My body was still shaking as it all became too much and my body gave up. I could feel my eyes dripping close and my breath slowing down. Slowing down until there wasn’t anything at all.
Finally, I had my peace. Were my last thoughts as I drifted away into a deep sleep.
G I O V A N N I P O V
I heard Grace screaming from upstairs when I was making pancakes for breakfast.
The scream was filled with pain agony and fear. Mostly fear. I turned off the gas and ran upstairs. I ran to my room and knocked the door open.
‘GRACE?!’
I ran towards her and looked at her pale body. She laid limb in my bed with the blue covers around her. Her eyes were closed and her chest wasn’t going up and down. It wasn’t going up and down...
Oh fuck no!
‘NO!.. Grace!?? Baby??’ I took her limp body in my arms and listened to her chest to find a heartbeat. There was a small one. It was weak but it was there. I took her in my arms and ran down the stairs. Romano was sitting in the living room when I ran past him out of the door.
‘Giovanni? What’s wrong?’ He asked with concern written on his face. I laid Grace in the back of the car and laid her head on my lap.
‘Bring us to the hospital.’ I told him. Trying to stay calm by softly rubbing my hand over Grace’s hair. ‘NOW!’
Romano’s eyes widened and he jumped in the car. He brought us to the hospital and walked inside with me as I passed people and into the hospital. Doctors came to me as soon as I walked inside. They took Grace out my hands and laid her down on a bed. They rolled her into a room. I started following them but a nurse stopped me and told me to wait in the waiting room.
‘WAIT? WAIT! FUCK NO!’ I screamed.
Romano grabbed my shoulders and pushed me down on a chair. My breathing was rough when I became frustrated. My mind was running wild with images of Grace laying in my bed, pale, limp, dead. I couldn’t lose her. She was my everything. She was my little shining star in the darkness. My flower in a world of death. My love for her, in a heart full of hate. I loved her.
I really did.
~
Grace has been in the hospital for two weeks now. The first days have been absolutely hell. They weren’t sure that she was going to make it. They didn’t exactly know what happened either but they presume that it was because she had too much stress and not enough food in her body to fight it.
She was in a deep sleep right now. Some sort of coma. But she could wake any moment now. I had stayed by her side the whole weeks. I couldn’t leave her here. She could wake up and be all alone in a strange place. I didn’t want that. So, I waited by her side till she finally wakes up and look at me with those beautiful eyes of her. I waited till she finally could hold my hand and be in my arms again at night. I waited for her.
Raffaello walked into the hospital room and sat down beside me.
‘We found him. He is in one of our cells.’ I jumped off my chair when I heard his words.
‘Good.’ I already was planning what I was going to do to that bastard. No one hurts my baby. ‘He will be sorry he ever hurt my girl.’ My voice was low and full of hatred to that man. I am going to kill him. I will cut his fingers off one by one, for touching my girl. Next are his feet, for kicking my girl. His eyes will be ripped out too, for looking at my..′
‘GIO!’ My head snapped up out of my thoughts. ‘Huh? What?!’ I was annoyed at my brother for interrupting my thoughts. I was just getting the hang of it.
‘It’s Grace. She’s waking up bro.’ He told me with a grin. I whipped around and took her hand in mine.
Raffaello patted my shoulder and walked out the door.
Finally, she would come back to me.
Chapter 13
G I O V A N N I P O V
Her eyes were fluttering open and adjusting to the light in the room. She searched the room with her eyes until she laid her eyes on me.
I smiled at her as tears of joy ran down my cheeks. I wiped them away and took her face in my hands. ‘I missed you.’ I muttered as I softly kissed her pink, dry lips. ‘Don’t do that to me again, okay baby girl?’ I whispered to her.
‘Do what again?’ She whispered back at me with a raspy voice.
‘You almost died, baby. You almost left me.’ I told her as I still held her cheek in my right hand and her hand in my left. ‘Please, don’t leave me alone.’ I muttered in her neck and planted kisses on her neck. God, I missed her so much.
‘I won’t babe.’ She moaned. ‘Can I have some water, though?’ Her raspy voice muttered in my ear. I laughed and gave her some water. She drank all of it in one big swig.
The doctor came in after I pushed the red button at the bedside.
‘Hello Grace, how are you feeling?’
‘Great.’ She replied.
‘Good. Do you still remember what happened?’
‘No, I don’t. For how long have I been here?’
‘For two weeks.’ He replied.
‘Two weeks? What the hell happened?!’
‘Easy, girl.’ I kissed her hand and softly caressed it with my thumb. ‘I’ll tell you everything at home.’
The doctor did some tests on Grace afterwards and told us everything was fine and Grace could leave the hospital after an hour.
After an hour of cuddling in the hospital bed, we took my car and drove home.
When we got home we got to my room and snuggled up in bed. She pressed herself against me and further in my embrace.
‘Goodnight, Gio.’
‘Goodnight, baby.’ I planted a soft kiss on her plump lips and kissed her neck softly. I kissed her nose, her eyelids and her forehead. She moaned softly and pressed a kiss to my bare chest before she fell asleep in my warm embrace.
~
I was woken up by soft caresses over my naked chest. I opened my eyes and looked down at Grace. Her head was laying down on my chest and she was making patterns on my chest with her fingertips. Her fingers were soft and tracing the tattoo on my lower abdomen. I felt tingles on the skin she caressed. Tingles? What the fuck, Gio. You’re becoming soft, sucker.
/^/
I put my arm under my head so I could look at Grace. She turned her head to me and laid her hand flat on my skin. She blushed bright pink as she saw me looking at her.
‘Hey, babe.’ I whispered. I leaned in and softly kissed her pink lips. She eagerly responded to my kiss and pressed herself against me. I grabbed her by the waist and pulled her on top of me. I nibbled on her lip asking for entrance, she moaned and gave me entrance. Her soft lips were moving against mine as she pulled herself up into a sitting position on my lap. She was slightly panting as I pulled her closer by her ass. She pressed herself against my hard one and moaned my name. God, she will be the death of me. I rolled over, so she was under me and me on top. I kissed her neck and sucked on her sensitive spot. I grabbed her t-shirt and pulled it over her head. I trailed wet kisses down her breast onto her stomach. She moaned loudly as I trailed soft kisses under her belly button. ‘Giovanni...’ Her moan was soft and pleading. Asking me to go further and further.
But I knew this was her first time. And she was still recovering. I didn’t want to push her. So, I decided that I wouldn’t go too far. A little further isn’t wrong, right?
I pulled down her underwear and kissed her soft lips. She tangled her hands in my hair and pulled hard when I collided her tongue with mine. She tasted so good. My hand was still by her entrance as she pushed herself closer to me. I felt her wetness on my hand as I rubbed circles on her clit. She moaned loudly as I entered her with two fingers. I sucked on her nipples when I kept pushing into her. She let out soft moans and whispers my name when I brought her to a long and sweet orgasm.
/^/
‘Fuck... That was.. Amazing.’ She breathed out.
‘Oh, I know.’ I told her with a smirk. She blushed slightly and kissed my lips softly. ‘Thank you.’ She whispered between kisses. ‘Anytime, babe. Anytime.’ I muttered.
‘Let’s get you in the shower.’ I told her picking her up and carrying her into the bathroom. I sat her down and let the bath run full.
‘Do I smell bad? Is that why you want me in the bathtub? Or are you planning something different, Mr. LaRosa.’ She asked me with a smug smile on her face.
I snickered at her face and softly kissed her. ‘No bad intentions, miss.’ I tilted her up and sat her in the bathtub. I stripped out of my boxers and got in behind her. She blushed bright red when she looked at my manhood. I smirked as she looked in my eyes and turned her head away. I pulled her towards me by her waist and held her against me. ‘No need to be shy, babe.’ I said kissing her cheek. I softly rubbed her stomach as she relaxed in my arms and laid her head in the crook of my neck. I trailed my hands down her curves and kissed her shoulders. She inhaled loudly as I ran my fingers over her breasts. I stopped rubbing her breasts before I couldn’t control myself anymore. I just held her close and savoured her sweet scent and the warm water.
Chapter 14
G R A C E P O V
I woke up with sore muscles and a cold body. The blankets were pooled at my feet and I laid in Giovanni’s bed all naked.
I remembered what happened last night and it truly was amazing, but I didn’t think I would wake up alone in his huge bed. I wanted to wake up next to him.
He left me. I’m not good enough. Why? Why can’t I be pretty like those other girls? Why can’t somebody love me?
I felt a cold liquid ran down my cheek and I wiped it away furiously.
How could he?! Bastard! I almost gave him my first time!
I was furious.
I got out of bed and pulled on pants and a sweater. I walked downstairs into the garden. I sat down against a tree far away from the big mansion. I still could see Giovanni’s brothers walking in the big mansion. But I couldn’t find him.
I knew this was too good to be true. I could never live a normal and happy life.
I felt hurt and loneliness wash through me as I thought about all the things that happened. About, how I was abandoned. Abused. Used.
I couldn’t do this anymore.
I felt the air leave my lungs and I heard someone’s last breath as a loud bang filled the air. I shot up and furiously looked around. I didn’t spot any danger before it was too late.
A hand covered my mouth and an arm snuck around my waist. I tried screaming bloody murder, but that damn person held me too tight.
‘Grace, it’s me. Giovanni.’
When I heard his voice I became furious.
He left me. Alone. In his bed.
I turned around in his arms and slapped him in the face as hard as I could.
‘How could you?’ I scoffed. ‘How could you leave me alone in your bed.’
‘Wha...?’ He looked at me with big eyes who showed disbelief and confusing.
‘You.. you worked me up. And then you left me alone. In your bed?!’
‘What?.. No. I was making you breakfast.’
O fuck. What have I done? I slapped him. Because he was making me breakfast. You jump to conclusions to fast, Gracelyn. Unacceptable.
‘Ohh... fuck. I’m so sorry. I though you left me. I’m really, really sorry. So sor...’
‘It’s alright, baby. But we have to get moving now.’ His face changed from soft to stone hard when he spoke his next words. ‘Your father attacked us with his group of fuckers.’
My father? No. Not again.
Why can’t he just leave me alone? Let me live a happy life for once?
I wish he was gone. Gone from this world. Banned to hell. Tied to the walls of torture. I wanted him dead. A wave of adrenaline and confidence washed through me.
I could do this.
We could do this.
‘Okay. Let’s shot that fucker in the asshole.’ I said grabbing Gio’s hand. He looked at me like I was crazy before he smiled and circled his arm around my waist and kissed my forehead.
‘Alright, stay behind me.’ He pushed me behind him and guided my hand to the loop of his jeans. ‘And hold on tight.’
We walked closer to the mansion and I saw guards running around. I heard guns being fired. Screams being screamed. And deaths claimed by dead.
‘You can do this, Grace. Come on.’ I chanted to myself.
‘Yes, you can, baby.’ Gio said to me kissing the hand he was still holding. Tingles warmed my hand and gave me some kind of courage. I can do this. Together with Gio.
We walked into the house and the first thing I saw was a dead body on the ground with a pool of blood around him. Fucking hell. I think he shit himself.
‘Come on, be silent.’ Gio whispered. I squeezed his hand in response, afraid someone would hear me when I would speak out loud.
I heard screaming and triggers being pulled. I saw Lucas and Damien standing in the door and I let out a big sigh of relieve. ‘Fucking hell, boys. You made me pee myself a little.’
They laughed and patted me on the back.
‘All is clear, brother.’ They said to Giovanni. ‘Good. Call the cleaners and make them clean up this mess.’ His voice was cold and hard when he gave orders. He was so different when he talked to me. I liked that about him. I like to think he is a big softy for me. But dreams don’t always come true.
‘Come on, Gio. Let’s get you cleaned up.’ I told him when I spotted the blood spatters on his white shirt.
He nodded and followed me to his room. I pulled his shirt over his head and admired his tanned chest. ‘Like what you see?’ He smirked. ‘Yes, I do.’ I kissed his shoulder and unbuckled his belt. His pants pooled at his feet and he only stood in his boxers in front of me. I turned him around and slapped his ass. ‘Come on. Get in the shower, babe.’
‘No need to be violent, sweetheart.’ He rubbed his ass and grinned at me. I laughed and picked up his dirty clothes.
‘Care to join me?’ He said pulling his boxers down. I shrieked and covered my eyes. My cheeks flamed up once I made it out of the bathroom. ‘No meed to be so shy.’ He screamed through the closed door.
‘Fuck off, Gio.’
He laughed loudly and my cheeks became as red as tomatoes. I walked out of his room into the laundry room. I threw the dirty clothes in the washing machine and walked to the living room.
I wondered if the blood and the dead bodies were still there. I was frightened actually. I knew that those images were going to haunt me for the upcoming weeks. I just tried to be a big girl in front of others. Inside I’m just a little girl waiting for her mother to return. But that’s never going to happen. And I knew that. But I couldn’t stop dreaming about it, about how I would have a family of my own one day. That my children would have a grandma.
But, not all dreams come true.
Chapter 15
I walked into the living room and every spot was cleaned. The bodies were gone and Giovanni’s brothers were casually sitting on the couch. Like nothing happened. I mean, it was reassuring that they weren’t going to confront me about my father and shit like that. But, how could they ignore what just happened a few hours ago? It was hard to understand. But I didn’t say anything.
‘Would you guys like some dinner?’ I asked.
They looked up and stopped what they were doing. ‘Yes.’ One of the triplets said. I can’t keep them apart.
‘Alright. How about Pasta?’
‘Fine by me.’ Raffaello said.
I nodded and walked into the kitchen. I got all the ingredients I needed and started making dinner for the boys. Camilla was at her boyfriend’s house for the whole week. So, she was lucky she didn’t have to experience what happened today.
I chopped the tomatoes and cooked the pasta. ‘Should I help?’ I yelped and the iron cooking pan dropped out of my hand onto my foot. ‘Fucking hell.’ I screamed.
‘O my.. I’m so sorry, Gracie.’ Lucas came into my few and picked up the pan. ‘I’m really sorry. Are you hurt?’ I sat down and cradled my foot in my hands. The pain was so bad I couldn’t even respond
. I just nodded and wailed softly. ‘Come on. Let’s get you into the living room.’ He picked me up and carried me to the living room. He placed me on the white couch and inspected my foot.
Giovanni walked in, in his black pants and white shirt. His face lit up when he saw me but when he spotted my tears he became rigged. ‘What the hell happened here?!’ He hissed at Lucas once he was beside me.
‘I.. I.. It was an accident. I just.. I wanted to help her in the kitchen.’
His eyes were shining with anger at Lucas and he pushed him away slightly. He turned to me and softened his eyes. His hand caressed my foot softly but pain shoot through my foot once his fingers touched the sore spot. I screamed and cried out in pain. ‘Gio, I think we need to get her to a hospital.’ Romano said.
I didn’t even see the other brothers coming in but they were all beside me. Gio picked me up and carried me to the car. ‘Grace? Please talk to me, baby.’ He whispered. I looked up from his shoulder and placed a wet kiss from all the crying on his cheek. ‘I’m fine. Just a little pain.’
The pain was becoming less but there was a nagging pain on my foot all the time. If I tried to move it, it hurt like a bitch. So, I just sat silently in the car with my head on Gio’s shoulder. Once we arrived at the hospital he picked me up bridal style and carried me into the hospital. A nurse came towards us and asked what was wrong. Gio told her that I might have broken bones in my foot and that my foot had to get looked at. Gio placed me in a wheelchair and the nurse wheeled me into a room after Giovanni untangled his lips from mine.
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