Page 83 of Innocence
I glared at the door and gritted my teeth. Kya played me. Made me look like a fool, following her around while she shook her ass to distract me. And most importantly, she was a liar, just like my father.
He manipulated me. Spun a story to convince me to leave Rose with him. Now she was dead, because I fell for his shit. That wasn’t going to happen again.
“Ask her what you want. I’m done.” If my brothers wanted to question Kya, they could go ahead. I didn’t care what she had to say.
Tobias sighed and shook his head. “She probably has no idea, Enzo.”
Oh, she knew. She had to know. I should’ve seen it. No one was that innocent.
“I get that you love the girl…”
“What?” I cut my brother off and snarled, “I don’t fucking love her.”
Tobias rolled his eyes, Jackson coughed out a scoff, and Carmine snorted.
“How many other girls do you callPulsante?”
Something in my chest tugged when Carmine said the nickname I gave her. I didn’t like hearing it on his lips. I didn’t like hearing it at all. Venom poured through my veins, burning a trail of hatred into my bones as the door opened and Kya stepped in.
Her wide lavender eyes shifted nervously over to me. I wanted to hug her worry away. Tuck her into my chest and protect her from my brother's glare. And then I wanted to snap her neck for ever making me feel that way.
“Lorenzo, what’s…”
My hand around her delicate throat, squeezing the life out of her body before Kya could finish speaking.
“Don’t fucking call me that,” I growled, while tightening my grip around her windpipe. “I’m your Master, and you’ll call me as such.”
I didn’t just see her heart break. I felt it. Watching her face twist in agony as a single tear rolled down her cheek. Despite wanting to choke the life from her eyes, a part of me still longed to lick that tear off her face.
“Enzo,” Tobias softly called out, “Take it easy, she can’t breathe.”
Take it easy? Why should I? This girl was nothing but another pet. A toy for me to play with. Who the fuck cared what happened to her?
“You’re so worried about her?” I shoved Kya into my brother’s arms. “Then you take her.”
Bias cocked a brow at me. “I will fuck her.”
Tamping down the ache in my chest, I looked dead in Kya’s tear-filled eyes, said, “Have fun,” and walked out.
Let Tobias do what he wanted. I didn’t care about Kya Caruthers, or whoever the hell she was.
The day started out better than I could’ve imagined. I woke up with a smile on my face. Not one of those fake ones I’d wear for Angie, but a genuine ‘I’m happy’ smile. I finally knew what it felt like to be cared for and cherished. Lorenzo did that. He held me all night, and whispered sweet things in my ear.
The next morning he was still there. Stroking my hair and caressing my face as if I was the most beautiful thing he’d seen. The way he looked at me with adoration glimmering in his eyes made my soul sing.
I didn’t care what kind of man he was, or how many horrible things he’d done, because to him, I was precious.
What a fool I was.
When a man in a suit came to get me, I thought Lorenzo had a surprise. He’d hinted at something like that all day. Mischievously grinning at me like he had a big secret. He had a secret alright, and I was dumb enough to fall for it.
“I don’t fucking love her.”
That’s the first thing I heard when we approached the door. And what happened when I stepped inside... Lorenzo ripped my heart out of my chest and stomped on it.
I’ll never forget the hatred in his eyes as he yelled in my face, or how callously he passed me off to another. I’d carry those reminders with me to my grave. That way, I’d always remember to never let myself fall in love.
No amount of happiness was worth this pain. My soul was literally being torn apart. Screaming in quiet misery, while the rest of me went numb. Because what was the point in feeling anything?
