Is Trust Really Earned?

Chapter 17

Savannah’s POV

I wake up and can’t stop the groan that leaves my mouth, I feel like I have been hit by a f*****g bus. As I open my eyes the bright white light blinds me, I can’t help but wonder where I am. As I blink letting my eyes adjust to the light the memories of what happened flood into my mind giving me an instant migraine, I can feel the panic rising as I wonder how long I was in a coma for this time.

I’m in far too much pain to be dead, and the doctor did warn another blow to the head would cause either a coma or death thankfully in this case it was the later. I laid there staring at the ceiling replaying that night over and over in my head when the door creaks open, I lift my head and look over as Enzo steps inside and freezes when he sees me looking at him.

I hear him whisper “Savannah.” I note the relief in his tone, and it makes me tense. He tried to f*****g kill me; he is a f*****g s**t shot luckily for me, but he still shot a f*****g bullet at me. He rushes into the room and to my side, but I scoot away from him causing him to freeze again, he looks at me with sad eyes and says softly “Savannah, baby. Please don’t be scared of me, I would never hurt you deliberately.” I can’t stop the scoff that leaves my throat.

I look him dead in the eye and say “You won’t hurt me, yet you took two shots at my head at our engagement party. If that isn’t hurting me then what is, oh and you’re a s**t shot.” I roll my eyes looking away from Enzo’s pleading eyes. Enzo grabs one of my hands pleading “I wasn’t shooting at you; I promise I never meant for you to get hurt not again.” I yank my hand away from him.

I look at him with disgust and shout “Don’t touch me…” I grab my head and wince in pain, Enzo holds his hands up and starts to sit saying “I never shot at you, after what Dante and my father told me. I saw you drinking with Morgan, and I couldn’t risk if he had drugged it or not, I never meant to hurt you my father tried to stop me if he hadn’t, I would have shot the glass out well before I did.” he explains in one quick breath getting out what he needed to say before I could cut him off. I look at him confused by something he said so I asked, “What do you mean, after what Dante told you?” I narrow my eyes at him.

Enzo looks at me and all I see in his eyes is pity, he takes a breath before explaining “I know everything, the attack at the Quinn’s and then on your way to meet with Morgan.” He say’s Morgans name with so much disgust I’m taken aback for a second, I can only look at him confused before asking “I don’t understand why any of that would cause you to shoot two bullets at me.” He looks furious for a second before he takes a calming breath.

His expression softening as he says, “I know Morgan was behind both attacks.” I look more confused than before, that is until realisation hits me. Dante told him all of this now his threat before makes sense and I think Morgan knew this sort of thing was going to happen, I look at Enzo before saying softly “You do realize if it weren’t for Morgan, on both of them occasions I could have ended up raped or dead. He saved my life, both times.”

I can’t help the convictional tone because I know for a fact who was behind possibly both attacks now, if I truly think about it, the thought brings with it pure rage and I have to grit my teeth hard to stop from telling Enzo exactly who is behind everything. Morgans words coming back to me “Remember to play the game.” and that is exactly what I intend to do, so for now I need to keep my mouth well and truly shut.

Enzo sighs and takes my hand in his rubbing gentle circles with his thumb, he looks at me sadly saying “Savannah I’m sorry but I have seen copies of the text he sent to the men that attacked you, on both occasions. I know this is hard and I don’t fully understand why he would hurt you only to save you, he knows the only way we won’t be married is if I’m dead.”

I look at Enzo and think of my next words carefully, I can’t let him know what is really happening until I have solid proof myself. I get the feeling I am going to end up regretting this decision, but you learn from your mistakes.

I sigh “I am finding all of this hard to believe, but Morgan and his family are to be left alone. Regardless of anything else he did save my life twice and Nora is my best friend, whatever else you want to do is fine, but the Quinn family is off limits in every way.” Enzo looks taken back for a second before he frowns giving me a firm nod.

He doesn’t understand why I said this but one day he will. Enzo levelled me with a firm stare before saying “Your father will no longer be allies with the Quinn’s all business deals have been cancelled and all ties cut, we were waiting for you to wake up before taking any other action. I will let him know what you said although I do not agree with you, Savannah you were in a coma for months and you may never have woken up.”

I wish I could explain it to him, but I can’t, I don’t want to start our marriage with secrets, but Dante has left me with no f*****g choice. Enzo sighs when I don’t say anything, he gets up “I’ll go and let everyone know you’re awake, oh and you were only out for a few hours although the doctors thought you would slip back into a coma.” I can’t help but notice the quiver in his voice as he walks out the door, I let out a breath I didn’t know I was hold and felt relieved that everything only happened last night.

Before I get a chance to let another thought in, the door to my room burst open and my sobbing mother runs to my bedside. She was closely followed by my very pissed off dad, if the scowl on his face wasn’t clear enough, he might as well have steam leaving his ears.

Cutting ties with the Quinn’s would have cost him millions, to top it off he thinks he has been betrayed by his friend. Which I guess he has just not the one he is thinking, when the truth comes out there will be a war. I just hope I can stop that from happening, once I get Dante out of the way that will be easier but for now, I have to wait.

I have no clue what my mother is saying between sobs, I pat her hand gentle saying “Mum I’m fine, other than a headache I’m good.” I don’t think she believes me, but it is the truth, well mostly anyway because physically I am fine mentally however, I’m the duck in the pond calm and collected on the surface but flapping around and struggling underneath.

She stops fussing and crying long enough to look at me, giving me and kiss on the forehead and a small smile she nods and sits in the chair Enzo was sitting in. My father hasn’t said a word or looked at me since entering the room, I look at him and clear my throat before saying “Dad I’m sorry about the money, I will find a way to recoup everything.” I’m cut off by the look of disappointment my father finally gives when he looks at me, he sighs “Principessa, is that what you think worries me?”

He takes a seat on the side on my bed taking my hand in his and kissing the back of it before kissing my forehead then the top of my head, as he pulls away, I see unshed tears as he says, “I nearly lost my only Principessa again tonight, I’m afraid you don’t have nine lives, so I worry how many you have left.” I’m in shock and don’t know how to respond.

He continues “Yes the loss of business is a pain, but that loss is one your mother and I can manage.” I whip my head looking between my parents, sadness over taking me at what they would go through if I had died during any of the attacks.

I swallow back the sob that tries to escape, I squeeze each of my parents hands as they are both holding one of mine and say “Vi amo entrambi cosi tanto, mi dispiace di continuare a farvi passare attraverso questo.” (I love you both so much, I'm sorry I keep putting you through this.) My mother jumps up and embraces me as my father leans in saying “Not your fault Principessa, never your fault.”