로그인Hey everyone! 💕 I hope you’re enjoying today’s update! What did you think of Alessia’s letter to Rino? Do you think it’ll ever reach him? Do you think he’s capable of letting go of his revenge? Can’t wait to hear your thoughts! XOXO 💋 – Jane 🌹
Alessia ─ ∘❉∘ ─ I stared down at the tiny baby in Claire's arms. Little Nero. He was barely two months old, just a small, helpless thing, and his mother had just walked out on him. I felt a cold, sharp bitterness rising in my throat. "How?" I whispered, my voice sounding like it was being dragged over gravel. "How did this even happen?" Claire wiped her eyes, her hand shaking. "Madeleine... she was talking to Remo. They had been texting since your reception. Apparently, he owed her because she helped Adelina escape." I felt my heart skip a beat. "Adelina? You mean Valeria’s daughter? Where was she?" Claire nodded, a tear slipping down her cheek, "Adriano had her. He was holding her captive. They’ve been doing this behind everyone's back for years... this sick power play between Remo and Adriano. It started with some cage match over territory, and it just got worse. Adriano always won, he always beat Remo and he made sure to rub it in his face and it only made Remo crazier for re
Rino ─𖤝─ I sat there on the cold marble, my back against the bed. I pulled my knees up and threw my arms over them, letting my head hang heavy. I didn't move. I didn't even feel the wound in my arm anymore. I felt... nothing. I just stared at the spot on the floor where she had been. The dust was still settling in the air. The sound of heavy boots came from the hallway. Someone was running, sliding on the marble, gasping for air. "Boss!" Luca burst through the doorway. He stopped so fast his boots screeched against the tile. He was covered in soot, his gear torn, and he was holding a rifle like it was the only thing keeping him upright. He looked around the room, at the shattered window, the blood on the rug, the empty space where Alessia should have been. Then he saw me. He just stood there, his chest heaving, his eyes wide with a mix of shock and pity. That was the worst part... the pity. I didn't move for a long time. I just let him stand there. Finally, I slowly lifted m
Rino ─𖤝─ My arm throbbed, a hot, pulsing reminder of the bullet that had grazed me at the bottom of the hill. I could feel the blood soaking into my shirt, but I didn't care. The physical pain was nothing. It was background noise compared to the way my chest felt like it was being ripped open from the inside out. I stood there, looking at her. My wife. My life. My love. She was pressed against the wall, her eyes wide and terrified, staring at me like I was some kind of monster. "Why, Alessia?" I asked, and my own voice sounded like it was coming from miles away. I looked at the locket on the floor, then back at her. I felt this sick mix of love and pure, blinding rage. I’d spent years building this for us. Every move I made, every person I had to take off the board, it was all to get her here with me. "If I’m a liar, then what are you?" I let out a bitter, jagged laugh that scraped my throat. "You married me. You looked me in the eye and said the vows. But you never trusted m
Alessia ─ ∘❉∘ ─ The wheels hit the tarmac with a violent thud, a jarring reminder that I was thousands of miles away from my family. I didn't wait for the "fasten seatbelt" sign to turn off. I unbuckled and stood up, my legs feeling like lead. Rino reached for my arm, his face softened as if he hadn't just destroyed my entire life. "Alessia, let me—" "Don't," I snapped, pulling back so hard I hit the bulkhead. "Don't you ever touch me again." The look in his eyes was dark, but I didn't care. I turned my back on him and walked toward the exit. The flight attendant opened the door, and the warm, salty air of the Mediterranean hit me in the face. It should have felt like paradise. Instead, it felt like the smell of a prison. I stepped out onto the metal stairs, and the cold seeped into my feet. The grated steel bit into the soles of my bare feet. I stopped dead, staring down at my toes. I was still in my nightgown, showing more skin publicly than I ever did in my entire life, the l
Alessia ─ ∘❉∘ ─ I blinked, and then slowly stood up and wiped the tears off my face with the back of my hand, "You made a blood pact with me," I reminded him, "You looked me in the eye and said as long as I said yes... as long as I chose you, you’d never hurt the Capone name again. Not the men, not the businesses, nothing. You bled for it. You swore it. You shook my hand... were you lying even then?" "Alessia..." He let out a long, frustrated sigh, rubbing a hand over his face like I was the one being difficult. "Were you lying?" I repeated, stepping closer, my heart screaming for him to deny it. "I—" "Yes or no! Were you lying to me? Was every word out of your mouth a goddamn lie?!" "I can explain—" "Yes or no?" "It's not that simple—" "YES OR NO, GODDAMN IT!" I shrieked, the sound tearing through the room. "YES! I FUCKING LIED!" he snapped back, his temper finally exploding, "I lied, Alessia! Is that what you want to hear?" A cold, hollow feeling started in my fingerti
Alessia ─ ∘❉∘ ─ The video began to play, and the world simply stopped turning. It was a sight so visceral, so haunting, that it didn't just make my soul recoil, it made me want to die. I leaned closer to the screen, my eyes wide and stinging, because I saw Adriano. But I couldn't find him. I couldn't find my beautiful boy in that mess of purple, blue, and deep, wet red. His face was so swollen, so distorted by the bruises, that he looked like a stranger. "No," I choked out, the word catching in my throat, "No, no, no..." He was tied down to a chair, his arms lashed to the sides so tightly his hands were turning gray. A thick strap held his chest back against the slats, and his chest... God, his chest was stained with nothing but blood, and still trails of dark blood was still splashing onto his lap. Every time he tried to take a breath, his chest rattled, a wet, broken sound that tore through me. Suddenly, a hand appeared on the screen. A loud, sharp sob broke out of my chest







