| Devious Siren | {18+}

{46} Disregard

Reign

pay no attention to; ignore.

He knows.

I can tell by his eyes.

The way he looks at the corpses then back at me.

Here I stand in front of him covered in blood, without a trace of angst or regret.

The knife in my hand rest as it always does.

His Adam's apple bobs and I grip the knife tighter.

Messiah is not too far behind him. I can see he has a few bloodstains on his face and shirt as he walks slowly to Raven, who is watching Luca and I.

"You're okay." Luca tells me with a cloth in his hand, ready to wipe away what's left of the nine men.

I don't say anything. I only watch him to see his next move.

He slowly brings the rag to my face, wiping away the residue. His other hand travels to mine that holds the blade. He tries to remove but I grab his hand. "It's just me, amore." He conveys soothingly.

I want to let go of the knife but my body has a mind of its own. I fight with myself before handing over the knife.

I'm tired of this.

He wipes off the stainless blade and handle, putting it in his pocket. Im confused on why he hasn't at least shown the tiniest bit of hostility.

He's going to wait until you're by yourself to kill you. He's only putting on an act.

Do not fall for it.

"Cmon let's get you all home." He holds his hand out waiting for me to pair mine with his.

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At home when Luca was removing my dress he found a bullet hole right above my hip. Come to find out I was shot and the bullet is still in there.

Which means. Surgery. And surgery means getting put to sleep.

I don't remember any of those guys with a gun. I do remember two shots coming from Raven.

Did she make a mistake and shoot me?

Nah, she's not that bad with a gun. Maybe one of them did have one.

"No." I say. The heads of the three doctors, Luca, and my dad, turn my way.

"I'm sorry but if we don't remove that bullet before it shifts, it will paralyze you." The male doctor says.

"I'm not talking about the surgery, i'm saying no to putting me to sleep. Do it while i'm awake."

"It'll be best if you're asl-"

"No! I don't want to sleep!" I yell. My dad leans over and whispers something to Luca and he nods.

"Okay, okay. I won't let them put you to sleep." He says walking closer to me.

"You promise?"

"I promise. I won't let them." He grabs my hand. "But you do know it's going to hurt like hell."

"I've been through worst." I look at my dad who looks away.

"I'm gonna go get Dina." Dad says and my eyes widen.

"No! Don't. She'll freak out." He stops by the door. I feel myself getting lightheaded but i'll be damn if I fall asleep.

"Hey, calm down. Don't move too much. Okay?" Luca places both his hands on the sides of my face. I lean back not wanting him to touch me and that's when I feel the pain in my neck. "I'm sorry." He says laying me down.