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19. Touch the sky
Cassandra ReidThe car stops in front of the facade fountain and I am exasperated by the gorillas's ridiculous security protocol to get out.At the end of litany, I take the steps two at a time and enter the house like a gale."Good afternoon, Mrs. Di Lauro", The house keeper keeps up with me. "How...?""Where is my husband?" I cut her off instantly."Mister Di Lauro has not yet arrived. Do you want to...?""When he arrives, tell him to look for me in the library", I interrupt her again. I am aware that I am being very rude, but I don't care. My blood boils with rage.I walk from one side of the library to the other as I go through the documents again. Adriano has bought thirty-five percent of the hospital and he has put them in my name, which makes me the majority owner of it.'Why has he done it?''Does he intend to control me?''If so, I'm not going to leave him.'It's ridiculous that he stresses over and over again the need to stick to stipulations of our contract when he's the fi
20. Gift has arrived
Cassandra ReidStrawberries exude an incredible aroma and look just as appetizing... but not more than my husband. I stand in awe as he cuts them into small pieces and picks one up with his fork, bringing it to his lips extremely slowly.'How can a simple movement awaken so many sensations in me?'Suddenly he fixes the blue of his eyes on me before popping the fruit into his mouth. Then, he chews slowly without taking his eyes off me in a provocative gesture.'Since when has food become a sexual instrument?'I shift restlessly on my spot to combat sudden burning feeling, then wince.A simple movement and every muscle in my body aches. I have been sleeping very little for two days, since my husband does not give me any respite.Not that I can complain either. If I had known pleasure that awaited me when making love, perhaps I would not have expected so much... Although something tells me what I experienced with Adriano, I will never experience it with any other man."Is everything okay
21. Happy New Year
Cassandra ReidI look at him and I am not able to believe he is in front of me.I feel a tension in my abdomen that does not let me breathe.In the beginning I thought to be hallucinating, but he is him. The paralyzing voice, indecipherable face next to the voluminous body that makes me feel tiny and diabolical appearance of him always.His ambering eyes observe me restless from head to toe, making me feel naked.A little tremor is installed in my hands and intersects them so as not to show weakness I feel.He is here! Dean is here."Mrs. Di Lauro, are you still there?", I hear my secretary's voice on the other side of the line very distant as well as the noise of the party. I am like in a kind of trance. "Doctor?"I hang without even having awareness of my actions. I think I've stopped breathing."How...?""Happy New Year, Love". He doesn't let me finish. "Did you miss me?"I want to talk, but my mouth refuses to move. What has he come for?"I ... ". I am interrupted by my husband's
22. Rage
Adriano Di LauroAs soon as the car parks, I rush towards house's entrance without even waiting for security protocol.My instinct tells me that her attitude is related to that idiot's arrival and if she doesn't tell me, it's because she's hiding something.I hear a noise behind me and I turn on my feet to find my wife whiter than a sheet of paper.I see the damn phone on the floor and I rush to pick it up. So, I come across an open chat full of messages.As I read on, rage grows until it becomes a ball too big to control.It's him, it can only be him.I hear my name in a whisper far away and I see everything red. I'm going to crush it, I swear I will.I clench my jaw until it trembles as I shatter the phone with my hands. "We need to talk" I don't like that words at all.Yes, I am made of steel, but even the most powerful metal melts with fire and I am burning with flames.I roar as I walk through the door and head straight for the mini bar in lounge to pour myself a cognac without
23. You are mine
Cassandra ReidI throw the door as I enter my room resonating throughout walls. Fury, fear, bewilderment, desire and other emotions I don't want to put a name. They all mix up with each other until they make my head explode.Too much for one night.Why did my ex have to show up right now when I was starting to adjust to my new reality?The text message is drawn in my mind and I shudder inside.'If you don't come I'll get mad and go find you and you know I don't behave very well when I get mad, love'A part of me was always afraid of him. Although with me he behaved differently from the rest of the world, I witnessed his cruelty, his aggressiveness and his lack of compassion. Dean Frost doesn't give second chances, he doesn't care about collateral effects and above all, he doesn't threaten in vain... However, I was his weakness. I became his obsession from the day he met me.During these two years I have not stopped thinking about him, about how my flight affected him emotionally as
24. Wife of lies
Adriano Di Lauro'Damn it! She found out a way of going to the meeting. I arrive at the place and I immediately get down to burst in without paying attention to anything else than my wife. "Cassandra!"I find her standing, nailed to the ground and...Rage shakes my body from head to toe until I feel spasms of pain when I see the American place his hands on my wife's delicate skin. The metal that covers my appearance vibrates and the beast inside me escapes.Killer instincts take control of my body, propelling me toward them in a hurry."Get your hands off my wife!"I land a punch that knocks him to the ground, taking a table with him.I kick him before he gets up and hits me in the stomach.Then I bring his back against the wall and slam my knuckles into his jaw. He may match me in strength, but not in rage, and a raging beast is unmatched. With an unexpected movement I fall on a table, however, I compose myself in time to prevent his next attack, kicking him in stomach and then he
25. You fell in love with him
Cassandra ReidSold...My parents sold me. Oh my God! I was only seventeen years old. In exchange of what? Why? I can't understand it, but worst of all, it doesn't surprise me.I go straight to my room and lock myself in there. I am aware neither of them deserve my tears, but I cannot stop crying. I'm not made of stone like them.I don't even know how I feel. I just want to lock myself in a Christmas crystal ball and never come out.I spend rest of the day in bed and at night I go to sleep without having dinner. Next day I wake up with a horrible headache and without encouragement. However, I must continue, although my body only works halfway. I eat what is fair and I play with children without paying much attention. Anyway, I don't think I'll ever dominate the Xbox. Also, they are happy when they win and they end up infecting me with their happiness.I hardly see my husband and I exchange few words with other ones. I don't feel capable of seeing or talking to anyone. Questions conti
26. My wife
Cassandra ReidGod! Why does he insist on chasing me? Will he ever leave me alone? I thought Adriano would keep him at bay. Where are those bouncers when you need them?"What are you doing here, Dean?". I plucked up the courage to speak to him. "I thought everything was clear between us"."Of course I do" although he affirms, I don't think we're talking about the same subject. "Do you remember my words?""Each one of them", I reply with a snort. I don't know why I feel safer now. Maybe it's because I have bigger problems than dealing with my ex's obsession. Considerations with him ended two days ago, "just as I hope you remember mine. You better get out of here before my husband breaks your other eyebrow”. I point to the noticeable cut."Are you threatening me, Cass?"..The devilish grin on his face makes me jump and fear returns. He was already late in showing up.I take two steps back ready to flee. Then, bodyguards finally appear, confronting Devil Frost's and causing a ruckus in th