~2 Days Ago~“Tell me more about Felix,” Faith asked as she takes a bite of an apple wedge. Mateo squinted his eyes, “Felix?” He asked.Faith chewed the apple and nodded her head, “Felix. The hot Asian member of the ally that gives off Oppa energy,” She added mush to Mateo’s dislike. Mateo glared at Levi, who looked somewhat amused by the choice of Faith’s words. Mateo immediately realized that Faith has been doing her research about the alliance, and there was only one person that would help her without any questions asked – Levi. Mateo heaved a sigh and shook his head at his friend before he turned to look back at Faith. “Why do you want to know about him?” He asked. Faith shrugged as she leaned back on the chair, making it squeal against her weight, “He is hot. Also, I think he is the most useful member of the alliance. All the rest seems like dumb wits – the typical cowardly followers – you know, the ones that go with the flow. That’s probably why in hundred freaking years, th
“I hope I am not late,” Faith shoots her shot as she looks at Aldo. This was the first time she was meeting her biological father. They say blood relationships always have a certain pull in them, but she wasn’t feeling anything other than resentment. When she sees into his dull eyes, she sees Blaire staring right back at her. Her mother’s soft laughter echoes in her head. His presence makes her think of her siblings – her father – and everything that she lost. She gulped and collected herself. She doesn’t want to ruin this now. Aldo set his eyes on her. The impassiveness on his face dissolved as he softly chuckled and shook his head, “Of course not.” Faith knows that he is playing it cool, but in his head, he is still calculating his next move. She can only gain from his precariousness around everyone else.She smiled back at him and walked closer to him. She puts her hand on his stiff shoulder, “Thanks, Dad.” She smiled at him when she was burning from the inside. She also doesn’t
“How long are you going to work?” Jeremy muttered as he was resting his head on Blaire’s lap while she worked on her laptop.Blaire glanced down at her husband and smiled. With the tip of her finger, she pushes hair off his forehead. "Just give me a minute. I need to send these statements for auditing by tomorrow morning,” she told him. Jeremy softly groaned. He was already tired from work. He had to take his student for a field trip today, they all were a handful. When arrived back home, all he wanted to do was cuddle with his wife but wasn’t home by then. Blaire came back home late. It was already past eight when she arrived. By the time she showered and changed into more comfortable wear, Jeremy ordered pizza for the two of them. They both were too exhausted to cook. After they ate dinner, Jeremy was ready to spend time with his wife before they go to sleep, but Blaire brought out her laptop – even when they have a rule to not bring work to bed. She promised she will be done in l
“They will kill you.” Piper bluntly told Faith, as the two of them were in the gym. Piper ducked down and huffed as Faith released a very predictable punch toward her. Faith growled at her missed attempt but tried anyway – missing Piper again. “Not if I kill them first.” She gritted her teeth. Both women were drenched in sweat and were huffing for breath. They both had the white fabric wrapped around their knuckles. Faith had a small bruise on the corner of her lip from when Piper punched her in the face a few minutes earlier. Piper has been keeping her blows soft, or else the injury would have been painful for Faith. It has been two days since Faith showed her face to the ally, and according to Mateo – it has stirred panic among the ally members. There was another Bianchi to take over Aldo’s position. For some, this was an opportunity to dethrone Aldo, for others it was a threat. Mateo promised Faith that nothing would happen at least till the gala, but after Faith is introduced t
(WARNING +18)“WHAT THE FUCK?!” These spew out of Faith’s mouth as soon as she saw Mateo sitting on her bed. He was holding a gun. She just walked out of the shower. She was wearing a bathrobe. Although her body was covered – she still used the towel in her hand to cover her chest. When Mateo didn’t speak, Faith gritted her teeth and threw the damp towel on him, “Who the fuck let you in, Nixon?! Don’t you have any manners?! You are not supposed to walk into other people’s rooms. Didn’t anyone teach you that?” She spatted.Faith didn’t care that he was holding a gun in his hand. She is sure he is not going to use it on him. It is funny how a mere glimpse of any weapon would freak her out, but now it was all too normal for her. Mateo removed the towel from his lap and threw it on the floor. He slowly got on his feet, “You cannot go to the gala.” He announced. “Excuse me?”Mateo heaved a sigh and narrowed his eyes, “You can’t go there. Something is up. I have a very bad feeling about t
“Mateo doesn’t want to hear this, but Dante had to go,” Felix said to Kai, as the two of them sit in Kai’s office. They were having yet another meeting with Mateo. Felix specifically asked Kai not to let Mateo be a part of this meeting, unlike their other secret ones. “I had to do what I had to do. But, now my concern is – Mateo. We are trying to wipe off the entirety of this ally, and it includes Mateo. How can we be so sure that Mateo will not be a problem after this all ends? He is a Ricci, and weirdly he still got the power to keep the ally intact.” Felix emphasized. “Ally intact? Felix, there will be no one left to resume this alliance.” “Wrong. The faces of the alliance will be gone, but the clans will exist. All Mateo will need is to stay in power, and he can form a new and probably a better alliance.” “And, what is wrong with that?” Felix sniggered and shook his head, “What do I get in this? I am not in this because I am a friend. I am no one’s friend, Kai. I am sure you a
The smokey and peppery smell of the gunpowder filled in Mateo’s lungs. He coughed as he lay on the bloody floor. He blinked. His vision was getting blurry. His ears were ringing. Slowly he started to feel the pain in his shoulder. He let out a soft groan and he gagged on the blood that filled in his mouth. He gasped for air and let the blood drip from the corner of his mouth.He looked around as many lay dead around him – some he killed – some were killed by others. His white shirt was now soaked in blood, and so was his black suit. He was choking on the blood filled in his mouth. He tried to lift his head to see what was happening around him, but his body was slowly giving up. All he could hear were the gunshots, screams, groans, footsteps, and curses around him. He couldn’t even recognize whose voice was around him. His body and mind were slowly shutting off. He heard a fading voice, “So, this is how the Ricci family ends, huh?” The voice was familiar. Mateo knew who it was, but he
When Mateo walked into the event. All eyes were on him. Felix decided to make an entrance of his own, where else Levi wasn’t around. Mateo asked him to keep an eye on what happens outside the museum and only come back in after taking down the security outside along with Mateo, Felix, and Kai’s men. As for Felix and Mateo, they don’t want to be seen coming in together. Mateo could sense the apprehension in the eyes that are on him. He could hear some of them muttering to one another – gushing about tension. His eyes roamed around to find Aldo, but he didn’t arrive yet – or maybe he did but he was not where the Gala was taking place. Mateo did see the other members around. He did notice that Ole was there with his eldest son. He saw a few members of the Wang family, as well as, the members of the Tesfaye family. “Is Aldo’s daughter coming anytime soon, Mateo?” It was Ole who asked Mateo while handing him a glass of champagne. Mateo could tell everyone was already waiting for Faith to