Tell me about her

Chapter 31

One week later

Elodie's POV:

I had just put Elio down for his nap and went to change my shirt that was all dirty with baby food now. I took a clean shirt out of my closet and laid it down on the bed and pulled off the dirty shirt.

"Hey" Renzo's voice said as I heard the door open and I tried to pull my shirt over my head as fast as I can and cover myself.

I turned to him pulling my hair out of the shirt and saw him furrowing his brows.

"What?" I asked him and without answering he walked over to me and turned me around.

"What are you doing Renzo?" I asked him and felt him slightly lift my shirt up and drag his fingers across my back where there were some scars.

"Who?" Was all he said as he lifted my shirt higher and exposed the three large scars on my back.

"Who did this to you?" He asked me again when I didn't answer the first time.

"Maximus" I simply said and pulled my shirt down turning to face him.

"How?" He asked me and tried to avoid eye contact.

"Do you really want to know?" I asked him.

He didn't say a word just looked at me and I saw such guilt in his eyes. I looked over to the crib where Elio was sleeping and pulled Renzo into the closet closing the door behind us.

"When I was pregnant with Elio and he had just found out he wasn't happy" I said my voice cracking from the memories.

"He couldn't have a Lucarelli heir being born into his mafia as he knew how big of a danger it was" I said and felt tears start to roll down my face and I sat down on the round ottoman next to Renzo.

"So he wanted to make sure he isn't born" I said and felt my heart break thinking I could be without Elio right now.

"He did many things and the scars on my back are from when he cut me so deep that I bleed till I blacked out" I said tears rolling down my face not because I was hurting from the things he did but from the thought I could not have Elio and he was the most precious thing to me.

"If I could I'd make that bastard suffer for his entire life" Renzo growled and pulled me into his arms. His tight embrace made me feel safe as always and I never wanted to leave.

"I'm sorry Elodie" he apologised once again about everything that happened.

"I know I've said it before and when I did, I did a bad job but this time, Elodie, I promise you, with everything that I have that I will protect you and Elio" he said brushing my head with his hand in a calming manner.

"I know you will" I said and pulled away from his embrace looking at him.

He brushed a strand of hair behind my ear and wiped the tears off my cheeks and then stood up from the ottoman.

I felt my heart sink by the emotions I was feeling. His touch felt so good and I wanted to scream and kick around from how much I wanted to be with him. From how much I wanted him.