Cassandra POV: "It's not what you think it is." He said it fast, probably because he already had that thing in mind, that he was about to do something wrong in there. My eyes rolled down to see his pants, checking if Carina managed to unbuckle them. And he followed my gaze. Five seconds later and we locked eyes again. He must have sensed my disappointment, his hand tried to reach my shoulder but I dodged my body quickly. I didn't want that filthy hand to touch me. My heart was racing and I glanced at Carina who was standing about three meters behind him. She gave me the look of a slut, licking her lips in such an abhorrent way. This was so disgusting. My face began to feel hot and my eyes were blurring with tears that weren't falling yet. I looked at Ricky again and he shook his head lightly as if telling me to calm down. "No... nothing happens. Don't make a scene, Cassie," he said with a low voice, yet sounded intimidating enough like an order. Don't make a scene? Really? Was th
Riccardo POV: I was a ruthless man for years, I didn't feel any sympathy anymore when I saw people crying in front of me. But when it was Cassandra, the rue suddenly hit me hard inside. I really wished she didn't have to see what happened inside that room. She might not believe me but I didn't intend to cheat on her. I simply wanted to see how far Carina would go to degrade herself in return for my love. I just wanted to mock that bitch later. But Cassie came at the wrong timing, seeing only the surface of the event without knowing what I intend inside. She probably didn't understand that the type of seductive provocation Carina showed to me was something normal in my underworld. It would be such a lie if I said I never encountered something like that during my reign in the underworld. I visited nightclubs and casinos quite a lot in the past for business purposes and each time, there were always women throwing themselves on me. It was normal, at least for me. It was not like I'm sl
Cassandra POV:Dome finally entered the driver's seat again after Ricky took almost half an hour venting his frustration outside like a moron."Sorry for the long wait, ma'am. Mr Xavier is going to ride the car at the back. You must be tired with all the yelling. Do you want to drink some water?" He said after starting the car engine. His hand handed me a water bottle that looked new. I just grabbed it without much thought because I did honestly feel thirsty right now.Unfortunately, I should have known better, that everyone who was associated with Ricky couldn't be trusted, not even Dome. The car started moving and I drank the water slowly until the bottle was almost empty. My head started to feel dizzy but I didn't think it was because of the water at first. I closed my eyes a few times and all I could sense was that my head getting heavier each time."Dome... what's in the water?" I asked faintly as I felt like passing out now. I began to suspect that the water must be the cause of
Riccardo POV:I didn't really mean to harm Cassie. But somehow, she was just so annoying tonight, I couldn't help it. She should have known how little my patience was, considering she was my secretary who lived with me. Sometimes, I felt like this was a test from the Almighty to see if I was really serious about making this woman my wife.Just looked at her, struggling like an animal to escape when I pushed her to the bed. She made it seem like I'm the bad person here. If she was not so irritating during the party and on the journey back before, I wouldn't have drugged her and put that handcuff around her wrists. She tried to run away. It was not that hard to sense her intention.We were inside the region of a potential enemy right now. It would be a big problem if she went missing here. Although all those people who attended Don Luigi's birthday party seemed to show respect for me, that didn't mean they were my friends. They all were still potential enemies that I needed to beware of
Cassandra POV:The smell of wine from his breath disgusted me, a trace of drink he gulped at the birthday party before. I opened my eyes again and realized the light inside the bedroom was already out. Some trace of light from the living area shone through the opened door and my sight slowly became clear.Ricky was on top of me, exploiting my body again. He really had no shame. He moved my handcuffed hands on top of my head and lecherously ran his fingers on my stomach. Seconds later his hands sneaked to my back and unhooked my bra."I guess you really a pig then," I muttered to his face and he chuckled as if I was joking.He said nothing in return. He just threw my bra to the floor and slowly rose to sit straight right on my thighs. Ricky grabbed the lining of my panties and just ripped them apart. I gasped as I saw his eyes darken while doing that. This man was almost like a devil. It scared the shit out of me and my body couldn't help but turn stiff instantly.Maybe he just wanted
Cassandra POV:I shook my head, trying to brush away the confusion in my head. What the hell did I want actually?"Come and sleep on the bed again," Ricky's domineering voice instructed me. But my head was just too numb to even process his words.I slowly lay down on the sofa, ignoring his demand. Thank goodness he wasn't trying to force me or anything. He just went into the bedroom again and seconds later came out with a blanket in his hand.Ricky approached me and my body flinched a little when he sat beside me. His hands meticulously spread the blanket over my body covering me until my shoulders."It's cool tonight. If you decided to sleep here, then I'll join you," he said as if he was considerate to keep me company.Ricky moved to sit on a one-seater sofa and he laid his body and his head backwards, sleeping in that position. Was he trying to guard me from leaving? Why did he need to sleep so close to me?An hour passed and I just couldn't seem to sleep at all. My mind was in a m
Cassandra POV:"You sold my apartment?!"The two men looked stunned by my sudden aggression, they turned their faces to look at me in seconds. Sergio followed the direction of my eyes and he noticed that I had seen the sale and purchase agreement paper of my apartment unit on the table. He took it and gave it to Ricky, shutting up his mouth to give Ricky full authority to handle the situation."You're living here now. So, I don't see why you would need that apartment again," Ricky said his reason simply."Really? Who gave you permission to sell it? I told you before that I never intend to live here forever. I wanted to come back to my apartment again. How dare you sell it without asking me first. I mean how the hell did you able to do this anyway? I never sign any documents before. You need my signature if you want to sell it, my name was in the deed.""It's not that hard to fake a signature, Cassie," Ricky replied with a slight chuckle, glancing at Sergio as if making a joke of me. T
Cassandra POV:"Hello," my mother's voice was heard on the other end of the line.I was a bit glad that she didn't change her number yet. But she didn't sound like she knew the call was from me. That was weird because I never changed mine too. So, did that mean my mother deleted my phone number?"Hmm... is this Mrs Moore?" I asked in the hope that she would recognize her daughter's voice. But her reply was heartbreaking to me."Yes, this is Julia Moore. Who is this?"For a moment, I didn't know what to say. I took a deep breath as my ear heard my mother saying hello a few times, probably wondering if the call was cut."Mom... it's me. Cassie...""Who's that?" I heard my father's voice talking in the background."Is it a scam call?" And Christopher's voice came along after that too. He was my younger brother.I guessed my mother covered the phone and I heard some whispering between them. My mother probably told the men of the house that it was a call from me."So, you finally called us