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“I promise I’ll be back, Lucca. I would never leave you behind.” My mother’s eyes swore, as her petite and soft hand reached my face. It cupped my cheek tenderly beneath the veil of sea dew that sheltered the night. “Happy birthday, piccolo.” Her warm touch vanished with her words, and I was alone in front of hell with blood soiled clothes and murderous hands.
My hand shot out, violently connecting to the one that had caressed my face. Twisting it with force and away until I heard the piercing cry of pain.
As soon as I spotted Katia’s stunned expression and pinched brows, I let go. I looked down at her right hand as she pulled it to her chest, taking a step back.
Her wrist reddened, and her mouth opened in disbelief.
“Don’t touch my face again.” My voice and heart sneered with hatred before I walked away.
I should’ve never allowed her inside.
Without control, I was capable of anything.
Anything.
KATIA
It could have beena hallucination my mind orchestrated, but the pressure between my legs and the pain his brutal lips had delivered proved it was in fact real.
Lucca kissed with wicked malice. Its force only offered pleasure, extorting feelings of need and desire. Compelling me to forget and fall deeply in want. And I wantedhim. Wanted what he offered, influencing my body into surrender. For my mind to tolerate what my heart forbids.
In the heat of hunger, I reacted to what I was given, and my hand reached for his face. It was warm, firm, and his trimmed beard pricked below my fingertips, heightening the mixed feelings of craving.
But it was short-lived as Lucca’s eyes held nothing, transforming into black and voided irises as his mind pulled away from me until the pain crashed down.
Incomparable to what my wrist had received earlier in the day, this crushing pain shot through my body as his grip held me without mercy. What used to be tender had burned and was replaced by excruciating agony created byhim.
I held my tears back as I cried out.
Lucca released me, and instantaneously, I brought my hand to my chest, pulling it as far as I could from his hold. His eyes remained vacant as I searched for him. It was useless.
Lucca had abandoned the present and had been left with cruelty.
“Don’t touch my face again.”
His threat had been clear, and Lucca had warned me once, but I always pushed all limits. This time, I was met by my own undoing.
He left me behind with pain and trapped the tears that pooled over deception.
Lucca never came home that night, and while my body tossed and my heart ached in his sheets, I curled my body close, knowing he had broken his promise.
Tonight, I bared the bruises he’d inflicted on my body.
XXI
KATIA
I wokeup this morning with a weary soul, an aching heart, and a shadowed spirit.
I’d been so busy surviving that I’d forgotten to live.
While defeat felt strong, I left the covers and comfort to face my worth.
I followed my daily routine with two Tylenol and pushed through the day with a brave mask. Thoughts of him periodically came and went, and each time, I shoved them aside. If I entertained them, it would leave me with more disappointment.
I liked anger and avoidance best. They empowered my heart into chaos.
Lucca created a monster with every challenge and deny given. One that sought and fought to overrule all else.
