No Plagiarism!tYq0CUhsuF1MZWRejvGcposted on PENANA Two months later. Florence, Italy.8964 copyright protection84PENANAMhl0fA5QfJ 維尼
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The wine didn't help.8964 copyright protection84PENANAZ52rPbCkJT 維尼
Neither did the old stone buildings.8964 copyright protection84PENANAwDp63vUDbc 維尼
The cobblestone streets.8964 copyright protection84PENANAFwKtPjG4kX 維尼
Or the way the Italian sun dipped lazily over the Arno River every evening like it had nothing better to do.8964 copyright protection84PENANArhyESOBEro 維尼
Orange and gold.8964 copyright protection84PENANA0R0Ln1mvus 維尼
He hated how beautiful it was.8964 copyright protection84PENANAtQzeImgdht 維尼
He felt itchy.8964 copyright protection84PENANAWDWejmhxkC 維尼
Like something inside him wouldn't sit still.8964 copyright protection84PENANA5BUYxEU6AO 維尼
Tony still felt the blood on his hands.8964 copyright protection84PENANAmad1Czzc4c 維尼
Even after three showers a day.8964 copyright protection84PENANABQlPLr5MI2 維尼
Even after two months.8964 copyright protection84PENANAEeA1D3Es5o 維尼
It left a bitter taste in his mouth.8964 copyright protection84PENANAQNZpom9wtF 維尼
Even when fucking beautiful Italian women.8964 copyright protection84PENANAdNlZrvGFRb 維尼
All his injuries had healed—save for his knuckles, always split and raw from punching walls.8964 copyright protection84PENANAVqV9afJc12 維尼
But the guilt?8964 copyright protection84PENANA7b15lCScO8 維尼
That didn't scar over as easily.8964 copyright protection84PENANApxCyPLE9ZV 維尼
Florence was supposed to be a getaway.8964 copyright protection84PENANAR7IUPCPKG9 維尼
A much needed break.8964 copyright protection84PENANAFLh6DhkFZe 維尼
A temporary vanishing act—arranged by the six ghosts he used to call his team.8964 copyright protection84PENANA5WW144UFA7 維尼
Calvin had been the one to book the hotel.8964 copyright protection84PENANAhYkIA0VGKL 維尼
Olivia made the itinerary.8964 copyright protection84PENANATPR6MKtzqN 維尼
Peter picked restaurants.8964 copyright protection84PENANA8tBnafRYQF 維尼
And the other three?8964 copyright protection84PENANAqzrprVDwXu 維尼
They promised they’d bring in the ‘fun’.8964 copyright protection84PENANA221BeQ7ODb 維尼
All planned and done before the operation that turned into a goddamn massacre.8964 copyright protection84PENANAGHqJuVQHm0 維尼
Still, he came.8964 copyright protection84PENANAvlDffYN5pw 維尼
As if honoring their vacation plans would somehow mean they weren't dead.8964 copyright protection84PENANAjLLyJmwI9t 維尼
But he had never felt more alone.8964 copyright protection84PENANAebNlQxEavZ 維尼
And their deaths lingered—like cigarette smoke in old curtains.8964 copyright protection84PENANASLa98tQG7D 維尼
From the third night on since he got here, until now, he drank too much.8964 copyright protection84PENANATBDEtFeFkj 維尼
Have sex too much.8964 copyright protection84PENANAziixRou4BO 維尼
As if each vice could drown away all the sorrow or atleast mute the guilt for a while.8964 copyright protection84PENANANX8REp5mkq 維尼
Tony stood on the hotel's small balcony now.8964 copyright protection84PENANABuVAUHKIXQ 維尼
Overlooking the warm and lively street.8964 copyright protection84PENANAZ6zOtfmsBt 維尼
A half empty bottle of wine dangling from one hand.8964 copyright protection84PENANAEZv8PqJ3f6 維尼
He wore an orange Hawaiian shirt, white shorts and cheap sandals—the kind that screamed ‘tourist’.8964 copyright protection84PENANAzacc5iTgmQ 維尼
His black hair was a mess—like a thousand hands had run through it.8964 copyright protection84PENANAQTPlNaKW8Z 維尼
His other hand was gripping the wrought iron railing, supporting the full weight of a man barely holding it together.8964 copyright protection84PENANAtBZUAAmLpb 維尼
Below—the cobbled street buzzed faintly with life.8964 copyright protection84PENANAORmxudj6Cd 維尼
Distant chatter.8964 copyright protection84PENANAGN1woF7tEt 維尼
The occasional scooter’s rumble—the city’s eternal hum.8964 copyright protection84PENANAyXFYlqNRb9 維尼
But up where he is, was silent. 8964 copyright protection84PENANAmMBhTDMe91 維尼
Quiet.8964 copyright protection84PENANAmkhXw7LiHx 維尼
Too quiet.8964 copyright protection84PENANAP9Skt59IYW 維尼
And his mind felt colder than the scattered marble statues standing silently—judging him from below.8964 copyright protection84PENANAzICguwefVk 維尼
Like ghosts from centuries past.8964 copyright protection84PENANAxVyxPoQIiW 維尼
He even named them.8964 copyright protection84PENANAYOXoXKvpMC 維尼
The statues.8964 copyright protection84PENANAsT36rYj2jl 維尼
Of course he fucking did.8964 copyright protection84PENANACqXxqfMM8l 維尼
The woman with a pot was Marsha.8964 copyright protection84PENANAvDcAEpFd0x 維尼
The child that seems like praying was Henry.8964 copyright protection84PENANAoyVD06t4qB 維尼
And the one missing the nose?8964 copyright protection84PENANA1baOxGkh7f 維尼
That was John.8964 copyright protection84PENANA4drYAtcSo3 維尼
Tony squinted at them, eyes glazed and dry.8964 copyright protection84PENANAnsjrqZlHq3 維尼
“Cheers Marsha, Henry and John,” he muttered. 8964 copyright protection84PENANALX8ZarxlRv 維尼
Half raising the half bottle of wine in salute.8964 copyright protection84PENANAjEEiv5SXHo 維尼
“Go on, judge me like everyone else is!”8964 copyright protection84PENANAusUZg0cO9c 維尼
The statues said nothing of course.8964 copyright protection84PENANAEcbIci7Xy0 維尼
Just stood there.8964 copyright protection84PENANA3KCkRqCVlr 維尼
Watched him in stone silence.8964 copyright protection84PENANAVAisPElKqU 維尼
“Ha-ha,” he chuckled. “Stoned silence. Now that’s fucking funny.”8964 copyright protection84PENANAZDnHyGdvT7 維尼
Then he took another swig.8964 copyright protection84PENANAngAPSNSsbU 維尼
“Hah..”8964 copyright protection84PENANArtBX4hl7OU 維尼
And then—his eyes saw him.8964 copyright protection84PENANAh8Qewda3rn 維尼
Two establishments away below.8964 copyright protection84PENANAshWNFh9o1E 維尼
Crossing the street towards a bar.8964 copyright protection84PENANANKkO7QjgVx 維尼
Long, curly brown hair.8964 copyright protection84PENANAbDiG787GpS 維尼
A bit tall.8964 copyright protection84PENANAWyAN3NyMmy 維尼
Delicate build.8964 copyright protection84PENANAIvYboAOQKz 維尼
Wearing a white long sleeved shirt, tucked into faded blue jeans.8964 copyright protection84PENANARf03tCToTx 維尼
Brown boots.8964 copyright protection84PENANAMDPC6tPor0 維尼
A long necklace swinging gently as he walked, catching the last orange glint of sun.8964 copyright protection84PENANAxXYsnNgHmz 維尼
‘Is he a model having a photography session?’8964 copyright protection84PENANAa0FlK08k74 維尼
No.8964 copyright protection84PENANAo47aJJV1UM 維尼
Not quite.8964 copyright protection84PENANAWRLnpn0xbu 維尼
The streets are free from those bulky bullshit they used in photography.8964 copyright protection84PENANAmhkp03cc4G 維尼
He had seen those setups before.8964 copyright protection84PENANAbB8QYHHIuH 維尼
And he looked.. skittish.8964 copyright protection84PENANAewJgXGrIok 維尼
Not confident.8964 copyright protection84PENANAeerQLmcG7B 維尼
Eyes darting everywhere.8964 copyright protection84PENANAFnCa70osgQ 維尼
Until they landed on Tony.8964 copyright protection84PENANAl0FdXZHfu5 維尼
Even though it's very brief.8964 copyright protection84PENANA2eWgBCkEFz 維尼
And lasted only a second—8964 copyright protection84PENANAHTjKISmo9n 維尼
He saw them.8964 copyright protection84PENANAuSLeA4u21C 維尼
Violet eyes.8964 copyright protection84PENANAPpnY2LavRF 維尼
A one in a million eyes.8964 copyright protection84PENANA8m5osSLHAm 維尼
So fucking pretty.8964 copyright protection84PENANAYl26ukYl7o 維尼
He knew he should’ve looked away.8964 copyright protection84PENANAZOzqgFDodR 維尼
Should’ve gone inside and finished his wine.8964 copyright protection84PENANA24IW0BTKjN 維尼
Instead, Tony dropped the bottle.8964 copyright protection84PENANAkISu5sLLmE 維尼
Grabbed his room keys.8964 copyright protection84PENANAzXxBt7JcxC 維尼
And followed the boy with the violet eyes.8964 copyright protection84PENANAfsHJrbTN5c 維尼
He moved with urgency.8964 copyright protection84PENANA03WLI4IfVw 維尼
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Angel’s POV8964 copyright protection84PENANAZrg23Lpd6I 維尼
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He hated this city.8964 copyright protection84PENANAzDrfYYI0sC 維尼
Not because it was ugly—it was anything but that.8964 copyright protection84PENANAaB9o37UF0m 維尼
On the contrary..8964 copyright protection84PENANA2TOyJqobeL 維尼
This.. city of Florence was too beautiful.8964 copyright protection84PENANARsCNk2MxbZ 維尼
Too golden.8964 copyright protection84PENANAPmCHv426D2 維尼
Too poetic for the kind of life he wants to live.8964 copyright protection84PENANAHgAi6uviLk 維尼
And poetry?8964 copyright protection84PENANAX8qV7d9MuK 維尼
It can’t save you from the mafia.8964 copyright protection84PENANAGrV17nAKnq 維尼
Angel chewed his lips.8964 copyright protection84PENANAvhyd57rze8 維尼
He wants to go back to America.8964 copyright protection84PENANAnpt5Vi8Q1W 維尼
Period.8964 copyright protection84PENANAEVWEh3qius 維尼
Angel’s legs moved fast.8964 copyright protection84PENANAhEMRB80yDT 維尼
His head was down but vigilant.8964 copyright protection84PENANApV9jnHrx3M 維尼
Hands tucked into the long sleeves of his white stretchable shirt.8964 copyright protection84PENANAY77IxDNhaR 維尼
His boots tapped against the cobblestone with urgency.8964 copyright protection84PENANA8fRPdr6FhL 維尼
His long necklace swayed slightly with every step.8964 copyright protection84PENANAnf7kEDvcEl 維尼
Eyes darting.8964 copyright protection84PENANASPwnsGbdjQ 維尼
‘Where are they?’8964 copyright protection84PENANAuZ2a9QrCcb 維尼
The Luchese had a habit of sending men who looked like they stepped out of a funeral.8964 copyright protection84PENANAmKPdTfs8Jc 維尼
Black suits.8964 copyright protection84PENANAqMIipjv2Tm 維尼
Pale eyes on dark sunglasses.8964 copyright protection84PENANA2hYomCLWWP 維尼
The smell of cigars and gun powder and the quiet violence they exude.8964 copyright protection84PENANAp5lSTnAUpo 維尼
Ten days ago, he’d still been in boarding school.8964 copyright protection84PENANAA9TOfIZuKz 維尼
Angel was an exchange student.8964 copyright protection84PENANAxQRS09MaVk 維尼
And he was living his life to the fullest.8964 copyright protection84PENANAZZpPl2UmXI 維尼
The USA was a country of freedom!8964 copyright protection84PENANAIxzWMRm02b 維尼
Then one night, he got a call from his mother.8964 copyright protection84PENANAbPgsgvHhnY 維尼
Saying he has to go back home.8964 copyright protection84PENANAUAT9gF1lMe 維尼
Back in Italy.8964 copyright protection84PENANApKfEWCJTot 維尼
His father had a heart attack.8964 copyright protection84PENANA9VBpSDDOw1 維尼
And they are afraid he won't live for another week.8964 copyright protection84PENANAwjdgNql1A0 維尼
Bound by duty as a son and not as love, he immediately flies back.8964 copyright protection84PENANAZDPK5iFkUm 維尼
Only to find out, his father is well and healthy.8964 copyright protection84PENANAYZpRoTrK4W 維尼
Although yes, he’ll die in a week.8964 copyright protection84PENANAiliUNHrtEC 維尼
The Luchese family was collecting his father's debt.8964 copyright protection84PENANAWIgUguYaYw 維尼
And the business that he was so proud of?8964 copyright protection84PENANAXG0JLit9cB 維尼
The restaurant he built with his blood and sweat?8964 copyright protection84PENANACACeQyLxuf 維尼
It was on the verge of ruin.8964 copyright protection84PENANAF76R0WTVZU 維尼
With no way to pay and no way to get another loan, his father sold him off to the Luchese.8964 copyright protection84PENANAXtWdI5mPaT 維尼
His last resort.8964 copyright protection84PENANAqsfyIvdNL3 維尼
The Luchese mafia family is known for their high quality boots business.8964 copyright protection84PENANAHWZczM44gy 維尼
They all know it's just a front.8964 copyright protection84PENANAGRLXOG9ZGi 維尼
They are dealing with arms dealing in the back.8964 copyright protection84PENANAAAWBFHV2GS 維尼
‘And they use me to pay off their debt to the old geezer?’8964 copyright protection84PENANAIYgFMJsqLu 維尼
The perverted family head?8964 copyright protection84PENANAKVIlKxuANN 維尼
Known for his penchant with young men?8964 copyright protection84PENANA7VVJ0cl8FM 維尼
He shivered.8964 copyright protection84PENANA95qAhmNhfN 維尼
‘No way in hell!’8964 copyright protection84PENANAq2xeFkyWts 維尼
So, last week, he ran away from home when no one was looking.8964 copyright protection84PENANATV8ZOyAEO1 維尼
The Luchese head was still abroad.8964 copyright protection84PENANAwNFuEtRizu 維尼
Getting a surgery.8964 copyright protection84PENANAYW8HhSXygC 維尼
His men had failed to guard him, saying Angel won't go anywhere.8964 copyright protection84PENANAwuURIWtyfK 維尼
They’re lax.8964 copyright protection84PENANANvTxJ7YsUD 維尼
Too lax.8964 copyright protection84PENANAnCGqvR4Ywg 維尼
Because they knew that Angel’s father had taken his passport, and hid it.8964 copyright protection84PENANAnpREOCZWqU 維尼
And they knew Florence like the back of their hand.8964 copyright protection84PENANAbI9UBKo3qg 維尼
And now, Angel Dolci found himself hopping from one hotel to the next.8964 copyright protection84PENANAdJfDSQpEvV 維尼
And just a few days later.8964 copyright protection84PENANALRkHkW0dGc 維尼
His money was running out.8964 copyright protection84PENANAfTJM7gS0F8 維尼
He had cards, yes.8964 copyright protection84PENANAV0reHbPc3D 維尼
But he was afraid to use it.8964 copyright protection84PENANAT2Pt1dhX23 維尼
Afraid that a single swipe would alert them and tell them his location.8964 copyright protection84PENANAmfT3OXcxGZ 維尼
‘I’m getting paranoid. Those goddamn mafias!’8964 copyright protection84PENANAbQaKAvbHJK 維尼
But his guts and instinct has saved him before. 8964 copyright protection84PENANAPU7h7O6bsG 維尼
More than once.8964 copyright protection84PENANAcK4DQsKpOd 維尼
So he knows enough to listen to it.8964 copyright protection84PENANA8p6RTTHgoz 維尼
He can feel the hair on his back raised.8964 copyright protection84PENANAC3b9BJCRqR 維尼
Grounding him back to his reality.8964 copyright protection84PENANAYEKxQ6nn0J 維尼
They were here.8964 copyright protection84PENANAq4H6FjFmXi 維尼
He could feel it.8964 copyright protection84PENANApxGdr02YWh 維尼
Ever since his father and mother sold him off like a blood soaked IOU, Angel had been waiting for the knock on his hotel room’s door.8964 copyright protection84PENANAb43s06btXa 維尼
Waiting for the taxi to go somewhere he didn't say.8964 copyright protection84PENANAcHlKy3wP0h 維尼
A gun once he opened his eyes.8964 copyright protection84PENANAZcNSjTXEVn 維尼
It was all cliche.8964 copyright protection84PENANAG87OTqOTn0 維尼
And now..8964 copyright protection84PENANAl6grCDelVj 維尼
Here he was..8964 copyright protection84PENANAvsepttRBSd 維尼
Running.8964 copyright protection84PENANAF0AB7Dqtg8 維尼
He’d rather die than to go back to his family with his own two feet.8964 copyright protection84PENANAqjlVHmUYqd 維尼
He turned a corner and saw it.8964 copyright protection84PENANAW4XIsSl4Nb 維尼
The bar.8964 copyright protection84PENANAMX8rpTBtGc 維尼
He knew that bar.8964 copyright protection84PENANA0HKF1je70O 維尼
Small, unassuming.8964 copyright protection84PENANAZYSjN88VSi 維尼
Always played bad american music.8964 copyright protection84PENANAawAUcXuEHk 維尼
But it had an escape route.8964 copyright protection84PENANA3oCCI9xfN2 維尼
His violet eyes sharpened.8964 copyright protection84PENANAA26l3W0uyz 維尼
Giving a look around his surroundings.8964 copyright protection84PENANANE2C3Cv9oh 維尼
Then he crossed the street.8964 copyright protection84PENANA1Uu5wYB3cL 維尼
Unknowingly—8964 copyright protection84PENANAmhnYCKw3HF 維尼
In the far small balcony above him—a man dressed in an orange Hawaiian shirt was watching him with a hint of interest.8964 copyright protection84PENANAjBPOPm3qnF 維尼
And that shit is about to go down.8964 copyright protection84PENANAb4Pz7oWier 維尼
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