Author’s POV
“Grace stop”
Dominick called her but she didn’t listen.
“I said stop, right now!…”
His tone made her stop.
She turned around and looked at him.
“You killed him…”
She cried.
“He was innocent.”
Few heads in parking lot turned towards them. But they left with Dominick’s one glare.
Dominick stepped towards her.
“He pissed me off.”
Grace frowned at his calm tone.
“It was natural reaction Dominick… He was my classmate and he was just telling me that… Yes! I know he cursed at you but isn’t it obvious reaction from a man who was getting strangled… He wasn’t aware who you really are…”
“I don’t like it when people take your name with the man who is not me.”
He gritted.
“You should trust me”
She yelled.
“How many times I have told you that if i am with you then i am yours… There is no need to act so possessive…”
He sighed looking at her tears.
“You promised me Dom… You promised that you will become a better man for me. That you will not kill innocent people… You said you will change…”
“Bunny”
He grabbed her arm and pulled her closer.
“I didn’t kill him”
He said and she frowned.
“I saw him on the floor.”
She replied.
“Because i shot his arm… He is alive”
He replied.
“You didn’t see him properly… You fainted before that…”
Grace pushed him away.
“Still it doesn’t justify your actions, Dom… You hurt innocent man… You broke your promise…”
Dominick closed his eyes when she pushed him away.
“Don’t you dare push me away from you…”
“This is!”
She said frustrated.
“This is what scares me the most… I don’t want this Dominick… I want the one from last night…”
“I am trying”
He yelled back.
“I am scared of you.”
She said and he froze.
“I am scared of your behavior… And No! You are not trying… Just few inches otherwise that bullet would have been in his chest…”
“I am sorry”
He rubbed his forehead.
“I just couldn’t control my anger…”
“I am going home”
She replied.
“Please don’t stop me… I want some time alone.”
“You are not going anywhere”
He demanded.
“And you are doing it again…”
She said frustrated.
Dominick has never seen her this much irritated. She wasn’t even ready to listen.
“Fine… Go home…”
Grace sat inside the car and closed the door. She grabbed her head.
Dominick looked at the driver.
“Straight to home…”
He ordered.
Grace went home and Bella saw her in the living room.
“Grace?… What happened? Why are you so early.”
Grace quickly wiped her cheeks and smiled.
“Actually I had nothing to do so i thought i should go home… Dom was busy in meeting.”
Bella nodded but she noticed her wiping her cheeks and understood that something is wrong.
“What are you doing here like this?… You shouldn’t be running around in this state.”
Grace said looking at her belly.
“Ohh, don’t worry about me…”
She chuckled.
“You know i can’t seat in one place and not when I becoming football day by day…”
Grace chuckled.
“It’s a part of pregnancy… But you are looking cute with all this chubbyness.
“You can’t convince me.”
She waved off.
“By the way i need your help in assignment…”
She rolled her eyes.
“Math!”
“Math!”
Grace nodded in understanding.
“Alex is in meeting and I am not getting this.”
She huffed.
“If you are free then can you please help me with it.”
Grace nodded.
“Sure.”
“Let’s seat in the garden”
Bella said.
“Okay give it to me.”
Grace took all her study material from her.
“You are so brave to handle everything with studies…”
They went to the garden and sat at the table.
“All because of Alex… And our family, of course… It wasn’t possible without all of you… But i hate Alex, he is not letting me go to the collage.”
“In this situation?… I am sorry, i am with Alex in this.”
Grace replied looking at the question.
“You all are same.”
Bella whined.
“Hey how about we all go on picnic…”
She said enthusiastically.
“Sure… Tell this to your husband.”
Grace chuckled that nothing is going to happen like this. No one will allow her to go out in this situation.
“Alex? He doesn’t let me come out in the garden… Picnic is impossible.”
She rolled her eyes.
“Solved.”
Grace said.
“Now pay attention here.”
She explained the sum to Bella and Bella smiled. Grace was looking tensed when she came back but now she looks relaxed.
“Grace, is everything fine?”
Bella asked.
“You can share with me… We are in the same situation.”
Grace sighed.
“Your situation is better than me… Atleast Alex is not Acting over possessive and killing people for calling you beautiful.”
“He killed the man?”
Bella asked shocked.
“He later said that he didn’t… I don’t know because i fainted when he shot him.”
Grace rubbed her forehead.
“You fainted… How could he?.. he knows that you are scared of violence… I am going to complain to his mother.”
Bella said madly.
“Don’t tell her anything please… I’ll handle it. I am not scared but i felt bad. Last night he promised me that he will be better man, he will Change and today he did this…”
She was on verge of crying.
Bella gently squeezed her hand.
“I’ll tell Alex to talk to him.”
“I don’t know what to do, Bella…”
Grace sobbed.
“I am trying to understand him but he is making difficult… I know it’s not easy to change within one day but there was no reason to hurt that man… And he is not ready to let me go anywhere, he always wants me in front of him.”
Bella pulled Grace in hug.
“Everything will be fine… Don’t worry… Alex and Dom are going to be kings now. So he will be very busy, i think you will get alone time then…”
“Hope so…”
She wiped her tears.
Bella looked at her sadly.
“Do you love him, Grace?”
Grace looked at her.
“Yes… I love him…”
She confessed.
“No one has ever loved me like Dominick… I know he is toxic but he never hurts me. And sometimes I feel that it’s not his fault that he is like this. It’s because of environment around him… He takes care of me. He loves me… But his behaviour is the only problem.”
Bella smiled.
“If you love him then there is no problem… Everything will be fine…”
“Grace!”
Grace looked back when she heard Dominick. He heard everything.