The first time it happened, Capri thought it was just bad luck.
The second time someone attempted to kidnap her, she thought it was just a coincidence.
But when it happened again, she knows for sure someone is actively trying to get to her. Not kn...
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Capri
I'm currently in the mini theater room at Lorenzo's mansion. Yup, he's got one of those, complete with extra roomy seats that look like they belong to one of those high end cinemas.
Alex and I had just finished a marathon of sorts of Star Wars. We decided on it once I found out that he is a fan, just like me. Lorenzo had disappeared on some mafia business, I assumed. And Max is probably raiding the kitchen for some more snacks.
I still can't believe that Alex is my brother. I can't believe that I'm actually a Lermontov. Ever since we were reunited, we've been spending most of our time reconnecting. I still don't remember anything about my previous life and Alex was more than happy to fill me in.
I lick my rocky road ice cream covered spoon as I listened to Alex talking about some distant cousin of ours. I don't care much about this particular cousin, but I'm just happy to be close to my brother and learn as many things about him and the people around him.
My brother.
I have a brother.
This fact is still pretty fresh to me. It still hasn't fully sunk in.
It's been about a week since I was captured and rescued. Alex has been staying at the mansion with us considering our uncle had pretty much made his intentions clear. I can tell Alex was heartbroken, the guy was his closest relative as well as a father figure. To find out that he wishes him dead must have felt like a stab in the heart.
"Alex, do you know what happened to me ten years ago?"
I've been going back and forth about this. On one hand, my curious self wanted to know everything. On the other hand, I was scared that the information would only make the nightmares worse.
"I don't know the details. Papa didn't talk much about it. Are you sure you want to know?"
I nod. Knowing that my uncle had a part in what happened. I wanted to be ready if he ever came back for me.
"Mama wants us to get to know her side of the family. I heard most of them passed away a while back but she felt it was important for us to know where we came from. So they decided to make it into a little family vacation. Papa even rented a little cottage for us near where Mama used to live."
His eyes stayed down as he played with his fingers. I can tell relieving the memories was hard on him.
"The day we were supposed to leave, there was some problem down at the docks. I had started my training so I stayed behind with him to deal with it. You and Mama flew out first to set up the cottage and we were going to meet up later."
I reach out and hold his shaking hands. His eyes shut, in an attempt to hold back his tears. Taking a deep breath in, Alex exhale a ragged puff of air as he continued with the story.
"By the time we got there, the cottage had been burnt to a crisp. They found two female bodies inside. That day broke Papa, knowing he failed to protect the both of you."
