Chapter 135 Proof (2)
Alessia’s POV
The room feels as if it is caving in on us after that loaded call. I never thought it will be that easy to get the proof. Why didn't La casa look into this sooner? Did they not find the details of my Mother's death sketchy? They just accepted it knowing fully well there could be forces at play here.
I can't stop thinking about everything they did. La Geneva did not just deal With my father ,But they planned and bid their time to kill my mother as well.
They were there in Sicily
Blended with the neighbors ours just to ensure their target is killed
My chest feels like a weight is being pressed on it, the weight of responsibility
The hunger of revenge
The thirst for justice
All are pressing on my chest and I feel Like I can barely breathe properly. Alex is still by my side
Holding me
His chin pressing lightly on my head
His hand moves up and down my back in slow deliberate strokes
Taking his time to soothe me and not scare me
“Alex I can not stop seeing her” I whisper
“I know what it's like Alessia, I understand” and I know he does because he also lost a parent at Sea.
Grief eats at you slowly when you least expect it and sometimes knowing the truth is not freedom yet. You can obtain a semblance of freedom when you have had your revenge.
“She kept trying to warn me even while she was taking her last breaths but she could not speak” the moment flashes in my mind so vivid like a polaroid movie.
I feel him tense up but his voice reminds calm
“I know she wanted to tell you everything,she wanted to protect you till the very end.”
“If she has but told me a year or two earlier,I would have tried to protect her”
But then they may have attacked us both perhaps they left me alive because they knew I was bound after studying us for years.
Alex pulls back enough to look at my face “She wanted you protected Alessia” he sounds firm like he needs me to believe his words more than anything.
“Your powers were bound for a reason, and you were practically living with the enemy. You were not ready to fight any battle”
Once more my eyes stings with unshed tears
It seems to me all I do these days is cry , cry , cry
“What scares me the most is the careful execution, watching us and waiting for the right moment.”
“It takes a lot of patience and hatred”
Alex murmurs
“Meanwhile my mother and I were living unbeknownst to us , busy scrubbing floors while someone somewhere planned her death”
My words break something inside me, Alex does not even flinch he just pulls me closer and cups my face with his hands.
“You didn't know”
He says quietly “Stop blaming yourself.”
I shut my eyes as his thumb brushes away a silent tear that escapes.
I take a deep breathe in and out
In and out
He rests his forehead against mine his breath tickling my lips.
“You were meant to survive” he whispers “she wanted you to survive”
“But I barely did” I whisper back remembering Gio the kind soul who freed me from the Sirrano dungeon
“It was enough” he adds gently
Silence settles between us but this time it seems to be shifting into something else entirely.
“They wanted to destroy you”
he continues softly. “But they miscalculated your strength.”
I sigh “but I feel anything but strong Alex.”
“Alessia you do not have to feel it to be dangerous, you know your power is still...Untapped.”
I smirk he has a point
My power is.…
Unprecedented
He remains close not moving closer but not moving backwards either.
His hand moves down from my face to my slender waist. Warmth spreading through my body from that single touch
“Cara mia we are in this together” he says the words like a promise.
It feels good to know that he has got my back
No matter what
I wrap my hands around his neck pulling him closer without thinking.
“Alex I dont ever want to be alone again” I admit quietly to him
Baring my soul to him alone
My Bond Mate
My forever
“You never will be Cara Mia” he whispers without any hesitation in his voice. His fingers lazily trace a line down my spine, slowly... My body starts feeling as if it has been lit inside out…
Not by my magic
But in response to his touch
I raise my head to look into his eyes “Alex if they hadn't framed me”
I whisper “I would have lived my entire life there not knowing who or what I am.”
His eyes darkens fleetingly “Destiny can only be delayed but it cannot be altered”
Alessia he adds softly
“And instead of them burying you they pushed you into your powers”
I gulp hard his words echoing in my chest
They pushed me into my powers
My destiny
His arms
Where I was always meant to be
He lifts my chin slowly “Look at me Alessia”
I meet his gaze shyly “You are not that scared little girl anymore.”
I chuckle I am definitely not that girl anymore
“And you will not be facing them alone”
He presses his lips on mine slowly as his fingers tracing the curve of my jaws.My tongue slips into his mouth as sweet fire rages inside me.
The grief isn't gone it's still there but for now, this is more important. I lean into his kiss as his hands trail a line down my back pulling me gently on top of his hard laps. He slowly ends the kiss pressing his forehead against mine.
“Alessia? He says my name softly as if he is asking for my permission to move further. I close the distance between us pressing my lips on his again
And for the first time since the day started
I stopped thinking and started feeling….