Diamonds Under Pressure

Killian

Olivia lingered in the hallway as I left Sera’s room, her doll-like face slightly pale in the moonlight.

I hooked a thumb over my shoulder. “Leave some aspirin and water out for her, maybe a bucket.”

She narrowed her eyes at me. “What did you do to that poor girl?”

“I took her to Diavola,” I said in passing.

Olivia’s faint curse drifted through the hallway before she disappeared into Sera’s room. I smiled and checked my watch as I walked through the near silent corridors of my home.

It was almost three in the morning. I should have just gone to bed, but Sera had effectively worked me up enough that sleep wouldn’t come easily. A cold shower was what I really needed, but I passed Tommaso’s room and noticed the door was slightly ajar. I looked inside, seeing his bed untouched.

After a quick look around, I found him in my office. “What’s keeping you up?” I asked as I sat down at my desk.

The crackling fire cast dancing shadows over Tommaso’s face as he sipped from a glass of whisk