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.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy9cDbGd53O
"Come in," I mumble, already guessing that it was him behind the door.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjjxktdqen
But to my surprise, it was Melanie instead.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHs5dWMnJ2
"How are you?" she asks as she rushes over to hug me tightly. The hug alone made me want to cry.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL63AainvxW
"I'm fine. For a person who got their freedom taken, I guess."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuLB9mdocb
"Is it really that bad?"255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGhGA6SxCf
"It kinda is Mel." I sigh.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQ63A127wp
"Tell me about it then. Why did you agree to stay with him if you knew you weren't going to like it here?"255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Vnit2APf4
"It's complicated," I say as I pat the empty space beside me, gesturing for her to come and sit.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhs4KUcXy6
"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."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡReVahgZh3t
"But how do you feel about him?"255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFMc6jmPNR
"He's smart. I'll give him that. But he's sneaky and stubborn."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8puuTIutVq
"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."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4fS9Xk6COe
"That's actually sad thinking about that."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqaX4OBrQX
"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.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc0LP7L41wi
"Let him. I wish he would try."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyE2c95a6Ut
"That's not the original copy fiore," he interrupts as he stands in the doorframe of the room.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRShbIr0Ax8
The smile on his face made me sick.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKVpESUR9dg
"I didn't give you permission to speak stronzo."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmmc0tJOYr
"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."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMoSNpdo5U
"I wasn't trying to make a point. I was simply saying what I thought in my head."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyG3GJdIf6Q
He moves from his leaning position and I can see the darkness growing in his eyes.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4uXIXqgPwH
"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.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79E76IHmZ5
I look at Mel. "No, stay. You don't have to listen to him."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy7AqFtv5r5
"Melanie," he says so harshly that she gives me a sorry look and starts to slip out of the bed.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8k1KIFoqle
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.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmk3bds4RbW
"Don't run away from me now fiore now that your friend is gone," he says as he moves even closer. "You scared?"255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DY8s6LXtX
"No."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdE1mYZ49Hm
"You look scared."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYjEzQ0Agq
"No. I don't."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIVN01yLraH
He doesn't reply to me this time but as soon as his knee hits the edge of the bed, I jerk back again.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRGmGhX1zrl
"See you're scared. And you should be" he whispers in my ear.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYpkdPvpP43
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.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjPRMjfJosQ
"I could kill you, you know?" he whispers again.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHQvoQzfxp
"Do it then. I know you won't."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11RP2nI451
"Of course you do. Because you know I need you to do something for me."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkRnh3b8fho
"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."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyF0zDmtPBV
"If I wanted to play house, I would have found someone temporary."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPldbLc6Ij0
"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.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJmNbZb3on
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.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqkEBBmAWWU
"Don't fucking test me. My patience is already thin with you," he growls.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZbPms1NfG
"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."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXInZyxDcV3
"Keep talking sweetheart. It's all just words. You won't do anything. All talk and no bite."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DLVanAxAw
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.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDGJV6wF27Z
I moved closer and I bit his bottom lip, making him bleed.255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡryN0rJCLs5
"Fuck you Cacciatore."255Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡduo4D46NnP
