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.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKNhs1bIR3
"Come in," I mumble, already guessing that it was him behind the door.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTxFpVvILL
But to my surprise, it was Melanie instead.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8p8lslGcq
"How are you?" she asks as she rushes over to hug me tightly. The hug alone made me want to cry.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4PL6qhzYsZ
"I'm fine. For a person who got their freedom taken, I guess."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNziGONAZXc
"Is it really that bad?"225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM4UMwOZAV3
"It kinda is Mel." I sigh.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNF3hOgaXrv
"Tell me about it then. Why did you agree to stay with him if you knew you weren't going to like it here?"225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4sXJ78K6hv
"It's complicated," I say as I pat the empty space beside me, gesturing for her to come and sit.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPk8MuX0vb2
"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."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvhODlnriGA
"But how do you feel about him?"225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNnNGCa8gUa
"He's smart. I'll give him that. But he's sneaky and stubborn."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCmUqNCq1D6
"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."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52dySG2df2
"That's actually sad thinking about that."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjKPWaOZhO
"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.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Vs52qTOfG
"Let him. I wish he would try."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzHEZ4TxAv7
"That's not the original copy fiore," he interrupts as he stands in the doorframe of the room.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHkXGZSWm8w
The smile on his face made me sick.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4zaEB4dr2O
"I didn't give you permission to speak stronzo."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKeOHPLwub
"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."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeY9K1wUsTZ
"I wasn't trying to make a point. I was simply saying what I thought in my head."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZi2vCRGOVP
He moves from his leaning position and I can see the darkness growing in his eyes.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡihiusVKnDF
"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.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz350MSaZ2c
I look at Mel. "No, stay. You don't have to listen to him."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmxZblPTqb
"Melanie," he says so harshly that she gives me a sorry look and starts to slip out of the bed.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsfIgNBn8Y
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.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AwLZmi2v2
"Don't run away from me now fiore now that your friend is gone," he says as he moves even closer. "You scared?"225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI12GlbiA61
"No."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4C8JywPJaC
"You look scared."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHErOK1NHwP
"No. I don't."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4EtgXtG76H
He doesn't reply to me this time but as soon as his knee hits the edge of the bed, I jerk back again.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZvswkmDG0H
"See you're scared. And you should be" he whispers in my ear.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ7f7rptQVm
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.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGTkFIIr1w
"I could kill you, you know?" he whispers again.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdJFmipHX8
"Do it then. I know you won't."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR1KqvwvLew
"Of course you do. Because you know I need you to do something for me."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwsMDKS0Ksy
"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."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ239FfC6FWX
"If I wanted to play house, I would have found someone temporary."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUStdtb4bjy
"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.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv4bdWKAKw3
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.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRhadqXNdF
"Don't fucking test me. My patience is already thin with you," he growls.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQYZuN1BZUz
"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."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoUYMADCCTe
"Keep talking sweetheart. It's all just words. You won't do anything. All talk and no bite."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJEeV0kXFg
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.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxS7hOxmxOc
I moved closer and I bit his bottom lip, making him bleed.225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz1Sx2gGrQv
"Fuck you Cacciatore."225Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡseXiXiLSlr
