I just finished watering the rose plants on our bedroom balcony. Our. I don't know why I said 'our ' but it was actually Nicolas's bedroom and I was staying with him so I thought our room would be preferable. I didn't know Nicolas liked roses on his balcony though it was quite weird. I couldn't help but smile at how they were growing and blooming flowers. Though I liked this place, I wanted to visit the city but after the first encounter, I was a bit afraid to go outside of the house.Washing my hands, I dried them up with a towel and made my way downstairs. Nicolas had left early this morning before I woke up. The sweet smell of the pancakes made my stomach growl as I rubbed my palm on my belly. Rosetta was making breakfast and the other maids were busy cleaning the house."Smells nice." I smiled at Rosetta and sat on the kitchen counter."Here eat, honey." She smiled back and pushed a plate of pancakes with honey."Does Nicolas like roses?" The question unknowingly came out of my
Nicolas' Pov :"FUCK! I knew that! Everything is messed up just for that whore!" John exclaimed."Shut your fucking mouth before I shove all the bullets inside it!" I growled."Can you two stop?" Bella scoffed."John is right. We're in this big mess just for the girl. They got some damn never to enter our territory and the bad news is the cops are with them." Romano sighed. I just couldn't believe John and Romano were blaming Natalia. It of course wasn't her fault."Why are you two blaming that girl? First of all, you guys planned to reach the mayor and the commissioner by kidnapping her." Eva sipped on the beer bottle."She's right, Romano. You guys can't blame Natalia. Fuck, she even doesn't know anything about this shit." Stephen sighed and gulped all the whiskey from his glass."She even tried to escape many times and Nick almost killed her for that. So why the fuck you two are blaming her now instead of finding a way to get and kill those bastards!" Stephen slapped on the table
Cold.Soggy sphere. Smells of dirt. I felt like I would throw up at any moment when I opened my eyes as I was lying behind a big trash can full of dirt somewhere inside an alley. Luckily my full body was inside a big sack so the dirt couldn't ruin my dress. The two bulky men were nowhere to be seen, no one was there except a few street dogs and cats. I slowly stood up from the dirt and looked around then made my way outside of the alley, on the busy street. I looked around and according to some posters and signboards, I understood I was still in Italy. I started walking aimlessly hoping that Nicolas would find it. The passers-by were throwing weird looks at me as if I were a beggar or something.Nicolas... I wondered if he got the news yet that I was missing. I tried for about half an hour to ask someone where the Hotel Angelina was because I didn't know the address of Nicolas's house and the last thing I remembered was the name of his hotel. But everyone was ignoring me and thro
Ashley was a very kind-hearted and wonderful woman like Rosetta. I missed Rosetta, the only person I found very kind and caring in the house.Finally, the cab stopped in front of a narrow street. We walked out of the cab and I followed Ashley inside the street. She stopped in front of the first old, dilapidated-looking building with a blue-painted "Rosaline's Coffee House" above the row of windows. Although the small windows were a bit grimy but what I could see from outside, the place looked cozy and aesthetic. Ashley unlocked the door and went inside as I followed her. The inside of the house was comfortably calm and warm, small tables and chairs were decorated neatly, and the smell of coffee beans lingered everywhere. I looked at the old wall clock that showed it was past ten."You said your name is Ashley?" I said while sitting on a stool beside the kitchen."Oh, my mother's name was Rosaline. She opened this coffee house when she was only 19 years old. She even met my dad at thi
Sometimes small things can make us happy in the worst moments of our lives. And amidst the worst moments, I found a little happiness today, serving as a waitress. Small talk with different people, taking orders, and serving coffee and pastries were all the work I had done this morning and I enjoyed all of them.It was like, a caged bird got freedom then it was flying happily in the infinity sky. Ashley too seemed very happy to have me as a waitress. The coffee house became busy in the morning and the evening. As it was famous among the townspeople, most of them came here to have an evening snack and to take a small sip of a cup of heavenly nectar-like coffee. "Thank you so much! Have a good day!" I smiled and waved at the last customer of the shop and made my way to the kitchen.It was lunchtime so a few customers were coming and going. "Thank you for today, Natalia." Ashley smiled brightly while gathering all the dishes in the kitchen sink to wash."It's alright. I enjoyed the da
"But who are you, man?" I heard Ashley's voice downstairs."It doesn't matter. Where's Natalia?" A deep familiar voice spoke."She's upstairs, probably sleeping," Ashley spoke this time. Wait, what?My eyes snapped open when I understood I wasn't dreaming. I quickly got up and walked into the bathroom to freshen up. Fardinn was right, he finally found out where I was. How freaking powerful was he?!When I got out of the bathroom, I saw Nicolas was already sitting on my tiny bed, legs crossed and looking at me blankly."Nicolas.." I gulped the lump in my throat."Let's go." He suddenly stood up and grabbed my hand then pulled me out of the bedroom, making me flinch under his rough touch."Natalia, who are they?" Ashley looked at me questionably."My cousins! My cousins! They finally found me." I quickly answered and smiled awkwardly.The tension raised between Ashley and the criminals. I glanced at Mariano and Victor who were sitting on the couch, both raising their eyebrows at me. I
Beep.Beep.When I opened my eyes I realized I was lying on a hospital bed. My head was pounding hard and I was feeling so cold and numb. Stephen was sitting on the couch and reading a newspaper."Stephen―" I coughed as my throat was dry like the Sahara desert."Natalia, you're awake." He said surprisingly. He placed the newspaper on the couch beside him and made his way toward me wearing a concerned look. I managed to get up and rest my body against the pillow in a sitting position."How are you feeling now?" He gripped my both hands and asked softly, sitting on the bed beside me."Very cold and a disgusting headache." I chuckled dryly."Well, because of the fever. You'll be okay. Don't worry." He squeezed my palms and sighed."I'm sorry, Natalia." He whispered."Why?" I frowned."Because I wasn't there. I would never let that happen to you." He exhaled deeply."Don't be sorry. It wasn't your fault. Anyways you won't be with me every time." I murmured and sighed."You know we're li
The next morning I woke up alone in the bed, Nick was long gone. And I was happy and relieved for that because I didn't want to see his face after what he had done to me. I took a warm quick shower and finished my morning routine before heading downstairs. The fever and headache were gone but I was feeling so weak. At first, I didn't want to get out of my room but I wanted to meet Rosetta, so I made my way to the kitchen.When Rosetta saw me, she ran toward me and hugged me tightly. "Oh, honey. I've heard what happened to you. I'm so sorry." She mumbled."I told him it wasn't my fault. Anyways, I missed you, Rosetta." I murmured as I hugged her back."I missed you too, honey. Listen, that boy didn't want to do that. It was an accident you know. He was so mad when you were gone. I can bet he missed you." He cupped my cheeks and smiled sadly."If he missed me, then why would he try to kill me? I don't wanna talk about him, Rosetta. He's a pervert." I scoffed and sat on the kitchen cou