The Mafia's Luna

at

had dried to the point of burning, and anyt

d tightly to the chair; I tried to move a hand but

caught up in t

came to this city i

o never let me feel the absence of my parents. I was always curious about them, as any orphan would be. Wh

nt- but good times

a few months ago. On one of my visits to his hospital room, he

izarre to you. You may think whatever I'm spouting are the

, but somehow looked twent

he change within your bo

ferent about my body, something... off

lly on the table by his bed. I stared at them to divert my nervou

sand guesses and I wouldn't ha

voice was clear and focused, not sounding li

breathing stopped,

ves? Sa

m to have heard that, so I could be

in his hospital bed b

t an infant. Who killed your parents and for which purpose, I do not know. But I was afraid that wh

med like the most normal

I doubted if I could make it o

table. I handed it to him and he dug out a small, ornate jewelry box that I

embled when I t

must not even make sense to you. However, my time in this world is coming to an e

find an address on a

longer protect you," he said, now looking

as I found myself unable - or ma

hold on till you find your answers. I'm not that old yet, you know." His last words we

lue eyes and pale face. If it were not for me, he mi

" my uncle said as I was

around to tell me then? I had come of age - I was officially an adu

ided to go to the ci

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jeans, my shoulder-length raven hair hanging loose. I carried my favorite Louis Vuitton black-gray checkered bag, which I received from m

," I'd told him in the hospital the day befor

replied with

, making my way to

tall buildings. I'd seen big cities in TV shows, I just di

art, I moved around clueless for a few minutes. I didn't know where to ask for help

ing aimlessly. Large ships were docked all in a r

while trying to work a massive crate down on pulleys. I moved closer to ask him

as if he had seen a ghost. He lost his b

," I hastily said, bending

d spilled out of the crate, now

u

ll shapes

ew thugs appeared - "thugs" is the only way to describe those b

cried out. "I swear I did not do this

I stood, unable to move. "A rogue

e a question? W

king together. Tie the

I had no idea what they were talking about, but before I could, s

*

asement. The tiny sliver of light coming from the top of the stairs revealed that there wasn't much

to spot a

d I see so clea

nd the door opened with a thud. My eyes burne

d a face I had never seen before, but

le for mythical go

shoulders and perfectly formed abs were visible under the tight-fitting black

trange feeling tightened my chest as his pier

arette and b