Chapter 14: Get It Over With

Sylvana

Domenico stares at me as if I could disappear right then and there. “Please stop looking at me like that. I can do this.” I tell him for the hundredth time, but all he does is stare at me the same way. No matter what I say or do, he still looks at me as if it was the last time he would see me.

We were in our bedroom the night before I was supposed to meet with Abraham in town. I was ready for it, pumped up and excited to be of use to the family, but being around Domenico now made me doubt myself. He’s been sulking like this since the week before and not even a talk with Dante eased him and it was starting to piss me off.

“Fine! I’ll call it off if that is what you want then they will never accept me as a Dragonetti and we will never be together.” I say and storm off towards the terrace, but he pulls me back by my wrist.

“Let go of me, Domenico. You got your wish.” I say and try to pull my wrist out of his grasp, but I knew the act was futile. When I turn around to face him,