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“I am real,” he responded flatly.
I shook my head. He knew that was not it. “I can’t have you for a few minutes and then let go, Antonio.”
Then he looked at me. Those golden eyes focused on me so intensely. So, intense, but I still didn’t know what he was thinking. I only knew he could kill and rebuild me with that look. He looked at me for a long time, but I didn’t mind at all.
In the end, he brushed a lock from my face and whispered. “Can I at least kiss you for one last time?”
Tears attacked my eyes. I was expecting him to cave. I was hoping for him to tell me he could love me. Yet he didn’t. There was a big knot in my throat, but I didn’t show it. I only said, “Yes.”
He kissed me. He gave me another amazing kiss that no doubt only he could give. End of my fairytale but not a happy one. It just ended too fast.
I was a silly girl believing in romance. I believed I could have what Gabriele and Kira had. No, I was not that lucky. I was just a stupid girl.
When he pulled back but kept me close, I refused to cry. I refused to show him how sad I was. A silly part of me also didn’t want to look sad because he didn’t like it. I wanted him to remember me shining.
He opened his mouth, but I didn’t let him talk. I couldn’t take any more heartbreak. So, I said the best thing that could ease the environment. “You know I was not joking about the beard. I really don’t like it.”
I smiled, and he smiled. I felt too broken to see that smile because it was all fake.
We got into the car and drove back in silence. Before I left, he didn’t kiss my lips. What we shared back at the hill was really our last kiss. He only kissed my knuckles and said he had a great time chatting with me. I said me too.
And then I left. I left my happy ending behind.
Chapter 7
Priscilla
The next day I woke up looking like a corpse. I felt like one too. Having my own fairytale was my goal in life, and now it was gone. There was no reason to keep going. My world was all gray now. I hated it.
During breakfast, Gabriele asked how I was, but I blamed it on my lack of sleep. It was not weird since I didn’t sleep a lot. He was too busy to focus on me after all.
We were invited to Vasile Mansion again. Gabriele was sure it was going to be their last meeting. They were going to have the truce, and we were going to leave tomorrow morning.
Amazing.
Gabriele said I could stay at the hotel. He told me that I was not obligated to come. I should have accepted it. It would have been the smart choice, but again, I was not smart. I couldn’t pass the chance to see Antonio one last time. I wanted to see him as much as I could because when I left, it was going to be it. No more Antonio for me.
I was also not mad at him or mad at myself. I didn’t blame anyone for my sadness. Our story was a tragedy rather than a fairytale. It was just fate.
I was in need of a friend, so before I started my long getting ready process, I decided to facetime Kira because she was my only real friend.
She answered with Adrian in her arms. “Hey, Prisy, you miss us?” she asked with a sweet voice. Her voice was always so gentle, so sweet. I thought it was because of her submissive nature, but after she returned from Russia, she was no longer submissive. It was a slight change, but I could see it.
It made me so damn happy. Kira was so healthy and joyful now. That was what she deserved.
I put on my most genuine smile. “I did miss both of you.”
Her face fell at once. Damn, she really knew me. “Something is wrong.” It was not a question but a fact. Adrian squirmed in her arms, and she put reassuring kisses to his blonde crown. Her focus was still on me, though.
She was good at this mother shit too.
“Somethingiswrong,” I accepted. I was not going to keep it from Kira. I would never keep anything from her.
She kissed Adrian again, and he calmed a little, looking at the screen to me. “Are you going to tell me?” Kira asked, but I only smiled at Adrian and didn’t talk.
I shook my head. “I will tell you when I come back.”
“Yes,” she said happily. “We will have a girl’s night with romantic comedies and chocolate cake.” She looked at her son. “And Adrian can spend some time with his daddy. Isn’t that right, Adrian?”
