to disturb him, but craving the closeness that we shared. I rested my hand gently over my stomach, feeling the slight movement of the baby inside me. Our child. The child that had brought us closer, and in a way, had healed so many wounds between us.The events of the past few days seemed so far away now. The tension, the fear, the uncertainties—they all felt distant, replaced by something else. Something tangible. Something real.I glanced at Luca, his face relaxed in sleep, the hard lines of his jaw softened in a moment of vulnerability. It was a side of him I didn’t often get to see. The Luca I knew was the
Emma’s POVThe morning light filtered softly through the curtains, casting a warm, golden glow over the room. I could feel the weight of Luca’s body beside me, his steady breathing a comforting sound. It had been a long time since I had woken up to this peace—this quiet certainty that, no matter what happened, everything would be okay.I shifted slightly in the bed, not wanting to disturb him, but craving the closeness that we shared. I rested my hand gently over my stomach, feeling the slight movement of the baby inside me. Our child. The child that had brought us closer, and in a way, had healed so many wounds between us.The events of the past few days seemed so far away now. The tension, the fear, the uncertainties—they all felt distant, replaced by something else. Something tangible. Something real.I glanced at Luca, his face relaxed in sleep, the hard lines of his jaw softened in a moment of vulnerability. It was a side of him I didn’t often get to see. The Luca I knew was the
Luca’s POVI stood in the doorway, watching Emma as she moved around the kitchen, her presence consuming every inch of the space. It was almost too much to take in. How many times had I found myself in this position, silently observing her, unsure of what the future held but knowing that she was the one constant I could rely on?Her pregnancy had shifted something between us. I could feel the change in the air. Not just because of the child we were expecting, but because of the subtle, quiet intimacy that had begun to envelop our relationship. It wasn’t the fiery passion we’d once known—though that still flickered beneath the surface—but something deeper, something that tethered us together. It was the unspoken promise of loyalty, of building something lasting. Together.I’d never been the type to wear my heart on my sleeve. I didn’t show vulnerability, not the way other men might. But with Emma, it was different.The silence between us was comfortable now. No longer thick with uncert
Emma’s POVI leaned against the counter, staring at the small, almost insignificant pregnancy test that lay there, staring back at me. It felt like the weight of the world was in that little plastic stick, its truth just hanging there, waiting for me to fully comprehend it. The reality of it was still so fresh, so surreal, that I couldn’t quite process it. I was pregnant. And Luca—my husband, my partner, my betrayer turned savior—was going to be a father. A father to the child we’d conceived out of love and conflict, joy and pain. The thought should have filled me with more fear, but it didn’t.Instead, it stirred something deeper. Something undeniably tender. It was as if this little person growing inside of me was a symbol of all that had happened and all that was yet to come.The door to the kitchen opened, and I didn’t need to turn to know it was Luca. I could feel him, his presence as palpable as ever. He had this way of walking into a room that made everything feel like it was h
Luca's POVThe tension in the air felt heavier than it had in days, suffocating me with each passing minute. Emma had asked for time, and for once, I was going to give it to her. The selfish part of me—the one that still longed to close the gap between us and erase the pain of the past—wanted to push, to demand things move forward. But I had learned my lesson the hard way. No more rushing, no more pressing her for answers or action. She was right. She needed space, and I was going to respect that. But that didn’t make the waiting any easier.I leaned against the doorframe, watching her from across the room. She was standing by the window, her back to me, as the soft glow of the evening light bathed her in warmth. Even from this distance, I could feel the pull between us, an invisible thread that tethered me to her, no matter how much I tried to resist it.It had been days since that conversation, the one where she told me she wasn’t sure about us. Days that had felt like weeks. I hadn
Emma's POVThe weight of the silence in the house was unbearable. Every step I took felt heavy, like my body was still trying to recover from the conversation with Luca. I couldn’t shake the image of him standing at the door, his hand frozen on the handle, his expression a mix of frustration and guilt. I knew he was struggling, but I wasn’t sure how much longer I could let him wear that expression on his face.I had given him the space he needed, the time he asked for, but it didn’t feel like enough. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the vulnerability in his gaze, the raw emotion he had tried so desperately to hide. He wasn’t the same man who had hurt me before; that much was clear. But was that enough for me to let him in again?My mind kept replaying everything that had happened between us. There had been so many promises, so many moments of tenderness, but I couldn’t erase the past. I couldn’t pretend that what had happened before didn’t matter. Luca had hurt me in ways I couldn’t
Luca's POVI could still feel her presence in the room, lingering like smoke long after she had gone. Emma had walked away, but the weight of her words had settled in my chest, a heavy reminder that things could never be as simple as I wanted them to be. There was a part of me that believed we could move forward together, but she wasn’t ready. She wasn’t ready to trust me. She wasn’t ready to forget all the things I had done to her.I stood at the door for a moment, my hand still hovering over the handle, but I couldn’t bring myself to turn back. The silence between us had become a wall, thicker than ever, and I wasn’t sure how to break it down. I wasn’t used to this kind of rejection, especially from someone who had once been my everything.I didn’t know what I expected when I had told her the truth, when I had tried to show her a side of me that I thought she could trust. But I had underestimated the depth of her pain. She wasn’t just angry at me; she was scared. Scared that I would
Emma's POVThe silence between us hung heavy, thicker than it ever had been. I had no idea what to say, no idea how to process the weight of what Luca had just told me. He wasn’t asking for forgiveness, he wasn’t asking for my love, but there was a quiet strength in his words. It was something I hadn’t expected. Maybe that was the problem: I didn’t know what to expect from him anymore. His actions, his words, had always been unpredictable—except when it came to the one thing that always stayed the same: his need to control.And now, he was asking me to let go of that control. To trust him, to give him the space to show me that he had changed. But the truth was, I didn’t know if I could. I didn’t know if I could ever stop seeing him as the man who had taken everything from me.My fingers tightened around the edge of the table, the sensation of the wood grounding me in a reality I wasn’t sure I wanted to face. Every part of me was screaming to pull away, to protect myself. To walk out o