I Became Mafia's Wife Twice Another life

Another life

"*....*" this present past flashback

- They say, in the final moments before death, your entire life flashes before your eyes. But for me… it wasn’t my life. It wasn’t my family, or my mission, or even the betrayal that brought me here,No -

Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

<mocking> "*Aw, don’t flatter yourself. You’re just useful in a fight, that’s all*"

- It was him -

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]

<grinning> "*Useful? I carried you out of that mess yesterday. You’re welcome, by the way*"

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]

Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

"*Carried me? I had everything under control! You just like playing hero*"

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]

<leaning closer, teasing> "*You keep telling yourself that, princess*"

Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

<rolling her eyes but smiling faintly> "*Stop calling me that*"

- Did he ever love me? What am I even thinking? -

Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

"*Marry me, Zane Alaric. It’s a contract marriage, purely for convenience. I can provide what you need, and you can do the same for me*"

Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

- Love was never meant for us. It was forbidden, a rule we both swore to follow -

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]

<didn’t flinched instead simply nodded> "*Fine. But make no mistake, Eliana. This is business, nothing more ❄️*"

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]

? ? ? ?

"*Let's see who falls in love first, hmm?*"

- Both of us felt insulted by that mere suggestion, so we both said the same words at the same time -

Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

"*That will be the last thing I ever do!*"

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]

"*That will be the last thing I will ever do!*"

- I thought I meant it then. I thought he did too. But now, as I stand on the edge of nothingness, the truth twist painfully in my chest. Did I break first? Or did he? -

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]

<gritting his teeth>"*Do you have a death wish, Eliana?*"

- And yet, the only thing I can remember, here on the edge of oblivion, is him -

Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

<wincing as she sat down> "*It’s just a scratch*"

Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]

Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

<teasing> "*You care, Zane Alaric. Admit it*"

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]

<meeting her eyes> "*Don’t push your luck*"

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Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

<spinning clumsily> "*I’m so happy today… I deserve a dance! Look at me, Zane!*"

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]

<fake cry> "*Remind me never to let you drink again*"

Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

"*Whatever you say, towel-less Zane!*” <sang while waving the towel like a banner once more>

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Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

<furious> "*Why did you step in back there? You could’ve gotten yourself killed*"

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]

<calmly> "*Because I don’t leave people behind*"

Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

<looking away> "*You shouldn’t risk your life for someone like me*"

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]

"*Someone like you? Eliana, you’ve saved my life more times than I can count. I trust you*"

Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

<voice softening> "*Trust me? That’s dangerous*"

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]

<with a faint smile> "*So am I*"

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[PRESENT]

The woman who sworn she'd never fall in love now lay here, bleeding and broken because she loved too much.

Because she dared to hope, even for a moment, that he might also feel the same

Eliana Romano-Grayson/ [Fl/PASTSELF]

I just want to rest now.... *weakly*

- I whispered to no one, the words barely audible. The world blurs and faintly I hear someone screaming my name—a voice filled with panic and desperation -

- I wish I could see your face one last time -

- Are you angry? -

- Shattered? -

- Or... do you regret it, too? -

Zane Alaric Romano/Silent Reaper/[Ml]