ALINA Lightening flashed across the stark dark sky, the wind becoming violent and turbulent with each passing nano second, swaying trees in its direction. Though it was dark, I could vividly see that the sky was overcast with stormy clouds. Thunder rumbled in such a ferocious manner every now and then as lightening lit up the sky. I laid on my bed, cuddled myself up like a ball and reminisced about my memories with Theodore. It was four weeks already since that gory incident took place.And Dante made sure to make my life a living hell. It seemed his hatred for me soared beyound all heights and now just looking at my face got him so inflamed with rage.I had endured a lot and I still am. If it wasn't telling me to stand under running cold water, it was starving me of food or locking me up for days in my room, hurling fowl words at me, humiliating me in front of his guards and visitors or threatening to shoot me. Dante never for once raised his hands to hit me or punch m

DANTE I stared at my injured arm through the vertical mirror in my bathroom, reminiscing about yesterday's event. I was in a hall attenting to different high classed politicians and mafia men when I felt a piercing sting of pain in my arm. Though no sound was heard but immedetialy, I felt a liquid soaking my cloth. My eyes darted to my arm in an instant and I saw that the liquid was spreading, tainting every area and more especially it was scarlet red. It was then the pain really shot through me like lightening bolt and my knees buckled to the ground. I was shot by a silencer. It seems the shooter must have targeted my chest but it got into my arm instead.Some of my men flanked around me in the blink of an eye, racing to get an ambulance, while the majority had their guns drawn out for blood as they ran outside the hall. The shooter was uncovered in a nearby underground tunnel but the bloody mother fucker still escaped. He shot one of my capos in the arm, Fabio, thereb

ALINA I wiped off the bullet beads of sweat that were smeared all over my face with a groan. Carrying a tray stacked with food, I ventured out of the kitchen. Dante had been so annoying my ass off ever since I coaxed him to stay off work. Now, thinking about it again with a clearer mind, I should have just let Dante fucking go out. Atleast, I would have peace of mind and I would only have to endure his meaningless and ceaseless rude remarks and tantrums by dusk. Dante had totally turned me into a bee, ever working with no rest.I ran the house activities and sometimes Dante would make me go through his work files and cross check them while he laid comfortably in his king sized bed. I admit that he is injured and he needs treatment but is turning me into a slave part of his recovery process? To the world, I was the fortunate wife of Dante Morelli but in the four corners of this mansion, I am nothing but his slave. I am his slave whom he tosses and keeps at his own wi

ALINA The mild clashing of cluteries resonated through the walls of the kitchen as I prepared breakfast. My dishevelling thoughts clouded my mind as my hands manoeuvred in the kitchen sink. Dante's cruelty towards me over these past couple of days had soared so greatly that there was no other way he could hate me more than he hated me now. What did I ever do to Dante?I mean the Russian mafias were the ones who caused his parents death not me. Why was he so bent on melting it out on me? This wasn't a life I was living. This was hell and torture. I never imagined my married life would be this chaotic and terrible. I hated all these. Dante was on a journey to show that he was outrightly in charge of my life.Just for joining his friends for dinner, I got a bruised cheek in return accompanied by yet another deadly threat. My heart throbbed loudly that I felt it would break out of my rib cages. Dante balefully warned me to watch my back. What did that mean? As the warn

ALINASunlight creeped into my room through the curtains that swayed over my windows.I pinched my eyes shut even more and stretched my hand to feel the softness of my duvet. At once my eyes flew open in a hurry and I sat up straight in a fluid motion.Fuck. My eyes wandered to the clock. Geez! It was after eleven already. Almost noon!I was late in preparing breakfast for Dante. Shit! He was definitely waiting to unleash his wrath on me once I came downstairs. It then dawned on me on what occurred last night. Dante had hired two maids to take care over the house following my burn incident. I heaved a deep sigh of relief. Thinking of what transpired last night got me suddenly beaming with smiles. Finally!I would no longer have to wake by seven am or six thirty to prepare breakfast and take care of the house. I could lay on my bed and enjoy its warmth till whenever."Yes!" I exclaimed, happy as a lark with giggles escaping my parted lips.The pain in my scald hands and fe