n her bed, moonlight streaming in through the sheer curtains slowly swaying in the cool night bree

etime. It was who the blood belonged to. Then the eery silence was broken by a singing voice, the same voice that lulled her to sleep every

und the gun she always slept with. But she knew that there wasn't a physical threat, so s

er to cleanse herself of the remnants of her bad dream, she

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whispered, calling her iden

cooed as she got into her s

go back to sleep. The nois

he sound of something breaking startled Ria so Titi stroked her thick curls. They heard their m

Is Mac in trouble?" Ria whispere

the house even though she was just ten. She had inherited her keen and observant nature from their mother. She always trie

ure everything is okay?.

ly called her that when s

." She quickly said before she cou

see that Mac is fine, I will sleep pea

eek. I'm worrie

g, their father's rule was to never lock their doors so he would have free access at any time he

e're caught out of bed Ria."

down. Father migh

rse. You know we're not supposed to leave our

iti. We might be able to h

et punis

ess compared to theirs." S

in." She said as she led V

ut

you come with me. I'll g

elp too." Va

ou know you're not feeling well.

ti kissed her forehe

before but her sister still hadn't returned so she went out to look for her.

he hugged her sister from behind. She was

ispered in a stern voice, looking f

on. I was waiting for you,

er, both hands wrapped around her neck while she struggled. Her thrashing had offset the balance of a nearby vase. Ma

held on to her older brother's arm. He clenched his jaw and turned a

y and he's the Don of the Ilias family.

erty Mac." Valentina turne

erty, we all ar

ria begged, her wet face red and swo

why bother." He said and down

y of them be hurt no matter what. But after he had b

in her hand and ran towards her father's study wh

with so much hate and anger in her eyes, emotions tha

into a bookshelf, hit her head and blacked out. He brough

but the bullets didn't hit anybody. He shoved her and her head hit the edg

d everything unfold with tears streaming down her face. She was too weak to do a

ago." Their father said as he pointed

he was too far. Two shots reverberated through the room before h

silence as the reality of the situa

broken by their

oor, walking past a shell-shocked Macavelli who stood, staring a

I thought I beat that out of you." Their fathe

forget to drop a co

ack, Amandla is one of the ten year old twin