I lifted my head off of the cold concrete ground, at least today I get to go to school.Raul opened the basement door for me. "He shouldn't be punishing her as that" Stefano snapped at Raul. "I can't do anything about it" Raul responded challenging him. "How about you just leave the door unlocked so that she can go up to her room and sneak back down in the morning, you dumb piece of shit" Stefano shoved Raul, trying to force him to move out of his way."I can't!" Raul growled. "It's ok Stefano" I rubbed my eyes, slowly rising from the floor. "You're not allowed food, father's warning" Raul informed me with an uncomfortable expression on his face. "This is fucking bullshit" Stefano snarled at his brother. "She's our sister!". Raul rolled his eyes, not wanting to listen to Stefano's rant anymore."Here" Stefano handed me a sandwich. "If father asks, blame it on me" Stefano assured me. "Thanks, Stefano" I kissed his cheek before leaving for school.It was a long walk, grueling walk, espe
Ace's POV:I majorly regretted what I had done.Fuck. I sat at my desk, combing my hands through my hair. She just left, I let her leave!. Fuck; I fucked up big time.It's dangerous when I start catching feelings. Truth be told that I've never felt anything for anyone except her; That's probably why everyone was so worried. We didn't even kiss and this girl had me wrapped around her finger. I would've done anything for her yet I ended up pushing her away like everyone else.Maybe this was for the best, I made her act on impulse and acting on impulse is never good but she made me happiest I've been in awhile. I was so torn, I didn't know what to do.I needed to stop thinking about her, about what I could've done to make her stay; I could've just told the truth."What was that?" Dante asked, storming into my office. "You said it yourself, you don't like her, she's too good for me". "I don't like her, I'm in love with her okay? I didn't really love Kylie and I didn't know that until I me
Haze took me to a building, similar to Ace's. "Our mafia is called the Vipers, specifically because we're all quiet, fast and sneaky. It's okay if you're not perfect at everything first time around, you'll get there eventually" he explained positively as he showed me around. He showed me the room where they spar boxing, throw knives, shoot and they also did pain tolerance tests."I'm not much good at fighting" I admitted shyly as we walked around. "That's fine, you'll probably exceed at everything else" he smiled at me, making me feel better about this whole situation. I was basically thrown out from one Mafia into another within two days."Is that why Ace wouldn't place you onto the fighting squad?" Haze raised his eyebrow at me. "Yeah, I think so" I lied while staring at the floor."This is Nina, she'll be showing you to your room" Haze introduced me to a tall, dark skinned girl with tight curly hair that rested just above her shoulders. She looked really intimidating but was actual
I followed Haze to a bathroom."Tell me why you can't feel that" Haze glared at me, knowing I was hiding something. "I don't know.... it just doesn't hurt" I tried to play it off and lie to him. I clenched my hands nervously. He grabbed them and I swear, just for a second, Haze was Ace. I stepped back in fear, clearly showing my distress.He stared at me confusedly. "Bad memory?" Haze questioned me while soaking a cloth in warm water. "Yeah" i shook my head, trying to shake away my feelings for Ace along with it.Haze grabbed my wrist and pulled me close to him. He stared at me straight in the eye, which was pretty intense, not gonna lie. "You always look hurt" Haze admitted to me, noticing how every so often I'd be caught off guard, thinking about Ace. "N-no" I stuttered and then immediately after wanting to face palm myself."Tell me what's on your mind" Haze asked with a soft and gentle tone. I sighed, giving up, he was going to find out eventually. If I was going to be killed, it
About an hour had passed and the group reassembled."This is the pain test or the pain simulation" Haze announced to everyone. "It simulates pain such as punches, kicks, getting shot and stabbed etc." Haze rambled on."Up first, Sofia" Haze announced but then instantly stared at me confusedly. "No" he grabbed my wrist, stopping me from going into the room and lying on the bed."Boss, it's a crucial part of the tests" the doctor who sat by the bed announced. Haze sighed before releasing my wrist. "Don't grab me like that again" I glared at Haze who just blinked at me.I lay on the bed/chair type thing with the doctor placed sticky pads on me. "Now you need to remember that this is fake, you're not actually being stabbed or shot" the doctor reminded me as I nodded in response.He started the simulations. At first I couldn't feel anything. I started to feel pain around 5 minutes in. Haze watched anxiously as I just sat there but then suddenly the pain went from about a 2 out of 10 to abo
I had woken up in Haze's arms which was quite nice to be honest. I think I like Haze as a person. He's a good guy and he doesn't want to hurt me. I stood up and realised that Haze had ripped my underwear off. I rolled my eyes with a smirk on my face before putting on a pair of his boxers.I didn't really feel anything for Haze though. I felt guilty because he was a really nice guy and not to mention his sister."You look good in my underwear" he groaned whilst stretching. "Thanks" I climbed back in beside him. "I know it's a bit sudden and maybe very fast but do you wanna be my girlfriend?" He asked running his hand down the side of my body. Oh shit, I should probably should probably say no but I need to move on with my life. I nodded hesitantly. A smile appeared on his face as he relax into the bed after his stretch."How do I have the prettiest girl in the world lying in my bed?" he gushed. "Shut up" I rolled my eyes, shoving his shoulder playfully before he pulled me in, pecking my
"I'm actually shit at shooting" I whispered to him with a smirk. "Don't worry, let your awesome boyfriend show you how it's done" he glanced at me with a cheeky smile on his face before he threw me over his shoulder, making me shriek. "Haze" I yelled, dangling in the air.He walked over to the shooting range, everyone was staring at him carrying me. There's Nina, this is going to be awkward."I didn't know you guys were going public now" Nina winked at me. I squirmed on Haze's shoulder before he finally put me down. I playfully slapped his shoulder while shooting him a scowl. He turned to me before chasing me around the hall. I laughed as I swerved around groups trying not to hit them.Haze caught my wrist and pulled me into him. I was panting from running and he was staring at me. "I think your stamina needs a bit of work" He teased grabbing my chin with his hand, making me look at him. "Can you carry me?" I pouted at him. "You want me to carry you even though a few minutes ago you h
Ace's POVMy fist collided with the punching bag; All you could hear was the thud of my fist against the bag, echoing throughout the room. This is how I decided to release my anger when I was younger. Having the weight of the world on your shoulders is exhausting, mentally and physically.Not to mention the fact that I never sleep.I sat on the floor, taking a sip from my water bottle. "She's not dead" Dante announced as he strutted in with an unimpressed look on his face. "What?" I questioned confused, already worked up from my workout session. "Sofia, she's not dead, if anything she's very much alive" Dante grumbled before he handed me some pictures.She was standing on a balcony and she seemed to be upset. But then....... in the second one, Haze had his arms around her and she was leaning into him. "How...." I was speechless, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Finally, in the last photo, she was asleep in his arms. She had done it, she had left and wasn't looking back; She was h