Chapter 26(Sleep beside me.)Lena’s Point Of View.“Lena.” He called sternly, his voice was back to being stern and harsh.I must have overstepped my boundaries. What in the name of God is wrong with you Lena, why do you act like a crazy person, what was I going to do now?I rushed my words “It was a joke Dante, can you not take a joke?” I gave a hysterical laughter as I lied through my teeth. It wasn’t a joke, I was scared for my life and waited for someone to just watch me sleep, the way my mom would do when I needed it.“You must be tired Lena, go to bed.” He took the tray up and placed it by my bedside table.“You can make a request tomorrow. Think about it properly.” Stated and I nodded, I watched him walk out of the room in his swift and elegant steps and as soon as he walked out of the room, Irene walked in, she took the tray up and bid me good night before proceeding out of my room.That was scary Lena, what were you thinking?“Way to go Lena.” I sighed, I am such a fool, I ke
A chaotic learning day)Lena’s Point Of ViewI was better and had a few days to get everything about the meeting into my head.“You own the meeting, without you the meeting will not go on, you decide what will happen and you are the boss. You are the boss Lena and you should understand that.” Dante was at my back explaining and telling how things would go, I sat on a chair and he was at my back coaxing me with words.“You will have to do this.”“I will have to do this.”Today was one of the most chaotic learning day I had experience because it was from one teaching to another and I was already getting tired and bored.“Can I have a glass of juice, I am thirsty.” I swallowed hard and felt the dryness of my throat crave for something sweet.“Sure.” Dante left my back and I felt the tension die down the moment he was away from my back. How could one man be so huge and still have such a domineering aura. At this point I was beginning to have myself wonder how he was with his wife, was he
(A day to the meeting)Lena's Point Of ViewIt's another day getting ready for the meeting. Never before had I thought that I'd feel so much pressure. The lessons, cloth fitting and the day in general just went terribly. I had no idea what was wrong with me.I was sitting in the discussion room alone. I had just finished my Italian class and I was sluking. My Italian had gotten really good but today it was just a mess. Even Dante knew that something was wrong and he scolded me much less than he normally would. He had left to attend to some urgent business and I was left alone thinking.My face was sad and my eyes were distant. My mind was busy and full of worry. When I said that I would help Dante get his wealth back, I felt ready to do anything. Anything as long as it would help my father but now, for some reason, I felt this deep sinking feeling. I felt like I couldn't do it. I felt scared and incapable. I had seen pictures of Dante's wife, Gwen, and she looked amazing. I now felt th
(You’ll be fine)Lena's Point Of ViewHe looked at me for a while and was silent. I didn't know what he was going to say next. I felt even worse for saying what I said and lowered my head down again. He tilted my face up and used his thumb to wipe my tears."Lena,"He took a deep breath and looked away from me for a second and looked back at me."I understand how you feel. The pressure is overwhelming and you have every right to feel nervous or scared. But I believe in you. You have come so far, too far for you to give up already. I know that you can do it and you won't have to do it alone. I will be with you every step of the way to encouraege you and give you a gentle nudge if you forget antything. I just need you to be strong as you have always been. Hold your head up high and do the best you can. I have complete faith in you."I felt my heart swell. I had never heard him sound so encouraging. I wanted to wrap my arms around him and pull him into a hug but the 'No Touch' rule was st
The council meeting 1)Lena’s Point Of View“Good morning Mrs Roma, rise and shine.” Irene's voice squeaked as she tried to get me awake for the day, I stirred on the bed, shut my eyes even tighter and yawned.“Mrs Roma, Mr Roma has asked me to get you ready for the day.” I quietly sat on the bed thinking of my life and then it dawned on me that this was the day, I stretched myself on the bed, anxiety and fear gripping me. Today was the day and I hope that I don’t flop on this. I sighed, I won’t flop on this, I am Helena Brooks, my father’s daughter and now I am Mrs Helena Roma and I am doing this for my husband.“Your bath is ready, once you are done, I will call the makeup artist, she is in the waiting room waiting for you.”“Okay. I’ll call you if I need you Irene.” As I said this she nodded and walked out and I was left in my big room to talk myself into doing this.My feet were cold and I was trying to fight my anxiety and control it. I climbed out of bed and walked into the bath
Lena's Point Of View(Council Meeting 2)"Let's go babe." I uttered again and watched him stagger and walk to me."Stop drooling babe." I laughed, I had watched enough clips of how Gwen used to speak and I was sure I was speaking just like her."We do not have mucht time babe, Manuel would call any minute from now and it would not be good." I walked towards him."Irene." I called and in a few second she was rushing towards us."Take my baby's things to the car." Gwen would speak this way to Dante, she was always calling him her baby and making him feel babied and since I was Gwen for today it was only normal that I'd do this."Gwen?" He rushed to me and held me on my waist."My Gwen?" It was like he had forgotten that I was Lena and not Gwen, I had done this and it got him."Gwen." He called again, and I swear that I had seen something that I had never seen in his eyes before, there was this glow on his face and it was like nothing that I had ever seen"Dante?" I called and he paused ,
Lena’s Point Of View(Broken Rules)Dante held me strong, he had never held me in that way before, his grip around my waist was firm, it felt like authority, it felt like he owned me and it was soothing. I loved the way he held me.“You can do this.” He pulled away from me but he held into my hand, I wished that this moment would not fade away so soon and that even after this meeting Dante would still be nice to me.“We have a few broken rules Lena. I have broken a lot of rules for you Lena. I am not supposed to hold you this way but I know that you need it.” His voice was thick but low, it sent shivers down my spine, my entire system broke into pieces with just his eyes pairing me. Why was my body reacting this way? Why was I feeling this way when he was this close to me.“Just this once, hold me this close so I can feel you with me.” I found myself whispering to him. His huge arm wrapped my waist while the other one dug into my hair.A knock came on the door and we pulled away from
Lena’s Point Of View*Warning, a few dialogues are written in Italian but they are also translated into English. I am not an Italian and my Italian may not be so good since I used my little knowledge and a translator but Enjoy.*I began with explaining and telling them how all the companies of the Empire were beginning to fall all because of a careless person in charge.The fact that Fariz Verona, Gwen’s father had left this company and does care about it was just unfair. He never worked for it so he would never know what the company was facing or how it would hurt to see the company crumble.“Vino Veritas, Dolce Vita Cioccolato. Squadra di corse del Modena, tutte le compagnie sotto questo impero stanno cadendo”. Il consiglio di amministrazione di ogni azienda ha tutti bisogno di un nuovo leader, abbiamo bisogno di un nuovo capo. Sono stato via per soli due mesi e Vino Veritas non è stato in grado di arrivare tra le prime 20 aziende vinicole il mese scorso nelle vendite di mercato. Gl