KEISHA also saw the broadcast live on television while she was eating breakfast in her room. Not having much of a reaction, she paid no attention to the television anymore. She didn't think he'd pull a stunt like this yet was fine with it. Using her public facadé to make an advantage from the enemy was a smart move, but a risky one. Either way, Keisha was pleased with Eris' decision. "When can I go outside? I haven't seen the sun in so long," Keisha asked the doctor who was checking up on her. He sighed heavily before looking at the time and pointing at the wheelchair inside the room. "You will need assistance if you plan to roam around outside," he claimed and her eyebrows raised. "I don't need it," she reasoned. "Then you will not be going outside," he declared and she let out a loud groan. She rested her head on the small table on her bed where her food was placed. "Who will be watching over me?" she questioned and he didn't answer. She looked up with a confused look before th
KEISHA has not seen Eros for almost a few days, making her wonder if it was because of what happened when her family came by to check on her. On the good side, she's recovered immensely and has already been active outside her room. It's only a matter of time before she can start kicking and punching ass again. While at the dinner table, she and James were eating alone, sitting across from one another. The utensils clang with the plates as they chewed their food in silence. Such a big empty mansion. "Aren't you curious why Eros hasn't been around?" James suddenly spoke and she raised her head. She put her utensils down and tilted her head. "Should I be?" she wondered and he smiled. "I know you are curious," he rephrased his sentence, making it a specified statement. Her face stayed emotionless before she started eating her food again. "He's punishing those who wronged you," he said as if answering the question in her mind. "More like punishing those who almost got the best of him.
KEISHA set up a table and a chair on the balcony. She has been reading a book to enjoy the red moon above her, not wanting to miss a second of it for sleep. Her eyebrows rose after hearing the massive gates from afar open. She stood up from her seat and walked to the edge of the balcony to see who would go to the mansion at this hour. Her mouth slightly opened after seeing the mafia boss get out of the car and looked up at her. The cold air brushed her skin, and seemingly hard to breathe properly. He was wearing a black and white suit matching his pitch-black hair. Eros smiled slightly as he watched Keisha's hair and nightgown sway with the wind. "It's been a while," he whispered to himself before walking inside. He walked up the stairs and went to the balcony Keisha was staying at. He inhaled sharply after seeing her sitting down on the table with her legs crossed, leaning back, and hands behind her while staring at him. "You're still alive?" Keisha asked sarcastically. "Unfortun
Keisha stayed in that position while reading her book for hours and her husband was still fast asleep. She was already used to staying still for a long period of time so this was a piece of cake. Once she finished her book, she looked down at the sleeping mafia boss. His lips were slightly open as he slept and was making faint snoring sounds. Keisha stroked his hair as she got a better view of his face. How can someone have a perfectly symmetrical face? For a man raised with knives and guns, his face was flawless. "Do you get plastic surgery?" she asked before poking his cheeks with her fingers multiple times. He suddenly grabbed her wrist and opened his eyes. "Keisha," he called out with eyebrows furrowed in confusion. Her eyes widened and she suddenly stood up. Eros slammed on the floor. "I know you're attracted to me but goddamn," he commented as he groaned before pushing himself up. Keisha cleared her throat as she backed away from him. "I was just curious," she answered with
"Fuck you, Eros!" she screamed as she breathed heavily, feeling pain behind her. Eros leaned towards her and offered her his hand. She glared at him before holding his palm. Instead of pulling herself up with his help, she pulled him down and rolled away. Eros hit the grass and dirt, making Keisha chuckle loudly from the side. Eros glared at her before sitting down. "What? You made me fall down first," Keisha reasoned before rolling her eyes. "You're not hurt, right?" Eros had to make sure she was fine. Keisha touched her body all over and nodded her head. "You don't see any bones sticking out, do 'ya?" she joked with a laugh. "Why are you out here, anyway? There's a training room inside the mansion," he reasoned and she shrugged. "Your uncle was here a couple of minutes ago. He suffocates me," she explained and his eyebrows furrowed. He clenched his jaw before standing up. "Where is he now?" he asked with a dagger for eyes. Keisha blinked a couple of times, noticing how his tone
Keisha stroked his back slowly as she felt his tears fall on her shoulder. She listened to his muffled breathing, and he suddenly broke down after saying something odd. (Perhaps it was because of their fight?) she thought to herself. After all, this was the first time the brother fought one another after James returned here. "I know it must be tough what you two went through," she uttered like a mother while calming him down with the strokes of her fingers on his back. She sighed heavily. "But you only have each other now. You shouldn't make an enemy out of your brother," she murmured. "You don't know how family rivalry happens," Eros retorted before lifting his head from her shoulders and wiping the tears away from his face. "But that's not what I was crying about," he explained with a chuckle. Her brows furrowed and she tilted her head. "Why were you crying then?" she asked as she grabbed the clean cloth and dabbed it on his face to clean his wounds. "I just found someone who I
THE FOLLOWING morning, Eros' face became better and less swollen than yesterday. He received a formal letter asking him to meet Reyna in a specific location. He wondered what that woman wanted that she requested to meet in a secluded place and to keep this a secret between her, and the brothers. However, he has no intention of staying in the same room as James. He will be going to this suspicious meeting without him to save himself the headache. He could possibly think of many ways of this being an ambush since Reyna was already seen at the mall where their informant was killed when the information about Keisha was about to be revealed. Either way, Eros already knew Keisha like the back of his hand."It was a bait," Eros murmured. He used the informant to reveal those helping Keisha. Eros drove to the location where Reyna wanted to meet him. Guards followed him, and all of them were hidden in plain sight. The building was scanned first before Eros was safe to enter. No one else was
EROS waited for more than two hours but Keisha's mother never came. This was the only exception that he had to wait for someone yet it turned out to disappoint him. Expecting nothing more from this meeting, he left the facility. He stepped outside and inhaled the fresh and cold hair. He sighed heavily, creating a mist around his mouth. "Investigate where Reyna Lexington is," he instructed his men before walking back to his car. He looked at the time before driving the long way back home. Upon arriving back at the mansion, He saw Keisha looking down on her balcony. She stared at him intensely before going back inside the house. Eros side heavily, as he thought of telling Keisha what had happened earlier. After gathering his thoughts, he walked upstairs and knocked on her door. "I'm going to sleep," she declared, rejecting him from entering. He knocked again and said, "Your mother wanted to meet me but she never came." The door suddenly opened and Keisha looked at him with a baffled
IT WAS early in the morning and Keisha was waking up from her sleep. She groaned in frustration as she hugged what was next to her. "Eros…" she whispered as she stared at his sleeping face. She was falling back asleep when she suddenly opened her eyes and looked at who she was hugging. "A pillow? Hah," she muttered how ridiculous she was to hallucinate about Eros. She threw the pillow away and wrapped herself in her blanket. It's almost been a month since Eros was hospitalized and she has been handling things until he wakes up and recovers. She immediately took a bath and got ready before heading to the hospital. "How is he?" she asked after entering his hospital room and removing the cover she used. The doctors who checked on his progress informed her of the situation. "His body is recovering rather quickly, there is a good chance he will wake up soon," he muttered and she nodded her head. She sat by his side and held his hand. "I really hope you wake up soon," she whispered with
All day without rest, Keisha stayed by Eros' side in the hospital until the response of their enemy finally came in. "Do you think I can trust you to take care of him?" she asked with crossed arms as she eyed Reyna who just arrived at the hospital. "Do what you want. Someone will keep watch so don't do anything stupid," she muttered before standing up. "He's my son, Of course, I'd take care of him," Reyna responded firmly and Keisha sighed heavily and nodded her head. She had no intention to trust her with this but she has no choice but to leave. "Sebastian will be there," she informed her and waited for her answer. Reyna took a deep breath before looking over at Keisha with a raised eyebrow. "Are you planning to make a peaceful exchange or not?" Reyna asked curiously and as a response, Keisha shook her head and turned around for the door. "Kill him," Reyna told her as Keisha walked out of the room to face what was to come. That's the plan, to end things once and for all. No more
"YOU'RE not going to let him die, you understand me?!" Keisha slammed the doctor against the wall out of frustration. It's been hours since the surgery started and the doctors inside the operating room are yet to finish. "Yes, Mrs. Galaz, however, you also need to calm down and rest or else you'll also be hospitalized," the doctor reminded her with sympathy. "No one here survives unless Eros does. I would kill every single one of you–" Keisha, who was overpowered by her emotions, was pulled away from the poor doctor. She looked behind her and saw Shadow pulling on her and dragging her away. "Let me go!" she screamed and tried prying away but he held her firmly. "You need to fucking calm down," he whispered to her as he pushed her against the wall and held her hand together. Still stubborn, she tried retaliating again. "Do you think you're helping by causing a ruckus?! Eros is being operated on and you're over here threatening the doctors!" he screamed, finally making her pause and
"It's been a while since we have laid down together," Keisha muttered as she squeezed herself closer to Eros who was just a breath away. Under the blankets of his bedroom, they were hugging each other. She can feel his breath touching her skin. "Y-yeah," he murmured and her brows furrowed slightly. She looked up and saw Eros just staring above her head into nothing. Keisha pushed him slightly and looked at him with confusion. "Are you alright?" she asked out of concern. "Yeah?" he answered unsurely with a nervous smile. "Now that I look at it, you don't seem well. Do you have a fever?" She raised her hand, checked his forehead's temperature, and found it hotter than usual. Eros was also sweating which made her more concerned. "I'll get you medicine–" Eros grabbed her hand and put it back beneath the blanket before hugging her tightly. "I feel this way because we haven't been together like this in a long time. Just let me enjoy our moment," he murmured sweet nothings that made
It was past dusk and Keisha just arrived at the computer lab of the mansion where James had been working countless hours to retrieve whatever was in the USB drive that Ellaine handed her. "What's wrong with your face?" she immediately asked after noticing the bruise on his face. He closed his eyes and clenched his jaw before glaring at her. "Why do you think?! Eros almost killed me because you told him we accidentally kissed!" he shouted, already in a bad mood and she added more to his stress. Keisha only chuckled before sitting down on the chair next to him and looking at the computer. "Cracking the code is almost done, that's why I called you in." He cleared his throat before typing. She leaned back and watched closely how he was hacking into it. It was unbelievable how much security a small USB drive has. "Where's my brother anyway?" he asked and she shrugged. Eros has been gone since earlier because of well… preparations for the possible attack. It's dangerous so everyone has
"Do you wish to braid your hair today, Ms. Keisha?" Edith, who was brushing her hair, asked with a sweet tone and she simply nodded in response. The vibe in the mansion seemed to have been better ever since Eros revealed he was alive. This lunch, she'll be meeting someone important. "It's a shame our friend got transferred elsewhere," Keisha muttered, a little disappointed that Taylor was moved to another department a month or so ago. Now it's only one person helping and serving her. However, the mafia boss promised to make a salary increase to help support her family. "How about you? What's your goal?" Keisha suddenly asked and the latter paused. It seems there was a lot for her to stop what she was doing. "I don't really know… I'm glad I was saved. An illegitimate daughter like me doesn't have many goals," Edith answered with a chuckle. (Ah, that's right… She's living for herself only. No one else has her back…) Keisha thought to herself, feeling pity. She knows how that feels, b
DAIMON was in his office chatting with Shadow as they planned for defense instead of offense. If anyone was to make the first move to attack, it would be the enemies. "I've been so busy that I haven't seen Keisha in such a long time," he muttered while they were on break drinking coffee. "Why not visit tomorrow?" Daimon questioned and the latter nodded his head. He's been so caught up in his own problems that he keeps brushing over visiting his partner in crime, the reason he was able to be here in the first place. Keisha was the only woman he wanted to protect yet now that the possibility that his sister is alive… His focus went to his sister. The odds of the mansion being attacked is low yet they still need to be prepared. "The mafia is split in half because of Eros' sudden reappearance… Some are reluctant to side with him yet he is powerful enough to reassure them," Daimon stated his thoughts with a sigh. "What about you?" Shadow asked and the man looked at him with a curious
REYNA crushed yet another piece of paper that suddenly appeared inside her room. No matter where and when she looked, she could not find who the culprit was. Someone's threatening their safety that knows its way around the mansion. "This is not good," she whispered to herself. It's almost two in the morning and she is sleepless. The mansion promised to be safe is turning into a time bomb. "I really need to talk to Eros," she whispered to herself with frustration before her anxiety made her search her room for a second time in case it was bugged. However, she did not find anything again. When the sun came up, she was restless, and without a doubt, her mind filled with questions and concerns she wanted to bring out the moment she meet Eros. Before she left her room, she blocked the door from the inside and if anyone tries to break in, the items would be out of place. However, when was told that breakfast was served, the only ones there were Daimon and his little brother who was havi
DAIMON sighed heavily before leaning back on the bench. "Why don't you play a bit more?" he sweetly asked his little brother so the two of them can be alone to talk. The kid obliged and once he was far enough, he turned to Keisha with a serious look. "There's one more thing you need to know," he started off. Keisha raised an eyebrow expecting some news. He cleared his throat before revealing what he knew. "We might've found Shadow's sister and already contacted her." Keisha's eyes widened and she covered her mouth. She couldn't believe what she just heard. "What?" she asked with wide eyes, that was all she could say. "Shadow is obsessed to know if she is actually his sister. He's doing everything he can to make the DNA test happen." She breathed heavily as her eyes kept shifting. "Is that why he hasn't been here since?" He nodded his head and she inhaled sharply. "I know he'll do anything to find his sister. There's always been the slightest bit of hope in him to find her alive,"