"I feel like you will ruin me one day, Angelica." His voice was hoarse.



His forehead came to rest against mine.



"But why do I want to be ruined so badly?" He breathed.

~~

He was lightning and thunder, frightening, but so magnificent.

I was a hurricane, lost and in search of purpose.

When we met it was like a collision of two catastrophes.

But who knew chaos could be so beautiful, so addicting.

And for a moment, he made me forget the destruction that is inevitable when two storms collide.

When Storms Collide

/"The only person in this world who ever mattered to me was murdered in cold blood./"

Sebastian's words cut through the silence of the room.

My whole body stiffened and my breath hitched. My eyes locked with his grey ones, waiting for him to explain.

After a few beats of silence he finally spoke again. /"My mother left when we were very young and our father wasn't worthy of being called a father, he was cold and cruel, believed in discipline over compassion. It was my brother who raised me, although he was only seven years older than me, he was the only true guardian I had, mio fratello. (My brother)./"

Sebastian paused to swallow. /"He was a good man. He never wanted to be a part of this family. He didn't want this life for us. He sacrificed everything to me, he fought to send me to boarding school so I could get away from this world./"

I could feel my chest constricting. I could feel his pain.

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