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Astrid's POV How dare Luca leave me alone with his family, what the hell was he thinking?!All my efforts to avoid his family had been in vain and for some reason, I kept winding up with his sisters even when he told me that the probability of running into any of his family members when I was on a tour in the house was close to zero. Had Luca lied to me or did his sisters just loved to snoop around the room at every chance that they got? I couldn't have had the energy to restrain the urge to want to look around the house and When Luca told me that it was okay for me to look around the house but with the aid of the butler, I had jumped at the chance. And now it felt like I was trapped in a maze with no way of getting out. With shaky fingers, I reached for the glass of wine in front of me and gulped down the whole content. And I regretted it almost immediately. I held myself back from slapping myself across the forehead when all of Luca's family turned to look at me. They were se
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Astrid's POV I waited patiently until they all had left the dining table. None of them had eaten even up to half a morsel from their plates—not to mention requesting for more. I looked around me—the only people left were the maids who looked like they were ready to clear the table and were waiting for me to follow suit by leaving. I would have broken out in a loud laughter at the look on their faces. Did they think that I was going to abandon this food and go to bed hungry? I had not had anything as good as this food in years, and I was bound on devouring the whole thing from my plate before I took a step from this place. "If you want more miss, I can dish some more out for you!" The maid behind me said in a warm tone. She didn't look like she was mocking me or anything and genuinely looked like she was ready to dish more food for me. I couldn't say no to a request like this. I shamelessly smiled at her, revealing the food stuck in between my teeth and nodded my head in approval
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Astrid's POV The evening of the ball had come and all of sudden, I began to develop cold feet about stepping outside with the way I looked. As I stared continually into the room, I could not recognise who was staring back at me. I had never looked so beautiful and elegant in all my years. "I'm just going to add some finishing touches to your make-up before you leave." The head of the women who had been in charge of my preparation broke through my thoughts. The other three women stood behind me, joining me to admire myself—perharps they were drooling over the woman they had transformed me into. I don't think I needed any more make-up, I could barely even recognise myself. My hair had been tightly packed into a bun which aligned the features of my face more vividly. And who still used glitter for make-up in this age, because I could see a small amount of it on both sides of my cheeks. "She looks really beautiful...." The first woman said. "I tell you, she is going to capture the
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Astrid's POVWhat Ace told me at the party must have really gotten to me, I couldn't stop thinking about everything he said. If they didn't sound like the truth then there was no need thinking about how Luca was only using me.“Ma'am, we're home.” The driver informed me, dragging me out of my thoughts, and just then I realized I was back at the mansion. Back to Luca's family, they were torture to my mental health and I would give anything to leave this instant. But with Luca away, I couldn't just leave.As I walked into the mansion, I was welcomed by the maid. She tried taking my bag politely but I told her not to bother. The princess treated around here wasn't really my thing. Just the maids and servants gave me the nice treatment but Luca's family did the opposite.It was fine, but I wouldn't tolerate it if they go beyond just trying to get me upset every second of my stay here. “Look who's back, enjoyed the party?” Luca's sister said, stopping me from walking up the stairs. I rol
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Astrid's POVI thought I had slept without Luca last night until I saw him, staring at me with a smile. I blinked, looking at him for the second time. “Luca?” I called out and he responded, calling my name softly. It was him and I was wondering if I was daydreaming.“Don’t you recognize me anymore?” He asked, leaning to kiss me but I shrugged, stretching out of his touch. He leaned closer again, wanting to kiss me desperately.“Can you just stop?” I pushed him away, not deliberately but it was my intention to resist his touch. He watched me, confusion etched on his face.“Is everything okay? Why are you being so aggressive?”“I'm sorry. It's just too early for all this.”I rose up from bed, tying the ropes of my night dress around my body. “Okay.” He raised his hands in the air. “I want to believe that's the real reason you cut me off like that.” He said, seemed to sound calm but I could sense otherwise.I should be the one getting upset, not him. The fact that I could really just be
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Astrid's POVHis words should have made me feel accomplished, but they didn’t. Instead, they felt hollow, like an echo in an empty room.“Luca,” I said quietly, meeting his gaze. “Do you ever think about what all of this is costing me? What is it costing us?”His smile faltered, and for a moment, I thought I saw a flicker of guilt in his eyes. But it was gone just as quickly. “You know how important this is, Astrid. Everything I do is for us—for our future.”I wanted to believe him. I wanted to believe that I wasn’t just a cog in his machine, but the doubt wouldn’t leave me.He leaned down, pressing a kiss to my forehead. “Get some rest. You’ve done enough for tonight.”As he left the room, I lay back on the bed, staring up at the ceiling. I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was standing at the edge of something, a line I couldn’t uncross.Was I helping Luca because I wanted to, or because I didn’t know how to say no anymore?And if I kept letting him blur the lines between love and o
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Luca's POVI couldn’t sleep.After leaving Astrid alone in the bedroom, I settled in one of the guest rooms, hoping to clear my head, but my thoughts kept circling back to her. Did she hear what I told my father? Did she know I hadn’t been able to define her place in my life?I ran a hand through my hair and sighed. When my father asked what Astrid was to me, I’d said I didn’t know. It wasn’t a lie, but it wasn’t the whole truth either. I admired her, admired her brilliant mind and unmatched skills as a hacker. But admiration wasn’t enough, was it?Pouring myself a glass of whiskey from the decanter on the side table, I downed it in one gulp, the fiery liquid burning its way down my throat. It didn’t help. Nothing did.The truth was, Astrid wasn’t like anyone I’d ever met. She challenged me, frustrated me, and somehow always managed to pull me back when things felt like they were spiraling out of control. But that didn’t mean I knew what we were to each other. Were we lovers? Partners
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Luca's POVAs we walked through the mansion and out toward the training grounds, I found myself glancing at her more than I should have. There was something about the way she carried herself, determined, fearless, that drew me in every time.When we reached the training grounds, she wasted no time. Grabbing a pistol from the rack, she checked the clip with practiced ease before walking up to the targets.I stayed back, watching as she took her first shot. The crack of the gun echoed through the air, and the bullet hit the target dead center.“Not bad,” I said, crossing my arms.She turned to me with a smirk, her confidence practically radiating. “Not bad? That was perfect.”I chuckled, grabbing a pistol of my own. “Alright, let’s see if you can keep up with me.”For the next hour, we took turns firing at the targets, a playful competitiveness brewing between us. Astrid was good, better than I expected, but I wasn’t about to let her outshine me completely.By the time we finished, her
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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
