Chapter 28: Chapter 28
"Fuck!"
He punches the wall creating a dent in it that causes me to flinch in fright. He looks red on the face in anger, biting my lips letting the tears flow freely watching him as I fidget and squirm in fear of what this big man will do to me. Inside I'm saying my lovelist while awaiting the fuming Russian to react in the worst way possible. He roars so loud you could hear it from miles away crashing things down cursing in Russian. I got so scared cautiously walking to where he vents his anger on the things he could reach; not knowing how to react to the mad man going psycho in front of me. His roar sounds like that of a wounded animal, hurt, back stabbed and broken. It breaks me to know I did this to him.
"Elijah. Stop it." Tears rolls down my eyes uncontrollably. My glistening wet eyes looks at his flaming red eyes that pause to look at me...unreadable. Sobbing, I walk closer taking his hands in mine searching into the eyes of the man whose face only reflects hate towards me. Sniffing, I kiss his hands pleading with my eyes that the man whose eyes I saw love few hours ago, who risked all to protect me will look at me the same way.
"Did they send you?" I choke on a sob looking at him in disbelief. "Answer me!" How can he say such after all we have been through. His hand reaches for my neck grabbing it in a chokehold. I begin to struggle free feeling my eyes fog into a close.
"Elijah. You are hurting me." I squeak out. When he realizes what he just did, he flinches in disgust looking at his hand then at me holding my neck coughing loudly gasping for air, growling again getting angrier than he already is. Scrubbing his face, pulling at his disheveled hair he throws things about yelling and growling as i stood there crying. He made a movement towards the entrance to which I counter rushing to block his path.
"Please stay, don’t go. Please. I’m scared." Firmly locking my arms around his torso, I cry looking up at him. The tears prickled my eyes as I beg him not to leave me here.
"Don’t leave me." I hug him whispering the words over and over again softly like a broken woman. Which I am without him. He has to believe I didn't plot the attack. He needs to know the reason why we were attacked. "I want to say something. You deserve to know the truth."
"Then start talking." Firm and hard he spoke to me like one of his men. I didn't care, I just need him to know how innocent I am and who I really am. Nodding furiously, I dry my tears.
"Eight years ago my family, the entire Vatores' were murdered in our home. Everyone I ever love was killed in front of my eyes, I barely escaped thanks to my mom through the hidden walls in our mansion. I had to run away, believe me Elijah; I never meant to meet you. After you told me who you were, I tried running several times proving futile. I knew a relationship between both countries and the mafia at that will have a clause in it. But every time I try to leave you stopped me; soon I found out I was tired of it all. The running, hiding, everything. Please, I do not know how they found me or knew who I was with; neither where I am. All I know is that whoever it is wants to eliminate me so he or she can take over the Italian mafia. Because of my late father faithful followers, they can never take over unless I am dead." Sniffing, I could only hope he believes me.
"Elijah please, I do not know anything about this. I have been on the run for eight years in different countries. Different identities. My...my exboyfriend, Julio, was sent to spy on me and, and kill me." choking on my tears. "That night I came to you, I escaped them. You were the only one I could trust to help me because going to the hospital will arise news about my whereabouts. I hunted down everyone who partook in the death of my family, showing them worse death compared to what they gave my family. I thought I finally avenged my family murder just to find out those men were sent by someone whom I do not know. I couldn't trust you enough because those whom I trusted ended up hurting me." Wiping the tears away, I watch his resolve seem to dissolve looking down at me.
"Believe me Elijah, I know nothing of them attacking us." My head fall to his chest as I cried hugging him tighter.
Rough hands behind to dry my wet eyes. "It is okay princess. We will sort this out." Still his stormy grey held doubt, uncertainty which broke me more than anything. It made me feel like I have lost him. It made me feel regrets as to why I never opened up about myself to him. It made me feel like I made a fool of him. I curse myself over and over again in my head.
"I will leave if that is what you want."
"Don’t. Stay here." Were the exact last words he said pulling away from me and walking out of the door. Crumbling to the floor, I begin to sob all over again at his departure. My head fighting between questions probing my mind. Does he hate me? Will he be back? Will
everything go back to the way we were? Why do I seem to hate myself?
Lastly, how long will it take before they find us here?