Page 24 of My best friends little sister

We pull up at the house, Security covering the estate blocking every possible entry point.

There must be around 20-30 guards just here alone.

sully has clearly taken every precaution possible to ensure angelicas safety.

''Boss. The house has been inspected inside and out, 3 times over and its clear.

We checked for people, weapons and bombs, any kind of wiring and found nothing so as of right now, your home is safe''

I get out the car and walk towards angels side.

Shes sleeping. I slowly lift her out of the car, carrying her in my arms towards the house and up to my bedroom.

Shes injured, blood covers her dress from the wounds on her back.

Theyre worse than I first thought. I place her on the bed sitting up and she stirs, ''baby you need to wake up, youre hurt'' all I get is a small hum in response and her eyes stay shut.

I sit beside her and slowly unzip her dress to reveal her back.

Scars cover her small frame from where she was abused and it breaks me.

Ive seen her body before. ive seen every inch of her, every scar and mark left from them but seeing it up close and so clearly fills me with pure anger.

Circle raised scars from where she was burned with cigarettes.

Large raised scars from being cut, some of them jagged.

The thing that catches my attention next is 2 words on her lower back, not written words, scarred words.

I run my finger along the scar, outlining the word 'slut' and slowly move it over to the word 'worthless'

the jagged, uneven lettering making me wonder what the fuck was used to cause these?

Angel doesnt move or say anything as I gently touch each mark.

I know shes awake, she flinches and tenses as I place my finger on each one, but she lets me.

I snap back to reality and remove her dress fully, tossing it to the side before getting up and heading towards the door ''stay here.

Dont fall asleep. I'll be back in a second'' she nods and I head downstairs to grab the first aid kit from the kitchen and swiftly heading back to my room.

I sit back beside her and open the box, grabbing anything i might need.

I softly dab the cotton pad on her back and she hisses, squeezing my hand hard but I dont care.

I keep gently patting her back with the pad before slowly wiping it along the area.

She squeezes my hand so hard her knuckles turn white, her fingernails dig into my skin but I dont stop her.

''I'm sorry baby, I'm almost done'' I grab the gauze pads and medical tape and apply them over the wounds, making sure nothing sticks to them or causes irritation to her skin.

''All done sweetheart'' She releases her grip on my hand but doesnt let it go, holding it more gentle this time.

I cup her chin in my hand, forcing her head to turn to look at me.

Her eyes are empty, and she doesnt smile.

''I'm so sorry...'' tears fall from her eyes before she finally cracks, breaking out into small sobs.

''Shhh ive got you'' I pull her into my lap cradling her like a baby, stroking her hair trying to soothe her as she sobs into my chest, ''Youre safe''

The words slipped out unexpectedly. I tense, realising what I just said.

Angel slowly lifts her head off my chest, her big green eyes looking up at me with pure shock.

I dont look at her, I dont dare to. The embarrassment taking over me as I shamefully look down at the floor.

''Y-you love me?'' her voice. It doesnt sound shameful, or disgusted like I expected.

It sounds...surprised and soft but also slightly sad, Like she never thought anyone could love her.

''I-I didn't mean to say it out loud. ..''

Her voice is soft and quiet, but loud enough to snap me from my own thoughts.

My negative thoughts leaving the second I see her eyes, full of honesty and love.

She loves me. I cant hide the smile on my face as I lean down to kiss her, she doesn't hesitate to kiss me back while wrapping her arms around my neck.

''I love you so much angelica'' I say against her lips.

i pull away slightly, planting a soft kiss on her temple.

''Why dont we make this official hm?'' angel looks at me, confused, with her eyebrow raised slightly.

I slide her off my lap and onto the bed before kneeling down in front of her, placing my hands on her knees.

''Angelica Farinelli. Would you do me the honours of being my beautiful girlfriend? ''

I chuckle softly and she smiles like shes pleased with herself, like all she wanted was for me to laugh.

''Get some sleep principessa. I still have 2 more gifts for you tomorrow'' (princess) she nods softly and slowly starts to drift off in my arms. I hold her for a little while longer before I feel my eyes start to close, slipping away into darkness.

I'm in cold dark room. Its quiet. Too quiet.

I walk forward into a small ray of light, after 2 steps it opens to reveal the ballroom.

People fill the room, happy and carefree, a soft chatter filling the air.

I turn around and suddenly everything changes.

The happy people that were once standing and talking, now piled up on the floor unconscious and covered in blood.

I frantically look around and I see her.

Angelica. Shes standing in the middle of the room, surrounded by bodies and smoke.

I hear guns going off from every direction and I start running towards her, the ballroom seemingly getting larger and larger with every step.

As soon as I feel like I'm getting closer she turns to me, tears running down her face and a soft whisper escaping her lips, ''Dante''

Before I can react, a gun goes off from the side.

The world around me stills and the air feels thick and heavy.

I cant breathe. I watch as the bullet slides through her skull, exiting the other side.

She goes limp, eyes wide and knees buckling beneath her before she collapses to the floor.

''ANGELICA!!'' before I have time to reach her lifeless body, its gone.

The ballroom now replaced with nothing but darkness.

I still hear the gunshot, I can still see the moment the bullet hits her–taking her life.

I fall to my knees, my body shaking uncontrollably as loud sobs escape my lips.

I can see her lifeless body laying on the floor in front of me.

A bullet hole through the side of her head. Shes gone ''...angel...''

I jolt awake. My body hot and sweaty and my breathing heavy.

What the fuck. I try to steady my breathing as I look around me, trying to assess the room.

is this real? Relief floods over me when I see angelicas beautiful face resting on my chest, sleeping soundly.

I bring my hand to the side of her head, softly brushing her hair away and inspecting it. No bullet hole.

I pull her body closer to my chest, so shes almost laying on top of me. I hear her let out a small squeak before snuggling up closer to my chest. I bury my head in her hair and sigh, shes okay, shes here in my arms. Shes safe.

''It was just a dream...'' I whisper to myself before drifting back to sleep.