EPISODE NINETEEN
HAZEL.
“So, what do you do for a living?”He asked as we danced. The stench coming out of his horrible mouth became more unbearable for me.
God, why did I make such a mistake?
“I’m a student.”
“Stefano’s chick?”
“His wife.”
“Wow.”He breathed out and tightened his hand around my waist more, pressing me to himself.
“What are you trying to do?”
“Dancing to the ball.”He wink annoyingly.
“You’re crossing your boundaries. I told you I’m a married woman.”
“Why did a married woman accept to dance with me? A bitchy attitude. Huh?”He grins.
I roll my eyes tiredly as I struggle to free myself from his grasp.
Stefano will surely get mad for this. And I caused it.
“Is that not a bitch attitude? Carrisima?”
“And that bitchy attitude should be expected from the whore you called a mother you fucking asshole.”Stefano curse grabbing his two hands from my body immediately.
Luca held me from behind carefully so I won’t trip.
“Ste…”
“Don’t push it, He won’t listen to you.”Luca stopped me immediately.
“What the hell are you doing? Let go of my hands!”Baron yelled.
“Let go of it? Like this?”He raised both hands together and jerked it to his back making some cracking sounds immediately.
“I called her a bitch! And that’s who she is.”
“Care to say that again?”Stefano grins, twisting his hand in opposite directions, making them turn painfully to his back, back to his front.
“Stefano!”I called in shock. He literally paralyzes him already.
The securities were already gathering around us but they weren’t coming closer to the two men bawling.
“Why are they not stopping them?”I ask Luca in shock.
“They are waiting.”
“For?”
“To call an ambulance for Baron. Stefano won’t back off until he’s dead.”He mutters slowly.
“How did you introduce yourself to him?”Stefano asked, blowing the hair coming to his face.
He was already on Baron, ready to punch him like a panther.
“As your wife.”
“What did he do after that?”
“Stefano…”
“Give me a fucking answer, Hazel!”He roar.
His pointed nose was already red with anger and range, His abs bulges at intervals in his shirt.
“He tightened his hand around my waist and forced me to continue dancing with him,”I confess.
“Take her away from here.”Stefano ordered Luca, who was still holding me.
“Stefano. Please.”I beg, shaking my head.
“What the fuck are you doing?!”He yell referring to Luca and Labrinth.
“Hey, Princess. We’ve had enough of a party. Let’s go now.”Luca says softly to me.
He covered my ears the same way he did the last time and led me out of the hall.
Christ. I hope Stefano won’t kill him. Why’s he so aggressive?
“I told you not to go to that dance floor with him. I fucking warned you!”Labrinth shout at me in anger.
“Keep your damned voice low. Labrinth.”Luca warns, staring at the door at intervals.
Marcos already left to join Stefano in the hall.
“I’m sorry. I thought Stefano wouldn’t mind.”
“Trust me, Every fucking prostitutes he took into every dance floor as dates, No one dare touched them not to talk of his wife. He was grabbing your waist and intimidating you. Hazel, He fucking saw that. He witnessed everything!”She curse angrily, pushing her already dismantled hair back.
“What should I do? He’s angry at me.”I sob, turning to Luca.
“Nothing princess. He will join you soon. Just use the night to prepare for tomorrow’s trip.”He assured me with a small smile on his face. Then, my mind drifted to the Rome trip we are going to.
I will be meeting his full family, He will introduce me officially as his wife.
Luca helped me sit in the car while I wait for Stefano to join me.
I apologize to Labrinth again. She calmed down a little bit and apologized for yelling at me earlier.
LUCA.
I have watched him dominate every scene all my life, Stefano has always been the one who barely talks because his anger is always unbearable.
I don’t expect Stefano to lose his temper to this extent. Baron has always been our potential client. He treats him with respect, But bursting out because of Hazel made me happy.
He’s probably going to make another bad decision tonight and end up blaming himself again for it but him standing up for Hazel is fulfilling.
“I’m sorry, Boss.”Labrinth apologized as we both returned to the hall.
“Wow. I thought you dropped your honorifics.”I scoff, glancing at her.
“I tried to stop her, I…”
“Hazel danced with him because you respected Baron in her presence. She assumed already that he’s one of your clients. She didn’t want Stefano’s business to go down the drain because of her.”
“Go down the drain? What are you talking about? The Stefano I know can do well without anyone’s help.”
“Stefano didn’t tell her anything about him, us and his business. He kept everything from her because of her vulnerability. Hazel is so soft and hardly gets angry, He didn’t want her to hate him.”
“Including his wealth too?”
“Hazel is someone that won’t lose her mind because of any god-damned riches. She’s principled. Stefano felt she’s too good for him, He thought distancing himself from her will be the best solution.”
“She was even scared the moment I paid for her dress. She whined several times that I was spending too much. That fucking angel.”She chuckle.
“No curse words around her.”I warn. She glared at me briefly. “See who was using honorifics for me earlier. Fuck you, Labrinth.”
“Fuck you too.”She curse after me as we walk into the hall.
STEFANO.
His bloody hands were on her waist, He was intimidating her.
I did my best walking on eggshells around her but this infuriated me to the core.
“You bastard. You don’t touch my woman. She’s my fucking possession.”I punch him with a greater force. One of his teeth blew out immediately.
He spat blood into my face angrily. “What difference does it make? She doesn’t even know who you are.”He scoffed.
“You didn’t tell her what you do. How’s she your wife?”
“It’s none of your business.”I yell.
“Shit. I wished you could see her soft expression the moment I introduced myself as one of your best clients. She fucking adored me!”He laugh hysterically like an insane man knowing damn well that his face is crushed.
“You son of a bitch!”I rasp, punching him continuously.
My whole body burns in an inexpressible feeling as my fists lands on his face at close intervals.
My body felt ignited as if I was on fire. I grew larger and expanded in anger, I felt like holding onto something, objects, knives, guns and use it on no other person than Baron.
At that moment, I knew how much I burned for her. So much for her. Hazel. I crave for her so much, I don’t understand where this feeling is coming from, I really don’t want it to stop because I need to hold her, crush her in my arms for the rest of the night. She’s my fucking muse and damnation.