By the time we finished our tour of the house, it was 1:30. Lileth had prepared us some amazing sub sandwiches and a delicious fresh piece of cantuccini biscotti. It tasted like heaven when it was still warm. The house consisted of a multitude of rooms and the majority had ensuite bathrooms, 2 libraries, one of which was my mother’s and had all of her favourite books in it, the other was more of a reference library but had some novels if people chose to read. Downstairs to the back of the house was a sauna, gym and a pool with jacuzzi off to the side of it. It was also enclosed in a conservatory type building so that you could see the outdoor pool and garden.
“Ok,” Bianca said, snapping me out of my memorised tour. “The gym is free between 10 and 12 most days. Just let me know when you are free, and we will schedule some sessions.”“Sounds like a plan. Only if it’s not too much of a bother or disrupts your day.”“You are going to be marrying Gio in the near future. YoLileth“Oh, my days! Oh, my stars! Where is she? Master Gio is going to have me killed.” I was panicking as I searched the house for Ana but, she was nowhere to be found. When I say that I had searched everywhere I mean I have searched everywhere but Gio’s room as I didn’t think she would be so bold as to enter his room without permission or without him being here.I walked back to the kitchen to remove the pastries from the oven and there she was. I rushed over to her and checked her over for any new injuries.“What are you doing? Are you Ok, Lileth?” she giggled at me.“I’ve been worried sick. You weren’t in your room this morning when I came to help you wash up and dress for breakfast. Where were you?”“I, um… I slept in Gio’s room,” she looked down to the floor. “I just couldn’t settle, and his scent helped me relax. It’s not a problem, is it?” I looked at her, unsure of what to say.“It will be Ok. Now, training. Do you feel up to it?” her eyes lit
GioFive. Fucking. Days! I was going out of my ever-loving mind. Where that fucker got the money from to bribe law enforcement when they have been under my control for years, I don’t fucking know but I will find out. There’s got to be another family helping him behind the scenes and they will regret it when I find out who they are.I was currently locked up in solitary confinement, away from Toni and the rest of the team. My phone was confiscated as soon as I was dragged in here, so I had no way of letting Ana know what was going on.“Psst!” I heard outside the door. “Psst!” I was so not in the mood for any games.“Fuck off and leave me the fuck alone,” I growled.“Can’t do that, boss,” that voice sounded familiar.“Pier?” I said questioningly.“Yeah, it’s me. Look, I don’t have much time, who do you need contacted?”Finally, “Send a message to Lileth, she’ll know what to do.”“On it. Hold tight, boss,” what else could I do whilst locked
OrianaAnother perfect night’s sleep. I rolled over to feel a body next to me. I jumped awake and noticed that Gio was still fast asleep next to me. I took a steady breath and laid back down, snuggling against his chest.“Everything alright?” he asked as he gently caressed my back making me sigh.“Everything’s perfect. I have been sleeping in here alone since you left. I needed to be as close to you as I could. Hope you don’t mind, I moved my stuff in yesterday,” I explained.“Sounds good to me.”“Thank you for the card and the note.”“It was your card. I just made sure that account was kept up to date.”“Thank you though, for everything.”“You’re welcome, princess.”I got up and started getting ready for training.“Where are you going dressed like that? Where did you get these clothes”“I have training with Julian this morning and Bianca took me shopping to get some things that I didn’t have.”“Training, with Julian?” he s
“You were promised to me and I to you before we could talk or even born. I just wanted to make sure that I showed you that this is not just a contractual obligation to me. You have captured my heart. After seeing what you have been through, I will do anything within my power to make sure they are brought to justice. I will protect you with all that I am from now until death departs us. Will you become my queen, my wife, my everything?”“Gio, of course I will,” he stood up and slid the ring on my finger before kissing me with such passion I thought I was going to melt into a puddle.“I am proud to call you my equal,” my eyes snapped to his.“What do you mean?”“I knew as soon as I heard you put Ellie in her place and then you appearing to break me out of that cell. You obviously smashed your training with Lileth. Then your marksmanship skills and even with healing ribs, you still managed to hit me.”“I did try not to,” I blushed.“Look at me Oriana. I ne
GioLast nights activities have given me a bigger appetite this morning.“Good morning, master Gio. I believe congratulations are in order,” Lileth hugged me and pecked my cheek,“Thank you, Lileth. I hope we didn’t disturb you last night.”“Not at all,” she giggled. “I’m glad things turned out well for the both of you,” I nod at her as I continue to finish my coffee.“Morning,” Ana sang as she bounced into the kitchen.“Pancakes miss Ana,”“Thank you, Lileth. You are amazing,” Lileth smiled, and Ana was glowing as well.“Sleep well?” I asked“Need you ask?” I chuckled. As soon as Ana finished her breakfast, we headed to the cells in the basement. “Good morning, Ellie. How did you sleep?” This woman seemed so happy to interrogate Ellie, but I was intrigued to see where this was going to go.“Fuck you. You don’t have any proof that I leaked that intel…”“Oh, but I do,” Ana pulled out a laptop from a bag that I hadn’t noticed her
ToniFive days locked in a cell, five days away from my sister. When I find who did this I am going to have their head.“Psst!” I looked up. What the fuck am I seeing. This can’t be right? “Hey bro, you wanna get out of here?”“Well that’s a stupid question don’t you think?”“Well you do look kind of cozy,” she taunted.“How did you get here? Where’s Lileth?” “She’s helping the others. I have come for you and Gio,” this isn’t going to go down well. She’s not even trained. I only got her back less than a week ago, actually, now that I think it, it might be a bit longer than that now. Definitely not trained, not in that short amount of time.‘Click!’ The door of the cell pulled open and there stood in front of me was Lileth, Julian and Ana. She ran to me and hugged me so tight, I thought that I had lost her all over again. I pulled her away and looked her over from head to foot to see if she was hurt.“I’m fine, bro. No new injuries. You need
ToniI sat frozen in shock when all I could hear around me was giggling. There was no one else in the room. “ha, ha,ha,ha,” seriously? What the fuck was going on? It was beginning to become a little more freaky now. My cup moved over two spaces and my breakfast had moved back to the other end of the counter.“What the actual fuck is going on? Show yourself or face the consequences,” I growled.“Aww, don’t be like that, Toni. I didn’t mean anything by it,” Ana said as she came out of hiding.“That was you? No offence sis but, we were only gone 5 days. There’s no way you managed to master that.”“But she did,” Lileth said as she walked from the kitchen with serving platters in her hands.“and a whole lot more,” Julian added. I looked at her in such a way that I didn’t need to ask the question ‘what is he talking about?’“Where do I start?”“From the beginning,” Gio said as he entered the dining room and sat next to me. He seemed to be as much in
Anonymous Watching from my hideout at the foot of the embankment, I could see the car flip over multiple times before bursting into flames. Seeing them race towards the burning car made something crack inside me but I couldn’t stop now. BOOM!The sound of the explosion shook the area.I knew the remains were unidentifiable. It was all part of the plan that I had agreed on. Thankfully, I still had inside help to get through this. In two weeks it will all be over. I hope.I packed up my rifle and headed back to where I am staying, ensuring to police my brass before I left as well as cover my tracks, just like I was taught.If the mission called for it, I would’ve taken them out at the scene of the car accident but, as it is, they are needed alive.I cleaned my rifle and put it in the safe where it belonged until I needed it again before heading to the kitchen to make myself some tea, getting ready to settle in for the night.Gio Sh