Luke's POVI took a deep breath as I finished my boxing rounds. I was drenched in sweat as I have been training for a few hours now. I quickly removed my gloves and unraveled the wraps on my hand. Emilio walked towards me as I wipe the sweat off of my face."Talked to Val yet?" Emilio asked and I just ignored him.Emilio let out a sigh and ran a hand through his hair. "You can't just ignore everyone after what happened Luke." He said before walking away.I dropped the towel and made my way to the kitchen. Grabbing a water bottle from the fridge, I opened it and chugged the water down. As I placed down the water bottle, Valentino entered the kitchen, covered in blood. I can only assume he came from the basement. He took a seat from across me and rested his elbows against the countertop with his hands clasped. He then laid his forehead against his hands and there was a silence that surrounded that for a while.I contemplated whether this is the right time for me to talk to him. I've alw
Luke’s POVI stirred in my sleep as I felt myself being lifted off of the ground. I opened my eyes and saw Emilio was carrying me. I didn't bother budging and closed my eyes once again and leaned against Emilio."You're awake, aren't you?" Emilio asked with amusement in his voice as I heard the door open and close. I just hummed in response and Emilio let out a chuckle, his chest vibrating against my head.We soon reached, what I'm guessing is my room as Emilio pushed my door open and laid me down on the bed. Emilio placed the covers over me and I heard his footsteps moving away from me and my door closing. I quickly shot up from my bed, not wanting Emilio to leave me alone. "Wait!" I shouted. Emilio turned back and faced me. "Can you stay? For a while?" I asked him and he gave me a nod before closing the door behind him. I patted the space beside me, and Emilio took his shoes off before climbing onto the bed beside me. Emilio was the only person I'd been comfortable with since the
Luke’s POV"What the fuck are you doing?!"Emilio quickly scrambled to get off of me as I attempt to cover myself. Emilio grabs his pants and frantically puts them on. "Close the fucking door, Romero!" Emilio shouted. My heart started beating frantically out of my chest. I pulled the covers over me, closing my eyes as I take deep steady breaths in an attempt to calm myself down."Are you fucking serious, Emilio? Valentino's already in a bad mood since this morning and this is what you're doing?!" Romero shouted in exasperation. Emilio didn't say anything, so Romero continued. "What do you think Val's going to do to you if he's the one who saw this?""I didn't force Luke to do anything." Emilio defended."That wasn't the point, Emilio!" Romero shouted; frustration evident in his voice.I was starting to get annoyed that they were talking as if I wasn't there in the room. I hastily pulled the covers off of me, retaining the covers on the parts that is not needed to be seen."What are
Valentino's POVI grabbed Luke's hand and led him out of the basement. Slitting Antonio's throat helped me let out some anger I'm feeling toward Luke. I know he lied about what he and Emilio did. I had to keep my calm or else I would be pushing him right into Emilio's arms. We reached the kitchen, and I sat Luke down on the bar stool."What do you want to eat?" I asked him.Luke kept his gaze on the countertop as he fiddles with his hands. The thought of him being in bed with Emilio suddenly crossed my mind, making me grip the edges of the countertop in anger. I snapped out of it when Luke finally told me what he wanted to eat."I want mac and cheese," Luke told me."Okay," I replied and start moving around the kitchen to gather ingredients."You're cooking?" Luke asked behind me."Yeah. I cook whenever I can." I told him as I prepare the ingredients on the counter."You didn't seem like the type." He replied.I pause for a moment and turn around to face him. "What do you mean by that
Luke’s POVI woke up the next day with a knock on my door. I stood up from the bed to open the door. Apparently, whoever was knocking has little patience as the door opened as I was halfway through the room. It was Romero. I need to get into the habit of locking my door. "Hey." I greeted him."Emilio's leaving. Want to send him off?" Romero asked. "Okay. Just give me a minute." I replied and Romero gave me a nod before leaving my room. I walked to my closet and grabbed a loose-knit sweater. I pulled it over my head and fixed my ponytail. I went out of my room and found Romero waiting out of my door. He gave me a nod before walking away, with me trailing behind him."Where's Valentino?" I asked him."He hasn't woken up yet," Romero replied and I hummed in response.We walked out of the house and onto the driveway where Emilio was saying goodbye to a few other men. I felt some of them eyeing me, but I ignored them. Emilio catches my eyes, and he gave me a small wave, I gave him a sma
Luke’s POVI woke up to a wet rag being dragged across my face. I opened my eyes and saw Alex wiping my face. It's been a good while since I last saw him. I was laying on the bed in the corner of the cell. It wasn't the most comfortable, but I've had worse."I didn't mean to wake you up." He apologized as he places the wet rag near the small bucket."Why are you here?" I asked him."Val told me to check up on you." He said and I scoff."Why did he even put me in here?" "I don't know. I'm sorry. I tried to ask Romero, but he also doesn't know. All I know is that they've been in his office for the whole day now." Alex told me.I sighed and gave him a nod. I sat up and pulled my knees to my chest. Alex then grabbed a glass of water before handing it over to me. I gladly took it from him and gulped down the content in one go before handing back the glass to Alex."What happened? I thought you two were getting along?" Alex asked me."I thought so too," I whispered.Alex let out a sigh bef
Luke's POVIt's been days since I was left in the cell. The only good thing to come out of it is that I was allowed to take showers. No one has told me anything as to why I was suddenly locked up nor has Valentino ever come down to check on me. I came to know Vic more; he was one of the men I often pass by. He keeps asking me questions about my life, but I really couldn't give them more than what I'd already told them before. I paced around the cell, not knowing what else to do. The door suddenly opened, and Vic walked in. I stopped pacing and face him, giving him a small smile. I then noticed that he seemed unnerved."Hey." I greeted him. Vic just stood there, staring at me, clenching his fists at the side.I started to panic and step backward. Vic closed the door firmly behind him before turning to face me again. He then suddenly walked towards me. I kept walking backward until my back hit the wall. Vic suddenly grabbed me and wrapped his arm around my neck choking me. I struggled
Luke's POVI later woke up with a severe pounding in my head. I tried to reach my head but found that my hands couldn't move. I realized that they were both tied on the end of the bed. I tried pulling my hands free but to no avail. The room was dark, with only a small stream of light coming in from the curtains.Suddenly, the door creaked open, and a man walked in. He flicked the lights open, making me squint my eyes to adjust to the sudden brightness. The man looked over at me menacingly before moving closer to me. I tried to move backward, but my tied hands forbid me to move further."Who are you?" I asked, failing to hide the fear in my voice.The man sat on the bed next to me and placed his hand on my face. I tried moving my head away, but his hand roughly grabbed my jaw. "You look just like your mother." The man whispered with a strong Italian accent. "Who are you? How do you know my mother?" I asked, making his grip on my jaw tighten."You know, I don't like the fact that you'r