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Chapter Seventy | Their Own World
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Re-Arranged   Chapter Seventy One | Blame
âDonât panic-ââDonât panic?!â Liviana repeats in a hiss, asking if he was joking. âDo you not see me? Already panicking?â She asks, pointing to herself in a show of how ridiculous of a thing he had just said to her. âItâs a little too late for that, donât you think?!ââRelax,â Blaze hisses back, telling her to take a breath. âYou donât know why theyâre here,â he points. âThey could just be here to arrange that dinner they were talking about, or to visit, or theyâre looking for you- you just donât know. You canât panic until we know somethingâs wrong.ââThem even being here is wrong!â She argues, and she makes a point Blaze canât exactly argue with because it was true.âYouâre right,â he admits. âThey shouldnât be here. But they are.ââExactly!â She shouts. âItâs wrong. Therefore, something is wrong and I should panic, because something is wrong!ââSo we handle it,â he grits, his patience thinning with his own panic as he tells her she needed to pull herself together. âWe donât panic.
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2024-05-17Re-Arranged   Chapter Seventy-Two | Mother-Daughter Rivalry
For as long as she could remember, Liviana had always had a complicated relationship with her parents. The Santoraâs, in general, were a very complicated family full of complex dynamics, as their family was tattered with years of abuse and generational trauma. They were an enigma that not even they could figure out.Ben, as the oldest, was automatically his parentsâ favorite. He was their first heir and the next king of the Santora business. And though Drusilla and Alonzo absolutely adored him for those mere factors, they could never show it. Instead, they showed their affection through work, whipping him up into a fine young leader, and turning him into the best man they could ever help him be. It was too bad he never got the chance to be anything more.Tino was the difficult child, often left to his own devices, and his parentsâ neglect was their love. They didnât pay him mind and so he often missed out on all the abuse tactics his siblings faced. Up until his big brother died, at l
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2024-05-24Re-Arranged   Chapter Seventy Three | A Hostile Environment
The door is pulled open and Liviana, before she could call herself prepared, finds herself face to face with Drusilla, who scoffs.âFinally!â The mother exclaims, taking hold of her daughterâs wrist and yanking her into the kitchen.âOh-â Liviana gasps as sheâs pulled inside, nearly falling over herself as sheâs pushed toward her father, feeling Drusillaâs hands delivering a shove to her shoulder.âWhat on earth took you so long?â Drusilla complains, cutting Liviana off before she could so much as speak, deciding that it didnât matter. âNever mind. It doesnât matter. The important thing here, the one that we need to talk about, is this arrest.âThis is when Blaze takes his cue, coughing as he steps into the kitchen. âThat wonât be necessary,â he tells, and all heads turn to him.Drusilla grits. âWhat?ââThe arrest has been handled,â he shrugs it off.âHandled?â The woman echoes, watching as he nods. âHandled how, exactly?ââWhat does it matter?â He asks. âSo long as itâs handled, the
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2024-05-31Re-Arranged   Chapter Seventy Four | Family Feud
The in-laws sat quietly, scattered across the Castelli's family room under a thick blanket of tension, just waiting for the moment someone would be brave enough to break the silence that had fallen upon them. Though, no one seemed to have the guts with the way Lucius and Elara loomed over them, supervising them as they stared down at the family like two disappointed parents who were just waiting for their children to give them a reason to punish them. And no one, no matter how upset they were, wished to be the reason.The Castelli siblings - Armani, Blaze, and Leona - all stood in a line behind the couch, continuing to bicker amongst themselves as they had grown used to their parents intimidation and those disappointed looks they wore, having grown up watching them."This is your fault," Leona had muttered to Blaze, who stands between his siblings with an ice cold expression, glaring across the room at his in-laws, both of whom don't hesitate to return his nasty glare.Forcing his eye
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2024-06-07Re-Arranged   Chapter Seventy Five | Nervous
Blaze Castelli grew up in a nice house.It was well known for its beauty- something expected of such a high status family, who always accepted nothing but the best. With their reputation and class, anyone who was invited to the manor expected nothing less than something extraordinary. And they were not disappointed. It was a grand home. Beautiful, mystical. It was almost like a castle, ripped out of the pages of a fairytale. And anyone who got to see it and feel its magic wasted no time in giving the family a compliment."It's beautiful!""So majestic!""I love the design.""It's so serene."And it was. Beautiful, majestic, serene. It was a haven, and for the family that lived there, it always felt like a small piece of heaven. It was more than just the outside and all the decor. The gold and the crystals and all the trinkets were nothing more than a little gift wrap. It was what was inside that mattered. A family that lived under its roof with kids who had spent their entire lives
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2024-06-14Re-Arranged   Chapter Seventy Six
It was only the late afternoon when Liviana and Blaze had arrived home after such a grueling lunch full of arguments and confrontation- nothing new with either side of the family. And, after walking in only to find themselves being faced with another drama, it was safe to say they were tired and well over the day. So, they put it to an end.Blaze had bravely put his in-laws in their place and pulled his wife away and, like the end of all those fairytales, the two rode off into the sunset and they locked themselves in their bedroom as they were sure it would be the only way to avoid Drusilla and Alonzo, who's sour moods had dragged down the entire homes atmosphere. They always did know how to rain over a parade. Liviana wanted to do everything she could to avoid having her day ruined further, and so she followed Blaze's lead and his shocking idea of turning their master suite into a haven for the night. After all, it was their supposed bedroom. At least, that was what they told her
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2024-06-21Re-Arranged   Chapter Seventy Seven
Communication without comprehension is pointless.It was a lesson Liviana had to learn a million little times throughout the twenty-four years of life. And yet, it never seemed to stick.She was a big advocate for communication. Livi believed that everything deserved to be talked about, no matter how insignificant it seemed. Big or small, she wanted to talk about it. She wanted to discuss and dissect it. Liviana wanted to listen and be heard. And more than anything, she wanted peace.Liviana believed that when something was buried, ignored and put on the back burner, you were signing up for a catastrophe. If it sat too long- if you neglected the issue, it would begin to burn. It would stew and start a fire inside you, and you can only contain a fire for so long before it spreads and before you knew it, you weren't the only one getting burnt."It's always best to put out the flame before it can spark a fire," she would lecture, insisting that if something was wrong, then they should be
āļāļĢāļąāļāļāļĢāļļāļāļĨāđāļēāļŠāļļāļ : 2024-06-28Re-Arranged   Chapter Seventy Eight
Liviana and Blaze were consumed.Consumed by themselves and each other - by each and every moment they spent together, locked away from the rest of the world as they spent their day wrapped up in one another. The conversation never seemed to end as, from the moment they woke up to the moment they went to bed, they were talking. Discussing and dissecting, the two had never felt more comfortable. It was just them, their thoughts and their words, and nothing else - no one else mattered. It was as though the second they had stepped through the thresh hold of their new shared bedroom; they had entered a safe zone. The haven they had always craved had come to life, and now, they lived in it. And they never wanted to leave. They had spoken about nearly everything that went through their minds, never wasting a second in sharing a thought as a quick sense of trust began to form. It was as though the moment they cut off the rest of the world; they had cut off their problems, too. Everything
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Re-Arranged   Chapter One Hundred and Twenty One
The conversation went as well as either could've hoped, as pointless as the pair expected it to be. At least, as pointless as she thought it'd be. Blaze, on the other hand, couldn't have been more disappointed. "Nothing?" he asks, voice straining with the tell of his exhausted frustration. "All this time, and that's what we've come up with? Nothing?"At her all too telling silence, the man scoffs a rather bitter breath, head shaking as he casts his sight away. Ouch. Liviana couldn't help but to flinch at the action. It was exactly the reaction she feared and what she spent the morning - not to mention the entire night before - trying to avoid... Blaze couldn't even look at her."You've got to be fucking kidding me-""I'm sorry," she cuts him off with a murmured apology, head sinking with her shoulders, hanging low in her shame. This is what she feared would happen, what she had been trying to avoid all along, prolonging this first step in which she loses him for good. Sure, he was
Re-Arranged   Chapter One Hundred and Twenty
Before she knew it, and much faster than either cared to acknowledge, two hours had flown by and the two were soon forced to sit and face the intimidating discussion that, in all honesty, they couldnât have dreaded more.Their morning had come to an end and there was no more running from it, no more avoiding their responsibility. They had matters to attend to, people to see and to discuss - people to punish.In order to place blame and punish anyone, there was a conversation to be had, precautions they needed to take. And so, for better or for worse, Liviana and Blaze sat down and got to work.At least, they tried to. But it turned out to be something much easier said than done, and even Blaze found himself struggling to strike up the conversation.The two sat quietly, the surrounding air packed with the tension of all those things that have gone unsaid. Questions, answers, accusations, and everything in between.Yet, despite the lingering words lost between them, neither could seem t
Re-Arranged   Chapter One Hundred and Nineteen
The night that started off as slow was anything but the moment her emotions started to roll. What started off as questionary, awkward, soon turned into something worse, something vulnerable. And that was her undoing.Livi hated it. Hated the feeling, the way it all unraveled, how she let it. She hated it so much that she began to feel as though she preferred the tension to the sensitivity, almost wanting to cling to it like some sort of shield, as if that could protect her from what was coming, what needed to be said, done.Of course, it couldn't. It all came crumpling down before she had so much as a chance to harvest it, use it. And then, just like that, she found herself back in his arms, the one place she shouldn't be, exactly where she didn't deserve to be.Being held by him was a luxury she almost couldn't afford. The safety he offered her, the comfort and the understanding, the pure kindness that came with the action of being wrapped up in his essence, was nearly too much. Much
Re-Arranged   Chapter One Hundred and Eighteen
One night.It was a deal Liviana made with herself, intending to enjoy the last bit of her husbands whiskey before climbing into the bed she prayed she would never have to leave - the outside world was just too dreadful and she couldn't handle the thought of having to face it again. So, for as long as she was allowed to, she was going to avoid it. She was going to crawl into bed and hide under the covers, and wait for the moment she could retreat into the world of her dreams.Fortunately, that moment was forced to wait when her husband decided to join her. He had strutted into the room with that sour question, "are you okay?" And in all honesty, she wasn't. She knew it, and he knew it too. He knew because he was just as exhausted as she was, just as miserable. And nothing sounded better than to drown in it with her by his side, washing down the bitter taste with a glass of whiskey and letting the sound of her voice drown out his woes. It was the perfect ending to a perfectly awful day
Re-Arranged   Chapter One Hundred and Seventeen
"You owe me."The words ring loudly in her head like some kind of siren, a warning and a reminder of her worst mistakes. And it was all because of one stupid party.Little Livi's heart drops and she's leaping toward her sister once again at the feeling, latching onto the older girl who offers a sense of safety despite her earlier harshness.Emilia is quick to return the sentiment, her free hand coming to rest over Liviana's that holds tightly onto her arm. She pulls her closer, the two taking a swift step back as she does so."Oh, my God- Dad!" Emilia gasps, wide eyes locking onto her dad's dark ones. She could already see it in there. The way the cogs spun in his brain, the anger that lurked beneath the green, something that she was sure was doing nothing more than fueling on some ridiculous plan, some way to spin this in his favor.Of course, she was right."What's going on here?" Alonzo questions, eyes bouncing between the two teenaged girls with a cold, calculating gaze. It was sh
Re-Arranged   Chapter One Hundred and Sixteen
The sound of the alarm blared loudly through the home, the sisters practically jumping out of their skin at the sound."The hell is that?" Liviana complains, hand moving to grip at her at the side of her head, where the throbbing only gets worse. The noise wasn't helping her haze at all."I don't know," Emilia murmurs, head twisting and turning in an attempt to catch the cause of the sound. She couldn't see anything out of place or hear a sound aside from the ringing of the security system echoing through the deserted halls."Whatever it is, make it stop!"The sound of her sister's whines has Emilia huffing, rolling her eyes at the show of her mess of priorities. "No," she replies simply, watching as the girl's face twists in confusion at the response."Why not?!" The pout resting on her lips was almost priceless, looking like a little kid who had just been told that they couldn't have their way. "It's loud, and- and it hurts! And worse? It's annoying!""It is." Emilia doesn't disagre
Re-Arranged   Chapter One Hundred and Fifteen
Creeping in through the window was a task that she could hardly handle sober, but after all those drinks she downed, she couldn't do it with her best effort."Livi- Livi!" Emilia whisper-shouts, hauling the girl up from the floor when she takes a tumble through the frame, nearly landing on her face from such a fall. "Hey, are you okay?"For a second, she's quiet, not speaking a word as her sister drags her to her feet, only huffing and puffing as she goes. Then, finally, she nods. "Yeah," she breathes, and all Emilia can do is frown. She wasn't convinced."Are you sure?" She asks, concern written across her face as she reaches out to touch her sister's, gently pushing the dark hair out of her eyes to get a better look at her. "You hit the ground pretty hard-""Fine- it's fine," she says, brushing it off with a small laugh. "I'm fine!"From behind her, Tino scoffs. "You don't sound fine." He couldn't help but disagree.Emilia hums, hating to agree with their brother - more so, hating t
Re-Arranged   Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen
"Alonzo?"The sound of his knuckles knocking harshly on the wood echoes loudly through the vacant hallway, startling Liviana, who lingers behind her husband, with its volume."You don't have to break it down, you know?" She mumbles the warning to her husband, who doesn't even spare her a glance. Instead, he does it again, his knuckles bouncing off the door even harsher this time than it had the last."Open up! We know you're in there!"A sigh can be heard on the other side, accompanied by some shuffling."We can hear you, you little-""Dad?" Livi calls out to him softly, cutting off her husband's shouts of anger and nudging him aside as she does so. "Are you okay in there?" She asks, pressing a hand and an ear to the door. "We know you're there, okay? We can hear you, and we need you to open up.""What for?" Alonzo calls after a beat of silence passes between the three. "I'm busy!""Oh, yeah? With what?" Blaze presses, banging his fist against the wood over his wife's head, causing th
Re-Arranged   Chapter One Hundred ans Thirteen
"What is he doing here?"Liviana is met with the question the second she slips into the room, her footsteps faltering at the sound. The raven spins around, eyes catching on her husband, who sits in the darkened corner of their bedroom. "Oh- Blaze," she breathes out his name, pressing a hand to her chest at the suddenness of his question. She hadn't expected him to be here, waiting. If anything, she thought he would have left - ran. "You scared me," Livi mutters, sighing at the thought. "Again..."This time, Blaze doesn't bother with an apology, instead, he pushes for an answer. "Well?" He asks, repeating the question. "What's he doing here?""I..." Liviana trails, clicking the door shut behind her and venturing slowly inside, hating to admit that she hadn't asked. The feeling of her husband's prying eyes pulls the disappointing answer from her before she has a chance to think of something better, shrugging as she says, "I don't know yet."Hearing this, Blaze frowns, repeating the answ
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