Thump Thump Thump.
Sophia’s heart pulsated deep in the rib cage, she closed her eyes and looked heavenward praying for strength.
She couldn’t turn and look at him knowing he too was staring at her.
The prickling sensation crawling up her back to her neck and a part of her head, she felt cold immediately.
The room felt chilly for Sophia and she really wanted to leave.
What was she thinking saying she would do anything to pay for what she’d done?
And now…
Was this how they were going to start?
Him getting her off on every hum and turn of her body or flex of his?
She opened her mouth to tell him she couldn’t continue with whatever she’d said maybe they could find a way around it when Luca stood up from the bed, snarling at the pain ricocheting through his arm to his back and body.
“Please don’t go” he begged, his voice low and grave.
Sophia inhaled, he was immobilised and she made him that way.
If she hadn’t stepped into that maze then all these wouldn’t have happened and she would’ve been on her merrry way out of the country.
But…
He brought her here.
He started this.
She never wanted to be here.
She had dreams and ambitions.
Sobs threatened her throat and she clamped her hand on her mouth seeing Luca come close to her from the corner of her eyes.
“I’m sorry. I know I fucked up but I’m sorry Sophia” all traces of humour and the Luca who taunted her about her begging which she did was gone.
Jesus.
Sophia licked her lips.
She did beg.
Oh God… what has she done?
She facepalmed herself, the only thing left was a man whose hand was tucked in a sling and bandages wrapped around his torso like a second skin, his eyes flickered with regret and sorrow. You are reading on novelping dot com, the official source.
He lowered his head to the ground, his fist tightened but the trembling of his fingers was apparent.
“If…if you want to leave, you can. I will send for Angelo to bring the doctor. You don’t have to stress yourself anymore. Go back to your room Sophia” with that he stood up heading for the door.
Sophia was conflicted on what to do, her eyes followed him as he walked around past her.
The man was clearly incapacitated.
The burns were a lot and he strained them all because of her when he got it because of her.
Her hand shot out to stop him but he was already out the door.
While she’d been in her head, he left.
Sophia stormed out the room to the hallway where she saw him at the end talking to one of the soldiers.
His face morphed into a big frown as his hands danced in the air and then he was barking out orders to another soldier coming up the stairs and he ran back.
Something was wrong
She bit her bottom, rocking her stance and gawking at him.
Her mind conjured up things she was going to relay and they were going to iron out and schedule how she was going to help him from now.
Someone tapped her shoulder and she twisted her neck to a soldier before turning to him fully cocking her head to the side.
“Miss Sophia, you need to head back to your room”
Sophia shook her head, she couldn’t go back to her room.
She must talk to Luca about how she needed to freely roam around the house and also about his health.
She’s been locked far too long.
She can’t not visualise herself inside that room for another day, alone.
Narrowing her eyes at the soldier in front of her, she strained her eyes back to Luca where he stood muttering words to the soldier beside him wondering if he was the one that asked for her to go back to her room.
No he wouldn’t dare!
She faced the soldier, showing him her megawatt smile she used to lure men to do her will.
“If you would let me—”
“Miss you’ll have to follow me back to your room”
“Now!?” Squealing she pointed at him, her brow tightly furrowed “I can’t just follow you, I have things to do. Like things to really do”
He backed her and she gasped staggering back, her eyes widened at what just happened.
No one had ever been violent towards her until Luca and now his soldiers.
She didn’t want to believe it.
Her father’s men, never.
No matter how rowdy her home was with them and even fought amongst themselves, they never came close to her with those.
She opened her lips to snap back when she heard Luca shout at someone on the phone behind them and that was the point the soldier advanced towards her, his hand slamming into her elbow as he jerked her forward. You are reading on novelping . com, the official source.
Sophia stiffened.
“Miss you need to—”
A splash of blood blasted on her body and face, all Sophia could feel was the trickling of a red liquid on her skin and beautiful sundress.
She tried shouting but her voice failed her and she stood numb, mouth agape.
Her eyes looked to the space in front of her where the soldier had stood and now lay his body on the floor, blood gushing out in rapid speed out of his neck.
Sophia lurched backwards, shuddering as repulsion by the sight before her evoked a foggy memory she had sealed and thrown into the deepest part of her mind came crashing back and she shattered.
Tears welled up in her eyes before running down as she covered her mouth from retching her guts.
She was going to be sick but she couldn’t hold onto it anymore as she bent over to nearest all, throwing up the little food she had ingested that morning.
The image of her father on the floor with blood flooding his body!
Sounds and voices echoed around her but she continued vomiting until there was nothing left, she clutched her head and heart with her two hands.
Her eyes felt groggy and she groaned swaying almost falling but a bandaged hand grabbed her waist steadying her.
“You’re going to be fine baby”
She shook her head as sobs racked through her body and she bawled resting her head on his shoulder.
Nothing was going to be fine.
She knew it.
After today, nothing was ever going to be fine.
Sophia cried for herself.
For Luca and what she had done to him and how she wasn’t just compassionate but really cared for him as more than another human and she didn’t want that.
How she was beginning to like this place and wants to know more about it.
She cried so much Luca shook her, mumbling and kissing hair “you’re going to get sick and that’s not what we want now. Please…”
He tilted her head up to his gaze, his eyes imploring as he bent and kissed her fully on the lips, sucking and biting her lips as she pushed on her feet to deepen it but he retreated and she whimpered.
She needed this.
Luca shook his head wiping her tear stained cheeks with his thumb that stuck out from the bandage.
He kissed her nose and her face, she closed her eyes relishing the feel of his lips on her face when he whispered.
“We are under attack Sophia”