Thalia "No." I tried to keep my face as neutral as possible after hearing those words. Charles wanted me in exchange for his land and Luciano just disagreed. I thought he was going to agree in a heartbear since this negotiation is very important to the clan. However, he outright refused his proposition. "No?" Charles raised one eyebrow. "I'm giving you a good deal, Luciano. I won't even ask for much money. Just give me your pretty little guard over there," he glanced at me, giving me a sultry look. "I'm giving you one last chance, Luciano. Take the deal and you'll have my lands without any problem." Luciano uncrossed his legs and leaned closer to Charles. "My answer is still no, Mr. Charles. You can ask for additional money, but you can't take my guard as compensation." A small smile appeared on my lips. As much as I wanted to help the Romano clan with this negotiation, I honestly don't think that I'll be able to do it. So, I'm quite thankful for Luciano for not giving me away to

Thalia I moaned into his mouth as our tongues touched each other. Our kiss escalated quickly as he pushed my back onto the wall. "Jump," he said. I quickly followed his instructions. I jumped into his arms and he carried me to his table, placing me down as we continued kissing. I honestly don't know how we even got here. I only planned on hugging him out of joy, but then we suddenly started kissing. How did we even get here anyway? Let’s rewind back a couple of minutes. I hugged him out of gratefulness. I thought I was going to sacrifice myself and go to Sir Charles' territory to resolve this situation, but Luciano stayed with me throughout the week, untiringly looking for evidence to bring him down. "We did it," I said. He was surprised for a second, but he eventually returned the hug. I felt so warm in his arms, so I snuggled deeper into his chest, breathing in his scent. He let out a chuckle. "Did you just sniff me?" I glared at him and playfully pinched his bicep. "Shut

Thalia Red. Everything turned red.One minute, I was running out of the house, trying to escape; and the next minute the sound of the gun resounded, followed by spillage of blood.“Fuck,” I muttered under my breath as I looked at the scene in front of me. “Renee!” Luciano screamed out before taking out his gun, pointing it towards the person who had shot Renee and killing him instantly. Daisy and I ran to where Renee was. Her blood had pooled down on the ground, so I covered the wound with my hand. “Give me a cloth or binder of some type,” I told Daisy.However, Renee shook her head, making me look at her with frantic eyes. “Let’s get out of here first,” she said in a weak voice. “We don’t want any other tragedies happening tonight. It’s best if we seek safety for now.” Luciano cursed under his breath and carried Renee in his arms. "Let's leave," he said in such a cold voice that it sent shivers down my spine. I also stood up from the ground, still shaken up from the situatio

Thalia It has almost been a week since Renee's death, and things are started to go back to normal—at least for other people. The people in the Cosa Nostra moved on with their life—like Renee never even passed away. Even Don Emiliano, the direct father of Renee, went back to work as usual on the day of Renee's funeral. From an outsider's perspective, it may also look like Luciano isn't the least fazed about Renee's death, but I knew better. He has been negligent of his health, and he also has been shutting off most people—especially me. I have tried multiple times to talk to him and make him open up to me like before, but it seems like he doesn't want to confront me at all. I knocked on his door with his favorite cup of coffee in hand. "Come in," I heard his gruff voice. I slowly opened the door and peeked my head inside. He was wearing his glasses while typing something on his laptop. "I've made you some coffee," I softly said. He didn't even glance at me and just patted

ThaliaI went back to my room, my plan of telling Luciano about our child completely thrown out of the window.Before I even knew it, a tear fell out from my eyes. “Fuck,” I muttered under my breath with a small smile, roughly wiping my eyes.Just when I realized my feelings for him.Just when I was ready to confess.Just as I found out that I’m fucking pregnant—this happens.I locked my room and leaned back on the door. I slid down the door, tears still streaming from my eyes.I sobbed uncontrollably as I thought about everything that happened for the past two weeks. I know that I have a fault in Renee’s death, but I hope he knows that I’m also devastated by it—that I’m also struggling with this all alone. I thought he would have felt some type of affection towards me considering we’ve had sex before and he’s kissed me plenty of times. However, maybe all of those were just for his physical satisfaction.I’m just his guard—nothing more, nothing less.I could die right now for all he c