All Chapters of Bound to the Capo: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

AKIRA My mother looked up from her plate, her brow furrowed with concern. “Are you alright?” she asked gently. “You haven’t touched your food.” I offered her a forced smile and nodded. “I’m fine.” But I wasn't. I was far from okay. But whatever was bothering me was not something I could discuss with her. Hell, it wasn’t something I could talk to anyone about. So I forced myself to snap out of it and reached for my fork to create the illusion that I was okay. Seated at the dinner table with my family, their voices blended into soft conversation, which was supposed to be a comforting routine, but my mind was far from at ease. Just before dinner, I received a call from Pedro's son, Lukas, requesting a meeting. It seemed that Pedro kept his word. He had sent his son to help me with what I needed. However, my soul felt restless. There should have been relief and satisfaction in that, given that I still had the upper hand, but I didn't feel it. Instead, I felt like a storm was bre

MAKENA "It's true, we only want to give you a ride," the woman continued, and I sighed internally, recalling what the man had said about the road. I accepted the ride and drew Val's arm towards the car without warning. We got in. We could defend ourselves if need be, but we had no idea what we would face, and Ren's snake had made me even more wary than I'd been after the morgue. We could also be forced to use our superhuman abilities, which I didn't want. We needed to be as human as possible if we wanted to stand a chance in this city. Before we began driving, the woman handed us bottles of water, as if she could read my thoughts. I was dead thirsty. Gulping mine down, I finished Val's as well, after he only took a small sip and handed it to me. The couple introduced themselves as Leonora and Andreas Adamis and attempted to start a conversation, but it became awkward because we hadn't introduced ourselves. I barely registered what they were saying as I tried to devise strategies

MAKENA Exiting the bathroom, I found Val lying on the bed. He was on top of the covers, with his back against the headboard. I changed into the new pajamas Leonora had given me and climbed in next to him when I was finished, resting my head against his chest after a quick kiss. I couldn’t believe we were under a roof, that we didn’t have to worry about where we were going to sleep or what I was going to eat. I couldn’t believe we were safe. "So, it appears the Moon Goddess was listening to us after all." "Yes, it appears that way. Andreas said he would speak with his boss next week and arrange a job for me where he works," Val said, caressing my arm absentmindedly. The sparks made me shiver, and I snuggled closer to him. Andreas informed us that he worked at a car manufacturing plant, and Leonora was a nurse. “That’s very nice of him.” “Yeah, it is. Kian wanted to organize one at his workplace, but Andreas told him before I could that it was not a good idea because we

IN ROSAVELLE MEL DI CORVO "Are you okay, Father?" I approached him, noticing him squinting and blinking a few times, and he said he was fine. But he did not appear to be, and I told him so while sitting next to him. He replied that when I walked through the door, I resembled someone else. "Who?" I asked, even though I knew he meant Val. I didn't look anything like Val; he was not my biological brother, after all, but because of Val's blood in the ring Elysia made for me, Father saw him when I entered. Father loved me as the son he raised, but not as much as he loved Val, to the point where he would choose me as his successor over his blood family. But now, thanks to the magic of the blood, he had done so without blinking an eye. That was what I needed Val's heart for, and I had come to test the blood's power to its limits. The blood could be used in other ways besides the ring, but the ring method was the cleanest. It gave him and everyone else the impression that he was ac

MAKENA "Happy birthday, my love," Val said, approaching me before taking my hand and kissing it while I stood speechless, taking in both him and the dinner for two setting, pleasantly surprised that he remembered. “You remembered?” I had told Val about my birthday on our first night together in the apartment back in Wiremond, and after everything that had happened, I wouldn't have blamed him if he forgot. "Of course, I did," he said, reaching for my face and gently caressing my left cheek, drawing me in and sending sparks humming through me. He looked dashing in his dark chocolate brown suit, tailored to fit his physique perfectly. He wore a simple white crew-neck T-shirt underneath the blazer, matching trousers cropped just above the ankle, and crisp white low-top sneakers to complete the look. I knew I might have been biased, but my man was the sexiest man on the planet, and I just wanted to take him home and have him for dinner. "You are so beautiful," he said, his eyes