Lies, Secrets & A Baby

n for us when we are unab

we are afraid that if we let the tears fall

if a heavy cloud of grief continuo

nied by the faint smell of rain,

en my fingers, and I gaze up at the ominous sky

a col

our bones, marking you forever as it li

ar sister, Rose, whose life

gs in her system and that's what caused the car acc

know b

nd that someone at the Valentino res

r people's lives on the road; meaning that she would never g

ia. He is the most feared man in our c

ery inch of the cemetery not only potentially puts

teadfastly by his side, I would have boldly ap

isn't wel

er in my thoughts like a haunting melody, ceasing m

a pearl necklace delicately draped around her neck

e that I never got the chance to build a

y gaze back to the front, away from him, and the mysterious rav

urners step forward, each one placing a single, pri

the loss of your sister

ally feminine voic

I sigh i

not been able to string three word

n empty vessel and

how beautiful you were, and I must say that her d

rom Roses' coffin and I me

t of my voice because the last time Rose and I spoke, moments before she died

to be there for Savannah now that she is an orphan," Sof

an orphan." I s

sing to give him the satisfaction of seeing my

edator, but the dire thought alone do

rness, and I can feel him glaring at th

caress every inch of my body, licking

ed your condolences." I hiss over my shoulder. "Le

n standing by the entrance of the cemetery, their ha

lly when he stands behind me, his lips

ing on the tip of his tongue. "You should know better tha

ren't welcome here, and if you had any respect

my heel sinks into the soft soil; he lurches forward, hookin

the car. Not Rose!" The hars

ry to push him off me, but it only coerces the devi

gars, making me dizzy with a forbi

he fun we are going to have. I know what you've been

I don't, are you

inking," he replies in a husky to

r, lying, continuing to strugg

trembling beneath my fingertips. Just the way I like my wom

disgus

d he pulls me closer toward him, b

r be the same. All you have to do is ask me. Ask me to kiss you, Farfalla..." He taun

y hands off me, or I swear to the Gods I will scream bloody murder, you a

g me suddenly burns him, and he holds hi

ly, t

iss the hatred out of me, and it makes me sick to my

sper, willing my pound

his lips. "Andiamo," he says harshly, waving his hand forwa

going off, I go ba

th and save Savannah from the Valentino Villa,