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The nurse who wore a purple uniform sighed tiredly, surely because I was giving her a hard time and, for that, I didn’t want her to insult me, I hated such situations to handle and for all that I had bought on my shoulder, I hated myself for it. Insult was written for me now.
“My dear, we have plenty of time to argue, but for me, your health comes first, and if you don’t cooperate with me, it’ll give you a hard time recovering, so, again, I request you to have your breakfast. Then I’ll question your answers along with it,” She sounded insisting me to eat like a mother would do to her children. Which again made me feel embarrassed about my behaviour. I shouldn’t have teased her.
“Alright,” I mumbled and took the sandwich in my hand from the table and started eating it.
I looked towards her to catch her reaction, which was a satisfying smile that made me innerly happy too. I li
13Since the day I got home from the hospital, I couldn’t get my body to react normally. It’s like the medicines sucked my soul and put it on a new kind of fire inside my core. I felt different, I acted different. I glowed different. Everything was different with me and I had no fair explanation to give for my body.It was like doctors had pushed a button to reset the energies in my body, but from what I can remember, no one took out of ordinary parameters for me. In fact, a doctor never visited me—only nurses. I didn’t even know what had been happening to me lately. From the day I woke up in that hospital’s bed, I tried to make myself feel normal again. I forced my mind to get straight to the regular routine of mine but I just couldn’t, my body didn’t allow me…Or that I can narrate, my mind didn’t stop thinking about a male’s physical touch. Yes, I was craving someone to touch me. I had a
14Luciano“Capo, la mia signora è con quel tipo di nome Rory Johnson. (Boss, my lady is with that guy named Rory Johnson.),” Domenico informed me, I was looking at the monitor and watching them walking past my men looking at them with surprised eyes. I fisted my right hand as I saw her holding that candy fucker’s hand. I wanted to break his hands. How did he touch what I touched?! How dare he?!The next second her face grounded, lowering her gaze when she saw Marco looking at her. “Domenico, ordina alla squadra due di scomparire e dì a Macro di tenere gli occhi chiari, li uccido. (Domenico, order team four to disappear and tell Marco to keep his eyes to himself otherwise I will take them out,).” I ordered, following the footage’s movements. She was intimidated by my men. I didn’t want anyone to intimidate her except me. I won’t bear the thought of someone hurting her in any way. Bloo
15A Week LaterJennifer“Students, today we are going to discuss how, why and when criminals mark the victim as their next target. This topic will cover many strange and mind-blowing facts and our today’s class will be the most important discussion ever, so I need your eyes on the screen and your ears and mind towards me,” Professor Ben stated through the microphone, his voice resonating through the speakers placed on the walls. The lights dimmed and the presentation started on the board and Professor Ben continued speaking.“The main theory that we have to understand today is why and how a criminal chose the victim as his next target? What makes him so sure about the expectation that he has with the victim’s capacity? Can anybody answer this?” Professor Ben paused for a little and looked everywhere in hope of a raised hand, but there was none.“Well, I t
I saw him stepping down from the stage and walking to the end seats of the auditorium. To make him feel that I wasn’t noticing him, I took out my phone and pretended like I was texting to someone but I didn’t wonder what this act would get me. “What is your name?” I heard the same husky voice emitting near me. I raised my head and found myself so close to me that I had to step back.“Argh… umm… I’m Jennifer Miller,” I told him, keeping my head low.“Look me in the eyes when I talk, Miss. Miller,” Said the man named Luciano Bernardi.I carefully raised my eyes, which seemed to be the hardest thing ever. When our orbs met, I saw a glimmering shade of intense passion mingling in his eyes that made me wonder his intention for a second too but he masked it away and I let it go. “Don’t use your phone again when I’m around you,” his warning felt like it was onl
17LucianoNot a second went by without thinking about her all these weeks. Not a moment came when I could concentrate on my basic interests after the minute I saw my little one at the restaurant. In fact, with each passing time, she’d been growing into my mind like a virus. She’d numbed my senses and all I had been thinking about was being with her. With every breath, my soul yearned for her, missed her and craved for the intense feeling that it felt when our body made contact and longed to touch her, yet I could do nothing other than hold myself back.But not anymore, as I had rooted out a mutual path for my deep desire to keep her under my eyes, yet I would stay away from her. I wanted to be closer but in a way where she wouldn’t notice me around and I finally got the chance.I couldn’t stop myself from doing things that I never thought of doing in my life. I secured a partnership in the university w
18Jennifer“What?” The shock escaped my mouth spit it all over their faces. This group of men looked at me with nothing but blank expressions and I was glaring at them with a questionable glare. How dare they accuse my friend?“Look, mister, don’t you dare to drag my innocent friend into your dirty business, I know him more than you, he can’t do anything like you said,” I rattled out, my index finger towards that mid-man’s face.He was wearing shades. I wasn’t sure if he was even looking at me or anywhere else. He grunted under his breath, his face titled aside, telling me he was having a hard time dealing with me. Yeah, it better be that way because I wasn’t going to let them blackmail an innocent.Before he could reply to me, his hand reached near his ear and it seemed like he was communicating with someone. As I opened my mouth to raise an objection, he spoke bef
19“Oh fuck, no,” she muffled. I couldn’t help my smile, I thought I was the one who curses under her breath all the time but now, I got to know I wasn’t alone.“What happened?” I asked but before she could answer me I heard a woman’s shout outside the car. My body tensed by the way she was shouting and screaming. I was sure she got disturbed by someone’s presence, it could be me but why would she go crazy over me? I didn’t recognise this voice, even though it was a different voice than I ever heard. “Who is this lady screaming?” I questioned again.“I suggest you be prepared for anything ahead of you. When you get out of the car, remember you can witness unpleasant sights but do not be afraid of anyone, I can assure you, no one can or will touch you, okay?” The lady said as I felt her freeing my eyes, hands and legs from the ropes. I sighed peacefully, finally, I would be
Jennifer Luciano Bernardi, the man who had the power to numb me in one finger’s snap. He was standing before my eyes, near the glass window, his hands in his suit-pockets. While there stood his men apart from him, outspread in every corner of this lounge, steady to obey any command given by the man I become terrified of the most. Luciano’s aura was frighteningly aloof and that teased me the most. His eyes expressed nothing. No emotions, just blank there and that was a thing to worry about. I had no clue why I was here. What sin did I do to attain the devil’s attention? His sharp jaw looked like a weapon ready to slaughter the lamb—me. I sighed loudly, my eyes joined with his and God knew from where I got the courage to look straight in those piercing hazel eyes. I mustered up the courage from within to speak my side, “W—Why am I h-here?” These simple words were the most difficult to utter at the moment, it’s like there was nothing