Primed for Sin (18+)

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Italics means it's a dream

Riley

  I walked in Dante's room around eight o'clock that night without being spotted. I'm freezing my ass off from how cold it is. I walked to the dresser and threw on one of Dante's black long-sleeved shirts and a pair of grey sweatpants. I put on some of his Nike socks and turn the heating blanket on. As it pre-heats, I brush my teeth quickly and throw my hair into a loose braid. My hair has grown tremendously, my braid now reached just above my ass.

  I walked into the room and turned the lights off, slipping into the bed and closing my eyes for a bit. I needed sleep for what was about to come...

  I walk into the forest behind our house with a smile on my face as birds chirp around me and colored leaves fall from the autumn-ridden trees. The sun was setting slowly, leaving an orange cast on the path I was walking.

  "Sissy!" I heard Xavier yelling and I looked up to see my big brother smiling my way.

  "It's just this way, can you keep up?" He asked and I nodded, skipping towards him. He grabbed ahold of my hand and clasped them together as we reached a blanket filled with food.

  "I'm sorry I didn't get tacos, I couldn't find any at the store." Xavier said and I shrugged, "It's okay, I'll eat just about anything right now anyway."

  I sat down next to him, our legs crossed as he poured orange juice into wine glasses, I stifled a giggle at the creativity. I grabbed the basket full of food and opened it. The first thing I saw was hot Cheetos and I grinned, those were my favorite right now. After I fetched those out of the basket, my eyes landed on tacos and burritos. I playfully hit my brother's arm and he winked at me.

  "You ass! You did to get them!" I said and he smirked, "Happy 15th birthday, Riley." He said and I smiled softly.

  "Thanks, bubba. This means a lot." I said and he hugged me for a minute before we tore into our food.

  "You can let go, you know?" He whispered after he took a drink of his orange juice and my eyebrows met in confusion.

  "What do you mean? Let go of what?" I asked and he rubbed circles on my back.

  "Let go of me Riley, don't let me hold you back from all of your greatness and potential. Don't let my death stop you from doing things, I'll always love you." He said as a tear rolled down his face and he smiled sadly.
 
  "But you're not dead, bubba," I said confused and he chuckled as tears rolled down his face.

  "Yes, I am. Just promise me something?" He asked and I nodded, even though I'm confused right now.

  "Promise me you'll take care of yourself from now on. Promise me that you won't shut everyone out again. Promise me you'll love yourself now. Please?" He pleaded and tears rolled down my cheeks as memories of his death filled my vision.

  "I promise, bubba, I promise." I cried out and he smiled through his tears.

  "Always and forever, sissy?" He asked as he held his pinky up and I nodded.

"Always and forever," I replied as I tried to hook his pinky with mine, but he was gone.

  "Bubba?" I asked, but it was no use, he was gone.

  "Xavier!" I shouted as I stood up to my feet and looked around.

  "Xavier!!!!" I screamed, my voice bouncing off of the clouds.

  "Riley, gattina wake up!" Someone's voice woke me up as they shook me and I jolted awake. I looked around and seen it was Dante. His eyes were laced with worry and sadness and only then did I realize that I was shaking, crying, and sweating.

  "I must've dreamt..." I mumbled and he nodded wrapping his arms around me.

  "Xavier?" He asked and I nodded as he brushed the sweat matted hair from my forehead and I laid back down on the bed. Dante lied down beside me and wrapped an arm around my waist, "You really scared me earlier when you took off. I'm sorry for yelling at you the way I did and punching the wall, I was out of line. Forgive me, gattina?"

  I smiled weakly at him and nodded, "Only if you forgive me, too."

  "I love you, so much," He whispered as he kissed my temple and I smiled into his embrace, "I love you too, De Luca."

~*~
  I raised my head to eye the clock and it read 2 a.m. It's now or never, Riley...

  I carefully removed Dante's arm from around me and slid out from under the covers. The snow outside was coming down pretty hard so I decided to throw on Dante's hoodie over top of the clothes I already had from him. I grabbed the necessities I'd need and put them in my backpack. I walked over to the drawer and pulled out a notepad and a pen, writing a letter to Dante.

  My love,
  I'm so sorry that I had to do this, I couldn't take the chances of you hurting yourself or killing yourself trying to protect me. I couldn't live with myself. I already lost my parents and my brother, I don't need to lose you too.
  When you get back to Italy, please tell Allie that I love her and she'll always be in my heart. Tell Davina and Lorenzo that they were the greatest friends a girl like me could ever come across. Tell Travis and Marco to take good care of them because they deserve the world.
   I need to do this, baby. Please don't be angry with me. I have to save us, and if that means I have to walk into a line of fire to do so, then damn it I will. I love you so fucking much and I always will.

  Xx,
  Gattina

  After carefully laying the note on my pillow and silently crying as I took one last look at the love of my life, I carefully made my way down the stairs and out of the house. I made my way to the airport and booked a flight to Russia.

  I've been keeping up with where Dimitri stays, and it's time this fucker goes down. I promised I would avenge my brother's death, and so help me God I won't stop until I take my last fucking breath.

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A/N: Please vote and for those re-readers, you may be confused. This chapter was supposed to be the end of Primed for Sin and there was supposed to be a sequel, Primed for Revenge. Well, I deleted the sequel due to there being no point since there were only a couple of chapters. I decided to just take those chapters and put them here to lengthen the book and make it easier on everyone! <3