— ᴀ.s.

'He proposed. I can't believe this is actually happening. Is that the reason for him acting weird all this time.'

Pulling away I looked at him getting down on one knee again, but my eyes caught a sigh of a man approaching us from behind Xavier. He was just a couple of feet behind him and his aura screamed power.

His dark hair with some gray strands shone on the summer sun while his lips curled in a merciless smirk that caused my blood to run cold. That smirk. That's.. he is-

My eyes widened as a realization of the person's identity came into my brain. I could practically feel the blood leaving my face and scared paleness take over my features.

I couldn't move. I couldn't scream. All I did was stare helplessly at the monster behind Xavier. Pressing my eyes tightly shut I prayed to whatever there is that this is a dream, a really bad dream, a dream I so desperately want to wake up from because the monster that destroys everything is finally here.

Opening my eyes I looked at Xavier's clenched jaw and a blank look on his face as a metal barrier of a gun is press against the back of his head.

"Ty ne vozrazhayesh', yesli ya prisoyedinyus' k tebe? Ya ne bespokoyu, ne tak li?" Devil's rough voice came out in a jokingly manner but instead, it hit me like the biggest nightmare. ("Do you mind if I join you? I don't bother, do I?")

My eyes snapped at him, looking at him helplessly while his eyes skimmed over me with an amused expression glued on his face.

"Run." Xavier hissed looking at me, however, before I could even move an inch I saw Aleksei swung a gun and hit Xavier's head with the back of it, sending him flying flat on the grass.

"I don't think so, kukolka." A feeling of cold, rough hands wrapping itself around me prevented me from running away. It's not like I would run away, I can't move, my body feels like it's frozen in the spot. And on the other hand, I would never leave Xavier alone here with him, even though I know I'm not much of help.

I looked at Xavier how he started straightening himself from the floor but before he could stand up to his full height a muzzle of a gun was pressed against my temple. "Ah-ah," from the corner of my eye I caught Aleksei shake his head at Xavier "don't stand up unless you want her blood over the backyard."

His words made Xavier stay in a kneeling position while his face morphed in pure agony and fury. "What are you doing here? Did you come here to die?" He asked looking at Aleksei.

"You could say something like that. I came here to gather long waited for payment." Devils joked not taking his eyes of Xavier and pulling my body closer to his.

"Don't. Let her go, this is between us." I could see a silent plea in his eyes as he looked at the devil behind me.

"Could we now?" A laugh broke Aleksei's throat, it wasn't pleasant to hear and sounded more like the demonic scream in my ear causing me to flinch at the loudness and try to pull away from him. However, he only tightened his hold on me bringing me closer to his chest, and pressed a gun harder against my skin.

"Where to, kukolka? The fun was yet to start."

"How did you get here?" Xavier bellowed with his fists clenching and unclenching by his sides.

"I had enough time to get in when you sent your guards with your brother down towards-"

"This was all just a part of your sick game." Hissing Xavier was about to stand up but Aleksei took off a safety from the gun while tsking him.

"Tsk, tsk... you will never learn. Now, you dance how I play." Saying that he let a muzzle of a gun trace an outline of my face making bile rose in my throat and my body starts to shake from fear.

"Such a shame. You are beautiful yet you love the wrong guy. A guy that no one should love, a guy that destroys everything that he touches. Just like he did to you." I couldn't take my eyes of Xavier as Aleksei's breath hit the skin of my shoulder with every word said causing goosebumps of disgust to rose.

Xavier's eyes widened in fury at his words and his lips pulled in a frown "Stop. Let her go, she has nothing to do with any of this. Izidora's death has nothing to do with her."

"Don't put her name in your filthy mouth." Aleksei bellowed, "She has everything to do with this. She loves you and that's her first and biggest mistake. You are not deserving love and happiness in your life when you took that away from me. I'm not gonna let you have that." He screamed at Xavier then turned his head in my direction.

Pulling ever so slightly while unwrapping his hand from around me he grabbed my jaw tightly in his stronghold.

"This love will be your death." He spat in my face with his stinky breath fanning over my face making me involuntarily gag in disgust.

My disgust only added fuel to the fire and he sends me a crooked smile while forcefully turning my head toward Xavier.

"You see him." He started getting behind me and pulling my body flush against his while holding my head in place.

"Before I kill you I want to tell you a story. A story in which you are the main character. Do you want to hear it?" He asked adding pressure on my jaw. I think if he adds more pressure my jaw will break in half.

Tears were flowing down my face from fear, what from pain causing Xavier's face to soften a bit while his eyes gazed over me.



"Scusi, amore."

"You see.. I know that you lost your memory but I don't know did you get it back?" Aleksei asked taping a gun against my nose. "Tell me, did you remembered anything?"

Parting my lips to answer the question I couldn't let my voice out, it seemed like it got stuck in my throat.

"It's disrespectful not to answer a question when you are asked." Aleksei mumbled next to my ear while turning the gun towards Xavier "Maybe you need some encouragement. What do you say? Leg or arm? Unfortunately, he can't die before you so you are gonna need to choose between given two."

"IknowIknow.." I urged my words out causing them to be blurred together.

"What did you say, kukolka, I didn't understand a word you said."

"I know." Sobbing I looked at Xavier's face seeing distress and rage, but couldn't miss the flash of fear "Please, don't hurt him. I beg you, please. I remember everything."

"Mhmm.." humming he turned the gun towards my stomach tracing the muzzle of it over the dress I was wearing. "Than you remember what he did. What did he cause upon you? The reason for your miscarriage."

"I.. I-I don't-" I tried to say but he cut me off.

"So you don't remember everything.. Hmm, interesting, but tell me did he told you what he did?"

"Aleksei leave her out of this. This is between us. Leave her alone, she has nothing to do with what happened." Xavier bellowed while looking emotionless at the devil himself.

"Oh, no. Boy, don't make me repeat myself about who has what to do with what. And besides, why didn't you told her everything that actually happened? Huh? Cat got your tongue?" Aleksei mocked while running a gun over my stomach.

"You see, kukolka, this man in front of you is a reason for your miscarriage. He is the one that killed your baby."

His words rang in my head while my body stilled in his hold. 'He is the one that killed your baby.' No, no, he wouldn't. Why would he kill our baby? He wouldn't he loves me. Really loves me.

My heart accelerates its beating and my throat started to closing causing my breathing to become shallow. 'He is not. This is all devil's game.'

"N-no.." croaking out I tried to turn my face towards the devil but his strong grip on my jaw didn't let me. Instead, he leaned his head close to my ear.

"Oh, but he did." His words came out just above a whisper before he pulled away from me. "He killed your baby, but that's not everything."

The way he was speaking about all this with such calmness is what scares me the most. His voice holds such serenity in itself that seems like he is speaking the truth.

"Did you know that the man you are just a couple of moments ago decided to spend the rest of your life with, he is the same man that put you in a dark room without food or water? He is the same man that put you through torture, through beating. And like a cherry on top of all of that he..." pointing a gun back on Xavier he shoots a simple sentence which scared me deeply "..is the same man that send his men to rape you."

'He is lying, this isn't true. Xavier would never.' My eyes never moved from Xavier's face which went from rage red to fearful white with Aleksei's last sentence.

I watched how his eyes flashed with sadness and his eyes averted away from me in shame. A pain in my heart shot full force as I watched a man I love to look away from me. A man that told me that he loves me not even an hour ago just conformed every word the devil behind me said with a simple glance away.

Heartache started to spread over my whole body sending extremely painful waves of pain from head to toe. My hand went on my stomach when the pain started to be unbearable. My head started to spin and my vision started to get blurry.

"Xa-Xavier.." I cried while clutching my stomach in my hands. His head snapped on me hearing me calling for him and his eyes widened in pure panic.



— x.ᴅ.ʀ.

All I could see was red.

Rage burned within me evenly hard as a fear of her reaction after his words were spat. Her eyes were glassy and red from all the tears already spilled. They skimmed over my face in search of answers which I didn't want to give.

Instead, I averted my eyes to the side in shame and disgust by myself for everything I put her through. My teeth gritted against each other and my heart beat wildly.

I could hear her call my name with pain in her voice causing me to turn my head towards her as fast as I could. But nothing could prepare me for what I saw.

There stood she with Aleksei's hands around her and her white dress painted red. Blood red. I watched with wide eyes as her chest rose up and down with shallow breaths while her hands were holding onto her stomach for dear life.

'Something is wrong.' Those were my first thoughts as a looked at her face twist into one of pain and her body tried to double but hold on to her prevented her from that.

"Antea, amore.." I jumped on my feet ready to take her in my hands when Aleksei lifted a gun and fired in the air causing my movements to stop. Not in fear for my life, but from fear for hers. She is the one that is closer to him and she is the one that he wants to hurt. Besides knowing him he would do it without thinking twice.

I watched how he took steps backward dragging Antea with him. They circled me till they weren't behind me causing me to turn around so I could keep my eyes on him.

I cursed myself for leaving a gun in the house before I came here. I thought that we were safe here, that no one would try to pull anything. However, now I can see how wrong I was.

A lot of loud voices started to get louder from behind me along with fast footsteps. I cleared this part of guards knowing how Antea doesn't love crowded places and being in the center of attention.

Soon enough I heard my men yell not far from behind me and guns clicking. Aleksei's face didn't give me anything about his next move except the fact that he is crazy. With a big grin, he looked over my shoulder while Antea looked like she was going to pass out any moment.

"You are going to die." I settled not taking my eyes off of him. My words had not expected reaction on him, however, he started to laugh like a mad man.

"That is a point, now isn't it? I'm gonna finally be reunited with my family. A family you destroyed." His calm demeanor didn't last long as he started to shout at me causing Antea's little body to shake in fear and blood on her dress to spread.

Dread spread through my body the same way the blood spread over her dress. I need to do something right now and fast. This isn't right. I can't lose her.

From the corner of my eye, I caught a moment on the right. Not wanting to attract too much attention to the person over there I lowered my head down and then glanced seeing one of my men with sniper prepared to shot any second.

He must saw me because he pulled his thumb up showing me that he is ready for my signal. Bringing my eyes up I looked at Aleksei's smirking face pressed near the crock of Antea's neck hiding from potential bullets that could start flying any moment.

The only thing he doesn't know is that they won't come from that direction.

"This is the end of the road for you." I bellowed not raising my voice in fear of scaring Antea some more and jeopardizing her and baby's life more than they already are. I need to get her to the doctor as fast as I can.

"It is, but it's their end too." He said pressing a gun harder against Antea's head while his finger glides over a trigger. I could see Antea body lul in his hold and her eyes roll back causing me to snap my fingers giving a signal to the sniper to shoot.

A loud bang was heard and I watched as both of their bodies fall on the floor with a thud.

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