Bellissima

Author’s POV

Bella walked wherever her legs led her. She was feeling low and that empty room wasn’t helping.

All those memories flashing back, feeling unsafe in strange place, unsuccessful escape and dealing with Alexander has took a toll on her.

It was getting dark but it didn’t stop her. She went behind the villa, unknown with the fact she is actually walking towards the mini forest.

Crushing the dry leaves under her slippers which she found by the bedside she kept walking while touching and exploring new trees.

Moon was getting brighter with each passing second.

Lost in her own thoughts she didn’t realised when she left the villa far behind.

Bella noticed the little yellow flower plant under the big tree. It was alone but beautiful.

She knelt in front of it.

“Aren’t you brave enough to survive alone, daizy”

She caressed it.

“Don’t you feel alone?”

She can connect herself with the beautiful plant. It’s too obvious that it’s not a native place for it.

“Do you want to come with me?”

She said.

“I’ll give you nice pot and your own window”

She smiled when breeze fanned that cute plant like it’s nodding happily.

Bella gently separate it from the ground without exposing its roots.

“Let’s go home.”

She stood up and it was all dark by now. She looked around confused, every direction looked the same. She forgot where she came from.

“But there is a problem, i forgot the way back”

She mumbled little worried.

“Alex will kill me.”

She panicked and started looking for the way back. She doesn’t have phone or torch to inform someone or to find a way back. She tried to find the way for good time but she found herself getting more confused.

“What do I do now?”

She said scared. Darkness was making it worst for her.

She gasped when she heard Russel of the leaves.

“Tiger?… Wolf?”

She slapped her head.

“Think positive… Stupid… It must be rabbit.”

She Gulped and stepped back when large body came out of the bushes.

“It’s a bull.”

She mumbled looking at Alexander who was dusting of the dry leaves from his tshirt.

“What did you say?”

He looked at her challengingly and Bella rolled her eyes.

“Are you done playing Dora the explorer?”

He mocked.

“I just wanted to stay alone, you don’t have to follow me everywhere”

She barked.

“You are lost…”

He stated.

“No i am not”

She said looking away.

“I just don’t remember the way”

“It’s a same thing.”

He rolled his eyes.

He took out his handkerchief and walked towards her. He placed it on his palms and Bella placed the plant in it. Alex tied it up so it will hold the soil around roots and it will be easy to carry the plant.

Bella was surprised at his thoughtfulness. She has no idea what to think about him anymore. She was expecting him to hurt her but he treated her. It didn’t turn out the way she assumed.

“You shouldn’t be walking with injured legs.”

He said looking at her.

“I am not that delicate”

She mumbled, acting to find the road.

They both looked at each other.

“You know the road”

Bella asked narrowing her eyes at him.

“I forgot… This is not my Island.”

Alexander said.

“What?”

Bella yelled.

“But you are smarter than me… How can you forget the simple road.”

“At least you accept that i am smarter”

He Smirked.

“Call your brother and Ask him for help… It’s already dark”

She panicked.

“Tried! No network”

He flashed her phone in front of her.

She looked at him worried.

“Now what?”

“We have to spend night here, we’ll find the way in the morning.”

He shrugged.

“But we can find it now… Your mobile has torch”

She argued.

“Yes, until you want to become a dinner of tiger or crocodile.”

He said casually.

Bella flinched and went closer to him.

“Really?”

“You want to try… Like those sharks.”

He teased and she shook her head furiously.

“We have to spend night here”

He said sitting under the tree.

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Bella was unsure.

Alex wrapped his hand around her shoulders.

“You don’t need to worry when i am with you.”

He assured.

He gathered dry sticks and leaves to make a bonfire.

“Why are you going to lit it?”

She asked confused.

“Do you know how to lit it?”

He smiled.

“Umm… I know people used to do it with stones in old age.”

She suggested.

“Try it then”

He shrugged.

Bella grabbed two random stones and started rubbing them together but it was total waste. She huffed.

“This is not how they do it”

Alex stopped her.

“Rough Marble surface will do better job.”

He fetched two marble stones which were in abundance on the island.

Bella looked at him impressed when he lit the bonfire.

“Why it’s so easy for you?”

She asked.

“We get training for all this… How to survive and all.”

He sighed leaning against the trunk.

Bella flinched when she heard rustling of the leaves. Her eyes roamed around scared.

Without hesitation she climbed between his legs like it’s a safe spot for her.

Alexander Groaned when her action send heat straight to his cock.

“There can’t be any tiger here”

She mumbled.

“In the middle of ocean on hot island… It’s not their habitat… And crocodile like stable water, not like this ocean, it’s water is too active… You lied to me”

She sat cross and looked at him madly.

She was leaning on his one knee like it’s a strongest support she has.

“You are not that dumb”

He said impressed.

“But you took long enough to realize.”

Bella rolled her eyes.

“At least i didn’t watch Dora the explorer… It was the dumbest cartoon.”

“I didn’t watch Dora…”

Alex said offended.

“I know it because Raan used to watch it all the time.”

“Then what was your favorite?… Cinderella?”

She mocked.

He snarled.

“Shut up.”

“No really”

She looked at him curiously.

“I want to know which cartoon, The badass mafia prince used to watch.”

“Dragon ball… Pokemon… Goku was my favorite”

He smiled at the sweet memories.

“Dom and I was crazy for these shows… We made our father build a theater for it to watch it on a big screen…”

“Spoilt brat”

She shrugged.

“How did you know that it wasn’t Amanda but me? I don’t think I gave you hints at that time.”

Alexander let out a mocking laugh.

“You really think it’s easy to fool Marino’s…”

He smirked.

“I was already tracking Amanda and she was in Paris… You came and the very next day we knew that you are not Amanda… Amanda was right handed and you ate with left hand which maa noticed… Amanda was fluent in Italian but you didn’t even understand what mother said in Italian… Plus we Heard your conversation with Jasmine… It isn’t your fault actually, Valentino is stupid. He sent you unprepared…”

“Then all the time you were living with Bella, not Amanda.”

She mumbled looking down.

Alex smiled.

“If it wasn’t Bella then i wouldn’t have look at this face…”

Bella looked at him as butterflies filled her stomach.

“Face doesn’t matter?”

Alexander shook his head.

“That day in the basement__”

He said and her expressions changed.

“I know i was brutal… I tortured him but deserved that.”

Bella looked down at the ground. Thinking what he did to deserve it.

“Since my grandfather was in power, he strictly prohibited the human trafficking… He was in love with Indian beauty and she changed his life… My father followed the same path, he fell for Indian beauty too. More fierce and bold. He broke laws for her, he not only prohibited human trafficking but stopped those who were doing it… Dominick and I followed the same path… That man was in charge of it, he was supposed to protect girls but he got involved in it for money… It was too late when I learnt about it, he had already ruined many lives and families. Abducted children, raped girls and sold them to Russian mafia…”

He finished with hatefull tone.

“You tell me how I was supposed to treat him… I had to torture him so he tell us where are those girls and children… We rescued many but few had already ended their lives…”

Bella’s eyes were glossy when he finished and looked at her.

“Tell me Bella… Was i wrong to punish him…”

He asked.