Chapter 28


    28 Letting Go


    Emma.


    The words came like a knife to my heart. A deep cut that I knew would never heal. Luca stood before me


    with tear-filled eyes and said he was letting me go.


    “We still have four months,” I protested, and he ran his fingers through his hair.


    “We wouldn’t if those bastards had seeded and you had died. Please understand, Emma. You have


    to leave. I am cutting off from you, and I will make a public show of it so they will know you are no longer


    connected to me, and they will stay away from you. This is my cross to bear alone, not yours,” he said,


    and against my better judgement, I began to cry. I knew I promised to close my heart, but it was easier


    said than done. I couldn’t. My emotions were all over the ce. I cursed everything. We shouldn’t have


    gone on that vacation. If we had remained home, nothing would happen.


    “Luca, I will stay indoors. I won’t go out. Please don’t do this,” I pleaded. I was desperate. I knew he


    needed me just as much as I needed him, and his heart was breaking just as much as mine, but he was


    too damn stubborn. I wished I had Aldo or Castelo’s number so they could talk some sense into him, but


    I didn’t, and I knew deep down Luca won’t budge even with their influence.


    “Please do not make this difficult, Emma. You promised no strings attached,” he reminded me, and I


    wiped away my tears and nodded.


    “I still have four months, Luca. At least give me time to organise myself and prepare for a life away from


    here. I do not want to go back to Celio. If I leave today, I will have to return to Celio. ” I said, hoping to get


    through to him.


    “You can prepare yourself for what you want to do in Celio. You have more than enough in the ount I


    set up for you. I need you to cut off from mepletely,” he said with a strong voice, and I began to


    weep.


    I had nothing to say. There was nothing I could say or do. His mind was made up. Why was I doomed


    when it came to love? I got off the bed and walked to where he stood. I wrapped my arms around him


    and ced my hand on his chest. All content is ? N0velDrama.Org.


    “Luca, I want to stay with you. I had never been happy until we got together. I want to remain here with


    you, by your side as your wife. I will never ask for too much, Luca. I do not care for material things. We


    do not have to go on vacations; we can stay here but don’t do this, please. You say you want to save my


    life with this action, but you will be killing me this way. I promised not to talk about my feelings Luca, but I


    have to. I have toy it all on the line, hoping you will listen and change your decision to end this.” I said


    with my head against his chest. He wrapped his arms around me and kissed the top of my head.


    “You might hate me now, Emma, but you will understand in future. Men like me do not live long. If we do,


    everyone around us pays for it with their lives. I do not want you dead. You will always be in my heart,


    Emma. I have never loved anyone as much as I have loved you. Being with you made me forget about


    my cares and my trouble. I have experienced what love and being loved is. It is enough for me, Emma. I


    cannot ask you to give your life for this. You are not cut out for this. Please, pack your bags and leave.”


    He said, and I pulled away and looked into his eyes. I was in pain and was mad that he was too


    stubborn. He loved me, yet he wanted


    me to go. Realising I couldn’t get to him, I nodded. I went to the closet and packed only the clothes I


    came with in the bag I had brought. I changed into the shorts and t-shirt I had had for a long time. If he


    wasn’t letting us love each other, then there was no point keeping his money or the things he bought for


    me. I took off the yellow diamond ring and the wedding band he purchased for me.


    When I finished packing, I went to the bathroom to wash my face, returned to the closet, and brought my


    bag


    “What is that?” He asked me, confused.


    “What I came with,” I said, and he was stunned.


    “If I keep any of this stuff, it would be too painful to bear. You can sell them or give them away. I will not


    need fancy stuff where I am going.” I said, wiping away fresh tears. Then I handed him the rings and the


    Atm card. “It’s your money, Emma,” He said to me, and I shook my head.


    “No, Luca. It is your money. Since our contract is over, it is only best I return everything to you,” I said.


    When he refused to take it, I ced the items on the dresser.


    “Emma, please,” he said, and I stopped him. “If you can’t listen to my pleas, then why should I listen to


    yours? I was fine before this; I will be alright. When am I leaving?” I asked him, and he looked at me long


    and hard. I could see him fighting himself, but I knew there was no way he would let me stay. It was over.


    I knew he did not sleep through the night. “Emma.” he said, and I shut him up. He wasn’t going to tell me


    what I wanted him to say. “I know you are sending me away to keep me safe, Luca, but know this, if you


    die, I will follow you to the afterlife. I will only be safe if you stay alive, and that is a promise. I won’t


    bother you or stalk you. I know you want a clean break, and I promise to maintain my silence and


    distance but if you die, know that what you did today will not matter or count because I will follow you.” I


    said to him, and he was in shock. He searched my eyes, but I remained firm in what I said. He moved


    closer to me and cupped my face in his hands.


    Both our hearts were breaking, and it was his fault. He bent and arrested my lips with his. I poured my


    heart into the kiss, and he did the same. Soon he lifted me up, and I wrapped my legs around him. I


    wanted tomit everything about being with him to memory. Heid me on the bed with dark wolf eyes.


    It didn’t take long for us to undress. He went down on me, and I tugged at his hair and moaned his name.


    I knew this would be thest time, so I wanted everything. I wanted it all. I wish I could get a im, but I


    knew it would never get that far, so I intended to take what he was offering and savour it. I came, and he


    buried himself into me and pumped. It was different. His love was deep and painful. He maintained eye


    contact with me, and my heart was breaking so much that I looked away because even though I was


    wrapped in pleasure, the pain in my eyes made tears of both pain and pleasure fall. I did not want him to


    stop. I wanted to savour it and remain in a paused scene for the rest of my life, but soon we both came,


    and the moment was over. I sat up in bed and wept, then went to dress up. I knew he did not mean to


    make love to me; it was a goodbye kiss that turned steamy. “Gerald would drive you to Celio. I hope you


    rethink leaving and stay there. Celio is under me, so you will always be safe there.” He said, and I wasn’t


    really listening anymore. I picked up my bag, and he took the bag from me immediately and pleaded with


    me to take everything he


    had given me, but I refused. He had done enough. I reminded him what he had told me about the


    jewellery, and he was silent.


    “Your mother would be ted. At least some people would get some joy out of this,” I said with a painful


    smile. “Well, if you ever change your mind any time soon, I will be at Celio,” I said, and he smiled at me,


    but the smile wasn’t genuine, I saw his pain. We stepped out of his bedroom together, and I realised it


    was truly over. I will never sleep on that bed or call it our room again. It was fun while itsted. I had a


    rough and good time. It was time to move on. As I descended the staircase, I prayed to the goddess to


    not make me an Omega in my next life. Whatever sins ! hadmitted in my previous life were paid for


    in full now because there is nothing worse than losing love.


    His mother smiled at the foot of the stairs, and I smiled at her. Catalina had tears in her eyes. When I got


    to the foot of the stairs, she hugged me. “Please stay in touch, Emma. Call me,” she said, and I nodded. I


    asked her to write down her number on a piece of paper because I had left the phone Luca got me. I


    would use Tevin’s phone to stay in touch with her when my heart heals. She did as I said and hugged me


    again.


    “Tell your father to stay away from debt. People don’t get lucky twice,” Lacy said, and I smiled at her.


    “I will miss you too, Lacy, especially the insults. They made this house lively for me.” I said, and her eyes


    faltered a bit. She looked away and soon started walking away quickly.


    “She turned around when she found out how you saved my brother’s life,” Catalina said, feeling sorry for


    her mother, and I smiled at her. The staff in the house all came to bid me farewell. Luca and I walked out


    of the house. We had nothing to say to each other; it was over. I got into the car, and Luca shut the door.


    I could not look at him anymore because tears were streaming down my face. I broke down entirely and


    began to cry. Gerald got into the car, and the driver drove off. The further the vehicle went, the louder I


    wailed.