"So tell me, Joan." Luciano's father, Mr Cruz said seriously. "Do you know why you're here?" He asked and I glared at him."Because you want revenge on Louis." I said tiredly."That's right, darling." He said before looking at me with narrowed eyes. "You don't remember me, do you?" He asked and I shook my head at him."Paris, 2017." He said slowly and my eyes widened."But how?" I asked in shock and he slowly walked around me."I was shot three times, you left me there to die." He said blankly and I gulped painfully. "Of all people a homeless man called for help." He said with a smile on his face. "It's truly fascinating." He said his facial expression never faltering."I get it okay. I've hurt a lot of people and I'm sorry. But I had no other choice. It was the only way that I could survive." I said apologetically. "Lies." He seethed through his teeth. "You always have a choice. That's why I'm choosing to kill you. You'll have a slow and painful death." He explained bluntly and a te

Louis' POV...I looked at the doctor expectantly and she sighed once more."Are we going to breathe all night? Tell us how she is." My mom demanded impatiently and I glared at her."She's lost a lot of blood." The doctor said tiredly. "But she's stable now." She continued and my mom's hands flew to her mouth."She's alive?" I asked and she nodded."You can see her tomorrow during visiting hours." The doctor said with a small smile on her face."Thank you doctor." My mom said and the woman nodded before walking away from us. "She's alive." My mom said before opening her arms.I gave her a hug and a single tear rolled down my cheek. I wiped it away and pulled back from my mom."I'm staying here." I said and my mom lightly shook her head."You can't. You need to rest. You haven't been home ever since she went missing, give yourself a break." My mom said softly."I don't need a brea-""Yes you do. Joan would want you to rest and to take a shower and for you to present your best self to he

Louis' POV...After Joan fell asleep I left the hospital. I placed two of my best men at her door to protect her. I jumped into my black SUV and drove down to the location that Jim sent me. I pulled up at the side of the road where he was waiting for me. I climbed out of my car and walked to where he was standing."You're late." He said briefly."I had errands to run, places to be." I replied shortly and he frowned when he looked at me."How is she?" He asked and I raised a single eyebrow at him."She's fine." I replied blankly. "How's your son?" "He's getting better. He won't be able to walk for a while but he'll be fine." He said and my eyebrows shot up in amusement."Why are we here?" I asked and Jim pointed at something in the distance. How am I supposed to see when it's dark?"They're here." He said with a smile on his face. "Looks like we're crashing a party tonight." He said and I smirked."That sounds astonishing." I replied sarcastically and he chuckled. "Aren't we going u

Later that afternoon Louis came to pick me up. He drove me home and I went straight up to our room. He could tell that something was wrong because I was quiet, he asked me about it but I just told him that I was tired and still in pain. He then told me that he was going to spend the rest of the day with me, which instantly made me smile."How are you feeling?" Louis asked out of the blue."Better." I lied but I plastered a smile on my face. Louis hovered over my body as I laid on my back. He brushed my hair out of my face before he placed a soft kiss on my lips.He placed feathery kisses on the bandage covering the cut on my neck. I smiled as he did so, I brushed his hair with my fingers while looking at him.His perfectly sculpted jaw was in line with every single feature on his face. And his stormy blue eyes are the windows to my soul.I placed a kiss on his soft pink lips before pulling back to look at him again. "I fucking want you so bad right now." Louis said while placing ki

"She's awake now." Doctor Gilbert said as her hand rested on my shoulder. "I'll take you to her." She said so I followed her."How long does she have?" I asked and the doctor briefly closed her eyes."Any day now. It's a miracle that she's still alive at this point." She said softly."I thought she had longer." I said in confusion."She hides her pain very well. The cancer has spread to almost every organ in her body." The doctor explained. "I don't think she'll make it through the night." Everything stopped around me and I could hear myself breathing. My eyes was wide in shock and a tear slipped from my eye. This can't be it."Can I see her?" I asked and the doctor nodded.I opened the door and spotted Joan's tiny body curled up under a blanket. I went to sit next to her and she painfully turned her head to watch me."Thank you for last night." She said softly. "I got you something." She said with a smile on her face. "I left it in your top drawer." She said weakly.I couldn't resp