Chapter 10: Chapter 10

I completely ignored Thiago the whole way back to Milan, from the moment I told him I hated him to the moment we walked through the front door I was silent.

What Thiago did wouldn't have hurt me so much if he hadn't slept with me. I would have been angry for sure but I wouldn't have given him my virginity and trust, but I did and he abused that which meant he hurt me a lot more.

I had decided to make some dinner since neither of us had eaten since the meal we had at the restaurant in Bangkok. I was busy cooking when Thiago came into the kitchen immediately bringing with him a tense atmosphere.

"You need to speak to me Sophie." I shook my head and kept my eyes on the food in front of me.

"I want a divorce Thiago. I'm not staying here with you any longer."

I walked past him to get some plates when Thiago grabbed my hand and pulled me closer to him, I struggled in his hold trying to push him away but he just held me even firmer against him. He leaned down and whispered angrily in my ear. "You're not getting a divorce tesoro, get that idea out of your fucking head." I glared at him looking him directly in the eye.

"Fuck you Thiago." I pulled my hand out of his grip and placed my hands on his chest pushing him away from me roughly. I knew I was pissing him off and he would have probably taken me over his knee at the way I've been acting towards him since last night, but he was trying to control himself so that he didn't give me any more reason to hate him.

I grabbed the plates and threw them down on the counter causing them to clatter, they didn't break though, not that I would have cared much. "I'm going out to eat, don't make me anything." I stopped what I was doing feeling more anger surge through me. I turned to face Thiago who was once again looking at his phone, pissing me off just that little bit more.

For a second all I saw was red as I picked up one of the plates and launched it in his direction. It didn't hit him but it smashed against the wall near him. He jumped slightly at the sound of the plate shattering, his eyes met mine and they were full of rage but I didn't care. "You could have told me before I made all this food." He shook his head in disbelief and walked towards the door. "Clean that up and calm the fuck down, get your shit under control by the time I'm back." He gave me one last glare before walking out the kitchen, then the front door slammed seconds later.

As soon as he left I sank to my knees on the floor, tears rolling down my face. I couldn't hold back the sobs; the hurt and anger and regret were too much for me to deal with alone. I hated myself for falling for Thiago so quickly, for being so naive and trusting that he was a nice person deep down, for giving him my virginity which I had kept for someone who I would eventually fall in love with. Not that it makes a difference now, I'll probably never get away from this life that I found myself in just for being in a damn coffee shop at the wrong time.

I was so foolish to let my guard down around him, for giving in so quickly. He's gotten everything he wanted from me, leaving me in broken mess.

Sophie's POV ~

My sleep was interrupted when I heard banging on the front door, I reached over to check the time on my phone, I frowned when I saw it was 12:18am. Thiago had probably forgotten his key or something. For the last three weeks he's been coming home a lot later than he used to before we went on our honeymoon. I haven't seen him much, a lot less than I did before we got married. We've been acting like the other doesn't exist, I just do my own thing and he does his. To pass the time I've been doing the housework and food shopping and also learning lots of Italian which I'm getting a lot better at now, I can understand quite a bit, but I can't speak it yet.

I sighed and got out of the bed trudging downstairs and through the hallways. I let out a yawn as I opened the front door expecting to see Thiago but I frowned when my eyes landed on Matteo. "Wha-" Before I could ask him what he was doing here, he pushed the door open further causing it to slam straight into my face. I let out a shout of pain as the door connected with my nose causing me to stumble backwards. Matteo came inside and shut the door behind him before coming over to me. I tried to push him away but he just grabbed my hair to stop me from moving around freely. His grip on my hair tightened and he dragged me into the dining room which we hardly ever use.

Matteo pushed me against the wall and glared at me. "You fucking whore, you lost me that deal with Kaito." I felt a sharp sting on my face when Matteo slapped me twice. I kept my eyes on him giving him a glare of my own. "Are you sure it was my fault Matteo? I seem to get this vibe from you that some people may not particularly like you." He shook his head and wrapped his hand around my throat.

"Thiago might have gone fucking soft on you puttana (whore) but don't underestimate me." He lifted me up slightly off the ground as the pressure on my throat increased, I clawed at his hand trying to get some oxygen to my lungs.

Just as I started to see black dots in my vision Matteo let me go and I dropped to the floor, breathing in deeply whilst coughing at the same time, my throat feeling sore and painful. I felt a hard kick to my stomach winding me for a moment. I struggled to breathe from the blow to my stomach when I felt Matteo pick me up once again by my hair.

"You better watch yourself Sophie. Kaito isn't the type of person you want to lose out on a deal with, I know it was your fault. You're going to pay for this and I won't fucking let you forget it." Matteo roughly pushed me backwards causing me to stumble on my ankle awkwardly and a sharp pain shot up through my ankle. I let out a scream as he pushed me harder onto the ground, I slammed my head against the wall causing my vision to blur. I felt a few more kicks to my stomach but by this time I was already in a daze from the immense pain in my ankle and the blow to my head.

I think Matteo left after this but I wasn't sure, I had lost most of my awareness of my surroundings. I lay on the floor of the dining room, my forehead feeling warm and sticky from the blood trickling down. I tried to get up a few times but this just resulted in dizziness.

I don't know how long I was lying there before I heard Thiago call my name. I tried to call out to him but my voice came out quiet and raspy. Eventually he came into the dining room and switched on the lights, his eyes landing on me. He stood in shock for a moment staring at me before he quickly came over to me and kneeled down.

"Sophie.." His eyes scanned over me to make sure there were no serious injuries. "What happened?" I tried to speak again but the trauma to my throat just didn't allow it. Thiago pulled out his phone and called someone, he spoke urgently in Italian telling the person to get here quickly.

"The doctor is coming tesoro." I felt a tear come out the side of my eye as Thiago stroked my cheek softly. "I'm so sorry this happened." Was the last thing I heard before I passed out.My eyes fluttered open but instantly closed as the light shone directly into my eyes. I tried to ignore the pounding in my head as I attempted to open my eyes again. Eventually they adjusted to the light and I looked around to see I was in Thiago and I's bedroom. I lifted my head slightly and looked around for any signs of my husband but he wasn't there. I sighed and stared at the ceiling, memories of Matteo's assault on me coming back to me. I hadn't even seen it coming, if I knew he was coming here I probably wouldn't have opened the door for him, but I just didn't expect him to turn up so late and beat me up as soon as I opened the door.

My thoughts were interrupted when the bedroom door opened and Thiago walked in. His face showed just how stressed he was, it was clear he hadn't slept, his hair was disheveled and there were bags under his eyes. Once he saw I was awake he came over to me, worry evident in his eyes.

"Are you okay? What hurts Sophie? Shall I call the doctor?" I shook my head at him and mumbled 'water' to him. I don't think I spoke very clearly but he seemed to get the hint and passed me a bottle of water which he helped me to drink after he helped me to sit up. The pain in my midsection was dull and achy but bearable. "What time is it Thiago?" He checked the time on his phone. "7am." I nodded and we sat in silence for a while, both of us lost in our own thoughts.

"What happened tesoro?" I bit my lip and looked down at my hands. "Matteo." My throat was hurting but I was able to talk. At the mention of his brother's name his expression turned to anger and disbelief. "He did this?" I nodded and sighed.

"What did the doctor say?" Thiago rubbed his hand over the back of his head before speaking. "You've got a lot of bruising and a concussion. Your nose is bruised so is some of your face, your neck, stomach. You've got a cut on your head which was stitched up." Thiago took my hand which had begun to shake slightly. "You also broke your ankle and two ribs Sophie." I felt tears roll down my cheeks as Thiago listed my injuries to me. "Why weren't you here Thiago?" My voice broke as I spoke. Thiago rested his head on my hip so I couldn't see his face, he looked up at me and there were some unshed tears in his eyes.

"I'm so sorry baby. I..I thought you'd be okay, I didn't think my own brother would do that to you." I reached over and wiped away one of the tears that had fallen from his eye with my thumb. Thiago looked away from me, wiped his eyes and cleared his throat before speaking to me. "Why did you open the door for him?" I shook my head and leaned back into the cushions that Thiago had put behind me to make me more comfortable.

"I thought it was you. He came after 12am, I just didn't expect it." He shook his head, his jaw was clenched as I spoke. "You should have fucking checked! Don't ever open the fucking door again, do you hear me? Never again." Thiago was seething as he stood up and paced around the room. "Why?" I frowned in confusion at his question so he elaborated.

"Why did he do it? He must have given you a reason." I nodded.

"Kaito. He said I ruined his deal with him and that I was going to pay for it...which I did." Thiago's eyes went over my body before he shook his head, anger clearly evident on his face. He came over to me and placed his hand behind my head as he kissed my forehead.

"Go to sleep beautiful. I'm going to go and sort this out." I nodded although I was apprehensive about Thiago going to see Matteo on his own, I shouldn't have been though he is the boss. I watched Thiago leave our room and I soon fell asleep, exhausted from the pain and all the events of last night.