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"We didn't say a word; we made a pact of silence because we were afraid of the consequences. We begged to go look for her, but they wouldn't let us out. My mother cried inconsolably, and we pretended to go to our room. We were the only ones who knew the path she took, and we couldn't go out looking for her!"

"In the end, we decided to escape. From my room, there was a pipe through which my brother and I slid down to the lower floor. We were loaded with our flashlights and Yuri's pellet gun. It was night, and you never know in the forest." Adriano blinked several times.

"And did you find her?"

"Yes, she had been trapped for hours, didn't realize it, and stepped into a burrow hidden in some brambles. Her foot got stuck among the underground roots, and she couldn't pull it out. Her face was full of streaks from crying, she had almost lost her voice from shouting for help. Her little hands were full of wounds from trying to free her foot, and she was shivering from the cold. I had never felt so bad about something. After all, it wasn't her fault for being so clingy, she just wanted to be with us, by our side. My brother and I freed her, and he carried her on his back all the way back."

"Were you punished?" I shook my head.

"Irisha never said we set her up; she could barely speak, and when she recovered, everyone assumed she had gotten lost looking for us."

"Why didn't she say anything?"

"She might not have told because she was too young to understand the magnitude of what we did. I'm not sure. However, from that day on, she stopped following us and distanced herself."

"And your parents didn't suspect that you found her and they didn't?" I shook my head.

"They were so happy that we found Irisha that, although they scolded us a little for escaping, they ended up rewarding us for the rescue."

"That's unfair!" he exclaimed, hitting the bed.

"What is?"

"That they rewarded you! If you had told the truth, they would have punished you."

"Then, according to your idea of justice, it would be fair for me to tell R what you've been doing to me these past two days, right?" Adri fell silent. "That's what I thought. Adriano, things aren't black or white; there are many nuances, and we have to find them. I propose something."

"To confess?"

"No, a truce. You don't try to ruin my life, and in return, I'll try to change your idea that I'm a witch and that I only want to get rid of you. I'll look for things for these days that give us a chance and make you decide whether it's worth it or not for us to get along decently."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, maybe you'll never be able to love me, that's not in my hands, however, we can try to make coexistence not hell and tolerate each other. Do you agree?" He weighed my words.

"And do you promise not to try to send me to a boarding school?" I held up my hand, raising my pinky. Yuri and I always sealed promises like this when we were little.

"Koroleva's word, when we give it, always keep it, you can trust me." Adriano raised his hand and offered me his pinky. A small warmth ran through my chest, and I knew I had made a good decision.

That night, after thinking a lot about what we could do, I started working on the list. I wrote and crossed out several ideas when large hands took my shoulders.

"I see you're very focused." It was true; I didn't even hear him approach.

"I'm finishing up the activities I want us to do with Adri; I think I've come up with some ideal ones."

"I like that you're involved," he murmured, dragging his beard over my neck to nibble on it. I sighed.

"Everything okay with Dante?" He didn't respond because his mouth was too busy. His hands flew to my breasts. "R..." I murmured with goosebumps.

"I'll tell you later; right now, I really want to fuck you. I haven't been able to stop thinking about all the things I want to do to you."

"You always want to fuck me."

"That's because you're too damn hot, and you ride my cock like nobody else," his reflection made me laugh. "What? She adores you, and so do I."

"I can see that," he stopped abruptly, his eyes on the paper.

"Did you put going to a shooting range with Adri as an activity for tomorrow? And an extreme survival courses for the day after?" I smiled, intertwining my fingers behind his neck.

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