Aurelia's POV"Beloved, we are gathered here to celebrate the life of the deceased, On behalf of all family and friends, I would like to welcome everyone as we have gathered today to remember the deceased. Your presence here today is an affirmation of your love and support to the family. Thank you for being here. Although the family may not remember every word we share here today, they will remember your presence for the rest of their lives." I blocked out the pastor as he spoke focusing on the casket in front of me, I still couldn't believe that I was at this funeral. It seemed so surreal, I kept waiting for someone to say bring out the cameras, and yell ' surprise' because it was all a prank.Judah pulled me close and wrapped his arm around my shoulder gently, trying as much as possible not to touch my cast, I rested my head on his chest and wept. I felt someone's hand on my back, giving me a soothing rub, I raised my head and looked behind, and Diane gave me a small sad smile. She
Aurelia's POV"Do you, Aurelia Marissa Gianni, take, Judah Alessio Bianco, to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?" " I do," I said then zoned out and moved as a robot being controlled by its owner for the rest of the ceremony until it was time to kiss the groom. The cold hard stare and the tight line of my husband's lips were evident enough to tell that this man didn't want to kiss me as much as I didn't want to kiss him.Judah leaned in and with his right hand around my waist, he pulled me close to him, he grabbed my face, he is so close that I can feel his fresh peppermint breath on my face, I close my eyes on instinct preparing for the worst. He swiped his thumb over my lips, I wait for a minute anticipating the dreadful kiss but nothing happened. I only heard the loud toots and claps of our guests.I opened my eyes to see him standing away fr
Aurelia's POVLucia's hair moved like whiplash, as she turned to look at Father, Father's smile fell and he looked alarmed."Now, Judah, two weeks is too small to plan a wedding. My daughter will need to go shopping for her dress, she would need to have a bachelorette party, and you'll both need an engagement party. We'll need to call caters and florists, we need to book a hall. All these can't happen in two weeks." Dad said, wiping his sweaty forehead, although the room was fully air-conditioned, he was sweating."The wedding will hold in two weeks and not a day more. I don't care about any of the things you mentioned. I have money, you have money, get it done." Judah's voice was stern and final. Father's face ticked with anger but he didn't say a word, just chugged down his wine and poured himself another glassful. Owen pushed his chair back and walked away in anger. Lucia broke down in tears and left the table as well, I just sat there playing with my food unsure of what to do.
Aurelia's POVI woke up to voices around me, my head was pounding, it felt like someone was drilling holes in it. I winced and snuggled deeper into my pillow. Hold on, when did my pillow become so hard?Cold water soaked my body and I opened my eyes immediately and let out a little scream and jerked up."What the hell is going on?" I asked in a groggy voice and rubbed my temples, my head's pounding increased. Father, Lucia, and Owen stood at the foot of my bed staring at me with contempt, Father held the empty cup in his hand, he handed the cup to Owen and moved towards me, before I could react, a slap landed on my cheek.I cried out in shock."Father, what's going on? Why did you do that?" I held my bruised cheek, in all my years my father had never laid a hand on me."How could you do this to your sister, you slut?" He yelled, I didn't understand what he talking about."I don't understand, I didn't do anything to Lucia." I cried, I tried to think about what I could have done but my
Aurelia's POVPresent day Father and Judah did the barest minimum at my wedding, I didn't get to choose any of the things that I wanted for my wedding, I didn't choose the dress, the cake, the flowers, or anything. Although I hated the fact that I was getting married, I would have liked to at least pick my wedding dress but no, as usual, no one asked my opinion. I hated the dress, it was revealing in every way, my boobs were almost outside and it was so tight that I was afraid to breathe for fear that it would rip.I sat at our table alone at the reception while Judah moved around socializing with people, I couldn't bring myself to pretend like I wanted to be at the wedding. I occupied myself with eating a good portion of my wedding cake and drinking wine. I knew I was going to be bloated in the morning but I couldn't care less.Judah approached me with a perfectly arched eyebrow, he frowned at the forkful of cake in one hand and glassful of red wine in the other. I stared him dead i
Aurelia's POVI couldn't hold back the scream that escaped from my lips, Owen and Lucia turned to me, wearing identical looks of shame. Lucia scrambled off Owen and they tried to arrange themselves. Before they could say anything, I turned on my heels and hightailed out of the bathroom. I could barely breathe, I needed air and I needed it immediately.I ran towards the back door of the building. My eyes welled with tears and my vision was blurred, I pushed the door, luckily it wasn't locked, I tripped over the hem of my dress and tumbled forward, I closed my eyes waiting for the hard impact of the asphalt ground. But the impact never came, a pair of arms enclosed around my waist, holding me tightly to their chest. My muscles relaxed and I felt safe in their arms, I inhaled their cologne, and my chest fluttered. It was familiar but I couldn't put my finger on it. "Why are you trying to run away?" Judah's cold voice tensed my muscles immediately. Of course, he was the one. I opened my
Judah's POV"Gio, what's the update with Carmelo, has he been found? You guys better have good news for me." I slammed the car down shut as I entered. Gio knowing what was good for him, kept quiet and drove to the club. Dario, my second in command and my most trusted friend, was waiting outside my office when I arrived. He had a cheeky smile on, I gave him a scowl and shook my head for him not to try anything stupid."Judah, how does it feel to be a married man?" " Don't even start." I walked past him and went into my office, and he followed."Come on, is the honeymoon over already? Or wasn't there any honey on the moon?" Dario laughed at his joke, I shot him my darkest glare and he shut up immediately. I say down and Dario dropped a file on my desk."I already emailed you the spreadsheet but I took the liberty to print it out for you. Our drug push rate dropped for the month and we're still missing a truckload of coke."I opened the file and cursed, " Fucking Carmelo, this is why
Aurelia's POVI woke up later in the evening and for a moment I thought I had been kidnapped. The room was unfamiliar and so were my clothes. My memory returned and I remembered that I had gotten married to Judah. My stomach growled, I got up and made myself approachable before heading out of the room, when Gerald had shown me around the house, I had barely paid attention. It took me a while before I got to the kitchen.Luckily for me, the kitchen was empty, I looked through the freezer and I couldn't find any cooked food, I groaned and began to pull out ingredients to make pancakes. They were one of the easiest things to make and I was craving for them. I missed everything and began to fry my pancakes. I had made 3 pancakes before the chef ran into the kitchen."Oh no, ma'am please step away from the stove. What are you doing?" She cried. I looked at her shocked and confused. My hand slipped and I touched the hot pan burning myself."Ouch!" I jumped in pain, The short redhead ran to