the night was cold, thunder clapping the sky, and the lightning illuminating the dark clouds. Rain was heavy, as the big drops clapped and smacked on Brianna’s face. Brianna was fleeing. Fleeing from her mistakes, fleeing from something she couldnt give back. And she was afraid

She turned the corner of the alleyway, hearing heavy footsteps as her heart sunk to her stomach: dead end. Dirty boxes were stacked up on each other and rats scurried across the concrete floor. Even they knew what was about to go down was dangerous. The steps got closer as guns clicked. Brianna gasped as she looked back to see the men, their loaded guns in their belts

she panted hard, breathlessly, as saw HIM. The man who offered her everything. And that she couldnt pay back. She felt the tears prick at her eyes as she saw Valesto walk closer to her

”Brianna. We had a deal.”

he replied gravely, his blue eyes dead set on her face. His mouth was in a straight line and his face was grim. Brianna whimpered as she held a a bundle of a pink and purple blanket in her arms, tightly

”Please Valesto, I-I dont have it yet! Just give me 3 more days. Im so close! Please!”

she begged, tears now falling out of her eyes. She started to sob as Valesto’s eyes harden

”I dont play around with my assets and time. Unlike YOU, I can keep a promise. And Im done with waiting for what i wanted. My men could do it themselves faster than you EVER can. Times up.”

he replied gravely, snapping his fingers. A man wearing a black tux who was standing on Valesto’s left raised his arm, a gun at his hand. It pointed at Brianna, who was crying and screaming in fear and horror

a loud gun shot echoed throughout the alley way, dogs barking wildly and birds fluttering away. Valesto’s hard blue eyes stared at Brianna’s dead body, her brown eyes opened, blood flowing down her nose from the bullet in her brain. Valesto sighed as he and his men turned the balls of their foot and started to walk away

only to hear crying

he stopped immediately as he turned around again. Seeing the pink and purple bundle blanket move around. He narrowed his eyes as he walked to it, seeing a baby. His eyes widened as the baby screamed and cried in pain and fear. He immediately picked her up, seeing the baby in her unicorn onsie. She sobbed from being dropped. Valesto felt his heart melt as he held her cloe in his chest. He rocked her and messaged her head

”Its ok young one, you are safe.”

the baby’s cries wavered, a whimpering mess in his arms remaining. He chuckled lightly as he walked with his men into the night