Pure Perfection

JULIANA'S POV

Our first day at the hotel went by quickly and Estella had quickly warmed up to the idea when I mentioned the around-the-world buffet downstairs.

It was now the second day and I was just about to take Estella downstairs to the swimming pool where I would teach her to swim but I couldn't seem to find one of my small bags anywhere.

The hotel phone in our room began to ring and I quickly picked it up.

"Hi, Miss Hernandez, there's a man here claiming you left you bag in his car. He's asking for your room number, would you like me to give it to him?" I recognised the voice as the receptionist.

That must be Louis. I must've forgotten my bag with him.

"Yeh, let him up." I replied.

I ended the call and waited for the knock that indicated that Louis was here with my bag.

A couple minutes later, I heard two knocks on the door. I got up to open the door for him.

"Hi, Louis" I smiled as I saw him standing outside.

"Hi, Juliana. I was just dropping this off." He said and held up the bag in his hands.

"Thank you" I said as I reached for the bag.

He quickly pulled the bag away, just before I was about to take it.

"Can I have my bag?" I frowned.

"How about you let me take you out in return for bringing to all the way here" he smirked and I instantly felt uncomfortable.

"Just give me my bag back" I said more assertively this time.

"All you have to do is go to dinner with me. I'll even pay."

I flinched when I felt his hand move to tuck a piece of hair behind my ear. He smiled sinisterly at my reaction.

"How about you give the lady her bag back." A deep voice said from behind him and my heart began to beat faster.

"Tyberias?" I asked when I saw him come into my view.

"L-Listen dude, why don't you go back to what you were doing before and mind your own business." Louis said, clearly intimidated my Tyberias' massive frame.

Louis, only being about 5"9 was tiny compared to Tyberias' 6"4.

"I'm not going to tell you again, give her the bag and leave." Tyberias said, taking a step closer, making Louis take a step back and bump into the wall behind him.

"Take it, bitch" he said to me and chucked the bag and my stomach, making it fall on the floor and the contents spilling.

"I told you to give it to her, not chuck it. Now get on the floor, pick every thing up, and hand her the bag gently."

Louis gulped and slowly bent down and shoved everything back in my bag, before handing it to me.

"Now apologise for calling her a bitch"

"I'm... sorry for calling you a bitch" Louis said.

"Now get lost" Tyberias said. Louis didn't have to be told twice, he sprinted down the hallway away from us. I heard him mumble 'no good pussy is worth getting my ass beat'.

"What- What are you doing here" I asked turning to Tyberias, still shocked by his presence.

"I missed you baby" he said, ignoring my question and wrapping his arms around me.

As much as I tried to resist, I couldn't help wrapping my arms around his torso and sighing in relief. I missed this so much.

A minute passed of him squeezing my tightly and stroking my hair. He pulled back and was about to place his lips on mine but I hesitantly pulled away.

"Your married. We can't"

He sighed before speaking. "I'm not married" he stated and showed my his ring finger to see it was ring-less.

"Why- How. What about Adrian?" I stuttered.

Flashback (3rd person) - Day of the wedding

Tyberias woke up to find his bed empty and the shower turned on. He quickly realised that Juliana was in the shower.

He was about to go in there and join her, but a text message halted his actions.

Mila- I need to tell you something important, meet me at Rickey's Café.

He left Juliana a note and headed out to meet Mila, curious as to what she wanted to talk to him about.

He arrived at the café and saw Mila sitting at a booth. He went to sit opposite her.

"What is it you wanted to talk about?"

he's having Adrian moved to a warehouse near King's road.

before the wedding,

"Precisely" Mila confirmed.

the necessary arrangement. He was having 20 armed men search for the warehouse, attack it and get

they would still need to attend the ceremony as if they were still getting married because if Aleksei was to notice them missing at their own wedding, he

scene quickly. A fake ID had already been made for her so she and her

so she could meet up with himself and Mila

was now 30 minutes before the wedding and They were waiting for Juliana at the back of the

been planning against him, he wouldn't hesitate to lock her in the basement and beat her unconscious like he previously

even end as badly as you think." Tyberias said. Best case scenario, Mila and her boyfriend would be safely away, Adrian would be saved, Aleksei

"Okay" she sighed.

She had opened up to him a bout her abused past so Tyberias wanted to do anything her could to reassure her that she wouldn't be

he

interrupting something?" Juliana asked.

Mila smiled, not thinking she had done anything wrong by her

you don't mind. Can I talk to Tyberias for a second?" Juliana

Mila said and

Juliana was going to have a

Is this why you called me here? So you could show me how easy it would be to

what it looks like" Tyberias

with Mila. But I

at me, I can explain"

for you. Mila seems like a nice girl. Maybe in the future she'll learn to love you like I do." She smiled sadly. This was the one thing she feared, Tyberias actually catching

father as he walked

know you

you. Just remember that." She whispered to him and

pleaded but she continued walking away. Tybwrias reached for the nearest

not

paying attention. All he could focus on was trying to find Juliana. He knew that she had misunderstood the whole

wife, promising to love and cherish, through joy and

men on Adrian's situation. He wasn't going to

unsure if he

saw someone at the back stand up, catching his attention. His

The annoying priest

saw Juliana give him a sad smile

to see Aleksei grinning widely at the thought of his daughter marrying one of the most powerful mafia

Mila Ivanov take Tyberias Romano to be your lawfully wedded husband, promising to love and cherish, through joy and sorrow, sickness and health, and whatever challenges you may face, for as long as you both shall

pocket, closet to the priest so if he were

back to the guests and slowly pulled it out.

message was from

Adrian. We eliminated Aleksei's men but we lost one

not at the fact that one of his men had died, but that his brother was safe. He made a mental note to deliver $1

down to Mila and discreetly nodded his head- an action they had

Mila sighed in relief.

Ivanov?" The priest

not"

guests all gasped and Aleksei stood up

the meaning of this?" He yelled at his

answer, only took a deep breath, picked

back here, now!" Aleksei yelled. He couldn't make too much of a scene in front of

didn't listen, only shot through the door

at the driver. She was finally free from her father's

showed the driver the way to James' (her boyfriend's) house and the two embarked on their own

was now left to deal

as he led him

so entertaining" Leona

got into my daughter. Just give me a couple hours,

bother. The wedding is

the wedding is off? Do I need to remind

Tyberias said and

he would

it. Kill

phone from his pocket and rang his

for Tyberias to stop him but was surprised when he didn't, he only

I want the boy dead now!"

couple seconds passed and Aleksei's eyes widened

you mean we've been

out of

of my life, and I'm not dealing with it too well." Tyberias began and reached for the pocket knife tucked

the knife against his throat and

Don't do this." Aleksei

and quickly slit his throat. He had previously planned to torture him but seeing him

dropped to the ground,

and snapped a couple pictures. He would look at them whenever he was feeling down, this would be

himself up. He returned back to the guests and announced that

rushed home, eager to explain everything to

all over the house for her and concluded that