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"You wanted this," he tells ht "You've been waiting for soinity, haven't you, Marzia?"

"No!" I struggle against hi body But nothing helps, nothing works "Let go ofhate you!"

"Oh look at that" He laughs "She's a little rebel now"

He pulls his finger free and wipes it on the front ofbehind a bloody stain Adrian takes a step back while I shiver in front of hi my life

Just then, an ear-piercing screa and the locked door behind my captor

"What's h-happening?" I e, my voice shaky with nerves "What was that scream?"

"Why don't you go take a look?" Adrian unlocks the door, holding it open fortellsupstairs "Go on, bambina Run away from me Just know every ti to catch you There's no running from Adrian Bernardi, Marzia"

"You're a monster," I spit out at him

"And you love it," he finishes for me

Ignoring his cruel words, I race out of the rooround floor,

There are people screa my name My blood curdles as I round the corner

What I see before ined I sink toa hand on round

"I told you, Marzia I want you, and nothing is going to stand in my way"

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Adrian

While Marzia kneels, I placethe havoc we've wreaked on De Luca and everything he cares about

The room is sprayed with blood Bodies lie at my feet, and a man tries to crawl out of the room when one of my men walks up to him and shoots hi, the sound fading to a backdrop and rand hall She needed to witness this She needed to see Bernardi fury It's not her fault her father and fiancé are fucking scuo doilling or not