CHAPTER 15

ANALISE’S POV

The moon goes and the sun comes vanishing away all the darkness but why darkness in my life never fades. I wonder why days end so quickly. Eating doesn’t make me happy anymore.
A few months ago, if I have gotten so much food then I would have eaten every single bite of it.

Now I can eat just a small amount of it. Currently, I and Luciano are sitting here having dinner.
Luciano has not hit for quite some while. I still remember his words from a few days back. They are crystal clear in my mind.
‘I can be a very loving and calm person Tesoro. But there is one condition for it. Do not mess with me. I love you and can be patient with you only if you don’t
disrespect me.’

Everything is eerily quiet today. I don’t know why? He looks at me after taking every bite. It feels like he can see past my soul. My body is already heated by his presence. I don’t know which thing dominates my body.
The want I feel for him or the fear due to which I am always on edge.
Luciano finishes eating and waits for me till I am finished. There is complete silence because no one is here now except us.

This thing scares me a lot. Me and Luciano alone.
I finish eating and start to collect the plates because I just can’t leave them there all night. I hate it when dirty plates are on the table.
I am also doing this because I don’t want to be near him when he is looking at me with a scary glint in his eyes.
I forward my hand to pick Luciano’s plate when he grabs my wrist making me gasp.

“You asked Aria for help?” He asks in a terrifying voice causing dread to fill my entire body. His words were enough for me to know that I am in danger. Why it looks like a statement rather than a question.
How does he know that? Has someone heard me when I talked to Aria? Or maybe Aria is the one who stabbed my back!
I fearfully glance at him to see him waiting for my answer. If he is asking, then it means he already knows.

Then what is the point of denying it? If I lie, I will be the one hurt. “How do you k-know?” I ask him scared.
“I know everything that happens in this house.”
“Why?” He asked me looking at me with anger in his eyes but this time I will not back out.
“I want freedom. I don’t want to be with you.” I say to him without stuttering and with the little courage, I found in my body. The look in his eyes chilling my bones.

In an instant he grabs my neck making me look at him. I am scared. His hold is tight but not tight enough to choke me. I try to remove his hands but I can’t.
He tightens his grip. His body pressed up against mine. His eyes hold something dark in them.
“Don’t you dare to pull such an act again? If I am not hurting you then it doesn’t mean that I can’t. Don’t take my patience for my weakness. You know what I can do to you in just one second.” He threatened to cause tears to flow. My air supply cutting off.

When my head begins to lose consciousness, he leaves my neck and I gulp as much oxygen as I can. I cough violently falling on the floor. I start moving my hands on my neck because it is hurting.
When my breathing is almost normal, I look above to him pacing in front of me.

Suddenly he grabs my hand and leads me towards our room. We enter our room and he sits on the bed facing me.
I am standing in front of him. His eyes have an unknown glint in them and his face shows nothing but anger.
“Strip.” He ordered making me look at him with wide eyes. At first, I didn’t believe my ears but one look at Luciano and I know I heard correct. He wants me to strip. My eyes brimmed with tears.

Utter fear clouds my sense. Does he think of me as a stripper? “Please I-I can’t.”
“STRIP.” He yelled and I flinched. My hands trembling. My brain not working properly due to fear.
‘Please. D-Don’t make me d-do this. I am your w-wife not a s-stripper.” I say to him begging. The only thing I am left with is respect.
I can’t lose it. If my accepting this marriage can save my respect, then I accept it.

Suddenly the room echoes with his loud laughter. He is laughing. It is not an actual one but in reality, he is mocking me with it. I look at him with fear and shock.
“Seriously Ana? Now you are my wife. Just two minutes ago you were asking for freedom.” He comes near me and abruptly folds my arm on my back.
“Ahhh.” I screamed from pain when he folds it more. I beg him with my tears.
“If you are accepting this marriage then accept the fact that you are not leaving. Stop begging around for help because you will not get any.” He says before leaving
my arm.

I try to back away from him when he holds me by my waist and starts kissing me furiously.
He starts taking my dress off leaving me in nothing.

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Almost one hour has passed since Luciano slept after taking me. He is holding me tightly to his chest.
He is holding me tightly.
Today I have tried so hard to not sleep as I was tired. I will not let this chance pass.
This is a perfect time. If I want to call the cops, then I will not get this good chance again.

Probably Luciano was tired today that’s why he slept so early or else he is always doing his work with full concentration.
We are both naked and his arms are just below my breast. First, I will have to get out of his arms.
I again check to see if he is sleeping. His breathing is normal. When I am sure that he is asleep I try to remove his hand from my body.

Slowly and gently, I succeed in getting his arm off me. I wait for two seconds and scoot away from him. He stirs and I close my eyes holding my breath.
When I can hear his deep breathing again, I get up from bed without making any noise. I continue to stand looking at him afraid that he will wake up any second.
When nothing happens, I pick up his shirt from the floor and wear it. My hands are trembling because of what I am going to do.

I know that if I fail then there will be serious consequences to pay.
I tiptoe to his side and see a gun, a mobile along with some keys on the table. I look at these things.
Maybe I should just get the gun and kill him. He will be dead and I will be free. Then I will take the keys and leave. But will his guards let me leave knowing that I killed their boss? Not.

Most importantly do I have the courage to kill a human?
I shake these thoughts away and slowly move my hand forward to get the mobile.
I don’t know how but my fingers mistakenly moved the keys making a loud noise. My breathing stops. My soul almost left my body. I look at Luciano to see him still asleep.

I take a deep breath and pick up the mobile. Then slowly and gently I tiptoe towards the balcony.
I open the balcony door and cold winds greet me making me shiver. I close it again after getting inside.
From closed glass doors, I peek at Luciano and I take a breath of relief. He is still sleeping. I open the mobile to see there is no password.

A mafia king has no password on his mobile. I am shocked. Isn’t mobile the thing which has your secrets? I leave this thought and start dialing the number.
I hope I am dialing the correct number. The phone rings for some time but no one answers.
What the hell is going on? Aren’t cops always awake for emergency calls? Why no one is picking up the phone?
I dial it again with trembling fingers and again hold it close to my ear. Tears start to gather up in my eyes. What is happening? Pick up. Pick up. Please. Oh God, please.
I will not get this chance again.

“No one picking up the phone, Tesoro.” Luciano’s voice breaks the silence halting my every movement.
I look behind me with nothing but fear. The fear for my life.
Luciano is standing behind me in his boxers. My legs start trembling and I fall on the floor. The phone is no longer in my hands but rather on the floor beside me. I can still hear the sound of my call forwarding. Tears make everything blurry.

“Why are you crying?” He asks gently coming towards me. He sits beside me on the floor picks up his phone and cuts the call.
“I-I am s-sorry.” I barely say petrified. What he will do with me this time? Probably break my hands or legs.
“I haven’t even touched you yet. Why are you scared?” He asks gently stroking my cheeks and wiping my tears.
Why he is not mad. I know it is calm before the storm. “P-Please forgive m-me.”

“Ok, I forgive you. Now don’t cry.” He says making me stop crying. I look at him shocked. He has forgiven me. It is too hard to believe. Like so easily. His eyes hold sincerity.
He picks me up and gently lays me beside him on the bed.
Why he is not mad? I am still on edge. Who knows he suddenly shows his real self?

He is looking so calm. Has he forgiven me? So easily? I know him, he is making a plan in his head. He is thinking of a way to punish me.
He will punish me tomorrow when I will wake up.

“Don’t overthink. Sleep Tesoro. I am not going to hurt you.”

LUCIANO’S POV

I look at my sleeping angel. Why she is so thick-headed. Today Niccolo brought Aria with him to meet Ana.
He thought that maybe they could be friends. I don’t have a problem with it. Aria is good.
But when I got to know that she asked Aria for help I became murderous. Why can’t she just live happily? The maid informed me.
She has a home, clothes on her body, food in her stomach, a loving husband then what does she want anymore. She has everything a girl desires but why she is not happy.

When I told her to strip, she said she is my wife. If she hadn’t said those words, then this night would have been so painful for her.
Her words made me happy that’s why I haven’t said anything even when she tried calling the cops.
I was awake when she got up and picked my mobile. I was amazed at her bravery. I wanted to see what she is going to do.
I was interestingly watching her. I thought maybe she would call Alice or her some friend but shockingly she called cops.

She thought that the cops will help her but what she doesn’t know is that they are eating my money and they will not go against me.
My innocent angel doesn’t even know about the true colors of the world. In her eyes every second person is good.
I am rubbing circles on her flat stomach while watching her sleeping form. A thought enters my mind. We are married and it has been months. Analise will soon be twenty.

She should be pregnant. If she is pregnant then she will be bound with me forever. I know she will be upset about it but she will never harm her child.
I wonder why she is not pregnant yet. We had sex too many times.
I want Ana pregnant and hopefully, she will be soon in few months.
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