_Dominic_A normal conversation was hard to have with Isabella. One minute she was calm, and the next she was flying off the handle.I stood at the door of her room and thought about what steps I would take about our situation going forward.Luckily for me, someone knocked on her door and I turned around and faced her."Should I open?" She seemed to come back to her senses because of the prospect of someone seeing her naked. She pulled the bed covers over her naked form and looked at me as if expecting an answer.I opened her door slightly and poked my head out. It was Joseph carrying a large box."Delivery for Mrs. Montego." He cleared his throat and swallowed.Whatever reservations Joseph had about my relationship with Isabella, he was wise enough not to voice them, but I knew that he did not approve of the way I had approached the situation.Luckily for everyone, it was my situation and I would sort it out the best way I knew how, and this was the best way."Thank you, Joseph, I'll
Dominic ran through the dense forest for what seemed like hours. His throat was dry and his mouth was parched. The men in armored trucks were closing in on him. He took one last step, but his feet got caught in a trap and he went flying into a pit.He felt around him; he could feel hands and bodies pressed up against him. With the help of the moonlight, he squinted for a better view. The pit was full of dead bodies. A sea of faces with eyes that stared into space. Decaying flesh was all around him... And suddenly, all he could smell was death, so much death. "Oh god.Oh no.Oh god, no." "Help!" he screamed. "Somebody help me!" He could feel himself sinking deeper between the dead bodies. Just when he thought they would swallow him whole, someone called his name.Thank heavens help had come. "Dominic, wake up." Isabella shook him. With a start, Dominic opened his eyes and tried to focus on the source of the voice. When he saw Isabella on top of him, he jerked up and sat up straigh
_Isabella_It was 5 pm on the dot. And I waited patiently for Dominic to come fuming through the door any second now. I had refused to take any messages from his men and the little bag that the housekeeper had packed for me, still lay at the bottom of the stairs. Since the wedding, no one could handle me as they pleased. I looked through my clothes for the heaviest jersey I could find. If I was going to win the argument today, I needed to look the part. And I knew without a doubt that there was going to be an argument. Once I was done dressing up. I opened the bed covers and that's when I heard car tires screeching to a stop. How predictable. Dominic was probably angry with smoke coming out of his ears at the moment. But I couldn't sit and muse on that thought. I jumped into bed and ruffled my hair, then smothered it again with my hands. Within a few minutes, I heard his footsteps walking closer to my bedroom. He knocked once and opened my door. He scanned the room and then look
_Isabella_I woke up and checked the clock next to my bed. It was well after 7 am. I dragged myself out of bed, not that I had gotten any sleep the previous night. After the conversation I had with Dominic, I had spent hours tossing and turning.I wanted my freedom, that was for sure. But to have kids that I would never be able to raise? I would not go through that. It was wrong and inhumane.When I reached the breakfast table, Dominic was already sitting down, having his morning coffee and reading the paper."Morning," I said, and he looked up from his paper and gave me a once-over."You look well, not that there was anything wrong with you, to begin with," he said, looking back at his paper.In my frustration and worry about the contract, the fact that I had pretended to be sick yesterday had slipped my mind."I do feel well indeed. I told you I would be fine as soon as I had a warm shower and a good night's rest." I took the chair next to him, and he raised his eyebrows."Cut the c
_Isabella_Sorry, he was late, this man. Was that the only thing he was worried about given the state of affairs?"What do you mean, you've been shot? Were you hijacked?" I stood next to Dominic in disbelief.I was shocked but knew that in a situation like this, I needed to keep calm and not panic.He shifted on the couch with a groan."I can drive. Give me your keys and I'll take you to the emergency room," I offered."No hospitals. I want you to do it," he said, his face contorting in pain."Do what? You said so yourself, you've been shot. What is it that you think I can do?" I put my hand on my lips and shook my head.I noticed that his lips were not their usual rosy pink color.Oh my god. He was going to bleed himself to death."Dominic, you're bleeding all over the place. You can die if you don't get checked out.""Then you better start working." He lifted his arm and I took hold of it and tried to find where the blood was coming from.There was also blood on the front of his shir
_Dominic_I managed to change without bringing more pain to myself. When the doorbell rang, Joseph ushered Yuri in, and we went to my home office.No explanations were necessary because Joseph had put Yuri up to speed. The only question on everyone's mind was: "How do we stop this?" I voiced it out. "That's a tough one, given that we don't know who the enemy is here," Yuri said in his usual laid-back voice. "But I cannot let things as they are. It's clear that whoever this person is wants to see the Montego name wiped out."Yuri nodded and seemed to be in deep thought. "What is it?" barely containing my irritation. "There's been some talks recently." He said. It was visible from his features that he was fighting with himself on whether he should say whatever it was that he was thinking of or not. "I don't have all day to prompt you into talking.""Your marriage to that girl." He said simply. "What does this have to do with who I decide to make my wife.""She is not from one o
_Dominic_ The minute I walked into the lounge area, my mother pounced on me. "You look flushed, are you okay." My mother said. Looking stylish in her old age. You don't know half of it. But outwardly I said: "I'm fine mother, this is just not the best of times that's all." I sat down opposite her and looked around. "Where is your so-called wife?" her gaze looked in the direction of the stairs."She's upstairs," I said more sternly than I intended. "Do you see what you have done? Now the maid can not be bothered to come and greet me." she raised a hand. “Because I told her no to come down. Would you like something to drink, tea maybe?” I said trying to diffuse the situation I could sense was the fast approaching. "And like a little maid, she listened." I let her win this one. I didn't want to add that she was taking a nap after, well..."I cannot believe that you went ahead and married that girl. I had to see with my own eyes what a laughing stock you've turned this family int
_Dominic_The cool breeze from the crashing waves left gentle shivers on my skin as we stood at the docks, looking out into the clear blue distance.I knew it was too soon to be out in the open after what had happened. But I couldn't let whoever was responsible think that I was going to sit back and cower.Plus, this in itself was a message to the other families not to even try me.I was with Yuri and Vini. Vini was one of my trusted men. The only downside about him was that Vini had itchy fingers. He was quick to reach for his gun. If left to his own devices, he could create a bloody mess just because someone looked at him the wrong way.But in times like these, when Joseph was unable to come, he made for a good substitute. Besides, with the man I was meeting today, Vini's hothead was a perfect fit.I may have downplayed the whole shooting incident, but I knew that every step I took was crucial. Someone had it out for me. Hence, Joseph needed to keep an eye on Isabella.The fact that