NIGHTMARE

| TRIGGER WARNING |

-SAGE-

" The party is wonderful, Hades, and you two look so beautiful together."

I took a step back, pressing myself into Hades' warm body as the women in front of us ran their gazes through me.

They're judging me! They think I'm ugly. Does Hades think I'm ugly?

No, he doesn't.Hades loves me.

Enrique loved me too. But Enrique left. Will Hades leave too? No!! Hades will never leave me.

" Thank you, Janet. It's lovely to have you here. When did you return from Florida?"

A smile sat beautifully on Hades' face as he talked to her. I stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do or how to feel comfortable as everyone else was.

Do I ever feel comfortable? Maybe, I don't remember much these days.

" Hades." I mumble, pulling his blazer as he leans down, bringing his face close to mine.

" I d-don't like it here." I whisper.

" Just a few hours, Sage. Then, I'll make you some Ramen and we'll both watch cartoon together, okay?" He whispers in my ear, patting my back.

" N-no. I wan--tt to go to . . . my room." I mumble as he sighs loudly.

" Fine, Lawrence will take you to your room. Don't eat any of the pills and don't use the bathtub, okay?" He shoots me a stern look which had me nodding immediately.

I wonder why he doesn't allow me to use those things. But Hades is right, he is always right. I should never disobey him or else he will leave me . . . like Enrique. And I'll be all alone. There will be no one to love me.

" Law, be back soon. I want you here with the main team. But make sure to put two guards outside her room." Lawrence nods obediently at Hades' words before offering me his hand.

I get on my toes, planting a kiss on Hades' cheek before taking Lawrence's hand. Hades looks baffled for a moment as if he didn't expect that from me but he pulls himself together quickly, looking away from me.

" So, you didn't enjoy the party much?" Lawrence mumbles as we make our way out of the crowd.

" It's gg-good. Hades or-org . . . Orag-orgaa"

" Organized?" He raises an eyebrow at me.

" Yeah, Hades did it. Hades is the b-best." I smile up at him.

" Cute." He mutters under his breath, looking away from me.

" The p-party?" I ask, as he chuckles.

" Yeah, isn't it?"

" Y-Yeah. Hades-"

" Is the best, I know." He cuts me off, laughing at his words.

" Here you go. Have a good night, little Mrs.Romano." he smiles, ruffling my hair.

" You too, Law." I smile, slowly closing the door of the room.

Rubbing my aching eyes with my fists, I sit on the vanity chair, pulling off the heavy earrings.

I don't want to go to the party again, everyone looks scary there.

Or maybe there aren't scary. They're normal and.  .  . I'm the abnormal one.

" Sage,"

I gasp, nearly jumping out my soul at the sudden voice. Sean was standing at the doorway, smiling at me.

" H-hades is dow-ddownstairs." I say, clutching the material of my dress in a tight grip.

" I know, I came here for you." I gulped, feeling my knees threatening to buckle up as he locked the door behind him, walking towards me.

" How are you doing, Sage?" His bad, alcoholic breath hits my face as he pulls me into his arms.

" Ex-cuse m-me, brother." I stammer, trying to push him away.

" Oh, so I'm the 'brother' now and that fucking sweetcheeks is your man?" He scoffs, rolling his eyes.

" J-just let go." I could feel tears running down my cheek as I tried to get myself out of his grip.

" You're one lucky, bitch Sage. I thought I'll never see you again and look, here we are once again. You really do enjoy being the Romano brothers' slut, don't you?"he chuckles, pulling the straps of my dress down my shoulders.

" P-please let go, b-brother. H-hades–" I scream, when he plants a slap on my face, throwing me on the floor.

" You just don't get it, do you? You're my slut, you belong to me, Sage. How could you give yourself to my brother ?" He growls, kicking my tummy.

I caressed my throbbing cheek, curling myself into a ball in hopes of waking up from this nightmare. Every second of this felt horrendous, as I could my heart wanting to leap out of my chest.

" HADES." I scream, crawling away from Sean as he throws his head back, laughing like a maniac.

" Don't tell me you think he is going to save you. Hades can do anything to keep his family safe. He'll fucking throw you in trash if I say a word agaisnt you. Your loss, little Sage." He chuckles, kneeling near me.

I sobbed, as a current like pain shot into my head, making it difficult for me to move away from him. I clutched my head, trying to fight the pain but my body just didn't want to cooperate.

" Now, just keep quiet and let me enjoy. No one has to know, I'll keep this a little secret, for the sake of your marriage." He smiles, taking off his blazer.

" No. N-no. H-Hades." I scream, trying to crawl away from him.

" Ssshhh, you'll only waste your energy and nothing else. He can't hear you, in fact no one can except me. Now be a good girl and open your legs for me." He growls, getting on top of me.

I could feel my eyes bulging out as a similar memory flashed into my mind. I screamed, trying to reach for something when he picked me up, slamming me on the floor roughly. I wailed my lungs out as Sean ripped my dress off.

" No one has to know, Sage or else, you'll be the only one they'll blame."

-Few Hours Later-

-HADES-

" Hades, you're so handsome." Some bimbo named Nancy giggles, throwing herself on me.

" I know, thank you, now excuse me." Pushing her aside, I let out a loud sigh in success of my escape.

" Sir, everything is done." Lawrence who was standing there, waiting for me says.

" Elaborate, please." I mumble, checking my gorgeous face in my phone.

" Sir, everything is done as you asked. I've fixed a meeting with the Russian mafia, confirmed the drug shipment and ordered another batch of weapons." Lawrence says, with a proud smile on his face.

" Well done. Is Sage better now?" I ask, looking down at my watch.

Maybe she has fever. She catches cold easily these days.

" I don't know, sir. I dropped madam to her room a few hours ago and didn't check on her since them. Do you want to me to go?" He questions, as I shake my head.

" Naa, I'll go check on her myself. Just send some hot chocolate and brownies to my room. Make sure to include marshmallows, Sage enjoys them." I say, patting his shoulder.

" Brother." I groan, turning back to see Sofia waving at me.

" Come, cut the cake with us." She screams.

Groaning internally, I drag myself to the stage where everyone was cutting the cake with Sean.

How many people does it take to cut a motherfucking cake!? I just want to go to my wife!

I smile when Sean places a piece of cake near my lips. Taking a small bite of it, I pull it out of his hands, feeding it to him.

I don't like sweet stuff. I only tolerate them because my little wife adores them.

" Thank you for everything, brother. You've given a lot to me." He mumbles, wrapping his arms around me.

" No, I'm lucky to have you as my brother, Sean." I pat his back.

He smiles at me before Sofia and mom pull him away for some pictures. Yanking out the handkerchief out of my pocket, I wipe my lips and throw it on a girl who was eyeing.

" Keep it, it's a precious souvenir." I smirk as she giggles, pulling the handkerchief to her chest like a psycho hoe.

Damn, I'm stunning! But people have to control their horny selves around me. I'm married, for fuck's sake. They should stop being so obsessed with me!

I fix on a gentle smile on my face, before taking deep breaths to calm myself down, gently pushing the door of our room open. Now, all I'm going to do tonight is spend some time with my little cutie.

" Sage, I'm-"

SAGE!