44 Lana’s P.O.V Morning I woke up when my ears picked birds chirping near my room’s window, I slowly squinted my eyes and looked to my right to figure out where sunlight was escaping from, and to my shock, the curtains were open which was rare to see, my eyes then focused to the clock which showed 11 in the morning, I huffed, sat straight on the bed and rubbed my head as I yawned and stretched my arms. After passing a good amount of time on relaxing my stretched muscles due to periods, I could finally feel myself in the air then immediately a shock of cramp hit me to strike me down. Ah, I hate periods! Suddenly my mind pictured last night’s scenario when Armando told me he’d permitted one of my friends to meet me because I was too heavy-hearted lately, he admitted that I was depressed by everything he did to me, but I didn’t trust him instantly, I had learnt a lot about his mind games, I investigated the main cause in the most indirect way possible but I should’ve known better th
45“Because I want to show people who you belong to,” He said with my left-hand in his hands. My God, his eyes were so heavy on me that I wasn’t even looking at him but my subconscious knew he was gazing at me… or lusting over and over. I was so nervous of us standing in this position, although I hated him to be romantic for me but I found no courage to stop him from whatever he was doing indirectly, Maybe this is termed as the power of marriage, I felt him coming closer to me and before I could step back to create space between us he placed his hand on my back to repel my force and keep me under his massive influence, I took a deep breath in the realization that I could feel his body warmth. His face was getting closer to my face; indicating to me sooner there would be no space left between them. Abruptly, my heart started to act weak,“You’re mine,” he whispered before hitting his hydrated lips softly on my forehead, I let out a breath of satisfaction when I realised he didn’t fal
46The tension between all of us remained the same for a long while until I decided to speak up, “Can anybody tell me what’s going on?” I then saw Nathan’s eyes shifting on me and scanning my face. He noticed tears rolling down my eyes, later than he should. His face was neither soft nor his eyes seemed to like having zero emotion for me. Although, he was panicked or could say shocked to an extent that he forgot how to act straight, Don’t treat yourself with lame excuses, Lana. I wiped my tear from my eye before Armando could come on front on my face and get wild about it. “Ah, L-lana,” Nathan muffled. Sudden ball of anger mustered up in me, I wished to throw something at his face and remind him how he promised me of only being mine. Just a look at Julianna and he forgot all my love, he forgot everything in a moment, our first date, first kiss, first sleeping together? Did he count it ever? Maybe, he never considered them in the first place. I couldn’t think of any positive though
47 10:00 PM It’s been hours to our lunch and my overthinking but I couldn’t get what was the point of inviting Nathan, just to show him off that he forcefully has me? Or to hurt me with his reaction of watching us together? What did they talk about when Nathan excused themselves? These questions were on top of my mind and there were no justifiable answers to satisfy the heavy feeling pushing my chest. I just came back from my siblings’ room on the orders of Armando to be his in room, I won’t call this room mine because I simply didn’t want to have it in first place. I even asked Nancy to set another for me as doing a favour to her friend but she simply denied by saying she couldn’t go against his fucking master. He is more important to everyone than me, only because he has powers? Go to hell Armando. I wish I never came to Spain. My mind was bearing all my fit of tempers while I marched back to the room, and I thanked innerly for not having Armando here till now. I was alone and h
48 “I have his report of criminal history in my hands,” My mind blanked for a moment as he made the most confusing combination of good and bad. Nathan! He can’t have a criminal record. I knew Armando was lying to me as usual. “You think I’ll buy your manipulation, well let me remind you it’s not gonna happen. I’m not Miss. Bellen anymore, your name with me is enough to understand you and who knows you blackmailed her to spit all this shit,” I retaliated “Oh really I see,” he longed his words as in taunting, “how come you believed Nathan when he slandered me buying your parents,” Armando threw me back to the sofa while stepping ahead like a predator to pounce on his meek prey, “Because he showed me,” I grumbled, shoved him away as he tried to get on top of me, he moved only an inch by all my might. “Showed you what? That I was hypnotizing them into a fantasy-land? Don’t tell me you saw me abducting your family in those videos or whatever the fuck you saw, it’d be funny as hell.”
49Armando’s P.O.VShe kissed me. Was it for real? Since when did she start showing her soft side to me? How did it happen? Was she being too close to me by her own will? What was going on in her mind when she touched my lips? It was impossible for me to swallow her soft gesture toward me. I was trying very hard to admit that she really kissed me with her own free will and I should appreciate this clue. I roamed back to our passionate moment and reminded her response, her lips… they were so soft against mine just like a cube of butter melting against the heat. Oh fuck man, I want to feel them again. Whatever the case was I’d take it as an acceptance gesture, she finally has a little bling in her heart for me, maybe I should be upset with her often so she repays me this way, I could have it all if I keep having arguments. Or perhaps she wanted to cool down my anger on her. I should tell her this trick of hers worked and will always work on me. My kitten didn’t know her kiss would
50“Let me see it on my own,” He started striding toward me. I hesitated and stepped back, “It was nothing import…” he didn’t let me finish my sentence and tugged the papers from my hand. I sighed loudly, calculating his reaction. He observed it sharply, it seemed like he would get them out of this picture just by his sight. His eyes were narrow, Neither I could understand if he was getting angry or happy. His face was that neutrally flat. The silence around us was killing me, I always preferred to skip these moments of making me breathless every time I have such encounters. He gave an opposite reaction from what I was expecting, calmly hummed and stopped staring at the papers then trapped me in his eyes. The just-found air was long gone by that moment. “Where did you get it?” “Someone faxed you 5 minutes back,” I replied casually. He cocked his head and observed my features.His eyelashes were soaked with wetness and iris hinting a blaze of passion in them. I gulped at his intens
51My heart was pounding, “Damn, my face!” I cupped my cheeks and rolled my eyes over my pale complexion, I had a shower and discovered my scars on my shoulder gifted by Armando’s grip, he never noticed how heavy his hands were, It nearly hurt when I wore to cover them. I applied fasten-gel to close it, and put back the first-aid kit in the cabinet. I slid out of the bathroom while drying my hair with the towel, my concentration was toward my hair and eyes down at the ground, As I looked slightly up, I found a pair of red heels; one was constantly tapping the floor, I ascended my neck to find Julianna standing tall. “Hello, dear,” She batted her left eyebrow with a bitchy smirk, I would describe. I swallowed my saliva to wet my dried throat, “Hi,” she looked calculated and unknowingly prepared for something which I couldn’t fathom, her face was as usual baked with makeup and nail perfect to wound someone’s neck. As soon she saw my eyes on her hand she hid her hands in her black coa