Chapter Eight
Kiera's POV
I held my both hands tightly and together, I won't let him see how terrified I was feeling by his mere presence, my whole inside was shaking with fear but in opposite I rose my chin and put on a defiant expression, "I am going to see Marco, please if you have any human feeling left in you, you'll at least let me see him." My voice was laced with desperation that I do not like but could not help it.
His eyes darkened.
"Too bad sweetheart, have you not heard? I am not human", He whispered but it sounded more deadly than his yell, fear iced down my spine and on their own accord, my feet took a few steps away from him but he immediately covered that space.
"The day you go to see that whim is the day I will kill him and that is a promise." He rasped but the threat hung in the air like an impending doom and sounded dead serious and I knew that he meant every word, anger mixed with fear spurted in my heart
"How can you say that? You were the one who stopped my marriage to him, why did you do that? I promise you that my father didn't kill your father, I am not the daughter of whoever it was that killed your father, please let me go!" One moment I was angry and the next moment, I was crying and begging him to let me go.
"I know whose daughter you are." His voice was cold and he stepped towards me in a menacing way, I was trembling all over and involuntarily, I retreated but he didn't stop coming closer until I finally have the back of my legs touched the bed, he grabbed my jaw hard and turned by face from side to side, "Too bad, this pretty face will have to go as a payment for your father's crime if he did not love you enough to show up." I cringed and tried to twist my face away from his hold.
He finally released his hold and I flexed my jaw to release its muscles.
He paused for a moment and stared at me, "If you do not get dressed in ten minutes and meet me downstairs, I could start by taking off one of your fingers."
Instinctively, I held my fingers to my belly at his threat. "Do not test my patience because it's certainly not one of my virtues." He walked out of the room with his threat hanging in the air.
My legs suddenly felt like jelly and my strength left me. I collapsed on the bed and held my chest. My eyes burned with unshed tears and my chest felt like the air flow was restricted. I gasped for breath, what have I done to deserve this? He ruined my marriage to a man who loves me dearly when the only thing he held against me was pure contempt, the question kept ringing in my head, why me? As far as I know, I have never met him in person let alone wronged him, well,he thinks that my father did which I am sure that he is mistaken.
When the door opened and the maids came in to dress me up, I allowed them do whatever they want, the makeup concealed my swollen eyes from tears and I silently stared at myself in the mirror when they were through and I must admit that they did a thorough job. I knew that I had always been a beautiful lady but the person staring back at me now was simply wow.
Their expectant faces smiled at me but too bad,I was not in the mood to compliment their effort, I only managed to mumble "Thank you" and noticed their disappointed faces but I didn't care, I was hurting so much inside to care about anything but my hurt.
I was accompanied by Ms Olga into the large hall where the party was taking place, my mouth almost dropped at how large the place was, the hall was already filled with people but it didn't take long for me to sight Don Luca.
His Aura can never be mistaken, even in the crowd, he dominates. His tall powerful frame drew all attention around him like a magnet.
My lips twisted angrily when I noticed that he was not alone, he was having a nice time with his lover, Mira, she was seated on his lap while they drank and engaged in whispers.
Curious eyes turned to stare at me when they noticed I was standing just inside the hall. Did Don Luca invite me here just to humiliate me? Well, I refuse to be humiliated alone, without thinking, I headed straight to him.