Ezra and I were finally home! Well, technically I was home, but Ezra stayed at Ezra's house. We ended up staying at Ezra's house until we all decided to go home. Ezra told me to stay the night since I spent the majority of the night working anyways. I didn't mind though. I'm actually glad that Ezra chose to stay at my house rather then his own. I would have slept in a hotel if he had suggested that instead of sleeping at Ezra's. Even though we both tried to convince him to let us stay at my apartment, he refused to let us. He said that it wouldn't be right for him to put us both under the same roof. It took some convincing, but eventually Ezra agreed. After all, he knows I never would've listened to him anyway. So we stayed at Ezra's house instead.It's been three weeks since the team got back from the mission. Three weeks has passed, but I am still unable to forget about what happened at that mission. Every single time I close my eyes, I still remember everything clearly. And ev
Suddenly, my earpiece began buzzing. I instantly reached into my pocket and pulled out the communication device. The only person I would respond to by putting the communicator on speaker mode. Immediately after activating the communicator, I heard a familiar voice. "Alessia? What's going on? Where are you?""Hey," I sighed. "What's going on? Have you seen anyone? Anyone suspicious?""No. No signs of anyone. Are you okay? Do you know if the others found anything?" she asked. She was clearly worried. I felt a pang of guilt hit me. I didn't mean to worry her. She was worrying enough for the both of us."Yeah, they're fine." I assured. "They haven't come back yet.""Alright, are you sure you're alright?""Yeah... yeah, I'm fine." I lied.After a few seconds, he replied. "Okay, we'll meet you back here, Alessia. Stay safe.""See you soon."When I ended the call, I quickly put the communications device away and pulled out my gun. My fingers wrapped around the grip of the rifle. I was ready
"What?" I began, but he cut me off."Hey! Look!" he whispered urgently, pointing down into the darkness below us. I followed his finger to see what he was looking at. I gasped loudly. At first, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. And as I took in the sight, the image burned itself into my brain. Makes me so confused, I hope this all will get over soon.Even thought this really so difficult, but I need to escape from this place this is really dangerous for me, I hope all the miracle will coming."We have to get out of here." Ezra told me. "Now. We can't stay here.""Yeah. Okay." I agreed.I moved myself so I was sitting up. As I did so, I noticed that my leg was hurting badly. The bullet wound hadn't stopped bleeding even though there wasn't any blood coming out anymore. I knew I should take care of it, but the pain was almost unbearable. I was lucky that Ezra had pushed me over onto my shoulder so that it didn't hurt as much. That had saved my life. Otherwise, I would be lying dea
Before anyone else could reply, one of the soldiers kicked open the door. Once we stepped outside, we were greeted by blinding sunlight. All of us squinted as we looked around. We couldn't really see much except trees. It was quiet. Very quiet. Even my hearing seemed to have stopped working. I tried to move my ears but found that it was completely silent. It was like someone had pressed mute on the rest of the planet. No sound was reaching my ears, no birds chirped, nothing."Where are we?" I questioned."In a forest ." one of the guards replied shortly.I frowned. "A forest?""Just listen. Walk forwards a few steps."I obeyed, confused. We were indeed alone. The only sounds I heard were our own footsteps. But I didn't hear anything else. The other soldiers seemed to notice that too, because all three of them began glancing about nervously."Keep looking. See anything?""Nothing. Nothing at all.""Ok..." I said slowly."Good. Now, move forward."I looked towards Ezra. He nodded. We
Once inside, I immediately noticed that all of the other occupants of the cabin looked like they were frozen. Their faces were pale and their mouths hung open. They hadn't seen us arrive. They seemed to be in deep sleep. One of the prisoners was lying on the floor asleep, while two others sat across from each other, leaning against the wall. The fifth prisoner was sitting in a chair near the doorway, holding an old man by his lapels. His clothes were ragged and torn. Judging from his appearance, it was obvious that he hadn't been sleeping for quite some time. His eyes were closed and his breathing was shallow."So this is where you guys live?" I exclaimed, stepping past the guard and rushing up to the sleeping prisoner.The prisoner's eyes suddenly flew wide open. They stared blankly down at me, not saying a single word."Can you believe this guy?" I asked Ezra. "Is he a clone or something?""Don't touch him!" the guard ordered harshly. "Get back."I frowned as I backed away. I tur
"Do you think she's actually going to help us?" I whispered softly. "If we can convince her to, yes." Ezra nodded."But how are we going to convince her?" I asked worriedly. "She doesn't seem the type who takes kindly to threats. She's ruthless.""We'll think of something." Ezra promised.I sighed deeply."What's wrong?" he asked."It's just…" I bit my lower lip nervously. "I'm so scared."He grabbed onto my hand and squeezed it gently. "It'll be alright."After another minute of silence, Ezra released my hand. We both started walking back towards the cabin."Hey." I called out quietly."Yes?""I want you to promise me something.""Anything."I glanced at him and gave him a soft smile."Promise me, no matter what happens. Promise me that you won't turn into a droid."He frowned. "Why would you ask me such a thing?""Because I care about you." I stated. "Because I love you. And I'm afraid that if you become a machine, I'll never be able to see you again. I can't lose someone else. N
"How is going with our greatest rival, the Palermo mafia? I always waiting all the good news from it, I want to destroy them and makes the Salvatore Mafia empire the most stronger in this country." Ezra said to his soldier.Everytime I heard him talk about it, I really feels so bad, I really so worried about Riccardo, but I can't do anything, I hope I can escape from Ezra because he still kidnapped me here, and makes me becomes his wife.I don't know what to expect from Riccardo, he's a scary man when you look at him, but I guess Riccardo must have found out about me being alive so he tried everything to get me back.The only thing I know is that I need to make Riccardo pay for what he did to me..."Your Highness, are you ready?"He just nodded before looking out the window, the sky had changed from blue to red and it was getting late. He didn't wait for any more response before jumping down to the ground.This was the first time I'm seeing how strong he truly is, I feel intimidated j
"Did you enjoy yourself, Alessia?" He asked when we reached our car."Of course, it was really delicious!" I responded giving him a big smile. "Do you want to go somewhere else instead?""Sure, but we need to return home, you might need to change clothes first""Right" I said. "Then lets go to a shopping mall!" I said excitedly."If you want, we can buy you new outfits" He agreed.So we went to a shopping mall, we got dresses, pants, socks, shoes and hair clips and makeup for ourselves, but we bought some other things too. I really liked the color of the dress I got yesterday, it was purple. I never knew that you could wear purple in Italy, but the shade of it was really beautiful.After we got out of the store, I decided to go to the restroom because I needed to change out of my clothes. After taking a bath and changing out of my clothes, I headed to Ezra's room to change my outfit.I took off the dress I was wearing and put on the pink shirt he gave me, I was wearing black pants
"Here it is." She said giving him the jacket.Riccardo puts it on and turns around to face her."Thanks."She smiled sweetly at him."Where do you want me to carry you?" She asked."You can carry me over your shoulder." Riccardo said.Alessia roll her eyes."You know, I'M NOT THAT BABY. YOU CAN DO IT WITH YOUR OWN TWO HANDS AND DON'T ASK ME TO PUT MY BACK ON YOU OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT."Riccardo looks surprised at how fast she reacted after what he said."Alright, whatever you say." He chuckled.And so Alessia carried him over her shoulders.As they were going towards the elevator Riccardo spoke."So, are you going back to work tomorrow?" He asks."I think so. My boss told me that she wanted me to come back to work as early as possible." She answered."That means I'll be able to spend more time with you, won't it?" He asked."Yeah, probably, but don't expect me to kiss you every time that you come home." Alessia joked.Riccardo laughs at her comment."Ok." He says "Well, I guess we sh
The next morning, Alessia woke up early. After getting ready quickly she went downstairs to see Riccardo waiting for her."Morning, baby girl," he greets her and give her a peck on the cheek."Morning, Riccardo." She replied as she sits on the table."Let's have breakfast together, I made you breakfast earlier." He said.She gave him a small smile."Thank you."After eating their breakfast, they decided to walk through the city. They walked hand in hand. It felt natural for them. When they reach near the park, they decided to sit on one of the benches."Have you been planning this for long?" Asked Alessia."Yeah, since last month. Why?""Nothing."Alessia leans her head against his shoulder. As they continue walking, Alessia couldn't hold it anymore."Do you really want to adopt my babies?" She asks."Of course I do." He answers without any hesitation."But I mean, why did you choose us?" Riccardo sigh."Honestly, I don't know. It's all I dream about for years." He paused. "When I wa
"That's a very valid question. And I don't blame you at all for missing me, Alessia. But don't feel guilty, okay? I would never be mad at you or upset if you ever thought about coming back to me. In fact, if you do decide to return, we'll talk more about this situation, alright?" She requested with a small smile.As soon as I heard the words we will talk being said aloud, I felt slightly relieved. However, it only lasted for a short amount of time because I immediately thought about what Ezra had said to me the night before. He had asked me to wait until tomorrow to give myself a chance to talk about the things that troubled me, so now, I was starting to wonder whether my decision to wait was a good idea. I decided I needed to ask her about it."Actually, I need to ask you something...about yesterday afternoon," I said nervously."What is it?" she asked curiously."I don't know how to word it exactly...but I have these weird feelings...and I'm beginning to think that maybe I should r
"This was a really fun game, Alessia. I think I'm going to enjoy playing it more often," she mentioned, smiling genuinely."Me too. And I'm glad you enjoyed yourself today. I missed you playing poker," I admitted."And I missed you too, Alessia. Thank you for everything you did. We wouldn't have survived without you," she said sincerely.Just then, someone knocked on the door and announced Ezra's arrival. A moment later, he entered the room with an excited smile plastered across his face."Sorry I'm late. I got caught up on a case and had to do overtime," he apologized."It's alright. You were lucky that it was only one extra hour," she commented.I gave Ezra a quick hug, while everyone else congratulated him on finally arriving back."Wow, you smell great!" I commented, noticing how fresh his hair smelled."Thanks. That means a lot to me," he said happily.We all then headed out of the house, saying our farewells. As we reached their car, I noticed the car seats had been removed and
We both got up and made our way down the hallway to the kitchen. There, I saw our family eating together. They all looked quite happy and excited. My heart filled with happiness upon seeing everyone looking so content. It was truly a perfect family.As soon as I arrived downstairs, I spotted them sitting together at one of the stools at the kitchen counter. I walked over to them and took a seat beside her."Hey," I greeted."Hey," Ezra responded."I'm sorry for waking you," I apologies."Oh, it's not a problem. I didn't mind getting up early anyway," She stated cheerfully, waving her hand dismissively.I chuckled softly to myself and turned my attention towards my mum who was busy cooking breakfast."Mum, please don't cook too much. I might not be able to handle it after all," I pleaded.She chuckled."There's plenty more where that came from," she reassured me."Thank God," I whispered in relief.Alessia suddenly jumped up from her seat and ran out of the room, running past me and a
Without saying another word, I followed him into the bedroom, closing the door behind me as I did so. I laid down on the bed and he crawled onto the mattress and pressed a kiss against my forehead. I immediately melted into his embrace. My eyelids started to droop tiredly. Dan chuckled and kissed my temple."Go to sleep, Alessia," he ordered softly.I hummed contently and closed my eyes, relaxing into his touch. Soon enough, my breathing slowed and deepened until it eventually stopped altogether. Ezra smiled to himself as he looked down at me, admiring my peaceful expression. I was sleeping soundly in his arms. The events of yesterday were finally catching up with me and I could barely keep myself from falling asleep. The exhaustion was setting in and I could barely keep my eyes open. I sighed softly as Ezra rubbed circles against my hip soothingly.He leaned forward and rested his chin atop my head, gently brushing away the strands of my loose hair and placing a gentle kiss on th
"Okay, love, I get it. Let's not talk too much and just get ready for breakfast. Then we should probably hurry up and eat before everyone arrives," he said playfully.I nodded and smiled.I felt so loved by Ezra. He gave me more joy than anything else in this world. Even though I'd never admit it out loud, he was definitely the most important person to me in this world. Every time I thought about losing him, my heart broke and I felt so empty. All I wanted to do was hug him tightly and tell him how much I loved him. I had never had anyone give me unconditional love Ever.I had never experienced that type of warmth. I was used to people only caring about the fame I brought them. It scared me to think that someone would ever care about me. And that they would love me unconditionally.I shook my head to clear my thoughts and glanced up at Ezra nervously. There was no way I would be able to hide the emotion in my eyes if I dared to speak. The words seemed stuck somewhere in my throat."
"Marry me," he muttered between heavy breaths."Huh? Why?" I questioned, staring up at him in confusion."Because...because I want you to marry me," he repeated.I gasped quietly in shock, unable to speak a word. Dan's dark eyes were filled with determination as he stared at me intently.ToYah, yah, yes! Of course, I'll marry you!" I blurted out hurriedly.I immediately slapped a hand over my mouth. My voice had come out so loud and I could tell that Ezra had definitely heard me. I bit my lip anxiously and glanced over at him nervously. But surprisingly, he didn't react at all he merely chuckled softly and kissed me tenderly on the lips."Good girl," he murmured softly. "Now come here," he added.I reluctantly crawled towards him. Once I was close enough, he pulled me into a tight embrace and hugged me tightly."Are you okay?" he asked worriedly."Yeah, I'm alright," I assured him.I couldn't believe I had just proposed to Ezra. Sure, I'd always known that it would eventually happen,
"I love you so much," he whispered in my ear before pressing his lips against mine.I felt my cheeks flush brightly again and I closed my eyes in anticipation. As soon as our lips connected, I felt my senses begin to dull and my body relax. All of my worries and problems melted away, leaving nothing but bliss behind them. Nothing mattered except for Ezra."I love you too," I replied softly.After a moment, I pulled away, breaking apart our kiss. I took a deep breath and exhaled loudly."So...are we going back to watching TV now?" I asked hopefully.He chuckled softly."We can continue watching whatever you want," he replied. "However, are you sure that you're alright?" he questioned.A part of me wanted to lie and say everything was fine, but I knew that I couldn't do it. I couldn't hide the truth from Ezra. Besides, he probably already suspected something, judging by the look in his eyes. So, I decided to answer honestly instead."Honestly? No. Not really. I' m just tired," I admit