Elowen:It was hard being the only sane person around at the moment. Dante was supposed to lead, but now I was trying to get him out of a mess that he created, even though he didn’t seem to care.After trying to get back on the phone with Guilia, I gave up and walked back to the living room.Halfway there, Dante’s phone rang, and it was an unknown number. I knew picking it was wrong, but he was drunk. After a while of contemplating, I clicked the green icon, placing the phone on my ear.“The work is done and I would like my payment please,” someone said, ending the call before I could say a word.My heart beat heightened, and I prayed it wasn’t what I thought it was. With trembling hands, I walked towards Dante, who was at the bar, sitting on a stool with his head on the wooden counter.“You are here,” he smiled, and I tossed his phone on the table.“Your hit man called, and it might interest you to know that your friend Xavier is dead.”When I said this, he jumped up at once and grab
Dante:Although I tried to act tough, I felt bad for everything that was happening. Xavier had been there for me, even if we had our fallouts sometimes, but I had to save Guilia.“Meet me at their port house with the crates.” I placed a call to Ralph to get their order moving.After that, I drove to the port to meet my little girl. I didn’t care if she would hate me when the truth came out, and all I hoped was that when it did, she'd know that I did what was right for her.On getting to the port, two hefty men opened the gates, all dressed in a black shirt with scarfs on their necks, and the White Sea tattoo. I was Dante Guerra, but walking alone into the territory of a top mafia organization like the White scar was scary. The red mafia controlled everything in the city except this port, which they have claimed.As soon as my car came to a halt, a group of men walked towards me holding AK-47 rifles. I opened my door, stepping out of the car with my hands above my head.“Search him,” a
Elowen:The tick of the clock in the living room got to me, reminding me of my predicament. When I looked up at it, I saw that it was one in the middle of the night.I got up at once, pacing around the room, wondering what could have happened to Dante and Guilia. I picked up my phone from the couch, calling them once more, and no one answered.“Ma’am, I’m sure Mr. Guerra is fine. He has never lost a fight.”When Ariana said this, my brows became wrinkled, and I was about to go out on her when the front door was opened.I heard Guilia and Dante fighting in the lobby, and then they walked into the living room.“I wish Xavier hadn’t died. I wouldn’t be here speaking with you!” Guilia yelled, and they both turned to see Ariana and me.Ariana scurried away at once.Guilia scoffed with her arms crossed, and my heart raced as I saw how bartered Dante’s face was. He had a black eye.“Dante, what… what happened?” I rushed towards him, but he grabbed my hand before I could touch him.“It’s noth
Elowen: I held onto the note with shaky hands, walking towards the bed for support. As I read the words over and over, tears rolled down my eyes. How could he live so easily without me? My mind made it worse by whispering how foolish I was to myself.While I was crying, Guilia pushed open the door. “Hey, there is this party that…” she paused. “Oh, I am sorry,” she said, walking to the door and locking it. Then she sat close to me on the bed.The fact I had been seen as weak multiple times irked me, and I instantly wished I could rewind hands so Guilia wouldn’t see me crying.“Look, I’m sorry for what daddy said last night. He really loves you, but it is difficult with us, and it’s just how this family is.”When she said this, I shot her a glance. What was I supposed to do with this info? Fold my arms and get run through multiple times. I ignored her, crying my eyes out, because I was hurt.She pulled me towards her, offering me a shoulder of comfort.“You may think it is a bad idea,
Elowen:In an hour plus, I was all dressed up, standing in front of the mirror to check out the beautiful black dressed I had picked out. Looking myself made me remember the times Dante would slip his hands around my waist in front of the mirror or place jewelry on my neck.My hands went around my neck as I shut my eyes, imagining his hands on me.“What are you doing?” Guilia cut my thoughts short as she barged into my room.Startled, I grabbed my purse from the table.“I was just grabbing this,” I said, and she rolled her eyes.Her phone rang, and she dropped my phone on my table, walking out of the door. I picked it at once, checking it to see that it was still bare. There was no sign of Dante.When I heard her footsteps approaching, I shoved the phone in my purse.“I’m ready,” I said with a grin.“Good, but I feel like I forgot something, but I don’t know what.”She left the room, and I heaved a sigh, walking out. I tried not to let the thoughts of Dante get to me.So I kept my hea
Elowen:Kissing Glenn felt good, but not as good as Dante. But my heart ached so badly that I didn’t want to pull out because of how comforting his kiss was. But the more I thought of Dante, the kiss became less enjoyable, causing me to pull away.My entire body was engulfed in shame and regret. The only thing that kept me together was the fact I was in public and in front of Glenn, who would keep me from crying even if I wanted to.“What?”He asked, and I shook my head.“It’s not your fault, Glenn, and I left out the part that I am married. My husband would kill you, and I wouldn’t want to be the reason you ended up in a body bag.”He chuckled when I said this, but my face held no atom of amusement.“He wouldn’t dare, and maybe when he comes around to kill me, I’ll teach him a lesson for hurting you. When I’m done with him, he’ll never come close to you.”His words were sweet, but he didn’t know he was dealing with Dante.“So, what do you say? I’m enjoying my night, and we can make i
Elowen:Guilia and I had a sad, filled night. We bawled out our eyes because of two grown men who we gave our hearts to.Guilia yawned. “It’s morning, Elowen.”My entire body ached because of my broken heart, which made me unwilling to get up. I wished I could fall asleep forever so that I wouldn’t face reality.“I’m going,” she said, and then she pulled her hands away from my body with a yawn while I shut my eyes tightly.I expected her to leave quietly, but she screamed, causing me to jerk up to see Dante sitting on the couch in my room with a drink in his hands.“Morning ladies,” he uncrossed his legs, sipping from his glass.Guilia sighed, standing up from the bed.“Dad, what are you doing?” She frowned at him, and he stood up, closing the space between them.“Heard that my precious daughter celebrated my absence, so why not ruin that for her?” He touched her nose with the tip of his finger with a smile on his lips.“Ugh,” Guilia rolled her eyes, picking her purse and heels. “If y
Elowen:Dante pulled me into an unending kiss, ravaging my body with his touches. At first, I thought he was just going to have sex with me, but he pulled away.“I have something for you,” he said, grabbing my hand.“But I haven’t had a bath, and…”“You are pretty in whatever you wear,” he said, and I knotted my robe.He pulled me away from the room and down the stairs until we came to a halt in front of the dining room, which was shut.Glancing briefly at me, he pulled the door open to reveal a long table of breakfast. My face fell at once, because I had expected something better than breakfast to entice me. I mean, I eat like this every day.He walked into the room while I stood for a while, thinking of the best way to deal with his prank. He had to be kidding me if this was the big surprise. Even Lee could throw me a breakfast banquet in my room.“I picked these out for you,” he said, and I looked up and saw him holding a gigantic bouquet.I was about to protest about it, but then