Adapting to her current life and wanting to change for good. Angela Wilson, found herself stuck in between what's right and what's wrong and until the day she met the mysterious man who had ruthlessly entered her world as if it belongs to him and she found no way out of his grasp. ___ "You are not going anywhere Angela" My body stops moving as his deep and husky voice sounds so clear in my ears. My mind was in thought, how did he enter my apartment? how did he know where I live? but no words left my mouth. My breath hitched when his shoes tapping on the floor, alerting me that he was walking in my direction. Fists clenching when his presence felt so close to me. "You can't avoid me, My Angel"
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"So who's the host?" I asked the girl who stood beside me while clutching my arm a little tighter over the loud chatter around us. Glass hitting against one another and people's voices fill the big hall, a soft and vague melody coming from the band playing as a piece of background music. Rosa, my stepsister or more like my best friend giggles as the look of discomfort contorts my thin makeup-covered face.
I didn't feel good today to put on heavy makeup over my breakout face but what can I say when Rosa De Luca, the girl who wouldn't shut up if I refused her offered of this great idea to accompany her to this- another one of the party.
I mean is not that I hate parties but is it just not my thing- especially when I am struggling with the girl problem right now but since I've been isolating myself in my small apartment over the past weeks- why not.
She gasped an exaggerated gasp when I asked her that but I ignored her little comment about me being too unsociable.
Our heels make a loud sound over the shining tiles as we make our way around the big hall filled with well-dressed people surrounding us and suddenly I feel small being in here, totally out of place as I notice some of the people throwing us or more like me every once in a while glance in my direction.
This is not my first time being in this kind of situation but somehow this has always made me feel nervous, unlike Rosa, who is used to this kind of party and I know that she loves attention- I mean not in a bad way, she's confident with herself and I love that about her.
I threw my gaze to look at her walking confidently, head looking up straight and her smile never left her face.
Somehow I am thankful for her not to leave me every time she promised me she wouldn't leave me alone or I would die out of nervousness and panic attack.
Rosa squeezes my arm as she notices my stiffness and pulls me with her away from the crowd to the corner, where all the food is situated. Once reaching the place she begins to stuff her face with dessert and I followed after her. Her head whirled to have a better look at me in the process.
"I am shocked that you don't know who's the host for today's party" I rolled my eyes at her words, "oh I'm sorry that I'm stupid" she shook her head a little as she shrugged her shoulder.
"Well, I'm just shocked that you don't know my uncle?" I studied her face silently as she kept stuffing her face with food and when I replied with a simple 'No' her eyes widened as if I had committed a crime.
"What? Really?" her nose crinkled, "Vincenzo De Luca? Ring a bell" I shook my head this time as for the answer to her obvious question. I frowned a little at the mention of the name. Vincenzo who? But ignored it nevertheless.
"You shouldn't expect me to know everyone in your family Rosa" she gives me a half-smile and patted my arm while muttering a soft 'Sorry' and we continue stuffing our stomachs until we are not able to eat anymore.
• • •
The night went by just like I imagined. Nothing ever changes- same people, same topic, a little show off here and there, and honestly, I am getting tired by now with the feeling of aches and pains on my stomach.
I walked a bit farther as no glimpse of Rosa was around the area I was at while searching for her when I caught a glimpse of my mother figure walking elegantly with someone by her side, hands tangled with a man beside her. She smiled once she saw me and a tight smile stretched my lips when I approached the couple.
"Angela De Luca" the unpleasant feeling run down my spine at the mention of the name but I nodded in acknowledgment, not wanting to be rude or create a scene.
"Angela dear, where is Rosa?" my stepfather asked me softly as no sight of her daughter around with me, "she told me she's going to the restroom" he nodded in understanding and offered me a seat with them and the other family members which I refused without hesitation.
"It's okay, have a goodnight Mr. De Luca ..... mother" from the corner of my eyes I could see his smile fell a little before a big smile form on his lips when I looked at him and because of that I made my way out of the suffocating hall towards the balcony that caught my attention.
One thing you should know is that- I am a scaredy-cat and the farther I can make roaming around these unfamiliar places was around the near exists- don't go around playing hero inside an unfamiliar place kid- It's dangerous, you might get lost and the last thing I wanted was to get lost in this big mansion but instead I see the wide-open door leading to the balcony.
My eyes gleamed in admiration as I take in the night scenery display right after my eyes, so far this is the best moment since I arrived here. The feeling of the night breeze hitting my face makes me let out a sigh of contentment.
Fly Me to the Moon
Let me play among the stars,
Let me see what spring is like.
On Jupiter and mars-
I turned my head slightly at the sound of faint music echoes around the empty and dark balcony as I stood in the middle of the big spaces and I frowned in confusion.
In other words, hold my hand
In other words, darling, kiss me-
I jolted out of my standing position as the music followed with someone soft voice, hitting my ears. I spun to the side, following where the song came from when it sounded louder as I made my way near it,
I paused on my step as I saw a man leaning against the railing with one hand holding the mobile phone- where the music came from was looking ahead of him, staring deeply into the night.
By now he was humming to the rhythm of the sound, oblivious to the stare behind him or so I thought.
"Are you enjoying the song too?" he asked suddenly and I snapped out of my trance and started to walk away when he voice up again louder this time.
"I am not asking you to leave now am I?" I spun my head around and crossed my hands over my chest and he too did the same.
"It's lovely" I smile a sincere smile as I feel a little bit challenged by the demanding voice he let out a few minutes ago.
"But don't you think the song is a little bit too-" I pause as I look at him up and down. For some reason, I couldn't see his face clearly due to the poor light-emitting around the area and I needed to narrow my eyes but to my luck, only a shadow covered his whole face.
I am not judging him but looking at his appearance and his intimidating self, I do not think he's into this type of song, a really rare type of him.
He raised his eyebrows as I studied him slowly and he walked closer towards me, hands in his pocket as his shoes made a sound of his every step over the cemented floor.
"You look pretty up close" huh? I stood there dumbfounded, as he walked past me to the exits, leaving me alone in this cold night before the empty and silent atmosphere accompanies me.
Who's that man again?
Maybe this is a terrible idea. The loud rumbling sound from the sky above accompanies every drop of water pouring onto the ground where I'm seated. Looks like it's going to rain for a while. No one's around at this hour, and here I am, eating instant noodles with soda. I know it's not the healthiest dinner option, or maybe it's way past dinnertime, but I'm in a tight spot. As long as my stomach is filled with something that won't keep me awake all night, I'm good with it. I should leave now since the shop is about to close, but that's my problem – always unprepared. I forgot to bring an umbrella, and unfortunately, I spent all my money on food, so I can't buy one now. I curse under my breath at my stupidity. I should've just ordered takeout and stayed home, but now I'm stuck here, contemplating whether to make a run for it. My apartment isn't too far from the store, but maybe it's better to wait until the rain stops. I don't want to get sick now. The guy working here looks at me
"No Rosa I can't" I tried to explain to her the reason that I couldn't attend today's dinner with her family because I was busy but like usual she wouldn't even listen to me.My sigh fills the whole space inside my room while my hands keep roaming around the file lying in front of me. It was an awful sight for me the mess displayed after my eyes."But Angela! Everyone is here and they want you here!" I move away a little as her loud voice pierces my eardrum."Yes, I know just... I'm busy-"It was true that I'm busy but the real reason is still because of the one person who I know by heart will be there and probably... will be there.I couldn't see him. Not physically. Not only because of the night when we shared a kiss but also because of the night when I met him at the ball.I don't know how my reaction will be if I ever see him at this moment. It was all so messy and chaotic inside my head. I couldn't put one to one puzzle and gather all information in just a week-well 5 days to be
My body whirled around, trying to get away from him. Feeling uncomfortable with his action and the shock that I'm having right now. The shock that he did this.He places his lip on mine before sliding his tongue inside my mouth making me flinch away from that but his grip on my body makes it hard for me to move even an inch away from his towering body. I feel something touch my tongue and a weird taste of something that I couldn't figure out. The action was so sudden and fast before he finally shift his head away."Isn't this what you are trying to get hm?" He said while groaning, hand still roaming around my body, moving dangerously down touching my bare thigh.His touch sent a shiver through my whole body, especially in between my thigh. I feel something tingling down there and something stuck in my throat.When his nose brushed against my nipple and I almost let out a sound at the contact. My body flushes in heat and heavy breath left my slightly open mouth. Taking as much oxygen a
I never asked Rosa what her family did because I respect her and her family's privacy and I never asked my mother about any of this but when a piece of the puzzle connects, it makes me dizzy.Who is Vincenzo? and why is he involved in all of this?For once I didn't want to believe what my mind started to believe.I never agree or like doing what I'm doing but when I discover all the truth about all these men, all these kinds of people. It always makes me sick.Politics, Drugs dealer, Human trafficking-List all of it, I was forced to deal with it. Why? because once upon a time I was good at being a puppet for Luigi and now I regret ever coming across all these people. Him.As a child, my parents were always busy and rarely spent time with me due to their work, at night I always listen to them bickering about everything, sometimes even at dinner.They thought that I was a kid I would never understand what they are talking about but as I grew older in my teens year my curiosity about al
I look at Luigi moving around his office with one hand holding a glass of whiskey in it, whiles in a while twirling its content before bringing it up to his lips.His shoe tapping against the recently polished tiles floor annoyed me to no end but I keep silent and watched him carefully from where I was seated."He will attend tonight's ball while his partner has some business to do- he will be attending alone, I want you to dig everything I wanted to know out of him. Do whatever you have to do, seduce him, get him into bed- I don't care what but all I wanted to know is what he is up to and where he hides all this time-" his body turn in my direction, eyes already moving up and down my attired before frowning, I almost rolled my eyes but keep it to myself and instead answer him in a monotone."I will get ready when I'm back and headed there before he did"Luigi didn't look convinced and narrowed his eyes at me."No I will ask one of my men to take you home and drop you off, wear the dr
I sigh in contentment when finally my skin comes in contact with the water flowing down my entire body making me shiver in coldness when I realize that I have yet to turn the water heater. Switching it on with just one click I continue cleaning my once sweaty body and get my business done. I took my time in the shower before I step inside my room and get changed into something comfortable. A plain big t-shirt with a short come along with it. The best stay-at-home fits ever. I was contemplating with myself for about another half a minute whether I should put on my bra or not because honestly, I wasn't feeling like wearing it right now, especially when I'm at home but the thought that I wasn't alone was the problem here. The t-shirt is big enough to not stick to my body
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