NovelEnglishChapter 69
Alena
| hadn't slept a wink last night even if | tried to.
My heart was heavy and my mind was crowded with different scenarios-I had imagined the ways | could try to
run away but | knew it would risk Matteo's life as well. My phone was taken away from me. Therefore, | was left
with nothing but own thoughts. my My bedroom was still the sas | had left a few years ago. It was never
messy or filled with pink decorations because | had always loved a simple and minimalistic design. My room was
simply white and beige with a few hints of colour such as black, if that was ever considered as a colour.
A cool colour. A moody colour.
A
I had sat
still on my bed, pulling the duvet near my body as I tried to ignore the throbbing headache. The first few hours
felt. almost intoxicating but as the hours passed by, it was already morning and the headache had only gotten
worse. | couldn't be bothered to figure out the tas | went to close the curtains, not wanting any seep of light
to pass through. It was better to be in the dark and away from anyone because that madefeel at ease.
After being slapped by Papa last night, | had kept the mixed feelings to myself. He had never raised to hitnor
the rest of my siblings-we never knew any type of abuse within the family. | had never experienced it. My body
was shaking as my stomach growled in hunger.
I laid still on the bed d as I | stared up at the ceiling, trying to ignore the dizziness. | had the urge to scream and
hit my head against the wall but | knew it wasn't all worth it; my life wasn't over just because Papa wantedto
marry Viktor but | was back to square one, the ssquare | had left when | mart | married Matteo.
|
All of a sudden, | was bac | was back here.
here.
still had my career as a doctor and | was never going to lose that. | had spent years learning to earn my space in
medicine, even Papa couldn't ruin that for me.
Any other parents were happy for their children if they ever wanted to pursue their studies in medicine but that
wasn't in the odds for me. Maybe because we were a different family, my Papa killed people for a living and now
my brother was taking over his place. When | was in university, nobody really knew what my parents did for a
living. I only told them my family was in a really good business and even if they tried to pry, | kept my secret
hidden as well as | could.
A low knock was heard on the door but | couldn't be bothered to sit up.
The door was pushed open as Mama stepped inside, slowly closing it behind her. She was carrying a tray of food
and my stomach growled once more at the smell of delicious eggs and bacons; | felt like a teenager all over
again.
"I brought you breakfast, sweetheart. Cand sit up," Mama said, placing the tray on the bed before helping
I did as told, wiping away the tears on my face.
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| didn't have to look in the mirror to see if my eyes were swollen because | felt them. Even Mama's eyes were
swollen from all the crying last night. Even after | had went to my bedroom last night, | could her the shoutings
coming from my parent's
room.
Mama
and Papa were probably arguing.
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They rarely did scream or shout at each other but | guess, Mama had her limits too.
"They look and smell good." | muttered, slightly smiling.
They taste even better," she replied.
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Mama sat besidebefore combing my hair with her fingers, running through them. It was a habit of hers to try
and makelook presentable whenever she can but at this point, it was no use in doing so. | was just going to
rot in bed for the next few days. Mama went ahead to feed me, making sure | was eating every bite.
My eyes went up to look at her and | hated the way she stared at me. The sympathy was too clear in them and |
knew she felt sorry for me; she wanted to fix things if she could but just like myself, Mama didn't had much
power.
Papa and Alexei had more power than they could hold.
"How do they taste like?" She asked, trying to pick up on small talk.
| nodded, "Delicious. Thank you Mama."
"Anything for you, honey. What do you want for lunch later?"
"You're spoiling me."
"You're my daughter. You deserve to be spoiled," she chuckled.
"I think | would still be full from this."
"Dinner then?" "I guess."
We both kept quiet for the next few minutes until | took my last bite and the plate was empty. My stomach felt
full and | was finally feeling a bit better-1 had starved when | was kidnapped, | remembered how much my body
tried hard to survive. They only gavea few drops of of water because they wanted to keepalive.
Then again, | hadn't regained the weight | had lost.
It was going to takestime.
Do you
think maybe we should run away somewhere?" | asked.
"Where would you want to go?"
You trav travel a lot, Mama. You know a lot of cool places we can go,"
"Mm, | enjoyed my tin
Korea."
"We would have a really good tthere,"
"We would. Why do you ask, sweetheart?"
I shrugged, "It would be nice to run away together. Just the two of us but | know we wouldn't make it far. We
might just end up at the airport with our passports blocked and stopped by the imigrations."
"That would be the sad truth, Alena." "How do
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Mama looked away, sighing As her daughter, | had asked her a tough question but she knew her husband more
than | knew father-she could easily answer them, even though she seemed like she was having a hard time
figuring her own words. my | leaned back on the bed's headboard, looking at her.
"Your father was never a bad person, Alena. Whatever he did, he had good intentions and I'm not saying that
because | love him or he's my husband but as a person who has lived with him for years. We went through a lot
together," she replied. "I never assumed he was bad."
"I know what he did to you last night was unacceptable. You don't have to forgive him."
"And you do? For hurting me?"
She shook her head, "Not at all, sweetheart. That man like that and
ast night was not your father. Papa would never hurt you for whatever he did, just blit all on him."
I blinked a f
| a few times, trying to prevent myself from crying. | seemed to be doing that a lot ever since | was taken away
from Matteo, | had even wondered where the tears continued to cfrom because | swore | had cried them all.
My eyes were starting to sting as well.
"I muttered under my breath, looking down at my rings.
"He's ruining my life... mu
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Matteo
had decided it was best to keep the truth away from me. | knew | was supposed to be angry at him but | couldn't
even it that way towards him-he didn't wantto worry about Papa or Alexei, he just wantedto be happy,
he just wantedto asswe were going to always be happy.
Our happiness was cut short. | wanted it to last,
"You deserve so much better, Alena." Mama said, caressing the side of my face.
"He wantsto marry Viktor, Mama. He's going to file a divorce for me," | spoke, hearing myself sobbing. My
heart ached every t| thought about being forced to marry Viktor because | knew once | bechis wife, he
had every right on| knew
| didn't marry Matteo for love but the love cby smoothly when we were together.
| couldn't easily love another after everything | went through with Matteo. He had taken my heart along with him
and as long as we were separated, we were unhappy.
|
Mama pulledin for a hug, rubbing my back.
"It's okay, sweetheart. | won't let that happen, | promise." She whispered in my ear, continuing to calmdown.
Mama's words sounded promising but | couldn't fully believe in it. | knew Mama had already loved Matteo as her
son-in-law and she wanted what was best for me. Papa, on the other hand, only thought about building an
alliance and gaining more power.
Sometimes, | had wished Papa wasn't my father.
"You
I know that's not true..."
"Alena,"
"You know it, Mama. You know you can't stop him."
She leaned back to look into my eyes as she sighed again, this trubbing my arms. We could spend hours in
this room and cried our hearts out, the men in our family never cared.
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| knew Papa was different before. Maybe, he didn't know who else to blame.
"But | won't let that happen to you. | won't let you marry Viktor," she said.
"Do you think you can stop him? He might hurt you next,"
"Alena... don't say it like that."
"It's true. He hitin front of you."
"I know. | saw it."
"Don't defend him, Mama. Don't keep putting up excuses for him just because you love him. People change all
the tand maybe, we just have to accept the fact that he might be changing, too." | replied, holding onto her
hand as she nodded. "We will stop him. Whatever it takes."
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