Aria

Chapter 12

-Alessandro-

Alessandro is sitting in his office, an angry expression clouding his face.

How the hell did they find out about his sister?

When he received the phone call about his younger sister being in the States, he knew he would take her in. Without doubt. They've been searching for years, yet every turn lead to nothing.

He sent Alberto to pick her up from the airport but that shit ran away. Needless to say, he and the old guy from the airport are in the warehouse. Alive. For now.

After patching Aria up, Alessandro and Gabriel came upstairs. There was a notification and upon clicking it a statement popped up, "Well, isn't she a beauty."

Both brothers knew it wasn't random.

Gabriel went downstairs after reading it and sent up their younger brothers.

Leonardo barely got Matteo to calm down, and after several minutes they were contemplating telling their men.

Matteo argued that he would take care of Aria and headed downstairs.

The marks on Aria's skin were another reason for his horrible mood, he sent one of his men to investigate her old home and dig into her past. He wanted to ask Aria himself, but he was certain she didn't trust them yet. It was understandable. 

Now it's 3:00 am and his thoughts are distracted by light footsteps.

Aria.

He hears her steps fade away as she goes downstairs.

Getting up from his chair, he walks to the door. Upon opening he sees a dark, empty hall. He heads downstairs and notices Aria looking out the main window.

Nostalgia fills his mind from when she was 4, running up to the big window and looking at the stars.

She's always loved the sky, pointing at every cloud, star, and sunset in view.

"Couldn't sleep?" His deep voice echoed throughout the room.

Aria whips around startled and places a hand on her heart, her face relaxing when she realizes it's him.

A couple of seconds pass and Aria's expression relaxes.

"I just needed some w-water but it looked so pretty outside so I-"

She cuts herself off and looks down, her cheeks getting a touch of red.

It was nice hearing her talk openly.

Alessandro clears his throat and nods.

Walking into the kitchen he takes out a glass and fills it with water. Going into the living area with it, he placed it next to Aria.

Aria glances at him hesitantly before whispering a small thank you. She takes a sip and turns to look out the window.

Seeing her sit in peace with a light smile covering her face, Alessandro knew that he would do anything to make it last.