ARIANA’S POV~
With a heavy heart, I got up and walked down the stairs gloomy, a heavy cloud of sadness rained over me as I stepped out into the gardens, washing the blood heavy from my hands.
I’ve subjected my siblings to their death.
The rain started a while ago but now it looks like it is getting stronger.
I thought of Julius, how I’ve wronged him and fresh tears streamed down my face.
I have to find a way to make it right.
“Signora” I heard before I saw an umbrella cover over my head. “Maam we have the last location Julius was, it’s an hour away from here” he started, I turned almost immediately, “good, take me there” I replied.
“Maam you are wet, you will catch a cold or worse…”
“I didnt make you caporegime to care about my health, i put you there because I needed a right hand and not a nanny,” I said, interrupting him.
“Of course, im sorry ma’am” he pleaded before leading me to the SUV.
As we drove I shivered, I deserved to be punished, this was my penance.
Soon after we got to a building, we went in and found the exact location, where Julius sent the message.
The hotel was nice enough to help us find our way, as I entered the room was spotless, beautiful and well-arranged
“The last guest you had here, was this him?” I asked showing him a picture of Julius from my phone.
“No ma’am, but the funny thing is, he looked a little like him, or maybe I have it all wrong” she replied.
“What do you mean? Is this him?” I inquired again, she confused me again with a similar reply.
I gave up and I was about to leave the room when I finally understood what she meant.
“Earlier you said the man looked like him?” I asked, turning to alessio
“Do we have a picture of Giovanni?” I inquired, Alessio nodded, typed something on his phone and soon he showed it to her.
“Yes that’s him, he was our last guest” she replied, “did he come with anyone?” Alessio asked while I was left to my thoughts.
She shook her head, “no but he had a guest” she replied, I turned attentively to her, I knew who it was, it was Liana, “yes a blond-haired woman” she replied.
“Blond-haired?” I inquired further.
“Yes and very pretty too, though she didnt have much of a character” she replied.
I knew who it was, Sophia Argento.
So it wasn’t just liana, the whole family seemed to be playing some sort of sick joke on me and Mateo.
As he questioned her i wandered deeper into the room and i discovered another door led to a smaller room.
I opened it, hoping to find someone waiting, something.
But nothing, perfectly set up room, i sighed in disappointment, as i turned to leave i spotted something on the wall close to the end of the rug under the corner table.
I lowered myself to take a closer look, it was a shinny object, silver in colour i picked it up.
There also was a stain of blood on the wall and when i pulled the corner table away i saw more stains
“Alessio!” i called and he came running in.
” i bet someone was in a hurry to leave and didnt do a good job” he mentioned as he inspected the wall.
the object looked like a bead broken off from something, i showed it to the hotel concierge, “what is this?” i inquired, she took a look and shook her head.
“I don’t know, maybe a necklace or something?” she replied before looking around, “oh look! There’s the other part” she smiled before bending to pick up the entire silver chain from under the centre rug.
She handed it to me, I looked at it, something about it was familiar and I couldn’t remember where I’d seen it.
“Ill be holding on to this for sake keeping” I replied, she was about to say something but the stare from Alessio was enough to shut her up for good.
I was fully shivering when I got home, though Alessio was kind enough to give me his jacket, even though id been unkind and snappy with him since I made him my right hand.
Where the hell is Julius?
I heard gunshots, there was blood and it seemed someone had discarded his body.
As I stepped in I was immediately offered blankets, I needed to see Mateo.
When I got there, the doctors were standing over him, and so was Becky, holding his hand.
“Whats going on here?” i asked, “where the hell were you?” Becky screamed.
“Maam your husband suffered a cardiac arrest, the past few hours have been very crucial and traumatic for him, we had to induce him into a coma” Dr Alonzo started.
“I dont understand?” i stated, i was confused, mateo was hooked on machines as he lay unconcious on the bed.
“After an extensive review of his case, your husband is going to need therapy maam, both physical and phycological therapy, he has been through a whole lot, its going to be a rough ride down the road, but we have to hold him steady” the doctor added.
“This is all your fault!” Becky cried before standing up with immediate fury.
The situation on the ground left me too stunned to speak.
“Where the hell.. Oh my God” she cried before snatching the silver chain from me, “are you stealing from me?” she asked.
“Excuse me?” i was stunned, how ?
“And you’ve destroyed it! Mateo got that for me last year, next time you want something you envious whore ask!” with that she walked out of the room leaving me perpetually disturbed about the whole thing.
Then i remembered where id seen it, becky’s trinket!
But how did it get to the last location julius was heard alive?
And what the hell does becky have with the Argentos
It seemed this was far deeper than i knew about, and the only two people who know are both dead and lying unconscious without intact memories.
I may have just plunged myself into a war with the hydra itself.