"Vincenzo." His father extended his hand for a handshake and I, still staring daggers at his whore of a son, accepted the shake. This was because of Padre. If not, I would sure as hell slap Mr. Giuseppe's hand off me. "Alessio has told me so much about you."My breathing ceased."And I must say what a lovely kid you are." My brows moved a bit in confusion. I risked a glance at Alessio who still had his smirk on. What the fuck was going on?"Yeah," I replied with my eyes still on Alessio. What was the fucker up to? What game were he and his dad trying to play? "Well, isn't that wonderful?" Padre asked. "Mr. Giuseppe is from the neighboring pack. The Salvatore. They'd been away for some time in Rome only to come back recently. You two will make such a great company."Definitely not, Padre. No way. I kept mute, watching Alessio with the eye of an owl. Someone cleared his throat. Padre."So, how have you seen Florence so far? Tuscany in general?" "Well…" Alessio's father talked contin
VINCENZOI didn't know how long I stood staring at the bench. That was the least of my worries. All I could see in my mind’s eye was Rina, laughing while that son of a bitch fondled her. Her giggle didn't annoy me as much as her nonchalance. She didn't care that her body was groped, milked raw, used! That fucking bitch was okay having Alessio touch her, but would weep each time I made a move. I shut my eyes to block the image. Steam blew from my nostrils and ears. Alessio. He had the effrontery to talk back to me. He'd looked me in the eye and challenged me to a fight in my very own house. My territory. Was anything more insulting than that? Was there?My breathing had been normalized, but the fury in me still blazed hot. It had mounted to the brim; in a matter of seconds, it'd spill. Rina. That girl...that damn girl was trying my patience. A mirthless chuckle left my lips. She underestimated my power. Yes. I'd been so fucking lenient that she took me for a fool. That, however
**Flashback**Padre? Madre? There's something I want to tell you. Zia… Zia. I'm..." I shut my eyes, shaking my head. No, that wasn't how to put it.I tried again. "Buonginoro, Padre [and] Madre. [Did you sleep well?] I…""Vincenzo!" Madre's voice interrupted. I whipped my head from the mirror, directing it to the door. "Sì?""[What are you doing there]?" Her voice drew nearer. She opened the door. "You want to be left behind?"I shook my head in embarrassment and picked my backpack from the bed. Madre and I left the room and got outside. Padre was ready seated in the limo. I sat between Padre and Madre. We were going to the airport, on a trip to Dublin. Although I'd heard how beautiful the city was, I wasn't keen on the trip. Rather, I wanted to bear out my heart, telling Padre and Madre what they were supposed to know. In spite of the immense urge to do so, I could get the words out. Not knowing what their reaction would be was terrifying. The confession might backfire. Madr
RINAWith dreary eyes, I glanced at the wall clock. Oh no. Disappointment shut my eyes and I groaned silently. Time hadn't moved one bit. This was me dying of hunger. A monstrous growl shot from my stomach. Unsurprisingly, I got a few stares. A few sniggers too. But none of those mattered. A hungry man knew no shame. With the little strength left, I encouraged myself to hold on. Time would fly if I stopped dwelling on it and gave the lecturer full attention. And so I listened painfully to the boring lecture. After what seemed like hours, the class ended. I almost gave a fist pump, but there was one more hurdle to cross. My classmates. I had to wait till everyone left the theater. A good number went away, but few decided to frustrate me by hanging around.I considered pulling out my lunch and eating straight away, but I held back on the thought. I still was that shy, self-conscious girl. Eating in public was just as impossible as having a snowstorm in Florence. With time passing a
**Trigger warning!!!!**The evening classes came and went. I stayed behind to skim through my notes. This was the new habit I had developed, as exams were around the corner and I hadn't much time to read at home. I spent about twenty minutes in the theater before leaving. The hallways were almost dead with just some janitors around. As I crossed a junction, someone jumped from a room. I couldn't react before he covered my lips—his other arm tightly pressed against my chest—and pulled me into an empty theater.He banged me against the world in such a manner that was characteristic of one person alone. Vincenzo.I bent my eyes to the floor, my heart pounding."Don't you dare take your eyes off me." When I did his bidding, he asked a follow up question, "Where were you last night?"I almost looked away but his warning rang loud in my head. "My mother's room.""On whose permission?”It was surprising that I didn't tremble or blink a thousand times. It was also possible that those thing
UNKNOWN POVThe brush the fur carpet made with my soles was comforting. The best feeling that was. Yes, the best feeling I had ever had. Even though it'd been weeks since I got here and weeks since I began getting this orgasmic contact from the carpet, I still got this fresh excitement. Like it was the first I experienced this. With short steps, I reached my closet and pulled out a bathrobe. Not an ordinary bathrobe. Made of silk with intricate designs around the hems, it told of my status as a lord. The greatest of greatest. The undefeatable. Deep purple, it glowed with. And a heady combination of perfumes and detergent fragrance puffed from it. With a boastful smile, I slipped it out of the hanger and snapped my fingers. The guard at the door strode in and placed it on me. As he knotted the straps, I thought about food.Oh yes. I was a foodie. No—eww. That term was reserved for teenagers and adults. Or the obese. To put it better, I was a connoisseur. Food revolved around me.
VincenzoThe bitch didn't know it but her ass glared at me. Even with all the baggy clothes she wore, the fleshy, spank-worthy bum was visible. The fucker. I tried not to show my amusement. It was funny indeed, how she desperately wanted to get me turned off. I looked on as she cleaned my reading table. The funny thing had gone all the way to triple her clothing size, not knowing that every fucking movement she made brought attention to her behind. All the while, she refused to look at me. I could feel her fear: the steady thumping in her chest and the sweat popping out from her pores. I could feel the fluttering lashes and the whizz of breath from her nostrils. I knew all this, not just because I'd got a strong wolf but because she was my…Because she was Rina. A lowlife I'd taken an interest in.Through with cleaning the table, she headed for the bathroom. "Halt." A thin frown flicked on her face. Who knew what her reaction would be when I asked her to do what I had in mind
RINAI barged into the theater and went straight for a seat. Dropping on it, I rested my head on the desk, allowing for the tears to leave my eyes. I did not care anymore. I didn't care whether someone heard me or was here, watching me wail like a weakling. Why would any of those matter when I was forever stuck in limbo? In hell. After a while, I stopped sobbing, only for me to kick off again. I had tried, all I could, to block out the images of yesterday. But there was no achieving such. I would always see the lust-filled eyes of Piccolo Maestro. I would always see it stare at me, ogling me like I was a sex tool. What even made this whole thing worse was the elusiveness of help. Nobody could come to my rescue. Not even Mammà who would die to see me live. She couldn't make as much as a sound because she didn't know about any of this. She couldn't save me. That cursed idiot. That damned psychopath. What would he do next? Rape me? Manhandle me the way he'd done Sophia? I steadied