She sighed, the shock dissipating. She had tried so hard to avoid bloodshed but it seemed like someone was asking desperately for it."No one will think it's real." Lorenzo interrupted her train of thoughts, "it looks too fake."Raphaela said nothing.Lorenzo secretly let out a sneer. They had really overestimated themselves because one of the things he had a good nose for was sniffing out enemies."We shouldn't make this a habit" Raphaela said casually, replacing her phone in her bag, "attendance is vital for our results."Lorenzo as well said nothing.**********Raphaela stared at the DNA test results in her hands. There were three of them, beginning from the oldest; one when she was 16; another when she was 20; and just recently in her 22nd year.All of them said the same thing, the proof that she and Lorenzo weren't siblings was 99.9%. She sat, her eyes glued to the papers while he stood, a short distance off."I know you'll need more proof, supernatural proof so I've decided we'l

He took her out instead of them eating in because he thought they stayed indoors alot."The food is great." She beamed, sitted opposite him in a seafood restaurant."Of course, that's why I brought you here." He boasted.She snorted, stuffing her mouth with more crab goodness.Antonio suddenly let out a long sigh."What?" She asked immediately.He shook his head, looking down at his meal."I'm your partner" she said confidently, "you can tell me if anything is wrong."He chuckled but obliged her nevertheless."I thought you were going to leave."Her face scrunched up in confusion."I thought you were going to leave me."Her eyes widened, "What? That...that..." She shook her head, "I didn't even think of that! When did your imagination get so wild!?"He laughed, leaning back in his seat."Since you came into my life."She blushed, looking away, "Don't flirt with me." She muttered, embarrassed."If I don't flirt with you, who will I flirt with? The pretty lady looking at me?"Her head w

"You've been staring at them for too long. I've prepared dinner." Lorenzo said softly, pulling Raphaela up from her sitted station at the door.She hugged him. He stiffened a bit then relaxed but didn't hug her back."I think we should leave, I think we should leave this life" she murmured, "It just isn't for us. Trouble always finds us and we put the locals in danger.""You're afraid.""I don't want them to die. I'm afraid I'll lose the people I love to unknown enemies that keep hunting us. We don't even know who we're fighting against, why they want us dead, why they are using such brutal methods. We killed a hundred and one wolves today, Lorenzo, a hundred and one. Our hands are too bloody."Lorenzo's body stiffened again at the reminder. His arms moved to hold her of their own accord.Back at the garden, he hadn't even killed up to ten wolves. In that garden, he had felt fear. The only thing he feared before that moment in his entire existence was losing Raphaela. But in that gard

Antonio was up two hours later. Raphaela was all over the both of them ensuring they were totally fine before she could set herself at ease."Thank..." Antonio started to say but shut up at the look Raphaela shot him. He switched his gaze to Valentina who stood slightly in front of Lorenzo, like a guard, her eyes trained on him.He smiled at her. Her lips twitched but her face remained stoic. He nodded at Lorenzo."What next?" He asked, looking between Raphaela and Lorenzo."We wanted to ask you both to leave and settle somewhere but...""That isn't possible any longer." He finished, stealing a glance at Valentina.Watching Valentina slowly lose her breath just three days ago, he hadn't been able to bear it. He thought he had experienced all sorts of pain but the pain he felt at that moment had been immeasurable and it had sucked the little strength he had left.Just before he list consciousness, he had asked Lorenzo for a favour even though he knew it had dire consequences. He had as

"Julien, Julien Hugo."Julien roused from his sleep, coming face to face with a smiling Raphaela."My God, Raphaela, why do you love making me so worried?" He groaned, pulling her into a bone crushing hug.She let him hug her for as long as he wished, taking comfort in the familiar embrace and the memory of the past she had to let go."Where were you? I got to your house to find it razed to the ground and I went mad. Only when the police reassured me that no one was in the house did I calm down. Raphaela, I've looked for you for good four days. Why? Just why?"She sighed, sitting beside him on his king sized bed."I'm sorry. I wanted to come to you sooner but things weren't so simple.""Are you in trouble?" He placed a hand on her shoulder."Yes" she looked at him, "big trouble.""Then let me...""You can't help" she interrupted quickly, "it's something beyond you. Julien..." She grabbed his face, "why don't you b