Chapter 3: Owned.
“Liar, that's what you are.”, Julian threw the ring across the room. Feeling furious and broken. Caesar calmly stood up, picked up the ring and went upstairs. Leaving him alone in the room. “Don't fucking leave me here, Caesar. You know I was going to demand answers”, he kept yelling. He knew Caesar would be hearing him from wherever he was. Caesar comes back down. His hands now on Julian's neck. “I would give you your answer if you pass this test. YOU HER ME!?” “Since, you want the truth. Give me control, submit yourself to me tonight” Julian was hungry for answers, and Caesar knew this. The file, ring, brother's name. Caesar was the only way he could get what he want, he knew so much but is still withholding to keep him here" “Fine. Whatever you want”, he agreed. Caesar goes in and comes back with a box. There was a collar in it. He fixed it on Julian's neck. It had a “You are mine”written on it. “Tonight, you are not Julian. You are mine and I control what's mine.”, he tugged at the chain of the collar. “Come with me”, Julian was pulled into Caesar's study room. He let go of the chain and sat down on his chair. “Walk to the door, crawl back towards me. Then place the chain into my hand. To show you've agreed to be my pet tonight. “ Julian obeyed every instruction like an obedient puppy, wanting his treat. He knelt before Caesar as he took off his shoe and sock on one foot. “Suck my toes”, Julian looked at him like he couldn't believe his ears. “What are you waiting for, pet? Hurry up. You have to do what I say, remember?” Julian took a deep breath before having Caesar toes in his mouth. Sucking them. This was so humiliating, but he kinda liked it. “You can do better, kid”, Caesar expressed dissatisfaction. Julian knew he had to do better. Julian finally sat in Caesars laps while being fed grapes. He didn't want them anymore and tried putting his face to the side. But Caesar pressed his thumb hard on his chin, putting his face in a place, then shoving grapes down his throat over and over again. Caesar brought out a gun, hands it to Julian. “Clean it up” It felt so cold in Julian's hand as he cleaned. “You know, growing up as a Mafia heir. I have seen death over and over again.” “Trust is just a weakness. Humans are not to be trusted, don't even trust me, Julian” Caesar goes on and on for hours. While Julian listened quietly. “Good night, Julian. You had the gun in your hand. You could have easily shot at me, I wonder why you didn't?” He closed the door behind him. Even Julian wondered. If had the chance to kill Caesar, would he ? ______ Julian was laying on his bed, still having the collar on. He walked past a couple of bodyguards, they immediately bowed to him and walked away. He wondered if it was the collar that made them do that. He asked about Caesar but was told he wasn't home. He went into a library, probably if he could find a book to read. Suddenly after some minutes, he finds a secret door behind a bookshelf. Immediately, he goes in if he could find anything before Caesar comes back. He went through so many books. Coughing from dust that came from them. He finally found something, a file labeled “Patrick”, and a USB drive. Quickly shoving it in his pocket. He hears Caesar's voice behind him somewhere from the hallway. “You just can't stop sneaking around, Julian?”, he chuckled. He wasn't at the door yet. Julian rushed out another door but it wasn't long when he bumped into something hard. It was Caesar, looking so furious. “Oh Julian. Nice try” SLAP…. Caesar's hand came down hard on Julian's face. Knocking him to the ground. He crouched down, taking the USB drive from Julian. He held Julian's face with his hand. “Next time, I will do worse.” He walked away. ____ “Get dressed, you are to follow me to the banquet”, Caesar walked into the room with a maid, a tailored suit in hand. “I don't want to”, Julian replied. “We leave in thirty minutes, dear. I picked that suit for you”, ignoring Julian. The door closed gently. Julian wore the suit that came with a matching collar to it. “You look so pretty, Julian” “Tonight, everyone is going to know you are mine.”, he whispered into Julian's ears. He felt this tingling feeling. The drive to the event location seemed quite long as Julian felt uncomfortable in the tight suit. Getting down from the car, as they approached the building. “You have to smile or they can smell your fear, Julian.” Caesar paraded him all night like a trophy. “Cute one you got there”, Julian received compliments from people. Making Caesar more possessive. People stared and whispered, Caesar didn't care. He knew he had the prettiest boy in the room. A tall man with blue eyes approached Julian. “You look like your brother before he's throat was cut off” Julian turned to him shaking. “Wh…at do you mean?” Caesar appeared just in time, his hands on Julian's waist possessively. “Hi Caesar, you never really let go. Do you?”, he laughed and walked away. Caesar's facial expression changed, he was so damn furious. “Who's he, Caesar?”Julian asked. “He is nobody. Let's go home now” “Why do you react like this?”, he asked calmly not to anger Caesar more. Caesar held his face too hard. “If you know what's good for you, you shut up and come with me. Unless, you could end up dead like your brother”, he spat. Then dragged Julian to the car, slammed the door shut.Chapter Thirty three: Silver Tongue Strings. Julian's hand was on the door knob, clutching to it. He feels conflicted on whether to go or not. “You might think you are leaving but you are not. You just have no choice because you have to run back to Caesar. God knows what his going to do to you for running away with another man”“He would understand why I did that”, Julian mumbled “Hmm, are you sure?”Leo raised his eyebrows. “Yes, I'm sure”“I assure you. He wouldn't take it easy on you.”“He ruined Patrick's life. Patrick was so good and happy till when he showed up”“I'm not going back to him. I'm just leaving here”, he whispered. “Nice try but he would find you easily and drag you back into your comfort cage and don't forget that they are people out there that want your head because you been snooping around”“Including Caesar's father. Caesar pretends to you like he doesn't know his father's sins. I'm the only one you have right now. I am the only one that can give you the
Chapter Thirty-two: Fractures In The Ordinary. Julian paces in Leo's cliff house. He opens his phone, considers calling Caesar already having his contact on display. He changes his mind. He calls Peter instead. “Hello, Julian. Where the f*ck are you?” “Peter ..relax. I'm fine and okay. You don't have to worry. Don't tell Enzo…or Caesar. I just need time to finish what Patrick started, I'm getting closer to the Truth” “What are you saying? We are all worried sick about you? You are with Leo, right?” Suddenly, the phone is yanked from his hand. Julian turns around to find Leo standing behind him. His eyes calm as ever. “I was just talking to Peter, it's….” Leo tosses his phone towards the wall, shattering it. “What are you thinking, Julian? DO YOU WANT CAESAR TO FIND US!” He slowly walks towards Julian who takes steps backwards. “I'm sorry, I didn't mean to.. You are scaring me” “You are mine as long as you are here. Why can't you forget him?”Leo raised
Chapter Thirty-one: Mask Crack. Julian shoves some clothes into a small bag. He changed his mind, he was going with Leo. They sneak past the guards with Leo taking down some guards on their way to his car. Leo drove away out of the city, to a quiet house near a cliff. “You are safe here. Nobody is gonna find you here.” “Why are you doing all of these, Leo?” Leo walks closer to him, hugging him tightly. “I have feelings for you, Julian. I care a lot about you” Julian breath seizes. “I…I don't know…” “You don't have to say anything…I wait. Just let me hug like this”, he pats Julian on his head. **** Caesar furiously arrives at the mansion. He was informed that Julian escaped with a stranger. “FIND HIM!”, he yelled at the guard before entering his study, shoving everything on the table to the ground” Enzo comes in, calming him down “We checked the surveillance cameras. Leo was actually the one that broke in and took Julian. He managed to convince Julian to co
Chapter Thirty: Fractures Caesar puts a picture of Leo and Patrick on the counter while gently sipping his morning coffee. Julian would be down any minute and he definitely wanted him to see it. Julian made his way downstairs. “Good morning”, he mumbled. Then he froze seeing the picture…“You were watching me all this time. You knew about Leo?”“Hiding him from me, secretly meeting him wasn't so smart, you know?”“He's just helping me find out the truth. He has really been good to me. I feel like I keep getting closer to the truth I want. You don't need to worry about anything”, Julian assured.Caesar slammed the coffee cup to the wall, shattering it. “That's my problem with you, Julian. You trust anybody else easily but never me. He's turning me against you”“You know that's not true, Caesar”“I saw the messages of him asking you not to trust me”“Why Julian? WHY? WHY?WHY?”he yelled, slamming his hand against the counter breathing heavily. Julian flinches, taking footsteps
Chapter Twenty Nine: Silent Rage. Caesar's eyes go cold staring at the screen of the phone. He forces himself to take a breath. He marked the text as unread and placed Julian's phone back on the bed. The bathroom door opens, Julian steps out with a towel round his waist, hair wet. Their eyes lock on each other, Julian breathes hitches as he senses tension. Suddenly, Caesar walks over to him, grabbing him by his neck, pinning him to the wall. Julian panics, eyes widened. “Caesar?” Caesar suddenly smiles, placing his forehead against Julian masking his anger. “Did I scare you?”, he asked softly. “Yes, for goodness sake, Caesar”, Julian whispered. “That's what you get for not sleeping in the same bed with me for a while now” Caesar leans in to kiss Julian hard, his hands moved from his neck to his waist. Julian felt a little uneasy how Caesar acted towards him some minutes ago. Caesar bites Julian's neck leaving marks like he was marking him. The one l
Chapter Twenty Eight: Seeds Of Division. Julian can help but meet Leo discreetly often, either at a park or cafe even if there was nothing to discuss about. Maybe because he does find comfort in Leo's presence. “I will help you to the end. You just have to trust me. Also you need to be careful, Caesar world is a contrast to the world you wish to live in or have”“Don't talk about him like that”, Julian mustered. “You and Patrick are so much alike. You would defend the devil himself if you were so much in love with him”Julian looks away. “You are good, Julian, same was with Patrick. Don't let him ruin you”“I got something else for you”, he placed a flash on the table. “I have to go, see you later, Julian”. He stands and pecks Julian on his head before walking away. Julian held the flash in his hand. “Let's see what we can find this time”__ Julian fetches a cab home. Recently, he had refused to have any driver or Caesar's guard follow him so he comes home alone these