Union Of Death (Secrets of The Famiglia Part 2)

“I have never seen you at any of the Gala’s Aliyana. Thought a young woman like yourself will be on the prowl for a dashing man.” We are sitting in the lounge area, eating breakfast, the men are getting ready to leave beside Marco.

Yesterday was eventful and I have no idea what happened after I went to bed, but whatever it was has left everyone rather on edge and quiet. To be honest a quiet breakfast is exactly what I need but Camilla has other plans when she opens her mouth.

“I thought this was a breakfast not an interrogation,” I say as I stop what I am doing and look at the woman who cannot seem to keep her opinions to herself

“Interrogation, breakfast is all the same thing we are Italian are we not,”

“Actually Camilla, if you must know I'm only half Italian, another part of me which you seem to forget is Russian and the Russians believe an interrogation is an interrogation.”

“I didn’t know that.”

“Well now you do,”

Deno walks in interrupting us by clearing his throat. Camilla has the audacity to look surprised. I don't even look at him I keep my eyes on her.

“Aliyana a quick word.”

I get up putting my half-eaten eggs on the coffee table and go to Deno,

“I see you have an enemy, which makes Camilla a problem since she happens to be close to Michel.”

“The same Michel who told me she was paying people to get information about me? Yeah, I doubt it. What can I do for the almighty Deno?”

He smiles, “I spoke to Dexter, he said he can help with our little problem. I told your father I need your help at Azure tonight and my sister said she’ll cover the evening for you. If Marco finds him before you...” He leaves the words hanging in the air and I already know what I am going to do. And Dexter did just as I asked.

“Got it.”

more thing, whatever you took yesterday in that LIBRARY, make sure you give it back.” He winks and walks down the

to be different after the nights over. Sometimes in a world ruled by trust, we are bound by not just our duty to each other but by the integrity

believe my eyes.

2 minutes change a person? That doesn’t just happen. Dislike is like

a moment?” Camilla asks and Guilia leaves without so

do you want

“To say I’m sorry.”

other female,

died, I left America, and Marco along with it, with

rosy?” I ask but I am not sure my wanting to know the answer to the question is strong enough as my need to understand why she’s sharing this with

on my curious one, “Well, you don’t survive this long with a man like him without learning to adapt fast, and adapting at 8 meant giving up all of those childish dreams, including

I’m sorry, but it doesn’t explain your behavior toward

I met Marco again. Only he didn’t recognize me. I was just the girl in a grey dress sitting at the bar. But one night with him was all it took to give my heart to him again and I forgot for the evening that my heart wasn’t mine to give away. He asked me to stay the night and I promised I would but I couldn’t, so I left him in his hotel room waiting, with no intention of ever seeing him again. But faith gave us another chance, an arranged marriage through my Grandfather. A sealed deal, until death. I expected a lot of things. Namely, anger, hurt, pain, and eventually love. Only when I arrived, he was angry, but it had nothing to do with me. He saw me, recognized me, and knew who I was, but all I got was a shadow of the boy I knew, and a vessel to the man I met all those years ago. I thought if I gave him my body it would change, and he would fall in love with me but that

shoes are silent as I get

made me jealous. But it was never her, I

“Know what?”

know he wanted to marry you, or that you and him were even a thing.” I am

thing. AND it still doesn’t explain you paying people to find out

subject when I first arrived. I never saw you, and although I heard you disliked Alice just as much as I did, Marco

basically, you got

love Marco, Aliyana. I’ve always loved

normally would, except today I am the one with the power suit on. What happened to the woman in the

forever. There is no need to be jealous of anyone. He never loved me; he chose

to say the words out loud but they are the truth and as much as I want it to be different it isn’t going to be. A firm believer of faith is something