-Bellas POV-
4 days later
That barn...they had a meeting. I wonder how it looks like from inside. I wonder what there is and why it was the 'biggest' rule. Should I just ...
No. I don't want to disappoint JAntonio again.
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"Princess, we're leaving for some business. I sadly won't be here, beside you tonight." He said with a pout. He was standing in front of the mirror, fixing his hair, tie and suit. But his eyes were focused on me.
Then...this means, I can go to that barn and find out what he hides and- No. What the heck is wrong with me?
I looked at his reflection and saw him smirking, then groaning. He raised his brow, seeing the red blanket covering my half-naked body. I gulped when he turned around and walked to me, suddenly untying his tie. He was above me, smiling cutely at me as ever.
He's so cute.
"And f**k the s**t out off you."
Ok...uhm. That wasn't cute, I guess.
He pulled the red blanket over both of us and suddenly started to tickle me.
"You'll be late, Anton." I warned him. He stopped and looked weirdly at me.
"Anton? What the hell princess?" He laughed and started tickling me again.
"Stop it!" I didn't even have time to breathe, he didn't stop.
"I want to f**k you~," He said in a cute tone and kissed my forehead while gripping my boobs.
We were laughing a lot under the blanket. I tried to tickle him too, but I only could feel his abs. It was really unfair.
"It's not fair!" I yelled at him and he chuckled. We both stopped laughing and we were just looking at each other.
His face came closer and closer, my heart beat faster and faster. He stopped when his face was only a few inches far from my lips. I pouted, pulling him from his collar and kissing him. It was a soft and very a short kiss. A peck. I quickly pulled back and looked into his eyes.
"It's enough for today. You'll be late. I am sure they're waiting for you." I said and was about to stand up with the blanket around me, but he held my wrist and pulled me back down. My breath hitched. He was hovering over me as he looked straight into my eyes.
"Kiss me more. I want more." He pouted. I looked suspiciously at him because it clearly was suspicious. His behavior. Why so cute? I showed an innocent smile at him.
"What if I don't want to?" I asked, trying to tease a little bit, He smirked, tilting his head to the side.
"I'll make you regret then." He kissed the corner of my mouth as he was looking so deeply into my eyes. I quickly wrapped both of my arms around his neck, sighing softly.
"How can I refuse to your lips?" My fingers ran through his cute lips, looking deeply into his eyes. He furrowed his eyebrows and let out a confusing sound.
"Bella...don't forget that we're just friends." He reminded me. That hurt. Just friends he says. Does he know how his words hurt me? No, he doesn't.
"Yeah. But you also don't forget." I felt teary.
"There's nothing I forgot. I have a great memory, princess." He bit his lower lip, looking with so much curiosity at me. Searching for my eyes. Trying to read me. I didn't let him do both.
"Friends with benefits." My hand pushed the back of his neck closer to me, needy for his tongue and taste. He didn't kiss me. Now he was the one, who didn't kiss back.
I opened my eyes, seeing his teary ones. But of course, he couldn't control himself. His one hand resting on my thigh, the other one around my neck, deepening the kiss.
Yeah. It's been a week since I was here with him. In his mansion. With him. I like him a lot. In fact, I love him. How will I be able to tell him it? What if he doesn't accept my feelings.
"Anton...io..what the hell guys?"
We quickly pulled back, standing up. I feel embarrassed. Just who the heck enters inside without knocking?
Oh...David.
David looked at my half-naked body. Stupid me, forgot that I was only wearing lingerie. Antonio took the blanket, covering me with it, glaring at David sternly.
"David." Antonio sighed. He really looked like he was ready to kill David. His glare oh...my...God. Antonio looked so f*****g scary right now.
"I guess, no breakfast needed today as well. Am I right, Vera?"
"David ..." Antonio sighed once again, clenching his jaw, gritting his teeth. Damn. What the hell is wrong with both of them?
"What, Vera? You see, that tattoo... I wonder what the others will feel about it. Roses. She's allergic to them you said! You let her live here! What happened with the peaceful place? What happened to OUR secret?! You love roses! But she hates them! She's totally the opposite of you! And yet you're tattooing a red rose on her thigh? She's a f*****g slut! A poor w***e and a-"
"David!" Antonio yelled at him, walking to him with anger, pointing at him.
I was crying. How couldn't I cry? David was mean. His words were mean. I could tell that it was their first fight. Aiden backed with an amused smirk as he saw my tears running down my cheeks.
"Apologize. Take it back." Antonio demanded. More like, begging him to do so.
"Hey, Bella! Look what you've done. To him, to the one, who never yelled at us. Happy? I bet you are." David scoffed his hands inside his pockets. I quickly ran to the bathroom, not wanting to hear more. More painful words.
-Author's POV-
Bella's tears were making both weak. Antonio, she could tell it. But when it came to David, she couldn't. David felt something towards her. Hate. He hated her for everything. How everything changed after she came. How she changed Antonio.
And how she reminded him of someone...
"David...you made her cry." Antonio looked sadly at the older, shaking his head in disappointment.
"It's the truth, Antonio. What if this stupid girl gets too curious and decides to go there and-"
"I'll kill her then." Antonio made sure, his eyes darkening. He hoped her fear to be stronger than her curiosity.
"What...does she really means to you, Antonio? You can tell me." David's hand on his shoulder, looking at Antonio with a grin.
"She..." Again, he couldn't. Antonio couldn't find the right words.
What was Bella to him? A f*****g great question.
But Bella's curiosity was always bigger than her fear. And her curiosity nearly killed her.
Stupid her.
-Bella´s POV-
I entered inside. Inside the barn. They left, I was alone. So even if I did, no one would have noticed, right?
...right?
The barn was empty though.
"Welcome, Ms. Bella."
I nearly screamed after hearing Sara's voice. I covered my mouth. My heart beating fastening from fear, my breathing became heavy and sweat running down my forehead.
She was here too? f**k! What if she tells Antonio and he comes back and then he kills me and I'll be dead and I-
"The code is needed." I heard Sara's saying.
What? What code? I looked around, walked around. Until I heard a weird noise underneath. I lay down and tried to listen if something was down there. What if the secret place is under the barn?
Weird, I heard water sounds.
The code...the code!
I stood up, ruffled my hair out of frustration. His birth date? When was it? Oh great, Bella! You live with someone, sleep even with someone you don't even know when he was born or how old he is. Great! Perfect!
But maybe it's a name? Something important? His mom's name, or maybe his own name. No no. A code, not password. Just let me try...-
"Antonio Vera."
"False code. I repeat. False code."
A very loud alarm could be heard from inside the barn. I covered my ears. It was too loud. I walked to the door, tried to open it. But it was locked.
"Oh no no no!" I started to panic, my hands shaking. But I knew better. I was trapped here. Inside the barn.
Antonio is going to kill me.
-James's POV-
We were inside the van, Noah was driving. My phone started vibrating and I took it from my jeans pocket. I saw the red. My phone was shining brightly red, meaning ...
"Stupid, Bella."
I was so disappointed. Again. Was she really this dumb? Or this curious? She really broke the biggest rule. This will cost her... her life.
"Is something wrong, Vera?" Tedi asked me and I quickly shook my head.
"Nope." I sighed and put my phone back inside my pocket, looking at my hands with furrowed brows.
Of course, I was mad. Angry. But most of all, sad. Because she didn't listen to me.
Why, Bella?
"Noah. Stop the van. I forgot something. You guys go there, I'll take a taxi." I told them and they all had their eyes on me, clearly confused as to why and what I forgot.
"We can't go without you!" George glared at me and I sighed, glaring back at him.
"You can! Now stop the f*****g van!" I was pissed. God, and how pissed I was.
Noah did as I told and I quickly get out of the car, seeing them driving away. I looked around and called a taxi.
"f**k! f**k, Bella!" I shouted in anger, having my head between my hands. My breathing became heavier.
-Bella's POV-
2 hours. 2 hours passed. I've been here and I can't any longer. I was laying on the floor weakly.
"I'm sorry, Antonio. I am so sorry for not listening to you."
That's when the door opened, I lightly gasped. I saw him. He had his head lowered, having a gun in his right hand. He looked scary. And I was scared. And how scared I was.
"A-Antonio..."
He looked at me.
"I-I am s-sorry..."
He walked to me.
"P-Please..."
He stood in front of me.
"I p-promise to not break the a-any rule again." I started crying and he kneeled down, lifting my face with the back of his gun. I met his scary dark eyes, shaking.
"This one was the biggest rule, Bella."
My eyes widen.
"You broke her."
I shook my head.
"And I have to kill you."
I gulped.
"B-But I can't." He looked down, shaking his head. My breath hitched when he put his gun in my hands, aiming it at him.
"Kill me." He begged.
"Antonio-"
"I SAID KILL ME!" He bursted into tears. It was breaking me. Why was he actually crying? Why was he wanting me to kill him? He's supposed to kill me.
Just...why?
"I-I can't." I dropped the gun and he hugged me tightly, taking my breath away.
"I can't live with you anymore w-without feeling scared. I can't live with someone, who doesn't listen t-to me. Who craves f-for danger and to be killed. I can't live with someone, who hates what I...I love. But it'll b-break me apart to be left behind. It'll break me if you l-leave my side. So, what have you d-done for me? Why can't I-I just kill you?" He whined heartbreakingly, pulling from the hug. And again this looks in his eyes, this disappointment.
"You stupid girl keep making troubles. Why couldn't you stop? You could just sit or lay on the bed with your fine looking ass and watch movies! Why can't you do that? Is it this hard? Or too boring for you, huh!?" He asked me, searching for my eyes with his big ones.
"I'm sorry. I promise you, it won't happen again, Anton." I held his hands and kissed them. My tears kept running down my cheeks non-stop.
"You're leaving, Bella. You can't stay here. Don't worry. I...I will take care of you. I'll buy you a house and I-I...just- Don't you want a normal life, Eva? I'll give it to you. College, friends-"
"What-What's wrong with you? I Don't wanna leave. I don't wanna leave your side. Antonio, I got used to everything. To you. So please don't send me away." I cried, saying every word in a shaky tone. He swallowed hard and wiped my tears with his hands carefully.
"Just forget everything. Forget about me." He kissed my forehead and I shook my head.
"Just why are you doing this?" I whispered against his lips. He looked deeply into my eyes.
"That's what friends do for each other, right?" He smiled painfully. No ... I completely forgot that we are just friends. Again. I forgot again.
-"Why can't we be more than friends? I...have strong feelings for you, Antonio I want to be more than just your friend."-