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“The moment I know she’s okay and she’s awake, I will torture that motherfucker until he’s begging for his death. His screams will sound like music in my ears. I’ll wear his blood like a trophy, and I’ll rip him limb from limb after what he did to my Ana.”
“Have you thought about how you’re going to tell her?”Tell me what?!
“No, I have no fucking clue. It’ll kill her.”What will?
It was torture, why couldn’t I just open my damn eyes, why did they feel as though they’d been glued shut?!
“You’ll work it out, you always do.” Red sounded hopeful.
“I don’t know about this time, but I don’t have a choice.”
Despite not wanting to, I drifted back into the land of sleep, dreaming of happier times.
* * *
“Good morning,amore, how about you open those pretty eyes for me today.” He was still here; he hadn’t left.
I didn’t know how long my body had been catching up on sleep, but it obviously needed the recovery time. Today was the day I would open my eyes. I could feel it the moment he entered the bedroom.
I slowly opened my eyes as they adjusted to the light that peeped through the drapes. Lorenzo had his hand in mine as he rested his forehead on my forearm carefully.
“Lo—” I managed, but my voice wouldn’t allow much else.
“Amore.You’re awake.” Tears fell from his eyes as his head snapped up, his eyes sunken and exhausted. “Oh, Ana, you have no idea how happy I am to see those fucking eyes!” I could tell he wanted to touch my face or hold me, but he didn’t know how. “I need to get your parents and Miles.”
“Stop,” I croaked. “Don’t go yet.”
“I’m not going anywhere.” He sat on the edge of the bed. “I’m right here.”
“Thank you for saving me.” I cupped his face which took every ounce of energy I had. He nuzzled his cheek into my palm as he supported my hand with his own.
“I would have gone to hell and back, to the ends of the earth, fuck, I would have burned it all down to find you.” He kissed my palm as his thumb caressed the bruises on my wrist. “What did they do to you?”
“Nothing.”
“Ana, I know that’s not true, please.” He carefully turned my face back towards him. “I need to know; I’ll make each and every one of them pay. I promise you.”
“I don’t want you to look at me different.” A tear escaped my eye as it streaked down my temple into my hair.
“Ana….”
“Okay…” I took a couple of deep breaths before I opened up to my husband. “It was fine at first. Someone would bring me food, then leave.”
“And then?”
“Then I’d had enough. I provoked them, each and every one and as you can see, they didn’t take kindly to it.” I wiped away the tears that wouldn’t stop as Lorenzo looked just as heartbroken as me. “I was beaten, force fed, locked up like an animal, and the moment Chad came, I thought I was saved, I thought he would have taken me home.” I sobbed. “But he said I’d never come home again; he told me he’d make me love him.”
“I’m going to kill him!” Lorenzo jumped to his feet.
“Lorenzo, please stay,” I begged as I tried to sit up, but it was no use.
“Your mother is downstairs; she’ll keep you company.” He turned to face me. “I will take your revenge on each and every one of them What they did to you is just a dent in what I’m about to do to them.” He kissed my forehead lightly before he stalked towards the door. “I love you, Ana.”
“I love you too,” I whispered.
* * *
Not only did my mother rush into the room but so did Loreta, Robin and Tay. The only one to not sit beside me was my grandmother. I needed to see her the moment I was strong enough, she must have been worried.
