"I know you didn't punish her so I decided to take matters into my own hands. I already gave you a chance, my son." He negotiates and I look at him in disbelief. I know he is ruthless and I would not have minded if he had punished me, but messing up with my girl was his mistake.

"Nobody in this house is allowed to even think of her, let alone hurt her. And now that you and Luca have hurt her, then shouldn't you both also receive your punishment?" I turn my head to my right and look at Luca, before staring at my dad.

"Tsk, tsk, it was fun playing innocent, and now that you know the truth it's fun seeing you miserable, my dear cousin." Luca laughs sinisterly.

"Brother, he's just aggravating you. You cannot pull the trigger and kill dad. We can deal with Luca later on." Andrew keeps requesting and then within a minute, we are surrounded by heavily guarded men. All holding guns pointed at me.

"You can't do anything, cousin. Drop the act now." Luca smirks, looking at all the men who are my dad's bodyguard.

"You were so right, Luca. He's gone crazy over a girl and dared to point the gun at me, his dad." My dad says in disappointment as if I care.

I lower my gun down slowly since I know that if a bullet escapes this gun then there will be another bullet in my girl's head.

"Down on your knees." Dad commands and I obey. Luca snatches the gun from my hold whereas Andrew looks at me anxiously so I look away from him.

"This is what you get for disobeying me." A strong hit lands on my back with a hockey stick and I fall on my stomach on the floor.
Another hit lands on the same spot as my dad says again, "This is for choosing a damn girl over me."

Hit after hit keeps coming and the pain feels good to me. I deserve to be punished, for not being able to protect her, for harming her, for bringing her into my pathetic world, for hurting her. She must have felt so helpless like the way I'm feeling right now. Why did I bring her here in the first place? I truly regret bringing her into my world in which she never belonged. I was a fool to think, she'll adapt. There's no way an angel can live in a devil's cave.

"And this last one, for pointing the gun at me." My dad speaks wearily and throws the stick on the ground. He grabs me by my collar and my legs wobble at the sudden movement. Sharp pain irradiates throughout my back, making me grimace in pain.

"If you dare disobey me again then next time I'll personally punish your girl. And don't you dare think about messing up with Luca. If you do then you know better." Dad warns, giving me a deadly glare before leaving my collar free, and walking out of the house with a smirking Luca.

I fall to the ground and Andrew rushes over to support me. "We'll deal with Luca one day, but now you and Melissa both need a doctor," Andrew tells me and calls out to Martha. She comes running and gasps at my bruises and marks which are visible beneath my ripped shirt.

"Thank you, Martha."

"That's my job, sir." She says before calling the doctor. I would've never heard my girl scream if it wasn't for Martha. She's the one who took the risk and opened the door slightly, for me to hear and help Melissa.

I'm so grateful to her, but I don't understand why she took so much time to open the door so I ask, "What took you so long to open the door?"

"Sir, your uncle wanted me to cook some side dishes for his clients so he kept me occupied. Sorry." She answers and I nod.

Andrew starts taking me towards his room but I want to be near her, so I tell him to go to my room instead. We enter the room and I see her unconscious. I lie beside her, hold her soft small hand and ask Martha to change her into some comfy clothes and then soon the doctor arrives. I tell him to treat her first before treating my wounds. I'm sure her pain is bigger than mine. My heart beats loudly as she squirms. A few drops of sweat form on her little forehead and I know what she's dreaming.

"It's alright, baby. I'm here. No one can harm you." I try to assure her but her eyes flutter open and she sits up in horror. She looks at her surroundings and then checks herself. Her eyes then meet mine with so much despair.

"Where is h-he?" She asks in fear. Her voice is barely audible and her face holds no emotions.

"Don't worry. He won't hurt you again."

Her eyes stare at me blankly and I don't understand what and how to console her. He took her away from me. My fighter Melissa is nowhere to be seen. She looks broken and most of all scared. All this happened because of me and now I must fix it.

So, with a heavy heart, I decided to tell her the words which I never dreamt of saying. But I have to, for her. I love her and seeing her withering aches my heart.

"You are free."

Her expression remains blank as if she isn't listening to me and is lost in her world. She flinches as soon as I hold her hand. She's about to pull back but I hold them firmly.

"You are free. I mean, you can go...home." I tell her and my heart sinks at every other word coming from my mouth. Her blank expression turns to a shock.

"Don't make fun of me Blake please." She sounds annoyed. She thinks this is a joke but it's real. I've decided to let her go back to France. I cannot keep her safe in this house and neither in London. She must return and get the life she deserves.

"I'm not joking. You and Ella can go back."
Her face lights up but still, some confusion lingers around her forehead.

"Are you seriously letting us go?" She asks in disbelief but I can see slight hope in her light brown eyes.

"Yes, I'm. You are not safe here and I cannot see you getting hurt. It's all my fault for bringing you into my life and now I want to correct things. You can go back but..."

Her shining eyes once again transit to dull ones, so I continue to speak, "You must sign a contract with me."

"What contract?" She asks in anticipation.

"That you and Ella will never tell anyone about what happened here and if you break the contract then you must return to me," I explain to her while my insides feel empty.

"Seriously? Deal!" She exclaims in joy. Her smile returns and my heart feels a bit at ease. I don't want her to leave me. But unless there's dad and Luca around us there's no way she'll be safe. And I'd rather lose her from my life than let her break and lose herself.

"I hope you die by my hands. I hope someone you love dearly will be taken away from you. I hope you suffer and regret till you die. I hate you so much, Blake Williams."

The words she said to me on the day I told her to choose between her mom and studies come back as a realization of how truly she wished for me to lose a dear one. Now my dear one, my girl, my first and last love will leave me. Her curse turned into a harsh reality.

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A/N:
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