of their punishment and were al

to allow time for everyone. The twins often found themselves in their parent's bedroom after they had finished their homework, talking with one a

her guards left her alone was when

e didn't want to get closes to them, but her twin, on the other hand, was very frank and open with them. Talking and laughing, cracking jokes,

his tenth bowl of cereal while muttering all the video game names under his breath along with their respective storylines. Sometimes he would suddenly burst into a song before he would begin to cry that he couldn't listen to it. On

uffering was an

d Marco knew he

keep him company and occupy him long enou

ired and take his medicine before falling asleep throughout the afternoon. During that time, Paolo would spend time with Serafina, sometime

with Paolo lying on her bed, his face burrowed in the pillow and Gun seated on the

her neck. Clamping a hand at the area, she turned around, surprised to see Pa

e spoke lowly, his g

emanded with her face warming to see Gu

resumed, his gaze falling to her lips. "And make

d while she dashed out the door and down the stairs. Paolo eventually joined her in the kitchen when she

r in her ear, his warm breath fanning across

tents before pouring them into a bowl and mixing the contents. Both of them talked lightheartedly as she kept her distance by standing on the oppos

spoke as they were rolling th

oked at him in confusion when

in sister. I want to know

hy

shrugged. "You're ju

quirked at her lips as

"I mean, what sort of person 'accide

, her foot slipped on the glossy tile, forcing her to fall back. Instinctively, she grabbed for the nearest thin

etting on all fours to remove the w

let out a choked chuckle before nodding after seeing the crease on his forehead and the way he had sucked in his bottom lip. He released a hea

room, you know, " A voice

d by the sight of Salvatore sitting atop the kitchen

nnocently when Pao

asked once she pulled herself

ed before getting off the counter. "But I

ed at his chest. "The three of us will

tore spoke over her head, the boy staring at him with wide eyes. "Wo

ittle face of yours?" She threatened with a s

d cheekily and pulled away. "But currently

he led Palo towards her parent's bedroom. Knocking on the door, they entered to be greeted by the sight of her m

the sound of the door, w

to sit down?" He questione

ook out from between his wife's hand who called out in protest

ked, running a hand through Rosalie's hair, wa

nstantly the teen leane

o stay with us

ne mafia boss to leave his son under the watch of another, ally or no

stay here?" Paolo swallowed,

He just said that he'll have your guards bri

his chest and fell back against the sofa with a pinch

e asked their father desp

suffer and as far away f

anding what they were talking about, and even when they asked,

ng and mindlessly playing with her ink black hair

urning on the lamp on her bedside and blinking at the sudden brightness, taken aback by the person standing at the foot of her bed. Paolo stoo

t up in bed, running a hand through

vously, his voice sounding uncharacterist

it. Shuffling to the side, she patted the spot beside and watched his shoulders sag in relief b

aist, pulling herself closer to him with her head beneath his chin. Paolo sti

erafina ran the tips of

, " She asked into t

rea

ka

the steady beat of his heart. They had been quiet for so long that sh

e sniffled, tanging

Serafina massaged t

uch it was taking him to keep it together. "The doctors ar

er all the time, Paolo, " She murmure

t a dampness on her skin,

n voice, burying his face into the crook of her neck a

ear which their grandmother used to sing to them a long time ago. She knew the humming was soothing him sinc

sleepily, as she hummed.