"What do you do today?" Her father asks when they step out of the car.
"Shopping of course." Her sister answers in a duh tone and gives her father some of the shopping bags.
"She's a bit cranky because of hunger." Her mom explained to her husband.
"I can hear that," Leona shouts but still walking inside the mansion.
"Just ignore her, that is what I do during the ride." Leora consoles her father and takes some of the shopping bags into her hands.
As Leora walks hand in hand with her father, she can sense someone's gaze on her. Leora realizes that Anna is standing not far away from them and waves at her. Realizing this Leora knows that Anna needs to talk to her. She excuses herself from her family and walks towards her.
"The Don wants you to go to his apartment in town." Anna drags her hands and pulls her towards a waiting car.
"What's wrong? Where is he?" Leora asks in a panic because the way Anna talks is strange to her.
"Here he wants to talk to you." Anna put her phone to her pushed her inside the car and got inside the front seat.
"What's wrong," Leora asks in panic to the phone.
"I'll tell you after I arrive," Matteo says in a cold voice making Leora freeze with how he talks at her.
"Are you okay?" Leora whispers scared to trigger his anger more.
"Just got here safely. Don't do anything stupid. I'll talk to you after I'm done with the job." Matteo cut the call on his side leaving Leora anxious in her mind.
One thing that crosses her mind is that he knows about her secret meeting with Charlie. That's mean that he's angry about that. Leora only knows whatever his speculation on her, he will listen to her. As long as he listens to her explanation he will understand. After all, she doesn't do anything wrong on her side.
"Leora," Anna shouts, waking her from her trance.
"We arrive, we should take Heli from here," Anna says from outside the window and opens her door for her.
"A what?" Leora asks and doesn't believe what she says.
"You'll get there faster than a train or a car. He needs us urgently." The words that come out of Anna's mouth make Leor's mind busy with every possibility to come.
"I won't ask you the details, but just tell me is he alright?" Leora holds her steps when she can't stand in the unclear situation again.
"I'm sorry Leora but I don't know anything either," Anna says in the softest way she can try to empath with her.
Leora doesn't have any other choice except to come inside the helicopter. She can only stare at the view outside the window and think about what will happen when she meets her husband.
"Father just please don't let anything happen to us. Let Your grace be upon us." Leora closed her eyes and whispered her prayers to God.
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Leora can only remain silent even when they have already arrived at his tower. She is following Anna like a lost puppy, letting her mind feel numb and preparing her heart for what's to come. She doesn't want to think that much, she knows once she lets the doubt inside her mind creep out and tries to rule her mind, she will be anxious more to face her husband even maybe she can run from him.
Facing his office doors, her hands clenched tightly at her dress. She wants to scream at Anna to stop her action before she opens that door but she can only close her eyes, bite her lips, and let all of it happen.
Once the door opens she opens her eyes and puts on her brave face, but her hands can't stop shaking when facing Matteo who doesn't even look up from his laptop. Knowing his actions she knows for sure that he is angry with her because the Matteo she knows will always welcome her with gentle eyes and open arms.
"You can go now, Anna." Matteo says and looks up from the laptop to look directly at her with undiscerning eyes.
After Anna leaves the room, there only be silence. Matteo only looks at her in his seat not moving or saying anything to her, while Leora only can stay in place and try to stare back at his piercing gaze. Leora never imagined that one day she would be this nervous in front of her very own husband. Right now she knows that she is facing the Don of the Sicily mafia and not her gentle husband who will always be soft on her.
"Come here." Matteo leaned back in his chair and patted his lap.
That one sentence from his mouth seems to melt her freezing state. She wants to cry in relief but she can't, not right now, not when she doesn't know for sure what he wants with her. She needs to keep her guard up, at least until she knows where she stands.
Her step is slow but sure, her gaze never leaves his even when she walks towards him. She clung her hands to his neck and sat on his lap while still staring at his gaze. She wants to make sure even though he is scaring her, she still won't run away from him.
His hand moves very fast, holding onto her delicate neck. It is strong enough for her to feel pressure but soft enough for her to still breathe. His sudden move made her hands automatically hold his arms, her gaze looking at him in bewilderment, she couldn't even make any sounds except for the pitiful whimpering that leaving her mouth.
"I can easily put more strength in my hands and you will be gone from this earth ever." He spoke behind her ears while biting it slowly.
"You know very well that I'm angry right now. So angry that I can throw you out from my life for good." He clenched his hand on her neck, strong enough to make her gasp for air.
"But I won't, because I love you enough to let you still live even from the betrayal you do." He kisses her mouth roughly while his hand still clenched so hard on her neck, reminding her that her life is still in his hand.
He dominated the kiss and vented his anger on the kiss, biting her hard enough to taste her blood. While Leora can only stay submissively on his lap. She can only calm her raging heart and close her eyes. After all, she still believes that he won't kill her.
"Now speak." He demands coldly and leans back on his chair while watching her pitiful sight catching her breath as tears start to trickle down on her cheeks.
Leora tries so hard to control her sobbing and she refuses to be more pitiful than now. She catches his gaze with resentment eyes that make him smirks proudly at her.
"I would never betray you." Leora gritted her teeth glaring at him with fire on her eyes but the tears still don't stop flowing from her eyes.
Her words make him laugh mockingly at her. He dragged her body close to him and stroked her tears away from her cheeks. He smirks at her while licking her tears from his thumb.
"You know seriously what is the consequences of betrayal in this family don't you bambina," Matteo says sweetly at her while cupping her face and stroking her bleeding lips.
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