Her cast is finally off! Thank God. It was so hard to write with her having that cast on. So, what do you think? Let me know in the comments and remember to vote. I love you guys. XOXO.
ZESA RUSSO Marie was seated inside of my office waiting for me when I came in. I’d seen her a couple of times during the past few months. She wore a sheer mesh puff lantern sleeve colorblock butterfly print dress with a brown purse and black heels. She came up to me for a hug, after which she acknowledged Finn with a nod of her head. She put both hands on my shoulder, beaming.“It’s so good to see you like this. So healthy and without that ugly cast.”During the time I spent with her and the information I gathered from Finn about her, it was obvious she didn’t like me that much, even though she claimed to as she was my late mother’s friend. She was here for what she could get from me. It was disgusting. I allowed her to lead me to the couch in my office and we sat down.“Get us some tea.” She ordered, her eyes on Finn.Finn forced a small smile. “I’ll inform the secretary of your need.”When Finn left, she shifted so that her knees were facing me. “How is business, my dear?
ZESA RUSSO Levi had kept his word about making my legs feel like jelly after he was done with me. It had been thirty minutes since we had sex and I could barely move my legs. We’d done it every position I could think of and as I stared at the ceiling naked, all I felt was happiness and satisfaction between my legs. Levi laid beside me fast asleep. I couldn’t blame him. It was only normal for him to be tired after I rode him like a wild woman. I guess not having sex for months made me extremely horny. I was lucky I had a man who could meet my every need.After about an hour, I could finally move my legs, even though they still felt wobbly. I washed myself up and put on a new set of underwear, grey joggers and a pink sweatshirt. I checked the time. It was some minutes to seven, and we had yet to get ready for the dinner. I went over to Levi’s side of the bed to wake him up.“Levi,” I ran my hand through his hair. “Wake up. We’re going to be late.”“Five more minutes.” He groaned, turnin
ZESA RUSSO I couldn’t sleep. It felt almost impossible to. I was upset. I was disappointed, and I felt silly. No matter how hard I wanted to stop thinking, I kept thinking back to how Levi ran out of the house just because of Nina. I wanted to make myself understand it, however I couldn’t. Why did he run out like that? Was he that happy about Nina giving birth to his child because I didn’t want one yet? Was that it?The sound of the front door opening had me sprinting out of the room and jogging down the stairs. Disappointment crossed my features when I saw Malena come in even though I’d asked her to come over. She wore a red eyelash crochet lace cutout bodycon dress. It was short and stopped mid-thigh. On her feet were rhinestone multi strap lace-up thin heeled sandals. There were two shopping bags in her hand.“Why are you dressed like that? You look like you’re going to the nightclub.”“Because I am.” She licked her teeth, her eyes scrutinizing me. “We are. You’re going
FINN GIOVANNI After dropping Zesa off it was just me and Malena. She was considering dropping me off at my place which I repeatedly refused even though she kept insisting. I stood in front of the driver’s side of the car, right outside Zesa’s gate as we argued. The woman didn’t want to take no for an answer. She was just as stubborn as her older sister.“Why can’t I drop you off?” she asked, leaning against the car. “Because I’m a girl?”“This has nothing to do with your gender. Don’t make me seem like a sexist because I’m not.”“Then let me drop you off. I’d hate to see you get into a taxi this late.” She leaned in, her breath almost fanning my face. She smelled like men’s cologne and alcohol. “What if they kidnap you?”I pushed her face back. “You’re just being paranoid.”“What if the roles were reversed? Would you let me go home alone?” she hugged herself. “This late?”“I’m not changing my mind. I’ll just be forced to drop you off after you drop me off. A never-ending cy
ZESA RUSSO I woke up to a head splitting headache and the sight of Levi lying next to me, his breathing calm and relaxed, with his arm draped over me and his hair almost covering his eyes. I looked down at my body to see that I was no longer in the dress from last night. Instead, I wore a silk nightdress. Did Malena change me out of that dress before leaving? I propped my head up with my hand and stared at him. He looked a lot more at peace than last night. It was a good thing to see. I lifted his hand from my body, only to have him open his eyes. He stared at me for the longest time before coming closer to rest his head on my body with his arm still locked around me, as if I would disappear if he dare let go. “I’m sorry.” He kissed my tummy. “I shouldn’t have reacted the way I did or left without an explanation. I’m sorry.” It was cute to see him like this. I ran my hand through the soft locks of his charcoal hair. “It’s okay. I forgive you.” I really forgave him. It seemed after
ZESA RUSSO It was a Sunday morning and instead of going out to relax and enjoy my hard earned money; I sat in my bedroom, deep in thoughts. After contemplating, reconsidering, and proper evaluation of the situation, I decided I would visit Nina. I wanted to see for myself what this woman looked like and what gave her the audacity to push me off a building. No matter how much I hated to admit it, that woman would somehow keep showing up in my life, even though it would be only just the mention of her name.“What are you thinking about?” I was pulled out of my train of thoughts when I heard Levi’s voice. He was peeking his head into the room. “I’ve been looking at you and didn’t even notice.” He let himself into the room and came to sit beside me. “What’s on your mind?”“I want to see Nina.”He exhaled, releasing some of the tension that had built up in his shoulders. “Why do you want to see her?”I stared ahead into nothing. “I’ve been curious for days now. A part of me want
ZESA RUSSO After the dance with Levi, Alejandro and Sophia approached me. I didn’t fail to notice the scowl on her face. It was as if she was forced to be here. I smiled at her and she rolled her eyes, turning her head away from me. Alejandro pulled me into his embrace, taking me by surprise. I hesitated at first before hugging him back. He untangled himself from the hug and took a step back.“Happy birthday, Miss Russo.”“Thank you.” I darted my eyes to Sophia. “It’s good to see you again.”Her face was sour. “Likewise.”I shifted my attention to Alejandro. “Excuse me. I have to greet the other guests.”As I made my way to Marie, I glimpsed Levi. He had a glass of champagne in his hand as he greeted some people I didn’t know. I instantly thought back to the dance. He’d said he loved me. I felt butterflies in my stomach and a tumult of joy at his words, yet I didn’t say it back. I only wished to say it after I recollected my memory. Only then would it really mean so much to
LEVI DEL CAMPA I glanced around the hall, searching for Zesa. When I did not see her, I weaved my way through to Malena and Finn, who appeared to be in a serious conversation. Malena offered a small smile, brushing back her hair. “Have you seen Zesa?” I questioned, darting my eyes between the two.“She and Alejandro stepped out a few minutes ago.” Finn answered. “Said he wanted to talk to her about something.”“You left Zesa with Alejandro?” I asked, putting on one hand on my waist after pushing back my suit jacket. “Where are they?”Finn came to his feet. “I don’t know. Malena is with her purse and phone, though.”I hated this situation. How in the world did he think it was fine to leave her alone with him? I did not care if it was business or another kind of discussion. The fact that he’d made it clear to me his feelings for her, even when he knew I was her husband, was a clear sign he was really serious about her. And in Zesa’s condition, she could hardly tell what if he
ZESA RUSSO Fifteen minutes later, Levi arrived at the orphanage. It made me happy to know that he’d stopped by somewhere to get the kids gifts because he had bags upon bags of gifts. While the nuns shared the gifts amongst the kids, Levi joined me in Juliane’s office. I still hadn’t swallowed down what she had said. Was it when we did it in the car? But it had been over three weeks since then. Dear Lord, please save me.“Hey,” I was forced out of my thoughts when I felt Levi’s hand on my thigh.“Huh?” His eyebrows furrowed ever so slightly. “You’ve been spacing out.”“I have a lot on my mind.” I responded, managing a small smile for him. To change the subject, I turned to Juliane who was staring at me before I even looked in her direction. She had succeeded in dropping a heavy bomb on me and she knew it. “What were you saying about the adoption?”Juliane averted her eyes to Levi. “Mr. Del Campa, earlier I suggested adoption to your wi
ZESA RUSSO Ever since the release of Veltrina-50, Techya got more attention from companies abroad and a lot more than normal in the country. I was proud of the researchers who made it possible and, because of that, increased their pay. They deserved that much. Back then, I thought we would be unable to perfect the drug, but the result exceeded my expectations. I’d just wrapped up a meeting with the researchers to thank them since I could not do it at the time of the release.With Leandra by my side, I made my way to my elevator, only stopping when I saw Eric come out of an elevator. We’d failed to talk about things the last time we saw each other. I looked over my shoulder at Leandra. “I’ll be up soon.”“Alright, ma’am.”I walked over to him, noting how he had a file with the company’s name on it. His brother must have given it to him.“Eric,” I said, tapping him lightly on the shoulder. He turned around with a smile that immediately disappeared and his expression turned bu
ALEJANDRO ORTEGADISCLAIMER: This chapter contains slight sexual harassment. Read at your own risk. {After the first _}THREE WEEKS LATER I was livid with the betrayal of Enzo, Sophia, and her father. They cast me aside, and left me to suffer the very minute I found myself in a ditch. Even my father would have done the same if he hadn’t been caught trying to flee the country. The pain of knowing that he wanted to choose himself and leave me to suffer on my own sank deep into my flesh and into my bones.I stood before the court as they announced my sentence before Zesa Russo, whose face looked like it hurt from smiling too much. She reached into her purse and pulled out a rainbow colored handkerchief to wipe at her nonexistent tears. What did she offer Sophia that was just too irresistible that she let go of her so-called love for me? Was it always that easy to get rid of me if I proved to be useless to her? Had she lied to me the entire time?I looked at the man beside
FINN GIOVANNI After Zesa showed me what dirt she had on Alejandro’s father, I was disgusted. Harming people without remorse was really their thing. Once she’d sent the mail to a news station, I saw her happiness double. I was glad she wanted revenge as much as I did. It brought joy to my soul. In a few hours it would be released and people would want to know the truth. Their stocks would drop and they would be taken to court and humiliated. What better revenge was there than watching the person who hurt my sister go down with his father and cherished company?I trailed behind Zesa with my hands in my pocket as she made her way to Alejandro’s room where four police officers were situated outside. The two at the door moved to the side to let us in. Sophia had already beat us and boy, was she furious. Her body shook with rage as tears rolled down her face. Alejandro simply took it in with his head lowered. What was this? He wasn’t snapping at her because I knew very well he wa
ZESA RUSSO I’d never had sex in a car before. Until now.Levi unlocked the car and I slid into the backseat, taking off my heels and panties as I watched him go around the car to the driver’s side before proceeding to amp up the A/C. He joined me in the back after making sure he’d locked everywhere. “This is nerve-wracking,” I whispered softly, reaching my hand out to his groin to unbuckle and unzip the clothes in my way.“That’s what makes it fun.” He responded, pulling his bottom lip between his teeth, releasing a moan that told me he needed a release and that I was the only one who could do something about it.He lifted himself slightly and peeled down his boxers, revealing the tip of his bloodshot cock that was clearly causing him a lot of anguish, as it lay engorged over his belly, malformed in how it curved to the side. It throbbed and twitched as though happy to see me. He bucked his hips and his drooling dick rose, head pointed straight at my face.My hand hovered
ZESA RUSSO By the time I arrived at the spa, Sophia was already there and had settled in. A worker directed me to the massage room after I stripped out of my dress and draped a robe over my body. I opened the door and was pleasantly surprised by the interior that seemed to differ from what I’d seen so far. The room boasted sandy-pink walls and a dramatic tiered ceiling, which staggered upwards into a cone-like shape. In the middle of the room were two beds, both covered in crisp white sheet that with a towel on top, save for the pillows. It seemed she wanted an oil massage for me. Close to the door was a green terrazzo vanity that brought back the natural vibe the spa gave off. On one bed was Sophia with her head turned away from me while a masseuse massaged her legs. Another masseuse stood at the foot of the bed I was to occupy. I looked towards the table close to the window with two vases and a phonograph that played soft, classical music. It was soothing and created a
ZESA RUSSOOne of the hardest things I’ve ever had the displeasure of comprehending was the funeral of a child.I’d heard that one of the things a parent wished for was to be buried by their child when they become old and wither away like a flower. Not the other way around. This was clear to me as I drowned in my sorrows, feet marching into this black abyss called a graveyard. In the snow and frigid air, all I could hear was the heavy, pounding feet of others as we marched as one. I and Levi’s hands clenched together, gripping at each other as though the pain would subside if we squeezed hard enough. It was purely a superficial comfort to help console others, rather than ourselves.I stood shivering next to a deep hole that had been dug where the casket would be lowered into. While waiting for the pallbearers to deliver the body, I thought about what my life would be like once mother earth swallowed him up. How it would feel to sleep knowing that his cries wouldn’t wake me up in the mi
FINN GIOVANNI Malena and I sat side by side in an awkward silence beside Sophia who had regained consciousness and was currently crying her eyes out. We’d told her everything, and it somehow ended up with her crying. Was it out of disappointment or just the feeling of hurt? I couldn’t tell.“How could he do such a thing to me?” she sobbed, her shoulders shaking as droplets of pain dropped from her eyes. “I knew he was an asshole, but this is too much. He lied to me about an engagement,” she wiped at her tears. “Got a woman out of jail when she’s supposed to be in there serving her time. Now, how am I supposed to face my parents and friends?”“Sophia.” Malena put her hand on Sophia’s in a bid to console her. “You shouldn’t be crying over such a person. He isn’t worth it. No man deserves your tears.”“I know,” she sniffled. “But I love him.”She lowered her eyes to her thighs. “We sometimes love the wrong ones.” It was like a punch to the gut when she looked at me. “Doesn’t m
ZESA RUSSO The police were taking too long to arrive. I was losing my patience. Whilst I waited in the car for them to arrive, Alejandro drove past me. Why now of all times? Why would he come in now? I glanced around the house’s surrounding. There was no sign of Nina. She was long gone into the house, though. If she was dead, I did not know. I got down from my car after watching Alejandro go in. There was not enough time to wait. If he were to get his hands on the contract, he would not hesitate to kill Levi. I couldn’t have that. The least I could do was stall.With my heart beating loudly in my ears, I got closer to the house. Thankfully, he’d left the gate open, so I did not have to draw attention to myself by touching the metal. I lifted my leg to take another step when I heard a blood-curdling scream. I halted in my steps when I realized that the voice belonged to Nina. Something had happened. I looked down at my hands to see that they were quivering with fear with eac