LOGINANTONIO“Who sent you?”The man spat blood onto the concrete floor.I stared at him from where I stood across the room, watching as Sebastian basically tore him a new jaw. The bastard still refused to talk. He was indeed a tough motherfucker and it was very obvious even from the fight that he had some military training.“You’re running out of teeth,” Sebastian said dryly. “Might as well start using your words.”The man groaned weakly, as his face was almost unrecognizable now. He had one eye that had gone completely shut, but I still wasn’t satisfied with all of this.He definitely wasn’t the mastermind, and even though I had an idea who it was, I still needed a confirmation.The part that troubled me the most was that whoever it was knew exactly where to find me. Which meant they most likely knew where to find Aurora too.That thought alone reignited the rage burning beneath my skin, as I closed the distance between us and grabbed the man by the front of his shirt, slamming him harde
AURORA“You should probably go home and rest.” Antonio said,His voice was quieter now, as he lay there with his eyes still fixed on me. A couple of hours had gone by now and I was perched on the couch, watching Sebastian who had just returned again finish wrapping another bandage around Antonio’s side.There was still that metallic scent of blood in the air, or maybe I was just imagining it, just like I was still picturing everything that had happened yesterday in my head.Everything about tonight felt surreal.The bloodied man on the floor earlier. Seeing Antonio covered in blood.And somehow, despite all of that, I was still here.“That should hold for now,” Sebastian muttered, as Antonio gave a small nod.Sebastian glanced between the two of us like he could physically feel the tension hanging in the room.“I’m going to grab the rest of the supplies from downstairs, for what we have to take care of” he said finally. “I’ll be back shortly.”Antonio hummed in response and Sebastian
ANTONIOIt all made sense now that I knew what was happening.My father was failing at the business he had tried to so desperately to hold onto even knowing it had caused my mother’s death.On one hand, I should be glad this was happening to him and I would have been if I wasn’t sure it would be my mess at the end of the day.He was falling and he was going to drag me down with me by all means necessary and that could also involve Aurora in the long run.I leaned back against the elevator wall and closed my eyes briefly.I had to do something about it.The elevator doors opened.The penthouse floor was silent as I walked toward my front door.I unlocked it and stepped inside.Normally, my butler, would have greeted me but earlier, I had sent him away for a few days.Officially, I told him he deserved a break.Unofficially, I wanted to be alone.And if I was being honest with myself, I also did not know whether he was reporting my movements back to my father.I tossed my keys onto the
AURORA“Aurora, what are you doing here?”“What am I… what the fuck did you do?… you killed him… you kill people”I took one step back, my eyes wide with fear.“What?… No, he is not dead”If he expects me to believe that then he thinks me a fool, I thought.He saw from my stance that I was not buying a word so he kicked the prone man who groaned loudly.“But…”“I was attacked. This asshole got into my apartment and tried to kill me but I overpowered him and we got into a tussle”“All that blood…”“Is mine?” He turned slightly and I saw a small knife protruding from his side.I paled immediately, rushing forward.“Oh my God… you are hurt”He winced when I tried to touch him.“How did you… what do you mean I kill people?”Oh, I thought… well, this is awkward.“I was…”The man on the ground moved again and I yelped, stepping away from him.Antonio with the knife still very much in him, picked the man up and shoved him into a chair then he walked into his kitchen and returned with a rope
ANTONIO“You’re staring at the door again.” Clarissa said, as her voice pulled me out of my thoughts, and I blinked before turning toward her.“What?”She snorted softly as she adjusted the book in her arms. “You are staring at the door waiting for him to walk in, aren’t you?”Heat crept into my face immediately.“I was not staring at the door.”“You absolutely were.”I rolled my eyes and looked away before she could see the embarrassment on my face.The morning had already felt strange from the second I stepped into the arts building, or maybe that was just because I had expected him to be there.And he wasn’t.Honestly though, that was probably for the best, especially after last night. I had absolutely no idea how I was supposed to act around him right now.Every time I closed my eyes, I kept seeing the look on his face inside the car. And then his father’s words replayed in my mind right after.You look like my wife.The fuck was even wrong with that whole family to begin with?“Y
ANTONIO“So let me get this straight,” I said, my voice low as I stood up from the chair in front of him. “You’ve been a mole for the police force within the mafia for all these years?”My father didn’t flinch. He didn’t even look ashamed of it at all.If anything, he looked… tired.“Something like that,” he said, leaning back in his chair like we were discussing business over dinner instead of the foundation of everything I thought I knew about him. “I feed them information. In exchange, they don’t interfere with my work… or that of my family.”A hollow laugh left me.“Your work,” I repeated. “That’s what you’re calling it now?”He ignored that, as he took a quick gulp of his drink again.“Why would you even keep something like that to yourself all these years?” I asked, stepping closer, my gaze locked onto his. “You expect me to believe you just casually decided to play both sides and never thought to mention it to your own son?”His jaw tightened slightly.“It started after your mo
SERAPHINA“You wanted to see me?” I said, as I walked into the office, feigning confidence like I had not just dreaded the whole walk here.The moment the door shut behind me though, I felt the air shift. It was heavier in here and I could feel the tension from him as he sat there behind his desk w
SERAPHINA“Is Tristan up yet?” I asked, almost as soon as I stepped out of my room the next day.It had been almost impossible to sleep all night, despite how quiet the whole house had been. I had been up staring at the ceiling, thinking about everything that had happened that night. Replaying eve
TRISTAN“Take us home,” I told the driver the moment the door shut behind us. I was in no mood to be at this event for even a second longer and it was very obvious.He simply nodded, as the car pulled away from the curb smoothly. Thankfully, there wasn’t much media outside the event anymore and we
SERAPHINA“She’s here!” I yelled, as I stepped away from the window after seeing the car pull up.I barely made it to the front door before I pulled it open and practically yanked Naomi into the house.She stumbled in, laughing. “Okay, okay, relax. I’m not going anywhere.”We were both laughing at







