RAVENNA ~~~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤"So, you want our help?" The woman I had learned was called Gina asked."Yes," Uncle Leo replied. "I understand that it won't be easy for Ravenna because she's a woman -- no offense on that though -- and the other heads will not quite accept her. I do not put it past them to not stage attacks just to eliminate her.""So, you need us as mercenaries incase there's an attack," Gina summed up with a smile. "I quite like the sound of a female ruler. Those assholes think women are not worthy to sit on any throne.""So, will you help us? I know you have the means.""I will. You should know by now that I'd do anything to help my fellow woman, but with all the ammo I'll need to get, it'll cost money," Gina said."Name the price and you'll get it."Gina's lips splitted with a smile. "I'll send you the bill when we need the money. For now, you
VALENTINO ~~~~~~~~~~~♧♧♧♧♧♧"It's quite stupid of him if you ask me. Who lets their niece in power when they've been having a smooth ride being the leader?" Fiore scoffed before throwing back some more whiskey. 'An unselfish man who cares about his brother's child and what he would've wanted had he been alive,' I thought, but I refrained from saying so out loud. "Let me tell you something boy, this is a big disaster that Leonardo is bringing to his doorstep. A woman as the leader? What made him think we would accept her?" My father was a man that saw women as commodity and nothing else. He didn't think women were fit to rule. To him their only responsibility was making sure the kids were fed and taken care of. "Only men are fit to rule. Putting power over strong men in the hands of a little girl? Soon, Leonardo will be paying for this." I tuned him out after that.
VALENTINO ~~~~~~~~~~♧♧♧♧♧♧"Do you know who that was?" Ciro asked as he barged into the office once again."Who are you talking about?" I asked, turning away from the glass wall to face him."One of those girls. It was Ravenna," he replied.No matter how much I had told myself she didn't matter anymore, had prepared to remain indifferent to news relating to her, my chest still did a tiny pang, but I fought to keep my face expressionless and tone indifferent as I said, "Okay."Ciro's mouth dropped open in disbelief. "Okay? O-fucking-kay? What's up with you two? I asked if she wanted to see, but she declined. You guys used to be inseparable. Remember the time you bought a..."I slammed my hand down on my desk. "Stop. Don't piss me off. We grew the fuck up, that's what happened. I suggest you do. Living in the past will do you no good. Ravenna and us, we're on different fucki
RAVENNA~~~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤"What the fuck did you just say?" I asked. "You didn't just belittle me and the entire women race, slut shame me, and disrespect me, right?" They had my blood boiling. They were one of the sexist men on earth who had a superiority complex over women, and I wouldn't stand for it. "Take it however you want to, but they are saying the truth," Fiore finally said. "So, because I don't have a dick, I'm unfit to rule? And I can't cuss like the rest of you?" I threw my head back in laughter. "Know what I find quite funny here? You're all judging my character based on my dress, but we all know you pay women who dress like me to fuck them, when you have 'decently dressed' wives at home. Isn't that just fucked up? "Infact, I know there are some of you here wishing you could fuck me, but you sit there belittling me? Well, to say I don't give a fuck would be an understatement. You can go fuck yourselves for all I care, but th
VALENTINO~~~~~~~~~~~♧♧♧♧♧♧"Know what I find funny? These people are smiling at each other like if given a chance they wouldn't stab each other," I heard Ciro say from my side. I was barely paying him any attention, but his words flitted into my ear.It was Ravenna's initiation ceremony and yes, the woman of the hour was no where to be found."Hell, even I feel the urge to stab you," Ciro said.I snapped my head to the side to glare at him and he grinned."That got your attention. You've barely been paying me any mind all evening.""Shoukd I?" I asked with a look of boredom on my face.He had a look on his face that read 'isn't it obvious?'. "I'm your brother. You should be paying attention to me."I rolled my eyes at him. "You're not a child, Ciro.""I would be mad, but I know who's got your mind all over the place because of the prospect of seeing a certain someone," he said with a knowing look in his e
RAVENNA~~~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤"We're here, miss," the driver said as he opened the door, holding his hand out to Anna who was the closest to him. Anna gave him a nod in appreciation. "Thanks, but I can get out just fine." It all happened so fast. One minute, Anna was stepping out of the car, and in the next, she was sprawled on the floor while a loud wail left her mouth. The driver bent down to take shield from the car as he pulled out a gun from the back of his pants. "Anna!" Zypher screamed, scrambling out of the car. I took the gun that Zypher had placed on the chair before also climbing out. "She's shot. It went clean through her arm. She's bleeding," Zypher said as she cradled Anna to her chest. "Where did the bullet come from?" I asked the driver, crouching next to him. "It hurts, Zypher. It hurts like a motherfucker," Anna cried as Zypher
RAVENNA ~~~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤To say tonight was the shittiest night ever wouldn't be wrong. My body hurt all over and I was stressed out."Do you, Ravenna Costa, accept to serve this organization and give it your very all?" Uncle Leo asked.We stood on a raised platform while the rest of the crowd stood watching us."I do," I answered."Do you promise to bleed for the good of this great organization?" He asked again."I do.""Stretch your hand forward."I did as he asked, and he took the Karambit that was placed on a table beside him."This is gonna hurt, but it will be over soon," Uncleo Leo whispered as he drew me closer to him.I gave a subtle nod, watching as he unsheathed the knife, the silver blade glinting in the light.He sliced a the knife down my palm, leaving a shallow cut. Blood drip
VALENTINO ~~~~~~~~~~♧♧♧♧♧♧"Maybe Matteo's daughter isn't just a little princess after all," Fiore said coming up beside me with a champagne in his hand. "Ravenna? What did she do?" I asked. "Threatened to kill Bradshaw. She's got some darkness in her, too. You both would be perfect soulmates with the fucked up minds you have." He laughed at his own joke before sauntering off. Ten years away had changed her after all. I dropped my glass on a table before going down the hallway Fiore had just come out of. I slowly opened the door which the meeting had been held in, but she wasn't inside. I was just about to turn around when a shadow caught my eye. Quietly, I moved closer, and she looked to be asleep. Quite stupid of her. Who sleeps in a building full of people who would rejoice over your demise? Before I could take a step closer, her gun w