A Lifetime With You by Athrhteera

Chapter 68

Alena

"I'll go. I'll go with you."

words escaped my mouth with fear.

The

I had only gotten the chance to be with Matteo after awhile and it felt as if everything was taken away from me in a glimpse. We had promise forever together but I couldn't risk losing him to my own father, the monster in disguise. When I was growing up, I knew Papa was never the good guy. He had killed many people without regret just for the sake of his Bratva. However, I never thought he had the guts to point a gun at the love of my life, at his son-in-law. I thought things were going just fine between the both of them. I knew they were never eye to eye ever since I decided to marry Matteo but even I couldn't stop the tension. "Get her in the car,

car," Papa said to Alexei, who obeyed him.

Alexei grabbed my arm to pull me away but I couldn't stop looking at Matteo. I needed to look at him a little longer for my own sanity he was standing there helpless and I never saw him that way, he was a man with power.

My heart broke into a million pieces at the sight.

Papa kept his gun away as he followed me but not until he said the words, "Don't ever come near my daughter, Matteo or I will put a bullet in your head."

Just like that, Papa walked straight ahead towards the car along with his men.

Alexei continued to drag me towards the car, despite my efforts of trying to slow him down. My teary eyes focused on Matteo, somehow asking for his help but I knew we had ran out of choices. If I ran back towards him, Papa was bound to shoot him. I couldn't risk that. Matteo and I needed a plan to get back to each other.

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For now, we had to separate.

"Matteo!" I shouted his name as Alexei pushed me into the car.

Matteo seemed to have escaped the trance as he ran towards me. "Alena!" Alena!

However, the car was faster than him and it was impossible for him. I kept on pushing my brother away as I turned around to look at Matteo, who had already fallen on his knees as he cried and I knew at that moment, I had lost everything.

The car ride was quiet and I didn't bother to waste my energy anymore.

We were heading to Papa's house, the same house I had grew up in. I used to call it my home because of the good memories I had here with my family but it didn't feel like home anymore. I dreaded every step I took to enter the house, as if the floors burned me. Papa's men had carefully pulled me inside because apparently, I was wasting their time.

As soon as I entered, Mama came running towards me. The tears were visible in her eyes as she pulled me in for a hug, rubbing my back as she whispered soothing words in my ears. I could barely hear her questions because I was still in shock from having my world falling apart. 08:50 Fri, Nov 1 B.

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continued to touch-my face, trying to

the four of

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left us some privacy but I knew they were guarding the door, incase I decided to run off. I was never

into Mama's eyes, seeing

This wasn't the same man who had raised me, dis was a monster who decided to ruin his

room, feeling

what what did you do?" This

anyone as she continued to soothe me like a child. She kept wiping away my tears even though they weren't going to stop anytime soon while Papa remained expressionless at his

a gun at ! at Matteo.

thinking?!" Mama

own good. She needs to be away

crying out. I could feel myself shaking from

you can?"

kept you safe for thirty

you

hurt!"

my life? All you want is control. Not over your own life but over mine as well. You can control Alexei but you can never control me." "I did not raise you to be ungrateful." The words felt like knives especially when it came out of

making

your

have to learn your place,

child anymore. You can't keep me

said, staring into my eyes and for once, I knew he

to process his words. I continued to stare at him before turning look at Mama and Alexei. Mama

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he was a coward whenever it came

you." I replied, taking a

have

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this to me? Why are you trying to ruin my life? Do you simply enjoy seeing me miserable, Papa? What kind of father are you?" At this point, I had lost all of my respect towards Papa. It felt as if I had lost a battle-a battle I never wanted to fight in the

Alexei had called out, going down to my

your daughter!" Mama shouted,

to finally realise he had slapped me. My own father had slapped me across the face because he was angry, something he had never lost control especially

myself cry as Mama went