"Let me in." The command of a woman echo's from outside."Yes."It's silent for a second before the iron door squeaks open, introducing Sienna into the white room.She closes the door behind her, and stands in front of it, without effort to move even an inch further into the room.This was one of the numerous rooms in the Mafia's main treatment center, like a hospital. Asides from the scent of disinfectants, the atmosphere is saturated by the aura of a man, deep in the filth of shame and regrets.Dante layed on the bed, looking like a mummy with all the bandages he was covered in from head to toe. He is completely still and looks lifeless from afar.Sienna's nose scrunches up slightly to the pathetic sight. She really doesn't want to deal with this crap, but Isadora has forced her hands this time.She expertly replaces that look with one of concern and sympathy and saunters to the side of the man lying in pain on the treatment bed."Dante," She whispers, "Are you awake?"Dante's eyes
Sienna's voice drops to a whisper. "What do you mean?" Lucy covers her mouth with both palms, instantly regretting what she had just done. She made a promise to Imelda but Sienna is far too scary and forced it out of her. "Out with it, I am not a very patient lady." Sienna's death glare frightens her even more. She has once witnessed one of Sienna's bouts of anger; what she can commit at those times, her mouth is too heavy to speak. This stupid secret isn't worth angering Sienna. Lucy takes a deep breath and gathers her words. In the next second her mouth opens and explains everything that is happening in great detail. From her mistake of burning Imelda's cupcakes, to Isadora saving the day and the huge smile of victory Imelda held after Isadora's first time on the table. She clarifies why there had been a steady splurge of muffins to Vincent men for some days and Imelda's tireless research to copy Isadora's methods. But so far only Isadora's hand-made muffins work. "That's al
Barefooted, Isadora followed the guard past the silent hallways to the top floor, like a lamb to the slaughter. He was walking so fast, it took conscious effort to keep up.At that moment, Isadora had a lot racing through her thoughts and a haunting feeling of uncertainty overwhelmed her very being. Only seconds ago this guard had barged into her room without warning and practically dragged her out in a haste, only muttering these few words."The Master wants you immediately."Isadora's heart pounds irregularly and an uneasy feeling creeps up her chest.Why does Vincent suddenly summon her so late at night? Her mind deters to the nearest possibility and she jams her eyes shut, suppressing such ugly thoughts. It couldn't be… it just couldn't.The guard halts and that's when she realizes they have already reached Vincent's chambers. He opens the doors without prior permission and pushes Isadora in, immediately closing it behind her with a hard jam.Isadora breathes in and out through h
The golden sun risen just above the clouds had one of its fingers stretched over Isadora's eyelids,haven strayed in from a near window. She murmurs incoherently and flips her body to the opposite side of the bed. She hits something hard and unmoving but goes right back to sleep.It takes exactly five seconds and her eyes shoot open in panic as the thought registers that her bed frame was never close to a wall. Her eyes shut just as suddenly as she opened them from the harsh brightness of the room. Slowly, she opens them up, gradually adjusting to the light. The first thing she sees permanently displaces any form of sleepiness left in her body.Isadora nervously sits up.Vincent was staring at her with so much seriousness in his eyes and under his pressuring gaze, she feels so small. Memories of the previous night flood in.After Vincent had instantly fallen asleep with her in his arms, it took Isadora a minute or two to regain her bearings. Haven calmed down to the nth percent she tr
Zeta walked briskly with several shopping bags in her arms on her way to Sienna’s room. From the corner of her eyes, she catches two maids conversing in hushed voices in the adjacent turn.She frowns deeply. These girls only know to slack off and gossip when she is away and have no one monitoring them. Now, she has caught them red-handed they will surely get a lecture from her.Zeta sneaks up behind the two maids but they don’t notice her, too engrossed in their discussion. One that also catches her attention when she was close enough to make sense of their words.“I saw Master Mateo come down to the servants' quarters today, he looks so handsome up close.” One said to the other dreamily, “You don’t get to see him all the time ‘cause he is always at Miss Felicity’s private quarters in his free time, right up her ass!”“You did? Why do you always get to be the lucky one? He rarely ever visits our part of the mansion. It must have been important.” Her partner replies.The first maid sco
"To be frank, that's all that happened," Isadora says to Felicity as they both sit under the shed built near her quarters. Lucas is on Isadora's lap and he tugs and plays with her hair. She doesn't seem to feel it though, her mind has been so preoccupied in the last hour. Earlier, she had been escorted by one of Vincent's men to her new room in the mansion on Vincent's command. Their little squabble in his chambers from last night was already strange enough, and the new development was quite the surprise. Felicity nods as she listens to Isadora's recount of the whole situation, hanging off every word with rapt attention. She breaks into a knowing smile as soon as Isadora is done. "I always knew there was something special about you. It's like the entire mansion has been blown with a different wind since you came here." Her face blooms, sunny yellow. Isadora is tempted to roll her eyes, but to her surprise, she rolls with Felicity's energy. Her positivity is very infectious. "You
THREE DAYS LATER For the next few days, Isadora's practice with Vincent gets a lot more intense and everything seems back to normal. He has neither summoned her to serve him nor has he mentioned the incident again. Whatever uproar that had risen in the mansion after Isadora's room upgrade has died down. Even Sienna has been laying low and out of sight for the past few days. Isadora never guessed her bluffs in the hallway would be so efficient. Right now, she is standing beside Vincent's desk. He has summoned her this early evening. Isadora shifts her weight from one foot to another, nervously as she waits for Vincent to address her for whatever purpose he summoned her here for. Her fast-growing unrest could be justified by one reason. Throughout their duel back at the practice grounds, usually with his gaze thick with hatred, there was something more this time …. much more sinister. He had that psychotic look in his eyes, the same look he had when he made her almost kill Dante in
It is as though everything moves in slow motion as Felicity walks past the side of Isadora's vision, the clip clops of the following horse in her wake. The world stands still for a split second while Isadora sucks in a deep breath. Well, that was... brutal. Whatever that was about, it is clear as day now. Felicity IS avoiding her. A ginger-haired man slides into her focus wearing a polite smile, "Hi, I'm Carlo. I assume you are Isadora. Can I help you with anything?" This might just be the second person in the Familglia to be nice to her on the first meeting, after Felicity that is; "Could you guide me to the horses? I need a suitable one to ride with." Carlo's smile reaches his eyes, he must really like anything about horses, "My pleasure. Please, follow me." Carlo leads the way further into the stables and Isadora follows quietly. He comes to a halt and faces Isadora again, this time they are in a much denser part of the deep stable, to the left and right were horses of unique b