LOGINNico:It took her too long to come back…I didn’t even care if I found someone half way there, but I had to see where the hell she was.I stepped out of her room, the moment I did, I found myself in the middle of a long hallway.I didn’t know where it was leading me, but I decided to follow my feeling, walking with steady, fast steps.I had a weird feeling, my chest tightened with each step I was making.Then all of a sudden, I heard a noise coming from one of the rooms on my way.I froze, trying to listen if the voice was Catherine’s.“Please!” I heard her crying.Then I heard him, Marcos.I started boiling from the inside, grabbing my gun as I headed straight toward the door, trying to open it, but no matter how hard I tried, it was impossible to open that door.I suddenly heard Catherine’s screaming, then within a few seconds it was Marcos’ turn. My eyes widened, and my hands started to shake when I couldn’t hear Catherine's voice.Then all of a sudden, I heard Catherine crying ou
Catherine:As soon as the door opened, my father entered the room, his eyes scanning the place. But he didn’t see Nico who was hiding inside my closet.“Where have you been?” My father stopped only a few inches away from me, holding my arm, shaking me.“It’s my makeup!” I suddenly said.“What?” My father shot me an annoyed look.“You have to call Ellie, like now!” I told him.My father narrowed his eyes suspiciously.“That’s silly…” My father started dragging me outside the room.“I can’t go out like this!” I yelled, fighting back.My father’s eyes all of a sudden glimpsed the ring that was wrapped on my finger.“What’s this? Where did you get this from?” He asked, but I answered him instantly.“Marcos…He proposed to me” My father looked surprised, but glad for the first time in days.“Well then…I guess I’ll look for Ellie and send her in” He said, rubbing the back of his neck.I didn't realize how excited my father was for this wedding until now.I was relieved that my father believ
Catherine:I was all dressed…“This is perfect!” Ellie said.“And you don’t even look pregnant!” She added.I stared at myself in the mirror.The white dress shined perfectly, lighting up my room.“But you still look sad…” She sent me a questioning look.I sighed, “I assume this is an arranged marriage?” She asked.I didn’t answer her, so she shrugged her shoulders and grabbed her mini purse.“Then I guess my work here is done. Please don’t ruin my art with tears, it’s really hard to fix it!” She said before she smiled at me then left the room.I swallowed hard, my eyes roaming all over my room.“Secret door, please…” I begged as I started walking inside my room.The door cracked open, which made me look behind to see Marcos entering my room. He closed the door behind him.I swallowed hard, taking a few steps back.Just looking at him sent terror through me, imagine living with him under the same roof for the rest of my life.Marcos seemed calm while he made his way toward me.“Why ar
Catherine: I stepped inside the tree house, I gasped when I saw everything as I left it the last time I was here.The last time I’ve been here was like fifteen years from now, I was only ten back then…My eyes watered when I saw an old picture of me with Enzo.I frowned when I saw a pink plate on the wooden table. There was a half cookie in there.I smiled, a tear escaping my eye.It was funny to remember the story or the reason behind leaving that half of the cookie there. It was left there because we were in a hurry to leave for our vacation. Everyone was looking for us, and my father didn’t even bother to look for us here.That was the last time I came to this place, because later, we moved on to another house. A house I lived in for a few years before my mother and I finally escaped.My eyes roamed all over the place, looking for something, anything that could lead me to Enzo’s plan, a letter, anything…But then all of a sudden, I was surprised by someone standing behind me.I sw
Nico:I was sitting in my office, discussing the plan again with Jiro.“How the hell are you going inside?” He asked in confusion.“It doesn’t matter how, what matters is that you’ll be outside with your men, waiting for my signal and you’ll find the gates wide open, waiting for you” I explained to him, not telling him the important part.I still couldn’t trust the guy. Can you blame me?Jiro rubbed his white beard, thinking this straight before he eventually nodded at me. “Okay…What if I don’t find the gates wide open? Like you said?” He asked in a threatening tone.“If you don’t trust me…” I stood, leaning closer to him, my eyes sending him deadly glares.“I trust you, I also trust The Butcher’s security and guards!” Jiro said, making me shake my head as I started to pace in my office.“Then you’ll have to trust one of us” I raised an eyebrow while I shot him another deadly glare.He started to make me doubt my plan.This wasn't just work or a game! It was the only chance to save th
Catherine:Aurora continued to gasp every time she glimpsed a new bruise on my body.“How could he?” A tear slipping down her cheek.She touched my bare back, “He’s a monster…You can’t marry him!” She shook her head, another tear falling down her cheek.“I won’t! I’m leaving this place, even if I have to die while trying” I said in a cold tone.“OH no! you think he’s going to let you die so easily? Your father would rather hear you scream from the pain than kill you! You’ll wish to die, but he’d never give you that peace” Aurora said with a tear in her eyes.I started to think that Aurora was hiding something.She was talking as if she had tasted some of that pain before, as if she had already tried my father’s punishment.“Aurora?” I called out her name.“Yes?”“Did this happen to you before? Did he hurt you?” I asked her, but she froze, avoiding my eyes.“It’s okay, you can tell me” I told her.Her eyes watered again, “No, my feelings, they don’t matter” She shook her head, faking a
Catherine:It took me another half hour before I finally stepped out of the room, my knees barely holding me, and I couldn’t even take one steady step downstairs. “My favorite new girl!” The old lady said. She was standing at the reception, her makeup was different from last night, and the smile t
Catherine:My eyes were burning as I struggled to open them, my hands both covering my face as I felt someone jumping out of the bed.I gulped nervously as soon as the strong scent of cigarettes mixed with manly cologne tickled my nose. My eyes were suddenly wide open. At first it was his shadow th
Catherine:The old lady rolled her eyes at me, “Whatever…” She shrugged her shoulders, before stepping inside, seeming a bit annoyed about my decision.I kind of felt bad for turning down such a great opportunity, I mean I was really that desperate to get money, but the thought of mom finding out a
Catherine:“We’re sorry, but miss Moretti, if you don’t pay the bill any time soon, I’m afraid we can no longer offer our services” The nurse said, a sad look on her face.My mother had been laying on the same bed for a few weeks, the treatments took all the money that was left.I nod, looking back







