Luca’s Inferno by Karima Sa’ad Usman

Chapter 31

31 Burning Flames
Luca.
I thought I was living in hell until Emma left. I had never experienced so much pain in my life. I could not think straight anymore. I closed myself off from everyone. Barely saw my friends and couldn’t stand company. I was a mess. Maybe I should have held on and damned the consequences. The pain I felt was worse than losing a loved one; there was a void in my heart that could never be filled up. I was dead from the inside out.
My parents and Catalina had left my house because of my hostility. Usually, Emma was always there to calm me down, but she wasn’t anymore, and everything around me was falling apart. I knew I was slowly becoming a monster, but there was nothing I could do. A huge part kept telling me that what I did was for the best. It had been a month, and there had been several attacks on my life. All of which I sustained minor injuries and survived. The attacks let me know I did the right thing by letting Emma go. Hopefully, she would find someone worthy of her and move on. Castelo had advised me to put someone to watch over her, but I didn’t want to.
No one would go after her knowing I dumped her. It was simple logic. I must not value her to have abandoned her the way I did, so there was no point for my enemies to go after her because they would not be hurting me in the process. Aldo was seeing Heather, and I had warned him never to talk to me about whatever Heather told him about Emma. I knew how I was living was unhealthy for my heart and soul, but I would die just to ensure she was alright. I knew her family’s business was moving well. They were still under my protection, so Marcelo and the small mob bosses of Celio would not extort them. I knew her brothers would care for her. After all, she had made everything possible. Her clothes were still in my closet. I would often sit there just to surround myself with her scent. I knew it would fade with time, but I was willing to take all I could. It hurt me that she did not go with the things I bought or the money I gave her. The woman was too stubborn for her own good. She was perfect for me, and I had let her go.

I saw my pain as punishment for the lives I had to take so that I could restore peace and place myself as the boss to maintain the peace. I had killed husbands and rendered some children orphans. I had wiped out families and broken homes. I had brought sorrow into people’s homes and taken their joy without question or remorse. This was my punishment. A soul ripping pain that could never be healed. My parents did not talk about Teressa again; somehow, they had started liking Emma for me. I do not know how that happened because before we left for the resort, my mother hated the girl, but I guess she could see that my heart was already taken. Teressa had started visiting too often in the name of work, and I had warned her to only call, but she was stubborn. I knew she was trying to seduce me, but I was numb. Even if I was asleep, she wouldn’t achieve anything, and I knew it frustrated her, which I believed served her right.
I looked at the clock; it was almost time for my meeting. I hated visiting people’s houses, but this was one of those days. I rarely left my house and never looked forward to stepping out. I did not go to parties anymore because I wouldn’t have Emma in my arms to get me through the event. It was a heart-wrenching experience. I got off my bed and dragged my feet to get dressed for the meeting. While I wore my shirt,
images of Emma flooded my mind, and my eyes welled up with tears. Tears I would never let the world see. My room felt like a dungeon without her, and I was doing time. I remained indoors because I dared not break into public. Often I would hear a voice like hers or get a scent of Lavender and Honey and break down inside, hence why I flared up and excused myself. I wasn’t allowed to show weakness; it was our culture, and it was killing me. I got ready for the meeting, got into my car and headed out the gate. I saw a commotion at my entrance. My men were holding a man down, and I wanted to know who it was.
“Please, I need to see Alpha Alessandro,” he said. I knew who it was immediately. Only Emma and her family referred to me as Alpha instead of Don. Had something happened to her? I exited the car and went to see what was going on. They had pinned him down and bound his hand with a silver cuff; I was angry and reprimanded them for it. They were still my in-laws regardless and deserved some respect. I was yet to annul the marriage, and I did not think I ever would.
“Let him be,” I ordered my men, and they released him. It was Tevin, Emma’s eldest brother. He stood up and bowed his head with respect. The man respected me greatly; even though I hurt his sister, he still respected me. I did not deserve it.
“What is the issue, Tevin?” I asked him, and he looked at my men.
“It is okay; you can tell me whatever here. They are trustworthy.” I assured him. I was in a hurry and could not return to the house. He hesitated but soon spoke.
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