A Lifetime With You by Athrhteera

Chapter 69

Alena

I hadn't slept a wink last night even if I tried to.

My heart was heavy and my mind was crowded with different scenarios-I had imagined the ways I could try to run away but I knew it would risk Matteo's life as well. My phone was taken away from me. Therefore, I was left with nothing but own thoughts. my My bedroom was still the same as I had left a few years ago. It was never messy or filled with pink decorations because I 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. I couldn't be bothered to figure out the time as I 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 made me feel at ease.

After being slapped by Papa last night, I had kept the mixed feelings to myself. He had never raised to hit me nor the rest of my siblings-we never knew any type of abuse within the family. I had never experienced it. My body was shaking as my stomach growled in hunger.

I laid still on the bed d as I I stared up at the ceiling, trying to ignore the dizziness. I had the urge to scream and hit my head against the wall but I knew it wasn't all worth it; my life wasn't over just because Papa wanted me to marry Viktor but I was back to square one, the same square I had left when I mart I married Matteo.

I

All of a sudden, I was bac I was back here.

here.

still had my career as a doctor and I was never going to lose that. I 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 I 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, I kept my secret hidden as well as I could.

A low knock was heard on the door but I 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; I felt like a teenager all over again.

"I brought you breakfast, sweetheart. Come and sit up," Mama said, placing the tray on the bed before helping me to sit up.

I did as told, wiping away the tears on my face.

I

I didn't have to look in the mirror to see if my eyes were swollen because I felt them. Even Mama's eyes were swollen from all the crying last night. Even after I had went to my bedroom last night, I could her the shoutings coming from my parent's

room.

Mama

and Papa were probably arguing.

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each other but I guess, Mama

good." I

taste even better," she

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me before combing my hair with her fingers, running through them. It was a habit of hers to try and make me look presentable whenever she can but at this point, it was no use

clear in them and I

Alexei had more power

like?" She asked, trying to pick up

"Delicious.

you, honey. What do you want for

"You're spoiling me."

deserve to be spoiled," she

I would still

"Dinner then?" "I guess."

I was finally feeling a bit better-I had starved when I was kidnapped, I remembered how much my body tried hard to survive. They only gave me a few drops of of water because they

I hadn't regained

going to take

Do you

maybe we should run

you want

travel a lot, Mama. You know

I enjoyed my

Korea."

would have a really

do you

to run away together. Just the two of us but I know we wouldn't make it far. We might just end up at the airport with our passports blocked and

be the sad truth, Alena."

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asked her a tough question but she knew her husband more than I knew father-she could easily answer them, even though she seemed like she was having

or he's my husband but as

know what he did to you last night was

do? For

all,

never hurt you for whatever he did, just blame it

I blinked a f

trying to prevent myself from crying. I seemed to be doing that a lot ever since I was taken away from Matteo, I had even wondered where the tears continued to come from because

starting to sting as

under my breath,