"S-sit here." I moved the chair so that it's beside the bed. He sat on it and crossed his legs. I lay on the edge of the bed and covered my entire body with the duvet.

"What are you doing? Are you sleepy?" He asked and tried to remove the cover from me.

"N-no. I-I want to t-talk to you th-this way. J-just please h-hold my hand under t-the duvet b-but I d-don't want y-you to s-see my f-face." I peek through the cover.

He looked at me with concern and sat back on the chair. He extends his hand for me to hold. "Fine but please tell me everything" he sighed. I smiled and took his hand. I covered my entire body and laid down on the bed while holding his hand with both of my hands.

I'm sweating from head to toe and my entire body is shaking. I tried my best to control my breathing and squeezed his hand. "Lily Fiore my angioletto, I love you. You can do this." he cooed and squeezed my hands back. I smiled and calmed down a bit, I love Salvy and I trust him.

Salvy deserves to know what happened. I deserved to be happy and free from the past.

I kissed his hand and took a deep breath. "I h-had a crush on him a-and he co-confessed to William th-that he wants to d-date me. Wi-William pushed me t-to go out w-with him and I-I agreed not knowing what k-kind of person he re-really is." I swallowed hard and closed my eyes letting my tears fall down. I remember how he courted me. The flowers and chocolates everyday. The sweet words he whispered to me.

"H-he was pe-perfect at first b-but he slowly became too o-obsessed and ahmm to-toxic. Every t-time I do anything that is not to h-his liking, he w-would physically and ve-verbally abuse me. He l-loves punishing m-me for every li-little thing. He enjoyed st-starving me, pinching m-me, throwing punches and ki-kicking me on parts of my body th-that can easily be covered." I felt like I'm running out of breath and tried to control my breathing.

"He would ri-ridicule and berate m-me if I do or say anything that he thought i-is wrong or stu-stupid. He would always remind m-me of how wo-worthless I am, that I-I will never amount t-to anything a-and I be-believed him. I tr-tried to break up with h-him so many times b-but it always e-ended up with him th-threatening me that h-he will hurt William a-and with me covered in br-bruises." I bitterly smiled.

"He ahmm I'm s-sorry, It's just that it's ve-very hard to t-talk about" I bit my lower lip trying to control my sobs. Memories of him starving me and checking my blood pressure and sugar level. Calling me anytime he wants to forced me to have sex with him, kicking and punching me if I try to refuse. Slamming me on any flat surface near us every time I stutter too much.

Salvy moved and lifted the cover. "N-No." I shook my head. "Please let me comfort you my angioletto. I can't just sit here and do nothing." he pleaded. I looked up, his face and eyes filled with sadness and desperation. I nod and move. He laid beside me and covered us with the duvet.

"It's okay. Let it all out. I'm here." he softly whispered. He hugged and I cried to his chest. I need to tell him everything, I can do this. Salvy is here with me.

"He would uuuuhh always f-force me to ahmm have sex with him but the w-worst th-thing he d-did was" I choked and buried my face to his chest, he stroked my back and kept on whispering comforting words in my ear. "I love you Lily, I'll always stay by your side."

"W-William was asked b-by his father t-to go with him to England for 2 w-weeks and Andrea was in I-Italy. I was le-left alone to fend for m-myself. He k-kidnapped me and l-locked me up in a room for te-ten days." His hug on me tightened like I'll fade away if he lets go. I hugged him back, moving myself closer to him. It took me a few minutes to compose myself, his steady heartbeat calming me.

"It w-was he-hell. He eeer r-raped and tortured me nonstop. I tried to e-escape and even tried to k-kill myself." I tightly hold on to his shirt and cry harder than ever.

"He w-wanted to be my G-God. He did so m-many things to me while I w-was there. He took e-everything away from me. M-my will to live and my re-respect to myself." I clenched my fist and bit my inner cheek trying to control my trembling.

"The last th-thing I remember o-on that ten d-days was him putting me in a ba-bathtub filled with ice cold w-water and then he covered it w-while I'm inside. When I woke up I was in the h-hospital and they told me I was in a c-car accident" I breathlessly explained.

My ears and heart are pounding so loud. He kept on stroking my back and kissing the top of my head. "You always t-tell me that I saved you that d-day in the cemetery but in reality you were the one who saved me. Y-your affection and love saved me, Please don't l-leave me." I begged and tried to pull him closer.

I heard him sigh and pull away from me. My entire body froze. Is he going to reject me? I don't think I can take it. I stared at him with wide eyes. He removed the stray hairs in my face and wiped my stained face with his shirt. He looked calm but it's obvious that he's angry, upset and ahmm sad?

"Lily, I will always love you. Thank you for sharing it and I'm sorry if I forced you last time on saying it." he said with regret.

He captured my lips and kissed me sweetly, all my worries melted to the kiss. I feel tears falling down my face again.

"Hey, what's wrong my angioletto?" he softly asks and wipes the tears on my face.

"I l-love you too. I'm just relieved th-that you're staying. I don't know what I'll do if you le-leave me so please don't." I answered and grabbed his shirt to pull him closer.

"I will never leave you. You're mine and I'm yours" He smiled at me and this time something inside my reproductive system melted. I smiled back and our lips met again.

I'm feeling too confident and I nibbled on his lower lip, asking for access. He licked my lips and slightly opened his mouth. My tongue hungrily tasted him, loving the dominance and control he gave to me. His mouth tasted bittersweet from the alcohol he drank earlier.

My tongue explored every inch of his mouth. I felt him smile and took control of the kiss, he was gentle but domineering. The kiss was making me a mess. Every time he moves his lips and tongue, it makes my heart and lung forget their functions.

He slightly pulled away to give me some space to breath then kissed me again, taking my breath away. His hands started to roam in my body, the heat of his hands making me feel too hot.

We kissed for a few more minutes, his lips traveled to my neck and my hold on him tightens every time he leaves a mark on me.

He let me go and took a deep breath. "We need to stop, I know that you're not yet ready and you had a long day." he calmly said but his eyes filled with lust for me.

I breathlessly nod my head. I know that I'm not yet ready to do anything beyond this, I thank God that he understands me and that he's not forcing me.

He gave me a smile and kissed my nose. I watched him remove his shirt. He winked at me when he noticed me staring. I blushed and hugged him to hide my face. He chuckled and hugged me back.

I thought that nobody would ever accept me but he did, he accepts and loves the broken me.