로그인Alessia looked up from cutting pancakes for Jewel, "Why?" Vincenzo took a sip, "I invited Raphael's girlfriend to dinner tonight." Across from me, Gianna went completely still then all hell broke loose. "WHAT?" "Raphael has a girlfriend?" "Since when?" "How?" "Who is she?" "Is she real?" "D
I already didn't like that tone. Adriano leaned back, crossing his arms, "If we're discussing complicated situations..." I stared at him. He stared right back. "...I don't think I'm the one with problems." I narrowed my eyes. Madeleine immediately looked between us, "What does that mean?" "No
She tilted her head slightly, "Raphael." I hummed. "You okay?" Fuck, I should have expected it. I loosened my grip slightly, not enough to let go, just enough to look normal, "I'm fine." "You're lying to me?" I smiled despite myself, "You asked a question." "And you gave me a fake answer." I
There wasn't room for emotional mistakes. There wasn't room for blind spots. There wasn't room for whatever the hell had happened to me last night. I rubbed my thumb over Medusa's scales. Eventually the noise in my head began settling. They weren't disappearing, they were becoming manageable. I lo
Raphael ━━ ⛓ ━━ The sun was already coming up. I knew that because the first pale streaks of morning had started slipping through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Seven in the morning. I hadn't slept, not even for a minute. My bedroom was silent except for the faint hum of the climate controls bui
"Do you wish he loved you?" A lump formed in my throat. I hugged Jules tighter, "So much," I whispered, my voice cracked, "So much that it hurts." Jules immediately wrapped both arms around my neck. Holding me as tightly as she could like somehow she could fix it, like somehow a hug was enough to







