Sofia's POVI released breaths I didn't know I've been holding after the car moved where I had seen Alessandro. I refused to raise my head to look at the scenery any longer. What I had seen was enough. When I got home, I made my way to my room. I needed to speak with Salvatore, I needed to be sure he was alright. Again and again, I tried his phone, but it still wasn't going through. Panic enveloped me as I wondered what the hell had happened to him that he wasn't picking up his calls. My eyes turned glassy as I thought of the worst. With shaky knees, I walked over to the bed and sat on it.Not being comfortable there, I crept to the ground and sat there with my arms around my raised knees. “Salvatore…” I murmured as tears fall down my eyes. I've been the one telling Enzo to be strong, but if something happens to Salvatore, I wonder if I'll be strong. What do I tell Enzo? Why did Salvatore have to go for some silly mission that could take his life? I know he wasn't going sightseei
Sofia's POVNana held me by the hand as we walked past an exit I never knew was ever in this house. “Nana, how did you know about this place?” She held my mouth closed. “Shhhh” she shut me up as she continued to pull me out of the exit silently. We appeared at the back of the mansion. I have never been to this part of the Mansion before. I followed Nana until she opened the gate that, I thought, was locked. She had the keys, again I wanted to ask how she got it but paused when I heard the sound of a car.Was that Salvatore? It has to be. Who else would drive in?“Nana, I think Salvatore is back”“That's not true,” Nana said to me, but I was adamant about seeing who it was that had come into Salvatore's mansion“Let me go and see for myself,” I told Nana, but her grip tightened around me.“You can't leave now that we've gotten here” she argued and I replied immediately, “What if that's Salvatore? Why should we leave if the person we are going to search for is already here?” I asked
Sofia's POVOn our way, I kept smiling as I thought of Enzo's reaction. He would be so happy to see his father back, he has hoped and cried too much. Salvatore came down, and I followed when I noticed we've gotten to Enzo's school. There, he made a call. “Aren't we going in?” I asked him.“No, they'll come out” he said to me, making me remember that two guards had actually stayed behind this morning when I came to drop Enzo at school. It didn't take long, Enzo was coming out with a straight face. His bag was held by one of the guards, and he walked down like he cared less about anything. A true Salvatore. Not until he saw his father, though. His eyes twinkled, and a wide grin broke out on his face. Before I knew it, Enzo was running down happily. The last time I saw this genuine smile on his face was thebday before his father left for his business, as he called it.Enzo jumped on Salvatore, who was quick to pick him up in his arms. The man must have missed his son so much too beca
Salvatore's POVAll this time, while we were under attack, all I could think of at that moment was Sofia and Enzo. I wished I had set some things right before leaving, like telling Sofia how I felt, but on second thought, how can I convert my enemy's wife?I noticed Enzo and Sofia had become so close, it made me wonder what exactly happened while I was gone. They spoke freely like best friends, and I wonder the stunt Sofia is going to pull just to get Enzo friends in school.I'm not surprised he doesn't have a single friend, I never had one, too. Especially when my father made it so difficult for me to have one. I'm not hard on Enzo, not like my father was to me.We were at the dining table having dinner. Sofia and Enzo kept discussing something I'm not so sure about. From time to time, Enzo tells me a funny story of what happened while I was away.I'm glad he
Salvatore's POVThe smile had not left my lips even after leaving Enzo's room. As I had thought, the king was me and the maiden was Sofia. She was telling a story that got me thinking, the beautiful maiden was in love with the king.I shook my head as I walked into my office. There are a lot of things I needed to work on now that I was back home. Turning on the computer, I remembered what had happened the day we went on our little trip. We never expected them to be prepared for us. The plan was to go pay them a visit and maybe remind them who the boss is here in Sicily, but those dumb motherfuckers killed four of my men!We had been left stranded in the middle of nowhere. That wasn't the problem, but the fact that there were bullets still in our bodies that needed to be taken out with immediate effect. We had to do the surgeries ourselves, as we know they shouldn't remain in our bodies for so long. Eduardo had advised we continue to move because whoever was doing this was going to
Sofia's POVThe light appearing from the narrow opening of the curtain shone into my room and down my bed, entering my eyes. I murmured a few words I didn't even understand before getting up from the bed. My eyes went first to the wall clock and I gasped, “Enzo,” with great speed, I rushed to the bathroom. Enzo would be late for school because of me. Why didn't anyone wake me up? It was 7 am already. Moving as fast as I could, I took my bath speedily. Yesterday, I had woken up so early even without an alarm, but today. I hope Enzo was already up, though.Well, Enzo always wakes up early, unlike me. When I was done taking my bath, I wrapped myself in a towel, thanks to this cap Enzo had given to me a few weeks ago, I don't have to wet my hair whenever I take my bath.I rushed out of the bathroom, only to receive the shock of my life. I saw Salvatore standing in the middle of my room,“Salvatore…” I breathed out. And like a flash, it hit me what had happened last night. How can I f
Sofia's POVWe all sat at the back of the car with Enzo. Enzo and I kept talking about what we would do when he gets back from school,“Don't forget to watch P.J. Masks this afternoon by 2 pm. You'll tell me what happens when I get back” I nodded my head as he spoke, “Okay, I'll watch for you” “You didn't watch it yesterday. Do not forget today” his eyes fixed on me like he wanted me to swear I'll watch the movie.“I forgot yesterday. And you know how boring it is watching it alone,” “How will I know what's going on if you're not watching it?” He asked as he crossed his arms on his chest.“For heaven's sake, Enzo, I said I'll watch it” I sighed, and he gave me a firm nod before he went on to the next discussion.Enzo and I kept talking till we got to his school,“Do you want me to come and address your class to remind them that you are the coolest boy ever?” I asked as I winked at him.Enzo chuckled as he came down from the car after me. “No, I'll just tell them the reason why the
Sofia's POVThe kiss was slow and steady, like he was searching for something from me. After a while, he pulled away, but his lips were still very close to mine. He said to me with his hot breath on my lips, “Yeah, certainly we need to talk” Again, I licked my lips as I stared at those eyes of his. He moved backwards and the next thing I heard was the car engine turning on. I had totally forgotten that we were in the car in the middle of God knows where. Silence filled the car as I didn't know what to say if he asked why I kissed him last night or why I kept reciprocating his kisses. God, my heart is giddy, and it just can't stop beating fast. I kept biting my lips from time to time as I wondered what I would say if he asks me these questions in my head. I know I shouldn't have kissed him, I knew it, but what should I have done?The car stopped, and I noticed I've been staring at my fingers for the longest time, playing with them. When I looked up, I noticed Salvatore had already