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.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtg0rr1MfF
"Come in," I mumble, already guessing that it was him behind the door.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfb2cGARvhI
But to my surprise, it was Melanie instead.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrmijELAXEe
"How are you?" she asks as she rushes over to hug me tightly. The hug alone made me want to cry.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vh51G9emJ
"I'm fine. For a person who got their freedom taken, I guess."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOd9MOOEpUE
"Is it really that bad?"300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS89cULF6LL
"It kinda is Mel." I sigh.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwu5TPyNbei
"Tell me about it then. Why did you agree to stay with him if you knew you weren't going to like it here?"300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqEbSxJIYJx
"It's complicated," I say as I pat the empty space beside me, gesturing for her to come and sit.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1B98S5lh5l
"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."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlKtT9yThpX
"But how do you feel about him?"300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtN5TAqaVrg
"He's smart. I'll give him that. But he's sneaky and stubborn."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡElElFHyPtx
"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."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdqg4Smcw0
"That's actually sad thinking about that."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlNdh96KMeq
"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.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0UE0QhH7ja
"Let him. I wish he would try."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqiWHHJMfU
"That's not the original copy fiore," he interrupts as he stands in the doorframe of the room.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTPiqmPmlm
The smile on his face made me sick.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4hgkqoecw
"I didn't give you permission to speak stronzo."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XKwR2ltSg
"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."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQV1FXEOFrP
"I wasn't trying to make a point. I was simply saying what I thought in my head."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRc1AzqgNmQ
He moves from his leaning position and I can see the darkness growing in his eyes.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjhtsodq11
"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.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrT0NWZX9fE
I look at Mel. "No, stay. You don't have to listen to him."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Q3J6bHUiR
"Melanie," he says so harshly that she gives me a sorry look and starts to slip out of the bed.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZnBq59DlK
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.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD3i6CdGLAK
"Don't run away from me now fiore now that your friend is gone," he says as he moves even closer. "You scared?"300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVsjJrOvij
"No."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKx3n5x4GXu
"You look scared."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw5KTLZodTA
"No. I don't."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4X2zUK79M
He doesn't reply to me this time but as soon as his knee hits the edge of the bed, I jerk back again.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLPLMS5UB8u
"See you're scared. And you should be" he whispers in my ear.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy8doK9jYNY
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.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64yFN5AGUG
"I could kill you, you know?" he whispers again.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZelwcb1qVD
"Do it then. I know you won't."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGC4N4bRmjd
"Of course you do. Because you know I need you to do something for me."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyoXhD0yWgd
"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."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpdz7ImKoYr
"If I wanted to play house, I would have found someone temporary."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmyA145LuYR
"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.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVkjON0yhS
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.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtb8QNRQYk5
"Don't fucking test me. My patience is already thin with you," he growls.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxvStAhBXF
"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."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmEqt2HFfXS
"Keep talking sweetheart. It's all just words. You won't do anything. All talk and no bite."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIjcicB3Nf
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.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgzGvL9WQEn
I moved closer and I bit his bottom lip, making him bleed.300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOOErBIdbT
"Fuck you Cacciatore."300Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlxpdvrpbdl
