*SILIA*“I can’t believe he actually let me come,” I murmured soft enough for only Alfeo to hear.My words made him give me a look of humor and disbelief. “You really shouldn’t be saying that after threatening to run away again.”“I wouldn’t have,” I admitted, “If Draven would seriously have pulled all of his strings to stop me then I would have no choice but to stay locked up in the house.”“But I am sure you would have been angered and felt wronged to be forced to stay locked against your wishes,” he stated making me nod my head. Smiling at my agreement he replied, “You have your answer there itself. He couldn’t afford more of your hatred and in turn acting out like you did before.”I was about to defend myself when he pointedly glared and said, “We all know that you would have been pissed, admit it. Anyone would have been I am not blaming you, I get that you are worried for us.”“Stop reading my mind,” I muttered under my breath and grinning at me he handed me a purse. Opening it I

*DRAVEN*I can’t fuck believe this.What kind of a gang would dare attack the Calixes so openly?We had underestimated it to be someone easier since we had already been prepared for their attack but that didn’t seem to be the case. Our causalities had been less than five in count to their more than twenty men that were lying dead below. They had retreated and we had finished most of them off so it shouldn’t take too long now but still I needed to make sure that Silia was safe.Taking out my phone I dialed the call to Diana. She picked up without any delay and without wasting any time I asked, “Did you find Silia? Did you evacuate everyone out safely? The police will be on our asses if they find us here. We need to leave soon.”“Almost all the members are already sent off safely. The nonmembers are being guided outside by the local security team arranged by Monica but I haven’t seen Silia yet. Don’t worry I am sure she must be leaving soon.”That news worried me because when I looked u

*SILIA*I had been talking to Lisa for a while trying to catch up with everything that had happened with her while I was gone.“You know I love my job but I don’t at the same time. I wish I could leave all this behind and just go live on a secluded island somewhere far away,” she said making me almost relate to what she meant but instead of living alone I would really wish to be around this new group of friends, almost like family, that I had made.“I hope your boss won’t scold you for abruptly leaving your office,” I said not wanting to cause inconvenience to her.“No, I am sure it would be fine,” she sighed and then suddenly perking up she said, “Oh I forgot! Here some sun flowers to brighten up this room. I could have guessed that it would look bland and boring so I thought it would make you feel better.”Handing me the flowers in my good hand I brought it closer to my face to let the brightness of the flower fill my vision entirely.“Here I also got something else,” she said showi

“She doesn’t care about that bastard!” Lisa shouted looking concerned and restless as she looked from me to them.Although she was trying to get them to leave they ignored her completely and moving forward Diana was about to say something when outraged by the disrespect Lisa was met with, my Mafia hating friend grabbed Diana’s arm making Diana stop and glare at her, “Let me go.”“I will not, you have to leave. You cannot just barge in as you wish. This is my house and I will not hesitate to call the cops on you,” Lisa fired back making Diana chuckle. There was venom in her voice when she next turned her gaze to her and said, “Do you think I am scared? Do your worst.”Realizing that the two hot headed females that I had come to care for would get into a brawl if they weren’t stopped, I interjected and said, “Lisa please let me just hear them out once. It will serve as a closure at the very least.”When she heard my words she didn’t seem like she wanted to agree with me but glancing ove

*SILIA*“Its always busy around this time on this road, I am sorry about it,” Nick said trying to maneuver his way through another route but was stopped by the signal.“I don’t mind I had nothing better to do anyway. The longer I can stay out the better,” I said grinning at him.Noticing that the light had turned green Nick pressed on the gas to move forward when another bike zoomed past us cutting our way. In an effort to stop the collision Nick stepped on the brake successfully stopping us but the loud horn and screech of tires rang in my head momentarily holding me numb.My body jerked forward from the sudden stoppage in the momentum but thankfully the seat belt kept me from colliding forward into the dashboard. My arms stretched out in an act of defense but thankfully except for the strain of the belt pulling me back in my place I wasn’t met with anything else.A pain seared through the gunshot wound because of the preceding action. And I think I let out a hiss of suppressed pain