Loving daughter, friend and sister Veronica Mark

Those were the words written on the grave. He was standing above it with his hands tucked inside his pocket.

He remembered burying her three years ago, he really didn't believe she had died until he saw it himself.

Although they never got her body, they buried only what was left of her. They never had a chance at life.

Just when he was getting his happiness and happy ever after, it gets snatched away from him. She was the best thing that ever happened to him, even better than taking over from his father.

That night she was taken, he didn't know he would never get her back, he tried all he could, used up all his resources and connection to try and find her but nothing came back positive.

One whole year, one year was how long she was gone for, but he never lost hope. Deep down he knew he'd find her. She might not be the same but he'd find her.

The most painful part of the whole thing was, she never really knew what he did or who he was. She never knew he was part of the mafia or even led one.

He tried to keep her sheltered from the lifestyle all in the bid to protect her, but look where it got both of them.

He knelt down in front of the headstone and as the rain fell, so did the tears in his eyes. Today makes it 3 years since he'd had to bury her and forget about her and the life they both had.

3 years ago today he got to know she was dead. Everything he knew and believed changed that day for good. A part of him died with her.

He didn't really care that he was crying, because he was crying for her and in front of her, she was the only person he could be vulnerable with. She saw him for him.

He came here alone, with no guards or even Viss. The only person that knew where he was, is Ivan.

Speaking of Ivan his mind drifted to her again, Cara. The reason he was this miserable. The reason Veronica is dead.

He opened the bottle if liquor he brought with him and took a huge swig of it. That was the only way he knew to numb his pains.

The heart wrenching pain he was feeling, he could only drown it out with alcohol. He chugged down more as he kept pouring out his emotions.

The clatter of the rain on the cemented grave was noise enough for him but the thoughts in his mind over clouded the noise of the rain.

Why did she have to be at home sleeping on his bed, in his mansion and even have his cousin whipped for her.

When his sweet, beautiful Veronica was lying in this cold hard grave, after all the suffering she'd had to go through.

She didn't deserve the peace and quiet she was getting, not after murdering his Vera. Not after ruining his own life and making him miserable.

He was gonna ruin her too, he was going to break her. Death was far too easy for her. He would make sure she would suffer greatly. She'd wish for death but she won't find it.

He took one last gulp of the alcohol, he was already feeling it's effect on him, before getting up and heading for his car, he was going to bring justice to Vera.

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It had been a month since the incident with Dimitri and as Ivan had promised her, he stayed away from her, what Ivan didn't tell her though was the fact that, Dimitri didn't come close to her because it was almost time for his fiance's death anniversary.

She hadn't gone back to the basement, all thanks to Ivan, she stayed in his room. He got clothes for her, gave her food, he didn't let her out too much because he didn't trust anyone in the house with her, not even his cousin but he'd stopped locking the door from back.

"How long will you stay"? She asked him looking at him and he just shrugged trying to hide his pain

"I won't be gone long I promise, I'll be back before you know it" he said reassuring her and looking at her, she was really beautiful and innocent

She nodded her head before going back to playing with her fingers, he was staring at her, she felt his eyes on her and it made her a bit uncomfortable.

Her lips were calling out to him, he'd been trying to keep himself under control for the past months being around her, but the more time they spent together, he fell deeply for her and she didn't even know it.

He reached forward and tuck her hair away from her face before gently stroking her face gently, she looked to him with her round, huge brown eyes looking at him with so much innocence.

There was something about her that always gets him, the way she looked. She reeked of innocence, she didn't give off killer vibes of any sort

Without thinking it through he leaned forward and in an instant he captured her lips in a kiss, his heart beat picked up fast, he had never felt this way for anyone before, her eyes widened on the realization that Ivan had just kissed her.

He was kissing her, this was her first kiss and she didn't know how to react to it, it took a while before she started mimicking his actions and returning the kiss.

He rested his hands on her waist and pulled her closer to him, he couldn't get enough. Why did he wait this long before doing this?

With how fast and loud his heart was beating, he knew in that moment that he'd fallen in love with her. He'd fallen in love with Cara without realizing it.

After a while he let go of her lips and looked at her, she was looking down not meeting his eyes, he smiled at her innocence, she was shy.

He tilted her head up so she'd look at him, her heat was beating wildly in her chest, if he listened closely he'd be able to hear it.

"I'll be back before you know it okay? And then we can talk about this" he whispered making her blush, she didn't know what this means but she wanted to find out.

She nodded and smiled shyly at him. Ivan had kissed her, she didn't know how to feel about it, did he like her? Was he perhaps attracted to her in any way. Well she'd find out when he returns from wherever he was going to.

Today the house was seemingly quiet, there was no one home, well most times there weren't much people anyway, except for Viss and the other blonde guy she had come to know as Sasha.

There was a few things she'd learned while being out of the basement and up here is that, this place was way different from Enzo's house. While Enzo let almost all his men stay at the mansion with them, Dimitri's men had a different place where they all stayed, a much bigger mansion than this.

Ivan had left the house not quite long, he said he had something important to do, he asked her not to leave the room, he might take a while.

What he failed to tell her was the fact that today was Veronica's death anniversary and he was going to mourn somewhere far from the house.

He didn't want her to see him like that, as much as he wanted to he around her, he couldn't rub off the feeling of sadness on her too so he decided to leave the house.

He missed Veronica greatly too, he always blamed himself for her death, if only he was as skilled as Dimitri or even Viss, maybe, just maybe he'd have been able to save her that night.

He promised Dimitri he'd take care of her but he failed greatly, right in front of his eyes they took her and a year later she turned up dead.

It was almost noon and Cora was bored out of her spirit, there was nothing to do and Ivan had asked her not to leave the room, so she decided to catch some sleep.

Unbeknownst to her, Dimitri had just come home, he had only one thing in mind, to make Cara suffer. He was feeling so much pain so he wanted her to feel it too.

He entered the house and met with silence, no one was in, not even Viss or Sasha.

He walked towards the stairs and started going upstairs, he liked the fact that the house was quiet, it meant no one would stop him from making Cara feel so much pain, and if Ivan was here then he may just do something to hurt him too if he stood in his way.

He walked until he got to the room she was staying in, he listened to see if he'll hear any sound like maybe Ivan or even Cara but it was dead silent, he hope Ivan hadn't taken her out of the house.

He was still pretty much drunk from all the alcohol he took today, he turned the doorknob and it opened up, he walked in to find her lying on the bed.

He scoffed lightly seeing her sleeping peacefully, she gets to rest in peace while he suffers greatly, she didn't deserve that.

She was putting on a gown that was just above her knee a bit, he is sure Ivan got it for her. He walked further into the room and stood right next to the bed looking down at her with so much contempt.

She looked peaceful, he gently sat on the edge of the bed while looking at her.

"Look at you sleeping peacefully in my home, while my Vera is lying out there in the cold" he muttered angrily, he was no longer drenched from the rain earlier on.

She was fast asleep so she couldn't hear him "You don't deserve peace, not after killing her" he whispered still looking at her with anger blazing in his eyes.

"I'm going to make you feel as much pain as she did before she died" he muttered and let his eyes rake over her body until they stopped at her exposed legs.

Without thinking his hands started touching the legs, they felt so soft, he started trailing his hands up from her legs to her thighs.

Cora felt a soft sensation on her body so she stirred hoping it'll go away, but it just kept moving up further, until she felt it again on her inner thighs, that was when she jumped awake.

She came face to face with Dimitri and the look in his eyes didn't smell good, what was he doing in here and why was he touching her like that.

He quickly reached her hand, forward to grab his "What are you doing"? She asked frightfully and he looked at her with blood shot eyes not even answering her, he just grabbed her wrists with his other hand and took it off his.

He climbed the bed fully and by now she already had an idea of what was about to happen, her greatest fear, she'd die if he did this.

He started trying to raise up her dress but she was struggling, fighting tooth and nail, he straddled her to keep her legs in place because she was moving them frantically.

"Dimitri please, what do you want to do"? She pleaded her voice already trembling, yes he liked hearing her beg, having her vulnerable and weak was his plan and he was getting the satisfaction he wanted.

Her hands were becoming a problem, so he took them both and pinned them above her head, she was helpless, she prayed earnestly for Ivan to show up now.

Without even giving her a second to relax he ripped her dress off her body, her breasts were on display for him, her pink nipples erect.

He growled out before squeezing it with his hand, she gasped at the contact, tears blinding her vision, she'd hate to feel this way, helplessness and vulnerability.

She'd only ever felt this way once in her life and she swore never to be in that position again, but here she was beneath the man that kidnapped and tortured her for months, helpless.

"Dimitri please" she pleaded hoping to get through to him but to no avail, he fumbled with his pants and took of his zipper and his belt.

She was still trying to break free but he was too strong, she felt something wet on her breast and realized he had put one of her nipples in his mouth and was sucking and biting it.

She felt immense pain, but her nipples were erect making Dimitri think she was enjoying this, when she was in fact not.

"Maxim please I'm begging you" she croaked out loud with hot tears, he stopped his assault for a second and looked at her with a hard glare.

"You don't have the right to call me that" he growled out before going back to assaulting her body, he had already brought out his dick and she could feel it poke her thighs.

Without warning he positioned himself on her entrance and entered her with brutal force, she felt her soul leave her body at that moment.

For that split second he broke her hymen, she stilled, she tensed, she didn't protest or fight back. For a second he broke into her mercilessly, a part of her broke too.

She was fucking tight, too tight in fact, he could barely move without any restrictions, he felt like he'd broken something in her, she stopped moving but she was still very conscious as he rammed into her brutally.

She tried to close her legs but he pried them open, he didn't stop his assault on her, she couldn't even beg again, she just laid there as silent hot tears streamed down her face.

She looked up at him and he was already looking at her, she looked into the dept of his eyes and she saw a monster, a man who'd broken her completely.

Dimitri had won, he broke her. He said he'd break her and she'd wish for death and he did. He broke her beyond repair.

Ivan kissed her 😲😲

Dimitri raped her 😲😲😲

What do you think will happen now??

I had to write this chapter twice, first time I wrote it, I didn't add the last where Ivan kissed her, only realized later and had to rewrite again