Alessandra was peacefully eating breakfast as her father was desperately trying to hide the bruise on his arm. He was lucky enough that his daughter believed that it was just from a fall, but he knows well enough that adults will see it differently. He tried covering it with makeup, but it was too obvious. He tried wrapping it in some bandage gauze, but it would only draw attention to it. He could wear a long-sleeved shirt, but the weather was too hot. He suddenly remembered that he had menthol patches for muscle pain so he grabbed one from the drawers and found one that was big enough to cover the bruise. He carefully placed it over the bruise and it was wrapped perfectly. His excuse that he just fell would probably be more believable. Alessandra finished her breakfast so Luke cleaned after his daughter as she got herself ready for school. Luke then packed her lunch and snacks and put them in the lunch box. He made sure everything that his daughter needs is set before helping her d

Luke was awoken by a flash suddenly going off. Luke groaned in annoyance and pulled the blanket over his head."Don't hog the blanket." Valentino groaned half asleep as he pulled Luke closer to him.Suddenly, Luke was wide awake upon hearing Valentino's. He tried to sit up and get away from him, but Valentino's arm was wrapped tightly around him. Luke heard giggles behind him and saw Alessandra with his phone. He tried to calm himself so that he wouldn't end up upsetting his daughter. "Give me the phone, Alessandra," Luke said with a firm tone.Alessandra dejectedly handed her dad the phone. He unlocked it and found pictures of him and Valentino cuddling in the gallery. Luke checked behind him to see if Alessandra was there, but she was already in her room. Luke sighed in relief and deleted the pictures of him and Valentino. He put down the phone before trying to get off of Valentino once again. Valentino wouldn't budge, but Luke didn't want him to wake up and see them in this positi

Alessandra ignored her dad the whole morning that they were getting ready. She wouldn't even look back at her dad as they walked to her school. Luke understands that Alessandra is unable to deal with what she's feeling at the moment. He just wanted to give her space and let her come to him when she was ready. Mr. Haru was waiting by the school gate and tried to greet Alessandra, but he was ignored as well. Haru looks dejected and Luke gives him a pat on the back."She's been ignoring me as well. I don't want to force her to talk to me when she doesn't want to." Luke said."I'm sorry about last night. I made a move too early, if I didn't this wouldn't have happened." Haru apologized."It's not your fault. Alessandra must've thought I was replacing her father. I'll talk to her later, okay? For now, try to talk to her, just don't force her." Luke said."Sure, I'll try to talk to her," Haru replied.Luke waved goodbye before making his way to work. Himiko greeted him when he entered the s

Luke slowly woke up as the light glared harshly through the window. Luke stretched his arms out before sitting up from the bed. Luke then realized that he was in a different room from last night. He quickly got off the bed and looked around the room in a panic. fear settled in when he realized where he was. He was in the same exact room he was in when they were in Italy. Luke quickly ran to the door when he remembered Alessandra, but the door was locked from the outside.He ran towards the windows but tripped over a chain. Luke fell to the floor with a loud thud, making him hiss in pain. Luke pushed himself up and found his ankles tied with a chain. Luke muttered a curse under his breath as he tried to find a way to break free from the chain. The doorknob started to rattle so Luke ran back to the bed and laid down, pretending to be asleep. Footsteps neared the bed and Luke felt the side of the bed dip. He could feel fingers tucking the hair away from his face. Luke was too scared to

It was the next day and Luke was anxiously waiting for Haru to come by. Himiko cleared out some space in the office to give them room to talk. Haru finally came by and they were immediately pushed by Himiko inside the office. Himiko gave them a cheeky smile before closing the door behind her. Luke didn't hesitate as he pulled Haru into a kiss. Haru kissed him back, wrapping his arms around Luke's waist.Haru slowly pulled away and rested his forehead against Luke's "Lex," Haru breathed out."Hmm." Luke hummed in response."You're really making it hard to resist you, huh?" Haru teased."Am I?" Luke asked innocently before placing his lips against Haru's once again."This is going to be hard for Alessandra." He muttered against Luke's lips."I know. I'll try my best to make her understand. I'm just asking for your patience," Luke said pulling away and looking into Haru's eyes."I'll try my best to be patient. I'm sorry for not talking to you first before deciding for the both of us." Ha