#ft. dominic moore / m0bhit

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of  course  the  phones  would  be  bugged.  they  could  track  anything.  she  would  have  to  physically  see  her  dad  in  person,  but  she  had  no  idea  where  he  is  and  hasn't  seen  him  for  awhile.  plus..  it  would  make  things  worse.  only  the  two  of  them  are  aware  that  she  now  knows  the  truth  and  it  will  stay  that  way.  the  dangers  only  growing  and  sonny  tried  not  to  panic.  who  knows  how  long  this  is  going  to  last?

the  moment  dom  spoke  about  risking  his  life  for  her,  she  immediately  shook  her  head  as  she  stood  back  up  and  walked  towards  him.  “you  will  do  no  such  thing!  i  will  not  let  you  die  for  me,  ever.  i  can't-  i  won't  let  you  die.”  there  was  panic  in  her  eyes  as  she  looked  up  at  him.  shaking  her  head  profusely.  “you're  going  to  stay  alive  with  me,  alright?!”

⸻ "this isn't something you should do on the phone. believe me," dominic mumbled, exhaling heavily. he hated that he had to be the one to drop this bomb on her like this. wish it had been sonny's father to do it. but he guessed in some way it was better this way. if it had come from her father, he didn't know how it would have resulted. "when someone's desperate for revenge, they don't think fully. we thought this whole thing would be done by now, but . . . " he trailed off, shaking his head. dominic was pretty sure this was the longest take down in the history of the vipers. it was a blessing and a curse because it gave him all this time with sonny but it still had her in danger. "i would risk my life every damn day for you, sunbeam. alright? this isn't a job for me anymore. i'm doing this because i care about you."

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the  idea  of  her  dad  killing  someone  was  not  a  thought  that  she  would  ever  believe  to  be  true.  yet  this  was  her  new  reality.  her  father  was  part  of  a  mob..  leaving  her  in  danger  because  of  the  actions  she  has  made.  and  the  fact  they  didn't  know  when  she  would  be  safe  again?  how  could  he  live  knowing  he  endangered  his  family?  the  one  emotion  she  felt….  betrayed.  “i'm  going  to  have  to  call  him.”  not  now  at  least.  not  when  she  was  clearly  spiraling  herself.  lifting  her  head  to  look  at  dom,  there  was  a  lot  of  hurt  in  her  eyes  before  looking  back  down  to  her  hands.  fumbling  with  her  fingers.  “guess  there's  no  getting  around  it  now.  i  believe  it's  stupid  to  come  after  a  public  figure,  yet  it's  probably  a  bigger  impact  for  my  dad  to  see  his  daughter  being  dead  plastered  all  over  the  news.”  with  a  heavy  breath,  she  buried  her  face  into  her  hands,  “what  do  i  do,  dom?  do  i  just  sit  around  and  keep  dodging  bullets?  what  if  you  get  hurt?"  lifting  her  head  to  look  over  at  him  again,  “i  can't  let  you  get  hurt  because  of  me.”

there  was  sincerity  in  her  words.  despite  all  this,  she  has  grown  close  to  dominic.  in  ways  she  probably  shouldn't.  not  with  their  two  completely  different  worlds.  he's  in  a  mob  and  she's  an  artist.  “i  don't  want  you  risking  your  life  for  me.”

⸻ "glad i made you sit now, huh?" dominic tried to joke, lighten the mood a little bit. but nothing he said would make this situation better. clean up the explosion he'd just ignited himself and would surely get him into a lot of shit with sonny's dad. but considering she had already put pieces together? he knew it was better at this point to just tell her. squash the questions that formed behind her eyes. "i can't tell you that. probably until this deal is done? until eddie or your dad kill them? i don't - this isn't a straight thing, sunbeam," he told her, frowning softly. wishing he had the answers himself, but he didn't. none of them and probably would never. "ah, yeah that was the plan because you knowing anything is dangerous. they could use it against your father. so your target just got a lot bigger." the hit man sighed and rubbed a hand over his mouth. probably deserved that last line but it still stung a little all the same. "we are , sonny. but you have to understand i kept shit from you to protect you. not because i wanted to."

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sonny  waited  as  dom  began  to  tell  her  everything.  though  as  each  word  slipped,  she  could  feel  her  face  growing  pale  and  her  jaw  dropping.  eyes  widening  at  each  new  secret  revealed  to  her.  her  dad..  he  was  involved  with  the  mafia?  how  could  he-  why  is  he-  all  the  questions  flooding  her  mind  that  she  was  glad  that  she  was  sitting.  otherwise,  she  was  sure  to  pass  out.  not  only  that,  but  now  she  was  a  target  and  dominic  was  hired  to  protect  her  because  of  her  dad's  actions.  “you-  i-  what?!  i'm  going  to  have  to  call  him.  i-”  the  actress  was  in  disbelief.  just  sitting  there  as  seconds  went  by.  unable  to  wrap  her  head  around  it.  “what…  how  long  are  they  going  to  come  after  me?” shaking  her  head,  she  ran  her  fingers  through  her  hair  as  she  looked  at  the  male  in  front  of  her,  “were  you  ever  planning  on  telling  me  this  or  were  you  just  going  to  hide  this  forever?  i  thought..  i  thought  we  were  closer  than  that.”  or  maybe  it  was  just  one  sided  and  she  was  just  a  fool.

⸻ "okay . . . " dominic blew out a breath and rested his arms on the top of his desk. this was . . . going to take a while. so, after a take another deep breath, he plunged into everything that he could divulge to her. about his world. about her father's world. about how she needed to be protected and that dominic was sent to do so since he was the best hitman on eddie's team. that he'd been here the whole time trying to make sure she stayed alive. "and those two times we were attacked? it was the enemy trying to take you out to send your dad a message. they thought if they took me out with you that . . . it'd make for an easier take down."

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“payroll-”  everything  she  thought  she  knew  was  crumbling  down.  confusion  just  continuing  to  build.  sonny  felt  like  everything  was  spinning,  but  she  kept  her  ground.  or  else  she  may  just  lose  it.  with  a  heavy  sigh,  she  sat  on  the  nearest  chair  while  looking  up  at  him  with  the  straightest  face.  a  look  that  rarely  took  over,  “go  on.”

⸻ he could see the multitude of emotions coursing through her features. this was exactly what he had expected when he had to break the news. and he was beginning to realize that he hated to see her upset. only ever wanting to see usual bright and cheery smile that graced her soft features. caught himself staring one too many times and had to cover it up as him just watching out for her well being. but her knowing about this world? it'll come with much dangerous territory he wasn't sure she would ever be ready for. "if you called the cops it wouldn't do you any good. most of them are on your dad's pay roll," he mumbled, dragging a hand down the side of his face with a heavy weighted sigh. "i think you should sit down for this."

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the  moment  he  confirmed  he  wasn't  a  security  guard,  her  heart  dropped.  a  lump  forming  in  her  throat  as  she  wasn't  sure  what  to  expect  next.  but  she  was  determined  to  know  the  truth.  apparently,  her  life  is  on  the  line.  though  hearing  him  mention  her  father  sent  her  into  a  spiral  of  worry  and  fear,  “what  do  you  mean  my  father  had  strict  instructions?  is  my  dad  involved  in  this?!  you  better  tell  me  right  now  or  i  swear  i'm  going  to  call  the  police.” what  hurt  about  the  situation  was  that  she  trusted  dominic.  fell  for  him  in  secret.  now  she  wondered  if  this  was  all  a  lie.

⸻ okay this was not going to plan. he could only imagine the shit he would get into if he told sonny everything. divulged the very secret her father was so determined to keep from her. the hitman released a breath and ran his fingers through his hair. this was going to be a hefty conversation. one that her father really should be having with her. "no, i'm not actually a security guard," he admitted, resting himself against the edge of the desk in the room and shaking his head. "sonny, i can get in a lot of trouble for sharing any of this with you. your father had strict instructions."