เข้าสู่ระบบAnd yet somehow, she had been carrying the exact opposite belief. She thought she had to earn her place beside me. I didn't even know where to begin with that. I blinked once, “Go back.” She frowned, “What?” I moved closer to the glass, “Go back to what you just said.” Her breathing shook, “I—”
My brow tightened. Where the fuck did that come from? She kept going before I could make sense of it, “I was so fucking stupid. I just didn't want to let you go. I thought I could fix myself for you. I was selfish!” My entire body went still. I didn't say a word. I'd never heard her say anything
He was wrong. She was never his to bargain with and she certainly wasn't his to hand over. If Gianna and I took the next step together, it would happen because we chose it, not because her father needed a way out, not because the Council wanted a deal. And definitely not because some desperate ma
I stopped and sucked in a breath through my teeth, “Fucking hell.” My hand went to my ribs. The pain came in waves now, deep and hot beneath the skin. I pressed my fingers carefully against the area, testing it. “Three, maybe four,” I muttered. Gianna's eyes widened, “What?” “At least three rib
Gianna's eyes narrowed, “Stop.” “I can picture it,” I leaned my head against the glass, laughing again, “Big tough Leone. Standing over an unconscious man. Throwing punches like he's fighting the devil himself,” I wiped at the corner of my mouth, “He probably got tired.” “Raph.” I grinned, “I'm s
Raphael ━━ ⛓ ━━ The first thing I felt was pain. And it was everywhere. My ribs burned every time I breathed. My jaw throbbed. Something warm had dried along my mouth, and when I tried to swallow, my throat felt scraped raw. I stayed still for a few seconds, then the memory came back in piece
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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
"You're even hotter than they said." "Please!" I sobbed, my face half-buried in the leaves, "Please, let me go! I didn't know... I didn't agree to this!" I tried to crawl forward, my fingers clawing at the mud, but he just laughed. It was a dark, mean sound. He grabbed the back of my black top and
Gianna ━⊰ ❦ ⊱━ "We’re moving in with Salvatore," Mom said. She said it while pouring juice, like she was just talking about the weather. I froze, my fork hovering halfway to my mouth. I didn't say anything at first, I just stared at her, the heat rising in my face until my skin felt tight. "No,







