phone ringing. The sun became slightly

s voice cold. I held

stened. "No," he said finally.

one throughout the room. It

softly. "What

father. He... He wants me to conv

dropped. "And in

both dead,"

f I hadn't seen them taking pictures, i

t on you. It's on me. I need to have walked awa

quested, terrifi

. "Now we are

ors. I felt useless, simply sitting there. But Luca stated I was suppor

"Okay. I've got a plan. But it'

I'm with you, Luca

made my coronary heart flutter

t felt like goodbye, despite the

ting with his father, at a vintage wareho

id, taking my hand. "J

Carlo, changed into waiting with a bunch of tough-looking

"I see you introduced

ezed my hand. "She's no longe

"Watch your tone, boy. Reme

said. "A guy who'd kill a harmless female

e. Then Don Carlo laughed. It

ll away? You're my son. My he

Luca interrupted, "is to do what i

ame purple with ange

ght then, the doors burst open.

ey shouted. "You'r

, shocked. This

he became handcuffed. "You!" he spat at

l. "No, Father

he shouted, "This isn't over

ted, he was frightened

he said.

ok him away, I wasn't so positive. Somethi

lking to the police, telling them the entirety of his own family's busi

exhausted. I made him sit dow

t cross?

sufficient to place my father away fo

ere safe now, proper? Bu

ing his face. "You d

. "Did I? I just destroyed the whole thing

topped awful human beings from hurting

're the hero, Aria. You m

whole lot felt perfect. But then

There's something I

ropped. "W

deal. If I testify in opposition to a few other households, they w

breathe. "That's... Th

le lot at the back of," Luca s

l stopped

with me. There are still human beings accessible who'd

falling. "No. No, I may

an not endanger your lifestyles.

"I don't care about the chance. I

orry," he whispered. "I desire mat

loving. It felt like pronouncing goodbye, ev

up alone. They changed to

hing I've ever completed. But I need to keep you safe. Maybe in the future, whilst it'

bing. He turned into lon

something else. A wave of nausea.

osing Luca. I turned into dro

of pleasure and terror washing over me. W