Forbidden Desires

Chapter Twenty Five

Amara's POV

We ate quietly, the sounds of our forks hitting our plates was the only thing breaking the silence.

"So, Amara, tell me about your father." Marco said to me, eating a piece of steak off of his fork.

I glanced toward Luca and he nodded, signaling to me that I should tell him something.

I cleared my throat and smiled, "He really hates Italians."

Luca glared over at me and I was prepared for the back lash but then Marco let out a loud laugh. A laugh so deep he threw his head back, his hand on his chest.

Luca widened his eyes and I couldn't help but give him a look that said, 'I told you so.'

He calmed down and let out a chuckle. "You are a funny girl, Amara."

He went back to eating his food and I couldn't help but smile as I saw Luca frown from the corner of my eye.

"I hope Luca has been treating you like the lady you are." He said to me and my smile faltered. I internally laughed as he put this label on me. I am no where near lady like.

"He has been, your son is very- nice." I gritted out the last part and when I felt the kick at my shin I glared at Luca.

"Yes, he is a gentleman." He told me, looking over at his son.

"I would like to thank you Amara, for your help with the mission last week." He said, leaning back in his chair, his hands on each armrest.

"Thank you for the opportunity sir, for trusting me." I said to him and he gave me a nod.

"Of course. After the information about your father, I knew you would like to get back into action." He looked over at Luca again, who kept quiet.

"I hope I can still trust you in the future." He tilted his head toward me, a look of an devious act in his eyes.

"You can, sir." I said to him and Luca looked at me, no glare or deadly look in his stare.

"Son, I hope you can excuse yourself from the table as I have a moment alone with Amara." He said to Luca and my eyes darted toward his, widening them to say please don't leave me.

He looked at me and then back to Marco. "Of course, father." And he got up from his seat, placing his napkin on the table and walked away, leaving me alone with the murderous man.

"Walk with me."

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The night was cold as we both walked along the beach. I wasn't going to lie, I was afraid, terrified even.

We were alone, he could kill me if he wanted to. I had no weapons, nothing.

"Let's be honest here Amara." He said after moments of silence.

"You and my son have been getting close, have you not?" He asked.

"No sir, we have not." I said to him, the lie slipping out of my tongue. Was it a lie though? Maybe it wasn't.

"I see." He said, his hands clasped behind his back.

"Do not lie, Amara." He said, making my eyes widen.

"I'm going to give you one more chance to be honest with me." He stopped walking, "Have you two become close?" He asked again.

"No sir." I repeated, turning toward him.

"Hm. I'm afraid that's not the correct answer." He said to me before advancing toward me. A sudden pain coursed through my body.

I gasped in surprise as he held onto my shoulder, a knife sticking out of my lower abdomen.

"Let this be a reminder to not lie to the Italians Amara." He said quietly in my ear, pulling out the knife that was now covered in blood.

I fell to my knees as I held onto the wound, a thin shed of tears forming in my eyes.

"I'm going to ask you one more time," he stared down at me. "Are you two close?"

"No." I gritted out.

I pain in my chest rang out as he kicked me hard, my body slumping to the ground. He kicked me in the ribs, the arm, the legs and one kick to the head made my vision falter.

"puttana patetica." (Pathetic bitch.)

I could see him walk away and the sudden coldness at my back helped my vision start to turn. The waves crashed into my body, again and again as it went in and out.

Get up, get up, get up.

I groaned, holding my side as I lifted myself, the tears falling from my eyes. The pain was unbearable, so unbearable I thought I fainted. But I got up, grasping for air as I did.

Fuck, fuck, fuck

A/N- omg 24k!! Thank you guys so much, I love all of you <333
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