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Kalani Reed was a regular twenty-two year old woman who was trying to get the handle on her life. She worked at a small café, lived in a small apartment by herself, and had a kind of boyfriend. Back in highschool, she was one of those...
15. CASTLE (warning: i literally hate this chapter and there was no way to change it without changing the rest of the book (yes there is, im just busy and the longer im in school/on campus, the less energy i have to do it) so ignore the entire thing and carry on lol)
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NIGHT FELL QUICKLY AND Kalani set out on her mission.
Walking in from the yard, she could tell why they all call it a 'castle.' It was built of stone and reminded her of all the ancient castles she read about in high school. Only, this one was a lot more modern.
She trails back to the foyer, beginning her journey there. She passes different bodyguards from earlier, her quickly realizing that they had switched shifts. Considering she hadn't been in the house since she spoke with Sofia at the pool, she wouldn't have seen them switch.
The foyer had a crystal chandelier hanging from its high ceiling over Kalani's head. She threw her neck back to stare at it, mesmerized by the sparkle radiating from it. It illuminated the entire space though there was not much else to look at considering there was barely any furniture.
She took herself to another room, snooping mode on. She realized that the further she went into the house, the less bodyguards there were. After taking every twist and turn that she possibly could in a house this bug, her feet begin to hurt.
She fights the urge to sit down when she sees a door she hadn't taken notice of before. It leads to a large courtyard. Though there were lights dug into the dirt, they weren't turned on as she followed the trail. It's when she turns the corner that her eyes widen.
Stood in a group is Giovanni and his men, a body limp on the floor. She watches as blood flows from a hole in the man's head. In Giovanni's hand is a gun, a silencer attached to the barrel. A gasp escapes her as he hands the gun over to Dante, speaking Italian words to him.
If Kalani could smack herself, she would've. Her gasp alerted one of Giovanni's men who turned to look at her. He hits his boss on the arm, "Capo."
Giovanni follows his employee's gaze to be met with Kalani's doe eyed stare.
Giovanni scowls, "Cazzo." Fuck.
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"YOU KILLED SOMEONE!" Kalani screamed those words till her voice had gone raw. She was having a hard time accepting the fact that she just saw a dead body. And the man who kidnapped her killed him.
Giovanni was stood a ways away, avoiding her reign of terror. He was sipping on a glass of whiskey, craving something a bit stronger.
"I've killed a lot of someones, principessa." He informs her, making her jaw drop, "Now, sit down and shut up."
"No! I will not sit down and shut up." Kalani screams, putting her foot down, "I've been here a while and that's all I've been doing! I want answers."
Tense silence.
Giovanni whips his body around and approaches the chocolate-skinned woman swiftly. His mouth forms into a scowl, his nose flaring, "Sit down."
She matches his glare with a deadly one of her own, "Fuck you." Her tone drips with poison.
Without warning, Giovanni throws his glass of whiskey into the lit fireplace, his anger getting the best of him.
"Say that shit to me one more time and I'll make you regret it."
Kalani senses the seriousness behind his words but her anger got the better of her too, "What, you gonna kill me?"
"Kalani ━" He growls.
"You gonna shoot me in the head like you did to that man? You gonna shoot my brother like that, huh?" Before she can stop herself, she's punching and shoving at his chest, "You gonna shoot him in the head like he shot your father?!" Just by looking at the hurt that appeared in his eyes, she knew she went too far but she couldn't stop herself. "You gonna steal his life just like he stole your father's?!"
He doesn't stop her from yelling at him, his mind going back to the time his father died right in front of him. He zones back in to see her eyes brimmed with tears threatening to flow down her cheeks.
Giovanni lets her take her anger out on him.
"Say something!" She screams at him, her tears now flooding her cheeks, "Say something, you asshole!"
Suddenly, he grabs her but not in the way she expected. He grips her shoulders and pulls her into him, his arms wrapping around her. Sobs rack through her body, her tears soaking his shirt. Without thinking, her arms wrap around his waist.
"I'm so sorry he took your father from you." She sobs into him, her tears flowing uncontrollably. She almost sighs in satisfaction as he begins to rub his hand over her back.
He says nothing.
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edit: stg everytime i get a notification for a comment on this chapter, i just wanna dig a lil hole and bury myself in it cause i hate this chapter - why did i make it so dramatic???
