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A Real Man Will Do Anything To Protect The One He Is In Love With.

~Unknown~

There was so much shouting it woke me up, I rubbed my eyes fluttering them open turning my head to see Toni was missing. I looked down at my wrist that was bruised from last night. I closed my eyes letting out a shaky sigh.

Reopening my eyes before throwing the sheets off my body wincing when I stood up. My legs and thighs were all bruised from all the falling and Ian pinning me down. I felt nothing in me. All I felt was numbness. Everything was happening at once, these bad things aren't ending they keep coming.

I slipped my clothes on wincing when I lifted my arms . My whole body felt sore. I walked towards the bathroom brushing my hair looking at myself in the mirror to my eyes puffy and nose red. I turned around walking out of the bathroom when I was done brushing my hair.

I walked out of the room and towards the shouting, walking down the stairs to see Toni shouting at Serena who had tears running down her face. I gripped the staircase as I made my way down. "Why did you do it!?" He shouted gripping onto her wrist. "Don't make me fucking repeat myself!" Everyone stared quietly.

Katherine came towards me wrapping her arm around my shoulder. "Because i'm in love with you!" She shouted, everyone looked surprised while Toni stared down at her in shock. "I've been in love with you before you married her!" She pointed at me.

I felt my heart stop. Toni rubbed his face in frustration. "Are you-" He cut himself off, pacing around in anger. "Are you fucking kidding me!?" He bursted in anger. "You decided to harm my wife because you are in love with me?" He grabbed her arms.

She looked at him sobbing as fear came to her face. "I wanted her to get out of the picture so I could have you!" She spilled the truth.

"Everything Katherine said was right." Toni chuckled pushing her hard. "Anna warned me." I swallowed not saying a word. "You were involved with the poisoning weren't you?" He questioned taking steps closer to her as she backed away. "Answer me!" I jumped at his shout.

"Yes!" She answered in fear. "I was involved in everything! And I did all for you." Toni looked at her like she was crazy, everyone did but all I stared at her with was blankness not knowing what to feel. It was like all my emotions were gone.

"Were you involved in the murder of their child?" Katherine asked narrowing her eyes at her.

Serena put her lips in a line before tears started to spill out nodding her head. "I got her the pills." Out of nowhere I watched Serena's head snap the other way as Toni's hand was in the air.

Everyone gasped, but I just stood there. All I could think was how they tried killing me, then they killed my child, and kidnapped me as I was almost raped. "Toni!" I heard Jennifer yell.

Serena looked up at him with tears as she held her cheek. "Why?" I finally spoke up. "Why didn't you just tell him you loved him instead of trying to kill me, then killing my child, then kidnapping me and almost getting me raped by your brother?" I cried, Katherine held me tightly.

She glared at me on the floor. "Cause I knew he wasn't going to be mine!" She growled in anger.

"That doesn't mean to go and torture someone." Anna spoke up taking a step closer to her. "That doesn't mean to try and kill someone just because you're in love." I shook my head. "If you really loved him you wouldn't have tortured someone he loves." Anna looked down at her in disgust.

There was a knock on the door Jennifer walked over opening it revealing the police. "I hope you have a terrible and worse place in prison." Toni said, walking towards me and gathering me in his arms.

The police grabbed both her arms as she screamed and thrashed around. "No! Stop! Let me go!" She continued to scream as she tried to get out of his arms. "Please stop! I'm innocent! I want my mom!" She continued to scream as they dragged her out of the house.

Anna sighed from beside us. "Two down one more to go." She said, staring deeply at Holly who was looking back at her with a glare. Anna rolled her eyes before walking off up the stairs.

I felt Toni kiss my forehead. "It's going to be okay." He whispered. I looked up at him tiredly. "Come on." He took us towards the stairs, we climbed up and towards our room. Toni opened our bedroom door slipping inside shutting the door behind us.

He kissed my cheek taking me towards the bed laying me down, he came over laying beside me embracing me. I laid my head against his chest staring up at the wall. "I love you." I muttered, looking up at Toni who looked down at me.

He let out a breath. "I love you too." He kissed the side of my head. "Are you hungry?" He asked. I shook my head in response. "But you have to eat something, you haven't eaten anything since yesterday." I clutched him close digging my head into his chest.

"I don't want to eat." My voice came out broken.

He sighed against me. "Toni!" Someone shouted, barging into our room revealing Katherine who was breathing heavily.

"What?" Toni asked worriedly.

She clapped her hands together. "Well...Dad's mom has fallen into the hospital which we are going to be at the hospital over night so you two will be alone." I looked down at my hands swallowing hardly.

Toni gripped his face. "I thought it was something serious." I looked at him raising an eyebrow.

"Your grandmother is in the hospital, I think that's serious." I muttered, Katherine and Toni both shot me a look.

Katherine crossed her arms. "Did she just say grandmother, because last time I checked I didn't have a grandmother." Katherine rambled. "I hate that old woman, she's fine anyways! She just wants attention." She shrugged turning around and leaving. "Ugh! I'm gonna be stuck with that old hag." My mouth fell open slightly.

She slammed the door shut. I looked over at Toni who threw himself back on the bed covering his eyes with his arms. "Life...Life...Life..." He repeated, tiredly sighing.

I put my lips in a line looking down at my bruised skin. "Toni." He uncovered his eyes, my breath came out short thinking of what I was going to tell him next.

"Hm?" He plopped onto his elbows looking at me with his beautiful piercing blue eyes.

I swallowed nervously, biting my lip playing with my hands. "Make me forget about what happened last night, remove his touch." I whispered with tears forming into my eyes.

Toni looked at me hesitant cupping my cheek. "You're not in the right mind, Layla." He put his forehead against mine.

I clutched onto his wrist. "But I want you to remove his touch, please." Tears fell down my face.

He looked hesitant before he wiped my wet cheek, he leaned down kissing my lips. He first gave my lips slow pecks until I latched onto them kissing him back which lead to a heated passionate kiss. I wanted to forget about Ian's touch. I wanted to feel Toni's.

I wanted to forget about the terrible things that happened last night. I really wanted to.

I was wrapped into Toni's arms with the sheets around us. I felt him stroke my hair as his hand brushed against my back causing me to shiver, his breath hit the nape of my neck. My eyes were stuck on his free hand around my waist. I played with his fingers, playing with his wedding ring.

I brought it up to my lips kissing it, turning over to face Toni. He looked down at me with a smile. "Let's get dressed and eat something." I nodded my head. We both sat up looking around our room for our clothes.

I slipped on my clothes when I found them. Toni got dressed himself, he walked towards me interlocking my hand as we walked out of our bedroom. We walked down the stairs and entered the kitchen to see an elderly maid with a smirk on her face.

"Good morning, Mr and Mrs.Mahfud." Toni nodded at her and I sent her a short smile.

"Morning." I squeezed Toni's hand.

"Can you please prepare breakfast for my wife and I?" He asked her, she nodded her head heading towards the stove. "Come on." He took us out of the kitchen and towards the dining room.

We both sat down and I instantly looked out the glass window. I watched the beautiful trees move with the cold breeze. I looked down when I felt something warm touch my hand to see Toni's hand over mine.

"Are you okay?" He asked, I smiled at him nodding my head.

"Yeah." I answered, twirling my thumb around his knuckle. "Thanks to you." He chuckled leaning over kissing my lips softly.

"I will always be there to help you." He said as he pulled away from me.

I threw myself into his arms, he wrapped them around me kissing my hair. He rubbed my back soothingly, my eyes fluttered closed as I inhaled his scent. I opened my eyes looking up at Toni who was focused on the window.

I reached up pecking his jaw, he looked down at me. "You're so damn beautiful." He kissed my cheek. "I can't stop kissing you." I blushed, nuzzling my head in his chest.

"Here you are." A maid said coming towards us with a plate of food.

She sat it down in front of us. "Thank you." Toni and I said at the same time.

She nodded her head at us. "Have nice breakfast." She walked out leaving us alone.

Toni and I broke away. I picked up a fork and started eating the cheesy scrambled eggs. I put little by little in my mouth. "I never thought I'd let another woman enter my life." Toni broke the silence. I turned my head looking over at him.

His eyes were on me as he put his elbow on the table interlocking his hand scanning my face. "When we got married, the first thing I thought of was not letting you in. I thought you'd do the same thing Holly did." My heart broke for Toni.

He started into my eyes. "I thought all girls were the same. But one day you just broke my walls that I had built up so tall. You broke them and you showed me that not all girls are the same, that there are innocent girls like you out there. A beautiful innocent brave woman had broke my walls and made me fall for you." I felt tears rush down my face.

"I promise myself to not fall in love with another woman, but you managed to make my break that promise. I love you so fucking much."

I sucked in a breath putting my fork down wrapping my arms around his neck. "I love you too." I whispered against his shoulder.

He chuckled when we pulled away. "Thank you." I looked at him confused. "You showed me how to feel again, you taught me how to love again. No-You taught me what actual love was. You broke me and made me a better person. I'm thankful to have you as my wife and no other." I smiled brightly at him with my heart fluttering and beating fast like I ran a mile.

I grabbed his hand interlocking it with mine. "You are an amazing man, Toni." I chuckled. He gave me a little smile playing with my fingers.

I walked down the stairs after I took a shower to see Drake walking in with his hair all messed up, his lip was bleeding. "Drake." I rushed down the stairs towards him grabbing his arm. "Are you alright? What happened?" I asked worriedly.

He sighed looking at me. "Right this in your note never sleep with someone who is in a relationship." I slowly let go of his arm lifting my eyebrows in surprise.

"Why am I not surprised." I turned around to see Toni walking out of the office with his hands stuffed into his pocket. He walked towards me wrapping his arms around me from behind. "And why did you sleep with someone who was already in a relationship?" Toni asked raising an eyebrow.

Drake groaned. "I didn't know! She was grinding up on me in the club. And I invited her at my place, yes we fucked. And let me tell you she was a great fuck! The way her moans, and how she felt aroun-"

"Stop!" Toni cut him off. "You're making my wife feel uncomfortable." He put his chin on my shoulder.

I felt his cheek against mine. "Anyways after what we did, I heard a knock on the door I opened it to see her boyfriend standing there angry and shit, but he didn't look bad ass. He had skinny bones. He punched me in the mouth causing my lip to bleed then I punch him causing him to break my table." He sighed in annoyance.

"Anyways I knocked the little dude out. But when he woke up which was five seconds he elbowed me in the dick, his elbows are like knives! Fucking bony knives!" He continued to yell.

Toni buried his face into my neck laughing causing goosebumps to rise on my skin when his breath hit my neck, it started to tickle. Toni pulled his face away from my neck. "Why am I friends with you? You're an idiot." Drake sent him a toothy smile.

I couldn't help but chuckle at the two's friendship. "Without me you're nothing." Toni unwrapped his arms around me.

"I think it's the other way around." Drake put on his thinking face.

He sighed in defeat. "Yeah.." He trailed off. "Maybe you're right." He shrugged before walking in. "What's there to eat?" He asked, walking towards the kitchen.

"Nothing, cause you're leaving." Toni said, causing me to slap his arm.

I sent him a look. "Whyyyy?" He whined like a little kid.

"Because me and my wife want an alone time." He said annoyed.

Drake smirked. "By alone time you mean sex?" My breath caught my throat. I crossed my arms.

"You can stay, Drake." I told him softly.

Drake fist pumped the air. "Yes! In your face Mahfud." He ran into the kitchen.

I laughed turning my head to see Toni looked at me with a raised brow. "Really?" I nodded my head smiling at him, his eyes shinned with love as he pulled me into his arm pecking my nose before leaning down to kiss my lips until...

"Toni! Where the fuck are the plates!?" We heard Drake yell causing Toni to sighed staring down at my lips.

"Did you really have to let him stay?" He asked. I laughed a little nodding my head. "My life just keeps getting better." He mumbled sarcastically. I couldn't help but let out a chuckle.

"Tu Tu, To To." Drake sung.

"Give me that nickname one more fucking time Drake." Toni let go of me and stormed into the kitchen.

Moments later I heard drake scream causing me to laugh, quickly rushing after Toni. Without him I don't think I would have ever moved on after what happened last night. I would have suffered thinking of that man's hands on my skin. I love him and I'm thankful to have him as my husband.