CHAPTER 16: THE ALPHA’S WARNING

Olivia’s POV

I didn’t sleep

I didn’t cry either.

I remained by the corner of the room, the events replaying in my head over and over again, it felt like it was just now that I found those pictures, it felt like I could still see Luca hurting him, it felt like I could still hear his words haunting me.

The bag, which had everything is still outside, I am sure Luca has seen it, Luca knows that I know and he would never let me leave.

I sat on the ground, watching the blood dry from underneath my fingernail like it belonged to me.

It didn’t.

He made me watch

He made me even more scared, he made me prettified and then he stopped because I didn’t want him to anymore.

The thoughts in my head still made me feel crazy, why is he doing this, what did he know about me more, how long has he known about me before Conrad sold me, did he even sell me, or rather did Luca get all of these information after he bought me, to know more about the person he paid money for.

One thing I know for sure is that I never know when Luca is going to snap, today it’s Stanley, tomorrow it could be, he could still punish me for trying to leave, but he won’t kill me, but he will hurt me.

The room felt quiet when I heard the door open and Luca walked in, his scent filled my nostrils when I glanced at him, for a second before I looked away from him.

"Stanley is alive." He spoke and I didn’t dare say a word, I felt a bit better, I could never live knowing I have the blood of a man on my hands, knowing he died because of me, because of something I had done.

Luca’s movements headed toward me he kept leaning slowly like an animal trying to tame a weaker one, he crouched down and my eyes met his.

"You tried to leave me Olivia."

"I found the pictures," I whispered against my breath, he didn’t look shocked, I realized he must have seen it by now, his men must have shown him the bag I tried to run away with, I didn’t only try to leave him, I also tried to steal from him.

"You are scared of me, you think I am a monster."

"You tried to un alive a man right in front of me, you didn’t even care that he could have a family, maybe a son or a daughter waiting for him to come home, you didn’t care that this blood won’t only be on your hands but mine," I whispered yelled when I looked away.

His eyes met mine for a second. When he used his fingertips to guide my gaze and my eyes met his again, my eyes glimmered with tears, I can’t stop thinking about it even if I wanted to.

"I am not the monster, you are going to realise that quite soon, and for the pictures, I have no apology for that, neither do I have any explanation."

"Why, why did you have to know so much about me, you could have asked," I whispered.

"You won’t have said the word."

"Just can you answer a question honestly?" I whispered against my breath, the words were at the tip of my lips, my breath filled with uncertainty, I would not even believe him but I needed to hear it.

Luca didn’t have any reason to lie to me and his eyes, and his eyes would give him away.

"I didn’t force Conrad to sell you." He finally spoke as if he were reading my mind. "I never asked your husband to sell you to me, he thought it would be a good idea, I never forced your husband for any of that, if he needed money, he could have worked for me, worked hard and he would be rewarded but-"

"He is too proud to do that, he didn’t want to stay loyal to one person and he didn’t think he wanted you to work for someone like you because he never liked you." I breathed out and I looked away.

I know my husband and I know he will do anything to satisfy his ego.

I didn’t speak to Luca, I only looked away, I didn’t want to talk to him still, I have a lot going on, and right now, I can’t even deal with the plan of being nice, he won’t trust me if I did.

He pulled away form me for a second before he leaned in again and he placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, he moved his lips to my ears and I felt a wave of shiver run down my spine, I wanted to push him away yet I didn’t, I was scared of what he will do is I tried to do that.

"I am never a monster, at least not to you and I will show you." He spoke, his tone gentle and calming, his voice alluring for a second when his eyes met mine, I didn’t dare stare at him before he headed out of the room.

I could still feel his heat, his scent radiating through my body, I could still feel his gaze on me even though he was gone and all I wanted to do was not feel, I didn’t want to think about him.

Those pictures said enough to get him making sure Stanley is fine to an extent he has people taking care of him and my husband, a man who would rather cater to his ego than me. My eyes filled with heavy tears.

I found myself on the bed and I stared at the ceiling, if I had stayed with my parents, never run, maybe I would have never met Luca or even Conrad.

I finally found myself by the window again as the rain ticked against the window and a tear slipped out of my eyes, what if he had died tonight, I would have never been able to look myself in the mirror, I would hate me for what I would have done, I would hate for the things I have caused.

I can recall every event that took place, it felt like just yesterday when I met Conrad, when he saw me and our eyes danced aghast the whole time, it felt like it was forever when I left the house, been I told him that I would never leave him and I would never.

I guess between both of us, there is a time our love died and w didn’t know about it, there was a time we didn’t see each other all of the time and I got okay with it, how could I have done that, there was a time I didn’t seem to care that he is not home until I wanted to care, and then he didn’t, it was always a momentarily lapse.

It felt like all this happened just yesterday and now he sold me to someone else, and now he sold me to someone I never thought I would ever be with, and now it feels like a nightmare.

I headed out of my room, the hallways quiet and calm.

There was a sound, like simple banging against one of the doors.

It was subtle and low, like the person is tired and worn it.

I didn’t dare head toward that place, I know never to pay heed to things that didn’t concern me, I know better than to listen to what is not mine.

Yet something inside me felt like I needed to listen to that voice, it felt like I needed to hear what it had to say, I moved toward the door, my breath hitches as my hand shook when I headed toward the last door

"Please help me." I heard a strained voice, my eyes filled with tears when I recognized it. He kept him here, I didn’t think he would be anywhere near this place, I didn’t think that he would even be kept here, maybe he wanted him to be safe.

"Please." I heard the voice again and my eyes filled with tears, I didn’t know how to feel; it’s my fault I could still recall the way he yelled and the way he begged, the way he didn’t run away because he would not let him, the way everything that happened and it scared me, it worried me, and now he is here.

I stepped back. Without saying a word, I didn’t know what to say, I couldn’t help him, helping him would not be good, it would not lead to any good.

Luca won’t want me to open the door, he didn’t want me to come close to that side and he will be pissed if I do, I made my way into my room and I found myself in my former position and form up there, I could see Luca staring at me through the window.

Like he knows what I have done