Elowen:After hearing those words from Dante’s mouth to a strange lady over the phone, I ran as fast as my legs could carry me to the room. I bolted the door and put the duvet over my head. This was unexpected, and I really couldn’t tell what I expected from him. After all, I was nothing more than a girl he picked up at the club. Maybe I didn’t deserve love.I beat myself up badly as tears rained down my eyes. Dante suddenly pulled open the door of the room, causing me to quickly wipe my tears while pretending to be half awake. He pulled the duvet off a bit to reveal my face, then he kissed it.“Let’s eat dinner. We missed lunch,” he said, and I turned away at once, yawning as though I was too tired to stand up.“Babe,” he said, and my eyes flickered open. I had never heard him say those words, but at this moment, that was the wrong choice of word. Did he think he could lead me on while he had a lady out there? I wished I could punch him square in the face so that he could feel as ba

Elowen:“Good morning, ma’am,” Lee said, causing me to open my eyes.I peered at her through my sleep mask and closed my eyes again, but then she pulled off the duvet from my body.“Mr. Guerra will be here in a few minutes and he wants you awake,” she said, and I jerked up at once, removing the sleep mask, tossing it away.Then I stared at my finger to see the beautiful diamond ring sitting pretty.“Isn’t it wonderful?” I asked with a smile and Lee returned the smile, nodding her head, which caused me to roll my eyes.Sometimes her energy was off and it made me believe she hadn’t forgiven me for what I did to her.Lee opened the curtains, allowing the stream of sunlight to attack my face, and then she said, “I’ll go fix a bath.”“There will be no need for that.”We both turned to see Dante standing by the door with his t-shirt unbuttoned and one hand in the pocket of his pants.“Lee, leave,” he said in a low tone and then he walked up to me.As soon as Lee shut the door, Dante sat down

Dante:There was one person I had neglected more than Elowen, and that was my daughter, Guilia. Guilia didn’t grow up in the estate because I didn’t want her to face the cruel treatment the relatives gave me. She was my precious baby, and she would break under the clutches of my relatives, so I totally avoided that by keeping her away from them.Last week was her graduation, and I wasn’t present because of my problems with the red mafia. She refused to attend my birthday party too, because she was mad, and to make it worse for her, I proposed to Elowen.“Do not think showing up at the airport would make me believe you love me,” Guilia said the moment she walked out of the jet.This juggled back my memory to the present, and I looked to see her standing with a small back in her hand while the men on the jet struggled to bring down her luggage.“My princess,” I said to her, pulling her into a hug, then I kissed her forehead.It had been a while and even though I didn’t want her back in

Dante:When I got to the car, Guilia was seated in the back seat with her seatbelt strapped in and her face wrinkled.“Guilia, I..”“Dad, look, I do not want to hear a word. Please, just take me home.” Guilia said, throwing her face away.“Okay,” I said, getting into the car and driving off.Each time she saw pictures of her mother, she cried, and she admitted to the fact that the memory of her leaving was there even though it wasn’t very clear because she was four.“Guilia, I never planned for Elowen to happen. She makes me weirdly happy, and…”“How old is she?” She interrupted, crossing her arms to her chest. “Because just looking at her, I can tell she is about my age, and dad and it is disgusting to think about,” she said.“Did she even consent to this, or did you trap her with one of your contracts?” she asked, and I gaped at her for a moment.“Both. I’m offering protection and wealth while…”“She satisfies you,” she said, shaking her head.“Have you ever thought of what it would

Elowen:The guilt embedded in my heart bit deep down that I could no longer concentrate on what was going on. Even Dante’s hands felt stiff on my skin, and I felt the entire world caving in on me. I had already said yes to marry him, and there was no going back.“Excuse me, please, I need to pee,” I whispered into Dante’s ears, then I stood up to leave.I didn’t bother looking at Adjo. I just walked straight to the door with the last ounce of strength that I had left. As soon as I got into the hallway, I let the tears fighting behind my glands loose, and they fell like never before. My life was going to be over in fourteen days, and I would lose Dante forever.When I got to my room, I slammed the door, rushing to the bathroom. I turned on the tap to have a good cry, but then I heard the door of the room open, and I wiped my tears quickly.“Dante,” I called out, walking out to see Adjo standing with his hands in his pockets.My brows became furrowed at once.“What are you doing here? H