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Astrid's POV What was this that Luca was talking about me losing a fragment of my memory, was this some kind of joke or something. Was that the reason he had that look in his eyes the day he came to see me for the first time in the hospital? Well that was the only logical explanation to why he had reacted do differently when he walked I'm through that door. I looked at Luca's face again to be sure that he wasn't lying to me, but the Luca that I had known was not the one to always joke around, not even often. I stared back down at my feet, covered in bandages from my thigh down. But why hadn't he told me that before now, why hadn't the nurse mentioned any of this to me. I didn't feel any different, I didn't feel like I had lost a fragment of my memory, I still remembered everything, or did I not? I remembered that I was a skilled hacker that was highly sought after, I remembered that Luca had kidnapped me and somewhat forced me to into this against my will and I remembered Luca'
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Luca's POV "Let her be, Serena!" I let out. This was the right time for Astrid to face all of this fuss, she needed all the rest that she could get."You got it boss!" Serena replied. I stood and watched all three of them back away from her. I discreetly rolled my eyes and let out a sigh before I reached out to Astrid. "Let's go inside, Astrid!" I said to her. She sort out of half walked, half limped toward me. I watched with immense pity, I don't know why she didn't want me to help her out even when it was obvious that she was in a lot of pain and she needed all the help she could get. It would have taken me nothing to carry Astrid all the way inside, but she would prefer to rather get shot again than to let me do that. "You gotta be faster than that if you want to keep up with me!" I teased and took her by the hand. "I'm trying to keep up, Luca!" Astrid in a voice that almost broke my heart. "Hey, hey, I was just joking okay, you can take all time to walk!" I quickly said to h
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Luca's POV The soft hum of the evening filtered through the open window, mingling with the distant sounds of the city that never truly slept. My office was quieter than usual, except for the scratch of my pen on paper. I dropped what I was writing onto the table and picked my phone, deals needed finalizing—business as usual, I made sure that I had gone through all the information that had been provided for me before I reached for the glass of espresso. That was when I heard her voice."Teach me how to use a gun."I looked up, my hand freezing, I took a sip before I put down the glass and turned to look at her. Astrid stood at the doorway, leaning heavily against the frame, her face was pale but determined. The faint lines of strain were etched into her sharp features, and it was a result of the gunshot wound she’d survived. She shouldn’t even be out of bed, let alone here, asking me to arm her."What the hell is she doing here now?!" Inside Inside my head before I addressed her. "Y
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Astrid's POV The pale morning light filtered through the curtains, painting soft streaks across the walls of the room as I stirred, my eyelids fluttering open. My body ached, particularly my leg, which sent sharp twinges through my nerves as I moved. A frown creased my brow. Something felt... different.My gaze swept the room, landing almost immediately on the table in front of me. I suddenly froze. What was this doing here, how did this get here. My computer was there. The familiar matte black frame of my system, meticulously customized with stickers and little trinkets she’d collected over the years, sat waiting. The monitors were arranged just as I liked them, and my ergonomic chair was pulled out slightly, as though inviting me to sit and begin my work immediately. My fingers twitched instinctively as I continued to look down on it with my eyes bulged in both surprise and excitement. But confusion quickly followed. I hadn’t seen this setup since… when? I couldn’t quite place th
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Luca's POV I wasn’t expecting to see Astrid at her desk when I walked into her room. The sight froze me in my tracks, and for a long moment, I just stood there, staring at her like a fool. She was working—actually working. Fingers flying across the keys of her system like she hadn’t been out of commission for weeks. Like she hadn’t been a ghost of herself since the accident.“What are you doing?” I asked, my voice coming out low and uneven. She looked up, blinking at me with that same sharpness I used to know, the kind that could pin someone in place with nothing but a glance. “What do you mean?” Her tone was calm, almost puzzled. “I’m working.”Working. Just like that, as if nothing had changed. Relief hit me first, a rush so intense it nearly buckled my knees. She remembered. She still knew how to do it—how to dive into her system and piece together the world in code. She hadn’t completely lost herself in the injury, in the haze of her fractured memories. But then my eyes drif
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Luca's POV The air outside was biting, the kind of cold that seeped into your bones. It matched the tension winding tighter in my chest as we approached the meeting point. When Halo called, it wasn’t a suggestion. It never was. Whatever he had to say, it was important. And with nine people missing and no leads, I couldn’t afford to ignore him.Nico pulled the car to a stop outside the warehouse, the sleek black vehicle blending into the shadows of the industrial lot. He glanced at me in the rearview mirror, his expression cautious. “You sure this is a good idea, Boss?” His voice was calm, but the edge of doubt was unmistakable. “I don’t have the luxury of good ideas right now,” I replied, sharper than I intended. I opened the door and stepped out into the cold without waiting for a response.The warehouse was dark, save for the faint glow of light spilling through the cracks in the old metal door. I pushed it open and stepped inside, the air immediately warmer but heavy with the sm
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Astrid's POV It had been a week since I last set eyes on Luca and it had been a week since I took my medications, even though I was in the knowledge that the medication was meant to help me in recovering my memory and not for the gunshot wound I had survived by a hair. It seemed Nico and Vincent had suddenly disappeared along with Luca. Even though I pretended not to be concerned, I couldn't help the worry that I felt at intervals. How could he just disappear like that without even leaving a word for me and I couldn't go to ask those fierce looking women about Luca's whereabouts, they would pummel me within seconds, if I dared to anger them. I decided to rely on my intuition that Luca was probably alright and was in a hurry to leave without informing me. The silence felt unbearable. I tried distracting myself, throwing all my energy into the system, but even that didn’t help. My fingers flew across the keyboard, but my mind wandered. Every time I glanced at the door, I half expec
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Astrid's POV I was growing more relentless as the days went by. I was getting more and more nervous over Luca's disappearance, who was I going to confront about his disappearance. I hadn't heard a word from him for days. No one was able to urge me on to take my drugs just like Luca did. I'm just a few minutes, he had gotten to realise that I hated taking drugs so much and understood my phobia for pills, yet, he encouraged me to take the pills and now, I had gotten used to swallowing those choking pills along with his encouragement. "Oh Luca, where are you?!" I said as I clutched my phone in my grasp. "Why are you taking so long to come back to me." I let out before forcing myself to get up to my feet. It felt as if my blood had ceased flowing into my legs so I had to get up to my feet to allow blood flow. I gritted my teeth in pain. But instead of feeling pity for myself, I could only feel spit at my own weakness. I let out a sigh as I reached for the edge of the bed and sank b
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Luca's POVI raised my hand and slowed in my movement. "Let her go, Ace. That's not an option.A sharp, bitter laugh pierced the cold night. "Do you think I care what you do, do you think I care?”Astrid winced but said nothing. Her teeth clenched and I saw her fist clench. She was angry, but she was also scared. I couldn't blame her."You've lost, Ace," I said calmly. "Your people are gone. El Sombra's job is done for. Let Astrid go, and maybe, just maybe you can get out of here alive."Ace scoffed. "Don't insult me, Santoro. Do you think I'm afraid of you? You're the one who should beg for mercy. You have no choice."What do you think, Ace?" I asked, ignoring his sarcasm."Money? Power? You name the price, I'll make it happen.He grinned, his eyes glinted with malice. "What do I want? It's simple. I want you to leave, Luca."I frowned, my mind filled with thoughts. "What did you say?"Ace hugged Astrid tightly and leaned toward her."Kill yourself," he said in a low voice. "If you d
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Astrid's POVThe moonlight shone, exposing the gloomy night. I prepared to leave, I knew this would be my only chance to get away from Ace and his watchful guards.He trusted me less with every passing day, and I had to make my move before he decided to tighten his grip completely.I hung the small bag over my shoulder, tucking the paper with Luca's address into the inner pocket of my jacket. The laptop I’d used to track him was safely hidden, wiped clean of any traceable activity.I exhaled quietly as I opened the window of my room. The estate's security lights shone towards the grounds below in slow, predictable arcs.I had studied the patterns of the securities countless times, preparing for this exact day.As the lights went out steadily, I came out, clinging to the ledge as I lowered myself beneath the first floor balcony. My feet barely made any sound as they touched the tiled grounds in the balcony. I pressed against a wall, my heart pounding in haste.I waited.Some guards wer
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Astrid's POVThe silence in the car on our way to Ace's house was just choking. He didn't say a word, but I knew a storm was brewing inside him. He was upset, obviously and I knew it, from the way his jaws kept clenching and unclenching every few seconds.I should be the one getting upset, not him. Not after what he did at the meeting.The minute we entered inside, I was done holding in the anger that was brewing within me."You had no right to interrupt me at that meeting," I said, wheeling back to him.Ace raised an eyebrow at me in pretended innocence. "Interrupt you? You had nothing to contribute, Astrid. You've been off your game for weeks."I crossed my arms, glaring at him. "The question they asked was directed to me and you didn't even give me a chance to answer."He leaned against the wall, an air of nonchalance, though his gaze was keen. "Alright then. What would you have said?"I froze. So fast my lie formed in my mind, I couldn't even stop it."I'd have said no," I said fi
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Astrid's POVThe room felt like the walls were closing on me, it was suffocating. Ace and the El Sombra members were deep in their scheming, voices melding together into a hum of plans I couldn't force myself to care about.I sat at the edge of the long table, my mind elsewhere as they debated how to handle Luca's inevitable encounter with El Sombra."Astrid," one of them called, breaking through my haze. "You got any input?"I blinked, my eyes rising to meet the inquiring glances of the group. I used to love these moments; my sharp mind was always one step ahead of everybody else. But now? I couldn't muster the will even to play this game."No," I said briefly, coldly. "I have nothing to add.Ace's gaze lingered on me, an edge of suspicion alive in his eyes. I gave him a well-practiced look of indifference, refusing to let him see through the fissures forming in my resolve."Excuse me," I said, suddenly standing. "I need to use the restroom."Ace didn't respond, but I felt his gaze b
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Luca's POVHelena sat across from Halo and me in a dim lit room, her arms crossed tightly, a flicker of something unreadable in her eyes.The atmosphere felt almost suffocating, a thick tension that wrapped around us like a heavy cloak. Nico and Vincent leaned against the wall in the corner of the dim room, his gaze fixed on her as if trying to decode the puzzle she presented.It was a standoff, and it wasn't lost on me that I had placed myself right in the middle of it."Start talking," I said, leaning forward in my chair, elbows resting on my knees. My voice was calm, though deep down I felt a storm brewing. I needed answers, and I wasn't in any mood for games.Helena squared her shoulders, and for a second, I saw something fragile behind the iron mask. Her face was impassive, but I saw her hands flinch just a little a tell, maybe."Ace killed my father," she said, her voice even and bitter. "My father was working for one of the El Sombra members, he was a low-level enforcer.” She p
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Luca's POVWe were getting closer to my secret estate where my mother and sisters are hidden. My arm throbbed faintly, a reminder of how close I’d been to losing everything. As Nico drove with a characteristic focus, Halo perched in the back seat fidgety, his hand grazing the handle of his pistol, constantly.“We’re getting pretty close,” Nico finally spoke, breaking the silence.I nodded and looked out the window. I had not seen my family in weeks, had left them in Vincent’s care for weeks. The prospect of what I was going into sent a tight pain through my chest.The hidden estate was the same as I left it when we arrived surrounded by tall gates and cloaked in mystery. Nico had parked the car and I got out, boots crunching on the gravel. Halo was already patrolling the perimeter, his watchful shadow always near.The front door opened before I could knock, and there she was-my mother. Her eyes welled up then, and tears flowed down her face as she came to me."Luca," she whispered, h
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Astrid's POVAs I entered the car, my heart kept pounding and I couldn't help but fidget. Maybe I shouldn't have told the driver to stop, it was my chance to escape from all this. And it could be the last chance I get to have.The silence between Ace and I was deafening and I knew if any of us began to talk, there would be an explosion of emotions, especially from my end.Ace began, “I see you've been busy, Astrid.” he said, his tone low and suspicious. He glared but I preferred to look elsewhere, at nothing in particular, rather than stare into those stern brown eyes.“I had some issues with proceeding with the mission last night.”I simply said because narrating everything that happened between Luca and I last night was something I couldn't do.It wouldn't only make me feel more guilty than I am already but it was surely not going to get Ace to be on my good side. Whatever he wanted to do to me, he could. I wasn't scared of him.“I know that, my men informed me about how you left the
