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Chapter VI: Day with the Girls
The week Salvatore had given him off seemed to be exactly what Marco needed: managing to catch up on some much needed sleep, and teaching Sofia how to make dinner, clean, do the laundry, and even play chess.
Overall, he managed to get back on his feet, as well as help Sofia become a more independent person than when she had arrived.
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Marco twisted and turned on the spacious mattress, throwing away pillows, before pulling another to his chest, shuffling beneath the covers in an effort to get some sleep. His eyes closing and opening without his consent before he groaned to wake up for the third time. Feeling like he hadn’t slept at all despite having gone to bed early. He knew he didn’t have to be up until eight, but gave up trying to fall asleep at five. Cursing into the ceiling, he kicked off the duvet and trudged to his washroom.
Assigned to Her Chapter VIII: Vendetta
Serafina has been in an accident. The words echoed in his skull as the chill outside felt like nothing compared to the ice traveling down his spine. His breath stuck in his throat as he lowered the phone from his ear, his eyes unable to focus on what was in front of him while his mind raced with all the thoughts. His thoughts about the extent of her injury, about his parents, and Salvatore, about Alessio and her kids, about Jayson, and the vendetta.His heart thundered hard against his chest and his knees trembled at the words. Grasping the cold railing in front of him in an effort to try and remain standing, trying to clear his head so that he knows what he should do next.He didn’t receive any orders, he had to take matters into his own hand.The sound of the balcony doors sliding open behind him had him straight
Assigned to Her Chapter IX: Birthday
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Assigned to Her Chapter X: Mission
Practiced, gloved hands slid the clip into the chamber, gaze on the men in front of him as he loaded the weapon and tucked it into his waist band, grabbing a dagger from the table in front of him as his hazel eyes roamed over the features of the grim-faced men in front of him.“The plan is simple,” Marco spoke to them, his voice ringing in the silent room. “Piero will take Salvatore to Jayson, allowing the American to believe he was won. But he hasn’t. We still have a card up our sleeves,”“Our first task is to get in position and take out all the sentries the Leone Mafia has stationed around the warehouse. And then we will wait for the signal,”“What would the signal be?” One of the men asked.“Piero shooting one of the guards,” Tazio informed beside the heir, dressed in a two-piece black suit, his ex
Assigned to Her Chapter XI: Last Straw
“Your kids are hilarious,” Marco spoke to the comatose body of his sister, leaning back in his seat with his hands stuffed into his jean’s pockets. “They don’t talk too well yet, but they’re hilarious babies. You can see they get their weirdness from you,” He chuckled breathlessly, his eyes stinging to see the unresponsiveness of her figure and swallowed the lump forming in his throat.“You know, Reena,” He cleared his throat and sat straight while rubbing a hand over his face. “I met this girl, a girl I really like after the whole Haruhi-fiasco,” His voice diminished to a whisper as he drew circles on the sheets, bushing down at the tiles.“Her name is S-” His words froze as he looked up and caught sight of his parents standing tense before the doctor, his father’s teeth gritted and fists clenched to his side.
Assigned to Her Chapter XII: Human
Marco’s eyes snapped open in the darkness, his chest heavy as his senses were muddled, unable to comprehend where he was. The hospital is never this dark, he thought to himself as he rolled onto his back, registering the soft sheets beneath his back. Blinking away dizziness, he struggled to breathe before his gaze was redirected to the movement beside him. Holding his breath to think that he had indulged in old habits.Turning to look at the other person, he heaved a breath to notice it being Sofia, all the memories resurfacing. And along with that, came the burning of his chest.With trembling fingers, he played with the beads on his wrist, trying to give himself the strength to keep it together.Picking up his phone from the side table, he told himself it was time to get back to the hospital. Pushing the sheets off him, he sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the hem of the curtain
Assigned to Her Chapter XIII: Losing hope
“I’ve lost all hope, Sofia,” Marco murmured dejectedly, rubbing a hand over his forehead as he drooped over the counter. Sofia’s throat tightening to see his stare on the glass of bourbon and ice. “It’s a failed battle,”Hearing him of all people say that forced an acidic taste to infiltrate her mouth, her fingers tightening around the glass before she put it down beside her. Steeling herself to grab his face and maybe slap some sense into him. But before she could even indulge in such insolence, he continued speaking.“It’s funny,” He chuckled humorlessly. “Salvatore helped me through hell, through Haruhi’s deception, and every shit storm that hit me when I tried to build myself from the ground up. Without fail. And I promised him, I promised to help him through his troubles, and I can’t even
Assigned to Her Chapter XIV: Breathless
Marco sat motionless in one of the waiting chairs, his arms crossed over his chest and his trembling fingers bunched into fists as he reminded himself to inhale and then exhale. Knowing that with the current predicament heavy in the air, he had the tendency to forget breathing.He couldn’t believe his own eyes, staring back at the red inflamed word: Operation.Just three days ago – maybe more, maybe less – he had broken down and poured out to Sofia how everything was affecting him, how he had lost hope and believed that he would lose his brother. Now today, he sat outside the operation theater, with Salvatore inside on the slab and a team of the best physicians transplanting a heart into his chest.At the realization of is brother getting a heart, he forced down the laugh that bubbled inside him and instead focused his attention on those around him.
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