The car halted in a familiar place. I took a deep breath and rolled down the car window scanning my eyes around the place. It's been a while since the last time I visit here and nothing change despite how my heart change. "Are you sure that you're doing this?" Antonio break the silence that made me look at him."What do you mean by that?" I ask in return."If Enzo is the one sitting here, for sure he will ask the same Hera. This is your enemy's place, you cannot do the first move. You just have to defend" he explain.I mentally shake my head, he almost sound like Enzo. I didn't know that he's coming to me. His loyalty is only for Enzo and I didn't know he will give it to me since he was under Sintti's training. "Have I mention to you that I have a brother? A real one and I just recently find out about him" I said."And what does it has to do with this?""He will save me together with my husband. You know how powerful my husband right? So nothing will happen to me," I confidently sai
"Where is Sain? Please let me see him" I pleaded as I look at the stern expression of Sixto who's standing at the door not wanting me go inside the room."Celeste enough, you haven't fully recover yet. Let's go back to your room" Zachary said who's standing beside me while holding my arm, giving me support.It's been almost three weeks since what happen. Everything are still fresh in my memory, how I escape the Ildefonso's Residence, how Antonio help me, how I killed Teofilo, how Jaxer try to kill me and how Sain was getting shot by Apollo. It's been almost three weeks and yet I haven't saw Sain even just once. They won't let me, Sixto is always stopping me as well as Zachary who disappointingly siding at Sixto. They doesn't want me to see Sain, they are even updating me about his condition. I am dying with so much anxiousness, I am worried sick how he is doing. "Just a glance. I just have to know how he is" I insist not wanting to go back.I know it was my fault but I never wanted
Tears keep on streaming down my face. I fisted my hand gritting my teeth silently. I couldn't stop the rage inside while secretly mourning my loss. How many lives must fall in front of my eyes just to get the revenge I wanted? Is this my karma from those people who kneel before me begging for their lives? But I should be the one to accept the consequences and not those people around me, not those whose just trying to protect me. "What are you doing here?" I was stunned on my spot when a low-pitched voice echo in the empty hall sounded heavy and deep as if it was coming from a cave. I instantly felt alarmed. How did he find me? What is he doing here? I thought he left... I slowly turn to face him, hands fisted. My face is void of expression as I watch his footsteps aiming in my direction. The sound of his heavy footsteps followed the fast beating of my heart which I could not understand where is coming from. Am I scared of him? I silently gritted my teeth as he stop in fr
It was late in the afternoon when I arrived at Costello Mansion. The capacious empty living room greeted me which is no longer surprising. Everyone in this house is busy minding our businesses. I roam my eyes around for a moment before I went to the west wing.I stop when I reach the room located at the end of the hallway. Facing the wooden double door, I suddenly felt hesitant to announce my arrival. My lips form into a thin line and gaze down. I close my eyes for a second before I took a deep breath and knock three times to announce my presence.I grab the knob and push the door open. The deafening silence and aromatic flavor of freshly brewed coffee with a mixture of a faint smell of tobacco greeted me. My eyes automatically look around until they landed on the man who's sitting comfortably on his swivel chair sipping his afternoon boost while reading a document. Luscio Costello. The man in front of me right now is Luscio Costello, the father of the Sintti Crime Organization, one
"But Dad, I don't want to become his wife" I can't help to say. "I'm sure I can find a way to get close to him. There will be a lot of disguises to use except pretending to be his wife"I cannot hide the hesitation plastered on my face. I watch my father stand on his seat and walk slowly towards the single-row bookshelf near the huge glass window. He picks a book and flips it to open it while I am still standing on my spot. "Have you forgotten what I told you fifteen years ago?" My brows furrowed and tighten my fisted hand. My heart skip a bit not sure if it is because I am scared of my father whose face is void of emotion or perhaps I am angry with the idea of marrying an Ildefonso. He turns to look at me."Listen and follow me. And I will avenge you" he gets something inside the book and put it back on the shelf before returning to his seat. "Get this"My eyes went to the thing he handed to me. With my cold hand, I accepted it. Slowly, I look what is it and my body instantly froz
"I'm sorry, Apollo..." I lick my bottom lip and took a deep breath. "But I already accepted the mission and I will be leaving tomorrow"I stared at his deep brown eyes letting him see how desperate I am to avenge my family but he withdraw his gaze, held his head, and step back. "I will convince Dad. I'm sure he can do something for you not to leave and marry that man" he anxiously uttered.I shut my eyes close and calm my breathing. No matter what he did, I won't let him stop me. "I will not let you forbid me" I hissed which made him still.He finally meet my gaze. My eyes become dead with emotion as my lips form into a thin line. I felt the cold night breeze from the open window of his room that mixed with the sudden tension between us. "No one here seems to know how desperate I was. I lost a lot of things fifteen years ago and that was enough. I will not let this chance slip away from me" "Herravie," he called me in a hard tone of voice but I didn't mind it. "I'm going, and no
Standing six feet tall in front of me is a man who possesses unlawful beauty that screams masculinity with deep and fascinating eyes. An expressive set of night sky black orbs that were like two deep pools- drowning and tantalizing but at the same time dark, intimidating, and piercing.We're about five feet apart. But I could perfectly describe the feature of his face that seems sculpted to define the word perfection. He is a gorgeous man, a dangerously gorgeous man. Although he is not saying anything, his mere presence is screaming with danger and roughness. The way he looked at me spoke of unyielding authority and dominance as if he is silently asking me two choices for tonight- take the risk or turn around and back down. "Czar Ildefonso..." I utter in a low tone almost like a whisper. He's finally here just a few steps away from my grasp. Too close enough yet seems so far from me. I fisted my hand.He lifted a brow and that's when I notice the slit on his right eyebrow that made
He stood on his seat, and my eyes automatically follow his movement that exude sexiness and grace at the same time. The thin lines on my forehead deepen as I watch him carefully fixing his collar. Everything about this man screams authority, valor, and power. But despite his rough and intimidating physical features and presence, with that look he possesses, I doubt if he failed to draw attention."Where are you going?" I snap when he walks towards the door.I didn't hear his reply instead he open the door and walk away. My eyes widened and instinctively get up from my seat to follow him. He walks so fast and I am having a hard time catching up with his pace. He's a freaking tall man and I am way too small compared to his gigantic figure, of course, he can walk fast.Damn it!I run when he strode out of the restaurant and before he could step inside the black car that was waiting for him, I did my very best to grab his arm to make him stop."What the fuck-""I'm willing to do anything,