Chapter 4

Camilla P.O.V

"Lucas, you son of a bitch!" I screamed as I flung myself at him. Wrapping my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck, I squeezed the life out of him while embracing him with my biggest smile.

"Hey sis"

"Oh my god, Lucas! I thought you weren't coming back until next two weeks?" I gushed letting my body off of him.

"I lied. I actually wanted to surprise you when I came back. I've been here for like a month but I took a detour to Alesso first"

My smile slowly fell as a registered what he said. The thumping increasing as my heart ached when I heard what his name.

"How is he?" I asked sadly

"He'll get over it" he said

"That's not what I asked Lucas" I was getting annoyed with him constantly avoiding my question whenever I asked.

Lucas sensed my annoyance but the underline of sadness in my voice before he sighed. He flicked his wrist before the guards dispersed. One of them went to collect the food while he led me to a table to sit. When we sat down I waited for him to speak but he just sat there quietly, like he was debating on whether to answer my question.

"Lucas!" I snapped

"Okay! Okay!" he snapped back frustrated

"He's barely holding on. It's been five years and he still hasn't gotten over it. Every year that goes by he becomes more cold and distant, more closed off. We're all worried since your 'death anniversary' is coming up" he said air quoting his fingers at the words death anniversary.

I exhaled lowly before putting my head in my hands and breathing in and out slowly.

"This is absolute torture Lucas. I miss him and he's clearly not getting better. Can't we just tell him? He's as close to family as it gets" I asked desperately

"You know we can't Cam" he said sadly, his smile full of sympathy.

What happened to me was planned by someone close to us and we never figured out who it was. They hid their tracks well. To keep me safe they faked my death and hid me away until I got back on my feet. Camilla is dead to the world as I now take on the identity of Lusanna but nothing will change the fact that I have been and will always be in love with Alesso DeRosa.

"We have to get your restaurant keys and your recipe books from your apartment. Let's go b"

Arriving at my apartment Lucas and I get out the car while the guards flanked the apartment from all four sides.

Opening the door there I come face to face with Chris pacing the floor. I huff in annoyance as I know this will definitely not end well.

Turning to an angry Lucas who looks about ready to jump Chris I immediately block him.

"Let me at him! I swear I'm going to kill him." He said trying to go around me as I tried to get his attention. I snapped my fingers in his face before he finally looked down at me.

"I can handle it Lucas. Can you please wait outside?" I asked

"I'm not leaving you with him!" he hissed as me.

"Two minutes?" I asked giving him a pleading look.

"Fine!" he snapped

He turned to leave the apartment but stopped at the door and turned around.

"Be lucky she saved your sorry nappy looking ass or else your body would have been floating in the Atlantic Ocean in an hour tops" he snapped glaring at Chris who shrunk away from him.

When he left I finally turned back to the asshole in the living room who has my attention.

"Why the fuck is you still here?" I asked calmly.

He started walking towards me but I held my hand up stopping him in his place. My face alone was showing him that he was wasting my time and he better hurry up before I lose my patience.

"Babe, I swear it wasn't what it looked like. I went out to drink with some friends. I smoked a little and I got high. I didn't even know when I got back to the apartment. I swear baby, she means nothing to me. You have to belie-" I cut him off with a loud kissed teeth.

"Boy miss me with that bullshit. Drunk my fat chocolate ass. You know damn well why you were doing that shit so take me for no damn fool with that shit. Get your shit and get the fuck out before I lose my damn patience with yo lying ass. Got me fucked up." I collected my keys off the stand, reached up in the cupboards and got my recipe books before turning to leave.

I was grabbed by my forearm and yanked back before being slammed into the wall. My keys, recipe book, everything fell to the floor.

I was grabbed by my forearm when I tried to run and yanked back before being slammed into the wall. My hands were tied to the chains in the ceiling, my feet bound to the ground. My clothes cut and torn down as I sobbed heavily. The sound of something dragging against the floor had me whimpering in fear.

It was only a few moments before something long and hard came crashing down my back. Hot scorching pain branded my back as something wet trickled down. The pain was so bad it had me screaming my lungs out on the first lash.

"You stupid bitch. You just couldn't stay away. Now look what you made me do." His voice was familiar as he growled at me but whatever they injected me with made everything fizzy and hard to focus.

I cried harder as another lash came down on my back. It hurt so badly. By now I can only assume this was a whip inflicting pain on my back as I screamed and cried begging him to stop.

"Scream more you bitch. I love when you do" he growled again before whipping me again as I screamed.

Snapping out that horrid memory I grab his fingers, pulling them back until I heard them pop out the socket. His scream was music to my ears. He sounds like a little bitch.

"I thought you figured out by now that I hate people touching me" I sneered as I walked over him.

"How do you think a relationship works Lusanna. I can't fucking touch you, no sex and I can't even fucking you touch you without you flinching. You're fucking difficult to even be around, much less in a damn relationship. Walk out that door and you'll regret it. I promised you that" He snapped at me.

I laughed as I continued walking. I flipped him off behind my back as I laughed louder at his audacity.

"Boy bye"

Giving the landlord the key, I walked back to the car where Lucas was waiting.

He raised his hands to collect the books when I flinched away from him subconsciously. His eyebrows furrowed together in confusion.

"I'm sorry. Just. Give me a minute" I said as I tried not to relapse.

Snapping of fingers brought my attention to him.

"Breathe. In, and out." He repeated that five times before I finally calmed down.

"We good?" he asked me.

When I nodded he smiled before opening the car door so we can leave.

"His week ass had the audacity to threaten me. Nigga got me fucked up in all kinds of ways. I swear I need anger management classes" I huffed as I watched him drive off.

Lucas only laughed loudly before shaking his head.

"He actually had the balls to threaten the daughter of the most ruthless man in America, the leader of the English Mafia. He must be out his goddamn mind" he said while shaking his head before laughing again.