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I was panicked and scared as hell. I couldn't get the horrible memory of the person shoving me into the water, squeezing my throat as I choked, screaming under the water. I was thrashing around, trying to keep awake and not drown, a burning sensation in my lungs fighting to breathe. Then all of a sudden I felt light as I drifted away into a dark abyss.

Who was this person? I didn't want to press on the question because I couldn't be bothered to get into an argument with him. He had saved me as well. I couldn't be more happy that he saved me. I didn't want to die, I still had a whole life ahead of me.

I was placed on a bed and I opened my stinging eyes to see him holding some clothes in his arms. I noticed his red eyes. "You cried for me?" I asked, a small smirk on my face. He blushed a little, "I told you; I love you."

I looked away as he handed me some clothes saying, "put these on, you're soaking wet." He left the room and I quickly stripped out my wet clothes and tossed them into the laundry bin in Vincenzo's en suite. I put on a grey large shirt which smelt like Vincenzo, and some loose, baby pink pyjama shorts that I was guessing belonged to Valentina.

I rubbed my hair with a towel, sighing before tossing it in the laundry bin. I was done and coincidentally Vincenzo walked it.

I sat on the edge of the bed, biting my lip. His eyes quickly gazed across my body, lingering at my chest for a moment probably because I didn't have my bra on.

I noticed that he changed as well. He had some stripy black and grey pyjama trousers and didn't have a shirt on. My eyes scanned his bare chest and I attempted not to drool at the beautiful sight.

He walked over, pulling the duvet over and gestured for me to go in. I hesitated before slipping under the covers as he went under the duvet next to me. I shivered, feeling awkward.

He wrapped his arm around my waist, holding me close against his chest. "I could go to my own bed. I'll be-"

"No."

I bit my lip. Okay then.

I exhaled before closing my eyes, his protective arms around me as I slept.

I awoke the next morning feeling cosy. My throat felt better and my chest no longer felt tight. I felt as though nothing happened the night before.

I tried my hardest not to think about what happened but I couldn't. Why was I targeted?

Vincenzo's arms were still wrapped around me, my back on his chest and his face in the crook of my neck. Our bodies were pressed against each other and I felt warm - a good warm. It was nice having this loving feeling but I knew it couldn't last forever.

I sighed quietly, enjoying the feeling for a while as he slept, the feeling of his chest rising against my back. I could feel his healthy heartbeat.

Luckily, he wasn't keeping a tight hold of me, that's how I knew he wasn't awake. I slipped out of his grasp carefully and covered him with the duvet properly so he was still warm.

He stirred a little before continuing to sleep peacefully. He looked calm. I ran my fingers through his soft hair. How could someone so good looking and loving be so ruthless?

At that moment in time he didn't look like a killer. Just a incredibly attractive guy who looked even cuter as he slept. He looked like a normal yet sexy person.

The sun was beginning to rise so I decided to quickly go back to the maid's house and get dressed. I tiptoed down the corridor, peeking through the crack of April's open door to see her snoozing with her body sprawled across the bed. Ariana and her brother seemed to be sleeping okay and Matteo was peacefully sleeping in a curled up position.

Val and Dante's door a tiny bit open but from where I could see, there were clothes scattered on the floor. They always slept together. I guess it was a good thing. It kept there relationship going good and maintained a good sex life. It made them happy, that was all that mattered.

I went into the maid's house and got ready before going back to Vincenzo's house to clean. I cleaned the house from top to bottom, leaving out the rooms with sleepy people. I checked the time and it seemed as though I had woken up at around five.

I then cooked a full English breakfast and going into Ariana's room and waking her and her older brother up. It took them a while to get out of bed but I bathed them both and then got them changed. I sent them downstairs to sit at the dining table and wait for their food whilst I sorted out April and Matteo. Once they were both done, I heard noises from Dante's room so I was guessing they were starting to wake up too.

Carrying Matteo, I led April downstairs where she sat next to Ariana and talk with her cousins. It wasn't a school day, so they were at home chilling for the day.

I gave them all breakfast and fed Matteo before allowing them to go in the living room and watch some television. I placed Matteo into his Moses basket and allowed him to watch the baby mobile spin and play nursery rhymes. He seemed occupied and happy.

After cleaning up after the children, I ate some fruit as I wasn't feeling too hungry and went to clean their rooms. Once that was sorted, I decided to go check on Vincenzo since he hadn't came down like he usually would.