MasukI walked toward Ella’s bed and sat down beside her. She pulled herself up with much difficulty and looked down at our daughter. “She’s so small,” I said, my eyes filling with tears. The wait, the pain and everything were worth this—this joy and the deep love I felt in my heart. I met Ella’s gaze a
[FOUR YEARS LATER] EROS I was panicking more than Ella was. But I couldn’t take her screams, let alone look at her. She was covered in sweat from head to toe and her entire body was shuddering. This was partially my fault, I could say. She buried her head back on the pillow and let out another lo
Even in my absence, I had been sure that Mariella was okay. She was upset, which was understandable, but she was safe. Adonis had ensured it. I hurried into my wing and up to my room, unable to control the burdening feeling in my chest. I needed to let out all that I had been holding inside, to tel
Both Mom and Adonis scanned the room. I didn’t know why, but I didn’t have a good feeling about this. Ella was running away. Or perhaps hiding something from me. I sincerely wished it was the prior. Adonis took a deep breath and spoke. “Ma, I need to speak to Eros.” I was dumbfounded. I widened my
EROS With all the men guarding me, I felt like a child being carried to the principal’s office. Every fucking one of them had a brooding look on their face. And I had been seeing them every day for the past two months. No more. I was finally returning home. To my family. To my wife. I wondered ho
As I pushed the door, I noticed the girl sitting on the ground, holding a grey shirt to her chest. Eros’s shirt. Had she been holding onto him in this manner? Crying herself to sleep holding that one shirt? Consoling herself that he was alright? “Mariella?” Her eyes widened and snapped toward me.
“What the fuck are you doing here?” Eros asked, his voice filled with irritation. “It’s okay. No one saw me,” Ira answered right away in a chilled, unmistakable tone that made me shake my head. He stood between me and Ira. “I fucking warned you about coming into a hundred-metre radius near my pres
MARIELLA Home was home. My house had never been this quiet because of Ara yelling around and everyone else screaming around behind her. It was a full circus. Eros had gone off to Greece for a few days, leaving me with my family. This was a trip long due. But somehow, when I arrived here, it didn’t
I stood up hastily, shoving the chair back, hitting the person sitting behind me. I didn’t care who. Turning my head around, I glared at the women dressed like they had all the money in the world. Only because their husbands were wealthy. These women had nothing to live for, no ambition, and no expe
Before I could process much, Eros’s scent reached me, followed by his firm hands grabbing my shoulder. “What happened?” he questioned in a grave tone. Almost pissed. “I don’t know. There was a man who was trying to drag her somewhere,” Rocco explained. “Call Adonis and Domenico,” Eros ordered, an







