"So, this is what being Mrs. Anderson is for you. Sleeping? Aren't you worried for your brother..." But then his eyes were glued to her body. It seems he had forgotten what he was talking about. Nancy too looked at her body and found her one nipple popping out. She was quick to cover it and looked embarrassed. Her cheeks were tainted red as she slowly rose from the bed finally. "I am sorry. I wasn't feeling good."

Damon's day wasn't good either. It seems she didn't come with any luck. Instead, the opposite was true for sure. One of his proxies had lost a case in the court for a hotel in Italy. He had to deal with it the whole day when all he wanted to do was look for Aria and that scum Ken. His agents had tried to find a clue to where Aria and Kendell could be. And, slowly it was becoming a fact that they weren't getting any leads on them. And, here a woman was trying his best to seduce him. Thinking she could make a marriage work with him when all he wanted to do was hurt her beyond imagination.

"You will be a sight when your brother will see you next." The straight face and dark voice was enough to aware Nancy that she was in trouble again.

She shivered a little and took a step to the right when he took long steps to get to her. "Ahh..." She raised her arms to her face and pleaded. "Don't hurt me, please..."

"Then, do what?" He seethed and slapped her arm that rested on her face. Making her fall on the bed.

"Please..."

"What happened to serve me? You said I could do anything if I married you. Didn't you?" He said all the while removing his belt. All he could see was Ken's sister. A woman who had dared to think she could live in luxury by seducing him into a marriage. He wanted her to pay in full.

"Please..." Nancy raised her hands to stop his belt but it fell on her belly. She turned her back to him all the while keeping her head safe. "You think you are a smart bitch!" He wanted to hurt her enough to make her run for her life. And, this is when he would end her life.

"Take this!"

"This is all I have got for you."

"You whore!"

"You said I was welcome, Welcome me!"

"You think you can seduce me by flashing your nipples!"

"I have seen better sweetie,"

"I am the wrong one. You cannot seduce me."

Her dress gave into more than twenty lashes. Her back tainted with blood and bruises made him gulp. Her pleading and cries were going louder. He stopped and heard her pleading for him to stop.

"No, no, no, please stop. Please..." The woman he had married was a sobbing mess on his bed. Lost in rage he raised his hand again but someone knocked at his door.

It would be something important if someone had knocked at his door. He stared at his pathetic wife before throwing the belt on her.

He walked out and the server was quick to bow his head before informing. "Mr. Luther and Mr. Penn are here." The first one was his lawyer while the other was his accountant. He could tell it was about the case his proxy had lost.

Anger couldn't begin to explain the emotion he had on his nerves when he walked into his office. Joseph was standing there too and Damon was quick to ask him. "Where are they?"

"You know we have tried everything."

"Fuck with we have tried with everything. I am going to kill anyone who came to my face and told me they can't find them." Joseph nodded and even though Luther and Penn gestured for him to stay he left.

It wasn't Luther and Penn's mistake that they had lost the case. They were here to suggest the steps they could take to overcome this trouble.

"How much we had lost?" Damon asked without taking a seat. The question was directed at Penn.

"The hotel was..."

"Figure!"

"One hundred and twenty million dollars."

"Stupid pussy!" Damon wanted to kill the man who had dared to lose his hotel to one of his enemies. It wasn't about the hotel anymore. It was about his hold that was challenged.

"I recommend that you go with your..." Luther started but Damon was quick to cut him off.

"And, prove to them that one hundred and twenty million dollars are enough for me to take notice and step out for money! Is this what you suggested Luther?"

"He is going to bid on the hotel. And, we can buy it. You know the reputation of the hotel. It only makes sense that we reclaim it."

Damon seemed to be thinking for a moment before he said, "Good, find someone he would never guess is our man."

"About that? Why don't we let Mrs Anderson attend the bidding?"

"Fuck, did you say?" Damon lost it.

"It is a great place for honeymoon. It makes perfect sense. You two going and buying it all over again..."

"I cannot buy a land in Italy. They have issued me a restriction after the last altercation..."

"But your wife can," Penn added,

"It should be made a show for everyone. Bidding drama lasts with people. Also, it will be a great move to buy her vineyards there. A place you hated so much but considering your wife loves vineyards you planned your honeymoon in Italy and lost it when it came to buying the lands she liked. Don't forget Damon. Italy is a beautiful bitch!" Luther was now relaxed in his chair. A server came to pour them coffee.

Damon seemed to be thinking for a moment before he asked, "How is it any different than having a proxy? Isn't my wife ultimately my proxy?"

"Something big is coming. It is going to be Italy. Enough with proxies. We are to buy land to show them no matter what it is. We are still there. Everywhere. In every nook and corner of Italy with our men." Robert walked in while the server was leaving.

"What big are we talking about?"

"A lot of sin city owners are going to ally. Some new faces are going to show up. They don't come with a family name. But they do come with huge wealth and connections."

"Who is it?"

"We will see. Some are showing up and going to make alliances with everyone who recognizes them."

"Where are we? In high schools? I don't care about who is making alliances or who is not inviting me. I only want my hotel back. It was a beautiful bitch. And, I can't let it in anyone else's hands."

"Of course, we don't care who invites us or not. But not showing off our power is not an option for us. So, whenever a time comes for us to show our power. We do it. Even if we don't want to do it."

"Arrange a woman for me that could pretend to be my partner. A wife is not necessary. I am not going anywhere with this whore." Robert stared at him and subtly tried. "You two are fighting again. What is it this time?"

Damon too raised his brows before he looked at the men in the chairs. "Get out," Both left and Robert walked in. "How are you doing?"

"You tell me. How is your family doing? Because recently spending time with your family is all you are doing."

"Don't be jealous man. Raise one for yourself." Robert replied instantly.

"Get me Aria and Ken."

"Do you want to get her pregnant?" Robert asked,

"I want to kill her."

"You want to kill her, right? That will happen the moment you will get your hands on her. But once you stopped showing up in the places you should. Our name will start losing its weight. One after another every brick of our empire will shake. We cannot afford that Damon. Not today not ever." Saying this Robert came to stand right in front of him. Damon looked at him and was clear about it when he said, "I won't take that bitch. Or the next thing would be her stripping for someone she thinks can save her from me."

Robert nodded his head before asking. "If she is such a whore why don't you kill her? We can't keep such women for us. Can we?"

"I will. I will. I will. The moment she will try to run I will."

"Then give her a chance to run. A good chance. So, you finish her off and free yourself from her." Damon looked at him and nodded as if getting him. Robert knew it was necessary. That woman was a wrong choice. The only thing she could make Damon recall was Aria and Ken. And, at this moment, Robert wanted his attention on other stuff. The stuff that mattered.

So, I guess the next chapter will have Nancy and Damon. In this one stupid accountant and lawyer came to ruin it all.

I will try to update sooner.

Do you think Nancy will take a clear chance on running if she is provided with one? Or will firmly stand on her promise (the one she made while proposing marriage to him) and respect the vows?