Chapter 104
Leonardo De Luca
Alessia’s eyes flicked up to her brother and then to me. I watch as her entire face relaxes into relief. 1 rushed towards her, my legs finally finding their use, and cupped her face with my hands, tilting her eyes up to mine.
“Amore.” I gently grazed my thumb across her cheekbones, wiping away the tears that had started to fall down her cheeks, making sure not to
“Are you okay?”
flicked my gaze across her face, inspecting the bruises and the cuts. It makes my stomach churn to think of what she went through but being able to hold her in my arms and look at her was relieving,
I thought I might never get to see her again…..
Alessia nods and then sniffles. “Yeah.” Her voice breaks. “How did you find me
“We have our ways.” I whispered. “We weren’t going to just give up until we found you. I was so fucking worried about you. I thought I had lost you I’m so sorry. I’m so fucking sorry about everything”
She cups my hand that is around her checks and fresh tears sprout from her eyes endlessly. “None of this was your fault, she murmurs through a heavy breath.
I wrapped her up in my arms and kissed the top of her head, cupping the nape of her neck with my fingers gently. “I’m so glad that you’re safe,” I whisper into her hair, ignoring the lump in my throat and the heaviness in my chest. “It’s over. Landon is gone. I’m going to take care of you, okay? I promise.”
Her body vibrates against mine as she releases a loud cry and I hold her tighter, never wanting to let go.
Take me home. P–please take me home. I want to go home.”
My lips pressed to her head again and I nodded against it. “Okay.” I whispered. After a few moments. I pull takes his sister into his arms and she hugs him back, burying her face into his chest.
I stand back to let them have this moment.
away and Russo is right by our side. He
But I physically just couldn’t take my eyes off her. She’s not leaving my sight again because I couldn’t risk something like this happening to her again. I should’ve leamed my lesson from Enzo
Russo whispers something to her and Alessia nods. I glanced at the Paramedics and cleared my throat.
“I can arrange for doctors to be sent to my place instead of her going to the hospital,” I explain.
One of them steps forward, he looked most likely in his thirties. “Sir, I still think it would be best if she came to the hospital to get checked out There’s more equipment available at the hospital than a home check–up.
1 level my eyes with him. “She doesn’t want to go to the hospital. Fll get the doctors to my house. If anything is serious, I take her into private căre. Thank you for your help so far but we’ve got it from here.”
I just didn’t want any hospital staff asking too many questions. The Paramedics were already looking at us suspiciously and the blood splattered across my shirt from where I hit Landon repeatedly, wasn’t exactly helping matters,
The Paramedics shared a glance and huffed out a breath before packing up and closing the bark of the ambulance before climbing into the front. I spotted a woman standing beside her car down the road not far from the ambulance.
Alessia sniffles as Russo smoothes down her hair. “Let’s go home.
Alessia turns around and says goodbye to the woman, thanking her for helping. I do the same, as does Russo.
I placed my hand on Alessia’s back as we guided her down the road to where Russo parked the car and we took her home.
As soon as we got to my house, a doctor was already waiting for us. He’s probably the same doctor that is working on Dunte. Alessia was checked all over and thankfully, she didn’t have any internal bleeding or injury. She just needs rest and some painkillers to ease her physical pain but she
Russo glances at me silently telling me to take her to bed because he knows I need this time with her. I feel like he’s already come to terms with our
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relationship.
I collect Alessia in my arms and take her upstairs to my room. This is where I always want her to be. It makes my heart full seeing her in my bed
I pulled off the blankes slowly as I glanced down at her ripped t–shirt and dirty clothes. My brows pressed into a frown. “Can I take these off?” 1 gesture “So I can put you in some clean ones?
Alessia nodded and I grabbed a t–shirt and a pair of tracksuit bottoms of mine before peeling her clothes off gently. I slid her into my comfortable and oversized clothes, then I tucked her beneath the gray sheets. 1 watched as she melted into my mattress and pillow.
I perched on the edge of the bed, gently stroking back her hair, her eyes already drooping close “Let I go grab you some water and something to
“Okay” She whispers, opening her eyes to look at me. “Thank you.” “Is there anything else you need?” lacked as cupped her chin.
I watched a
ed as her face lit up like she just remembered something very crucial. “Danse! He died protecting me
Those devastated eyes turn to mine and the pain behind them has me struggling to breathe. A lot of people have been dying around her lately and I was glad Dame wouldn’t be added to that hu
She thought he died.
“Amore, Dante is going to be fine,” I assured her.
She looked at me with a curious expression on her face. “What?”
“Dante didn’t die. He survived his injuries. He’s currently receiving treatments”
I watched as her face collapsed in relief. When she didn’t say anything else, I whispered to her. “Get some sleep. I’ll be here when you wake up.” 1 pressed a kiss to her forehead,
I walked towards the door and paused as I turned back in glance at Alessia I liked my bottom lip as 1 took her in. Alessia in my bed. I want this to be a permanent occurrence. Her head raises a moment as she looks at me, those injuries making my chest cave in
She’s lying in my bed, in my clothes This has happened before but there’s something different about this moment. She completely owned every inch of my heart now.
I hesitated but eventually forced myself to come out with st.
“I love you, Alessia”
