ROMERO
"This is your room," I opened the door and let Aida walk in first, not missing the disappointing that flashed through her face.
I smirked. Something had happened in Vegas and she had come back here for safety. That much I could figure out from the tense way she watched everyone around her more than usual.
Aida's eyes moved over every inch of the room, taking in every little detail, stopping every now and then on small details I'm sure she thought I wouldn't bother with.
"Thank you," she said softly, turning around to face me but keeping her eyes on the ground.
I nodded and stalked closer to her, moving so quietly that when I cupped her cheek in my head, she flinched. "What happened, principesa?" I asked, my voice barely above a murmur.
"I killed my father." She said simply even though her body shook with a tremor. "The kids don't know that. They just think I got over my stupidity and decided to come back."
A sigh left me and I wrapped my arm around her shoulders, tucking her head on my shoulder. "That's okay," I murmured, anger at myself rising for allowing myself to comfort her. "You and your siblings can stay here for as long as you need to."
"What if I don't want to leave?" Aida murmured, nuzzling her nose in my neck. I chuckled. "Why wouldn't you want to leave? You were desperate to get away from me just five months ago."
I looked down to find her staring up at me already and I watched as hurt and anger crossed her features before she shut her emotions down. "You're right," she said, her tone void of any sort of emotion, we'll stay as long as needed and not a moment more.
She lifted her head from my shoulder, staring me in the eye as she met my gaze head on. "Thank you, Romero. I appreciate you allowing me and my siblings to stay here but if you don't mind I have somewhere to be tonight."
I nodded, unsure of where she was going and not really knowing if I wanted to know. "Alright, if you need anything call Domenico."
Aida didn't respond, just turned back to her suitcase and began unpacking.
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"As was I saying," Stefan said as he dealt another hand of cards. "You should really-"
He didn't get to finish his sentence before Domenico burst in my office.
His blue eyes were wide with worry and anger. "Where's Karina?"
Stefan and I shot up from our seats. "What do you mean?" I asked, grabbing my gun. Domenico sighed, tugging at his hair. "She went out with Aida tonight and told me they'd be fine on their own and you all said I should trust her more so I let her go and now she won't pick up her phone."
I swallowed and ran a hand over my face. "If she's with Aida she's probably fine. They went out, they probably went to a club or something."
"Aida wouldn't let anything happen to Karina, Dom. You know that." Stefan supplied, his position awkard in the storm of emotions in the room.
"You better be right," Domenico snapped before he turned on his heel and stomped down the hall.
"What'd you do to Aida?" My brother asked me, crossing his hands over his chest as his eyes narrowed on me and his shoulders grew tense.
I arched a brow at him. "That's none of your business now is it?" I looked down at the display of guns in my desk, picking a few out just in case they were needed.
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Explosive ( Bloody Heirs #1 )
Roman d'amour~ Aida ~ My visions of love were destroyed at an early age by the very people who were supposed to set the standard. My positive view on life also gone down the drain when my twin sister gets taken by the rival family in the game. Years later they'r...
