Chapter Nine
1980 Words
Briana POV :
‘Baby, I’m baacckk!!!’
Oh God no.. No.. No more please…
I hid on the corner of the room when Kurt coming inside, drunk as usual before he pull me and push me on my back to the ground.
“NOO!!” I try to hit him but with lack of food and water, I am weak so can’t do anything when he start ripe my clothes and open my legs apart.
Crying, it’s all I can do, cry and hope that this time he’ll kill me because I can’t bear living like this anymore.
I am like a sack of potatoes and can’t do anything to defend myself.
‘Aaaahhh…’
I feel disgust of myself when hear the man moan while he do his wicked way to me.
Please god, take me....
I chant repeatedly and welcome the death but for years God never answer my pray and let me handle the pain.
Why?
‘Kiss me, b***h’
I just lay lifeless when he done anything he want with my body so when he told me what to do, sometimes I get hit because I never listen to any words they said.
Numb..
I became numb when they had their ways on my body.
“AH!!” I scream when he grip my breast roughly before he hit my face.
“MOAN..!!!!" He scream while thrust harder until I feel myself like breaking into two for feeling how rough he become.
SMACK!!
“MOAAAANNNNN!!”
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“NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!”
I jump on my bed and sigh when realize that I was in Brancaccio mansion.
‘it just a dream, Briana. Just a dream’ I chant while trying to calm my pacing heartbeat.
It was one of the torturing nights that I used to spend with my kidnapper, Kurt.
It’s been a week since I had my last nightmare, why now?
I saw the clock which said it was 2Am in the morning.
Sighed, I get up from my bed and wear a big jacket of Rhys that he gave me long ago before start walking outside to get water from the kitchen.
When I walk pass Aiden office, I notice there's a crowd there which make me stop on my pace.
What is going on?
“Briana?”
Benjamin, who stand on the door calling and walk to where I stand.
“What is going on?” I asked him while nod to the crowd in front of Aiden’s office.
He shook his head and smile “Nothing, what are you doing on the time like this?”
“Nightmare” I sighed and start walking with him to the kitchen.
“I’ll grab the water, you sat here” He order me and quickly grab a glass of water for me.
“Briana? Benjamin?”
Vincent comes at the same time when Benjamin put the glass in front of me.
We turn our head to see him walking toward us.
I try to not choke seeing him after our last argument, I hope he forget it.
He wear a tight black polo shirt with ripe jeans which is looks good on him. Why he always look like a model and make me feel like this?
Sigh, I try to hold my feeling for see the man of my dream with his perfection.
“What’s wrong?” He asked Benjamin and I forget to stop Benjamin to answer him which can make the man act more protective than before.
“Nightmare” Benjamin speak and I sighed.
Damn.
Silence.
I stare at the glass of water on my hand and didn’t say anything until I feel a hand on my cheek.
Vincent tilts my head to meet his gaze.
“You okay?” He asked softly and don’t know how to respond his tenderness, I just nod my head.
He sighed before pull me toward him and wraps his arms around my body.
Shocked, I am shock with his action.
I notice Benjamin raise his eyebrow but didn’t say anything when he saw me hugged by Vincent.
Inhale his scent which is musky with tobacco which is his special scent calm me.
“I’m okay” I whispered and feel him nod before lean back and cupped my face.
“You look pale” He states before turn his head to Benjamin. “Oh yeah, father call for you” He speak to Benjamin who nod and kiss my cheek before leaving.
“Later, Bree” Benjamin told me and I wave my hand when I saw him leaving.
Sighed, I just realize my position which still in Vincent arm before take a seat in one of the chair beside the counter.
“Is this nightmare always disturb you?” He asked and pours me more water when he notices the empty glass.
“This is the first after a week not having it” I admit and take the glass from him “Thanks”
He just nod before take a seat in front of me and studying my face.
I try to keep calm while drinking the water, even though having this man staring at me make me nervous.
“I’m sorry” He blurted and makes me raise my brown before put the glass on the counter. “I’m a little over reacted. I just don’t want to see you get hurt, Bree”
He look sincere when he speak and I can't help myself but swoon to see him like this.
Chuckle, I nodded “A little?” I tease and he just smirk.
Thank God, the air is not as heavy as before.
Vincent smile melt my anger and I can’t stop to return his smile and forgive him that fast.
I like how we can talk like this with him.
“Boss, Steven Brown on the phone and he…”
Gasped, I quickly close my mouth when hear one of Vincent man mention the name that I thought never heard anymore.
“Briana?” Vincent notice and frown before he wrap his hand again on my back “What is it?”
Steven Brown...
How can he know Steven?
Did he friend of him?
“Briana!” Vincent shouts and shakes my shoulder slowly, try to snap me back.
With a teary eye, I try to speak but I was afraid.
Is this why the bad dream comes?
But, he can’t be friend of Steven, right?
“Bree, tell me what’s wrong?” Vincent cupped my face and lock his gaze on me.
Gulp nervously, I open my mouth to speak and saw his waiting for me words.
I trust him, I trust this family.
He must know…
“It.. it just that.. “ I start and watch him waiting patiently for me to keep talking “Steven Brown is Kurt boss who suggest him taking me from my parents” I finally told him and watch his eyes turn to something that I never saw in him, anger.
If look can kill, I guess that’s why people call him the ‘madness Vin’, Vincent look furious when he hear the news and I guess I was right for thinking that I can trust this family.
They will protect me.
No one can harm me.
Right?
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Vincent POV :
‘Steven Brown is Kurt boss who suggest him taking me from my parents’
I closed my eye and take a deep breath to calm myself.
“You good, son?” My father’s tap my shoulder when he take a seat beside me in the living room after I put Briana’s sleeping form back to her room.
It hurts to see her like that.
“Father, how do you know you love mother?”
“Why the sudden question?” He frowns and raises his brow
I shrugged my shoulder.
My father just nod and didn’t ask more when her start speaking “She’s only 17 years old and working in some café when I arrived in America”
“17?!”
My father nodded and grinned “Yup and I never meet another bravest woman that dare to face the bullet like her for saving me” I chuckled when I imagine my mother save him, I know she’s special woman that can tame the cold Aiden Brancaccio but never knew that she face danger for him “Since then, I know I will do anything to make her smile”
I nod and think hard.
Is what my mother and Charlotte say about me have a feeling toward Briana is true?
I want to make her happy.
She deserves the life without tears.
Is this the same feeling that my father felt when he sees my mother?
“How’s Briana?” My father voice snap me back from my mind.
“She’s in shocked” I sighed and lean back on the couch, thinking about Briana which make me mad to know that she has a horrible past like that.
“Steven known as the leader of bad gangster and I feel sorry for her” He comment and I clench my fist to hold the anger.
“We should stop him”
“We can’t” I quickly turn my head to my father after he said that and before I can speak more, he raise his hand to stop me “We never start a war, you know that” I scoffs when hear him, is he serious? “But, doesn’t mean we can’t give him a visit” He smirked and I follow him smile evilly, thinking about giving a bad gang leader visit.
“I need to make sure he won’t come near Briana anymore” I state firmly and meet my shocked father “What?”
He shrugged “you acted like you’re in love with her”
“I don’t know if this love, I never fall in love before but..” I pause and meet my father gaze “I just want to see her happy, smile without tears anymore. She deserves better, father” I breathe and saw him nod “I failed once when I can’t help Charlotte, now.. I guess I just want to protect her”
“If that wasn’t love, my boy, I don’t know what else you felt” He said and tap my shoulder before stood up and stop on the door “But, make sure you’re not the one who hurt her and make her cry, because you have to face me” He state firmly and I saw how serious he is which make me nod my head sternly, mad Aiden isn’t good even I am his son, I don’t want to face that side of him.
‘If that wasn’t love, my boy, I don’t know what else you felt’
Love?
Am I in love with Briana?
The happiness when I saw her smiling and the anger when I saw her talking with other man.
Oh God…
I need time for thinking about this crazy thought.
I need company and drink.
I quickly dial one of the women that I know will be there for me before get up with the car keys toward her apartment.
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Vincent is an i***t, I know *Sighed
- Writer
