Adara
The papers on the bedside table were the first thing I saw. First, a marriage license. There it was, my signature. Along with his, Vincenzo's, and Vittoria's. Didn't forget the wedding officiant's as well. Under the license was a certificate.
I grimace at the 'Cacciatore' that replaced my last name. But at the same time, it made me feel a little better knowing that I was no longer a Zarcone. I look under the certificate to see another paper that was filled with a list of numbers for many people. Florists, wedding planners, cooks, photographers. You name it. Below all the numbers was a note from him.
"I'm not sure what you want so feel free to plan the wedding however you'd like."
The knock at the door startles me and I slightly flinch at the sound.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9GOqtFh1LE
"Come in," I mumble, already guessing that it was him behind the door.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJMZ5kyqmO
But to my surprise, it was Melanie instead.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKpQH1B2Ab
"How are you?" she asks as she rushes over to hug me tightly. The hug alone made me want to cry.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6KiWI7zej
"I'm fine. For a person who got their freedom taken, I guess."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALSqj3PbZD
"Is it really that bad?"277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqCCUJ0ltev
"It kinda is Mel." I sigh.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjwMmbZkiwb
"Tell me about it then. Why did you agree to stay with him if you knew you weren't going to like it here?"277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKcLz26X8oa
"It's complicated," I say as I pat the empty space beside me, gesturing for her to come and sit.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbRPxZ7OJys
"I would rather be here than be at home. But then again being here meant being with him which I hate. But then again, I barely see him throughout the day and we don't even sleep in the same room which is a plus. Mel, he's batshit crazy and hellbent on marrying me so that I can have his kids. Look, he's even managed to get me to sign the papers before I even knew about this! I don't know how I feel about this but I sure as hell won't be doing what he says."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHHrgjkCNr
"But how do you feel about him?"277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbyVYLOmIMV
"He's smart. I'll give him that. But he's sneaky and stubborn."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaRxgkZNsTb
"Must be true if he's managed to capture one of the rarest women I have ever seen in Italy. He must have been watching you before. Planning on how he was gonna make this work, getting your parents to agree, etcetera"Getting my parents to agree was probably the easiest thing for him to do. They'd sell me as much as they could if it meant that they would get something out of it."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWGpbWgMgi
"That's actually sad thinking about that."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqJdaYb2iS4
"Exactly. So I'm trying to make the best of it by avoiding him as much as possible. But now he wants me to do an entire wedding myself. I don't understand why he wants a wedding, we already have this damn certificate as proof. Honestly fuck this certificate."
I look at the paper once more before I tear it in half.
"You did not just-Dar, he's going to kill you!" Melanie gasps beside me.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RZk4jdHJZ
"Let him. I wish he would try."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp2jC2hs06A
"That's not the original copy fiore," he interrupts as he stands in the doorframe of the room.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfvOHsxIy5E
The smile on his face made me sick.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU6i3RCWmq1
"I didn't give you permission to speak stronzo."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWQuQfD2FI
"You must forget who you're talking to. Don't try to act all big and bad in front of your friend just to make a point. You're still married to me whether you like it or not."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYxLbU5kr4
"I wasn't trying to make a point. I was simply saying what I thought in my head."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhK5taRtAR
He moves from his leaning position and I can see the darkness growing in his eyes.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8T3kvc93jR
"Melanie, darling. I'm gonna need a minute alone with your friend here," he says in a low voice as he slowly walks up to the bed.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrnhICgDmg
I look at Mel. "No, stay. You don't have to listen to him."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW8rc45OA0J
"Melanie," he says so harshly that she gives me a sorry look and starts to slip out of the bed.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsA1dh8VTB9
She quietly leaves and shuts the door behind her. I look back at him. Slightly afraid. I swallow the lump in my throat and push myself backward.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGryppOxEJ
"Don't run away from me now fiore now that your friend is gone," he says as he moves even closer. "You scared?"277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoBqVm8CgN
"No."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdbhm81ArAk
"You look scared."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrBcZIj7mej
"No. I don't."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFSxtIXlwfN
He doesn't reply to me this time but as soon as his knee hits the edge of the bed, I jerk back again.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1Ejzvtiy6
"See you're scared. And you should be" he whispers in my ear.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnryQoMG6t
His hands snake around my throat and gives it a slight squeeze. My heart races as our eyes lock. For a second, it seems like he was going to suffocate me to death and it will finally be the end of it.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmZwwYyfQBL
"I could kill you, you know?" he whispers again.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5CmVoAIMV
"Do it then. I know you won't."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNtaMylkqK
"Of course you do. Because you know I need you to do something for me."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aK3xfUHZD
"Do you really need me or are you just playing house with me because you're bored? Because that's what it seems like to me."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtr5COTGM2g
"If I wanted to play house, I would have found someone temporary."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPO6M85CGfu
"Well find one then. Cause I know to you I'm only temporary." I spit out before I push him away from me after waiting for the right moment.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvWsypdxrwS
My motion wasn't hard enough and it only pushed him a few centimeters away from me. He moved right back on top and this time squeezed harder.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScl3TN11ow
"Don't fucking test me. My patience is already thin with you," he growls.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGV3o0tgAy4
"And you don't think you're pushing my buttons?! You keep pushing and pushing, and one day I'm going to lash out and you're going to wish that we never met."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Xmlf53IO0
"Keep talking sweetheart. It's all just words. You won't do anything. All talk and no bite."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmU3EELfofy
He was so close I could feel his breath against my nose. I look up to meet his eyes and my lips slightly brush against his. He wanted to play with fire, so he'll get fire.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNolnmOvENR
I moved closer and I bit his bottom lip, making him bleed.277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSuRLN9A0DH
"Fuck you Cacciatore."277Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡquBy43zqTq
