Luca led a very scared Emma towards his office. She is scared of her surroundings. She knows about night clubs, but she never thought they will be like this. She is still shaking with fear. The suggestive looks which were thrown towards her are scary.'Attention from men is scary' she concluded in her innocent mind.Tasha is still standing in his office after Luca and Marco left."Who is coming? Is that someone more important than me? I need to bring Luca under my control. He is slipping" she thought out loud.She looked up and towards the door when it opened and in came Luca with a girl, who is looking down.Luca looked at Tasha, who is glaring at Emma. His protective instincts took over."Get out" Luca snapped at Tasha.Emma jumped with fright at his tone.Luca pulled Emma closer to him and looked coldly at Tasha.The tone he used is final. Tasha is scared out of her mind. She immediately ru

Luca went out with some work after breakfast.Emma joined Lizzie in the backyard. They were discussing their college and their schedule. Their college would be starting from the next day. Emma is excited and terrified at the same time. "They have an introduction ceremony for the freshman tomorrow. The Principle will introduce about the college and then we have to go and get our schedules from the admin department" Lizzie told Emma.Emma never got a chance to experience student life in her 19 years of life. She is excited about the new experience.But when she remembers her stepsister's friends, who are awful to her, she started feeling anxious.If she has to endure that kind of behavior daily, then she'd rather stay home and homeschooled again."Hey, where did you go?" Lizzie asked Emma, who is zoned out.Emma shook her head to gather herself."Nothing, I just have mixed feelings about tomorrow

Emma stiffened when Luca hugged her. No one bothered to console her when she was sad. This is the first time someone is trying to console her.This is the first time she was being hugged by someone either. She tentatively wrapped her arms around him as her tears slipped down her eyes.Luca didn't understand what possessed him to hug his Kitten. But the sight of her crying is something he prefers never to see again.Her dimpled smile is his favorite. He prefers her always smiling and laughing. Not like this, sad and crying.But this felt nice, hugging this little kitten. When she tentatively wrapped her arms around him, he felt a strange tug in his heart.'What have you done Gio? You gave up your life for me and then sent me to go find your sister, who is killing me with her innocence and kindness. Will, I will ever be able to let her go?' he thought.When he felt wetness through his shirt, he pulled back a little and looked at her watery eyes.

The next morning, Emma got up earlier than usual and got ready with lots of nervous energy. She looked at the shots and tops which Lizzie picked out for her. But decided against it.She chooses a black summer dress, that reaches her knees. The sleeves are ruffled and she twisted her hair into a one-sided French twist.When she looked in the mirror, she liked how she looked.Luca was planning to visit the troublemaker David and send him to his maker. He wore dark clothes. A black t-shirt and black jeans, to blend in easily.He was talking with the underboss of texas when he saw Emma nervously walking with her dog."Kitten?" he called her.Emma looked up at him and her dog ran over to where he is standing and stood beside his legs.Emma looked at her dog with surprise."He likes you" she commented.Luca smiled at her. He didn't care about the dog. If it makes her happy, then that's all he wants."Why are you up and

Luca just landed in Louisiana, when his phone started ringing. Only a couple of people know this number. He looked at the caller id and smiled."Hello Kitten, is everything alright?" he asked her.When Emma heard his voice, she knows he would make everything alright."No, the lady in the admin department is saying that my name is not registered in this year's freshman list" Emma confessed.Emma didn't know whom to ask other than Luca. So she called him."Give the phone to that lady," Luca said evenly."Ok," Emma said and took the phone to where the lady is sitting."Phone, can you talk on the phone please" Emma requested softly.The lady nodded and took the phone from Emma."Hello?" the lady answered rudely."Luca Vitiello" he gave the lady his name.She immediately stood up from her chair with panic."Sir, what do you want me to do?" Now her attitude is completely changed."The girl who handed