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White Knight, Dark Heart

The Devil bent my ear today.

He said you needed a protector in this darkened world.

I came out of the shadows, with blood on my hands and the truth on my face.

I said: "What do you want?"

He said: "It's about a girl."

And I saw her.

Broken wings with a child's shadow at her back in a mirror of infinity.

I couldn't look away.

It was magical.

The Devil bent my ear today.

I won't forget I ever met you.

I'll hold your hand in the last hour.

Because I swore I would.

Judeth Clayton: Queen, Disrupted

Don’t Tear Away From Me

I Need You to Hold On To

How Can This Mean Anything To Me?

When All You Do Is Keep Bleeding Through

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My history is written in Blood & Gold

I am Judeth Clayton; Queen, Interrupted

I am Judeth Clayton; Queen, Disrupted

{{[[ @f0rtis-fortuna-adiuvat   ||  @lalienna-dementriento ]]}}

All You Can't Leave Behind

She gave this to me...

Before she left

And you made me watch it die.

How long did you think I'd let you live?

I would have ended you, Judeth

I had every intention

Now I'm not sure

You'll ever leave

{[ @f0rtis-fortuna-adiuvat - @lalienna-dementriento ]}

Be seeing you, Mr. Wick

Jagged Edges

Even Gods may bleed out

Against my hands

In love

Out of hope

Out of time

Out of my mind

Stay...

Black Arts

“Have you really thought this through? I mean, really chewed it down to the bone? You dip so much as a pinky back into this pool and you’ll find that something very nasty will reach out and drag you back in.”

Be seeing you, Mr. Wick.

I need you, John.

I need you like a drug.

I need you even though you’re hurting me.

How I do refuse you when you look at me like that?

How do we stop destroying each other?

When I can’t say no.

No, to you.

The Crown

Yes, we are Princes of Darkness.

Blue Bloods of Crime.

We wear the Camorra Crown.

And once you’re in, you’ll never get out.

Not alive anyway.

Two Thrones

“Wear a dress.” He told her.

She was hot and cold at once. The way he made her feel, with just the sound of his voice.

And she knew the time would come when they’d take it all from her. It’s not that she didn’t welcome the change. It’s that she feared the cost was more than she was prepared to pay.

Two Thrones reared to her left and right.

One held by the Prince of Rome, the other by the Knight of the Underworld.

How could she refuse them?

They’d cut her vein into a wine glass and watched her grow cold.

She could read between the lines with their fangs in her throat.

Nothing was at it seemed.

She put on her battle dress and prepared for war.

The things we do for love....

"Fuck... daddy!"

Mmh.

Yeah.

He liked that.

That felt good.

The way she rubbed herself against him. Touched him, kissed him. It was erotic. Hot. He knew deep down he shouldn't touch her. This was the bosses' girl. But she was so... Hungry? Yeah, she made him hard. He caught himself staring. Those heels, those legs, those hips, that ass. Damn. Boss is a lucky man. He wanted a piece of that action. But Nah man. His brothers elbowed his ribs. Shook there heads. Look but don't touch they said. Okay. So he tried to not satisfy himself remembering the night he watched his boss eat that pussy down the length of a scope.

That made him cum hard. Way harder than was prudent. And he'd gotten hot with his boss before. Been a daddy then too. The Prince came home, pissed off, hurt after a bad fight in the streets. So he got him cleaned up, got him a drink. Lit him a smoke. Rubbed him down like a lathering horse. Right there, between his legs. Great big Italian cock. Felt good in his hands. Both boys got... Experimental. Good night. Really good night. He was on guard duties a lot more after that. But this!? The bosses' dancer. Yeah, he made her dance. Deep. Against his tongue. Made her watch as he sucked her deep into his mouth and roll under pleasure. He didn't make her beg. Just focused on getting her there. Three times.

Mmh. Now he understood what Tino tasted in her. Sweet. Lusty. He liked performing for her. And yeah, he even had a tattoo on the underside of his cock in a calligraphic script that read the words ' Until it hurts'. He liked cumming for her. Moaning and grinding his hips. He almost asked her to get on. He was a big boy but he knew she'd adjust. Girls always did. He wanted to know what she felt like on the inside. But he didn't ask. Touching himself under her eyes was enough. He loved being her attack dog. In the morning. No regrets. He cleaned her up. Fed and kissed her. Sent her back to her Papi. ‘Cos Tino was a stud. He deserved to be tapping that. He'll, he almost did. But he made her promise. No calls, no texts. No marks on her body. Just a knock on his door. Late. After work. Glass of wine. Good meal. He'd go hungry just to eat her. Fuck. He was addicted to this rush.

"Wanna touch it, baby?" His body. Her fingers over the words. He wanted to purr for her.

Until it hurts.

{[ @lalienna-dementriento @f0rtis-fortuna-adiuvat   || You aren’t the only one that did a thing. I did it too. And we are taking this too far. Right to the end of the line. It’s sinfully delicious, the mess this Camorra crew are capable of getting themselves into when it comes to love. ]}

Daddy. Not Papi

@laserglassspider - @f0rtis-fortuna-adiuvat // I uh...did a thing...and uhm...yeah.

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“I can’t sleep. Hector is with someone...Ares is with Santino...tony and Marcus and I aren’t that close. Can I-“

She didn’t even have to finish. Christov let his door swing open completely, allowing her entrance. She thanked him softly, stepping past him. She left her shoes neatly by the door, noticing now that her coworker wore only loose fitted pants. She had never seen all of his tattoos. Her eyes trailed down his chest, the bear on his abdomen baring it’s fangs at her. She smiled slightly, making her way around him to his back. He stayed still, allowing her to check him out. Like a cat stalking something. Or a wolf. Seeing if he was a friend or foe.

“I was your last choice? Ouch.” His hand went to his check in mock hurt. His voice was husked from sleep, the gravel of his tone making her stomach flip. She laughed slightly, backing off from him, distracting her eyes by taking in his rooms.

“No, I just...didn’t want to annoy you or bother you. You may have company.” She suggested with a dark tone, a smirk on her lips. She never saw the women he was with. He was discrete. Shuffled them in and out quickly. Never staying overnight. She didn’t know what his type was. He chuckled, shaking his head.

“Just missed them.” He teased. “Come on, babygirl. You know you can always come to me, right? How long have you been up?” It was past four am. She debated just getting ready for the day. Still, she wore shorts and a thin strapped tank top, eyes tired and dark under her eyes.

“I haven’t gone to sleep yet...” she admitted.

“God, woman! Let’s go. Bed. Now.” He pointed, directing her to his bedroom. His tone threw her off, swallowing thickly as a slight arousal washed over her. No, no. She was tired and missing her papi. Her papi... she missed him. So so much. That was all. She wasn’t fighting a slight shaking of her thighs as he commanded her...

She obeyed his commands, biting her lip. The bed was messed as he had been sleeping. A half finished wine glass sat atop the bedside table. She looked to him, a suggestive smile, cheeky. He took care of his women.

“Long day.” He corrected. “Earlier was a joke. There were no guests over tonight beside you. You may rest easy knowing the sheets are virgin of a woman’s touch.

She blushed, turning her head. She crawled onto the mattress, the crisp white sheets smelling of him. He took residence on the other side, yawning deeply.

“Sorry to wake you. Thank you.” She met his eyes.

“Don’t worry about it, sweetheart. Get some sleep. I’ll protect you.” His eyes shimmered with something...she couldn’t place what it was. Her eyes traveled down his ink, awed at the dark marks. A smile appeared on his face, laying on his back so she could see better.

“Wanna touch em?”

“Can I?” She asked, slightly afraid to. He nodded, amusement on his features.

“I’m not gonna hurt you.im you’re attack dog, babygirl. Promise I don’t bite...that hard.”

“I do.” She mumbled without much thought, smiling sheepishly as she realized what she said. She avoided his dark gaze, instead looking at his shoulder. She reached out, running her fingers down his arm, tracing a head of a cobra. It’s tongue was frozen on its lower lip, fangs tearing up at her. He seemed to have a whole zoo on his arm. A flower bloomed on his forearm. On his elbow was a spider web.

“Do they have meanings?” She asked like a bewildered child. She was entranced by their beauty, the sexiness. She liked the pain when she was given her coat of arms. It was erotic and sensual. She fed from it. Did he like the pain as well?

“Some. A lot are drunken night when I was younger.” Christov answered, blinking slowly, wanting to capture this moment forever. Goosebumps rose where her fingers landed. She brushed over his strong hands, veins prominent. She nearly moaned, imagining his grip around her throat. Tattoos everywhere, even on his fingers.

“What’s...this one from?” She pointed to a bird on his wrist, pulling his hand closer to her to examine it.

“That was in Vienna. Maybe three years ago. I saw a bird while on the job and I liked it. I got the guy to draw it pretty exact.”

She met his eyes, nodding slightly.

“Pretty. Or...whatever you’re supposed to call men’s tattoos. Handsome?” She asked herself, laughing. “It’s sexy.” She decided finally. Next she went to his neck, tracing tentacles along his skin. Some type of octopus. They went all along his neck, to the back of it and spreading to his shoulders. She grunted slightly, motioning for him to turn. He did, lying now on his stomach. She straddled his back, licking her lips.

“This okay?” She asked. He chuckled. She could feel him underneath her...

“Yeah, baby.” God, his voice...

She prayed he couldn’t feel her arousal through her shorts, hating herself for feeling this way. She wasn’t his. He wasn’t hers. They worked together. Co workers. He acted as her protector... like a brother. But she didn’t want him as a brother right now... his boss was her boyfriend. Yet, she stayed as she was, moving up his back, scratching her nails gently back down. He sighed, eyes shutting as he relaxed. The day had worn him out. Running errands for his boss like a slave all day even though he was in another country. Leaving his Spanish flower alone...unattended....horny...it was almost as though he was asking for her to get fucked. Maybe that’s why he took ares. Because he knew they were frisky. He probably didn’t think that Lalienna would try anything with his other men. Hector was an obvious no. They were close siblings. Hector was her brother by association. It would be weird. She never thought of him that way. She didn’t really notice Christov either...she knew he was handsome. Sexy. But she hadn’t become aroused by him. Not until tonight. Tattoos...his tattoos against his flesh. The way his muscles contracted and expanded as he moved. Breathed. She was a mess.

Lalienna didn’t know what came over her. Whether she was possessed or simply went insane, but she bent down and kissed the back of his neck, tracing the ink with her finger. That was fine. It was a chaste kiss...but she didn’t stop there. Oh no... she kept going.

Her tongue then traced the tentacle under his hairline, clawing at his shoulder slightly. Maybe that was a bit risqué...but it could be fine. If she had stopped....

Kissing to the crook of his neck, hands roaming his back... she bared her fangs like the snake on his arm, sinking her teeth into the flesh above his shoulder blade. And she had moaned, rolling her hips involuntary against him. His eyes opened, moving his neck to allow better access for her lips. She was given permission, not denied this pleasure. Her lips ghosted his ear, whispering darkly.

“You’re my attack dog? Then attack.” Her sultry tone, her lips against his skin, her hands, her hips grinding against him drove him insane. He was quick to move, her falling against the mattress barely having enough time to react as he pinned her down, holding her chin. Those eyes. Boring into her, ripping her heart out, lighting a fire inside of her flower. She burned with passion and arousal, biting her lip suggestively, writhing underneath him slightly.

‘Do something....please.’ She eyed him. He growled huskily; it drove her mad, arching her back off the mattress to feel him...his erection. She shivered in delight knowing he was enjoying this as much as she was.

“You’re not my papi. But you can be my daddy for the night.” She whispered in his ear, tugging on his lobe as she brought her head back against the sheets. Another growl.

Papi was passionate. It was personal. An emotional name she had given Santino. Her caregiver.

Daddy held no meaning. Simply someone she wanted in the moment. Christov had been called daddy many times before by many women. He held that aura. He was powerful, strong, a daddy. He enjoyed it. It was a turn on. Maybe a fetish. And now...this young Spanish maiden was begging for him.

“Santino would kill me. And you...you know this, babygirl.” He said in a semi defeated tone. She shrugged, giggling.

“Yes, if we fucked.”

His eyebrow raised, catching her hint. Sex...what was the textbook definition? A male penetrating a female with his manhood... so...that meant that head and oral weren’t sex by definition...

That also meant that when his thumb found her erect nipple from under her shirt that...it wasn’t sex. It was fine. And, when but at her neck, that it was okay. She pushed him slightly though, shaking her head.

“No marks. No hickeys. Okay?” She grabbed his face, narrowing her eyes.

“Yes ma’am.” He answered, dipping his lower half of his body against hers. Her legs spread for him, wrapping around his waist. She rolled her eyes, laughing.

“You’re older than me, daddy.” She watched as his eyes darkened, lust washing over him. She smiled, nipping at his lower lip. She found the waistband of his pants, palming his arousal through the fabric. He groaned hotly, attacking her lips as he pushed her flat against the mattress. His hand snakes up her shirt, squeezing her breast over her bra. She thanked her past self for dressing in purple lace tonight. He was careful as his lips trailed down her body to her stomach to not mark her. She watched with intense curiosity as his tattooed hands ran up her thighs, up her shorts. She whimpered, shivering in ecstasy. She throbbed against his touch.

“Daddy...Christov...”

she had said his name before, sure. When’s he greeted him or wanted his attention. But never like this...the breathy pleasurable sigh. Like a prayer fleeting from her lips. He craved it.

She pushed herself up in her elbows, pulling him into a passionate kiss, her tongue dancing with his.

“Lay down.” She whispered hurriedly, lifting the tank top from her body, placing it to the side. She resisted the urge to fold it, shaking herself from the thought. She’d be fine.... no, she wouldn’t. She folded it, shimmying out of her shorts as well and folding them, returning to her dark lover of tonight. She adored his ink, kissing up his arms while she straddled his abdomen, his hands on her hips and pushing his groin up against her ass. The thin fabric of his pants and her underwear did little to interrupt grinding his manhood along her skin. She gasped, gripping his shoulders, biting her lip to suppress a moan.

“I want to hear you, princess.”

“We’re going to get a noise complaint, daddy. Besides, do you really think it’s a good idea to be loud when tony is not five doors down?” She now moved between his legs, but not before he pushed her down against his chest, grabbing her barely covered butt, bringing her heat hard against him. She moaned then, hiding her face in his chest as she sighed and groaned, nipping at his flesh in a frenzy.

“Fuck, daddy....”

her eyes traveled up to his as she kissed just above the fabric, licking her lips in anticipation. She wanted to taste him. Intended to. But he was faster, flipping them once more, tsking.

“No, baby. You’re the one who can’t sleep. Let me wear you out.” A dirty smirk on his lips. He dipped his head to lick up her flower above the fabric teasingly.

“Daddy!” She whined, gripping the sheets. He chuckled against her, nose rubbing against her bundle of nerves. Finally he ripped the fabric from her body, tearing the fibers. She gasped, panting in need. His tongue lapped at her opening, demanding her eyes. He would fuck her with his tongue and make her keep eye contact. Again and again he sucked, licked, teasing her with his mouth. Anytime she shut her eyes or moved them from his gaze, he would stop, waiting for her attention once more. She hated him for this, but quickly learned to keep contact, needing his attention on her needy core. She came hard against his tongue, nearly screaming his name along with a string of Spanish curses, gripping his hair. All while looking into those eyes. Christov licked her clean like a dog devouring a meal, moaning softly against her flower. She tried to protest against him continuing, wanting to repay him. He simply shushed her with a gentle nibble against her clit. That shut her up quickly, falling apart quickly after. She came three times before passing out from exhaustion, mumbling a Thanks as christov tucked her in, kissing her forehead. He held a sly grin on his lips, stroking himself slowly till he got off, the memory of her moans and taste still on his tongue being enough to send him over the edge. He fell back against the mattress, and Lalienna curled herself into him, sleeping soundly.

“All you gotta do is ask, babygirl. I’ll take care of you.” He mumbled into her hair, eyes becoming heavy as he too fell into a slumber.

Judgement XX

The Adjudicator

“Actiones Secundum Fidei”

‘According Faith Actions’

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She makes no apologies.

The card is thrown.

The Table has Spoken.

Do what you must.

Mouthpiece of the Gods.

Weighs your Sins.

Perfect Justice.

I was wrong.

I sinned against you.

I've always known I was beneath you.

Your dog.

You've always cut me, down to the bone.

And I've never been strong enough to fight you off.

Even if I told myself otherwise.

Stop it. Stop hurting me.

I've got no soul to sell.

I gave you the last piece.

It's killing me.

Losing you like this.

Help me get away from myself.

You bring me closer to God.

{Don't make me sleep alone.}

The Keys to Our Rooms

Sable knew the truth. He was the first to review the security footage and show it to Jeremy. The Prince of Rome was hitting on the girl in Room 509. Her meal that night had been paid for by his cheque. One less to the bill for Mistress Clayton care of The Tower of London Miss DeMentriento had fine taste. Her plate was expensive. Seafood always was. Mr. D'Antonio was seemingly made of money. Powerful Italian. And spending it on luxurious food for a pretty lady as a means of impressing her was always on his charter. That was the way of things at The Continental London. Sable was busy reconciling the day's trading takings in order to process his paperwork for the bank. It was his business to know these things. What the guests ordered in the dining room. How many times they requested room service, laundry fees, parking charges, weapons acquirements, medical services, adult entertainment, night club access, private dancers, high class escorts. Accounts Payable, Administration. Everything went through his computers, through his records, though his ledgers, through his books.

And these room keys he handed his guests: They had a chip in them that unlocked doors the world never knew existed. Just like those gold coins that formed a silent currency in exchange for services rendered. Blood Money. Body Removal. Blood Money.

It became common knowledge, soon thereafter; that Mr. D'Antonio had proposed possible Camorra employment to Miss. DeMentriento. That was an exciting proposition for someone so young and so displaced from the world. The White Women, their new female initiates were bought and sold, traded like livestock. They were livestock. Expendable. Their purpose was to fight, breed, kill and die. But not here. Not in his house. Not in Jeremy's house. This hotel was a neutral ground.  House rules were simple. 'No Business Allowed' And their motto: 'An Oasis of Calm and Civility' Those were the words of The Continental London. The exact same as New York City, Rome, Barcelona, Morocco and Sydney. No matter where in the world you went. If you were part of the Gold Class Standard. Seven Stars of immaculate class and infinite style... If you wanted the Continental Experience. Then you paid the price. And you put your weapons away. And you did exactly as you were told. In exchange you got a luxurious room, as many meals as you could desire, a magnificent bar, gardens and hire cars. You got safety, security, peace of mind. You had bell hops, valets, maids, waiters, personal assistants, state of the art technology and the greatest underground entertainment anywhere in the world. It all came for a price. You wanted that gold card? You wanted the high rolling luxury? Black suits, diamonds and gold? Then yes, you paid in Blood Money.

Now only prime staff knew the truth. Sir Jeremy, the Owner/Manager. The Iris twins, reception officers and night club hostesses. And he... the Concierge. Sable.

He could gather from the records and security footage that he'd reviewed; extra footage that the High Guard exchanged for coin... exactly what was going on between the guests in Room 768 and Room 509. Mr. D'Antonio had taken a new employee to the D'Antonio Family. A new member for the Camorra High Guard. Everyone was very happy that Miss. DeMentriento, a complete underworld unknown; was secured into such a powerful house name. It would do her good. But Sable knew the truth. As did the Iris Twins. As did Sir Jeremy. That the Italian Prince was hitting on the girl in Room 509.

Only The Finest Will Reign

Welcome to ‘Reign’ - Underworld of Sin. 

House Rules Apply. 

Guns at the Door.

Along with your Inhibitions. 

And your blood money bullshit. 

We’re not interested in your dramas. Your grudges, your family feuds are mute. You come here to party. Heels, Designer Dresses... And your Finest Suit. We want you dripping in Diamonds. We want you dripping in Gold. Right here’s where we want you. Get a drink, get bought, get sold. 

Ladies on the dance floor. Burlesque and poles. Gents grab those girls, back to back, grind ‘em souls.

We come here to dance. Drop our guns and sing. We come here to party. Forget everything. 

‘Coz the streets are dirty. The bullets and bombs.  

But when we come to party. We’re writing new Psalms.

ONLY THE FINEST WILL ‘REIGN’

The Camorra High Guard

Pride of Italy. 

Royalty of Rome. 

Criminal Landmarks. 

It starts and ends here. Even though we are visitors to England. Guests of London. Allies of Iron Fortuna. Under the Table, for Lorenzo D’Antonio. Under the Table, for Gianna D’Antonio. Under the Table far beneath Athena, The White Women, The Tower of London. We are your allies. We stand together. We believe in the power of Family. Because blood will always be thicker than water. We believe in an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. We have guns, blades, dogs and money. We’re the first and last Gangsters you want rolling up to your house. Late at night, we’re in the alleyways, in the streets. In your houses, in your car parks. We own our cities and we’re about to own yours. Our brothels, nightclubs and dockyards. And you can say you don’t need us. But we’re still waiting on your protection money. Because we are both Death and Taxes. Checks and Balances. Crime and Punishment. Rules and Consequences. 

Pay up or shut up mother fucker. Yeah, we did. We fucked over your wife, your sister and your mother. We enjoyed it. We’d do it again for fun. While you’re watching. So salute. Step out of that car. Hands up. Stand and Deliver. 

We do this for Italy. We do this for Rome. 

You say we can’t, but you stop us you won’t. 

We are the Camorra High Guard. 

We are the Italian Silk Mafia. 

Game on, bitches. Play on.

When you love till it hurts....

"You must travel dark hallways to get there. And it is a place of sin. The Red Door stands as the gateway to abandon. And you'll do anything if they let you in." ~ Sable

{| @lalienna-dementriento @f0rtis-fortuna-adiuvat |}

I bled. I cried. I apologized.

Now forgive me.

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There’s something sinister and cruel about making someone wait. They know what’s coming. They know the storm is on its way. But when...thats the real trouble. When will it come? When. When. When. When?! But that was your plan, wasn’t it? She marked me, so you marked me worse. You made me wait... to think about my sins. You asked me if it was worth it. If she was worth it.

No. Never. Because I fucking want you. Only you. And I’d choose you again and again. I’d tear my heart out for you. I’d break my own bones, my ankles and dance for you. I would bring you the moon if you asked for it. I’d break myself if it’d mean you’d be okay. So here I sit with my sin. And I wait. And wait. And wait...wondering when.

Yes, I made her wait. I shut her out. Shut her down. And it killed me to do it. I shouldn't have marked her. I shouldn't have theatened her. But I was suffering, bleeding out. She didn't see it. The way she held me under. Drowning me.

Have mercy lover. I won't survive you like this. There's a piece of the painting that's been slashed away forever. Why did it have to be the wings?

“You thought your could tear off my wings by using your tears to bring me home? Is that what you thought? Really?” - S. D’Antonio 

Medusa Risen: Severance 

She'd betrayed him.

It was all he could think about. There he was, in Vienna, Austria, working for her. To build her reputation, to secure her alliances with people outside of England and Italy for which she might be able to expand herself and come into her own. And this was how she repaid him? He'd worked so hard these past two months, securing papers, documents, passports, licenses. The people he'd had to talk to. The meetings he'd had to attend. The lies he'd had to tell. It was all so tenuous. So dangerous. It could all have come apart so easily. But those people, they trusted him. He was of the Camorra, after all. His reputation proceeded him wherever he went. Such was the power of the D'Antonio family. His father Lorenzo D'Antonio Camorra sat at the eighth seat of The High Table for Italy. A Crime Lord, like no other. Hundreds of years of Mafia tradition passed down from family to family. And now it all rested on his shoulders. Alright, not his shoulders directly. That was currently his sister's burden. Gianna D'Antonio was acting Queen Regent under her father Lorenzo. She spoke on his behalf because their father trusted his daughter's judgments on his affairs across the globe implicitly. Because Lorenzo was only one man after all. He could not do everything himself. It wasn't possible. Yes he had men, yes he had money, yes he had power. But who better to run his affairs for him when he needed to rest than his own flesh and blood? His children, the two siblings, Gianna and Santino. They were good children. Obedient. They understood the ways of the world. One day, they would overshadow him. He would back down in the Winter of his grateful retirement and watch his daughter rise to take the Italian throne on his behalf. His legacy would be secure. He was not a young man anymore and this life... the Camorra, his Mafia... well. It took a toll on you. He'd lost his wife Marcella some many years ago. When his children were so fragile. So young. She walked out on him, broken down. Distraught. The light gone from her eyes. After almost thirty years of marriage. She just left. The wedding ring on the dining room table. No note. No nothing. Just gone. He was a single parent now. Yes, he had money, he had power, he had family, he had friends. He was a Crime Lord. He owned Rome. He owned Italy. But he had a broken heart. And a man with a broken heart is not a good father to young children. At least, not in this life.

He was looking forward to stepping down. In the Winter of his retirement. Yes. His legacy would be secure. He'd managed it. He'd raised his children right. Gianna was a prodigy. Purely exceptional, the way she comported herself. The achievements she'd completed. Her brother... Santino... Well... He was young still. You're not at real man until you reach thirty-five. He wasn't thirty-five yet. He was barely thirty-one. He'd only honestly tried to give a damn about the Camorra in the last five years. And he'd fucked it up horrifically. Mistakes get made. That's to be expected. We're only human, after all. But honestly. Why couldn't he be more like this sister? More dedicated? More confident? At least a little more fucking discreet would be appreciated. Santino's whoring was legendary. He'd brought so much shame and dishonour upon the D'Antonio family with his loose morals and lack of common decency. More like a lack of common sense. That issue two years ago, with Marissa Conti had been the final straw. He either get help and clean up his fucking act; or he'd personally kick down his bedroom door and smother him in his sleep. Even if it was his son. He'd brought him into this world. Marcella D'Antonio had almost died at his labor. Well, he'd return the favor and take him directly back out of it again. If that's what it took, so be it. Lorenzo D'Antonio Camorra was not a man to be trifled with. He honoured his family. He honoured his blood. But honour sometimes ran thicker than blood and definitely thinker than water. Santino knew this. He knew it with every fiber of his being. So he chafed, and burned and brooded and was bitter and resentful and hateful to the world around him. Typical Italian. But he cooled off. He thought it through. His sister helped him clean up the ruins of his life. His punishment for the 'Marissa Conti Debacle' had been paid for in blood, sweat and tears. It took him two years of his life to rise from the ashes of that ruin. Two years was too long to lose your mind over a woman. So he swore to himself, once it was over. That he'd never go down the path again. And it never really was over, because nor his father, his sister nor his colleagues whom he thought of as family and friends would never...NEVER, let him live it down. They would remind him of it constantly. Every time he went out. Every time he stayed in. Every time he took a call, or went to a bar or was trying to read or study or work. They looked at him. With eyes that said, 'We know what you did to Marissa Conti, Santino. And if you ever pull that kind of bullshit again, we swear to God, we'll fucking end you ourselves.'

He wasn't going to argue with that logic. He liked living, even if it was painful the majority of the time. He found love and beauty in everything. In everyone. Anything was possible. Everything was possible. So long as you were alive, all wrongs could be righted. Nothing however, can help you or the world if you're dead. And dead was where Santino D'Antonio did not want to be for a very, very long time. So he cleaned up. Just like he promised. He grew a little tact and better diplomacy. He straightened his back bone. He started comporting himself as less of a disgrace and more of a hero, risen from the ashes of torment and suffering. He was a romantic after all. And a man. And a man in this world needs a woman to love. At least, in his world, he needed a woman to love. So soon after meeting her, he'd been fantasying, day dreaming. Visions in his mind's eye playing on repeat. When he heard certain songs, ate certain foods. Everywhere he went, everything he saw and did reminded him of her. His Dancer. His Mistress.

Gianna had said to him, privately, face to face when they met in London, shortly after Lalienna's initiation into the Camorra employ, “Se arriva il momento che ti rendi conto che la ami davvero, allora non dovresti aspettare. Fai di lei una donna onesta. Prendila come tua moglie. Ti farebbe bene." (If the time comes that you realize you really love her, then you shouldn't wait. Make an honest woman out of her. Take her as your wife. It would do you good.) Oh he obsessed over that fantasy. He knew, it had only been two months of dating her seriously. Of showering her with gifts and love and affection. It was cathartic, what she made him feel. It was precious, sacred. It made him feel whole. Pure. New again. It was love. Yes. He was a man in love and he could not deny his intended was Lalienna.

So can you imagine, how it hurt him when he received that text? Those photos? He was alone in his hotel room, upon the bed. Tired, but he couldn't sleep without wishing her goodnight or calling to say good morning. She was so beautiful. And what she did for his libido was biblical. He'd done a lot of whoring in his young years. He'd been in and out of the petals of many women, lovers, prostitutes, orgies and one night stands, by the dozens, hundreds maybe. Who keeps count of these things? Only an idiot keeps count. You don't count love or passion no matter how you spend it. He certainly didn't. But Lalienna was different. The moment he saw her in the foyer of The Continental. She wasn't wearing anything particularly interesting. Just jeans and a t-shirt. She had a single bag and no attendants. No guards. No nothing. But he'd seen her eyes. They were the eyes of a child that had been ripped from their mother's grasp. And he knew what that was like. When his own mother, Marcella walked out on Lorenzo. So he was intrigued. What makes a pretty girl like that, walk into a place like this? Wearing such plain clothes too. Her lip appeared puffy and split. She certainly didn't look like she had any money. But looks can be deceiving. He knew this. He'd played that game before just to get what he wanted. When he wanted it. He was good at it. He usually won. So he'd sent his best man to tail her. To learn of her movements. To see if something slipped. "No contact. Just shadow." That had been his instruction. If only he knew what he was dealing with! If only! She'd sent his best man back to him with a dislocated shoulder and a very sorry story to tell. 'Little bitch!' His thoughts had raged. 'I'll kill her for this. I'll fucking break her scrawny neck.'   She was lucky. She was staying two floors beneath him in The Continental. And that was difficult to do without money or skill. So if you didn't have either of those, you were either a civilian, which he doubted after what his best man had told him; or you were sponsored by a powerful family. What his man told him started to make sense. She moved like a dancer. She had an attack that was practised military elegance. She didn't hesitate and she didn't falter. She was a little machine of war. And she was apparently un-owned. For now.

That was her. Lalienna DeMentriento, staring back suggestively with sinful angles that made him stroke himself as he gazed on the photos she'd sent to his phone. Fuck... She was good. Too good. She always made him cum. Even if he didn't think he wanted to. Even if he didn't think he could. She tore it out of him, one way or another. He was tired from a full day of travel and back to back business. He'd not even had the chance to eat properly. He'd not slept for more than two or three hours in at least three days. But that didn't matter, he was doing it for the girl in these pictures. Her voice alone was enough to take the edge off any trial he was going through. She released him in ways he couldn't express in human language. She was doing it again. Sending these pictures. Look at those curves! That body! Those breasts, hips and thighs. That neck... that neck.... that..... What's that on her neck? He released his cock from his hand and sat upright on the bed, zooming into the photo. And he saw it. That mark. Just above her collar bone. Her consequences as she had once called them. He remembered every touch, kiss and bite he'd ever given her. He memorised them with such clarity it was haunting. He knew... He fucking knew that wasn't his. So who? Who? Was it Wick again? The fucking little whore. Was Wick back, riding his lover like a horse in his own bed whilst he was away, working?! Is that what this was?!

He was sick. Physically. He literally revolted and vomited a mixture of coffee, wine and pasta directly onto the bed. He was paralyzed in shock. What mess he was making! He forced himself to get up, to run to the bathroom. His head in the toilet bowl without ceremony, he emptied the contents of his stomach with violent retching that left his insides burning and raw. Tears stung his eyes. He tried to tell himself it was the illness that shocked him. But he was lying to himself. In truth it was the betrayal. And it wasn't new to him. This had happened before when he was younger. He'd left lovers because they committed adultery outside of his consent and outside of his knowledge. He didn't need that. He was proud and jealous and ultimately, for all his whoring, he realized that he was actually quite loyal and rather monogamous. If nothing else he was a man of his word. And he would be honest if he wanted another. He wouldn't break her heart. He'd let her down gently with flowers and gifts. Then he'd tell her it was over. That he was sorry. He could not continue this way. It was not fair on her, not fair on him. He was sorry, he knew it was painful. But it wasn't the last time they'd fall in love. They were young. There was always hope. There would always be another. Sometimes the break ups went well. Other times, not so much. He'd always end up in tears no matter how strong he acted. Because it hurt when you were leaving someone. Or when someone was leaving you. It hurt to be betrayed. It was hurting him. And he was crying about it. There, in a hotel bathroom in Vienna, Austria. With his head in a toilet where'd he'd vomited the majority of his dinner after seeing a love bite on the neck of a woman he wanted to propose marriage to. Even if it had only been two months. He was trying to keep it cool. He was trying to take it slow. But he was Italian. Passionate. Excitable. Highly strung. And he was crying.

It took him ten minutes or more to clean himself up. To brush his teeth and wash his face. To have the maids replace his soiled bed linen. He paid them extra for his disgrace, pushing the tips personally into their hands and thanking them profusely. He was sorry they had to see him like that. Poor women were worried for him. They said he looked pale and asked if he wanted them to call a doctor. "No, thank you. I'm just tired and it's been a rough day. I've not been feeling well, but if I sleep I should be better. Thank you ladies. You may leave when you're ready. Again, thank you." He'd said to them. The moment he was alone again, he called her. She answered. Excited. She thought they would continue their long distance game, over the phone with sexy words until they both released themselves with sighs and moans of sheer pleasure. Phone sex was exotic. It was dangerous and dirty and felt so good. He'd enjoyed it once upon a time. This time, he didn't give her so much as a chance to answer. He'd slammed her with his anger. If she were in the room with him he might have picked her up and slammed her against a wall. Until her head cracked against it. He wanted to. God he wanted to. He'd never hit a woman inside or outside of combat. It was.... poor manners. Bad etiquette. Even if they were warriors. And many of them were. But there were things you didn't do to a woman if you were a man. A real man. And that meant you kept your hands to yourself, even if you felt like breaking her neck. You walked out, had a smoke. If you were really pissed off, you had two. But you put your hands in your pockets. Where they belonged. There were ways of dealing with wayward lovers. He had ways.

She was learning them. Slowly. The art of sadomasochism. The art of bondage, domination, submission. Slowly, slowly. He was showing her. Teaching her. Blood play, knife play... edge play, impact play. It was all dangerous. It was all landmine field ready to explode in their face. But his scenes were always consensual. They were always controlled rigidly. Even if it appeared that they were wild and chaotic in his dark lust. It was always calculated down to the last breath. He'd fucked it up once in the early days of their relationship. It had cost him and her too much. They were apart for a full twenty-four hours after and he thought he was going insane. He thought she'd walk out on him forever. Just like fucking Marissa Conti did. Well she didn't. Lalienna came back. She made promises and she kept them, because that was the kind of girl she was. But she apologized profusely on the phone. She rushed a haphazard explanation of some woman from Athena's Tower of London. Said it was an ex-sister. He'd already told her repeatedly he had no regard for these women. That they had cast her out. And whilst he was grateful to have her in his hands now... he fucking hated them with a blinding passion. So she had betrayed him. And she knew he was pissed off. Really pissed off. He told her they would talk about it when he got back.

Now he'd punish her. He stopped taking her calls. He sent them all to voice mail and deleted the text messages. He didn't reply to her emails. She didn't deserve a reply. And she was fast blowing up his inbox. Delete. Delete. Delete. 'Fuck you bitch. Fuck you.' Was all he could think of. Now that he thought about it; What was the point of this trip to Austria anyway? For her? After she does this? Alright, at least he was wrong, it wasn't Wick. And yes, he thought lesbian sex was hot. But... why did it have to be some bitch from the Tower? After what he told her he'd thought of them. They had thrown her out. Out of her home. Out of her mind. And she would still go to bed with one of them!? Unthinkable! It was killing him. Killing him. He booked the next flight straight back to England. Express. No stopovers. He paid extra for First Class. Because he needed the space. He was in a foul mood. He didn't want people around him. No,  you fucking retarded Custom's Official, I don't have anything to declare. What's in this box? Mind your own business, cocksucker. Or I'll make sure you find out. He wasn't in the mood for people. He rented a car from the airport and drove himself back to The Continental London. His High Guard took one look at his face and knew the storm was coming. Something had gone wrong. "Boss? You uh... want us to shake someone down for you?" That was Hector. He was a good man. Still recovering from a dislocated shoulder that his bitch, Lalienna had given him two months earlier. "No. You and the team take the night off. It's just Lalienna and I. We have... an issue, we need to discuss. It's private. Personal. You understand. See to it I'm not disturbed. No one in, no one out. You know the drill." "Si Signore, we know what to do. What's in the box? It's beautiful." "It's a gift for her." He replied. He smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes. Hector stopped asking questions. He shook his employer's hand and commed the team. They had a night off. Time for them to go party. At last. The boss is home and he's got stuff to do with his lady. They won't be needed.

He went up to his room. Hesitated for a second in the elevator, looking at the number to level five where she lived and almost wanting to press the button. Almost. He didn't. Level seven. That's where he was going. Room '768'. That was his room. His apartments. He wanted to be alone. He couldn't trust himself in this mood. Everything hurt. He was so distraught. So angry. So bitter. She really stuck the knife in with this tryst of hers. It was really unforgivable. He'd make her scream. He'd make her sorry. All those dark fantasies. All those twisted dreams he had as he walked down the hall to unlock his hotel room door with his gold room key card. So can you imagine his shock, when she was sitting there, on his red leather chesterfield lounge. Looking like a nervous wreck. What a brat. Disgraceful. She knew she was gonna get it. Daddy was pissed off. Really pissed off. She knew it. She took one look at his eyes and began to whimper. She started to apologize in English, Italian, Spanish. He crossed the threshold and slammed the door with such force the room shook. He dropped the carved timber box angrily on the gilded hall side table. She shut up. And sat down. She bowed her head. He turned away. Taking off his overcoat. His blazer, tugging free his tie, taking out the diamond and gold tie pin angrily. She'd bought it for him. Why did he wear it? He pulled it free and threw it at her now. It almost struck her face. But he had good aim. He wouldn't dare hit her face with anything. He'd never forgive himself if he did. But it wizzed past and struck the leather of the lounge, bouncing back onto the cushions before rolling to the floor. She picked it up on instinct. So OCD. She couldn't stand mess or chaos. He didn't really give a fuck. He paid people to look after his chaos. So he didn't have to. It was one of the few things in his fucking life that he had control over. He thought he could control Lalienna. He was wrong. Apparently. He took off his waist coat, his cuff links. Draped the items haphazardly upon the back of a dining chair and across the table where they didn't belong and he did it on purpose to watch her squirm with anxiety. A sadistic game he played with her sometimes, when he realized that something in her mind was a little unhinged. He could deal with cleanliness obsessive compulsive disorder. Hell, everyone had a little control freak in them. He did too. Just not one that wanted to get on his hands and knees and scrub a bathroom floor till it sparkled. Not that he hadn't done it before. He did. He was forced to because a real man knows how to clean and cook and keep a house. Lorenzo did it by himself without the help of hired hands. He was a good father. He cooked and fed and cleaned after his house and children after Marcella left. To prove a point. That his life would not fall apart without her. That he had his shit together even if she did not.

He loved his father's wilfulness. He'd inherited it genetically. And right now, he was about to pull rank on this bitch. Short of turning her back into a pedestrian and having Sable kick her face first out of the hotel on his command. Because that was the kind of bullshit he was capable of. He returned to the table where the thin timber box that he carried had been thrown minutes earlier. "Papi.... please... I can't stand it anymore. You said you would talk to me. Please... I'm begging you, don't shut me out like this, talk to me!" She was crying. She was distraught. She knew she'd done wrong.

"You want me to fucking talk to you? Putana!" Uh oh. Here it comes. The storm. The inside of that elegant carved timber box held a dark secret. An Italian hand crafted 10.25" flat guard flick knife. These.... these were personal. These were his favourite weapons of threat and intimidation. And he knew he shouldn't do this to her. He knew it was wrong. He remembered, what happened, the first time they went into a 'Scene' she wasn't prepared for and he took a blade to her nipple and cut her open and fed off her blood whilst he fucked her on the dining table. It was a nightmare. It didn't work out well. They both got sick. He wanted to kill himself with the shame he felt. But he didn't. He had hope she'd come back. He'd make it right. They could come together again. And they did. It was hard. Painful. He gave her that same knife he'd used on her that night as a symbol of penance. In hopes that she might one day find the will or desire to turn it against him in a 'Scene' she would dominate and inflict. He'd deserve it. He got off on hard S and M. That... and his foot fetishes which were... massive. To say the least. She didn't do it though. He never saw that knife again. So he'd bought another one that caught his eye in Vienna. And this was it. Beautiful hand crafted. Perfectly balanced. Black handle. 4.5 millimetre carbon steel bayonet blade. Solid brass liners, push button and slide safety. It was a work of art. It cost him a fortune. He haggled and got the price down to what he considered reasonable. Then he knocked the merchant down even lower because he was the Camorra prince and he always got what he wanted. It was in his hand now, blade unleashed, he was walking toward her. And she started screaming. On instinct. He came at her in a blaze of motion. His hand over her mouth. Hot breath against his palm. He mounted her hips and locked her down to the lounge beneath his weight. He forced her head back against the leather sending her body jolting sharply. Beneath his fingers she grunted. Her eyes were large, wild in panic. He wanted to laugh at her. All her training! All her combat arts and war skills and she didn't have the balls to pull him off her in a Judo take down? Really? That's what he was paying her for? To be a piece of pretty pussy and little else? Would she disgrace him so much?! Obviously. She was crying now. Going into shock as he berated her. "Silence, bella mia... you keep screaming like that and we'll get a noise complaint warning. And you've seen how Mister Sable handles those, don't you?" She nodded her head once. Sharply. "You're going to be good, yes? You're going to listen to me, and stop your ranting and your yelling and you're going to behave, yes?" Another nod, breathing hard against his hand. His eyes bore into hers. He wanted to... wanted to tear out her soul. She kissed his palm even as he held her mouth. A sign of her submission. To assure him she was sorry and would keep quiet. He pulled away his hand, letting her breathe. He'd marked her face. Pale with his finger marks for a moment before the blood came rushing back to flush her cheek. He wanted to apologise. He didn't.

"You remember this, don't you?" He waved the blade before her eyes. Enjoying the way she visibly recoiled in terror. "Yeah... well... That was then. This is now. And I promise you darling girl, what's going on right here is not a 'Scene'. We're not about to make love. Or fuck or kiss or anything you've been deluding yourself into believing we're going to do to make amends. You once told me you could fuck a thanks. Yeah? Well I've had you fuck a sorry as well. And it was weak. Almost as weak and pathetic as you are right now."

Oh! He was a monster to her! The blade was in his hand, but he was whipping her raw with his words. And he was enjoying it. Like foreplay. He was going to fuck her up, alright. "No safe word for what happens next." He growled. Thick Italian accent. His voice deep, resonating with power and fury. His eyes burned into her. "Papi please. I'm sorry, it's not what you think." "When did I tell you you could fucking talk, eh?" He grabbed her throat, forcing the airwaves to constrict against his fingers. She choked out a sobbing wail like an animal being beaten. He was furious with her. So hurt. So furious! "If she was here right now, Lalienna, with you, I swear on my mother's life I'd end her and make you clean up the blood. That's how angry I am with you right now. Look at this, what's this here? Hmm? She marked you?" The blade's tip drove a wicked furrow into the skin above her collarbone beneath the love bite that was still healing. The redness gone but there was a feint hint of bruising from sharp teeth and fierce sucking. It drove him almost out of his mind to see it in person. It was... almost as bad as having walked in on her during the act its self.   "I'm sorry bella mia," He said to her then. His eyes softening. The blade slicing into her tender flesh and beginning to lift away the skin so she bled. He was so fast and so precise with his blade work she didn't even feel it at first. "This is for your own good. I've told you before, you don't belong to those wretched women anymore. You're my property now. And you've been tainted. So I'm going to fix it so it never happens again. See this skin here? Where she marked you? Sit still. Don't fucking move. I'm about to cut it clean off. I hope you're hungry. Because this is the last thing you're going to eat. For days."

Blood started to flow. She screamed now. Screamed in earnest terror. And he wanted to do it. He would have finished cutting a whole portion off her body and forcing the bloody skin into her mouth and making her chew and chew and swallow. Because he was suffering. He wanted her to feel his pain. He wanted to break her down the way she was breaking him down. But he didn't. She started to struggle, wildly against him, bucking his weight off her lap. She was powerful, even with his hand around her throat. She was disobeying. And she was screaming and crying in horror. In agony. He forced her down. Like the hand of God himself, he held her down. By the throat. Like she was a vapid serpent. And he reversed the blade. And he stuck the love bite above her healing, once broken collarbones. Her consequences. He slashed the mark in three quick strokes. He should have slowed down. Really made her suffer. He should have dragged the blade across her skin. But he was merciful. And he'd given her his word that he wouldn't do this without her consent. But she'd betrayed his trust. So he slashed the bite mark with three quick strokes. And it would scar. Because she was struggling. But it would scar to the shape of an 'S'. For 'Santino'. Because she had hurt him. He was suffering. He loved her and she betrayed him with another.

He flicked the blade closed. Pulled on the safety latch and released her throat. He dismounted her hips and backed away. Leaving her there. To bleed. To cry. To scream. That she was sorry. Sorry. Sorry. "I thought you understood the rules, though they were unspoken, when you gave your vow and body to me. That you would give yourself to no one else. Just because I'm not home. Even if I am. Clearly, you don't understand your place in all this after all, amore. I thought it was enough when I loved you, to mark your body from within with my passion. You lied to me. You betrayed me with another. You're bleeding now but when the scar heals you'll see. Now I've marked you in such a way as you'll never forget who you belong to ever again. Now do me a favor. Stop your fucking whining, get your shit out of my bedroom... and get the fuck out of my apartments. I'll tell you when I'm ready to see you again. Until then, you're finished with me. You can report to Hector for duties. If I catch you in my rooms without my permission, I'll throw you out the balcony, amore, do you understand me?"

She was whimpering. Blood was soaking her black lace. They were shallow cuts. Jagged, yes, but they would heal. She'd get over it. She had once before. Love was a game of give and take after all. He wasn't in the mood to give her anything else right now. Because she was killing him slowly. Because it hurt too much. This severance between them.

|{ @lalienna-dementriento @f0rtis-fortuna-adiuvat }|

“Everything you ever did to me. when you did it. Cut like a knife. More than any bullet wound, Lalienna. I would have saved you from the world. But you didn’t trust me enough, did you? It was never enough. You needed more. Nothing seemed to satisfy you. So I can’t force your hand. I’ll get up, get dressed and leave.  But you will remember this hour. This night. You will remember me. I’ll see you ‘round.” - J. Wick. Tower of London. 

There's something pure, in their final moments. When you watch Death. The light leaves their eyes.... It's intimate, primal. It grounds you. Reminds you we are not permanent on this world. Just passing shadows, moving through time and space. I weigh their sins against my hands as their soul departs. I take them in against my blade, like a lover's confession. Cradle the body with infinite respect. I am Death. Their final destination. I pray for their safe passage to the Underworld. Eventually, one day, I will take my place beside them.

“This is, uhm… You’re gonna see Keanu really turn on this sort of reptilian John Wick. It’s just, you know, the audience has been chuckling and laughing and then… John stabs a guy in throat and everyone’s like, “What?! Wha… What?” There’s a little intimacy there. It’s just…the boogeyman’s out of the bag.“ —Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, taken from the John Wick director’s commentary.

Queen of Hearts

Of Snakes

Of Stones

I'll take my penence out on your bones

You'll learn to love me

Give it time

Sink the dagger

You'll be mine

|{ @lalienna-dementriento }|

Judeth Clayton: Blood & Gold

Thirteen Beside the Queen.

And now she’s a broken mask in the Halls of Hell.

The Gods themselves will hold you down.

One last shot, two souls to sell.

Betrayed the cause for Love.

Rose to take the Throne.

Burned them all in revolution.

Fallen back to stone.

{[ @f0rtis-fortuna-adiuvat - @lalienna-dementriento - Proudly Introducing Judeth Clayton of John Wick || Blood & Gold ]}

Medusa Risen || Vivere Camorra

“I watched her through glass. A slender white snake. Her eyes so green. Her scales so pure. And I thought to myself, ‘I want to pull her out of that world, hold her in my hands.’ She sank in her fangs... I should have cut her throat.”

The Continental London

“For every shadow Her Grace did cast,

We saluted Her in the streets and in our homes.

Right from the beginning, we scattered flowers

Said our prayers, wrote our tomes.

There were Thirteen in her Court

She gathered thousands to spare.

And in the face of revolution

She was always there.

We are London

So she said

Her Grace is proud and true

We are London

And on this hour

We are here for you.”

Sir Jeremy: A proper gentleman, esquire’s esquire, a dozen titles or more. Managed by the Queen but not the one in Buckingham Palace. Owns the finest Hotel in the city, if not in England. Countless thousands stay in his rooms. He cares for them all. But they don’t know the truth. What’s hidden beneath the stairs, behind the doors, in the bowels of the Underground where he is King. And he says to the world, “My dear people - We are London.”

Sir Sable: Clever man. They say he moves like a shark in blooded water. The fog still clings to him. They speak his name in Absinthe Bars and Gambling Houses over cards and coffee cups. He can tell you everything about anything in London. He has friends who would amaze you. He knows a bloke, that knows a bloke that sold that car for that coin that likely saved your sister’s life. You should make him your friend too, is everyone’s advice. There’s something sharp about his eyes.

And he says to the world, “My dear people - We are London.”

Yes, I gave over.

I regret nothing. Not even in the morning.

Once the dust has settled.

Mr. Wick receives unwanted information about the events that took place in The Continental London:

Miss. Lalienna DeMentriento now works for for the D’Antonio family. (See video above.)

Fast forward ten years into the future. This is also Mr. Wick’s reaction to the news that Judeth Clayton must now unwillingly take her place as Regent to The High Table. (Also see video above.)

Maybe it was easier just being excommunicato, no?

@lalienna-dementriento @f0rtis-fortuna-adiuvat

Medusa.... Pull me down.

Inamorata

Drag me down.

@lalienna-dementriento

"Bled myself just love you. Deep.

Coil your skin just around me. Sleep.

Drag me down.

And I'd give anything just to pull you down.

Just to drag me down.

And it didn't turn out the way you wanted it to.

None of this turned out.... out the way you wanted it."

@lalienna-dementriento