Ties That Bind Us

of the revelation settled like a heavy fog.

ther did

my voice trailed as I saw him, th

"I was pregnant," I said it

blue eyes piercing my soul. Whenever I looked at h

or your loss

ing myself out of the bed

do you want

u for you to kill him in c

I had never been repulsed by any human, and yet, here

anything, Miss Russel." Hi

e got so

he gritted his teeth, "Get r

him and grabbed him by his black shirt, the f

I spat, the words seethin

oy my life, and walk away without explaining

nd anger were inconsequential to him. "He had it c

he memories of Michael's laughter, his war

ice cracking with a mixture of sorrow and fury. "

ped his lips, further in

ce in this world, Miss Russel

cof

terated, "we have a

him, and now you want me to attend his fune

es

ha

ow, "Did I stu

not going anywhere with

ckled in such a menacing manner, ensn

ard me, and I felt

ay." I edg

smirked wickedly,

a tease, that it

onto the sofa as he neared me, there

arms on either side of the couch. For a moment I

ore except Michael. And to think it was

did

along my face, slowly yet so artistically downwards. I felt this odd sensation a

felt br

t dis

ful in appearance, elegant yet

he kept dragging his fingers downward until he

didn't pay attention

what's h

t even stiffer

dn't, he caged me in pinning me down, and I was unable to move. Or maybe I co

d. Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain in my neck. He stood

hing I had to remembe

ed reaching out for it, but he held it out, opening

parents? Nina

dumbfounded as to how

even Michael. I had my reasons. I wasn't

w did

out how he had done research in

-H

He seethe

settling calmness. "You thought he was just an architect i

elling in my eyes. "What

rowing. "- was the face of the Salvatore Mafia family. Did h

, my heart pounding in my

sel. He may have played the doting boyfriend, but in realit

any words that left his mouth. "You're trying t

k I enjoy answering your questions? You're deluding yourself if you believ

old, anger boiling within me. "I don'

w. Understand your reality. You save lives as a doctor, but

s hold, my heart pound

nt, but you can't escape this reality. Michael was the face

completely perp

he stated through his clenched

to jerk my hand away, but he onl

grip on my neck contradicted my thoughts. I looked down at this tattooed cold hand

on with his deep blue eyes and a shiver ran down my spine as I looked directly into his eyes

're currently standing and giving me a lecture." I opened my mouth to say something, but I was cu

ainly don't want to keep, a pathetic, weak, brainless woman who didn't even know anything about her lover bef

dare

voice alone was dangerous enough to make a strong man pee in

people talking back to me. And quite frankly, you're crossing your limit with me and my patience with you. So from now on, as

uthority buzzing off from his voic

...

s or no," he st

mething I had never seen in real life. For god's sake, he killed his brother with no remorse,

, what if Michael was really in t

Y-Yes." I

aze, "Get ready." I heard him

ver I do, wherever I go, I c

as in his clutches, that I was no

e that. But ... that was too much. I had shrunk myself down on the sofa sobbing like I neve

l saw those tears ... Mike, my Mike ... my child

't seen him yell at anyone, not even once ... was

and who had these answers was a monster cagi

ped here