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Kamilla Lopez

The days with Nick began to be rewarding. He surprised me when he reduced the number of security guards, which impressed me a lot, he perceived my smile as a way of being happy, quickly scolded me.

— Don't get excited, little dove, you'll still be watched.— When he cut off the brief satisfaction, I scowled.

We went out together almost every day, we went to the mall to choose furniture and clothes for the baby, Erick also accompanied us, he helped to choose together with his father. At the end of shopping, we would go to the food court or cinema. We walked hand in hand as his soldiers mingled with the crowd.

I looked at her hand clasped in mine, in fact we looked like a normal couple, walking around the mall one more day, choosing things for the baby who was very close to being born. Some people who were in the place, recognized him, took out his phone and photographed us together, at the end of the day we were on gossip sites.

Sometimes I stopped to think about what he saw in me, what it was that made him feel attracted to me. I still don't know the exact source of his obsession, when it started, I think working for him wasn't the beginning. We returned home, in my hands there were small amounts of bags and I took them to the room that is still being finished, right behind, Nick was carrying the heaviest bags.

The room had already been painted, the white curtains had already been placed on the windows, the crib was already in the center of the room, on top of the pink and fluffy rug. I put the bags on the dresser and dresser, Nick left the other bags on the chair. Erick was no longer with us, he stayed downstairs, decided to go to the cinema room.

— Are you enjoying decorating her room? Nick broke the silence with his question.

— Yes, thanks for letting me do it. — I thanked him with my back, I heard his footsteps approaching me.

Nick leaned his body behind me, brushed my hair and placed a kiss on my neck.

— I want to take you out.

— But we just got here.— I said, I was tired.

— We went shopping, I want to take you to dinner, your friend can go too. I turned to him.

— Are you serious?

— Yes. — your confirmation made me happy.

I instantly hugged him and kissed his cheek, he returned the hug. Regaining lucidity and lessening the euphoria, I broke the hug and asked:

— Can I use your phone to communicate with her?

— Go to the bedroom. On the bed is her new cell phone. You will be able to use it without any problem, but remember, everything you do on it, I will know.

— Are you going to monitor the cell phone?— I asked, already saddened.

— Of course, doll. Use it any way you like, just letting you know I'll be monitoring it through mine.

Nick turned his back on me and left the room, I didn't react, I wasn't used to the way he tries to control me. I left my baby's room and went to mine. Upon opening the door, I saw the white box on the bed, I approached and put it in my hands, unwrapped the wrapping and held the device, it quickly lit up, it was a new device. I started to explore it, especially the calls part, I realized that my chip had been inserted in the device.

— I don't know whether to be surprised by your call or by the mangy man returning my cell phone. — Bianca said, as soon as I called her.

— Did you get your cell phone back too?— I asked suspiciously.

— We did, very strange. — she was also suspicious. — Maybe they trust us too much, because it's so easy to call the police and.... — She couldn't finish, a thick male voice echoed over the call.

— Don't try, both of your cell phones are bugged, and even if you managed to call the police, you'd never get away from us. — it was Victor.

— Escape from us, — Bianca echoed. — I even point out that Nick is obsessive about Kamilla, but you don't fit that role, and don't talk like I'm included! She says angrily.

I smiled at the call, continued listening to the brief discussion:

— My obsession is not with words, but with bed, and you know it very well. You're good to behave, or I'll take it from you.

— Nick said give me back, those are his orders, no disobeying.

— Fuck what he sent, as long as you're in my care, I'll rule you.

— That's right, you go on boasting, I'll soon be far from you, you itchy bastard.

— We'll see!

— We'll see!— then I hear a loud slam of the door on the call, I hear Bianca's smiles.

— You heard everything, didn't you?

— Yes. — smile.

He left in a huff, that dragon.

— You argue a lot, I don't know how he puts up with you.

— Kami, what's beautiful about him is unbearable. She sighed.

— Do you think he's handsome?

— Yes, I find him very attractive. You know I've been in that mangy man's hands for months, it was torturous to see him only in sweatpants.

— He seduced you, and you fell into his arms.

— It was only one night.

— How many times? I asked curiously.

— I forgot to count, but there were many!

— Did you like it?

— Yes, but that's beside the point. How are you?

— I'm fine, I called you to ask if you want to have dinner with Nick and me.

— To get away from the itchy one?— Top.

The door on the link opens, we hear Viktor's voice.

— You only go if I go.

— Stop listening to the call, privacy!

I ended the call between smiles, I was happy to at least have received a cell phone for entertainment, even if it is being monitored. I leave the device on the bed and go to the bathroom, get rid of my clothes and take a shower. In the afternoon I received a visit from my father, we were in the garden talking, Erick was close to us, but he was playing with his dog and Zeus.

— How is Miss Carolina? I asked, my dad narrowed his eyes.

— Her name is not that, but Gabriela Romano. That wretch is getting what she deserves.

— Why did she kill my mother?

— Because I chose her. Gabriele liked me, and her mother was her best friend, I became interested in her, we started to know each other better, without Gabriele knowing. Her mother was sweet, she thought we were doing it wrong, she cared a lot about Gabriele.

— Did she kill Mom out of jealousy?— Revenge?

— She couldn't accept that we loved each other, so she planned an attack, killing her and taking you from me, the only valuable inheritance Sandra left me.

I hugged him tight, I felt the pain and weight in his words, he still misses her, I see it in his eyes. I was happy to meet him, to know that we are father and daughter, I felt a bond, a very strong connection.

— Did you love her? — At my question, her heart skipped a beat.

— I still love her, I love that it hurts to miss her. Sandra completed me, she was the woman who accepted my world, who gave me the opportunity to be happy, gave me a beautiful daughter. His voice lost its steadiness, he was crying. — Gabriele will not have the right to die, she will pay with suffering, with pain, death is not enough for her.

We put that conversation aside and started talking about the procedures for the baby's room, he was happy with the pregnancy.

— I can't believe I found you, pregnant, even more.— He ruffles my hair and places a kiss on my forehead.

— Thank Nick, he's the man who got me pregnant.

We looked at the office window, he was there, looking at us and trying to decipher what we were talking about, Fabricio said:

— Nick Ross doesn't strike me as a romantic man.

— He's not, rarely.

— If you weren't pregnant, I'd take you away from him and take you to Italy.

— Sometimes I feel like leaving, leaving without looking back, but sometimes I want to stay, stay here.

— He shows me he'd come after you, and if I took you away from him, I think we'd go to war.

— I don't think it would be that long.— I questioned, my father smiled.

— He kidnapped you, came after you when you left. Do you think Nick wouldn't do anything to get you back?

— He's an obsessive.

— I agree, but he's an obsessive who loves you, and I'm sure he loves you too.

— I love him, but he holds me back, wants to control me, doesn't let me choose what I think is best for me, it suffocates me, leaves me confused.

— Have you tried talking to him?

— Whenever we try to talk, we end up in bed.

— Okay.....— he said uncomfortably. — I'm not inside the relationship, but I believe that if you are frank and serious with him, you will get what you want. You are a woman, beautiful even, women have the power of manipulation, games of seduction.

— Then I must — he cuts me off.

— I'm saying learn to play with him.— Nick is crazy obsessed with you, he can have anything, have you in his hand. I see he doesn't want his body, he wants you to match him.

We left the conversation, my father said goodbye to me and went to Nick's office to say goodbye. Erick and I went inside the property, I needed to get ready for dinner tonight.