CASSIUS POV
My heart stopped at the sight in front of me.
I couldn’t think of see clear with the blood covered everywhere.
My brain shut dead, when I saw Alessia lying in the pool of her own blood. Everything stopped.
I couldn’t drag my legs towards her, instead, I kept watching her in the pool of her own blood when Dragon and Banks already rushed to help stop the bleeding.
They were all panicking which CeCe was crying her eyes out.
Russius was laying dead on the ground.
” Brother!”
” Boss!”
I could hear my name from distance as bothe Dragon and Banks kept calling my name, trying to snap me out of my frenzy.
Banks suddenly rushed to me and shook me, only then, did I snap out of my frenzy, out of my thoughts, out of my dilemma.
I rushed to Alessia who was still trying to remain awake.
Her eyes were weak, and she immediately reached out to hold my hand.
” I…. I might not survive…. so always make sure to keep me in your heart…” she struggled to bring out those words.
I shook my head.
Even if I have to make a deal with the devil or even God himself, I was ready to do that.
Alessia mustn’t die.
I kept saying those words to myself, grabbing onto her hands like dear life.
” I will save you. I will do what it takes.”
The blaring of sirens came from distance, and I wasted not even a second before throwing her into my arms in a bridal style.
I didn’t mind the blood that filled my shirt or the blood all over my hands.
I ran as fast as I could to the ambulance.
” When the police arrives, take care of his dead body.” I said to Dragon and he nodded.
CeCe wanted to come along, as she kept crying, but Dragon stopped her.
He pulled her into a hug and kiss her hair, only then, was she able to calm a little.
I entered into the ambulance with Alessia, and it drove off immediately.
She was taken into the operating room immediately, while I stood outside.
My gaze fell on my hands filled with blood.
I aimed for Russius, but that devil was determined to drag my woman along with him to hell.
I just pray nothing happened to Alessia, if not, I will kill Russius over again and give his body to boar in the woods.
I kept pacing for the tenth time that night.
After an hour, the attending surgeon came out of the operating room, and I wasted no time, as I rushed towards him.
” How is my woman?” I asked.
One…
Two…..
Three…
” Luckily, we were able to take out the bullet, and she’s will be fine in a matter of days.” The doctor replied and I exhaled loudly.
It felt as if a huge burden was lifted off my shoulder.
” What… what about the baby?” I asked and the doctor flashed me a smile.
” Luckily, the baby is also alive and healthy. I have never seen a baby who is this determined to come to this world.”
I almost collapsed, as I leaned on the wall for support.
I was happy
Grateful.
” She will be moved to the normal ward soon.”
” Can I see her?” I asked and the doctor nodded.
” Yes, you can.”
………..
Alessia was moved to a normal ward, and I walked into the ward to see my woman.
She looked pale and drained and I felt pity for putting her through alot.
I never knew she was crying my seed inside of her, yet I left her alone, to the dangers of this world.
Sitting beside her, I held her hand in mine, rubbing it in a slowly but affectionate way.
I leaned down to place a warm kiss on her forehead.
Soon, my moment with her was distracted when Aunt Lucy, and her two daughters, Elisa and Emma came into the ward.
As usual, the girls weren’t a bit excited to see their cousin, instead, it felt as if Aunt Lucy dragged them to tag along.
” My baby!” She began to cry as she rushed to Alessia’s side.
I have no idea if her tears were real of fake because while growing up, I didn’t know what it means to cry.
I gave the woman a chance to spend quality time with unconscious Alessia, while I left the ward.
Sitting on a bench in front of Alessia’s ward, my mind wandered to my twin brother.
If he hadn’t come back for revenge, he would still be alive now.
If he hadn’t showed his face, Alessia wouldn’t have gone through all this stress.
My mind flashed back to when we were little and how it all happened.
NINETEEN YEARS AGO.
(AUTHOR’S POV)
Little Cassius, Russius and Banks were heading towards the river.
They were warned never to go to the river, but little Cassius insisted, so Russius had to take him along with three years old Banks.
Upon getting to the river, Cassius was the first to put his legs into the water.
It felt cold and suiting, so he went ahead to take off his clothes.
” Don’t swim, Cassius! Father would lock you!” Russius yelled, but Cassius turned a deaf ear.
He jumped deep into the water.
The water became too much for him to handle, he couldn’t swim not find his way out of the river again.
He began to slowly lose consciousness and was drowning.
Russius who noticed that Cassius couldn’t be seen anywhere, ran home and didn’t call for anyone to help Cassius.
He went straight to his room and locked the door.
Little Banks was the one who called for help, and soon their father came and jumped into the water, saving Cassius.
Once the truth came out, their father was angry at Russius and sent him off to Russia, banning him from stepping his feet into Italy ever again.
………
Russius felt it was unfair to him.
He only protected himself, he wasn’t the one who told Cassius to jump into the river, so why then was he banned from coming back to Italy?