Tormented✓

Chapter 3

She was stumbling when she climbed the stairs to try to run from them. Her knees are bruised, but she continues running to her room. She is really scared right now. Never in her life, had she watched something so violent like that. Even when her parents shout at each other, it already makes her dislike and curl up on her bed.

When she reached her room, she scurried to her bathroom to pray. She won't let the scary feelings be in her mind and heart any longer. She needs God's peace. Like a little girl running to her father when she's scared, Leora needs God's console.

She prays and cries her feelings out. She is really scared, but as long as her God says everything is okay, she will believe Him. She lays down her fears and worries at His feet, so He can replace them with His peace.

"Father I'm scared. You know I hate violence so much. I don't even know what to do. I really want to show everybody that there is no need for violence, but I'm frightened. I don't want anyone to get hurt. Father please help me and get rid of this feeling. I hate when people hate each other like that.

What should I do now? I think I'm not ready for this. I know I'm the one who asks you to send someone to me so I can help them. But he is too scary. I know he's human like me, and he can't hurt me because You'll protect me, and I believe that. But I am still scared of the Idea he can give me so much pain.

But You're right, everyone has a chance to know Your light or it'll be an injustice for him and selfish of me. I'll help him to see, Father. I'll not scared again. Because You already make your promise to me. I love You, Father. I'm not scared of Him again, because I'll see him the way You see. The goodness in everything."

He knows his girl is scared of what he did to his man. He cursed at his man's stupidity. Now his Princesa is scared of him. When he thinks, that maybe now she can accept her place with him, they back to the first square.

"Fottere!" Cursed him.

He opens the door slowly and doesn't see his girl anywhere. So he waited patiently for her in the bed waiting for her to stop praying to her God. He finds it weird, but amusing that his bambina has a crazy faith in her God. But he can't deny her faith makes her different than others and that's why he is interested in her. Her optimism and compassion make her stand out from others.

When he sees his girl walk out of the bathroom, he can detect her swollen eyes. She smiles pitifully at him, making him want to embrace her deeply and erase her bad memories about him.

"Are you scared of me?" He looks down. He never asked anyone this stupid question and yet here he is, not knowing what to do in this situation.

"No." She said fast and clear.

"You can't lie to me, little girl." He didn't believe that one word, he told himself.

"I was scared of you, but not anymore."

"How come?" He tries once again to convince not only himself but her. He grabs her hands and makes her sit next to him.

"Because I am terrified of what you do but not of you. I want to see the good part in you, so I won't be scared and won't let my mind play tricks on me again." She observes the way his thumbs move side to side on hers.

"Il mio bellissimo angelo. Come posso essere così fortunato?" He sighed and kissed her crown. (my beautiful angel. How did I get so lucky?)

"I promise you, I won't scare you like that again." He softens his gaze at her. He put his hands on her body and dragged her fast on his body.

"Ca. Can you not touch me so much?" She asks timidly.

Her question makes him chuckle darkly. It seems she forgets that she's his. She can't deny his touch or anything he wants to do to her.

"This. Belong to me." Growl him at her ears while his hands moved across her body sensually.

"But... I already made a promise that I won't touch or be touched intimately by anyone!" She shrieks in panic and closes her eyes, while her hands try to make some space between them.

"You don't have to worry about that little girl because only me can do these things to you." He licks her ear.

"Stop! Please..." She begged him. Praying that he won't do anything far worse than this. Her tears start to leak from her eyes.

He smirks at her tears. Looking at her desperate and pleading face makes it hard to hold the monster inside of him. He bites her lips hard and pushes her to the side.

"Okay little girl, anything for you. Do you want to walk with me to the garden? We can talk more and I want to know more about you." He asks while slipping her fallen hair behind her ear, while her body is still trembling in fear.

"Let's go bambina. Let's enjoy this afternoon." He persuaded her while taking her hair and sniffing at it. She doesn't have any choice besides to abide by his demands. She only hoped with this picnic she would have her personal space back.

They both walk slowly into the garden. The sun is already high in the sky and the weather is really hot in the summertime. Her hands are wet with her sweat because of the weather and her nervousness. Despite her nervousness, she is really excited to see the garden. She hopes there'll be a lot of high trees so she can sit under them, and for awhile laying to herself that she is okay.

Maybe she can ask him about the garden. Oh, maybe they can even have a picnic in the garden. After all, she wants to forget the incident before. Even when she needs to be in the same presence as the culprit. Maybe pleasing him will take her to a different outcome. The one when he will change and she can be free from him.

"Sir... Are there any tall trees in the garden?" She asks quietly trying to open some conversation along the way, trying to ease her nerves along the way.

"Yes, there are a few in there. Do you want to sit under the tree?" He likes it when his girl tries to get along with him. Now he knows that they are on the same page, and tries to get along with each other.

Her eyes brighten when she hears they can sit under the tree. Oh, she can't wait to see the garden. For a while, she really forgets her kidnapping situation. In her mind, the garden must be spectacular, if the house is already this big, she can only imagine how the garden be. If there is no him, the situation will be much more perfect.

"Can we go picnic?" She asks him enthusiastically.

"I can cook food. Oh, we can make sandwiches and, and have a cold tea, or maybe lemon juice. Oh and maybe some salad." She starts mumbling her thoughts. When she is interested in something she will start mumbling with so much enthusiasm.

The girl acts, makes his chest feel at peace, and starts to bloom with so much happiness. Never in his life, had he smiled and felt so much happiness. Not even when he successfully became the feared man in America and Europe.

"You can do whatever you want bambina. I'll inform the cook to start making those foods." He says and starts typing on his phone to inform one of his maids.

"No! I mean can we make it by ourselves? You can help me, it'll be fun. I promise." She really tries hard to build a good relationship with him. She wants to feel comfortable with him because she'll be here for a long time.

"I'm sure it will."