“Tears dripped down from her once lively eyes as she stared out of her hospital window.Trying hard to find the will to live on.Regretting her life decision of marrying 'HIM'.

He had broken her.

He had broken her love.

He had broken her trust.

He had broken her will to live on.

His presence now haunted her.

She hated how she knew he would always find her.The question was how long could she hid from his haunting presence that she once felt so protected in.And would be her punishment this time?”

Maria's POV:

"Beep"   "Beep"

I groaned waking up to switch the alarm off.It was 7:45,my class starts at 8:30 so I stand to go to the bathroom already missing my warm sheets.I hated Mondays but was excited to finish my last semester so I can finally help dad in the company back home.I take a 15 minutes shower and decide to wear oversized hoodie and some black leggings,I knew it was not that cold but I get sick very easily so I prefer to wear warm clothes.I fix myself some quick pancakes and take some cat food with me to feed stray cats on the way to university and run out of my apartment deciding not to grabbing my car keys as I preferred to walk to uni. My dad bought me an apartment in the most secure and best place in Madrid which happens to be near my uni it only 5 minutes drive and 10 minutes walk.

During the walk I stop to feed the cats when I have an eerie feeling that someone is starting at me so l turn around but find no one there so I it brush off and continue my walk.I reach just in time to catch first lecture.I am quite popular in university because of my grades and personality and have a lot of friends but only one best friend Adrian whom I prefer to seat in class with.The day went on fairly simple with lectures but Adrian and I agree go for coffee after university.The whole time in the cafe I felt the same eerie feeling I felt in the morning I looked around but found no one there

who looked suspicious.

I whole week went by with me having the same eerie feelings,it was starting to get out of hand as I felt someone was watching me even in my own apartment.I started debating if I should tell someone but I decided against it as I didn't want them to worry about me.So I came to conclusion that I should adopt a cat thinking that being lonely was the reason I was getting these feelings.

The next day I when to the pet shop and adopt a beautiful female Turkish Angora.After picking out her stuff as I

turned around I bumped into a very muscular chest dropping everything as I bent down to pick them up

so did the man I bumped into he helped me pick them up.As I looked up to thank him I was met with the most beautiful grey eyes I had ever seen I stood there staring in his eyes for god know how long until he faked coughed to snap me in to reality.I swear I had never felt that embarrassed I could tell my whole face was as red as a cherry tomato.As I looked down blushing I heard the most sexy chuckle in my life it was so deep and husky making me feel thousands of butterflies in my stomach making my blush to deepen.As he stopped chuckling I look up this time trying not to get distracted by his deep eyes I met with the most handsome man I had ever seen.He was a giant,more than a feet tall than me.He had a muscular build beautiful tanned skin,sharp jaw,short stubble,pointed nose,dreamy grey eyes and the softest black hair I had ever seen it was as if god had spend his time making him by own hands.I was once again snapped back to reality when he said,"Gattina".I got confused and asked, "what?".He said if I was adopting a cat.I nodded as it was hard to move my eyes from his face to speak of him.He told me his name Lorenzo and he was there to get some stuff for his two huskies.I felt a slight dark aura around him but I was so attracted by him that I ignored it.We felt a strong bond towards each other so we exchange numbers.

"If only at that time I knew what I was getting myself into."

Maria's POV:

That evening as I was in my room watching Netflix,I got a notification on my phone.It was a message from an unknown number saying,"Hi gattina"which freaked out me out so I asked who it was and was relieved when he replied with Lorenzo.And that how I started to dig my own grave.We begin to talk a lot on phone and meet in person,we would go to movies dates or just hang out in parks and cafes and in the meanwhile Lorenzo shifted to the apartment next to mine.I also became increasingly afraid of being alone as the feeling of someone watching me begin to increase and the only time I felt safe was in Lorenzo's presence so I would spend more time at his apartment that in mine.As time went on I started to trust Lorenzo with my own life and decided to tell he how I had a feeling someone was always watching me and how I only felt safe around him.What he had said that time made my heart fill with so much warmth that all the previous feelings of darkness from him had vanished from my mind.He had at that time promised that he would always be with me by my side,oh if only I had known at that time.

After his promise I introduced him to Adrian who didn’t seem to like Lorenzo a bit.He told me how Lorenzo had this dark and evil glint in his eyes when he was looking at me but at that time I was so blinded that I had a huge fight with my best friend who was only trying to look out for me.I started to avoid Adrian at university and if he even tried to talk to me I would ignore him.Whereas Lorenzo had confessed him love for me and asked me to be his girlfriend to which I replied with yes as I had started to fall deep for him.

I had also applied and gotten accepted for an internship at NYX as Lorenzo had told me he worked there and it was also a reason he could afford the apartment.Lorenzo had told only a few things about himself like he was an orphan and how his life was filled with struggles but he had not told me details so I respect his wishes to keep parts of his tragic past hidden as I didn’t want him to feel uncomfortable.I also only knew that he worked in NYX not his position there.

Time skip,

Life was amazing,I had gotten my degree and the same day Lorenzo had proposed to me.I was over the moon with happiness I had told my parents about Lorenzo at first my father didn’t agree but finally he had agreed to our marriages.We had decided to get married in USA and that after our honeymoon,move to Spain.I was sad that I could not help dad in the company but wanted to stay with the love of my live.I also was really sad that I could not have included Adrian in my happiness but I was still made at him for the way he talked about Lorenzo so I wanted to prove him wrong.

“I thought I was getting butterflies but it was really something telling me to run away.”

Maria's POV;

Time flew by quickly,today is my wedding day.I am so excited to start my new life with the love of my life,Lorenzo.Though I was sad to leave my parents,they had encouraged me to chase after my happiness if not I would forever regret my decisions.

The reception was perfect,Lorenzo with the help of his two friends Marco and Antonio had organised everything from the stage's height to the colour of the flowers.After saying the vows I had my first kiss.One of the many things I loved about Lorenzo he respected my wishes to save my first kiss and first time for our wedding.

After the wedding ceremony when Lorenzo and l got in the car,I noticed that we were going to the airport,so I asked him where we were going to which he had replied that it was a surprise.Lorenzo told me that he had already put the luggage I had packed for our honeymoon in the truck.We reached the airport,Lorenzo had handed over our luggage to a porter.Lorenzo handed me a bag and asked to change we were still in our reception clothes.Inside of the bag was some hair ties,hair brush,makeup remover wipes,sneakers,socks,some white lace undergarments,pair of leggings and a loose shirt after changing when I came out Lorenzo standing there wearing a white t shirt with a dark denim jacket on jeans with some sneakers.

We boarded the plane and sat in are first class seats,I still didn't know were we were going as Lorenzo had made sure the tickets were out of my reach.After the plane took off we slept as it was late at night and because we were exhausted by the wedding.I was woken by Lorenzo for snacks after which I fell asleep again,he also woke me after the flight landed.I noticed it was early morning from the window after we got of the plane,Lorenzo turned me towards himself and said welcome to Hawaii.I had once told him in the beginning of our relationship that I always wanted to go to Hawaii but didn't think he would remember it.I jumped on and hugged him tightly while saying I loved him.

After getting out of the airport we went to our resort which had huts on water attached to the land by small bridges.Our room was huge with an ocean view,the bathroom was also beautiful with a separate shower and a huge jacuzzi.We had some rest after with we spent the day going to popular tourist locations.

As the sun was about to set we return to the resort I took a shower first and while Lorenzo was in the shower I worked quickly and I changed into the beautiful lacy black lingerie which I covered by a white rode.I quickly set up our dinner on the table on the area outside our room facing the ocean and lit candles in our room.When I was satisfied with my work I went and sat in chair while looking a sea outside with our dinner.Just in time for Lorenzo to come outside wearing a white rode.I was feeling very nervous while we were having our dinner.After dinner we sat on the edge of the hut with our feet in the water talking while admiring the magnificent view.As Lorenzo turned towards me I gathered all my courage and kissed him we began to make out on porch things quickly heated up one thing after the other we ended in bed.An that's how I lost my virginity though it hurt but for my love it was worth it.

And that's how we spend the most of our five vacation in bed.On the last day as I was packing our luggage ignoring the soreness between my legs,I smelled Lorenzo's cologne that had a woody plus hint of mint smell.As I was about to turn to hug him and also scold him I felt a prick on my neck.While losing conscience I looked at him for an answer to only be greeted by him looking at me coldly it a weird emotion in his eyes that shook my soul.The last words I heard as I was welcomed by darkness was,"you can never escape from me even if you wanted to as I will always find you,my little gattina"

"Be careful who you trust, even the Devil was once an Angel."