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.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlN11HbKJsQ
"Come in," I mumble, already guessing that it was him behind the door.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sQbFm9UkG
But to my surprise, it was Melanie instead.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubiXvAuJyQ
"How are you?" she asks as she rushes over to hug me tightly. The hug alone made me want to cry.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmyrMSk7wi
"I'm fine. For a person who got their freedom taken, I guess."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6LesLPxUL
"Is it really that bad?"296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDasSuWjBQ
"It kinda is Mel." I sigh.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr7Ds3RRxid
"Tell me about it then. Why did you agree to stay with him if you knew you weren't going to like it here?"296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaIMAZUtY8G
"It's complicated," I say as I pat the empty space beside me, gesturing for her to come and sit.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdCHc3gtOc
"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."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAwgvCgWA4
"But how do you feel about him?"296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSe9ylbXUlh
"He's smart. I'll give him that. But he's sneaky and stubborn."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIHxsLgSokz
"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."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVkJmRkASS
"That's actually sad thinking about that."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSK5p6c5Kh7
"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.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyH2xGICcD1
"Let him. I wish he would try."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSIiZ6aMS5u
"That's not the original copy fiore," he interrupts as he stands in the doorframe of the room.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ789nf2LdEv
The smile on his face made me sick.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJ7J16EjCn
"I didn't give you permission to speak stronzo."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVcss3X6uqZ
"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."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaf5r06uSlm
"I wasn't trying to make a point. I was simply saying what I thought in my head."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3u2hmWdpST
He moves from his leaning position and I can see the darkness growing in his eyes.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhz5xZYJUmw
"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.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr2JirzT8wC
I look at Mel. "No, stay. You don't have to listen to him."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0zKrQTL8Xb
"Melanie," he says so harshly that she gives me a sorry look and starts to slip out of the bed.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4N48HLvKq6
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.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD9zIKPD3lx
"Don't run away from me now fiore now that your friend is gone," he says as he moves even closer. "You scared?"296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0WwF5BswV
"No."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclYDgo5pA5
"You look scared."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5vQ5UnUzW
"No. I don't."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLyfAOoE2S2
He doesn't reply to me this time but as soon as his knee hits the edge of the bed, I jerk back again.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡana8MjLTYG
"See you're scared. And you should be" he whispers in my ear.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziFPCBrtEA
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.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbKekXtcvLK
"I could kill you, you know?" he whispers again.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPS3ledi7lB
"Do it then. I know you won't."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7XJunhzkgz
"Of course you do. Because you know I need you to do something for me."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl0cpwqkQ8i
"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."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO86E2RvXUu
"If I wanted to play house, I would have found someone temporary."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFH6OP16Gt
"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.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFTFxcUEyx
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.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyAGq97WdR
"Don't fucking test me. My patience is already thin with you," he growls.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZjPtB6nEAJ
"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."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp99WXTZyWO
"Keep talking sweetheart. It's all just words. You won't do anything. All talk and no bite."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wNtS0onFg
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.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7hr7DrMROg
I moved closer and I bit his bottom lip, making him bleed.296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MEKSRLGNm
"Fuck you Cacciatore."296Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjtaKwUyTk1
