Ezabella Viper...I don't know for how long I was locked in the bathroom, I just knew I needed time away from the man I was madly in love with.My entire world felt like it was crumbling around me. I sat on the edge of the bathtub, just balling my eyes out, trying my best to keep my sobs silent.The amount of defeat that was crushing my shoulders wanted to make me scream.I had fallen for the same cruel trick twice. I had fallen in love with a man who had no other intentions towards me but to hurt me.I should have learned my lesson after what Eliot Williamson did to me. I should. I learned to keep my guard up and not let Jacopo into my stupid heart. I should have been more cautious around him. I should have never let myself get too comfortable with the false idea of someone ever loving me.I should have known better.Beating myself up only managed to make things much worse, my tears flowing down my cheeks uncontrollably.My heart painfully squeezed in my chest, and I could do no
I've been trying to keep my distance for the next two weeks, trying to sort my feelings out.I had planned to confront Jacopo the day after the birthday party, but each time I tried to face him and bring up the topic that was killing me from inside out, the words would get stuck in my throat and refuse to get out. The main reason for that, I believe was because I was scared to find out that Jacopo's motive to confessing his feeling for me, to holding my hands and sharing kisses in our home, and to sharing our bodies with each other was for the reason of getting me pregnant and leaving right away.The thought made me feel sick each time to the point that I would have to rush to my bathroom to empty my stomach, to the point that I could barely eat any food.This hardboiled eggs I used to love to share with my husband now make me sick at the mere smell of it, and so did anything I would share with Jacopo.So, I started avoiding him even more, running away from our problems and trying to
I stood in front of the sink, looking at my reflection in the mirror above it after I had thrown my guts up on the toilet, not more than two minutes ago.I looked pale, paler than usual, my hair greasy and tangles from the lack of washing and brushing on my part. My eyes were slightly sunken and surrounded by dark circles. My cheek bones were showing more, evident that I had lost some weight in the last two weeks since I found out the horrible truth about Jacopo and I.No wonder Jacopo looked worried. I looked like I was an hour away from knocking at the door of death.I let out a sigh, feeling my entire body ache, the small action almost making me vomit again.I turned the water on and cupped my hands together, letting it fill with water before I splashed it on my face, I repeated the action a few more times until I felt wide away despite the ache in my body. It amazed me how I could feel awake and sleepy all at the same time.I glanced around for a towel and remembered that I had dr
I lower myself on the edge of the bathtub, my heart pounding in my chest and my vision swimming.A soft knock on the door pulled me out of my train of thoughts."Ezabella? Are you done?" Dalinda called out in a whisper, making sure no one else listened to her."Yeah." I replied, triggering her mext action, which was to push open the door and step into the bathroom.She closed the door behind her as she looked at me."Well?" She asked."How... How accurate do you think these tests are?" I asked, looking down at the three positive tests."They are pretty accurate." Daoinda replied, to which I nodded my head."If that is true, then I guess... I'm pregnant." I replied.Dalinda nodded her head before she walked over to me and sat down next to me."From the look on your face, I can tell that this was not the result you wanted to see..." She commented. "You and Nicolo... were you two active or... or did he force..."I quickly shook my head."No. He didn't force me into doing anything if that
The silence in the apartment was deafening. Jacopo closes his eyes after I demand to know everything, looking pained to even have this conversation with me.I already had tears in my eyes, ones I was trying to blink away and fight from falling down my cheeks. I was not ready to cry yet, but it was proving to me more difficult with each passing second."It really meant nothing..." He started."I don't care what it meant. I want to know the truth, Jacopo." I cut him off.He looked down at me with defeat. "Okay." He nodded his head."I..." A sigh escaped his lips before he continued. "Dante made me the offer a day after we got married because I was telling him I didn't want the marriage to continue and that it was a big mistake to let the Vipers in like that. He made me the offer, and I refused. At first..."He hesitated, and I had to wait a few more seconds to hear him continue."I ended up accepting the offer when I realized that this marriage was not going to work for either one of u
I woke up early the next day with a massive headache. It was bad to the point that I was having trouble seeing for a few minutes after I woke up.I sat in bed for about an hour, refusing to leave the comfort it provided, while I thought over the conversation I had with Jacopo the previous night.The more I thought about it, the worse it got. Him being so dismissive about it was what scared me more. What else had it thought did not matter when it clearly mattered to me?What else did he keep from me?Was he truly in love with me?Was it even possible from someone with his past to love someone with my past?Was this marriage doomed before it even began?All the questions that ran through my head only made me want to cry even more. I wanted to see Jacopo desperately and not see him yet all at the same time. I love him but also slightly hated him for what he had done.At time, I felt like I was over reacting to everything, but when I remember Eliot Williamson and how he used to manipulat
I had about thirty minutes to prepare the things I needed to go away. I wasn't planning on leaving forever, but who knows how things would turn out?If Jacopo was truly talking like that about me, speaking about how he was going to kill me and would need assistance with the body, then I sure as heck was not coming back. But if it was a misunderstanding, then I would eventually return after sorting myself out and was sure that this baby would be safe in this city. But until then, I was going to try to find some comfort in my old room and have a check-up to see if my baby was healthy.I'd been distracted a few times while I was filling a small bag with some of my clothes, standing in front of the mirror with my hoody pulled up to my chest, looking at my belly to see if there were any changes and evidence of a baby in there. There were none. At least, I didn't think there were any differences. It just looked like I was slightly bloated. Despite being distracted one too many times, I
The rest of the ride was awfully quiet. Connor didn't bother to push me for answers since he already knew what was wrong and why I chose to leave for a few days, so there was no reason in constantly asking me how I was feeling.I kept my eyes out the window, trying to distract myself by looking at the buildings and cars we were passing by, trying to stop myself from constantly thinking about Jacopo and the sticky situation we were in.Despite what I had heard him say in his walk-in closet, despite him tricking me into trusting him and giving him my heart, I already miss him. I miss him so much that it hurt.I miss the deep connection we had built with each other, the deep conversations we would share, the small moments that would make my day, the sweet times we share under the covers... I miss all of it.I miss him.Damn you, Jacopo.A few more hours went by before we finally drove out of the city boarders and returned to the city I was so familiar with, the one run by my father.This
Jacopo and I sat at the dining table with the Smiths, along with Connor and Cane."It is too dangerous, Ella." Elijah commented, looking at her with a pleading gaze."Come on..." Ella playfully groan. "You can have more people around during the gathering. I just want to have the ladies over for lunch and tea, maybe even paint a little."Elijah sighed."Don't act like we haven't done this before." Ella continued. "Heck, we'll have Connor sticking to us like a gum, right Connor?" Ella stated at Connor, who immideately nodded his head.Another sigh.Jacopo and I shared a look. Ella has been asking Elijah to let her have a gathering in the house since the moment we sat down. Heck, she might have even been asking before we got to the dining room."What do you think, Nicolo?" Elijah asked, and I knew it was just to divert the attention on him to my husband so he would no longer be the target of Ella's pursuit."Like you care what I think." Jacopo mumbled, glaring at Elijah over a cup of co
Ezabella Viper...I had a lot on my mind to the point that I lost track of time. Ella's twin daughters were a great distraction, keeping Ella, Cilvia, and I company for the rest of the day.I got to see first-hand Ella in her mother mode, taking care of the kids with such care that it made me miss the baby I am yet to give birth to.I tried to spend as much time as I could with the kids. Ella even taught me how to properly change diapers. I tried my best to forget all of the drama, tuck it deep at the back of my head, and focused on the girls, so much so that Cilvia came to me just to whisper that I was going to make a great mother.Damn it if I didn't tear up at that moment. The day actually went by quickly, and before I knew it, we were putting the twins in their beds and gathering up in the sitting room after we had our early dinner, having a conversation over tea.We must have been in the sitting room for ten minutes before we heard the door open."They're finally back." Cil
Jacopo Nicolo...I parked my car near the front door of Dante's house and cut off the engine.A soft sigh escaped my lips as I leaned my head back against the head rest and closed my eyes.Damn it.I didn't want to be here.I wanted to be in the arms of the woman I love. Why was I here again away from her?Right. To interogate the shooters who almost took her away from me.I wanted to at least take a few seconds for myself, but I was interrupted by a quick tap on the window, jointing me out of my peaceful state.I glanced over and saw Victor leaning down to face me, the window fogging due to his breath at how close he was."You coming?" He asked, his voice barely making it into the inside of my car.Another sigh escaped my lips before I nodded my head, unlocked the door, and pushed the car open to hop out. I looked at Victor up and down, still wearing the same clothes he had on the previous night."Did you spend the night here?" I asked as I slammed the door of my cat shut.
"Helena, hi..." Ella finally spoke into the phone, and it was obvious from her voice that she did not expect Helena to answer the phone."Hi." Helena chuckled at how awkward Ella sounded."How have you been?" Ella asked."I've been better. But honestly, I'm fine. More than fine, actually. I feel like I'm finally finding my footing again, you know, getting back on my feet. I feel like I can finally breathe again." Helena replied.Her enthusiastic voice and manner rubbed me the wrong way, and it was obvious that the other ladies were feeling the same way as well."The last time I saw you was at the Fimbar Mansion, and you really didn't want to look at us anymore, let alone speak to us. What changed?" Ella slowly asked, trying her best not to upset Helena."Well... I was a bit mean back then, weren't I?" Helena chuckled. "I was just a hit under pressure...""Under pressure from what?' Cilvia spoke up, and we looked at her. The three of us had agreed that if by some miracle the phone is
Ezabella Viper...I woke up the next morning feeling refreshed, and it was not because I had the bed sleep ever of because I had the long sleep my body craved. No. It was because of what Jacopo did the previous night, and how he stepped into the shower knowing it was something his body didn't want him to do.This man was constantly putting his body in the line for me, and I don't know what more proof I could possibly need to know just how much he loves me.First it was running into a burning building for me, and then it was choosing to save me first, and then it was stepping in front of a bullet for me the previous night, and then on the same night, it was stepping under the warm water knowing he would have a bad reaction to it because of his horrible experience.It felt like I truly don't deserve the amount of love he has for me, like I haven't given him enough as much as he has given me.Waking up next to him after we had a scary night and then an amazing moment in the shower f
Jacopo Nicolo..."What are you doing, Jacopo?" Eza asked as she watched me push my shoes off my feet and then lean down to take my socks off."I just told you..." I softly replied. "I don't want to stay away. I can't stay away."Once the socks were off, I pushed myself to my feet.I shrugged the suit jacket off my back before dropping it to the floor."Jacopo?" Eza whispered, realizing what I wanted to do.I carried on to unbutton my shirt no matter how hard the shaking of my hands tried to sabotage me. To succeed in taking my shirt off before I carried on to my suit pants.Once I was done peeling my clothes off, I looked towards Eza and the steam that was coming out of the shower from the hot shower.The second I started stepping closer to the shower, Eza reached for the shower nob to turn it towards the colder side."Don't, Eza." I called out, stopping her from turning the water off and then on to cold.I stood just outside of the shower, just out of the reach of the hot water.
Ezabella Viper..."So, you decide to create a club of your own?" Cilvia asked, her back hunches and her elbows pressed against her knees as she attentively listened to the three women speak one at a time about their stories.I didn't even realize when it happened, but we were all suddenly talking to each other about our lives, sharing moments that we usually would not share with strangers."Yes." Red replied. "It was the only logical next step. We were able to find a fee working bikes from the last house we escaped from, and on the road, we were able to learn more and grow as a team. We got to take revenge and acquire more wealth from those men, which led us to get ourselves a small club house in a small town. People started hearing about us, and women and little girls started coming to us for help. Some needed help getting rid of people who were troubling them while others needed a place to stay. And so it all started. A small club grew bigger and bigger until we had to move to
Jacopo Nicolo...I sat in the passanger sit of Victor's car, while Elijah and Dante followed us in Elijah's car. My heart refused to settle down, my head still filled with the image of that red dot on my wife's forehead.There goes my heart again, almost beating out of my chest with fear, fear that I could have lost her.My hands refused to stop shaking, itching for a trigger to squeeze, my nose desperate for the scent of the blood of whoever tried to kill my wife right in front of me despite my own blood already attacking my nostrils.I had to tuck my hands into my pockets to stop them from visibly shaking."Heard you stepped in front of a bullet." Victor commented. "Pretty brave of you." "Not now, Victor." I mumbled.I couldn't deal with the voice in my head, let alone get nagged by my father-in-law."I am trying to thank you for saving Bella's life." He said, forcing my eyes towards him."It's the bare minimum. I am her husband. That's what I'm supposed to do. I'm supposed to
Jacopo was sitting in the sitting room the ladies of the web and I were chatting in earlier while the members of the web were having their meeting. I had calmed him enough to forget about his gun, and someone had suggested that we moved to the sitting room until a thorough search has been made around the area to make sure that there were no more shooters so it would be safe enough for the rest of us to leave.The only people left in the villa besides Jacopo and I were Ella and Elijah, Connor and Cane, the three women of the Motorcycle club, and Cilvia and Dante, along with my father, who was apartment in one of the bathrooms while everything was happening and only came the join the chaos while Jacopo and I were in each other's arms.I was sitting right next to Jacopo, his right arms around me while his left was balled into a fist as if he was trying to stop himself from reaching for him gun again."Dante?" My father called out. "Did thay have anything to do with this,""We are standi