Beaten up
Aria's POV
I blinked, redirecting my gaze to Viola, who had just arrived. "I believe you heard me; if not, you wouldn't be so concerned about me repeating it."
I said calmly, putting my hand behind me and clenching it into a fist.
One I wished to launch right into her perfect face.
"You really have guts, maid." Viola narrowed her eyes at me. "Why are you out here talking to my man? Do you want to seduce him?"
Seduce?
Who? Luca?
I resisted the urge to burst out into laughter.
Just a few minutes ago, it was the other way around.
If only she had been there...
Then again, if she had been there, the bitch looked like the type that could push me away from Luca and slap me for touching her man, so... Maybe it had been nice that she missed that part.
"Luca," Viola turned to Luca, she cupped his face and pouted her lips. "What are you doing out of bed? Is she trying to seduce you?" She asked loud enough for me to hear.
The crazy part about the scene was that Luca didn't even spare Viola a glance.
His gaze was on me the entire time.
It was hot and intense, even as Viola touched his face.
I gulped, taking my eyes away from him to look at the nearest wall.
His gaze felt too serious... My betrayer's body was already starting to heat up.
"Maybe." The words rolled out from Luca's mouth and I snapped my head towards him.
"What?!"
Maybe?
Maybe what?
That I... Aria, was trying to seduce him?
If anything, I was trying to stop myself from getting seduced, by him!
Viola also snapped her head towards me. Her gaze was also intense... But in a bad manner, not like Luca's was any better.
Luca's gaze on me was as though he wanted to tear my clothes off and make me scream, Viola's... Her's was as though she wanted to tear my clothes off and beat the shit out of me.
And...
She walked closer.
"Hey, he's lying." I stepped back, putting my hand in front of me.
Which... What nonsense is this?
How could she just blindly believe him without asking for my own opinion?
I didn't matter?
This was just...
I didn't have time to think as Viola kept advancing towards me.
Luca stayed still. He shoved his hands into his pockets as he watched the show.
I knew it
I had a feeling something like this was going to happen. But unlike what I thought, Viola was even dumber.
Even if she caught both of us on the bed together and Luca told her I forced him there, she was going to believe it!
Viola's pretty face turned ugly. "You sly crazy bitch..."
"Hold on, hold..." Before I could finish my words, Viola had launched an attack on me.
I tried to dodge, or better still block with my hands, but it was just too quick. Her long nails dug into my skin which earned a whimper from me.
"Fuck....get the fuck away from me!" I yelled trying to push her back.
All the time I spent acting meek and calm so as to gain Luca's trust... All of them were gone.
I had cracked again, revealing my true side.
And it was all because of this damn woman!
She didn't know the favor I was trying to do for her, yet she treated me like this.
Viola was faster than I, and also stronger. She didn't even leave space for me to attack her. She just kept hitting me with her hands and scratching me with her nails she used as though they were claws.
Ouch... Fuck!
My breath was hitched.
I kept moving back, trying to get away from her.
But Viola was relentless. She kept coming to me, striking me in any manner she could. "I told you before, stay the fuck away from my man!" Viola yelled and dug all five nails into my arm which I used to protect my face.
A cry escaped my lips. Viola didn't stop there. Once she saw my guard was down, she kicked my calf... Hard.
"Ahhh!" A tear fell from my eyes. My knees weakened and I fell on them, while biting my lips to stop myself from releasing another cry like that.
"You..." Viola raised her hand, about to slap me. I closed my eyes and looked away.
I felt defeated.
"Stop!" That was when Luca's cold commanding voice came.
The slap I expected never came.
I opened my eyes slowly. The first thing I saw was Luca. He was still standing at the same position, hands in his pockets... Then I looked towards Viola.
Her hands were still in the air, halfway to my face as though it had been frozen there.
Frozen from Luca's command.
"You're lucky." Viola clenched her jaw, bringing her hand to her side. "Next time, you'll stay the fuck away from my man." She mumbled before returning to Luca's side.
I blinked multiple times to keep my tears at bay.
All I could feel at that moment was pain... So much pain coming from every part of my body most especially my hand.
I didn't need to look down at it to know it was bleeding.
The scent of fresh blood... My blood filled the air.
It dripped down slowly.
Ignoring the pain from my knee, I stood up, my gaze was on Viola the entire time. "You both deserve each other," I mumbled, holding my most affected hand with the other.
She was vicious and cruel. Just like Luca.
I was wrong for pitying her. She fought as though she and Luca had been picked from the same tree.
Maybe they had.
My eyes swelled with tears and I sniffled.
No...
I wasn't going to cry in front of this duo. I wasn't going to let them see me break down.
No...
Even though I had to hold it in for a while, I would.
Then I turned my gaze to Luca.
I didn't know why... But I felt disappointed.
Maybe because I had expected him to do something, anything... To at least help me.
I was trying to push away the video from my mind.
Maybe because a part of me still didn't believe a person could be that wicked.
I believed it now... Completely.
Maybe the only reason he stopped Viola was because he didn't want her to kill me until he was done with whatever reason he wanted to use me for.
I... I was going to make him regret that decision.
I gave Luca one last gaze before turning and walking away.