ThaliaI woke up with a smile on my face, snuggling deeper into the warmth right beside me. I slowly opened my eyes to gaze at Luciano but frowned when I saw him angrily typing on his phone. "Fuck," he muttered under his breath as he closed his eyes and massaged the bridge of his nose. I looked at him with a worried expression. I held onto his forearm and gave it a gentle squeeze. "Hey, you alright?" I asked. He opened his eyes, startled to see me awake. "Oh, hey," he greeted. "You're already awake?"I slowly nodded my head. "Are you alright?" I asked. "Is everything alright?"He nodded his head with a simple smile on his face. The worried expression he had a while ago was now replaced with ease, making me more confused."Yeah," he said. "Just texting Reese, that's all.""Oh," I said. "Is he alright?"Even if I already consider myself as not part of my old family, there's still a part of me that wonders if they're doing alright—especially Reese."Reese is doing great," he said. "

Thalia I didn't know what time it was. I just knew that it was dark enough that the stars were already shining in the sky. I also don't know how long I've waited for Luciano at the station. But I knew that I had waited long enough. I entered the house quietly, coughing as I went in. I couldn't feel my hands and lips from how cold they were, but frankly, I didn't care. Because it didn't compare to the numbness I was feeling in my heart. I slowly walked inside, not even noticing grandpa Ferri's presence. "Thalia, how was your date? You came back pretty late, so you must have had a great time." I stopped in my tracks when I heard his voice. However, I didn't have the strength to look to the side and look at him. I just knew that I looked fucking pathetic at the moment. He stood up from the couch to greet me but stopped when he saw that I was all alone. "But where is Luciano?" He glanced outside the window and frowned. "He's not out in the driveway too. You should call h

Thalia "Are you sure about what you heard?" I asked, my tears finally kept at bay. He nodded his head. "I'm sure. I was in the kitchen that night when I heard Luciano talking to someone on the phone. It was late at night, and it was eerily quiet, so I was able to hear their conversation quite well." "A person named Reese called him that day?" "Yes," he said. "And he told Luciano to come home because his life is in danger." I frowned. "In danger? Because of what?" "Because of his father." I took a sharp intake of breath. He looked at me with concern. "I don't know the details of Luciano's life, but why do I feel like his father is quite an important person?" I pursed my lips together. Grandpa Ferri has always had good instincts. I sighed and looked down at my lap. "He is," I vaguely said. "And who is this Reese person?" he asked. "Reese," I muttered under my breath. "Reese is my brother." His eyes widened in surprise, and his posture straightened. "You have a brother

Thalia "Is the coast clear?" I asked as Reese peeked out from the wall we were hiding in. "Yeah," he quietly said. "Don Emiliano just went to sleep, and Don Luciano just went to his office. We still have to be careful, though. We don't want to alarm any of his guards." I nodded my head. "Let's head to the secret passage, then." They both nodded their heads. The secret passage to Luciano's office is known only by his former guards and Reese. Even his father, Don Emiliano, does not know of this secret passage. We went through the tiny space that led us to Luciano's office. My heart started beating faster in anticipation. I haven't seen my love for more than a week, and it's probably been the worst week of my life. I feel like one glimpse of him will instantly make me feel better. And I was right. After much struggle, we finally made it to Luciano's office. He was standing in the middle of the office with his back turned away from us. When he heard footsteps coming from be

Thalia "So, what are we going to do now?" Daisy asked. The two of them were now back in Luciano's office, and Luciano had already explained everything that had happened over the course of the week. Daisy almost punched him for not telling them sooner, but with Reese's help, we were able to control her. Reese sighed and raked his hand through his hair. "I'm lost, honestly. I didn't know that Don Emiliano is still so influential in the Cosa Nostra." "It's always been like that," Luciano said. "A lot of the older members refused me to take the Don position when I was 18. So, a lot of them still follow my father's orders. It's unfortunate that most of the members of the mafia had been influenced by my father." "Well, the most important thing right now is that we keep Lucille safe," I said, and they all nodded their heads in agreement. "We still have some trusted people on our side," Luciano said. "Contact them and ask them to go to Amari Coast so they can guard the Ferri househol