Page 16 of King of Shadows


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I can't run away now, I'm hurt and these four are analyzing me at all times.

I must think better.

-What do you want me to do?

"Let's go back to the dining room, you will sit next to me and you alone will look for my hand that you will put on your thigh," he demands sternly . You are going to eat calmly without saying a single word, you are going to take the medications and at the end of the meal I will be the one to return you to your room without any scenes, are we there?

-OK.

—In the afternoon Gin will give you a tour of the house, they have a wheelchair for you so that the wound does not open, I don't want to find out that you are not taking your medications, that you are not eating or that you are refusing because this is The only thing you have left Emily, you want to die, you better tell me and I myself will hand you over to Alessio so that he can cut out your throat, bandage your organs and end up burning you.

I struggle through the saliva accumulated in my throat, stand up and bring my hands to my belly.

—I need you to do something for me.

-What do you need?

—Tell David to take care of my children, today we had an activity... The canvases are on the metal shelf, they have the name of each child on the back and they must put their name on their little hands.

-That's all?

—I have work, they need me and...

—You're not going to go to work, not now, let that be clear.

I tense my jaw, open the door and step out into the large hall where the stairs are located.

—Tell David then to send the notice to the management, I will be absent due to some problems with my family and the children are going to miss me, I have my activity planner in my bag, can you send it to them?

—Fuck, Emily.

—Or I can do it.

—No, I do it.

I walk again, he guides me with his eyes telling me where to go because it is difficult for me to get used to the doors and arches that divide each section of the house. The brothers stop laughing, they are already going for dessert, I get to my chair and take a seat.

I don't look at any of them, Salvatore also sits next to me and drinks the cup of coffee waiting for me to comply with each of the orders. I look for his hand that rests on his knee, I take it with a slight tremor in my hand and place it on my thigh, I breathe and look for my cutlery.

They have put new food on the table, the medicines are still in the same place and the brothers just watch in silence.

“Leone, I need you to take a plan with a letter to the kindergarten where Emily works,” he orders seriously without removing his hand from my thigh. You must hand everything over to David Bianco, who will take care of everything.

—Okay, I'll be out in a few minutes.

"Gin, in the afternoon present the whole house to her," he points out to me. You must have rest schedules, everything will be easier if you heal faster.

-No problem.

-Me too?

Domenico asks after wiping the chocolate off his lips.

—Get the girls ready, there is an auction tonight and I will take care of security so that Alessio doesn't attack, I already fixed what happened yesterday in the restaurant—he glares at his two brothers. We won't talk about it, we're still not moving like we were three weeks ago.

-OK.

I continue with my business, occasionally feeling the gaze of each Sailor, Leone is the first to get up, he requests my bag from the maids who run out to attend to his requests. Domenico is the second, I finish with mine and under the watchful eye of Salvatore I ingest the medications.

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