로그인She froze for the briefest moment. Then her fingers found the front of my shirt, holding onto the fabric as though she were afraid I might disappear if she let go. Her soft gasp died in her throat as my mouth pressed into hers. The small hesitation in her body melted away, turned into a fire that
Or... For me. She smiled. It wasn't the bright, carefree smile she wore during her rare moments of happiness. This one was smaller, almost shy. As though she wasn't entirely certain how I would react to finding her here. I simply stood there with one hand still resting on the doorknob, staring at
One picture made my hand stop. Gianna couldn't have been older than ten. Her hair was tied neatly into a bun, every other child smiling proudly toward the camera. Gianna wasn't looking at the photographer. She was staring somewhere beyond the frame, her expression distant, almost watchful, as though
His gaze softened in a way I had only seen a handful of times. "Raphael, if anyone can convince her to speak, it's you." I looked away, the words never reached my mouth because another thought had already taken their place. Scars. My breathing slowed by instinct. Images surfaced one after anothe
Salvatore slowly shook his head, "I asked her that question more times than I can count." "And?" "She'd only ever give me one answer," e looked directly into my eyes, "'If he ever finds us... he'll never stop until he takes her.'" I waited, "That's all?" I asked. Salvatore swallowed hard, his vo
Raphael ━━ ⛓ ━━ "Raphael!" I heard Vincenzo call after me. I didn't answer. The hallway blurred around me. Guards stepped aside the moment they saw my face. I knew exactly where he was. Dad hadn't left the estate since Hazel's funeral. He spent most of his time in the library. The room had bec
"Exactly." His accent wrapped around every word, "You dance from here," he tapped his temple,."You need to dance from here," he pressed a hand over his chest, "Again." I wanted to throw myself into the fountain. Instead I walked back to my starting mark. The music floated softly from the portabl
Waiting. For heartbreak. For regret. For grief. Nothing came. Only relief. And for the first time since his name had appeared on my screen... I smiled. ──━⊰ 𓆙 ⊱━── The office floor hummed around me. Monitors glowed from every direction. Lines of code scrolled endlessly across screens. Pho
Leone shifted his grip, locking his wrist against mine, securing us together, "Never." The car slowed down, Leone steered us into the parking lot of an old, abandoned diner. The sign on the roof was rusted, the neon letters of LUNCH hanging crookedly by a few black wires. The white paint on the w
I didn't answer. I just watched Gianna take a bite of a strawberry that Mr. Dental Model was practically feeding her. I felt a surge of heat go up my neck. My fingers were itching. My heart was thumping a rhythm that had nothing to do with logic and everything to do with the way she was looking at h







