Union Of Death (Secrets of The Famiglia Part 2)

There are tipping points in life, incidents that change the course you are on. I always fought for different courses, hoping to influence a scenario that saved a bit more lives than I killed, but God must have had other plans for me because I found that the more, I wanted one thing, the less of it I had.

Keeping my family safe was one of those things, but upon Ren’s death, I dishonored my promise. Avenging him became the next course I was set on, and to bring my sibling's closure I went after it with full force, but Aliyana Capello came between me and that fate when she chose to protect her friend. I don’t blame her for making the choice, for choosing his life over our love.

I still keep the letter she left me at the Manor. I read her writing every night, hoping to try and find a small sign that she didn’t want to rip my heart out, that feeling the way she did was just her way of trying to cope. But that is not going to happen.

My phone rings and I swirl the still full glass of amber liquid in my hand as I contemplate not answering it. But I do it anyway.

“Lucca just blew up Aliyana’s house.” My glass slips from my hand as every thought, every moment of us fades.

“Is she?” I close my eyes, not wanting to know but needing it.

and I trample over the shards of glass, rush toward my Penthouse entrance and leave. I don’t waste

standing around as her screams whistle through the air. I jump out of my car looking

cries become louder. My brother

that death

her sister, and he who tries to breathe for his wife and unborn child, and I feel my own tear slipping down my face because I know without a shadow of a doubt, there was no coming back from this.

screams, and I take another step closer to her when a

“No, let her.”

she rushes toward me, and I stand here waiting. Her face is red, as her tears rain down. The

and Deno try to subdue her as