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STOLEN HEARTS: FALLING FOR THE ENEMY

Chapter 2 Shattered Hopes

Word Count: 1801    |    Released on: 31/10/2024

ed piece of paper in her hand, he

y do

her after working her as

joking, right? There was no way he thought this was a fair wage. Not after she had bar

d on his office door, the metal

face appeared. "What now?" he grumbl

e trembling with restrained anger. "This

is wide chest. "You think I didn't notice? You barely did shit today, Alessia. I'm not pay

was here, wasn't I? I served tables, cleaned, even dealt

wanna keep your job or not? 'Cause I can find a doz

to scream. "It's not fair," she muttered, bu

Life's not fair, Alessia. Now get out of my

down the narrow hallway, leaving Alessia standing there, fuming. Her blood boiled as s

of shit," she mutte

and Tony glared at her. "Yo

lowing her anger. "Nope! Nothing at all." She quickly turned

at a loose stone on the sidewalk as she headed home. The streets of Velancia were quiet at thi

with the usual mix of

ould she ke

ent was overdue, her mother's medication was running out, and she ha

rn, the soles almost paper-thin from years of overuse. Every step felt heavier th

t the dark sky. Her breath puffed in the cool air as she trudged through t

on her house, her heart skipp

e, her pulse

much after dark, and she hadn't been expecting Leo... but then again, i

hands shaking as she unloc

g there, sprawled out on the couch like nothing had happened. He looked up laz

smirk, stretching his arms

een?" she yelled, her voice shaking with fury. "You just disappear for weeks,

f the couch. "Relax, Alessia. I've been b

god-knows-what while I'm busting my ass trying to keep a roof over our h

"Oh, don't start with this crap, Ales

bills, the food! And now-" She choked on her words as her eyes darted to the foam cushion on the couch, which had bee

. All

laring at Leo. "Yo

t meeting her ga

belief. "That was all the money I had left! That

his face twisting with frustration. "I'v

hat could possibly be more important than keeping this family toge

you're better than me because you've got a shitty job and you pay the bills? You're not. You're just lik

s family together. You're out there, running around, probably g

as she shuffled into the room, her body leaning heavily on the doorframe. "Please,

is," Leo growled, tu

Leo. We need to stick toge

ands rougher than he intend

d, her body hitting

!" Her hands shook as she helped her up, glaring.

anger. "She's the one who put us in this mess. If she'd married someone rich,

ou act like you're the only one who's suffered, like you're the only one who deserves a better

ress is some kind of noble sacrifice? You think that'll cha

float, and you-you're out there, running with who-knows-who, throwing your

n't understand the world I'm dealing with. You think you can save us by waiti

ck, stepping closer, her face inches from his. "Who are you mixed up with, Leo? What

risking everything, Leo. And for what? You're go

d. "I don't need a lec

ken everything I have. Do you even care about Mom? About me? Explain it to me.

clenched at his sides. "I d

"Because you don't have one. You're just a selfish coward, runnin

n. Without another word, he grabbed his jacke

ded, following him. "You can't just

thering to look back at her. "I

ou dare walk out on us again! Do

hrough the apartment like a final blow. Alessia stood there, staring at

ut a soft sob. "Why... why can't he just

ainst the wall, her frail body trembling from the fall and the stress.

red, even though she didn't beli

left her lips, th

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1 Chapter 1 Shadows of Valencia2 Chapter 2 Shattered Hopes3 Chapter 3 The Devil's Arrival4 Chapter 4 Debt Collector5 Chapter 5 The Last Resort6 Chapter 6 Slave To Shadows7 Chapter 7 A Life Unchosen8 Chapter 8 The First Task9 Chapter 9 Cruel Game (I)10 Chapter 10 Cruel Game (II)11 Chapter 11 His Note12 Chapter 12 Freedom or Death Sentence13 Chapter 13 The Lie in the Dark14 Chapter 14 Made a Fool of Us15 Chapter 15 New Plaything16 Chapter 16 Man of my Words17 Chapter 17 A Moment of Weakness18 Chapter 18 A Moment of Weakness (II)19 Chapter 19 I've Lost My Soul, Now I Just Want To Survive20 Chapter 20 She Fell21 Chapter 21 She Looks Familiar22 Chapter 22 Survival Instinct23 Chapter 23 Into The Shadows24 Chapter 24 The Wild Escape25 Chapter 25 The Dawn Of Survival26 Chapter 26 Blood, Sweat And Resolve27 Chapter 27 Cruel Boss28 Chapter 28 He's Brutal29 Chapter 29 Marco Is Wrong30 Chapter 30 Hit The Bull's Eye (I)31 Chapter 31 Better Than You32 Chapter 32 The Briefing33 Chapter 33 The Training Ground34 Chapter 34 Shopping for the Mission35 Chapter 35 First Mission (I)36 Chapter 36 First Mission (II)37 Chapter 37 First Mission (III)38 Chapter 38 Wearing His Shirt39 Chapter 39 Thinking About Him40 Chapter 40 The Kiss41 Chapter 41 For Better or For Worse42 Chapter 42 To Keep You Quiet43 Chapter 43 I Hate Him44 Chapter 44 Two Men, Two Lives45 Chapter 45 A New Mission46 Chapter 46 Chase47 Chapter 47 The Pit48 Chapter 48 Shackles and Secrets49 Chapter 49 Mine50 Chapter 50 His To Protect, His To Hurt51 Chapter 51 Hidden Truths (I)52 Chapter 52 Let It All Out53 Chapter 53 Her Real Identity54 Chapter 54 A Dangerous Deal55 Chapter 55 Ambushed56 Chapter 56 Afraid Of Losing You57 Chapter 57 Betrayal Always Has A Price58 Chapter 58 Buried Lies59 Chapter 59 Sins of the Father60 Chapter 60 The First Blow61 Chapter 61 Alliances and Betrayals62 Chapter 62 Warning63 Chapter 63 A Perfect Trap