Bella's POV.
"But you might get hurt," Lucifer resisted and I fully understood his intentions.
Was he purposely trying to take advantage of my situation? Does he want himself to look a man in my eyes and want me to accept him? Anger filled my eyes as I scolded him. "Enough. Get out and call the maids."
He hesitated for a moment before shouting at me," Boss, you are being too serious!!"
I was surprised to see him raising his voice in front of me. And before I could say anything he leaned close to my face and with a grin playing on his face he whispered, "Do you want me to narrate your dirty works to everyone? To your friend who considers you as a pure soul?''
"Lucifer... You–"
"Stop acting like you are my boss or master. I don't remember working for an emotionally frustrated woman who keeps crying about her dead husband!" He taunted me and choking my jaws in his hand he sarcastically commented, "It's not like I haven't seen you without clothes. What are you embarrassed about? You are not attractive to me or anything."
His words pierced through my heart, the man I trusted myself was insulting me boldly. If only I had known his true face from the beginning...
I pushed him back, causing him to trip over and he started laughing. Covering his face he glanced at me between the gaps of his fingers. "Useless woman! You surely don't understand your situation, right?"
I became scared because I was in a vulnerable condition. Still, I managed to get out of the tub, and dashed towards the bathroom's door while holding my belly.
"SOMEONE...!!'' I called. " Someone, please help me. Maids."
"Who are you calling for help? Nobody's in the villa."
My heart almost stopped when I heard his scary words. I turned my face and in a confused voice murmured," W-What do you mean?"
He laughed at me instead of answering, getting up from the floor he walked towards me. I panicked, my instinct was telling me that something worse was going to happen. Fear made my body experience goosebumps. Banging my hand on the door. Hoping for someone... Someone who could hear me and help me out.
"Stop it, Bella or should I say Ishabella?" Lucifer's voice feathered on the back of my neck, causing my heart to race in terror.
Holding my heavy belly, I coldly cursed, "What do you want? I can give the wealth you–"
"Shut up," he scowled, grabbing my throat and flipping me back to face him. " I have always wanted to have sex with you. The princess of the Dior family, your pussy surely must feel luxurious and–"
I spat on his face before he could continue humiliating me. "How dare you, a bastard, dream of me? Let me go."
THUD!
I received a hard slap across my face, it stunk because I had never been slapped before except once by Dad. Holding my stinking reddened right cheek, I clenched my jaws.
His grip on my throat tightens as he lifts my face up close to his," b*tch, what are you high on? Today I shall show you your real place."
He slapped me again and again until my face was slightly swollen and red. I folded my bleeding lips inside my mouth, suppressing my tears from falling. I don't want to show my weakness to this bastard and let him feel superior.
"Very well," he grinned and crashed his lips against mine.
My eyes widened and for a moment I couldn't understand. Coming back to my senses, I started kicking him with my fists and he grabbed my belly.
"Hit me again and I shall show you my demon's side. Your child will be killed inside your fucking womb," he groaned between his aggressive kisses.
No...why was I experiencing this? I feel the shame eating me up. My despair reached its peak when he started ripping off my clothes. I felt like many insects were eating skin, that's how much I was disgusted with him.
Tears overwhelmed my eyes and I couldn't hold them anymore. They overflowed my eyes however that animal continued harassing me.
Separating his lips from my mouth, he smirked at me. My misery brought pleasure to him and I could see how amused he appeared after seeing me in tears.
"Beg me," he laughed. "Beg me if you want me to be gentle with you. I'm not heartless you see."
"Dream of because I ain't going to beg a cowardly bastard like you. You are taking advantage of my condition... If I were not pregnant... I would have ripped off your hands that dared to touch–"
"This fucking bitch," he growled and pushed me on the floor.
"Ahh," I cried in pain, my womb started hurting me. With trembling legs, I crawled backward from that bastard but he suddenly pulled me front by my legs.
Spreading my legs, he started unzipping his pants...' No. Please. Someone save me,' I prayed in pain.
CRACK!
"Bella?" I heard a familiar voice and opened my eyes, Helene with her husband John was standing outside the bathroom.
I don't know why I felt so relieved that my tears wouldn't stop falling from my eyes. She immediately got inside and took off her long coat, and covered my nude body with it.
While John grabbed Lucifer's collar when he tried to escape and stamped his face against the wall. He kicked him in his chest, breaking Lucifer's ribs and then smashed his body in the floor.
Yanking Lucifer's face up by holding a handful of his hair, John angrily thundered," Dirty piece of shit! How could you betray your master who fed you?"
But before Lucifer could answer him, John stamped his face against the floor multiple times until his nose broke down and his face was covered in blood. He trampled on his body, kicking him like a boxing bag.
Helene had to run to John and calm him down. "Darling, hand him to your men. We must hurry, Bella is in pain."
"Oh my bad," I saw John leaving Lucifer's unconscious body and rushing over to me.
I don't know how I should feel, it was embarrassing in short. Thankfully Helene had buttoned up the coat so as to not expose my body too much. I thought John would be awkward to carry me, instead he scooped me up in his arms and dashed out. Helene followed us, her expression was worried about me.
Although I was in excruciating pain, the feeling of getting cared for by a friend made it bearable. Making me sit at the back of the car, John asked his men to bring him to the jail of Shadow military.
Helene sat beside me and after that, I don't remember a thing. I became unconscious because my womb hurt me too much.
When I opened my eyes for the first time, I thought I saw someone sitting next to me and holding onto my hand. And I am sure that person was not Helene or John. His hair was golden blonde like hers...but I just got a quick glimpse only for a few seconds because I went unconscious again.
"Bella, how are you feeling now," I heard Helene's voice when I regained consciousness completely. "The doctor said you and your baby are fine. But you need to take rest as per advice."
"How long have I been unconscious?"
"Uhm, for like 5 hours... But don't worry, I'm here with you all the time," Helene assured me.
I looked around for that blonde man I saw earlier but nobody was there except Helene.
'I must have been hallucinating,' I thought and touched my belly. I could feel the heartbeats of my child.
Thankfully Helene and her husband arrived on time otherwise that monster would have killed my child. That fucker, I looked at Helene and asked her to call John.
"Ahem, hello Miss Bella," John greeted, this time he was very formal and relaxed. " You don't need to worry about anything. I have known everything from my wife, nobody will find out you are staying in London."
"Oh... Thank you Mr John, I'm truly grateful to you for saving me. If today you wouldn't have–"
" Bella, nothing will happen to you," he said, stopping me in the middle of my sentence. "I will guarantee your safety. I will send my trusted men to your villa."
"Yes, darling that would be best," Helene added.
I felt so awkward about relying on my best friend for everything. I have done nothing in return for receiving such support.
"Bella, you don't need to feel scared of anyone. The men who I will be sending as your bodyguards are trained soldiers of the Shadow military," John explained, after noticing me hesitating.
Oops, he misinterpreted. Still, I shouldn't decline his help because what if other members of my guild start to look for Lucifer. I can't trust them after getting betrayed by one already. But what would I say to John when Lucifer exposed my secret codename Ishabella?
Sigh, I'll have to tell him everything if my identity is exposed. I wasn't planning to keep this a secret anymore from Helene and her husband. They have the right to know after everything they are doing for me.
After knowing if they decide to cut ties with me, I'll accept it gladly and return back to my dad. My life is already fucked up so better die in my dad's hand than filthy bastard's hands.
***
After getting discharged from the hospital, I was greeted by two bulky tall men dressed in black uniforms. They had their mouths covered with masks, eyes with black glasses and were carrying rifles and guns in holster belts.
"He's Saint and this here goes by Mistake codenames," John introduced the bodyguards to me.
I realized that Soldiers and other officers of the shadow military hide their real identities and go by codenames just as mafias do.
I didn't bother to question them further because I had my trust in my friend and her husband. The bodyguards escorted me and one of the blonde-haired bodyguards helped me get out of the car. He looked familiar... I think I saw him in the hospital when I first opened my eyes for a few seconds...
"Did you come to me when I was unconscious?" I asked him.