Terrible Actress…

**… and riding on the back of danger.**

8 PM — Lights Residencial Entrance, Aosta

Aosta is close to the borders with France and Switzerland. The city is known as the “Rome of the Alps” because of its many Roman ruins and medieval castles. Even though Aosta is also one of the most visited during the winter, the city's spring was the perfect setting for the Blaze masquerade ball.

"So all the maids are going to serve the guests and I'm going to babysit Otto during the masquerade ball?" repeated Sunny Hirsch.

“Exactly,” said Alessandro Blaze.

Sunny Hirsch was at the entrance to the tenement building next to the winery. That building was quite isolated and it was between the green hills mixed with the vineyards laden with grapes. A delicious fruity aroma wafted from the vines in the wind.

Yep, it's been more than a day since she became Blaze sandwich meat. They only let her rest when Sunny fell unconscious without holding it anymore. She slept 24 hours and a doctor went when she woke up extremely sore.

“The doctor said I can't do any… kind of exertion for a few weeks,” Sunny Hirsch said.

Behind Alessandro, like an evil shadow, Thiago snorted.

“I thought you guys were going to buy this,” Sunny Hirsch mumbled in annoyance.

Alessandro Blaze's green eyes filled with kindness.

“Nobody is going to force you to do anything. That's why I put you in charge of Otto. You might get a break because the other maids definitely won't.”

“Thank you, sir. *Someone*” Sunny Hirsch paused and stared at Thiago Blaze “is considerate of people.”

“Shut up,” said Thiago Blaze passing by Alessandro and Sunny, and separating them on the way. “We have to go now.”

“Thiago…” began Alessandro Blaze.

"What? You need to pick up Maria. And this one here doesn't have a dress because you tore it. Her shoe fell into the lake and the ball is in two hours. She also needs to go to a salon. I refuse to have *someone*” Thiago Blaze paused and looked at Sunny (wearing an old Alessandro's old sweatshirt and all-stars) “showing up like that.”

“I already bought the dress. Give my name to the Chanel store” said Alessandro Blaze. He was still restless looking at Thiago and Sunny.

Sunny tried to give him a reassuring smile. But maybe she looked more terrified.

Thiago Blaze ride the powerful black motorcycle. He barked over his shoulders,

"Hirsch."

Sunny Hirsch hurried over and ran to him. She put on helmet and got on the back of Thiago Blaze's motorcycle.

“Hm… Hm… Sir? I've never traveled on, you know? What if I die?”

Maserati's powerful engine purrs.

“Don't be an idiot, Sunny Hirsch. If I wanted to kill you, you would never see me.”

“Huh?!”

Thiago Blaze's bike accelerated. He passed the verdant hill, surrounded by lush vineyards and majestic mountains. That place had the sweet aroma of ripe grapes. His body was a hot, rigid wall before her. It took her a lot of self-control not to rest her head on him.

“Tell me what happened before I arrived,” said Thiago Blaze.

It was the first time they had been alone together since he arrived in Aosta. Sunny Hirsch told everything about her from the moment she arrived in Aosta. The winery work, Otto Blaze, Karen, Alessandro, Louboutin, Chanel, and then the cabin. She left, of course, the magic between her and Alessandro out. Her feelings were none of his business. Or at least that's what she tried to convince herself.

“But I still don't understand one thing, sir,” said Sunny Hirsch, “how did you find us at the cabin? That place belongs to Alessandro.”

“Actually, it was my cabin when I was a kid. My maternal grandmother left that property to me. The deed it's still in my name. It's an area protected by conservation laws so it's not easy to explore. I left it in Alessandro's care when I was a child when I… was sent away.”

“I didn't know how to explain the location to you” lied Sunny Hirsch.

“I managed to copy his phone data while we were at the lake. Fortunately, you had my back… with your body.”

Sunny Hirsch remembered when Thiago Blaze showed up at the train station to pick her up. He said:

*“Steal Alessandro’s cell phone.”

"Me?!"

Thiago Blaze coldly faced her in response.

“Sir… I am not a thief. Except when I was like 2 years old. Every time I walked into a store, I filled my little bag with candy. By the way, why do you think that baby clothes have pockets? It's not like the baby is going to pay any bills.”

“Sunny Hirsch” growled Thiago Blaze.

“I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I get chatty when time I get nervous, ”

Thiago Blaze didn't lose concentration in front of the clumsy young girl.

“Alessandro is going to Aosta earlier. He's leaving Otto in the care of his mother-in-law. You have a little more than 1 day to steal his phone.”

“W-Why?”

“We need to find out.”

“Find out what, sir?”

“If Alessandro is trying to kill Marcus.”

"What?!" exclaimed Sunny Hirsch, drawing glances from the people around her. She then lowered her voice. “Sir, I don't think Alessandro is a murderer. He is very…"

Thiago Blaze hit Sunny's head lightly but she screamed “Ouch” like an angry kitten.

“Good-looking people kill too, miss. Hirsch.”

Sunny Hirsch remembered Thiago's unbelievably handsome face. Behind that black mask and those icy black eyes, there was an Adonis reincarnated.

“Don't tell me” she said distractedly. “By the way, won’t you join me to travel?”

“I need to take my motor to Aesto” Thiago Blaze replied. In fact, spending 2 hours on the train with strangers was torture that he didn't want to repeat after going back and forth from Palermo. “Text me so I know what's going on. I'll be there in a few hours.”*

When Sunny Hirsch was in the Louboutin's dressing room, she did text Thiago. She was in a panic. Even when Alessandro took off his coat, she couldn't get close enough to snatch his phone. Desperate, she sent:

**Sunshine:** What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?

**The Boss:** Yu Sifeng.

A light bulb went off in Sunny Hirsch's mind.

While the two of them were returning from Palermo in the train, she was watching a wonderful Chinese drama called Love and Redemption. Thiago criticized everything that she tried to watch except that one. In one of the episodes, there was a scene where the female protagonist gets her hair caught in the male protagonist Yu Sifeng's clothing.

“Look,” said Thiago Blaze “This is the perfect moment to rob someone. He's helping her and he's distracted. If he went to Rome, his wallet would be 100% stolen.”

"Attenzione Pickpocket!" said Sunny Hirsch laughing.

Thiago Blaze raised his eyebrows.

"You don't know this meme?"

"Who is meme?"

Sunny Hirsch sometimes forget because Thiago was so stunning looking but he was actually much older than her.

"Forget about."

The drama Sunny Hirsch was watching was set in ancient China so she asked in confusion, “By the way. Why would someone steal a wallet 2,000 years ago?”

“Wallet, trunk, purse. It doesn't matter” Thiago Blaze said with disdain.

And that's how Sunny Hirsch tucked her own hair into her Louboutin boot. But she couldn't steal Alessandro's phone because she was… too distracted by his green eyes and his touch on her leg.

The moment to steal the cell phone came when Alessandro Blaze turned his back to her to open the cabin door. Just before she hugged him, she threw his cell phone (which had been thrown on the bedside table) under the bed. She hoped she could warn Thiago before the ball, but he showed up suddenly, of course. Sunny Hirsch had been completely distracted by Alessandro. If Thiago didn't show up, she would probably forget about it altogether.

When Thiago Blaze grabbed a piece of Sunny's hair in order to drag her to the lake, she threw herself on the ground trying to resist. Alessandro was so stressed that he didn't see her reach for her cell phone under the bed. She slipped the cell phone under Alessandro's black pants. And when Thiago took off his black clothes, he picked up the cell phone on the floor piled it up among the fabrics, and placed it on the body between Sunny and Alessandro.

Alessandro couldn't see the cell phone between Sunny and Thiago. He didn't even saw that all of his cell phone data had been backed up while Thiago penetrated Sunny. The two of them tried to buy time.

“It's over” whispered Thiago Blaze in Sunny Hirsch's ear. She sighed with relief that she would have an end to that torture, but Alessandro approached her from behind, and the rest you already know. And even sitting on the back of the Thiago's motorcycle, Sunny still felt the rest of the story. Yes, anal hurts. But it was the best pain she had ever felt.

Thiago Blaze, however, was not very happy with the matter. He pressed his hands on the motorcycle's handlebars.

“I still can't believe he fucked your ass first. I was saving it for a special occasion.”

Sunny Hirsch felt the spring wind on her face. She heard the roar of the motorcycle and the sound of cars passing by. They passed green fields, old houses, historic churches, Roman bridges, medieval walls, bustling squares, and colorful shops.

“It wasn't… bad,” said Sunny Hirsch.

Thiago Blaze stopped the motorcycle suddenly.

Sunny Hirsch was pushed forward by the motorcycle's sudden stop. She felt the smell of his perfume and the strength of his arms. The Maserati was still purring under them.

“What happened, sir?” Sunny Hirsch asked with concern.

“It's the first time after sex that you're not angry or crying and…” Thiago Blaze wanted to ask *Is sex with me that bad?* After all, Alessandro was a little younger than him. That minimal difference would be a big thing for a young girl like her.

"What?" asked Sunny Hirsch waiting for the end.

But Thiago Blaze accelerated the Maserati again. He was silent until they reached the mall entrance. Heads of men and women turned to see the masked man stop in the doorway.

Sunny Hirsch took off her helmet and handed it back to him.

“Do you still have my credit card? What I said is serious. The masquerade ball will be a *great show*. Dress appropriately.”

“Yes, sir,” said Sunny Hirsch.

“It must be horrible to pretend to be in love out there,” said Thiago Blaze. “I know you are a terrible actress.”

Sunny Hirsch bit her lip. She blushed and turned away.

Thiago Blaze's brows drew together as he watched Sunny Hirsch walk away from him dressed in the outfit of his brother, Alessandro.