AureliaFrom the dark corner of the room, near the heavily tinted windows overlooking the Vegas lights, a sharp scoff cut through the quiet."I still can't fucking believe it," Silas said, loud enough for the whole room to hear. "Look at her, Dante.""Silas…” Dante sighed from the doorway, his tone flat and tired"No, seriously.” Silas stepped forward, gesturing toward my small frame hunched over the bedside. "She looks like she can't even hurt a fly. She's fragile, she's soft, she looks like she'd break if the wind blew too hard.” He looked at Dante, who seems too exhausted to reply, so he just continued.
“How the hell is a girl like that supposed to stay by Lucien’s side? A Don needs a queen who can hold a gun, not a liability who gets him shot in a parking lot."I squeezed my eyes shut, my shoulders tightening as his words sliced through me. He was right. Every word of it was a cruel, undeniable truth. I didn't belong in this world of snipers, soldiers, and territory wars. I wa
Read more