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APHRODISIA Chapter Seventy One
ZARA’S POVThe door between Marcello and I’s room opens just as I change into a loose fitting dress. Marcello pokes his head into the room, scanning the room and when he meets my eyes, a smile small breaks out on his lips. He shuts the door behind him and walks over to my side, pulling me into a hug.It surprises me for a split second but I wrap my arms around his neck as he holds tightly onto my back. “ Did everything go well?”, I ask.“hmmm... just let me stay like this for a while”, he murmurs into my hair.I rub his back soothingly as he continues to hold me. The weight of the past few days must have really taken a toll on him. Usually, he is his grumpy self and the few times I’ve seen him not being serious, he’s ogling me or being annoying. These days, I get to see more of his vulnerability and for some reason, it breaks my heart. I just want the old Marcello back. He finally pulls away and leads me to the bed, helping me lay down, and putting the covers on me.His face is da
APHRODISIA Chapter Seventy
Marcello’s POV The entire ride home is filled with me conjuring thoughts in my head. I think of all the possible scenarios and try to come up with solutions for them. But, there’s only one outcome in all; if Mama has found out about mine and Zara’s contract, were doomed.As I pull into the driveway, I don’t bother parking properly. I run up the entrance into the waiting form of a worried looking Celine. “ welcome back, Mr. Marcello.”“ Thank you, Celine. Ummm…”I look around the house worriedly. “ is my mother here?”“ Yes, Ma’am Maria got back about an hour ago.”“ I see. Is there anything I should know about?”Her brows pinch together. “ Anything about…Oh! Your wife is doing okay, you need not worry.”She doesn’t seem to know about my impending demise or the cause of it, so that’s good. I guess.I walk past the woman and make my way upstairs, dreading what is to come, if Brenda wasn’t pulling my legs. I stop by Zara’s room first and find her fast asleep. Looks like she’s unaware
APHRODISIA Chapter Sixty Nine
Marcello’s POV My steps are apprehensive as I near the room where Julio is being held. The confrontation is long overdue but one part of me is sad that this incident will sever the ties I have with him. I grew up with Julio under the same roof and have always considered him someone who will always be around. Having only a bratty sister, he was the perfect companion and brother. Together, we unleashed havoc on Carlotta and her dolls, and in the same way, we became her personal guards.In High school, we played on the School’s soccer team and , together we were unstoppable. While I juggled internships at the company with my studies, Julio had no interest in business. He took up culinary arts. He started cooking when I couldn’t even make boiled eggs. It was surprising when he told me he would rather work as a chef in my house, instead of opening a restaurant , like we all thought he would. Of course, I didn’t treat him as a worker. He had liberties others couldn’t afford. He had alwa
APHRODISIA Chapter Sixty Eight
Marcello’s POV Just thinking about the kind of risks that Zara has faced in the few months of our marriage makes me want to rethink everything. Was it worth it to bring her into my chaotic life and make her face all of these? With the pregnancy, she is already at risk of losing her life. Now, the kidnap and this. Thankfully, Uncle Blaine arrived in time and told us not to worry. She just needed to be placed on bed rest; which he already made clear to her before now. Zara wakes up with a stir, eyes fluttering open. She whimpers softly as I grab her hand. Her eyes look dull and almost lifeless, and her face, pale under the dim lights of the room. It feels like a knife has been plunged into my chest and turned repeatedly. It's all my fault. “ Why didn’t you tell me that Julio wasn’t in custody?” she asks softly. “ I didn’t want to bother you, Sugar. You are already battling a lot, and that would have taken a huge toll on your health.” “ You should have told me” , she insists stub
APHRODISIA Chapter Sixty seven
Zara's POV She’s here. I can’t see her physically but I can feel her, waiting…lurking in the shadows. The room I’m locked in feels smaller somehow and with each passing second, it closes in. Closer. Closer.Where is Marcello?Then, the room changes and I am at the entrance of the building, about to make my escape. But he stops me in my tracks. The curly haired man. Julio.I get down on my knees in a moment of weakness and desperation. “ Please let me go, Julio. I beg you. If you let me go, I’ll do anything. I won’t tell Marcello you were working with her.”He laughs me to scorn. “ I don’t care whether you tell him. Although, I highly doubt you can.”He stalks closer, like a predator about to devour his innocent prey. “ Corpses can’t tell no tales, dearest sister -in- law”He pulls out a gun from his waistband and aims it at me. Cold sweat lines my brows and upperlips. Before I can act further, Marcello emerges from the darkness, effectively blocking me from the gun. In a split seco
APHRODISIA Chapter Sixty Six
Marcello’s POV I have never experienced fear like I did today. One minute I was smiling at the brief conversation I shared with Zara, and the next, I received a call that a strange man had abducted her. I ran like a mad man all the way to the control room and when I saw the video, I was paralyzed on the spot. Because there was no time to waste, I started barking out orders to track the vehicle that the abductor left in. After an unsuccessful hour of searching every security camera on the roads leading away from the company, did I receive a text. The text contained an address and a note to come alone. I tire out of there like a mad man to the garage. I barely got into the driver’s seat before Michael stopped me. I had punched him square on the jaw then but he quickly regained his balance and stopped me. “ Cello! Listen to me , man. You’re in no state to drive.”“ They took her, Mike. I don’t even know who did this. It’s all my fault. What if something happens to her?”But, he was q
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