One year and nine months ago....
"Olivia, you lazy bitch. Come down here in this instance" Olivia woke up to the screeching of her step mother, Catherine. This is the way her step mother wakes her up every morning.Olivia, lazily sat up on her bed. She could still hear her step mothers voice from downstairs. But she ignored the screaming. There was a time when the used to be scared of her step mother. But not anymore. She used to think that her step mother is the biggest monster in her life. But her opinion changed after she was sold to Alessandro. Now, he is her biggest fear and the cause of her nightmares.She quickly finished her morning routine and got ready for school before going downstairs. Her fathers house in this small town is a three storey building with five bedrooms. The house is lavishly decorated and there are maids to do everything. But Catherine insists that Olivia should do everything in the kitchen. Like cooking breakfast and making dinner apart from doing her own laundry and cleaning. Maids are only hired to work at the beck and call of Catherine.Catherine is fuming with anger by the time Olivia makes her way downstairs. Rose, Catherine's daughter, who is an year older than Olivia is sipping her coffee while enjoying the drama that is about to go down in the Rae house."You bitch, I have been calling you for the half an hour and you are coming now? What do you think about yourself? You think that you are a queen? Don't forget that you were a maid here and now a slave there" Catherine sneered with fury.Olivia gritted her teeth with anger. How could she forget that they sold her like cattle. She thought staying here would be better than staying with Alessandro. But she was wrong. No one used to treat her like this in Russia, but she was still scared of Alessandro. Usually Olivia stays quiet and would prefer not to get into a verbal battle with Catherine. It would be similar to slapping herself. But is is becoming increasingly hard to control her anger these days."Do you want anything Catherine?" she asked evenly, trying hard to hide her anger.Catherine huffed with displeasure and glared at Olivia. The older woman is not at all pleased with the way her step daughter is behaving with her. She always controlled Olivia, who is the biological daughter of her husband."You forgot to respect your elders. But don't worry. I will teach you again" she said with a smirk. She raised her hand to slap the young girl, but Olivia had enough. She caught her step mothers hand and stopped her from hitting, which only infuriated Catherine more. Even Rose is shocked to see the rebellious side of her step sister."How dare you?" Catherine sneered and roughly pulled her hand away from Olivia's grasp before pushing her down with all her might. Olivia is caught off guard and fell down when Catherine pushed her down. She was not prepared. Before she could gather herself, a hissing sound is heard and a scream erupted from her lips when the whip landed on her legs."Ahh..." Olivia screamed with pain. This is the worst. Being whipped would leave marks on her body for a long time, and it is painful. She prepared for another blow, but it never came. Tentatively she raised her head to see none other than Alessandro, who is glaring daggers at Catherine."I warned you to treat her properly. But you dared to hurt her like this?" he asked in a tone that would scare any grown man.Catherine is now shaking with fear. Even Rose stood up from her chair and looked scared. Everyone in the vicinity stopped what they are doing. They are all scared of Alessandro."I am sorry boss. Please forgive me. I am just trying to keep her in line for you. She is talking back. I don't want her do the same with you" Catherine lied. But Alessandro all but ignored her. He turned towards Olivia with a blank face and offered his hand to Olivia and helped her to her feet. Olivia didn't dare to meet his gaze. If she does, she is worried that they would get lost in those dark orbs which seems to hide so many things. All the while Catherine is on her knees in front of him."Take the whip" he commanded Olivia, who obeyed without any delay. She is scared of him. Her heart is pounding with fear.Alessandro took a step back."Now whip her until she begs you for forgiveness " he instructed.Olivia is taken aback. She met his blank gaze with her confused ones. But immediately averted her eyes, too scared to maintain eye contact for longer."You will be late for school. Start" he reminded her.Olivia remembered how much Catherine tortured her in all those years. Those slaps, whips, starving, yelling and the household chores she was forced to do after coming from school and the worst of all, Catherine sold her to a mafia man.Olivia started whipping Catherine with anger and for ruining her life. She whipping Catherine until the latter started begging for mercy. Olivia wanted to kill Catherine for what she did. But she stopped. She is breathing hard. Czar, whom she recognized as Alessandro's underboss took the whip from her."Let's go" Alessandro said and turned away from the bleeding and weeping woman on the ground. Olivia followed after him.Alessandro sped away from the driveway after Olivia buckled her seatbelt."You begged me to come back to these people? You didn't learn your lesson when she bartered you for your father's life? And where is your father? Looks like he is conveniently absent" Alessandro asked with an edge in his voice.A shiver of fear ran down her spine when she noticed that he is upset. This is the last thing she wanted to do. She is worried that he might change his mind and drag her back to Russia. She knows it might not take him longer to shed his restrictions and take her virginity if she stays there. Men are men and he is a mafia man. Dangerous of them all. Anywhere is better than there. She knows that it's inevitable for her to become his mistress, but she is trying to stretch her luck as far as she can."I saved up some money. I am planning to move out soon" she confessed in a small voice with out looking at him.The car came to a sudden stop. Her body is pushed forward by the momentum. She quickly regained her composure and looked at him with wide fear filled eyes."I told you to use the card I gave you. Why are you not using it?" he demanded with a dangerous edge in his tone.Her heart is pounding like a drum. She is scared out of her mind. But despite her fear, she couldn't bring herself to use his money. That will make everything real. She will officially become his whore the moment she touches his money."I.. I..." she stuttered, unable to tell him why she is not using his card.But she is not an idiot. She cannot keep mum and make him ever more angry."Please. You gave me five years of time. I am begging you, let me live my life the way I want it to in these five years. Giving me this small concession will not change anything. I will forever belong to you" she said softly, gathering all of her courage. She is not meeting his gaze out of fear.He was quiet for a moment. She can feel his eyes on her, observing and calculating. But she refused to meet his gaze. Her eyes are firmly fixed on her fisted palms."I am not an idiot, Livi. I know why you are not touching my money. But like you just said, you belong to me. Don't you ever forget that fact. As long as you remember whom you belong to, you can live your five years like you want. But the moment I feel like you are going out of line, you will find yourself locked in my bedroom. Now go" he said evenly.Belatedly she realised that his car is parked in front of her school. She ran away from him as fast as she can.For some reason he always calls he Livi. Not Olivia like everyone else. She never thought much about it though.Czar found Alessandro alone in his office after they dropped Olivia near her school. He wanted to ask about something that he wanted to do for over a month now. "Boss, can I ask you something?" he asked. Alessandro looked at his underboss with a knowing look in his eyes. They both are more friends now than a boss and his employee. Their dynamics shifted when Victor took the outfit under his control. "It's about Livi, isn't it?" he guessed. Czar nodded. He noticed that his boss calls that girl 'Livi' , which is strange. For some reason he is feeling as if his boss is fond of that girl."You know she would ask for something that would take her away from you. Then why did you agree to spare her father's life for her only to send her back after a month?" he inquired curiously. Alessandro stood up from his chair and turned to look outside the window behind his desk. "If you think that I spared George's life for his daughter, then you are wrong. George knows about some of the dealings
Six months ago..."Why do you insist upon them coming to this party? You know how these freshmen will get drunk and how fast the situation could get out of control? And let's not forget about Susanne. If something has to happen to Olivia, my cousin would kill me. We can see that your brother is in love with Hera. Why do you want to risk her safety?" Carlos complained.Kyle snorted sarcastically."Then make sure to keep Olivia safe. But I want Hera to get drunk out of her mind and reveal her true motives behind trapping my brother. She cannot be as good as she is pretending to be. She is the daughter of the infamous Fredrick. No person who carries his genes can be that good " he replied unfazed by the Russian's displeasure. Carlos frowned. He genuinely liked Hera and Olivia. But for some reason, Kyle is hell bent on finding faults in Hera and destroying her relationship with his brother.'Looks like I have to do something to distract Kyle. Justin came to the party as well and Susanne
The next morning, Olivia woke up to a very bad head ache. Her muscles are protesting with even a small movement. "Ah..." she groaned with pain with her eyes still closed. The softness kissing her body is the first thing she registered. Slowly she started to realise that her bed in the dorm room is not this soft. That led to confusion before her mind caught up with the events of the previous night. She remembered going to that party and drinking that fruit punch. And then she doesn't remember anything. Her eyes flew open when she started noticing that a very hard masculine body is pressing against hers. As soon as her eyes opened, she saw none other than Alessandro. His eyes are closed and his breathing is even. A blanket is covering their lower bodies, leaving their upper bodies exposed. Her eyes widened with horror when she gathered what this means. 'No' she thought and tried hard not to break down then and there. Her virginity is something which only belongs to her. It is someth
Alesso felt something stir inside him. He became numb to everything around him from the moment Victor outsmarted him and his own men back stabbed him. His friends gave him a little solace, but the numbness refused to leave at all. He feels vacant from inside out. He stopped feeling anything at all. Nothing fazes him these days. But today, Livi's outburst made him feel amused, and he didn't try to control his laughter when he realised why she is so angry. Usually she is always so quiet. She barely talks to him and always refuses to even look at him properly. But today, her eyes are blazing with anger under a layer of fear. She misunderstood the situation from that morning and he didn't assure that nothing happened. He did not think about how she would take this. But now, looking at her feisty attitude with her claws drawn out, she looks cute. A thrill ran down his body looking at her all riled up like this. 'Well, this quiet kitten has hidden claws ' he thought with amusement. "Livi
Five months and three weeks ago....Olivia completely recovered from the side effects of the drug that she drank by mistake. She did not understand if her muscle aches are because of the drug or because of what happened between her and Alessandro. Now, her muscle aches eased, but no matter how much she tried, she couldn't recollect what exactly happened that night and why Alessandro broke his promise. 'You were so out of sorts and rubbing yourself all over my cousin, it's a wonder that he decided to jump in the river rather than allow you to embarrass yourself in the worst possible way ' she remembered Carlos's words. "If that man tried so hard to stop me from going s*x crazy because of that drug, why did he decide to break his promise?" she muttered to herself. Then, she remembered what Carlos said about how badly she was shivering.'He instructed a maid to help you out of your wet clothes and left. But then, you started shivering and the doctor couldn't come. It was my cousin who
Five months ago...."Hera, please don't cry. I am sure he will regain his memories soon" Olivia is trying to console her best friend who is breaking apart right in front of her eyes. But Hera is in too much pain for anyone to console her.Matteo met with an accident three weeks ago, and he lost his memories. He forgot Hera. "He is in that condition because of me. If he didn't try to save me, he wouldn't have met with that accident and he would have been fine now. I deserve this and more" Hera cursed herself and cried with pain. Hera moved in with Olivia into the college dorms. She moved in a week ago. Olivia never saw Hera in such a miserable condition before. In all the years that they have been friends with each other, nothing could bring this much of pain to Hera like Matteo did. 'He is a Mafia man Hera. I don't know how to tell this to you. I am not sure if I should feel relieved or worried about Matteo's memory loss. Why did you fall for someone like him? They are not good peop
"I need your help" These are not the words that Alesso was expecting to hear when he was informed by his guards that Livi is here. But he is not surprised. He can guess what help she needs from him. Livi is young, innocent and loyal to a core. She will stick to the people she loves through thick and thin. That is one of the qualities he likes about her. He knows how rare it is to find loyal people these days. Hera is lucky to have a friend like Livi."Is it? Hmm, what do I get in return?" he asked, trying to assess how far Livi would go to help the only person she cares about in this world. Olivia was expecting this question. And she came prepared with what she wants to offer. She knows help from mafia men would not come freely. They would definitely expect something in return. But she is neither rich nor has many things she could offer him that he lack. There is only one thing she is thinking that he might be interested in."I know I belong to you. But you gave me five years to liv
Two months ago.....Today is Olivia's birthday. But no one wished her. It is not uncommon. Her father never cared about things like these, and her step mother never cared about her to bother about her birthday. It was only Hera who used to wish her with a gift and they both used to celebrate it in their quirky style. Hera never made her feel lonely on her special day. But this time, Hera is buried in her own misery. So Olivia is not shocked that Hera forgot her best friend's birthday. As the day passed by, Olivia felt depressed. No one knows that it's her birthday and Hera is back in the Gonsalves villa with Matteo. Even though the latter hasn't regained his memories yet, Hera couldn't refuse when he asked her to go with him. Now, Olivia is alone in the dorm again.Olivia is sitting alone in her dorm room when her mobile pinged with an incoming message. She thought it must be Hera's text. But she is surprised to see Alessandro's name instead. In the past couple of months, she softened