We have been sitting at Azure for the past hour. Deno is laughing, Kylie is going on about Vincent.
Our wine is going down smooth, the table decked with snacks and my favorite chocolate truffles.
“How is it that he leaves you more pissed off than when he leaves Marco? And those two can fight,” Deno muses.
“I have my way sugar. Nice to keep things interesting.”
Kylie who is sitting by the window goes stiff as a small smile plays on her lips. A smile I know too well.
Curiosity gets the better of me and I turn my head.
“Speak of the Devil.” I sneer seeing a man I hoped to not lay eyes on today.
Deno finds me amusing as he stands up. He has removed his jacket and pulled up his sleeves since our 2nd shooter. His hair is still sleek and his jaw clean-shaven. His prominent nose, showing his strong Italian heritage.
I keep my eyes on Deno, ignoring the man approaching us.
“Ladies,” Marco says all polite, if only he was like that, polite.
“What brings you here,” Deno asks as the two kisses and hug.
“Actually, Aliyana.” My body goes stiff at the mention of my name from his lips.
now,” His
glare at
Kylie makes an uh oh sound and Deno presses his
and round the corner.
the passage, and before I even have a moment to
out. I haven't seen him since a week ago
glares at me, “What the fuck do you think you
should try it, maybe it will
and crowds me in, “Bull fucking shit. I received a very
it takes me a second to recognize the picture.
with Alice, Aleksie, and
ask you one last fucking time, Aliyana, what the fuck
lunch with
you are sitting together catching up on old family drama. So, I
you that?”
a part of my people, Queen or not,
what do you want
“The truth, Goddammit.”
I told him. Everything but nothing
do you know about
to the siblings I hate the most. Nor was it my sudden desire to know Alice and Aleksie.
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