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
Luciano "Shit," I cursed under my breath, pacing back and forth while Grandpa Ferri watched me. "What are we going to do?" Grandpa Ferri asked. I bit my lip and decided to stop pacing. "I've already contacted my people about the situation, and they're willing to help with anything." He nodded his head. "But first, we have to find out where they are." Grandpa Ferri sighed. "I'm afraid that'll be pretty difficult. I know someone who works at the station, but he told me he hasn't seen her or Lucille at all." I clicked my tongue, trying to come up with another plan. I can hire a private investigator to help me find them, but I'm afraid that'll take too long. It might be too late once I find out where they are. Just then, I felt my phone vibrate inside my pocket. I fished it out of my pocket, wondering if Reese would be contacting me. However, I frowned when I saw that I had gotten a text from an unknown number. '7171 Dream Street. Come alone, or the two of them will suffer.'
The last special chapter will be about our lovely main characters! Luciano brings home a new addition to the family, and let's just say he kind of regrets it. *** "Shh," Luciano exclaims as the creature beneath his feet continues whimpering. He sighs in frustration and massages the bridge of his nose. It hasn't even been an hour since the creature came home, and he already regrets it. Luciano has never been fond of dogs. Let's just say he's never really been fond of animals ever since he was young. After being attacked by a pack of squirrels when he was innocently playing in the grass when he was younger, he had never been the same. It also fueled his indifference (and slight fear) of these non-human creatures. However, after hearing his precious daughter continuously say that all she wants is a dog for her sixth birthday, he had no choice but to cave in. I mean, who could really blame him? With her adorable smile and puppy eyes, who would be able to say no? The two of t
Now, this chapter will be focused on how Reese and Daisy fell in love with each other. It will be set around the time when Thalia hasn't been found by Luciano yet. *** Reese sighs as he hears someone enter the room. He doesn't even need to turn around to guess who it is. The small yet sharp footsteps coming from the door are enough to tell him that it is Daisy who graced him with her presence. He turns the swivel chair around, facing the woman. He bites his lip as he looks at her frantic figure. No matter how much he tries to deny it, he really can't—this woman is beautiful. "You still don't know where she is?" she asks. And utterly annoying. She just knows how to push his buttons. He sighs and closes his eyes, defeatedly shaking his head. "How many times do I have to tell you? I haven't found a lead yet! I've searched through all the CCTVs around the area, but I still don't know where she went. You know how my sister is—she's very tenacious." Daisy clicks her tongue and
Hi again! Welcome to the special chapters! These are just a collection of fun stories from our beloved characters. I hope you like them! All of the special chapters will be written in the third person's point of view, so I won't be repeating that all throughout the chapters. Cheers! ****** "Umm, so what do we do now?" Emiliano asked as he looked at the tiny and adorable human looking up at him with wide eyes. Warren chuckled nervously as he patted his back's mate. The two of them decided to take Lucille on their trip to Amsterdam, and now, they were kind of regretting their decision. Not because they don't want to be with their granddaughter (they've actually been pestering their respective children to let their daughter go with them on a trip), but because they didn't know what to do with a literal child. It has been more than twenty years since they've interacted with children, and frankly, they've never really been good with it. As they aged throughout the years, the two of t
Luciano "Do you like your new room?" I nervously asked as I showed Lucille the interior of her new room. I knew that I'd done my very best to place the items she loved most in this room, but it still made me nervous. That feeling quickly melted away, though, when she looked around with wide eyes. "Duckies!" she exclaimed as she observed the painted ducks on her wall. "And so many toys! Did you do this, daddy?" I smiled and kneeled down to her level. "Do you like it, my princess?" She enthusiastically nodded her head. "I love it! I can play in here all day!" I chuckled and ruffled her hair in amusement. "Tomorrow, my princess. It's already late. You have to go to sleep now." She pouted and shook her head. "But I want to play," she insisted. However, not even a second later, she already started to yawn. "Tomorrow, okay? I'll play with you all day long!" "Really?" she asked with tired eyes. I nodded my head. "I promise. But for now, you need to take a rest, my princess. Yo
Thalia“Luciano,” I moaned into his mouth, placing my hands on his chest to gently push him away. “We haven’t even placed any sheets on the bed yet.”He ignored my comment and continued placing open-mouth kisses on my neck.I don’t know what happened and how the events escalated, but a few moments ago, we were watching Twilight in the home theater when Edward’s and Bella’s kissing scene played on the screen. I couldn’t deny that I was feeling turned on by the sight of two attractive people kissing, but I had already watched that particular scene plenty of times, so it wasn’t such a big deal. Luciano, however, seemed to have taken quite a liking to the scene despite declaring hatred for the movie itself. So, before I even knew it, we were already imitating the scene on the TV and making our way to the master bedroom. I felt the rough mattress against my skin and felt that it would be such a waste to ruin a completely new mattress, so I harshly pushed him away.“What’s wrong?” he aske
Two months laterThalia“Are we finally getting new neighbors?” I asked, looking outside the window while sipping my morning tea. I was having a peaceful breakfast when I heard some type of commotion just right outside. I peeked out at the window and saw moving trucks transporting furniture to the newly-built house just right across the street.It had already been two months ever since Luciano had left the mafia, and we were now currently living with Grandpa Ferri at Amari Coast.The two of us talked a lot about what we wanted to do—whether we wanted to stay here or move to another location. I was already too attached to this place, and I’m glad Luciano felt the same way. Lucille, too, voiced out that this is her favorite place in the world. So ultimately, we decided we wanted to stay here.Lucille was currently out on a trip with her grandfathers. Yes—plural. My dad and Luciano’s dad had been laying low from the Mafia and now decided to travel the world together. Since Reese is alrea
This chapter is dedicated to Daisy and Reese! It also shows how Don Emiliano changed his mind! Reese She slapped my shoulder and gently pushed me away, causing our lips to separate from each other. I leaned in to kiss her once again, but she placed her hand on my chest and halted my movement. She gave me a nonchalant look before placing a quick kiss on my lips. "There," she said. "That's the last one. Now, we have to go back to work." I raked my hands through my hair and let out a deep sigh. "I don't know what to do anymore, Daisy," I said. "We don't even have a clue of where Thalia is!" She held onto my shoulders. "And that's why we shouldn't lose hope. I don't want to lose another important person in my life. We have to find Thalia and Lucille at all costs." I nodded my head. "We should. I just don't know where we're going to start." Suddenly, Daisy's preppy ringtone sounded in the room, causing the two of us to look at her phone. She was the first one to look at the
Luciano "What?" I snapped, not believing a word he said. My father sighed and raked his fingers through his hair. "Count this as my final gift to you. I'm giving you a choice—the mafia or your family?" "This is another one of your ultimatums, huh?" I asked. "It's the final one," he smiled bitterly. "W—Why are you doing any of this? What made you change your mind?" He sighed. "Honestly, I never really wanted this life too." My eyebrows raised in inquiry. He never wanted this life? He's the very last person on Earth I would imagine not enjoying the mafia scene. "It is what my father taught me—the mafia always comes first. Everything else is only in second place. I instilled that quote in my mind, and even now, I still believe in that mindset." "So, you want this life after all?" I asked. "I didn't want it at first," he said. "But I've become used to it. There are a lot of things and people I've sacrificed because of that belief, and frankly, I'm way too deep into this li
Thalia"No!" I exclaimed, going back to remove the hollow blocks that separated Luciano and I. However, I halted my steps when I felt Lucille stirring in my arms. I looked back and forth from the wall to my daughter and realized why Luciano decided to do what he has done.It's for the two of us to survive...Even if that means he doesn't get to.So, with a heavy heart and tears streaming down my face, I squeezed through the narrow opening to finally escape from this place. The cold air hit me as soon as I escaped, yet I still feel like I can't breathe properly. I also feel like there isn't any strength left in my body, and there isn't anything I want to do other than go back to where Luciano is and stay with him until the end. But I have to think about our daughter and about how much life she still has to live. With that thought in mind, I ran away from the building, determined not to look back. My vision was occluded with tears, and due to that, I couldn't clearly see what was