PayelShaw1
#2ndStory
𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲.
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She melted for a heartbeat-lips parting, body shuddering-before reality slammed back.
I felt her stiffen, the addict's high crashing as she wrenched free, gasping. Swollen lips, eyes wild with betrayal and unwanted heat.
"Why?"
she demanded, voice breaking, shoving me again.
Stumbling back toward Luca's corpse, horror twisting her face.
"Why did you kill him?"
I licked the blood from my knuckles, eyes never leaving her.
Stepping closer, crowding her space until she hit the wall.
"This is my world, Luna. Blood for blood. Loyalty or death."
My voice dropped, a dark promise.
"Your brother chose it-ran with my enemies, fed them intel on my shipments. I thought he could play both sides."
I leaned in, nose brushing her neck, breathing her in.
"He touched what was mine. And now he's gone."
Her eyes widened.
"Your... shipments? This life? He hated it!"
Tears spilled, but fury edged her voice. "You're poison, Elio. Always have been."
"And you're my antidote,"
I rasped, hand sliding to her throat-not squeezing, just holding. Feeling her swallow.
"Run if you want, principessa. But you'll come back. You always do."
She slapped my hand away, slipping under my arm like the clumsy spitfire she was-nearly tripping over Luca's leg.
"Never."
She bolted for the door, skirt hiking up her thighs as she ran, sobs echoing in the empty space.
I let her go. Didn't chase. Not yet.
The warehouse fell silent but for my roar-primal, earth‑shaking, ripping from my chest.
"LUNA!"
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