CHAPTER 40: WILL YOU DIE LIKE SHE DID

Olivia’s POV...

Luca moved toward the end of the room and he pulled out his gun as he headed into the closet, there was no one, there was nothing and the way he looked at me, it felt like he had this feeling like maybe I could be making things up, he would not say that so my feelings won’t get hurt, but I am not, I am not making anything up

"I am not hallucinating and there is no way my mind is playing tricks on me, I know what I saw." I breathed out, I could still see the person staring at me,

I don’t know how that’s even possible; someone being in our closet and in a few seconds, the person is not there anymore.

Luca inched toward me and he settled beside me, his eyes met mine and more tears streamed down my cheek, I know he didn’t think I was lying, I know he would never think that, I know he trusts the fact that, I would never lie about something like that.

He rested his temples against mine and his eyes met mine.

"There is no one there, I will find the person if there is." He spoke and I nodded.

"You think I imagined things."

"No, I would never say that." He spoke and I nodded, he pulled away for a second to wipe the tears that fell against my cheek, when he placed a gentle kiss against my lips and I felt better.

I could not stop staring at that place, he may have closed the door yet it didn’t feel like it, it didn’t make me feel better, it terrified me and I hated it.

"Maybe we can sleep somewhere else," I asked. "Please."

"There are many rooms. We can." He spoke and I nodded, I spoiled the mood and he didn’t even bother, all he bothered about was the fact that I should be fine, I needed to be fine.

—-

"This room, who did it belong to?" I whispered when we walked in, I felt better being here and Luca didn’t mind moving us to another place for the night, it’s just for a couple of hours.

"No one." He spoke. "It was a guest room." He said again and I nodded. I wanted to ask him which one is his brother’s room and what his name is.

I don’t think he still wanted to talk about him, I think he didn’t like the idea of even talking about him.

"Sleep Olivia, it’s going to be a long night and no one is coming to class to you, I would be here to make sure of that."

"I believe you," I whispered against my breath.

I found myself awake by three in the morning, the sky still dark like a pitch and Luca rested beside me, holding me possessively when I glanced at the closet, there was no one there and I felt a wave of relief wash over me, o looked backs him, unsure of what to do, I could not sleep even if I wanted to.

"You are awake," Luca spoke and I jolted in my position when he pulled me back toward him.

"I-I didn’t become Alpha by sleeping through the night like someone who didn’t have any worries." He spoke and a chuckle escaped my lips, I felt a wave of anxiety wash over me.

I wanted to stop thinking, I wanted to sleep yet I could not.

"Why did he buy me from Conrad, how did you even know that it was happening, Did he make a flyer for it, or a group or did he tell someone so they would share the news, I can’t help but think." I breathed out.

I know he didn’t just wake up and make this decision, it hurts me that he thought about it for a very long time and he kept thinking about it until he finally found the perfect way to do it, it hurts me even more that. He slept beside me all this time and he didn’t even care that his actions would hurt me.

"The truth would only hurt you, what you need to know is that. He never cared for you, he has always been a horrible person, and when he came to me with the deal. I wanted it because when I saw you, you reminded me of someone special." He said and I smiled.

The picture I found, is she someone special, is that why he has been good to me; I am just some rebound that he found, I wanted to find out who she is yet I didn’t ask. I didn’t want to ruin the moment or the mood.

"When you bought me I was scared, your men were rude and Ares was so cold, he yelled at them for leaving a mark on my hand because they held my hand harshly and it scared me that you would want me to be a sex slave." I laughed.

I can still recall it like it’s yesterday. It has not been a long time and I guess a part of me moved on.

"Do you still love or care about Conrad?" Luca asked, it felt weird for him to ask that because I had thought about it a few times and it scared me.

"I stopped when we were together, I got used to not having him there, I got used to him not being close to me and I got used to him not caring for me either. Do you think I do?" I asked and he didn’t speak. "I would not hate you if you killed him, he brought this upon himself." I breathed out.

"I think you would see a side of me during this war. A side that is worse than what you saw in that basement and I need you to stay even after that, I want you to know that I won’t hurt you."

"Aria is still alive. That’s enough proof." I smiled, I know he wants her gone. He didn’t even have to say it, his eyes did and his behavior did and he still let her live for me.

—-

"There would be a guard right outside of the room and eh will mine every time you need in here," Luca spoke as he got ready, he didn’t mind leaving his room for me, he didn’t mind staying in another place, he didn’t call me crazy even though he didn’t truly believe me, he believed what my heart felt.

"How long before you are back?" I whispered.

"Two hours," Luca stated and I nodded.

That’s enough time to not hurt Aria or get annoyed by what she will say to me

He placed a kiss on my cheek and one on my lips veggie he glanced at me.

"I would not leave I didn’t think you were fine," Luca assured me and I nodded, I trust him, and he trusted the guard he stationed.

His lips softly leaned on mine again, this time more gently and my eyes met his, he stared at me like he would never see me again when he leaned in and whispered sweet words into my ear, assuring me that I would be fine.

"Have this." Luca finally said when he pulled away, it was a phone. "My number is in there, If anything happens, I don’t care if you have a hunch or you imagined things, I want you to call me and tell me about it."

His handing me over this phone scared me because it meant he believed me, it meant he was aware of the fact that someone was in the house, maybe someone was watching us that day and it terrified me even more yet I didn’t show it.

Luca has to leave to work; it’s bad enough his men hate me, I don’t need them hating me because of this, I don’t need them hating me because he didn’t come to stand by him.

The moment he left, I settled in the living room, I found Aria in the kitchen making breakfast for herself, whatever he said to her last night, it affected her and she didn’t like it, she didn’t even spare me a glance, I had hoped she would get over her obsession with her, we would have been great sister if she was not the way she is.

I glanced at the TV, a smile appeared on my face as I watched it, a Horus passed before I made breakfast for myself.

I hate to admit it, but knowing she is here made me feel better, I needed some human contact badly and I needed someone that I can trust, I trusted her to that extent, she is crazy but she won’t do anything.

After another ten minutes, I headed up to my room, the guard was nowhere to be found, when I walked into the room, a scream escaped my lips as the food poured to the ground and I stared at the words written on the wall.

"Will you die like she did or will you survive?"