Book Two in the "Alcaraz Duology"
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Catalina Alcaraz is a single mother with a past that she doesn't wish to revisit. She has managed to become a successful doctor and to create a life of her own desp...
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An older couple stands right in front of me.
They're both very good looking and they have a huge resemblance to the man standing very close behind me. They're his parents.
"Azrael you didn't tell us that you had a friend over." The older man smiles at Silas.
The woman is only getting a good look at me but with a huge smile on her face. Now I know where Silas gets his addiction to smile from.
"Mamma, papa, welcome. Come in." Silas opens the door, and I step to the side so that they can enter.
They lovingly hug their son who seems so happy to see them both.
"I thought you weren't coming until a few more days." Silas tells them as I contemplate on making a run for it. Would they notice? They would. Silas definitely would and he would chase me down and bring me back.
"We took an earlier flight." His father responds and then their eyes go back to me.
"Won't you introduce us, figlio?" His mother gives me a warm smile.
Silas smiles so big as he stands closer to me.
"Cata, they are my parents." He tells me what I have already observed.
"Mamma, papa, this is my very good friend, Catalina." The stupid big smirk on his face after saying that irritates me.
"Nice to meet you." I extend a hand to his mother first and I give her a small smile.
She doesn't shake my hand because she instead chooses to hug me. She hugs me tightly and all three of them just have the same big smile on their faces.
"So nice to finally meet you, dear." His mother tells me when finally letting go of me.
"I'm Elisa." She decides to also shake my hand now.
"I'm Domenico. Nice to meet you." Silas's father shakes my hand.
"Nice to meet you too." I also give him a small smile.
"It's very refreshing to meet a friend of our son's that isn't Ace." Domenico jokes with a chuckle.
"Domenico." Elisa tries to fight a smile as she lightly slaps his shoulder. It's funny considering how tall he is compared to her.
Now I know why Silas is basically a giant.
"We were just about to have coffee. Join us." Silas tells them as I become confused about when I agreed to do that.
"Of course. I'll go make it." Elisa happily volunteers heading for the kitchen.
"I need to use the bathroom. I'll be back." Domenico excuses himself.
I'm left alone with Silas. I look at him and he looks at me. He only smiles at me and then shuts the door beside me. He stands in front of it indicating that he isn't going to let me leave. Then he points a finger towards the direction of the dining area.
