Code name: Athena [18+]

Code name: Il sussurro

•Mariano Salvatore•

"I'm gonna get you!" I grinned looking at Viola and Serafina who were at the foot of their mother's bed "yes I am!" They tried running away but I picked them up before they could. Both of them laughed wholeheartedly which made my heart flutter.

"You were born to be a dad," Allegra said looking at us.

"Well, I try," I said putting down my babies "every day there's a new challenge but I know we'll be okay."

Allegra took a deep breath looking down at her hands "From now on I'll be as involved as I can," Serafina was trying to climb onto the bed but she couldn't and Allegra can't move because of the stitches so I went to help her. "I promise, Mariano," she said looking up at me.

"I believe you, Allegra," Serafina lay down beside her mom and Viola was trying to reach the doorknob. "But right now you have to focus on getting better," I went to open the door and there was Abra with a tray of food and her beautiful smile "Hi, sweetheart."

"Hi, babe," she walked past me "I brought you dinner, Allegra," my girlfriend said setting down the tray on the right nightstand "and we can keep on watching that show."

"Thank you," My ex-wife smiled at my girlfriend and I seemed to be the only one feeling awkward in the room "do you want to stay and watch it, babe?" Abra's eyes met mine.

"No thank you," I cleared my throat "I have to go help Apollo. Serafina is staying here but I'm taking Viola," I picked up the hyperactive twin "bye—"

"Oh! Your phone has been ringing non-stop," Abra informed, "you left it in the kitchen."

"Okay, thanks sweetheart," as my feet took me away from the room I felt beyond confused; I never thought they would get along but this is a nice surprise. You know I plan on being with Abra in the long run and Allegra is now taking motherhood seriously. It's sad it took almost losing her life to realize but this is great.

From the kitchen, I grabbed my phone and there were about 31 missed calls from an unknown number; oh my god it could be Arabella! Quickly I tapped the notification and placed the phone against my ear.

"Fuck," I muttered rushing to the living room so no one can hear me. Three beeps and she picked up "Arabella," my eyes looked around feeling paranoid "whe—"

"It's not Arabella," the female voice replied, "it's your sister Mariano."

"Oh," my right eyebrow arched "is everything okay?"

"I should ask you that," she sighed deeply "I heard what happened with Apollo's son."

"Who told you?"

"I saw the contract for information on the kidnappers, people are going crazy in the underworld," she told, "how's Arabella?" Why the fuck does she care?

"It's been hard but she's strong, more than Apollo even," I replied "where are you? Why did you leave like that?"

"I'm in Canada," I can't tell because there was no number on the caller ID, it just said 'unknown' "I'm trying to start a new life. There's this guy I met at a park; he's really nice, you would love him."

"Well, I hope after this nightmare is over we can get together and I'll meet the guy," I said "are you okay? Have you been taking your medicines?"