Filed to story: Bound by Honor (Aria & Luca) Drama Story
I crossed my arms over my chest and averted my eyes. “What about Lily? She and Gianna share this suite with me. You saw how Lily can be. She will flirt with Romero. She will do anything to get a rise out of him. She doesn’t realize what she could get herself into. I need to know that she’s save.”
“Romero won’t touch your sister. Liliana is playing around. She’s a little girl. Romero likes his women of age and willing.”
‘And you don’t?’ I almost asked but swallowed the words and nodded instead.
My eyes darted toward my bed. This was a horrible reminder of what would happen soon.
“There’s something else. Are you taking the pill?”
Color drained from my face as I stared at him. “Of course not.”
Luca scrutinized me with unsettling calm. “Your mother could have made you start it in preparation for the wedding.”
I was pretty sure I was going to have a nervous breakdown any moment. “My mother would never do that. She won’t even talk to me about these things.”
Luca raised one eyebrow. “But you do know what happens between a man and a woman in a wedding night?”
He was mocking me, the bastard. “I do know what happens between normal couples. In our case, I think the word you’re looking for is rape.”
Luca’s eyes flashed with emotion. “I want you to start taking the pill.” He handed me a small packet. It was birth control.
“Don’t I need to see a doctor before I start taking birth control?”
“We have a doctor who’s been working for the Familia for decades. This is from him. You need to start taking the pill immediately. It takes 48 hours for them to start working.”
I couldn’t believe him. He seemed really eager to sleep with me. My stomach tightened. “And what if I don’t?”
Luca shrugged. “Then I’ll use a condom. Either way, on our wedding night you are mine.”
He opened the door and gestured for me to move. As if in trance, I walked into the living area of the suite. I hadn’t meant to make him angry, but now it was too late. It probably wasn’t the last time anyway.
Umberto stood beside Gianna and Lily, looking annoyed. He frowned at Luca. “What are you doing here?”
“You should pay better attention in the future and keep your breaks to a minimum,” Luca told him.
“I was gone for only a few minutes and there were guards in front of the other doors.”
Gianna smirked. Matteo’s eyes were locked on her. “What are you looking at?” she snapped.
Matteo leaned forward. “At your hot body.”
“Then keep looking.” She gave an one shoulder shrug. “Because that’s all you ever get to do with my hot body.”
“Stop it,” Umberto warned.
I wasn’t looking at him, but at Matteo who had a calculating expression on his face.
“Romero will take over the watch duty until the wedding,” Luca said. Umberto opened his mouth, but Luca raised a hand. “It’s done.” He turned to Romero who straightened at once. They walked a few steps away from us. Gianna pressed up to me. “What does he mean?”
“Romero is my new bodyguard.”
“He just wants to control you.”
“Shh.” I was watching Luca and Romero. After a moment, Romero glanced at Lily, then nodded and said something. They finally returned to us. “Romero will stay with you,” Luca said simply. He was so cold since I’d as good as called him a monster.
“And what am I supposed to do?” Umberto asked.
“You can guard their door.”
“Or you can join our stag party,” Matteo suggested.
“I’m not interested,” Umberto said.
Luca shrugged. “Suit yourself. Scuderi is coming with us.”
My father would go with them? I didn’t even want to know what they were up to.
Luca turned to me. “Remember what I told you.”