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ᴛʀᴇɴᴛᴜɴᴏ - ᴘᴀꜱᴛ

"I think I asked you a fucking question, you would do well to answer it, as I hold your fucking lives in my palm. Now I will ask one more time. Who. The. Fuck. Is. Nia?" He sneered, he already knew the answer, so I don't understand why he was forcing us to answer him.

Is he stupid, along with psychotic? I thought, ignorantly.

"I-I call her that. You know N-Nia for Valentinia?" Acer stuttered out, trying to defend me, but was frightened by his tone. His eyes were swollen red from his tears and he was visibly trembling, whether that was due to fear or shock, I do not know.

Mr Morelli pulled out a gun from his waistband and before I could stop him he fired it as Acer's shoulder. Acer let out a screech of anguish. Whereas I let out a cry of despair, attempting to rush over to Acer, but he grabbed my arm and yanked me back into his large chest.

"Do not fucking address my wife with such disrespect, use her full name. Nobody apart from myself gets to call her that or any other name apart from her own. Do. You. Fucking. Understand. Me. Boy?" He threatened, his eyes were black, and his face was bright red in anger.

His arms were painfully wrapped tight around my waist, assuring me that I couldn't escape his grasp. He still held the gun at Acer, but this time it was held at his chest, directly pointing at his heart. Displaying to everyone that he has the power to take his life, that Acer's life is in his control.

"Y-yes S-sir." Acer, stuttered struck by fear. He was shaking uncontrollably and all I wanted to do was go over to him and comfort him and tell him that he is going to be okay. But, I couldn't, I was trapped in my hell.

He didn't deserve this, he is so sweet. It's all of my faults. If I hadn't have brought him into this mess he wouldn't be on the edge of life and death. But, there is no point in worrying about the what if's because it won't change the situation he is in now. It is too late. But, I am not going to give up, I am going to keep on fighting. I thought, tears threatening to spill out of my eyes.

"W-what was t-that? I-I didn't quite hear y-you." Mr Morelli mocked him, humour could be easily distinguished within his voice. I fucking hate him. He is so cruel.

Acer shot me a look that showcased him as petrified and was about to reply before I raced ahead of him.

"STOP THIS! Just leave him alone! He didn't do anything wrong! It was me, all of it was me! It was my fault! Shoot me! Hurt me! I don't care! Just don't ruin his life! He is innocent!" I shouted, but it turned into a desperate plea at the end. I had managed to rotate myself around to face him, my eyes were begging him to stop this.

Mr Morelli begins to laugh, a dark laugh and says.

"Why would I want to do that? I'm not going to kill you, Bambina. You are mine. I am going to kill him because he touched what belonged to me. He deserves the cruellest of deaths, but I think I am being quite generous."

"Generous?" I scoffed, completely bewildered by his excuse.

"Generous my arse." I continued, displaying an astonished expression upon my face. I placed my hands on my hips to prepare myself for any conflict coming my way.

"This is nothing compared to what I have done and what I will continue to do, Leonessa. It's quite amusing but insulting that you think that this- He said waving at Acer, dismissively.

- is to the extent of what I can do and what I am capable of. This is child's play. It's not my fault that this weak little boy can't take a hit. He needs to grow up and accept that this world isn't full of fairy tales and rainbows. Honestly, it is full of monsters and misery." He spat, whilst shaking me against him aggressively.