Sophia

It's been three months now after Damon punished Marc. He took my revenge. He became my executioner and doled out the punishments I declare for him and gave me justice.

Don allowed Chuck to payback his portion of debt when he starts his career. Though he couldn't let Chuck to be truly free he still allowed him to complete his highschool. No one knows how he keeps his tabs on him but we all know he does. I know Chuck has understood what Don meant to me he also accepted him. Even though they have a nice relationship I know Chuck still hadn't earned Don's 100% trust hence he has his eyes on him. I don't have any issues though I know this way Chuck will be saved. He will protect Chuck.

Don even took all our properties back from Marc's people. They joined Don's own cartel. Marc was anyway already an associate of Don's cartel so it was only obvious that they joined too.

I already wanted to give all my share to Chuck. I had everything with Don with me. This will secure Chuck's future but Don said it's better if we wait to tell this to Chuck. So that he do not loose his motivation to prove himself and I agree with him. But today Chuck is here. We all are busy in this commotion going on known as Caprice's birthday.

I just came out of shower and I am standing here looking at my reflection reminding its not candies and unicorns since then. No matter how much I love him or he loves me, he always breaks me apart and the worst thing is he put the broken pieces back together again to break me again and again and again. The mark on my left collar bone, I am looking at proves this. It is not a bruise that will heel in time. It is his ownership on me. It will be there always. I brushed my fingers along with it remembering how I got it.

It was two weeks before today, it was a bright sunny day and we all our exploring the pool. From all I meant Alysia, Caprice, Chuck, Ric, Enzo and I. I came to know Chuck and Enzo were good friends.

Ric and I had also sorted ourselves. He apologized to me for considering me a gold digger and whore. I don't call him Sir anymore. He said family don't need formalities. He is Ric and I am his Cinderella again. Its good to see him all lighten up. He and Enzo make me laugh. Well at least he, I don't know about Enzo now after what happened that day at the pool.

Ric, Caprice both were in the pool with Alysia and Julio too. Julio had his shift off and he jumped at the opportunity of seeing Alysia in bathing suit and why wouldn't he, Alysia was looking so sexy in her orange ruffle swimsuit. Chuck was stealing glances at her. Though knowing about Julio, he never tried to hit on Alysia but I could see his admiration for her.

Even after trying hard Caprice couldn't convince her to go with bikini swimsuit. Alysia do not need that too her swimsuit was just doing justice with her body in the perfect sense. However, Caprice herself she was hotness personified. She was wearing a purple bandeau swimsuit which just added another level to her sexy self and even if there was anything missing her hot make out session with Ric in the pool completed it earning whistles from Enzo and to my surprise Chuck . wow he has really grown up. I thought to myself sitting at the edge of the pool. I am the only one not in a bathing suit, I was wearing an off shoulder black crop top with ruffle sleeves which just ends at my belly paired with tribal print shorts. Being the only one who can't swim, I was just enjoying the sun with my legs dipped in cold water of the pool where our couples were splashing and playing with each other. Chuck and Enzo too given it a rest after swimming for a while. They were robbing Don's drinks collection to make cocktails. They were lounging and drinking and what they call sunbathing. Don wasn't here, he was out to take care of some 'business'.

"Charles, bud help a brother out with sunscreen, will ya?" Enzo said throwing a sunscreen bottle at Chuck which he catches and threw it back at him saying "What am I, your bitch?" The bottle fell at the foot of his lounger. "Really now a brother can't help another, what world have we came in?" Enzo said dramatically earning a scoff from Chuck who was busy drinking. I thought of telling him to slow down its just noon but decided against going all mommy on him that too in front of his gangster friends.

I got up and picked up that sunscreen "Come I will put it on you", I said to Enzo. "No, Sophia you don't have to" he said. "But its ok, I can do it, just lie down on your stomach." I said pushing him a bit. He laid and I was rubbing sunscreen on his back when suddenly a bullet hit the leg of the lounger and it fell forwards. Enzo got up in a haste. He wasn't injured though. Everyone looked and ready with their guns suspecting an attack but it wasn't an attack. The sunscreen bottle fell from my hands when I saw a furious Don coming from the opposite end. "Chuck, go inside" I said not wanting Chuck to witness what was coming. I realized what I have done. Enzo was not family, and no one outside family was supposed to touch me or touched by me literally. "Wh-what why what's wrong with him, why are you looking so scared?" Chuck asked coming towards me. Before I could answer Don was on Enzo and punched him hard making me close my eyes.

Everyone from the pool got out too, to stop this unnecessary feud but I know it is not going to end soon. Don was flaring with anger how can you be so stupid? Why do you always forget, no matter how much he loves you, this side of his is not going nowhere? I cursed at my stupidity. I should have listened to Enzo when he refused my offer. Will he kill Enzo? No he is his best friend, he will not kill him or worse make me kill him. To my surprise Enzo was fighting back. I have seen no one ever respond to Don's punches by punching him, maybe the friendship has fueled this courage in him. "Stop you two, its nothing brother give it a rest" Ric tried to control them. But I can see Don's eyes turning red. He is not letting this go. I need to stop this before one of them end up in a hospital. I stepped towards him when Alysia held my hand "No Donna". I took my hand off her grip and nodded slightly with a half smile trying to assure her that I am fine and I know what I am doing. "She is right Soph, don't". Caprice said holding my arm. "He will kill him, I can't let that happen". "If you go there, he will kill you" said Ric reaching us with gritted teeth. "He won't" I said taking my arm out of her hand.

Don was hitting him continuously I put my shaking hand on his shoulder to stop him. I was so scared, I braced myself with the upcoming consequences which I don't know what will be, but I know he will not kill me, I can't say that for Enzo, I know Damon's anger knows no bounds. He needs to be stopped and only I can stop him, I just have to take a part of it. He stopped his punch midway and turned to me. The look in his eyes made me swallow in fear. Maybe I am wrong, maybe he will kill me. "D-Don" I tried to say but my voice couldn't came out more than a whisper. He left Enzo and he fell on the floor. Ric and Chuck rushed to pick him up.

I took a step backwards as Don moved towards me. "D-Do" before I could make a full sentence I felt the stinging sensation on my left cheek as he backhanded me. I fell from the impact. My hand flew instinctively to the affected area and I could feel blood coming from the corner of my lip. It took me back to the first day I met him. It hurt so much more this time because now he means something to me. He means everything to me. Yet it felt that we are still there, we were still strangers, still the owner and his property. Like we haven't made any progress yet we did. A lot.

"Hey you can't hit Sophie" Chuck came rushing towards me. "Chuck stop. Don't" I said getting up. No way in hell I am letting Don lash out on my brother. I can take his temper, he can't. "But Sophie -" he said "N-no don't come in between." "But Sophie -" he protested. "Listen to your sister kiddo, don't make me say it. I will not say it in words. No one comes between my wife and I" Don said to him in a warning but staring at me. I know better to take his warning lightly "Chuck don't say anything" I said to him. I reached to Don and tried to reason with him but what will I say I don't have a valid excuse except that I am an idiot and I am a glutton for punishment. Breathing became difficult with every step I take towards him. "D-Don I-I am S-sorry I fo-forgot-" before I could complete he gripped my throat and pushed me till my back was at the nearby pillar. I gasped and tried to pry his hands off my throat but his grip was too tight. He was blocking my windpipe, will he actually kill me. "Yeah that is the problem you forgot, you fucking forgot. YOU FUCKING FORGOT" he bellowed in anger as he loosened his grip and I fell to the ground coughing and grasping the air. He pulled me up taking a fistful of my hair. "You forgot Doll, everyone seems to forget that YOU ARE FUCKING MINE" his voice boomed and my tears start flowing. "D-Don pl-please, I-I am so sorry Don, it will never happen again" I pleaded him. "It won't Doll, because next time no one will forget this." It took me a minute but I understood what he said. He will give world a reminder of the fact that I am his.

"NO!" I screamed in fear, 'N-No Don please, please I am sorry, please don't do this, you don't have to. It was a mistake Don please" I started blabbering out of fear. "I know you are sorry Doll, but I can't let it happen again and it will happen. No one should forgot that you are mine, just mine." he said pulling me in his embrace. "Don please" I said in his chest. "Please don't do this Don. Please trust me, you will never loose me.-"

"Enough!" Don said breaking our hug in a voice louder than the gun shot and I shivered. "If you can't remember than the world will remember it" he said. "You are my girl, only mine and the fucking losers and even my most trusted friends needs to know that" he said almost to himself. "I hold his face in my palms trying to ease him up. "I am yours only yours Don". "You should have remembered that before" he said his anger returning to the surface. "D-Don please calm down" I tried again. He took my face in his hands and kissed my tears "I love you Sophia but I don't do forgiveness. I told you the day you came into my life. I am not letting you go not even in your dreams. I will do it and you will take it for me. Right Doll?" he said with full honesty and so much love in voice. His forehead touching mine. His hands were stroking my hair in the most lovable manner he does always. "Get me the knife" he said in a voice so calm still it dared me to defy. I was sobbing hard and I slid to my knees and took out the knife from his boots. I got up and gave it to him.

"Brother you don't have to do this, it wasn't anything, trust me I was here." Ric tried to calm him down understanding what he was about to do. So did Chuck "Don try to listen please you love her you should not hurt her. Stop it are you a fucking pyscho!!" Enzo too tried to meddle even though he should be the angry one "Don it's not her fault, please I am sorry take it out on me". Even Alysia tried to stop him. For the first time I saw Alysia speaking in between "Don please don't hurt her you will regret it". Everyone was saying something or another to stop him except Caprice, probably she knew he is not going to stop, and she was correct it was like their voices were not reaching to his ears. "Sophie why are you letting him do this? Say something. Say No. You need to say No." Chuck said trying to plead through me. I know if I would have said No he might stop but I just couldn't. I can't gather the courage to say him no. I was scared but I know I will get through this. I know he is with me. "Sophie say something. Are you crazy?" Chuck said again. I guess I am. I am that crazy like he is.

He was looking at me and I was at him seeing the determination in his eyes. They were telling me how much he loves me yet how literal being his captive is. His hands put my hair to my shoulder leaving my left side bare for him. I held his shoulders tightly. I was scared. He sensed my fear and kissed my forehead "Shh...relax Doll, I am here with you. I might give you the pain but I will take your pain away. I love you , I love you so much. You know that, right?" he said lifting my chin so that I can meet his eyes. All I could see is love. "Tell me Doll" he asked again "Yes" "Do you trust me?" He asked. "Yes" I said almost instantly. He bend down and kissed my forehead. "Then let me love my Doll" he said between his kisses that he trailed from my forehead to my cheeks to my lips to my chin my jaw bone to my neck to my collar bone. He bit and sucked on his hickey and I wrapped my arms around his neck keeping him closer and not leaving any room for the knife "Doll" he said knowing what I am trying "I am scared". I said with trembling voice. "I know amore, but don't be. You don't have to be scared you have me. And you are my Doll right? You will take it for me". I nodded in his embrace.

"Ah!" I screamed as he pulled my hair in his tight grip giving him full access of my throat and I felt his knife on my collar bone. I was holding him so tightly my finger nails tore his shirt, biting his bisceps drawing his blood. I was breathing fast "Be still Doll, I don't want to hurt more than I am going to" he said almost sympathetically. I tried to stand still as he carved something on me. I bit my inner cheek to keep from screaming. "Shh...relax, relax baby its over" he said and I heard the metal dropping on the floor and I fell to ground with him along me. He still held me close. I was sitting on the floor with him. He kept me so close to him. He kissed on his mark and kind of sucked on it. Even the blood didn't stop him. For that moment he did took my pain away. Like he said he would. He was right I am his in every sense possible. He make everything so intense. He loves me beyond the definition of human beauty.

He hugged me even more tightly and stroking my back and hair soothing me. I felt liquid on my shoulders and somehow I know it's not the blood. I broke the hug still not moving far from him. I cupped his face and kissed his tears like he use to do mine. I saw my blood on his lips. He looked just like the monster who sucked the life out of me. In a way he is but he is the one who makes me feel alive. The only reason I want to live another day because I want him to love me for one more day. I kissed him hard without wiping out the blood. He kissed me back with the same frevor. "I love you." I said breaking the kiss still holding him close.

"I know. I know Doll" he said with a light peck on my lips. "It's not over" he said picking up the knife. I was terrified. Why did he stop if he wanted to go more? Why make me believe that it's over? But he took the knife to himself. Folded his sleeves up. "No Don" I said as I realized what he is doing. "I told you I am yours as much as you are mine Doll. I won't let you go through such pain alone" he said holding me. "You don't have to babe" I said stopping him from taking this pain. "It's a given amore. Till death do us apart huh" he reminded me of our promise in the cabin. "But-", "shh I love you too Doll". He said and turned me around such that I am now sitting with my back touching his chest and his wrapped around me. He carved my name on his left hand just above his wrist. S.O.P.H.I.A the letters we looking like a thread around his hand. They wrapped his hand like his hands are wrapping me right now. I am sure once the blood is out it will look like a band.

Blood was flowing so much from his hand. I held it but he took it from my grip. I looked at him and he lifted me up in his arms bridal style my arms around his neck I rested my head in his chest.

No one said anything.

We entered our room and he laid me down on the bed and brought the first aid box from the bathroom. He cleaned his wound and brought water in a bowl. He dropped the wash cloth in the water and wiped of the blood from my neck. He dabbed the cotton with antiseptic and was about to clean my wound when I stopped him. I took it from him and cleaned his wound. He winced at the contact and I blow lightly on it. I was crying "Why you did this? How crazy are you?" "You know how crazy I am" he said smiling. I saw my name around his hand. It was so clear and clean. It wasn't a tattoo it was dug in his skin like embossed. It gave me a deeper sense of intimacy. A bond so deeper I never felt. I started wrapping a bandage around his hand but he held me. "It's not needed". "But babe won't it hurt more like this" I asked him in a soft tone. "It's your name it can never hurt me. It is already tattooed on my heart and soul this is just an evidence of that." What can you say on something like this. Is this love? It seems so much more than it.

A sudden inflammation on my collar bone broke my trance. He cleaned the wound with antiseptic and blew softly on it. He brushed his fingers on it and kissed it lightly. "Can I see it?" I asked him and he took my hand and we stood in front of the mirror. I saw it. His initials D.C. , Damon Caprio. The letters were not just the cut on the skin it was embossed like my name on his hand. I touched it and a shiver ran through my spine.

"What is this Don?" He looked at me confused. "This, what you feel for me? How can anyone love someone so much. Is it love? Or some obsession? Doesn't it worries you? Where will it take us? How will it end, huh, by you killing me?" I cried out. "Yes". And I looked at him. I was shocked for a minute that maybe I heard wrong. Yes he said yes. I know he never lies and he wasn't lying now also. I averted my gaze and moved from the mirror. I sat on the bed. I didn't know I was crying until his thumb wiped my tears. He was kneeling in front of me on the ground. "Sophia you call it whatever you want love, obsession, pychotic disorder doesn't matter. I told you the day I am done with you will be the day I will kill you. You are mine and you will remain mine till you take your last breath. I am not compromising on this. You, my Doll are the first and only girl I felt such strong feelings for. The moment I first saw you on that stage from that moment you were mine. I don't care if you are princess or a whore, I don't care if I am a Mafia Don or a homeless person you would have been mine. I would have find my way to you because you are my destiny." He said with so much compassion. I searched his eyes for any dishonesty, the only thing I saw in them is me. Literally and figuratively "You make me crazy Damon Caprio." I said pulling him into a kiss.

"You still not ready, Caprice would be very angry" Don's voice brought me back to present. I smiled at him seeing him from the mirror. I let out sigh. "How?" I said picking up the props she wanted to use and we both laughed. "Come I will dress you up" he said. "Really" I said surprised. "Of course why not? I am the one who has given you these marks I can decorate them too" he said kisssing his initials again