Fatal Desires

dered why it was so. It took me a while to recall the shootout at the wedding

nger since he was at Salvatore's house during the shootout. I needed to get up and figure out where I was and then look for my family. I wondered how much time had pas

ead in my palms, trying to contain the headache. When the ache toned down, I looked

as wearing lay discarded on the floor, and I wondered who had ta

w. I realized it was not a window at all, but rather a solid glass wall, completely sealed, wi

. I leaned out a bit, trying to gauge the distance to the ground below, assessing wh

was high up in the sky and I

at," a voice from behind m

not-looking man wa

ows, and even if you can, you will be dead

He sounded nothing like danger would but he was still the

did you take me to?" I demande

shoving his hands in his grey jogger pants that I sudde

er me? Who the hell are you

ld introduce myself properly," he said, his voice lo

close to me before he uttered, "Ales

lock of ice and darkness, a younger version of Salvatore. He was nothing like that. So different f

's son?" I had to

pmom, Amelia Banks," he said, hi

!" I shouted, my anger flaring, and

ou are married

"And you haven't answered all of my

my father's whores are paid to do what th

over me at his audacity to call me names when he was th

anybody'

mly, his eyes boring into mine with no sham

d but caught myself befo

know the terms of our agreement and I wa

ha

thi

o say something a

It is none of

whatever it is that you were about to say. I had come to check if you were alive or dea

and he turned

father okay? How about my brothe

ow," he sim

*ck don't

know. We left together a

aven't talked to your father? Any

u, sweetheart," he sh

p in an attempt to go after him but I stumbled on

So for now, I needed to know if my father and my brother were okay. And maybe get something comfortable to wear. Just t

built-in cupboards and came out with nothing. So I just went i

find him tucked behind a desk in the st

ked without looking up, sti

e a good start," I answered,

up and down my body as if he were si

wrapped my hands around my body, s

led and stood up

he room and I followed him. He got into what

came out holding a pair

hem to me and he only acknowledged

stopped on his tracks and placed

ind something in the kitchen, and leave me to d

for two simple things and he was there, a

re doing, can I ask you something?

ha

find out if my father an

is not,"

all your fat

t call m

ur father or won't

ll my fathe

. Though I really wanted to know why he di

you miss your husband, you will have to wait f

n. I was not going to get anything from him so I decided to leave him alone