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Chapter 28
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2024-12-05 23:44:44
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Into the darkness Chapter 29
Giovanni POV: She wasn’t joking when she told me that, she wasn’t as literal as she had sounded but she did intend to torture him before he would die. It was as if I was in some out of body experience, I saw the fire in her rage looking into his crimes getting evidence from the business owners he had pressured and statements. I wanted to tell her to stop, to calm down, not to let this consume her but how could I say that, I was consumed long ago. She now looked at everything through the lens of how this could help her get the one up on her father. As scary as it was seeing this shift in her I was also impressed, I would never say it to her, but she was very much her father's daughter. She was clever, ruthless, and determined. “I don’t think you should go to the office tomorrow,” I told her after three days of her scrounging up evidence and information. “Why not,” her face scrunched in ire. “You are not yourself,” I told her. She began to fold her arms and get haughty but I grabb
최신 업데이트 : 2024-12-10Into the darkness Chapter 30
Giovanni POV: I had encouraged her to get the fish and chips we were on the coast if she didn’t get seafood it was practically a crime. I had gotten her to speak and remember her mother, trying to get her to see that this hellbent spiral into pain wasn’t what she would have wanted. Now she had returned to her resolute silence, simmering before me as we waited for our food. “I think that Guilia was involved,” She finally said aloud, looking out at the sea. I stopped, I had long speculated the same, Guila had far too much satisfaction in her eyes when we were at that restaurant. The girl was highly egocentric, she wouldn’t dare believe her mother was right about anything. “What makes you think that?” I asked her. “I read the police report you’d found the first one,” She explained. In my investigation I had come across an initial police report, her mother hadn’t been found at the grocery store but across the street battered, the first cop who came was a rookie and hadn’t been met t
최신 업데이트 : 2024-12-16Into the darkness Chapter 31
Domenico POV: “Well,” I grunted as I cut off the end to a fresh cigar, you would think I had a death wish the way I was smoking them lately, but that creatin was gaining ground in the city at an all too impressive rate. My daughter was locked up in an ivory tower at her request, and I had the unnerving feeling they were closing in on the truth. The man before me sweated and shuffled for a moment. This definitely wasn’t good news, why did they think their nerves would save them, they should just face the music and tell me. “Come on!” I snapped and he flinched. For god's sake could one of these worms find a backbone I’m sure we had one lying around here somewhere. Oh no, the only one to stand up to me was now whoring herself out to the enemy. “The coroner is missing, we think…th-th-that. We think the Risci’s have moved him, and we believe your daughter-” He stopped talking as I stood up throwing my glass at the wall. “Fuck!” I lost it. This was the worst thing that could happen. I
최신 업데이트 : 2024-12-17Into the darkness Chapter 32
Guilia POV: It was pathetic the way Daddy was so hellbent on getting Arianna back. Forcing me to stalk the thief, I had tolerated her presence when she doted on me as her long-lost sister. I expected nothing less, but then she had to go and ruin everything by siding with that numbskull. What was worse is Daddy was sure they had fallen for each other, there was no way he would fall for my sister and not me. Why did everybody worship the ground she walked on? I sighed as I went through the sales racks trying to distract myself as far as my father knew I was out and about trying to “run in” to my sister, but honestly, what was the point? If she wanted to tie herself to a burning ship let her, Giovanni would crash and burn we all knew it. He was still angry about his brother, even though he was the fool who docked at some random port. If you’re in the import export business you should really do your research. I sighed texting Marco, the one thing he refused to give up was my sister's l
최신 업데이트 : 2024-12-20Into the darkness Chapter 33
Arianna POV: She knew now. That meant he did as well, and if he had any brains at all he’d know I was gunning for him. The false cheer that she’d tried to force down my throat she was lucky I didn’t set the dog on her. In fact, she’s lucky I didn’t do worse, when I first saw her I had half a mind to reach into Giovanni’s coat and grab the 9mm I knew he had on him. When we’d first found ourselves in this forced family, the guns set me on edge a constant reminder of my now unsafe world. Now I found them a comfort as hard as my father was trying to get me back all I had to do was reach over and I could end him. That’s what kept me sane as we went about and I kept my eyes peeled for her bright white convertible. Ever the one to stand out. Here and there I swear I’d catch glimpses of her. My life had been one whirlwind after another ever since my mom died, I hadn’t thought when I had spent the night catching up with my sister that she could be doing recon work, but now when I looked bac
최신 업데이트 : 2025-01-07Into the darkness Chapter 34
Arianna POV: I sat patiently waiting in the living room, I smirked to myself looking over at my handiwork. I’m sure my sister assumed I was handing over her fabric, playing the good sister. After discovering how deep the rot runs into the family tree I was ready with a match and gasoline. I sipped my tea waiting for her to come to the door, Giovanni was nervous about inviting her in she was walking a whirlwind of drama and death, but I was sure we had our bases covered. Luca was upstairs and Peanut was waiting patiently to protect me, I couldn’t wait. Sure enough, she came around knocking at the door. Becaa opened it, all hands were on staff today. She wasn’t the devil himself, but she was his offspring. I sat back waiting for her to stomp over to me with her demands but instead, she calmly strolled over. “Tea,” she commented. She didn’t say a word as she grabbed a cup and poured herself some, fidgeting as she adjusted her skirt and not speaking first. I took another sip letting
최신 업데이트 : 2025-01-08Into the darkness Chapter 35
Giovanni POV: Coldness had crept back up inside Arianna after her sister's feeble attempt at kidnapping, during their argument I saw that hope swell inside of her, only to be swept away by the hurricane of her sister's childish notions. The worst thing was there was a part of Guila however deep down she knew what we were doing was right, she wouldn’t be so volatile if there weren’t. We had worked hard all week shoring up our defenses across the city, protecting our people. It felt never ending for every business we flipped, another was turned. People were being bullied and beaten into submission all over town. They were so used to Domenico's terror that they refused to believe there would be a time without it. What was harder was to believe I was doing this for the good of it, especially with his daughter at my side. I’m sure many of them thought I was mad to trust her, it was only until they met her that they realized their foolishness. I had forced her out of the house today taki
최신 업데이트 : 2025-01-09Into the darkness Chapter 36
Giovanni POV: That was the issue with war one side strikes, and the other reciprocates, and endless cycle until someone loses too much and can’t go on. I was playing with an uncaring and heartless man, and he knew what I cared about. The docks weren’t hard one call to my father, a simple donation to the judge's re-election fund and we were off the hook, the warrant was thrown out, but it was only a matter of time before Domenico threw something else at me. You had to try and get your opponent so tied up that they couldn’t move through all the bureaucratic bullshit so that when you landed the real blow they couldn’t respond. If he wasn’t above involving the sweet detective Mosley neither was I. I made an anonymous tip that there were drugs at one of Domenico's houses where I knew his little flunkies had their parties. Domenico was smart about hiding his shit, his men, well there were downsides to hiring from the cesspools of the world. He would have a harder time getting rid of th
최신 업데이트 : 2025-01-14
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Into the darkness Chapter 71
Arianna POV:The next day, we headed out onto the boat piling on with baskets overflowing with blankets and pillows, wine bottles, meats and cheeses, and bread. I stopped onto the boat with Gio helping me aboard, and he began to show me around. “This is the top deck where we spend most of our time,” He explained. Comfy seats and benches lined the top of the ship, large enough for the whole family to sit and eat and relax together. “My mother wanted it so that no one felt left out,” He grinned. His mother began by fluffing out all of the blankets and coats, and her sisters went downstairs to unload all the food. Becca and Luca joined their cousins in readying the ship. Once again, I was struck with how much this family spent time together and how happily they moved around with each other. His father boarded the ship and entered the captain seat, not speaking or looking at anyone, sitting down with a canister of coffee and a newspaper or two. They all had their roles, but they loved
Into the darkness Chapter 70
Arianna POV: We stopped for lunch at a little bistro, much like back in America they were heavily involved in helping businesses in their town. The owner came out and greeted Giovanni and Luca, snapping his fingers to get us a better table and the finest wine they had. I rolled my eyes as Gio winked and pulled out my chair for me, he knew damn well it wasn’t his connections that made me interested in him. Once again, the blonde from the store flashed into my mind. Did he, though? She was fawning over him so intently, praising him a cooing his name. I had never been a woman to constantly stroke her man's ego. I shook my head, removing the thought from my mind. No, I won’t do this. He’s taken me home to his family, he’s showing me the place he grew up. I won’t begin second-guessing now, not when we’ve faced demons together. As if reading my mind, he held my hand as if it was second nature, kissing it before answering a question Luca had asked him. He explained to me his favorites on
Into the darkness Chapter 69
Arianna POV: “Let me take you out today to show you the town.” he grinned as we went downstairs to breakfast. I nodded happily at the thought of running around town with him, seeing everywhere he grew up. The places that he hung around as a child with Luca and his brother. I wanted to see the town that helped him grow into who he is, all the little memories dotted around shops and cafes. “Gio?” his mother called. “You going out?” she pouted for a moment before walking into the kitchen and then handing him a list. “Get me this, please.” She kissed the top of his head and patting his shoulder She patted the empty seat next to Giovanni for me to sit in, “Come on dear, I’ve got fresh fruit and pastries,” she gestured to the pile of breads on the table. “Mama, who is going to eat all of this?” he asked, going over the list. She scoffed and turned to him. “You and Luca have emptied my pantry before. Don’t think I don’t know what you’re capable of get me my food,” SHe scolded him, wav
Into the darkness Chapter 68
Giovanni POV: I felt horrible the way she was sitting back in her chair, absentmindedly smiling as she looked around the room. My mother guided her up to my old room for me while we sat there finishing the meal. She followed a long like a child dead to the world around her. I thought once she knew we were going somewhere safe she’d relax, but it seemed meeting my family was very important to her. I tried not to grin at the thought that she cared that much for me. My mood soured though as I watched her leave and then turned to my father, he stared at me with a discerning look. I wanted to roll my eyes, but I knew that would only antagonize him. I was sure he’d tell me what was wrong with her soon enough, and I would ignore all of it. If he knew anything he would know there was no turning back for me, I had damned myself in his name to avenge my brother, now that an angel has swopped in to save me he is upset. “She's beautiful,” He commented. I didn’t say a word in response, waitin
Into the darkness Chapter 67
Arianna POV: His father rose from his seat and set down his paper, I could see what his mother meant; they were similar. He had the same wide shoulders and strong jaw Giovanni had and the same nose, but Giovanni’s eyes were his mother's. If I wanted to see what he looked like thirty years later, it was at the other end of the table, salt and pepper hair, some wrinkles here and there, but still strong. The two men stood at opposite ends of the room like monoliths, refusing to bow to the other. One wanting the respect he’d earned, the other the respect he’d deserved, I sighed softly to myself. It wasn’t just looks that they were identical on; I stepped down the stairs and past Giovanni. “SIgnore Risci, thank you for welcoming me into you, especially given the circumstances,” I walked over holding out my hand. His father cocked his head to the side as he considered me for a moment, taking my hand and kissing it. “Oh, I see why my son has overlooked your past.” He looked at Giovanni,
Into the darkness Chapter 66
Arianna POV: I didn’t find a wink of sleep the whole flight, my mind racing with the possibilities. I had never met the parents before, let alone a whole family. Even if I had I knew in my bones it wouldn’t be the same as it was now, my heart would flutter, my mind wouldn’t race, my palms wouldn’t be slick. Luca and Giovanni were both asleep, heads slunk to the side in the same manner. I wondered if Giovanni’s brother had done the same. I wondered if he looked more like his father or his mother, who he acted more like. I wondered if his family would begrudge me mine or if they understood my past. I was even more on edge by the time we got off the plane as I was sure I looked a mess, from the bitter cold of an east coast winter we stepped into the cool warmth of the mediterranean. I felt as if I dragged in the sludge and sleet with me, my eyes looking more akin to a racoons and less human. The one bright spot waited for me as we stepped down from our flight. “Arianna!” Becca excla
Into the darkness Chapter 65
Arianna POV: It didn’t feel real; it felt like some wild fantasy I had found myself in. I watched on the news as they carted him out of our house and into the cop cars, a dark expression casting over his face. Then at the arraignment, I sat in the back so he couldn’t see me, like I was five hiding behind my mother's leg, but still. The judge set no bail, for fear he’d run off, the power of a federal judge and not one of the county guys, that we all knew my father had in his pocket. He was being held without bail until his trial. The judge seemed to be unbiased; still, I warned myself I told myself not to think it, but I felt like we had a chance of putting him away. I felt as if I thought it, it would flitter away and vanish. He had never been caught before, my father had been on trial a total of six times, and not once had they been able to put him in jail. He had the best lawyers, he had donated to the judge's campaigns, and he knew their families. Not once did they even come clos
Into the darkness Chapter 64
Domenico POV: There are moments in life of crisp clarity, like a camera lens focusing or a breath of fresh air after swimming. You see things just as they are, not as you wanted them to be; every little piece of information you neglected to cover, your own fears they shine brightly. I’d experienced this once before when my wife ran with our daughter in the middle of the night. All her good intentions, all our quiet evenings, the distance between us over the past weeks. They glared at me in the eyes, forcing me to realize all I had missed because I didn’t want to see that she was leaving me. I felt the same when the FBI walked boldly into my house, that punk smuggly dangling the cuffs in my face. “Tax evasion's a bad rap,” he chuckled, dragging me out of the house as cameras flashed, blinding us, as he laid conquest to my home. In a matter of seconds, the last few months flashed into my head: Vanessa’s body in the morgue, the fear and hesitation on Arianna’s face when I returned t
Into the darkness Chapter 63
Arianna POV: We were working closer and closer to my father's arrest, every day I caught moments when it felt like we would pull this off and I grabbed onto them tight. They kept me sane, most of the time I felt a green mist in the air. Something was coming for us we couldn’t see, shadows pulling at us as we neared our victory. The slimy and sinking feeling that though we had every scrap of evidence to put him away it wasn’t enough. He was too foul a beast to keep breathing. I could see the shiny strings he pulled to get us to move this way and that. Giulia had shown up and tried to get me to see some photos of Giovanni doing something that would “turn my stomach”. I had pushed her away and left but my skin had been crawling since. It was the simplest interaction she had let me go, and I felt as if I should cling to Giovanni ever since then. The rug was going to be pulled soon and we’d be sent tumbling. As hazy as the days were, never seeing where we were heading as I looked over
