~ SAND CASTLE ~
Mariano stop the car and immediately, Camila got out of it.
“Do you need me to park the car, sir?” One of the guards came, asking.
“No, I need you to get some maids to go get my wife stuffs to my room” Mariano said, surprising the guard and Camila who was walking off in a rush, stop to glare at him.
“Am not staying in your room, I want my room” Camila said hotly.
“You are my wife now and your place is by my side!” Mariano replied hotly, walking towards her.
He took hold of her hand and bark at the guard still standing there to go get the maid.
Camila followed him in silence and when they were in his room, she turn to him.
“You didn’t play fair! Using my son against me just so I can marry you is the most cruellest thing ever” Camila yelled at him.
“Back at the court house, I gave you two option. Marry me and stay with Lucas or you get lost and never see Lucas again, you chose the one which suits you, so don’t you dare complain to me!” Mariano yelled in return.
“This is part of your punishment right? You married me just to punish me for running away!”
“I did but our marriage is not a punishment. The punishment I have in mind is something more enticing and am sure that it will make you regret disobeying me. Under no circumstance should you leave the room, I will be back”
“For what? We don’t have to share a room!” Camila yelled at him.
“But it’s our wedding night and as a couple we are entitled to having it. I assure you, your going to love every minute of it” Mariano said, smiling sweetly at her before leaving the room.
****
~ STABLES ~
“Bianca! Have you heard the rumour going about?” Lenora asked, breathing heavily from all the run.
“If it’s about Camila being Mariano’s wife , I already know about it” Bianca replied.
“And you are calm about it?” Lenora ask.
“I might seem calm on the outside but am fuming with rage on the inside ” Bianca reveal.
“But I at least have the satisfaction of knowing that Camila h@ťěs Mariano and I intend on using that hatred to cause disputes between them” Bianca added.
“What do you plan to do?”
“You see, I still have the poisonous dagger with me, I wanna give it to Camila as a wedding gift” Bianca said, a smirk appearing on her lips.
*****
~ MARIANO’S OFFICE ~
“Tell me everything you know” Mariano said and Matteo began to spill the whole thing.
“Am afraid I don’t know who help them, sir” Matteo added.
“Get to the bottom of it then. That’s your task from now on, find out who help Camila escape, don’t fail me” Mariano said earning a loud * YES SIR * from Matteo.
As soon as Matteo left, Mariano was just leaving his office when Cesare showed up.
“I was the one who help Camila escape” Cesare confess.
“You did what?”,
“Am sorry but I had to. She was in pain, she didn’t want to stay which is why I decided to help her leave….you don’t love her for gawd sake!” Cesare said
“Whether I love her or not, doesn’t give you the right to do that. If I hadn’t stop her then she would have been gone with my son too!” Mariano yelled at him.
“Am sorry, I didn’t really think about your son, I was only thinking of Camila” Cesare reveal not caring if it angered Mariano.
“Then I hope you stop thinking about Camila from now on. She’s my wife now and I will take care of everything concerning her” Mariano stated and left the office.
“She’s his wife?” Cesare muttered,not believing what he just heard.
*****
~ MARIANO’S ROOM ~
Camila was spacing the room, thinking about tonight and what would happen when she heard some footstep.
At first, she thought it was Mariano but whoever was at the door, push something under the door and into the room.
“Who’s there” Camila asked as she went to open the door but there was no one there.
“What’s this?” She pick up the paper and unfold it to see a dagger in it and also some words, scribble into the sheet of paper.
★ SINCE YOU h@ťě THE SITUATION YOU ARE IN.WHY NOT JUST USE THE DAGGER AND END IT ALL,ONE STAB WILL DEFINITELY ki|| WHOEVER YOU WANT SINCE ITS POISONOUS ★
Camila read the letter again while starring at the dagger wondering what to do with it.
Putting the dagger under the pillow, she tore up the paper just as Mariano arrive.
“I was wondering if I am still gonna meet you here or if am gonna have to go drag you wherever you are. Am glad you stayed” Mariano said, unbuttoning his shirt.
“Do you really want to have a wedding night? We both h@ťě each other” Camila said, watching him pull off the shirt which left his top body bare to her gaze.
“Will you take it off or do you need my help?” Mariano ask.
“No! I can take it off myself but let me do that in the bathroom” Camila said and hurriedly went into the bathroom.
Mariano sat on the bed, pulling off his wrist watch and also his wedding ring when he notice something beneath the pillow.
Camila took a deep breath, feeling nervous and a bit restless.
She didn’t think Mariano will want a wedding night since they h@ťě each other but now that it has come to this, she just have to find a way to… convince him to stop.
After discarding the torn paper, she left the room only for something to fly past her and straight into the wall.
Camila let out a scream when she saw it was the dagger from earlier.
“Ɓîtçh! You were trying to ki|| me right? Your intention was to have me right on the bed where you will be able to stab me to death!” He yelled, looking like a demon.
“No! I wasn’t going to use it on you” Camila said truthfully, she had no intention of using the dagger on him.
“Liar! You must h@ťě me so much as to want to ki|| me…you won’t get away with it this time” he said, moving towards her.
Camila tried to go back into the bathroom but she was too late. He lifted her by the waist and toss her roughly on the bed.
“Am going to make you cry tonight!” He said menacingly.
“Mariano, it’s not what you think, I could never…. argh!” A scream left her lips as he pulled her towards him.
“No Mariano!” She cried, trying to fob off his hand but he tore off her top, leaving her bare to his gaze.
“This is what you wanted right? To see the devil in me, well you’ve got it” he said, pushing up her skirt to reveal her inner parts to his gaze.
“I don’t want this… Not like this!” Camila yelled but he was no longer listening.
The angry side of him taking control. he discarded her clothes and ski||fully got rid of his own.
Widening her legs, he entered her not caring if he hurt her or not.
Camila shut her eyes, taking in the pain of his intrusion. It was painful at first but when he kept going, she found herself relaxing in his hold, enjoying the way he slid in and out of her.
When he finally release into her, he fell back on the bed, breathing heavily while Camila felt so humiliated.
Picking up her torn clothes, she ran into the bathroom and shut the door on herself.
With s*x gone out of his head, Mariano sat up, feeling guilty at having taken her in that manner.
No girl have ever made him lose his cool but Camila….Camila have always been different….he thought, ruffling his hair.
A side glance at the bed got him feeling more guilty, he had taken her forcefully and she was just a virgin.
He got out of the bed and began knocking on the bathroom door.
“Camila, we need to talk” he said at the door way and Camila who was inside, crying, Ignored him.
She was wiping off the blood stain when the door suddenly burst open.
“I don’t want you here! Go away!” A crying Camila yelled at him.
Seeing her tears got Mariano cursing himself, it hurts him to see her this way.
“Am sorry” Mariano said the one thing he hardly say to anyone.
He held her to him while she cried her heart out, both of them were naked and they didn’t seem to care.
When her tears stop, he made her seat on of the zinc and began cleaning the blood stain between her leg.
Camila sat still, watching him. This is the first time he will be gentle with her…she thought as she kept starring wondering why he looked handsome with his hair tousled.
“Feeling better?” Mariano asked and she gave a nod in reply.
She was about getting off when held her waist, moving in between her legs.
“Let me make it right for you, I was a bit rough with you but I promise to be gentle this time, I won’t hurt you” he whispered against her lips, intoxicating her.
“I…I.”
“Just say yes” he said, kissing her on the lips.
Mariano didn’t know why he wanted to make her happy? Why he wanted to see her smile and maybe it’s the reason why he wants to make it up to her by having a go at it again.
But he didn’t care, all that matter now is that he wants her again.
As soon as he lift her up, she wrap her legs around him while he took them back to the bedroom.
To make sweet love to her again.
*****
~NEXT DAY ~ GARDEN ~
Paolo was hiding behind a tree waiting for Cora to show up since he knew that she always visit her mom every morning.
When he saw her, he began to make his move but out of no where Alexis showed up, stealing the scene.
Cora who didn’t know about Paolo presence was startled when Alexis hug her from behind.
“What are you….”
“Stay still,Paolo is watching us” Alexis said into her ear and went ahead to give her a kiss on the cheek.
“You look lovely today” He said, now standing in front of her, knowing that Paolo was still watching.
“Is he still there?” Cora asked.
“He is” Alexis added, pulling her into his arms while starring at Paolo at a distance.
Alexis watch Paolo leave and he pulled away from Cora.
“Has he gone?” Cora asked again.
“He…is still there” he replied, pushing a strand of hair away from her face.
“What does he want exactly? Why does he keep bothering me?” Cora said.
“It’s the challenge. Paolo have always been one who loves a challenge and when you rejected him, it became a challenge to him but it’s time for him to know that things won’t go his way always” Alexis said, a frown appearing on his face.
“You sound like he’s done something to you? What is it? You can tell me about it” Cora urge.
“Girl, we are only pretending to be couple. Let’s not act like it’s real, you deal with your life while I deal with mine, got it?” He said turning to leave only to return to her, giving her a kiss on the lips.
“You look tempting this morning. Stay out of Paolo’s sight” he added and went off.
*****
~ MARIANO’S ROOM ~
Mariano woke up first and there was Camila still asleep beside him.
He stayed still, studying her face while wondering why she look more beautiful even when she’s asleep.
He felt a great urge to kiss her and though he did his best, he couldn’t help but to kiss her.
She murmur something under her breath and turn to the other side, revealing her back side to him.
A smile left his lips as he move close to her, kissing and caressing her body.
What’s does this mean? Why is he so drawn to her? Why does he want to kiss and protect her? Why is he even feeling this way? What could be wrong with him?
TBC💚