Semua Bab The Agreement: Bab 11 - Bab 20

"It may not be home but it is an adventure." ~UNKNOWN Antonio opens the door for me and holds his hand out, when did he come here so fast? I gently take his awaiting hand and step out of the SUV. I crane my neck to look around the beautiful piece of architecture, Antonio begins to make his way inside, I quicky follow behind him. We climb 6 small steps and stop in front of the beautiful front door, I can tell it is carved out of expensive wood, 2 large gold color door knockers are hanging on each door, it gives off a royal feeling. Before Antonio could use them. The doors open, it is like they opened by themselves because there is no one in sight to greet us. Antonio glances at me, signaling me to come, I follow him inside. I look around for someone, I finally notice the old lady standing beside the door with her hands folded in front of her. She must be the one who had opened the doors, she is wearing a neat maid's dress, her greying hair are in a tight bun. She is old, maybe around

"Stars, hide your fires: Let not light see my black and deep desires." ~William Shakespeare I wake up after a much needed beauty sleep. I stretch and roll over to find the other side empty. I am kind of relieved that he left early, I don't want to see his face the first thing in the morning after my little rant last night. I look around the room, it is dark, even though I am sure it is morning. I check the time, ‘10:07 am’, the sun is up but the curtains are closed. I am feeling suffocated by this darkness, I want light. I walk over to the curtains and push them apart in a single motion. Instantly, warm rays of the sun hit my skin and the room is bright with natural light. It feels so good, I smile feeling that I can breathe now, I swear the room is smiling as well, it lacks vitamin C. I used to hate it when mom woke me up like this, she would come in my room and open the curtains all the way, making the sunlight directly hit my face, it irritated me so much, but today I miss it, I

"If it doesn't burn a little then what's the point of playing with fire?" ~ Bridgett Devoue Third person P.O.V The maids are busy cleaning around the mansion, they are spread across all the floors according to their assigned duties, except for the top floor, that is the Capo's floor and only Christine is allowed there. One of the maids, Sarah, is dusting the staircase railing, she is on the stairs that lead to the third floor but she will not dare to step a foot on that floor. She will complete her work and move to her other duties. She is humming a song to herself, concentrated on her work when a sudden smell hits her nostrils. She stops her work and sniffs the air around her, the smell becomes strong, 'what is that smell?' She thinks to herself. She notices some smoke and accidentally inhales it which makes her cough out loud. It smells like something is burning, she peaks down the stairs all the way to the ground floor, did the other maids burned something in the kitchen? She do

"Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul." ~ Unknown Alessandro's P.O.V BANG! BANG! BANG! I empty my gun in the fucker's chest, I received information that he was the rat we were searching for, he was endangering the safety of my family, I hate rats. "Bravissimo ragazzo mio" (Very good my boy) Antonio walks over to me, slowly clapping his hands. I just stand over the dead body with a cold expression on my face. "Dobbiamo parlare" (We need to talk) he whispers lowly in my ear so no one else can hear it, I know it is important, we both exit the dungeon cell and climb up the rusty stairs. We head to my office, a maid is standing outside with a handkerchief in her hand, I take it from her, dismissing her with a flick of my fingers. We enter my office, I sit on my chair, Antonio takes a seat on the opposite one. I clean my fingers, they have blood splatters of that rat on them, I raise my eyes at my uncle "Si" (yes) Ti sposerai la prossima settimana" (You are

"It's the connection we can't explain." ~Unknown I cross the kitchen gracefully and head to the stairs, just as I am out of everyone's sight, I run away like a headless chicken to my room. I reach it and slam the door shut, I lean my back to it, I place my right hand on top on my heart. It is beating wildly like it will rip out of my chest at any second. The 'me' down there who was all confident and calm was a facade. In reality, I was so scared I thought I would pee my pants. The moment Alessandro started to choke, I didn't think that it would affect him so much, I should have had thought of it more carefully. But of course, he had to react that way, I added 4 table spoons of salt in his pancake then the coffee topped it all. When everyone was glaring at me, I began to fear for my safety, I was sure if another second had passed then no one would have had believed me, so I quickly grabbed the glass of milk. Thank God! Everything went smoothly. Suddenly my eyes waver at the torn curt