I hope nothing but the best for these two.
ThaliaI shook my hands in nervousness as we arrived at the driveway of our house. "Are you alright?" Reese asked. "We can still go back if you want to."I shook my head. "I just need a moment."I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath. "Do they already know that we're coming?"He nodded his head. "I called him yesterday. I didn't tell him that you'll be coming, but I told him to expect a visitor.""I guess that's better than nothing," I chuckled, trying to lighten up the mood. "It'll be fine, Thalia," he assured. "I'm sure he misses you.""That's highly unlikely," I told him. "But I'll still try my best to convince him to help us.""Then shall we go?""Yeah," I nodded my head. "It's better to get this over with."The two of us left the car, and although I want to deny it, I feel so fucking nervous that I just want to run away from this place. However, thinking that this would help our family immensely, I decided to brave through it all and swallow my nervousness.We entered the
ThaliaI smiled as I stared up at the ceiling on my bed. I can't believe I was able to convince my dad to talk to Don Emiliano so he could finally accept Luciano and our family.As time passed by, I thought he was definitely not going to help me. However, after I said my last words, it seemed like a switch had turned on inside him, and he finally decided to act like my father. I was busy with my happy thoughts when I heard a rustling sound from the balcony. I frowned as I sat up from the bed, looking at the suspicious silhouette just right outside of the glass door.I quickly got up and grabbed the bat on the side of the table. I held it as I walked over to the glass door; however, before I could even react, the door slid open, and Luciano came into the room. "Woah!" he raised his hands in defense when he saw the bat in my hands. I let out a sigh and put down the bat on the ground. "You fucking scared me," I grumbled. "I thought you were an intruder or something.""Surprise," he s
ThaliaI woke up and outstretched my hand, trying to look for the source of warmth that comforted me.I opened my eyes and saw that Luciano wasn’t there anymore.I smiled bitterly as I remembered what he had said yesterday. He did say that he won’t be able to be with me the moment I woke up, but it still sucks that we’re in this position right now.I let out a sigh as I entered the bathroom to take a quick shower. As the water cascaded down my body, I thought about how my father would be meeting the former Don today.My father proposed to come to his office to talk, but Don Emiliano wanted to come personally to our house.I guess that makes it all better.Now, I have the chance to listen in on their conversation. It’s just quite disappointing that I probably wouldn’t be meeting Luciano today.As I finished getting dressed up, I entered my father’s office only to see him nervously tapping his foot on the ground.“Are you alright?” I asked.He chuckled and shook his head. “You know? Asi
ThaliaThe two of us sat in silence.As much as I hated to admit it, this man still intimidated me down to the bone. “You’re alive and well, I see,” he said, breaking the silence.I cleared my throat and straightened my posture.“You probably thought I died.”He tilted his head to the side. “By the mafia’s rule, you should be dead right now. Consider yourself lucky for still being able to breathe in this land.”I looked to the side to hide my look of disbelief.“Why do you hate me so much? What did I ever do for you to reject Luciano and I’s relationship?”“Oh, don’t get me wrong,” he smiled. “I don’t have anything against you. It would be any other woman, and I would still want them to leave my son. Right now, you’re nothing but a distraction to him—a weakness.” I chuckled coldly as I crossed my arms in front of my chest. "With all due respect, sir, can you stop thinking about yourself for a second? What about what your son wants? What about what Luciano wants?" He scoffed. "Luc
Third Person's POV Luciano looked at Thalia with worried eyes, knowing full well that everything wasn't fine. However, looking at her distressed face, he didn't want to talk any further. "Okay," he said in a soft tone, hoping it would comfort her heart. Thalia let out a sigh of relief when Luciano didn't pry any further. She doesn't think she has the strength to tell him everything that has happened. She really doesn't want to drag Luciano into this, knowing that he's also suffering his own battles. "Do you want to rest, bambi?" he asked, gently playing with her fingers. Thalia closed her eyes as the small action gave her solace. She closed her eyes. "I don't want to sleep yet," she muttered under her breath. "What do you want to do then?" Luciano asked, willing to do anything just to pacify Thalia's heart. Thalia opened her eyes and looked at him sincerely. "Make love to me." With her utterance, Luciano leaned in to place a kiss on her lips. It didn't take long before
ThaliaI looked back at Reese's house and let out a defeated sigh. So, this is it, huh? I glanced at my watch and saw that it was barely dawn. I wanted to say my last goodbyes to my family and Luciano, but I'm afraid that it'll only make matters worse. I have to leave without them knowing. I turned back around and started walking out of the gate. Nobody dared to stop me, so I knew that Don Emiliano was already expecting my departure. With every step I took, I felt like I was being stabbed in the heart. However, in the end, I knew that this was for the better. All of them would be able to live in peace from now on, and I—I'll try to live a happy life with Lucille. Even if it's just the two of us. It's definitely going to be difficult, but nothing's impossible, right?Right?I finally made my way out of the gate, and I was surprised when a black car pulled up right in front of me. I stopped in my tracks, wary about the presence of this stranger. He rolled down his window and l
Luciano I woke up with a smile on my face, still remembering everything that had happened last night. I reached out my arm to hold Thalia closer, but what met me was an empty bed. I opened my eyes and swiftly sat up from the bed, looking for any trace of Thalia. My heart started beating faster when I realized she wasn't in the room. Relax. She must be cooking breakfast, right? I got up from the bed and swiftly went down the stairs. Reese and Daisy were already there, eating breakfast, and they looked at me, surprised. "Oh, you were here all along?" I nodded my head, still wandering my eyes around. "Where's Thalia?" I asked. "Isn't she with you?" Reese asked. "She's not," I said. "Didn't she cook breakfast?" Daisy frowned and shook her head. "I was the one who prepared breakfast. I've been awake since early morning, and Thalia never came down." "What?" I snapped. "She's not in her room. Did she go to your dad's house?" "Let me ask," Reese said, standing up from his s
Luciano I glanced back through the rearview mirror and sighed in relief when I saw that I had lost my father's men. I drove even faster to not give them a chance to catch up, and only when I was on a completely empty road did I normalize my speed. Now that my body wasn't in adrenaline, I felt the pain hit me. It was such a struggle to get through my father's men, and when he said I wouldn't be able to get out of the territory, he really meant business. However, I wasn't one to go down without a fight. I was still able to outsmart them in the end. Now, I was one step closer to getting Thalia back. I drove to Amari Coast, the road feeling more familiar as I had already come to love this place. When I arrived at Grandpa Ferri's house, I didn't bother parking my car and just left it outside his house. I knocked heavily on the door, desperate to see Thalia. I heard a set of footsteps coming toward the door, then it opened. Grandpa Ferri's eyes widened in surprise when he