~Nero.
I yelled and ran towards her, my body arced as a shield just in case.
I waited. Nothing.
Just then, Amara walked in, her hands crowded with shopping bags. Her eyes took in the sight of me on the floor, my body a canopy while Lucia squealed under. She thought it was some kind of game. She placed the bags on the floor and let out a tired breath.
“Is this another sort of game Luca coerced you into playing?”
She asked, and Lucia ran to her with small excited steps.
“Gotcha,” Nico trilled through the phone. “Thought I was serious, didn’t you? I’ll see you at the Consortium for the transfer of possession.”
My mind firmed into a hard resolve. I'll have him thirst for something he’d only have in his dreams.
“Know what, Nico? I’ll be having my wedding reception tomorrow, and don’t wo
