“Attack? Who?” Fuck, none of that mattered. “Ma’am, we’re under attack!” Fedel yelled as he rushed into the room. The gunshots never ending, all of coming from. “ETHAN! ETHAN! LIAM! LIAM! HELP ME!” Picking him up, I ran towards the door when.
“Momma…” he gasped, blood coming from his nose. “Ethan? Sweetheart?” I grabbed on to him, his face slowly turning purple. He grabbed onto his chest, his whole body leaning forward. “I w-” he coughed before he could finish his statement. “Blame the teachers,” I said, cupping his face. “You promised to come home early,” he said with a frown.
“Someone is up past their bedtime,” I said as I sat up and ran my hands through his messy brown hair. “Mommy!” He laughed outright, his body twisting and turning away from me, which only made me tickle him more.
Smiling to myself, I dropped my heels by the corner of the door before running towards his bed and jumping in next to him to tickle his sides. I poked my head inside Ethan’s room and saw him shift immediately. My life had changed drastically over the years and it still felt like a dream. And yet I made it to the other side and every time I looked into my children’s faces, I saw that victory. As an adult, I fought my mother and my grandfather the world felt like it was going to crumble around me. As a teenager, I watched as he slowly died in front of me, his legacy fading along with him. Since I was a child, my father beat it into me that I was a Giovanni. I barely recognized myself with them…I was at peace. He never went to bed without seeing me first and I looked forward to it more than anything else in the world…he, all of my children, made my heart ache in the best possible way. Knowing Ethan, he was still probably trying to stay awake. Once again because of the goddamn teachers union, I was coming home late. Without another word to him, I headed up the stairs. The master? I’m sure Liam enjoyed that one. “Are the children in bed?” I questioned as I leaned over to pick up my black Dolce and Gabbana heels from the ground. Would you like anything?” He nodded and folded my coat over his arm. The coolness of the floor eased my aching feet as our butler reached for my coat. The moment my feet touched the marble flooring at the entrance of our house, I felt my whole body relax.
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