Dario
At last, the person I've been waiting to see arrives. I noticed she straightened her hair. It's different, I like it. It fits her well, like everything else. She looks great as always too even in the simple black Jeans and leather jacket.
"Sono invisibile? The least you could do is acknowledge me babygirl."
(I'm invisible?)
"You're back earlier than expected."
"You mean earlier than you hoped?You don't seem the least bit happy or excited to see me Kiara." I smirked
"Dario.." she sighed.
"If I didn't know any better I'd say you're upset that I'm back so soon"
"I'm sorry am I supposed to jump your bones right now ? It hasn't been that long since you beat my ass do you even remember that ? Or have you ignored the fact for so long that you completely forgot!?" She snapped at me.
"Kiara.. you think I'm happy to be raising my hand on my woman?" I asked her. Silence.
"Rispondetemi!" I boomed.
(Answer me!)
"D-dario I don't know what makes you happy. I just know that these-" she said pointing to a mark on her stomach.
"Don't make me happy." She added.
"I can assure you, I do not want to hurt you Kiara. Whether you believe it or not, it is the last thing I want to do." I said honestly. I heard her lightly chuckle but chose to ignore it. I would let it slide this time.
I stood from the bed and made my way towards her. I could see her body tense up but she knew better than to back away from me.
" Onestamente parlando..(Honestly speaking)
"I want you to be happy and safe."
"Could've fooled me Dario." She retorted barely above a whisper.
"It's true. You just need to accept the fact that this is where you belong--here with me. The quicker you accept that the easier things will be for you."
"That's funny because that almost sounds like exactly what Marcellus told me not too long ago."
"And he would be right. My brother knows me best and simply offered you some advice. Things would be better if you were happy but ofcourse I can be satisfied with you just being here with me happy or not. In other words I will be content either way." I told her hoping she got the picture.
"You seem to love to remind me that I'm stuck here"
"I'm hoping you get the picture because I would hate for you to try something stupid and end up with more of those purple and blue marks on your beautiful skin"
"I don't get it." She said with watery eyes.
"What don't you get?" I questioned with my hands in my pants pocket as I looked down at her.
"How you kidnapped me, treat me like I'm either a child or your prized possession, continue to abuse me and still expect me to just accept you--accept this with open arms."
"The circumstances may not be ideal that much I know. I'm no psychopath Kiara I know right from wrong I just don't care." I told her truthfully.
"Life isn't about fairytales--not every woman meets prince charming falls in love and live happily ever after. I can assure you there is no fairytale ending for us. It's not going to be sunshine and rainbows but you won't be miserable forever. The first step to any form of happiness with me is acceptance. You need to stop being stubborn and accept that this is not something that you can escape from."
"I don't like to be controlled Dario-
"I am aware of that Kiara. You are strong willed and like to be in charge. You do the controlling especially of yourself. You don't like people telling you what to do so to ease your worries let me assure you that I am the only person who is able to do such. I will not allow anyone to mistreat or disrespect you-"
"Anyone but you right?" She mumbled.
"Non darmi un motivo per ferirti"
(Don't give me a reason to hurt you.)
"I can assure you that I won't hurt you if you don't do anything to upset me. Do as you are told and act accordingly and things will get better between us."
"Dario but I will never want to be with you.."
"And I will never let you leave, so as far as I'm concerned there's not much of a problem is there? I will try to be a little lenient with you but I am an impatient and violent man so I won't promise you anything. You'd be wise to not expect a good man overnight or at all.. I am far from it which is why I said for you babygirl, I will at least try to be lenient. You can have anything you desire except your freedom"
"This isn't fair.."
"Life isn't fair Kiara. Try your best to remember that."
Kiara
"Um..Dario?"
"Yes my love,Che cos'è?" (What is it?)
Okay Kiara just ask him. The most he could do is say no, right? I hope to God he doesn't. I swear I could already feel my blood boiling if he does.
"Kiara?" I took a breath trying to calm myself before gaining the courage to speak.
"Can I call my friend?"
"That Kiana woman?" He raised a brow.
"Yes pl-"
"No." Huh ? What ? Pardon? He said what now? Excuse my ears I ain't heard right.
"What?"
"I said No Kiara." Breathe..1 2 3 4 5... breathe 6 7 8 9 10..
"Dario correct me if I'm wrong but last night you said-"
"I don't need a reminder of what I said babygirl, I don't have amnesia. I don't trust you enough with a phone yet." Is he serious? What does he expect me to do drop my location for her? I'm no fool he would find a way to retrieve a text thread if I tried anything dumb like that.
"Dario please. I know she's probably worried sick or worse yet thinks I'm dead. It's been almost five months since I've disappeared without a trace. Please Dario you can stay right here just let me assure her that I'm safe." I BEGGED HIM for the first time ever. Girl you know damn well this ain't the first time. You begged for him to stop beating on you and not too long after that, the man had you begging to cu-- Yeah okay enough said. I fired back at my self conscience.
"Very well." He said after moments of silence. Shocked ? Hell yes. I mean did Dario The Fuccin Don Romano just give in to me?
"But you will have the phone on speaker." He added. Ofcourse .
"Okay fine." He handed me his phone after unlocking it and watched intently as I dialled the only number important enough for me to register in my brain.
Hello ? My heart stopped for a moment hearing her voice. The voice I thought I'd never hear again.
Hello ? Is someone there? I missed you.
K-kiana it's me
Oh my God Kiara !! Where the hell are you !? Omg I was so worried. Are you okay? I told them--I knew you were alive somewhere I felt it I swear to God Kiki. Lord knows I was worried sick.
I miss you too
Where are you Kiara !? And what the hell happened? I looked at Dario and he was watching me with a straight face-- he was daring me to say something. Lord alone knows what he'd do to me if I did or to her. I wouldn't risk it.
I'm fine Kiana I promise. For now just keep that in mind
Huh? What do you mean-- what the hell is going on Kiara!?
I-I
KIARA !! "That's enough." Dario spoke. I sighed knowing it probably lasted longer than he wanted it too.
Kiana I'm so soo sorry. I love you so much. I wish we could talk all day but I have to go.
Nooo Kiki please speak to me. Where are you--when are you coming bac-
I promise I'll call you again.
Kiara Jordan is-
I know he's probably worried tell him that I am fine
He's dead Kiki. Did you hear that? My heart just dropped. I was frozen. I don't know for how long but I know by the time her words registered in my head, Dario was taking the phone from my hand. I watched with tears in my eyes as he ended the call and casually put the phone back into his pocket.
Jordan is dead? But how. When ? I just don't understand. The tears were streaming down my face like a river flooding it's banks. Dario stood infront of me just watching me cry for probably two minutes before he spoke up.
"Smettila subito con queste sciocchezze"
(Stop this nonsense now)
"You will not shed tears over another man especially not in my presence." He said forcefully lifting my chin so I was now looking at him through my blurred vision.
Really ? Someone could be that heartless? I just found out that my BOYFRIEND of three whole years is dead and he is getting upset because I'm crying. What? My tears are only supposed to be caused by him? Because they damn sure will never be for him. I was starting to think that this man really was the devil. His parents should've named him Lucifer if anything. Fuckin a**hole.
"Kiara." He said in that tone I knew far too well. He was growing pissed. What the hell for ? I was about to go off when something suddenly hit me.
"D-Dario" Could I bring myself to ask without pissing myself? What if I don't like his answer? No. Impossible. I pushed myself away from him slightly and wiped my wet cheeks and tears that never seem to cease.
"Dario within the first month I was here.. you mentioned that you caught Jordan cheating on me and that you-you killed him. W-was.. was that true? Did you kill Jordan? Did you kill my boyfriend?" I asked the last question, my voice cracking at the thought.
"You had no idea of the man I was back then so I guess it's understandable. Now.. you have a better idea of the person you're involved with. You know what I am capable of so I think you know the answer to that question. Do you truly need to hear me confirm your suspicions?" He responded in a calm tone. For the life of me I couldn't help but to burst into tears. I cried and I cried hard. I cried because I lost my longtime boyfriend. I cried because in a matter of months my life took a turn for the worst. I cried because I miss my bestfriend. I cried because even staying with my mother would be better than this. I cried because I was starting to believe that there really was no escape from the devil himself. Most importantly I cried because of the man standing before me. Dario Romano. The mafia boss of Italy. The Don.
The unforeseen slap had my head fly to one side with a stinging sensation and my tears abruptly stopped and so did my sobs.
"te l'ho detto prima(I told you before), you will not cry over another man. I won't tolerate it. Now, try to conduct yourself." He spoke practically breathing down my neck. I thought I would melt. That's how bad he was fuming right now. I couldn't bring myself to cry even if I wanted to . He slapped the tears right out of me.
"Adesso me ne vado(I'm leaving now) behave yourself." He said before exiting the room leaving me standing still in the same spot.
This is really my life right now?
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