Leonardo Hope is the worst emotion to experience when there’s no light at the end of the tunnel.You wait.You pray.You even try to delude yourself that it’s not happening to you. That it just can’t be you.But that’s the problem with hope. The false positive. The feeling that the horrible situation can end any moment when that’s far from the truth.It’s the falsification of reality.The yearning for a different dream.A feeling of being on the cloud that can’t be reached in real-time.I had this feeling for years while I was in B-20 until one day when I made myself realize there was no hope at all. As I sit here with Nova, reminiscing over the horrible feelings and things I did a part of me wants to put an end to this story before it even starts. "You were still so young. They had no right to deprive you of your life." Nova says, agitated.I chuckle at her reaction. I was just getting started with the story. "It didn't matter to them. Twenty-one was the perfect age. S
Leonardo The expression on Nova's face is one I never wanted to witness. I hate that I'm the one causing her this pain. But she has to hear the full story to be able to understand.At least the story I know. I've never been able to figure out the full story till today. It's a work in progress and I'm hell-bent on uncovering the missing piece.I notice how she flinches and then moves away slowly, "W-what do you mean? Why would anyone want to kill my mum and me?""I have no idea. The order was given but it was under wraps. I remember the Professor calling me into his office and telling me he had a mission for me. It was my first one after training. Usually, all missions are filed. And I have no idea why. But it's like having a database of all agents. He told me this one wasn't to be mentioned to anyone at all. He told me the mission was of high importance and he can't risk word of it spreading." I turn to her, searching her face. Looking for any sort of expression, hate, fear, disgu
Nova Finding out that your father is part of a group of people who run a secret organization created to train men into killers and that they also took your stalker when he was younger, has never been the highlight of my day.The past couple of days that I spent with Leo, while he told me all about his past has made me realize that he may not be that bad after all.I'm still trying to wrap my head around Dad's involvement especially after Leo showed me the picture he was talking about and the exchanged texts between him and Councilman David.I was trying so hard to believe that Dad had no hand in everything Leo was accusing him of. He has treated me horribly for as long as I can remember and my first instinct was to defend him.After Leo told me everything and showed me proof of my father's involvement. The pressure behind my eyes finally exploded. The remaining pieces of numbness disintegrated, replaced with pain so sharp and intense I would’ve doubled over had I been standing.I
Nova He lets go of my throat and smiles. "Let's play a game, mia cara. You have five seconds to run, and If I catch you I'll fuck you. And I don't care if you want it or not."My eyes widen and I try to dash out of the door, but he grabs my arm and pulls me back before looking around the room with a smirk. He's kidding, right? "How am I supposed to win if I'm running around my room?""Not my business. Two seconds left, butterfly." He taunts, taking slowly torturous steps towards me.My room is big, but not big enough for whatever sick game he just cooked up in that psychotic head of his. I run to the other side of my room and stand beside my bed. Leo chuckles and the sound does something to me.This game is rigged.He continues walking slowly, each fucking step he takes closer to me taunts me and tells me that he wins either way. I have nowhere to hide or run."Don't you think this is unfair?" I shriek and climb ove
Nova Life's been good, and I hate it.That's the thing. I keep getting this feeling as if my entire life is about to upend and impending doom is just watching me round the corner.I've tried so far to convince myself that I'm just a little bit shaken because of the story Leonardo told me. I won't lie and say it is not scary to know that monsters like that are out there and that my father is one of them.Dad and I still haven't spoken since the time he announced that I'm supposed to marry his friend, Mum too. Chance I assume is back to school because he has stopped calling and texting altogether.Or maybe he just got tired of you like the rest of the family.I inhale deeply. It doesn't matter, I don't care if they treat me differently. I don't need them, I can do this.Leo has made it his mission to turn me into a princess who needs to be locked up in an ivory tower. He refuses to let me go out on my own even to work at the cafe. It's either he follows me, or the new bodyguard he provi
Nova Smell. The first of my senses to trickle in. I wish it were anything else because I'm instantly overwhelmed by the scent of body odor, spiced cologne, and what can only be described as the stench of evil incarnate. And then my sixth sense seeps in, whispering notes of warning and urgency. I’m in danger. Those notes turn into a song full of screeching and loud noises, filling my body with heart-wrenching panic. My adrenaline spikes, and I just barely have enough sense to remain as quiet as possible.Slowly cracking open my crusted eyes, I’m greeted by complete darkness. It takes a second to process that there’s a blindfold strapped around my head. Then, the blissful numbness I awoke in crumbles, and I lose my breath when all-consuming pain filters in, engulfing my body in absolute agony. God, is this what being alive feels like? It can’t be death. I’d be at peace if it were. And I may have fallen for a stalker, but I’ll be damned if I didn’t land a spot within h
Leonardo She's gone. They took her from me and it's all my fault. As I stare at the scene in front of me, I can't stop watching the way the car at the back crashed into hers over and over from behind until she was unable to escape them.“Do we know anything about who was involved in her kidnapping?” I ask, voice tight with fury, clicking off the video on my laptop. I just finished watching the surveillance footage of Nova’s car crash, caught by several streetlight cams. Watching her being dragged from her car, knocked out, and then carried into the van has me shaking with rage. Roman is already working on tracking it through street and security cams, but it doesn't feel like it's enough."We're working on it. But whoever these two hired goons are, they're not very good at their job. Although they could be a list of people who sent them, X and you know that," Roman tells me.“Fuck,” I mutter, pinching the bridge of my nose between my fingers. A massive migraine is blooming, and restle
Nova I groan loudly and my eyes water as I try to adjust to the bright light in the room. I take in my surroundings and I see that I'm in a different place than I was. These people seriously need to stop knocking me out before moving me.I don't even know what day it is. How long have I been taken? Is Leo looking for me? Is he alive? The thought of anything happening to him makes my stomach churn and I try not to think negatively. He's the strongest person I know and I'm certain he won't stop until he finds me.Please, find me, Leo. I believe in you."Oh, amazing. You're awake." I turn to the source of the voice and I can't for the life of me remember which one he is. He's silent for a bit and just stares at me creepily. My brow lifts, and he chuckles lowly then sighs, "I'm sorry it's just that I've never really noticed how beautiful you are. It's like I'm in the room but I'm never really in the room. And, You. Are. Beautiful. You have so much power over him and I'm sitting he