n

eyes went blank, a loud sound rin

as tears flowed uncon

omping gently down the staircase and once he was a

ed, curiously while I rubbed m

hirley's first day here and this wench is already revealing her

ng me seem like a predator while addi

ey?" he retorted, and I shook m

t even put in the pie", I defended as Shirley had c

Dante rushed to meet her, but

se between us, Da

o one else", his mother spoke on his b

, moving away from Mrs Miranda. She held his h

be a third wheel and if I lost thi

h and cuddled h

re everything I ever needed" he announc

e, you gave me a choice, and

ol my son!" His mother cut in, pushing me backwa

rying to gain my breath. Every sou

hed and didn

emotionlessly, and I heard Shirley he

on his chest as

ed out weakly and plac

is grandfather. When he had taken his last brea

and a billion dollars. I don't want it to be rum

s you I want Dante, we'

decisions!" He brawled, fuming at

take Shirley away to her

, I declared in between my

nothing will ever be!" he added, and his words d

rudely, then tossed me aside. I would have fallen

ying so hard not to pass out. He neve

or something until his hand clutched a pa

hat it was until

s together in the first, and

hest tightened. I couldn

nd? "How do you think Gr

in this! I don't want yo

lowed hard. Was it even worth the fight

e slashed me with insults and, o

out or stay and die in silence. But the

nd memories filled my head, playing inside and wa

or in a virtual meeting or scolding someone. I'

e called, and I shifted my gaze at her.

louded my face, and she shook her

th hope in my eyes, and she s

he airport with

I know she was only tagging alo

be thronged the terminals; the hums of

rried about him?" She muses, cursing Dante, but I told her t

is wish, and I walked away, having no

, someone is offering a job outside this cage of

Becky announced that I'd been selected to become the man

en, it would only be a mean

who scrambled to collect their belongings and then

Dante, a little hope that he neve

dark hoodie, gray piercing eyes li

eels and my heart