Semua Bab Twisted Fate : Bab 31 - Bab 34

I woke up to the sound of buttons clicking softly and the faint rustle of fabric. Aleksander stood by the edge of the bed, the morning light catching the hard lines of his face as he fixed his shirt. For a moment, I just lay there watching him, remembering the way his arms felt around me a few hours ago. “You’re leaving already?” My voice was still heavy with sleep. He glanced over, his face unreadable. “I have work. I’ll be back later.” A part of me wanted to tell him to stay, to come back into bed and hold me like last night wasn’t already fading, but the words stuck in my throat. I only nodded. He picked up his jacket, pressed a quick kiss to my cheek, and slipped out. The soft click of the door left the apartment quieter than before. I lay there staring at the ceiling, replaying the night in my head. His touch still lingered, but the old doubts were creeping in. Aleksander had walked away from me once before. What made this time any different? My phone buzzed. Alf’s name lit

No matter how far I run, Aleksander always finds a way to stay tangled in my life. Even now, when I have been trying so hard to move forward, I wake up every day to the same weight on my chest. Knowing that he has been talking to my sister behind my back, that he gave her a job and even flew her out to Italy, makes the betrayal sting deeper. I want to believe it has nothing to do with the mafia, but that thought lingers in the back of my mind like a shadow I cannot shake. I just hope Aria has not made the same mistake twice, the kind of mistake that could put her in danger again. I have been calling her for days, each time more desperate than the last. She will not answer, not even send a quick text. It feels like I am shouting into a void, chasing someone who no longer wants to be found. Coming back home was supposed to mean finally seeing her, but now I feel like I am on the outside of her world, looking in through glass I cannot break. Alf and I decided to stay for a few week