Luciano's POV I could see the faint look of disappointment in her eyes. She loathed me but I rather endure that than watching Amara being taken away from me. "Wow! She's that important, I can't believe this," She said ruffling her hair in frustration. "I'll protect you while you're with him then buy you again as promised. Just take care of yourself ," I finalized. Shuri rolled her eyes and scoffed. "You're a coward, uncle. This is the least thing I expect from you. It's obvious you just said everything to make me feel better but I'd let you know that you wasted your energy because I'm ready to go back to Massimo," She said angrily while I stared at her gobsmacked. "I'm ready to go to him today, my things are actually ready so when can I leave?" She asked defiantly. "You won't leave until I say so and remember that you're still grounde
Amara's POV Feeling overwhelmed with what happened in Luciano's office, I couldn't help the sudden flow of tears. The pain was too much, unfortunately, there was no one to console me. Not like I needed it anyway. Luciano's shocked face was still printed in my mind. A devil he was, and what pissed me off further was that he denied the truth even when it was glaring in his face. I didn't mean to hit him but I couldn't bear it anymore. I didn't care if he would come after me later. Laying on the floor, I remembered the video that contained their deaths and cried harder. Luciano was younger then and I could see his eyes looking so cold, without emotions, like he was born to kill. "Fuck you, Luciano!" His body was taut and full of energy and I noticed that he didn't have a tattoo like he did now. I tossed restlessly on the floor as my hands touched something solid under the bed. My eyes darted to its direction and I recognized it to be the test str
Amara's POV Seeing him leave in that manner gave me an unsettling feeling but there was nothing I could do. I shut the door and brought out the test strip and was shocked at the result. pregnant? No! Not a baby. I touched my abdomen, massaging it gently expecting to feel something. I smiled still surprised at what the strip read, then sat on the bed and went through the instructions on the strip's wrapper. After reading everyone of them again, I realized that I followed the instructions accordingly. I decided not to believe the result, it could be faulty so I decided to buy another one or find a way to go the hospital for a proper test. One thing was sure, I won't keep the baby no matter what. I couldn't keep something that reminded me of the person I loathed. Happy with my decision I had my bath and laid on the bed waiting for Luciano to come in. He didn't come as I expected and I felt relieved when I woke up that morning. I went to my wa
Amara's POV I was currently on Luciano's office glaring at him for querying me about my confrontation with Bella. I wanted to ask him if that was more important than what he did but I kept my mouth shut. "I thought the problem between you and Bella was over? Why are the both of you still having issues?" He asked slowly unbuttoning his tie. I still didn't respond because I wanted him to react angrily or hit me. I just wanted him to do anytning that would make me leave the house. I loathed the very sight of him and I wanted nothing more than to leave his presence. When he noticed that I wasn't responding, he rose calmly from his armchair and walked towards me. I tightened my lips to keep myself from bawling. "I didn't kill your father, that I can promise you. I promise to be a good man though you are driving me crazy," He confessed and I scoffed. "Please don't push me like you've been doing for some time now, so that what happened to Alita w
Dee's POV Jordan was on his way back and I hated to admit that I missed him. I missed his playfulness, his wit and some features I couldn't remember. But somehow I didn't want him back yet. His absence had brought me closer to my father though I still held some grudges against him. I allowed my hands rove over my chest while resting on the bed then a call came in. I checked and saw that it was Jordan then rolled my eyes before picking. "Hey partner!" He called with enthusiasm while I snorted. "What do you want?" I asked sharply. "I know you miss me already. Don't worry I'll be back soon but I need something from you urgently," He informed me and I scoffed knowing that he called me only because he needed something from me. "What is that?" I asked, feeling less concerned. "Some cash, I don't have enough money to get something for you." He explained. "I'll send you some money soon." I replied then ended the call after hearing h
Dee's POV I left the cell, enraged that my father didn't care about me and that strengthened my mind about my decision of not letting him go. He needed to rest there for a long time. "Come back here and take me to a hospital," He ordered like he used to do when he was free. I snorted and was about climbing up the stairs when I heard him talk to himself, I was sure he was soliloquizing because no one knew about the underground cell. I stood behind the door quickly but quietly to know what he was talking about. I heard him talk about how he didn't deserve it and lamented on how he did everything for the bastard but got nothing but disappointment in return. I retreated and climbed back up wondering who he was actually calling a bastard. Someone knocked at the door and I was so sure that it was Jordan. I ensured that the bed covered the door to the cell then went ahead to open the door for him. He looked good and different on his new comb-over hair
Amara's POV I was dressed up all ready for class. Tightly clutching to my bag I tried leaving the room but I couldn't because Luciano stood in front of me with a mean look. "I'm running late," I said. "And I repeat that you can't leave this house for your safety. Your life is in danger right now," He warned with his huge frame almost covering the door. "I don't care about my safety, I need to have a breath of fresh air and that won't be possible here." I complained. "That's none of my business too, the garden is available for you to unwind, but I won't allow you get hurt even though you don't care," He concluded and was about locking the door when someone knocked on the door. He opened it slightly and let Shuri in, then kissed Shuri and I on the forehead, not after warning me sternly to stay back. I scoffed and sat on the bed grudgingly. "What are you doing here?" I asked irritated by her presence as I took my phone to leave the room
Amara's POV I batted my lashes, still trying to recognize where I was. The room was painted in white and the sun rays reflected into the room making it extremely bright and giving my poor eyes some hard time. I slowly scanned the room to know if I was alone and tried remembering what brought me here in the first place. "Aaaa," I groaned because of the pain I felt at the back of my head. There were several machines in the room and wires connected to my body and I wondered if what happened was that severe. My mouth tasted bland and I felt pains all over my body. "You're awake," Luciano said with a not-so happy tone. "What happened?" I asked. "The doctor said it's something like Jar or Jarring. You fell off the stairs and passed out. You've been unconscious for three days now, I thought you wouldn't wake up," He said with his hands in his pocket. I remembered it all, the heated argument with Shuri and me trying to put her in troubl