"I told you she didn't come to work today"A woman in her mid 20's said in her latin accent

"Where does she live then"Adis persisted.It's the next night,they never saw Andrea again last night

"I can not tell you that"she said

"If you tell me where she is I'll give you this"she said writing her a check

with her financial needs for her parent's medicine she took it

"At the club,go straight that road you can't miss it.It's called sweet aroma"she said

Adis smiled then hopped inside the car

"Where?"Niccolo asked

"Go straight"

***

Andrea was burning her throat with alcohol,back to her old habit. How she wanted to hug him and be warmed by his scent but she can't

As she felt her lucidity fading she started to walk out,she needs to go home.Her ankles twisted and she was held by a pair of arms.

"Are you alright?"she asked

"Adis what are you doing here? "she asked

"You need to see him just for a short while"

"For what?to open the wounds further?to bring danger again?"she snapped

"No for the last time,he's getting married in a week,he was never the same Andrea"

"Then I'll let him be happy"She replied and continued to walk but she knew to herself she wanted to see him for the last time for closure.

She stopped and looked at Adis

***

She entered the room and instantly her body weakened,she cant speak her eyes just looked at him

He looked the same,he swept her breath again,his green eyes made her broken heart break more yet pound harder

She walked closer but not too close

"How are you?"He asked

She breathed out

"Not dead I guess"

He let low laugh

"You're getting married...I wish nothing but happiness"I said

his eyes showed pain

"The only happiness I have is standing before me"

"Will you please come over here?"He asked pleading with glassy eyes

"I can not do that"She replied

He took a step forward but she took a step back

"Please you have no idea how much I prayed for this to come"

"I want to but I cant"She cried

"For the last time"

She walked closer and felt electricity as he hugged her.His scent filled her nose and his warmth wrapped around her

As they drawed back he wiped her tears away

"I will always love you...I will not come again and bring you danger I promise"he said

She removed his tie and wrapped it around his eyes,as she pulled it tight she kissed him pouring everything.His hand pulled her waist closer and kissed her back.

She gave him a last hug then left.

He removed the tie around his eyes and saw she has left.He sat on the couch and started to take shots.

***

"No one knows we're here?"Niccolo asked Adis who entered

"Yes"She replied

"Let's go home"he said standing up.

***

As they landed in Italy ,Niccolo asked for Adriano right away

"As a brother I set you free with one favor to ask"he said

Adriano was questioned but stood silent

"She's alive Adriano...you are free but all I want you to do is protect her from afar "he said

He was stunned by the news

"Alive?"he asked"Cesare spared her?"he asked

"She is in hiding,no one can know even her family and friends,no one can know that we know about her"

Adriano nodded

"As you wish...brother"

"Good morning !May I take you order?"I asked the customer covering his face with the menu after he called me

"Yes can I get the---"

I gasped and pointed at him

"What are you doing here?"I asked in shock seeing Adriano

"No need to worry Andrea,I am out of the group and out of Cesare's interest"He said

He looked different.He looked less a zombie and more of a human with emotions

"What do you plan on doing now?"I asked

He shrugged

"Im 27 I can do what ever I want maybe taste ice cream for the first time or find someone more worst than you at chess,even though I think I wont be able to find one"He laughed

I gasped again and pointed at him

"You know one of my goals was to finally see your teeth"I confessed

"One of your goals was to see a person smile?"He asked

I nodded in return

"tsk Pathetic"

I glared at him

He laughed in return

"If you're smiling at me then...does that mean we're friend now?"I asked

He let out another laugh

"Sure although we we were friends before you married Niccolo"

"What?"I asked in surprise"We met before?"

He nodded

"I broke my arms and then when I got off the airport,my shoe lace was untied.I asked people to help me but they gave me looks then left but girl with golden hair helped me,you even still wore your ID that time"

"That was you?!"I asked having vague memories about it

He smiled then nodded

"I dont remember much about it"I confessed

"That's okay...by the way your sister was found"

My eyes circled

"What?where?"I asked

"Your mother and Cesare had a daughter and it was her,Andrea you've been living with her all that time,its Rhius"

"Rhius?"I asked

that explains the connection I felt with her

"Where is she?"I asked happiness inside me

"In Cesare's walls"He said"Felicity never wanted it but Cesare already had her,that's why the investigator of yours had great difficulty finding her,she was in Cesare's bubble"

"No,she can not live with a person like him,he's dangerous"I said grabbing his sleeve

"We can't do anything about it,Cesare is not completely a bad person Andrea...he searched for Rhius for a long time it would be imposible for him to hurt her"

He ate a meal then bid goodbye

"Don't worry this is not the last time you will see me,I'll be watching you"he said as if he read the sadness in my eyes

I smiled then waved

Weeks passed

and here I am holding two glasses of iced tea in my arms.The restaurant was busy today

I turned aside so Pol can walk trough but as soon as I turned around I bumped into a man causing the tea to spread on his suit

"Im so sorry"I said putting the glasses down

He looked at his shirt then let out a low laugh

He has caramel skin and dreadlocks

"That's okay little lady"he smiled looking at her as if he saw her somewhere...

"Hi Im Stephan"he lended his hand

"Jillian Sir"She reluctantly shook his hand

"engaged?"he asked sitting in his office holding the phone against his ear

It's been five years since the day he last saw his woman with golden hair

"Yes"Adriano replied

He slowly lowered his phone on the table then clenched his jaw keeping his head down