Semua Bab Ex and Son Beg, But I Never Turn Back: Bab 521 - Bab 530

Third Person POV“Uncle Adonis, you burnt the pancakes,” Carl said, frowning at the half-blackened stack of pancakes on the table.Adonis rolled his eyes at Jay, who was donning a frilly apron and mixing up some eggs.“I did my best,” Adonis shook his head. “Just put some extra syrup on them and you won’t even taste the burnt bits.The three children were gathered around the kitchen table. Adonis yawned as Jay poured eggs into the hot frying pan. The kids had kept them up very late last night, watching movies in the fort. Adonis and Jay were doing their best to look after the kids, but it was hard work! And Adonis wasn’t half the chef Luigi was.“It’s okay,” Jay said, taking the burnt pancakes off the table. “I’ll make some new ones.” Then he turned to Adonis. “Relax. Have some coffee. I got this.” He planted a gentle kiss on Adonis’ forehead, and Adonis smiled with relief. He was just about to sit down at the table with the kids when the doorbell rang.Glancing out the window, Adonis

Willow’s POV“Your turn, Logan,” Luigi sighed. We were all sitting cross-legged on the cabin floor, since the coffee table wasn’t big enough for us all to sit around.“Again?” Logan asked.“Yes,” Luigi said dryly. “The game is the same every time. I go. Then Willow goes. Then you go.” I could hear the mock annoyance in Luigi’s voice. For whatever reason, Logan just didn’t seem able to pick up on this particular card game.“Maybe we should go back to Hearts?” I suggested. We all knew how to play Hearts. But both Luigi and Logan shook their heads.“Please,” Logan said. “Anything but another round of hearts.”I understood how he felt. We’d been holed up in this cabin for a couple days now and we were all terribly bored. We had no TV. No phones. No books. Just a crossword magazine and a deck of cards. We’d long since finished all the crosswords in the magazine, which left us with only cards.The problem was, there were only so many games you could play with three people. And we’d played th

Third Person POVCorloni stood in the doorway, his fedora low over his eyes. His eyes landed on the dead body on the floor.“Ava,” he said, as she looked up at him, her eyes wet with unsplit tears. Beatrice stepped to the side and Corloni walked into the room. Enzo was on his back, blood on his lips and chin, his eyes closed. The bloody knife was to the left of his feet.At the sight of Corloni, Ava exhaled. There was something comforting about his presence, something strong and reassuring.“My god,” a voice whispered from the doorway. Everyone turned to see Sasha standing in the door, her face pale, her eyes wide.“I knew something was wrong,” Corloni said, extending his hand for Ava. She was on her hands and knees beside her dead son. Ava clasped her hand in his and he pulled her to her feet. “I called you but you didn’t answer. Did you do this?”Ava looked deep into Corloni’s eyes and bit her lip. It had all happened so fast, and now the reality of what she’d done was starting to si

Third Person POVGiulia stood pressed against the hedges as she watched the police car pull up. She was too far away to hear what was happening, but she could tell that Adonis and Jay were agitated.She’d actually been a bit surprised to see the two gay men open the door. She’d assumed it would be Willow. But she shouldn’t have been surprised. Of course they were all together, hunkered down in the estate. This little group was very tight knit. Very ‘supportive’, Giulia though, rolling her eyes.Adonis stepped aside and the police men, alongside what appeared to be a plain clothes detective, entered the house.Giulia didn’t know who else was at the estate. She assumed that both Willow and Logan were also there, somewhere inside. After all, where else would they be? She did find it odd though that neither Willow nor Logan appeared at the front door.The police were there for routine questioning, which mildly annoyed Giulia. She didn’t really have time to wait this out. She had to find Lu

Third Person POVCarl’s tongue felt thick in his throat. He stood perfectly still, staring at the gun pointed at his head. He knew that guns were bad, that they hurt people. He was so scared and he didn’t know what to do.“We’re going to go inside now, me and you,” Giulia said.“Please don’t hurt me,” Carl said, but his voice was barely above a whisper. There were wet tears pricking his eyes. He wanted his Mommy and Daddy.“I already told you, Carl. I won’t hurt you. You just have to do what I say and…”“Carl?”Both Giulia and Carl whipped their heads towards the door. Adonis had emerged. He stood in the doorway, calling out to Carl. He’d come to check on Carl, but as he stared at the scene in front of him, a strange sound released from the back of his throat.“Oh my God,” he gasped. Then he cried out. “JAY!”“Don’t move,” Giulia called to Adonis from across the lawn. She kept the gun pointed at Carl’s head. Carl had tears streaming down his face now and his entire body was trembling.