Lorenzo’s pov I found myself drawing up into a sitting position along with her. Her eyes were wide open and she was staring straight ahead. Her mouth were parted in what I’d term as shock, and I wasn’t sure of what to make of her reaction to the brought up topic.Wasn’t I supposed to bring it up? Or, is this also a part of the bunch of stuff she read online?“Is something wrong?” I asked as I reached for her hand. Her eyes were still blown wide when it locked with mine.“I- I didn’t come to your office, it wasn’t me at all, I swear.” She breathed out, grip tight around my fingers. I nodded my head as I tried getting her to relax.“It wasn’t a bad thing, Mia. We were just having fun, weren’t we? Is this also a part of the stuff you read online? For you to act this way when the topic gets brought up, hm?” I asked, watching as her eyes widened even more before she frantically shook her head.“No, no. Lorenzo, you’re not getting what I’ve been saying. You’re yet to understand.” She be
Mia’s pov “There’s a little traffic but we should be at our destination in no time.” One of my guards who was today’s designated driver called out and I nodded in response, flashing him a warm smile.“Of course, thank you.”I relaxed into my seat after that, letting my mind wander around. I had left the house almost two hours ago, because I wanted to get something for Lorenzo amongst other things. Lorenzo had taken it upon himself to make my birthday the best day I’ve ever experienced in my entire life, and till now, it still manages to make me giddy whenever I think about it.It started with a birthday sex. Lorenzo said that’s the best way to celebrate being a year older and I really couldn’t agree more. After that, we went to the various locations Lorenzo had listed out. He managed to arrange surprises in every single location that I kept smiling from ear to ear as we exited each location. It felt insane to even comprehend. He showered me with so many gifts that still makes
Mia’s pov “I had a lover back then, I kept it away from you because I wasn’t sure you’d approve. He was a little bit older back then, but was very good looking and brilliant. We were in love. After I realized that I was betrothed to Mr. Romero, he suggested we eloped, he was ready to turn his back on his family for me, and I followed him, because well, our lives were already miserable, so I took the first outing I saw. It killed me doing that because then I knew you’d be subjected to my fate, but I just had to be selfish, you know?”As she spoke, I felt shocked to the core on realizing that I really didn’t know my twin like I used to think.It made me feel chills run down my spine as I stared at her right now.I used to think we were best friends, that we didn’t keep secrets from each other. But, it’s very clear that I had been wrong.“I wouldn’t have been selfish though. I’d never have done that to you,” I ended up whispering after a few moments because it was the truth. That was
Mia’s pov. My forkful of sticky rice got frozen mid air as soon as father’s next words echoed around the dining table.“One of you is getting married to Mr. Romero the Third of the Romero family, an underboss of the mafia in a few days.” His voice was void of any kind of emotions as usual, but the authority behind those words wasn’t absent. I glanced up at my identical twin, Maeve, who was sitting directly before me at the table, she had her knife frozen in the air while her mouth was parted in nothing but shock. I slowly placed my fork on my plate, feeling my hands tremble a little as I dragged in a deep breath and glanced at the head of the table where father was seated at. He has carried on eating like what he had just said wasn’t something heart shattering in the slightest way.My heart was thudding hard against my ribs as I glanced at mother whose lips were quivering as she made to speak. I beat her to it, knowing that I was automatically crossing a line this way.“Which one
Mia’s pov Later that night, after Maeve had quieten down, we had all headed upstairs, leaving the mess for the maids to take care of, and I was glad that none of those broken plates managed to hurt Maeve.As we prepared for bed that night, brushing out teeths alongside each other in the bathroom we both shared, was when I began to feel the changes. I tried to push that nagging feeling aside, coming to the conclusion that she was probably seeming emotionless because of all what she had gone through tonight.I hugged her tightly that night and reminded her of how much I loved her before retiring to my bedroom, and even through she had hugged me back just as tightly, I still had that nagging feeling of something being off about her.That feeling only got more intense the next morning, that was when it was obvious that Maeve had turned into a complete different person overnight. Her smile was nowhere to be found, the light in her eyes was completely out and a dull pain lingered in it
I made sure to wake up early the next morning, because it was finally Maeve’s wedding, and even though I wasnt the one getting married, I was filled with jiltters, and a deep feeling of sadness, because I know I might not get to see her in a really long time after she gets married.I also decided to wake up early because I wanted to be there with her, and spend some private time with her before the designers and make up artists shows up, in case we share a private moment or incase she needed to draw emotional strength from me. I washed my face after brushing my teeth, and then I headed straight for her bedroom, still dressed in my nightgown and a robe wrapped tightly around my body.I knocked lightly against her door and ended up pulling the door open after getting no response for over two minutes. The room was empty when I made my way into it, she was probably in the bathroom, I thought to myself as I closed the door behind me. I glanced around the room and sighed sadly, the re
Mia’s pov “If you burst out crying once again and ruin your makeup for the hundredth time in that process, I’m going to take out my belt and beat you right here and now, not caring that we’re in public right now.” Father’s voice was angry as he thundered out, making me flinch and instantly forced myself into blinking my tears away.Knowing who father was, he might just go ahead with his promise, and no one would even bother to intervene on my behalf, that was very certain.“You don’t need to make use of your twin’s name, the names have been changed to yours on the marriage documents and the contracts already.” Father continued to speak after a moment while cleaning his gun with a handkerchief, making me suppress a shudder.Bring in close distance with guns give me so much anxiety, despite how much I’ve seen them literally throughout my entire life.I nodded stiffly when father kept staring at me like he expected me to say something to that, but was I supposed to say? Was I suppo
Mia’s pov The sound of glass shattering at once, coupled with the loud, defending sounds of gunshots, made my heart instantly fly into my throat. What was happening? I asked myself in fear just as I noticed men dressed in black start to jump into to house through the broken window all ar once.What happened next was so unexpected.One moment I was still screaming in fright, and next, Mr. Romero’s got shot a couple of times from different directions, just as he was about to lift off me. A horrified scream tore out of my throat just as he collapsed on top of me in a dead heap.Who were this people? What do they want? I asked myself just as some of those masked men moved forward to kick the heavy body off me, and with tears still streaming down my face and horrified scream ringing loudly around the room, i felt like I was going to faint when two of the men holsted me up in the next moment.“Please don’t kill me.” I cried out with tears pouring down my face, as I got pulled forward