infinity and beyond

15

I stroke Elora's hair as her eyes flutter shut. She is the most beautiful person on this entire fucking planet.

I have no fucking idea what she and Silas have going on but, watching her sleep? Joke or not it's insane. I pick her up gripping her tightly to assure I don't drop her, I walk upstairs and into my bedroom, I place her on my bed. "Buona Notte Angelo" (goodnight Angel.) I place a soft kiss on her forehead.

I walk back downstairs to find Silas sitting in the spot Elora and I were previously in, "You moved her, she wanted to know if she snores." "She does, I already told her that."

"She wanted to hear it from me," he teases. "Shut the fuck up," "Why was Katarina here?" He asks, he'd been on a mission for weeks so he didn't know anything that'd happened. "Because Giovanni thought it was okay to bring that bitch here, I would've killed her if not for Elora," I say before sitting next to him.

"She told me that Elora was special and not to let you screw it up," "You talked to her?" "She left a note, in my room." He says while pulling out a bottle of whisky, "Is she?" Why is he asking these dumb fucking questions? "What?" I ask pretending I'm clueless, "Special?" "I don't know," I mutter while getting up. "You owe me the answer," I turn around at his words.

"Owe you, what?" "You killed my girlfriend while I wasn't even here," shit, she must've stood up at the ball. "Fine, she's special or whatever the fuck, don't make a big deal about it, or ill slit your fucking throat." He hands me a glass of whisky, "why aren't you up there with her?" "Because she's sleep and I-" I stop myself, "not a word Silas." I hiss while going upstairs.

"Angel," I whisper. She scoots back, "come on," she smiled. Her smile warmed my heart, all I wanted to do for the rest of my life was make her smile.

The sun shining through the one big window in Enzo's room wakes me up, his arm still thrown over me. I slowly peel the blanket off of me, "Where are you going, Angel?" His voice was low, "Morning ride, and then training." I smile before getting up, "do you have an extra toothbrush I could use?" "Under the bathroom sink," he says before re-adjusting himself in the bed.

I walk into the bathroom connected to his bedroom, it was bland. Nothing, just a single black towel and a blue toothbrush, and 3 in-1 body wash which was unattractive yet he always smelt so good. I scam under the sink looking for the toothbrush, I find it and open it.

In the middle of me brushing my teeth, Enzo comes into the bathroom. "Sorry, did I wake you?" I ask before spitting in the sink, "If you did, I don't mind, what exactly are you training for?" "Im dati-"

fuck.

"Continue Angel," he begins kissing under my ear, then my neck, leaving marks all the way down to my collar bone. "I- you- we- I, fuck." I say while pacing the toothbrush down, "we do fuck." His words send shivers down my spine, "I need clothes unless you want everyone to see me in this dress while riding a horse."

He walks out of the bathroom and comes back moments later with a pair of clothes, my clothes. "Where did you get those?" I ask while taking them from his hands, "I kept them after you left," "Mmh, thanks." I look back up at the mirror as the marks sink in and turn purple, "Look what you did to my entire fucking neck." He just smiles, "Good, you're mine and they should know."

"Am not, turn," I demand while pulling off my shirt, he turns around facing away from me. "You don't get it," I arch my eyebrow trying to figure out what it is I don't get. "What?"

"You've never cried over the body of the person you love most in this world."

That got really deep really fast, "I haven't, but I don't plan on dying anytime soon, you can turn back around." I smile before kissing him and walking out of his bedroom.

Of course, Giovanni would be in the kitchen, "Elora, I'm sorry about-" I cut him off, "no apology necessary just pretend like it never happened." "What never happened?" Silas asks while grabbing something from the fridge, "He kissed me once, it- we." I am fucked, "Katarina all over again." Silas sighs, "I am not Katarina, I told him that, and if you kiss me again ill cut off your lips." I say before turning to face Silas, "Are those hickeys, it looks like you got bitten by a vampire." Silas laughs, "I- these." I am fucked.

"Why are y'all talking to her?" Enzo asks while walking over to me, "Hello Vampire." Silas jokes, Enzo rightly grabs my hips. "People, do the people not bother you in the slightest?" "No they really don't," he whispers in my ear. "Okay, Silas see you later and Enzo try not to kill anyone who doesn't deserve it, see you later." I give Enzo a quick kiss before going into the backyard.

There's a lady brushing the horses, I still cannot believe this. I mean, this man built stables in his backyard and brought horses, I know he's rich but spending money on this? 

"Hi, I can take care of Sofia, can you tack up Angel?" I ask referring to the chestnut horse, I named her Angel. "Of course, thank you." The lady smiles before walking away, "Okay Sofia, how are you today?" I ask as I begin brushing her back. 

I stand looking out at the backyard, "That's very stalkerish" Silas teases, "she fucking beautiful." I smile looking at her, "Is she your girlfriend?" "Why are you here, where's your girlfriend?" I ask avoiding his previous question, "I was cheating on her and she found out," he says way too casually. 

"Why do you cheat on girls, what one isn't enough for you?" "I only loved one." I glare at him, "No you didn't, you don't destroy the person you love." I glare back at Elora, "If you stay with Elora and don't fuck it up, I won't cheat on another girl."

"I won't bet on her, if you wanna be an asshole be an asshole," I say before walking away from him. I'd met Silas at a Mafia meeting when we were just kids, we've been best friends ever since. 

Alessio finds me while I'm walking, "boss I got Alice Moore, she's at the base like you ordered." "Good, has she said anything?" "No, she said she'll only talk to you." I nod my head at his words, "Let's go." 

~~~

I open the cell door stepping into it, "Lorenzo Romano, the man who loves my daughter." She groans, "Alice Moore, the girl who failed to raise her daughter, tell me what I want to know." I demand while sitting across from the chair she was strapped to. 

"Like what? My daughter is stupid, falling for a man like you." "Only stupid thing she's ever done is tell me not to kill you, you run the Serpents, she doesn't know just how powerful you are or the lengths you'll go to kill her." 

"Does she know that I'm here, against her wishes?" Her mother spat, she is annoying me, and when people annoy me they don't live, but Elora wants her alive so she'll stay that way.

"Elora is my daughter, if you kill me she will inherit the clan, she's my only heir. there's no one else, if you leave me alive, I will kill her one way or another. So Lorenzo, let your girlfriend run a mafia that we both know she's too pure for, or let her die?"