Ephemeral

Chapter 19

I felt a jolt of electricity in my body.

WTH?

Geez girl, just kick him in the balls and leave.

He came closer, putting his palm on my cheek.

STOP STANDING THERE AND DO SOMETHING.

"Do you know how pretty you are?"

I tried to reply but no voice came out.

Adrian probably took that as a yes and leaned closer.

And closer.... And closer....

His lips captured mine.

GIRL PULL AWAY.

I felt like I had no control of my body and I was kissing him.

OMG.

His lips were soft and I can could taste the wine he was drinking and-

Wait what in hell?!

His arms wrapped around my waist.

He deepened the kiss and-

"LUCIA DUCK." Aaron yelled.

Without thinking twice, I pulled away and ducked down just in time as a bullet flew past me.

I owe you one Aaron.

My eyes swept around trying to see where the bullet came from.

Nothing.

There was no one.

No sniper. Nothing.

I heard a twig snapped.

Without hesitation I ran to it.

"LUCIA NO," Adrian yelled, failing to pull me back.

It has to be them right?!

I pulled out a gun from my waistband.

It has to be the Spanish.

A knife flew past me and I shot the man who threw it.

Bulls eyes. Right on the head.

Twig snapped around me.

I turned 360 looking around me.

"Really? Attacking me at my own home?"

No reply.

"Come on, you assholes. Shoot me."

A bullet at me from behind.

Ducking, I shot the person.

"Come on. Is that all you got?!"

More bullets.

I shot all the angles where the bullet came from.

A man came into view with a knife.

I smiled.

I put my gun back into my waistband and took a dagger from my other boot.

Fight fire with fire right?

"Come on bestie. Show me what you got."

He looked confused but came rushing at me.

I ducked his first punch, he failed sweeping me off the floor and missed stabbing me.

"Aight my turn."

I copied his moves.

I punched him, swept him off the floor and stabbed him. Instead of failing like him, I didn't miss. At all.

More men came and again I killed them all.

The last man managed to cut me by the arms. Just a scratch.

A scratch.

You're dead.

"Bob?!" I said.

"Good to see you again girl."

Bob's my second guardian who died. Well, not anymore I guess

He came flying at me again.

I threw my knife at his leg. He fell. I grabbed a knife nearby and threw it at his arm.

I pulled his head back and held the knife by his neck.

"Who sent you?" I growled.

Oh wait I think he's in the Russian mafia.

"Your....mum...."

I pushed the knife deeper.

"Dude, you know my mum's dead. I'm gonna ask again. Who. Sent. You."

I just need him to confirm it.

Footsteps approach us.

"WHO SENT YOU."

Bob took the knife out from his leg and stabbed himself.

What the actual hell.

Then I saw Adrian, then Wyatt, Luca and the others.

"Holy shit- Lucia are you okay?!" Adrian said coming over to me.

"Hey fuck off." Luca mumbled as he pushed him away and came to me.

"Your blood?"

"No."

"Who are these men?" Wyatt muttered, moving Bob's dead arm.

"Well this is a night." Aleksei mumbled.

Russian. Hell, did he send them.

For what?! To kill me? What did I do to him?

"We'll see you in the next meeting, Matteo. Thank you for the dinner."

"Of course. I'll walk you....er out of the woods I guess." my brother replied and walked away, followed by Aleksei, his wife and his sons.

Adrian glanced at me before following.

"Nope, come on." Angelo muttered and pulled him away.