Perry

SIX edited

Adriano

(Song The Three by Maren Morris is the song he hears her playing)

I watch from the front door as Perry rides off to town with two guards and a tail to make sure she's fully protected and shut the door once they reach the front gate.

Heading back to my office I go back through the file Chris put together and clench my teeth hard as I re-read over it all.

Bernardo is a sick fucking man to allow Sebastian to do the things he did. The abuse he put his daughter through and allowed his wife to inflict is some fucked up shit.

My father worked hard to put men like Bernardo in the bottom of a deep dark hole to rot. I'm not better then the man who raised her because I too have now laid my hands on her.

Chris was right and I need to either man the fuck up and try to make this marriage work or own up to my flaws and continue to be the sex crazed man I am.

"Sir, madams father and stepmother are waiting in the sitting room" says Carmen after knocking on the open office door.

"I'll be right there" I tell her.

Pulling out my phone I dial Hectors number.

"Yes boss" he says when he answers.

"Please bring Perry back to the house her father and stepmother have just arrived" I tell him.

"We are just now pulling onto the ramp to head back" he says and I hang up after saying good.

Perry soon walks into the sitting room with her head held high and a small glint of the women she has started to let surface as she comes to stand by my side.

Ophelia points out that Perry has a phone that I had yet to see and I'm quick to shut the conversation about it down.

Listening to her step mom reprimand and chaste her for making eye contact and hissing when the grip of my hand around hers tightens to a point of causing her more pain pissed me off.

Twenty minutes after Perry arrived home one of the maids informed us that the table was set and dinner was ready and we all made our way to the dining room.

Taking our seats around the table Perry sat with her hands in her lap, head down and silent. Plates were sat before us and I turned to Perry who remains in her same position.

"Why aren't you eating" I ask her when I see she still hadn't made any move to eat. "Did you eat before coming home" I ask her.

She shakes her head no and says "I'm not hungry Sir" I fucking hate her calling me sir and I hate that she has lost the fire she showed me when she walked in on me about to fuck Karina on this very table.

I blame Ophelia for her constant ranting and belittling. She has done nothing but remind Perry of her position in my life and what's to be expected of her and who mush she is failing at the lessons she was taught.

"May I please be dismissed Sir" I slam my hand down on the table anger rolling off me in waves.

"God damn it Perry what the fuck did I tell you the other night" she sits straighter in her seat but doesn't answer me. "What did I tell you the other night" I ask again knowing she wouldn't ignore my question twice.

"To call you by your given name and make eyes contact when spoken to" she robotically answers.

"And" I say wanting her to continue.

"To speak freely, and not ask permission if I want to do something as long as it's with in reason" I want to tell her she did good but after her repeating what I told her the other night I feel even worse for letting my anger get the best of me and hitting her for speaking her mind and letting her feelings be known.