Rosa could hardly breathe, her hands wavered slightly from sunny’s head but she stood her ground. She glanced at her mother, then at Santo and Rico, both sending glares her way, but none of that affected her until she heard sunny whimpers. Rosa took a deep breath, forcing herself to grow a heart of stone. She hated this; she hated putting sunny in danger like this; she hated betraying the trust of the two people she learnt to love even when she was supposed to hate; she hated the way they looked at her right now, like she was the worst person in the entire world at the moment. She hated being the villain, especially to them.“Don’t hurt her Rosa, please” she heard santo plead. His eyes were already tearful. She can’t remember the last time she saw santo shed a tear. The last time was when his mother died.“You should have thought of that before coming empty-handed. Where’s enzo?” Silvio said, her eyes scanning Rico and Santo.“You’re supposed to be dead,” Santo said, his eyes flashing
Sunny hadn’t seen it. Crouched down in the centre of the firefight with her hands covering her head, she had no idea that she, in particular, was targeted. But Santo on the other hand quick to see, his eyes zeroed in on the man that had the gun pointed to her and without a moment to think he rushed to her and pulled her up momentarily using his body to block hers, without expecting the intrusion the bullet left the gun and pierced right through his shoulder instead emitting a groan from him, righting back the immense pain her felt her drew sunny to a corner where the walls ricocheted all the bullets meant for them.Meanwhile on the other end of the hall, Silvio maneuvers her way out the building leaving Rosa rooted still by a corner “When does the goddamn back up get here?!” Santo yelled through the noise Rico glanced at his watch. "About now!” He yelled backAnd like on cue the same door where Rico and Santo paused through and about twenty men coming through as well, all firing back
“What’s gonna happen to her?” With her fingers in-between her teeth, sunny asked, glancing at aldo as he stood patiently beside her. Both of them stared at the closed door “I don’t know, it’s really up to Santo and Rico,” Aldo said, folding his arm across his chest “Gosh, I can’t hear a thing,” sunny said, kissing her teeth in annoyance“Have you tried pushing your ears against the..” Aldo said “Yes, I have, still can’t hear shit..” she groaned, running her hand through her hair“I don’t know why you still care about her so much. She tried to kill you,” Aldo said, making sunny sigh.“She was under the impression that she was avenging her father, she was deceived, she was doing what she thought was right” sunny said her chest heaving as she remembered the condition she was put in, but also she tried to fit herself into Rosa’s shoe, if she was in Rosa’s position, wouldn’t she have done the same thing?And at that moment the door wheeled open revealing a not too pleased Santo who storm
*TWO NIGHTS LATER*The night air was heavy with tension as Santo stood in the courtyard of his sprawling mansion, the cold marble beneath his feet a stark contrast to the burning conflict within his heart. The moon cast a ghostly glow over the scene, illuminating Aldo, Rico and the guards, who watched with a mix of trepidation and resignation. Santo’s hand tightened around the grip of the pistol, the weight of the weapon a physical manifestation of the burden he bore.Meanwhile, somewhere up in the mansion, laying on the bed, was sunny, her hand grabbing her chest as she sobbed. She couldn’t stop this and it made her hear ache. It was a pain like no other Rosa knelt before him, her once vibrant eyes now dulled by the inevitability of her fate. The same eyes that used to sparkle with mischief when they were children, running through the vineyards, causing mischief, all the teases and constant pranks. Those memories haunted Santo now, each one a knife twisting
Sunny’s lips attacked Santo's in a fierce kiss, taking him by surprise, she could taste the salt on his lips as well as he could taste hers, his stoic form made her step back sensing that maybe he didn’t want to do this with her Sunny sighed, her chest heaving as she withdrew from him, taking one step backward, she watched as his eyes roamed her face and rested on the lips that were just in his, and without warning he Leaned in, brushing his lips against hers in a tender kiss that quickly deepened. Their mouths moved together with the ease and passion of lovers who knew each other intimately.Sunny’s hands roamed over Santo’s chest, her fingers tracing the familiar lines of his muscles. His skin was warm beneath her touch, and she felt a thrill of anticipation as his hands began to explore her body. They moved with practiced grace, each touch, each caress sparking a fire that spread through her veins.Santo’s lips traveled from her mouth to her neck, planting soft, lingering kisses a
The soft light of the morning sun filters through the curtains. Santo and Sunny are lying in bed, tangled in the sheets. Sunny lazily traces patterns on Santo’s chest, his eyes were closed so she couldn’t help but stare at his calm, peaceful form, the same form that shed tears in front of her yesterday, the same form that groaned in pleasure as he rammed into her, he suddenly stirred, his eyes slowly opened to meet her’s, sunny cleared her throat, trying to disperse of the dirty thoughts running through her head “Morning, Sunshine. Sleep well?” Santo asked lowly. His fingers meet with her skin, slowly tracing it, sending shivers through her spine and making goosebumps appear on her skin.Sunny smiled, “Like a baby. Though I think I could sleep another few hours after last night,” she said, running her fingers through his hair and massaging his scalp, emitting a low groan from him.Santo grinned, “Oh, really? Because I distinctly remember you saying you could go all night,” he teased,
Sunny stood still in front of Rosa’s door, every muscle in her brain telling her to go in, but she couldn’t, not because she was mad at her, not because she hated her, no, sunny knew well enough the power of manipulation, that’s a story that’s not worth getting into today. What she didn’t want to see was a devastated Rosa. Rosa was as soft as she was tough and this kind of people are always easier to break.“The door’s not gonna open itself, you know,” Aldo said as he walked towards her, stopping right beside her. He leaned against the wall, his eyes flicked from the door to her “I’m just scared she’s not gonna let me in, she’s not gonna wanna talk to me,” sunny said, her fingers playing with each other “She should be grateful, if anything,” Aldo said, leaving Sunny confused as she stared at him.“What do you mean?" She directed her attention to him and asked.“Well, you spoke to Santo, and he knew killing Rosa was gonna break you, so he didn’t,” Aldo said, kissing his teeth Loweri
Sunny could’ve sworn she thought Santo was just exaggerating when he said he wasn’t gonna let her out of his sight, and when he told her in the helicopter that he was gonna make sure he had eyes and ears on her, she thought he was just being funny, but now seated at the back of a black van parked right across from her house where Judy was said to be last seen she had to watch with her mouth shut as a mic was taped to her and a button was given to her to push in case of emergencies“It’s Judy Santo not a cold-blooded assassin, the only thing she could hurt, is a fly if it’s already dying, and that’s after crying for it,” sunny said staring at Santo as he sat on a seat watching as his people prepped her up “It’s not Judy I’m worried about,” Santo said “Well, if Silvio’s on the run, I doubt she’ll come here,” sunny said, making santo sigh“Well, there’s nothing like being too safe, is there?” He asked, making her scoff in annoyance.“Coast is clear, she just went upstairs” one of santo