looked at it before raising my gaze to Leandro. I hesitated for a moment before acce

uld use force. I thought, like my father, he would punish m

go home

or the first time, hearing my name being

heartless could say my name in the soft

osed my eyes, realizing that in my thoughts, I was calling Leandro, my husband

the car, deeply engrossed in his laptop. When there were n

ith each other because we had entered into a lifelong commitment, but whenever

Leandro was worse, ten times mo

my gaze. My heart raced wildly for a moment;

view was familiar to me, as it was the same sight I had se

Leandro's house was located. It's still

ld see the family emblem on it. I remembered the first time I arrived here; I was captivated by t

far away, I saw the familiar house where

ed to ask Leandro, but I was afraid. Leandro had this aura that discouraged you from asking about things he had already discussed. It was as if he gave

make him mad. He might... he might hurt me

e. As I stepped out, all the household staff and Leandro's employees lined

and slide from my back to my waist. I took a deep breath. In

aff who welcomed us, two more people were in the

ir boss. It wouldn't surprise me if all

greeted me. A strange surge of electricity cou

I married Leandro, and we are now husba

la," the woman i

De Angelis,"

. I extended my hand to shake theirs, but they just st

so I quickly withdrew it. Wasn't this a common gestur

er throat and st

" Leandro said, pulling me away from

ola and Fabio, and th

e two men in my life touch me. When Papa holds me, all I feel is fear because I know he'll hurt me. But whenever Lea

the room together, and my

ing to figure out what to do and what Leand

s tie. The top three buttons of his dress shir

as I remembered seein

o think about that! And then what did L

f it. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, and

ere, Bella. We have unfinis

st too intimidating! You can't even tell if he's pleased or not becaus

him, he pulled me close

a coward. There are only two people who can make me feel weak and powerless-Papa and my husband. When they're

wn my side, inching toward my underboob. My face h

against my cheek as his hand trailed down to my ne

ng like a child waiting for someone to i

ird, don't defy me. Because if you're going to disob

just the same. He was basically tell

d it be similar to the punishments my father imposed on

oice was calm yet carried a dan

choice; if I disagreed now, it would p

causing me to close my eyes and let out a soft moan.

ot be appropriate right now, but it was beyond my con

e any quest

shocks through my body. I clenched m

gaze. His cold and dark expression was

rds were enough to describe him. He was sexy, hot, and masculine. I had been pursued by m

he questions I wanted to ask him,

hen I noticed his raised eyebrow. It fel

ned on my waist. My heart raced so

d. It was disheartening to wake up one morning and find the man you were with the night before was gone. So many thoughts would cross your mind, wondering i

he next time I leave, you're coming with me. If not

h happiness at Leandro's words. It was a sim

t Leandro. I quickly suppressed the smile

gently nibbling on. My breath grew heavier as he fixated on my lips

it him earlier. I wanted to touch it, to run my finger along it, but then I re

ll locked on my lips. My heart raced so fast because

roan escaped him. What ha

sed me passionately, his kisses aggressive and filled with

s he kissed me this way. It felt

every inch of them. When I parted m

knew there was no use resisting because I had been fe

mm

ain, fearing that it would end this mo

down to my breast. He kissed me even deepe

ss and arched my back. It just gave him access to my neck, which he kis

to him. Even though not much had happened y

too se

ndro

permission. Leandro lifted me and laid me on the bed, never brea

the air. We were in the midst of an intense an

ity. He closed his eyes briefly, then eventua

had done earlier, embarrassment surged within me. Seriousl

d called Leandro, as he didn't eve

I noticed him getting himself to

up the phone and looked at me. I w

s evident in what he said to the p

o. I'll be b

to say. I couldn't stop him. There might be an i

care,"

to leave when I

od up to approach him. When I attempted to touch him, I saw h

indicate where the lipstick

move. He didn

ere about to get rid of

doing it. I nodded and slowly brushed my finger against his lips to remove the lipstick.

tep back. He was s

es firmly and to

ned away from me, and I notice