"Where are you going, Selena?" I stop on my track the moment I heard Mrs. Castania's voice behind me. I lick my lower lip and straighten my back before I slowly turn around to face her. She's wearing her night dress ready for bed while holding a cup of tea if I am not mistaken because I could smell the sweet scent of honey with a mixture of rosemary. Her eyes automatically train on me from head to toe back to my face. There is a glint of confusion in her eyes seeing me on my short hair while wearing an all black clothes. She take a small steps closer until her pace turn quick to approach me. Her hand reach my arm and cautiously look around as if it already sink in to her where I'm planning to go. "You can't leave, Miss. It's dangerous, Ildefonso's men are just probably around to guard this house because you are here" she whisper, afraid that someone might hear what she said.My face went serious. We are both standing in the dimly lighted living room near the glass window. The maids

The dining room is filled with silence as we eat our dinner. Enzo was right, my father indeed prepare a dinner for us. The table is filled with different kind of dishes, most of it are my favorites and my brother's favorite except with my father's wine of course- his favorite wine that was place near him. The only thing I can hear is the sound of our utensils. The silence is so deafening and it's giving me an uncomfortable feeling when in fact I am used into this kind of set up. I mean, I grew up in this kind of silence. This is not new to me but suddenly, it feels different. So different from my previous meal time together with Sain Czar. I bite the inside of my mouth and slice the steak slowly. The surrounding feels cold and it's bothering me that Apollo who's sitting right beside me is giving me a cold shoulder. He doesn't even give me a single glance since I arrived and I am sure that Jaxer and Pollux could feel the tension between us. Well, I wanted to talk to him. I don't wa

I went back to Castania Mansion with a lot of thoughts inside my head. I couldn't seem to process what Enzo told me. I am uncertain if I suppose to feel special because I am the first Costello woman. Perhaps, the reason was because I don't really know why I am the first Costello woman even after how many generations has passed. I just couldn't believe that there is no Costello woman was born because come to think of it, I am not a Costello by blood. I was adopted and it was given to me. It was like a privilege that was gifted to me. Why it was gifted to me? In what way Dad consider me as special? I am a woman to begin with. None of them trust a woman and yet they are trusting me. Someone like me who doesn't even belong in their clan in the first place. I took a deep breath and start brushing my hair. I just finished taking shower and changing my clothes. My body feels tired but I couldn't force myself to sleep. My senses are all wide awake, my mind is filled with unnecessary thought

Sitting comfortably at the rattan chair in the gazebo, I watch Sain Czar intently standing near the fish pond while having a serious conversation with Nicolai. They are not too far from my spot but the distance is enough to give them privacy of whatever they are talking about. I am curious but it would be annoying if I intentionally intervene to their conversation which I think important and related to Ilde Famiglia because Sain doesn't want it to discuss in front of me. I tilt my head and reach the cup of tea on the table beside me. I press my lips together not withdrawing my gaze to Sain's direction. His back is facing me but I know that he's aware on how I bluntly stare at him. I shifted my eyes to Nicolai who didn't dare giving me a glance. My brows furrowed when I notice something. Come to think of it, Pierro is not around which is surprisingly new. I didn't saw him this morning. I suddenly wonder where he is."Sain didn't killed him right?" I mumble to myself. I bite my lower l

Sain was strangely different. He's gesture is just too much as if he is intentionally seducing me, flirting me with those words that I didn't know how much means to him. There are so many blurred lines that I wanted to decipher the meaning behind it but at the same time hesitant to figure it out. It's already seven in the evening, dinner already has passed. Everything happen so smoothly today and I think it was because of that long conversation I had with Sain. I saw a different version of him today, a version of him that I didn't know existed. I experience something new as well, something that I didn't know he's capable of. He stay the whole day in the house and cancelled all his appointment which is a bit too much. But what would I expect to Sain Czar? It's not like, I can dictate all of the things he needs to do. Although I told him that I am fine but he still insist saying that it was his way to apologize because of what happen between him and Helena. I honestly don't think it'