Bleeding Love

Chapter 41

Sophia

I was pacing around in the gym biting my nails. "Sophia!" I heard Caprice and she came towards me. "Caprice, Thank God you are here. Please help me. Please stop Don. You, you can talk to him, right?" I pleaded her. "Soph love, you know I can't. How can I ?" She said looking disturbed at my request. "But you can, you talk to him about everything. You are the only one who I never saw scared of him, please Caprice". I begged her.  "I-I can't Soph. No one can and you know it's Don's decision, we do not come in between." She said trying to be rational. "He is my brother, how can I not come in between?" I retorted, how can she expect me to let it be. "Caprice, to our room now". We heard Ricardo's booming voice from the gym entrance. "Master please let me be with her." Caprice tried to plead Ric to let her stay. "Now" But he didn't, instead his voice became more stern. "Yes Master" she looked at me sympathetically and left "No". I didn't want her to leave. Maybe her just being here was enough. She is my friend and I needed her. Just then I saw Enzo coming down the stairs in the gym. 

"Charles" he called for him. Chuck came out of the changing room in a black gym vest and shorts. "Have you lost your mind? What have you done to provoke Don this much? You just met him today." Enzo asked Chuck getting all tensed. I guess he is the only one apart from me who can see how stupid this is. "Tried to save my sister". Chuck replied and Enzo's gaze turned to me. "Enzo please, please you can talk to Don. Please stop this nonsense." I tried to get his help. He is Don's best friend maybe he can convince him. "Sophia I will try." He assured me. "Thank you Enzo". "But you know I can't promise." He said "I know."  

"Sophie why are you worried?" Chuck asked me and I looked at him dumbfounded, can't he see how idiot he is being. "Why, why did you do this stupidity? I was talking to him. Why you stepped in between?" I asked him loosing my temper in irritation. "You were not talking you were apologizing and begging him" he said rolling his eyes. "I was because it was a misunderstanding but you kept on disrespecting him. I was telling you to keep quiet now see where you have brought yourself". I said to him trying to bark some sense into him "Us Sophie, I brought us one step closer to our freedom." he said in his delusion. I know Don, there is no freedom from him. On top of everything I do not want to leave him, I love him. I sighed and sat down on a nearby weighing bench I said in a low voice "You don't understand Chuck". God help me. I don't want to loose my brother I got after such a long time and I do not want to loose Damon. He is the man I love. Please I can't see them beating each other to death. 

I was sobbing on my dilemma when Don entered the gym. I stood up as he reached us. He was all ready in his white gym vest and blue torn jeans. He was wrapping a crape bandage in both of his palms unlike the gloves Chuck wore

"Don what are you doing? He is just a kid. Plus he is our kid, we will put him to work. He is a good kid, trust me. You don't have to do this." Enzo tried to convince Don, but he didn't replied so he continued "Don, he is not ready". Enzo said to Don and I was hoping if he could convince him. "Why you trained him, didn't you?" Don retorted. "I did but-" Don cut Enzo in between "But what? If you trained him in combat why are you saying he is not ready? If you think he is not ready how have you send him to me to put him to work? You want our men to be not ready and in the market." Don said, his tone meant all business. "Yeah I did train him and he is ready to work the market. Even to fight the market but Don he is not ready to fight you. I mean you know what I mean. He can't win you." Enzo said stating the obvious. "Of course he can fight me. I fought my first fight when I was younger than him and I won that. He can win too. He said shuffling Chuck's hair. After all he has a lot at stake." He said looking at me.

"Sister in law, you should stand here. This is the correct angle for you to witness the fight. All the sections of ring are visible from here." Ric taunted me. Don motioned me to move to the point Ric said. "Shall we get in the ring then". Don said ignoring my pleading eyes. "So how it feels sister in law? Two men all geared up fighting for you. Who are rooting to win your brother or your husband?" Ric asked me in a malicious tone. "I don't know who will win. All I know I am the one who will loose because two arrogant men are going to fight for me without caring about me." I responded to Ric but my gaze was on my brother and husband. I looked at them as anger and disappointment filled my eyes. What I said hurt  because it was true. "I do care about you Sophie that's why I am fighting him because I don't want you to be close to someone who literally burned a whole cartel alive to become the king." My eyes widen at what Chuck said. In a split second Chuck was on ground as Don punched him. I gasped as he pulled chuck with his collar I could see blood dripping from side of his lips. He was bleeding in one punch. "You crossed the line kid. You shouldn't have said that?" Don said with gritted teeth. "Why truth is always bitter huh." Chuck responded. Why has he gone mad totally? Don raised his fist again to punch him "Chuck!" I screamed reaching to them."No! please Don" I started to beg Don, when he looked at me his eyes were burning with rage he pushed Chuck and he fell. He gripped my throat pushed me behind until my back was touching the pillar in the middle. My hands instinctively reached his in a vague attempt to loosen his grip.