CHAPTER ONE
Portland, Oregon
Emily pov
7:40AM
Dressed in a glorious white wedding gown ,Emily sat across her dressing mirror.The hair stylist had just left the room,leaving her to ponder on what life as a wife held in store for her.All her life she had dreamed of her big day,pictured it to be the happiest day of her life,the day she walks down the aisle with the love of her life.Tears streamed down her eyes as she glanced at her mother's picture, "I miss you so much mum,this is more difficult than I thought" Emily cried out.
she wondered how even in pain her mom had the best smiles with eyes full of life,Emily wished her mom was there to save her and somehow stop her from being stuck with this monster .
Emily could still hear echos of her and Isabella as they sang their favorite mother and daughter songs while baking,cooking and baking is one chore she really loved doing with her mom,she gets to learn new recipes as well as bond with her mom.
Emily usually had the rolling pin in place of a mic while Isabella danced around giving her daughter a show,one would mistake them for the barter as they end sprinkling flour all over themselves.
The sweet smell of pastries filled the Entire Room as the old oven is turned on,Isabella never fails to make cheesecake as that is Emily's favorite while Emily tidy up the entire mess they both made from making the batter and singing.Most times the whole pastries end up getting burnt as they merry around the small kitchen ,On days like that they end up having just coffe for breakfast.
Emmy as her mother would fondly call her,someday you are going to own your own bakery and make me proud,please try not to burn your customers order,they would laugh and cheers to it with their cup of coffee.
SMACK!!!
Emily could barely feel her cheek as her left ear vibrated and her vision blurred that was all it took to bring her back to her new reality.
she glanced up and there stood the devil in his full glory dressed in a black tuxedo, "How dare you keep me waiting?You were expected to be at the church forty minutes ago,You think I have the whole day to sit and wait for you?"Lucas yelled.His eyes filled with so much rage that could boil water for a cup of hot chocolate ,without hesitation as he wanted to get over with the marriage and go back to business,He stretched out his hand grabbed Emily's tiny left wrist and pulled her towards the door.
Emily could feel her heart pounding so fast, all she could think of was a way to escape from this monster,there was no way she could spend the rest of her life stuck with Lucas.Being stuck with Lucas meant an entire lifetime of misery ,A life without fulfilling her mom's wish to own a bakery.
Just when it felt like all hope was lost her eyes glimpsed the scissors that was earlier used to style her hair.Using her last strength,Emily reached for the metal and plunged it right into his neck,Hands shaking,She pulled it out and drove the metal back into his neck,this time even deeper.
Lucas grip on her wrist loosened immediately as the stainless steel metal pierced the side of his neck ,shocked and in pain his hand flew to the bleeding spot,A mixture of disbelief,pain and confusion exploded through his structured face as his jaw tightened.A slight agonizing sound escaped his lips as he drew his lower lip between his teeth,the sight of his blood pouring out fast made him want to strangle Emily
Blood soaked his once perfectly ironed and neat clothes, Lucas gasped for air as breathing suddenly became difficult he starggared then eventually fell to his knees,rage filled his body but there was absolutely nothing he could do as his entire body began to fail him.Lucas raised his head and their eyes instantly locked, glaring at her he muttered "You little witch,I am going to kill you" as he weakly blacked out.
Emily froze to the ground as fear crawled into her body,she wanted to escape but not at the cost of killing a man not just any man but a mafia lord,Lucas Russo,the devil in human clothing,the powerful business tycoon,feared and respected by the whole city.A man who the city tremble at the mention of his name was lying lifeless in her room and she was the cause of his death,her heart raced and she could swear he mentioned that he was going to kill her before he died.
Pacing around the room she smacked her sweaty hands on her petite face trying desperately hard to think of something sane that could be done although it felt like her brain took a walk to the park and left her to deal with the consequences of her actions.Emily moved close to the helpless man soaked in his own blood lying lifeless on the ground,dipped her tiny hands into his pocket pulled out all the money took her mom's picture and did the only thing she could think of doing ,RUN!!!!