POSSESSIVE

TEN

(Lisa's POV)

"Boss, our spy has seen Suho meeting Don Vincent after we left the club yesterday. They left the restaurant they were meeting at after half an hour. Their topic of discussion seems to be Irene," Cristofano reported. I lifted my eyes from the document and stared at him. He took it as permission to continue the report.

"Their plan had been killing Irene on her way back yesterday but we interrupted their plan unknowingly," he hesitated as he reported. I threw the report in my hand in anger. These bloody bastards have the guts to think about harming her.

"I should have taken her with me that day," I leaned on the chair, thinking back about the incident two years back.

"In my opinion, it was the best choice at that time. She wouldn't have been alive if she had come with you at that time," he said. He knows I blame myself for my parent's accident. I have every right to blame myself. If they weren't my family members, they wouldn't have been harmed like that.

And if Irene wasn't associated with me, her life wouldn't be at stake either. But he is right. If I had taken Irene to Italy with me at that time, she would have been long dead.

It wasn't that I was willing to leave her back then but because I had no choice. I had to make the hard choice, no matter how much it pained me to leave her when she needed me. If I were to reverse the time, I would make the same decision.

I had hurt her, yes. But that decision of mine saved her life. If I hadn't left her side at that time, she would have immediately become the target of the mafia.

Back then, no one knew about her existence. Her father, Jaron had made sure to keep her a secret until his last breath. Who would have known that one day his decision would indirectly save her life?

Jaron was right to keep her existence hidden before he joined my business.

As to how Jaron came to be my business partner - his competitor had been a great threat and to protect the business he had joined hands with me. Who would have known that he and my mom once had a relationship and were forced to separate when my mother moved back to Italy? Even after all these years they still haven't forgotten about each other and when they reconciled, they decided to try out their relationship once again. I had no opinion on this matter because I respect my mother and I know she would never make any hasty decisions.

And she was right in choosing him. Jaron was a great guy, even though I was reluctant to call him dad, I had to admit he was a great father figure. Much better than that fucked up man that is my sperm donor. Jaron made me realize what I had been missing all these years.

He was someone I deeply respected and hence when he suggested that we keep Irene a secret, I agreed wholeheartedly. After that, we both tried every means to hide her existence.

But nothing ever stays hidden in the mafia. I had made sure to keep her hidden well, but I can't hide her forever. I have known this and that's why I had never once thought about knowing about her condition. The farther she is from me, the better.

That day we met, I was in a bad mood because I had received the report stating her existence is exposed, and that her father and my mother's killer is after her life.

I had planned on taking her with me that day after I got rid of Suho but ended up finding her there. The main reason I got angry at her that day wasn't that she had become a stripper, but because she had put her life on the line to become a stripper.

The lecherous smile on Suho's lips was what made me lose control. That damned bastard has found her and the look he was giving her suggested he wanted to play with her before getting rid of her.

Suho is famous for his sadistic nature. He likes to break women until they lose their sanity and develop the habit of self-harm. He takes pleasure in their pain. He likes to watch the woman making herself bleed. It turns him on.

And it turns him, even more, when his men fight each other to abuse his possessed women. He likes to watch his men taking turns in abusing the women.

That disgusting smile on his lips at that time had snapped my sanity. Her existence has already been found and it doesn't matter if I storm up the stage and bring her back with me. That thought made me do what I did.

What happened afterward, the spanking wasn't my plan but at that time she made me angry with every word from her mouth.

I shouldn't have been. She has the right to be angry but the thought of Suho getting his hand on her has kept me angry enough to make me lose control.

"Are you going to tell her about her father's death?" Cris asked, seriously.

"The less she knows, the safer she will be. She is already in danger and if she gets involved with the mafia, then it's game over. You know, we can't keep her safe forever if she gets involved," I refused to put her life in danger, more than it already is.

The Mafia isn't a place for someone as innocent as her. Now only Enzo, my biggest enemy, is after her, but if she gets involved with the mafia, she will be the target of the whole mafia. No matter how powerful I am, I can't fight against the whole mafia.

"You should at least hint something to her. Explain to her that you left her to save her life. She will only forgive you that way," he suggested, earning a glare from me. He apologized, knowing he had overstepped.
What does he know? He doesn't know her as much as I do. Yes, she will understand but she is stubborn, and she'll end up doing something like walking straight into the mouth of the lion. She is too stubborn to own her good.

I know how to handle her. I know how to win her heart over. It will take me time, but I will manage to do that. If I wanted to earn her trust the easy way, I already would have, but I didn't, mainly because I love how she challenges me.

Her stubborn eyes challenge me to make her submit. She doesn't know yet that she craves dominance deep down.

And I accept that challenge. I will gain her trust, slowly, and gain her submission along the way. She won't be a typical submissive woman who will be a full-time slave. She will challenge my dominance at every point. She will make me submit her to her. I know she will.

The ring of the phone interrupted my thoughts. It was number 1, one of the two bodyguards I left at the apartment to keep an eye on her. I picked up the call and received the report that she is on her period and wanted some stuff from the supermarket. I allowed him to go.

And after a few minutes, I got another call from number 27 that she is bleeding profusely and is in a lot of pain.

I ordered him to take her to the hospital and left the office in a hurry. On the way, I contacted the team of doctors working for me to be ready and ordered the maids to prepare a hot bath to relieve her pain. I also ordered them to prepare the necessary items to make her comfortable. After the series of calls, I rushed to the hospital.

I don't want her to be in pain and was anxious to reach her as soon as possible. But what greeted me at the door of the hospital was number 27 in a panicked state. He told me that she had escaped.

I chuckled in a low voice. I would be surprised if she doesn't escape.

"Cris, prepare 20 of our guards to protect her, secretly, and get 10 guards on standby at all times," I ordered and left the hospital in a good mood.

Who would have known that I don't like total submission and actually like a stubborn submissive?

Or should I say I only prefer her stubbornness? Only she can make me happy by disobeying me, others would have been six feet under already.

"Find her apartment. I will give her a big surprise soon."