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
RAVENNA~~~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤"Anna has returned home. So, we're down to only me guarding you," Zypher informed as she walked into the kitchen the next morning."We need to gather information on who must have done this. I don't know why, but I have a strange feeling that it's Bradshaw," I said, pushing my breakfast to the side.I had already lost my appetite just thinking about the events of the night before."That doesn't mean we can rule out the other members. No one wants you to rule. It's not only Bradshaw. He's just the most vocal of them all." Zypher brought a file down in front of me. "It contains all the things you need to know about all nine of them."I flipped it open, taking in the sight of Fiore Berlusconi.Age: 56 years old Children: Ciro and Valentino BerlusconiOccupation: Arms dealing, drugs dealing, human..."What the fuck?" I roared. "
VALENTINO ~~~~~~~~~~♧♧♧♧♧♧"You look pissed. What's up?" Ciro asked as I threw open the door to my office in one of our main clubs. "I've been waiting for you for ages." "I didn't get the much needed rest I was hoping for. Instead, Ravenna had to go organize a stupid meeting." "What was it all about?" He asked, looking up from the coffee table he had just massacred with his knife. "She's trying to stop the skins trade." Ciro cocked up a brow in surprise. I had been equally surprised when I had heard her at the meeting. "Well, it's good, right? You never did like this shit to begin with," Ciro said with a questioning look on his face as if asking what I thought on the situation. When Fiore had first brought up the idea, we had tried to stop him, but he had been adamant. After he carried through with it, we had threatened to leave the organ
RAVENNA~~~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤"You're a slave driver. I'm beginning to rethink having you as my trainer," I cried as I picked myself up from the floor of the ring placed in the center of the gym for the hundredth time. Three hours had probably passed since we started training. I wasn't really keeping track on the time, but what seemed like ages ago, Nana had come in to offer us some breakfast which we had declined. My body hurt all over. I wasn't really getting much training in. Instead I had been getting my ass kicked by Zypher. "Don't be a pussy and chicken out. Push yourself. C'mon." "This whole entire training has only been fun for one person, and that's you." "C'mon. Keep your attention trained on me." I did as she said, keeping my eyes trained on her. Maybe it was from the endless ass kicking that allowed me to master her moves, but I saw the punch coming. I quickly deflected it, landing two suc
VALENTINO ~~~~~~~~♧♧♧♧♧♧"Tino. You came," Fiore said with a smile as I walked into his living room. It had been long since I had been here, and I was itching to get back home. This house held no happy memories for me. I was surprised to find Roberto Accardi in the living room, sipping from his glass of whiskey. Since when did they become buddies that shared drinks at each other's houses? Then again, I didn't know every single person he gotten acquainted with. I had made sure to keep my nose away from anything that concerned Fiore. "You called for me," I said with a raised brow. "Sit. I was just telling Roberto that I'm stepping down, and you'll be the one to take my place in the organization," Fiore said with a huge smile. Something smelled fishy around here. Why wait to step down until Ravenna got back? He was healthy. Actually, he didn
ZYPHER ~~~~~~~♡♡♡♡♡I blinked, slowly opening my eyes. I immediately regretted that when the rays of sunlight streamed directly into my eyes. Where the fuck was I? I looked around the unfamiliar room trying to piece the events of the day before. I had come with Ravenna to the house where most of the men stayed and then a meeting had been held, the men had insisted on a party, and for some reason I had joined them. I wondered what mother would have said had she seen me like this. The room had two doors aside the one that led out the room, and I opened the first one which I found out to be a closet. I concluded that the other one was a bathroom so twisted the knob, opening the door. "Oh, my God. I'm so sorry. I didn't know you were in here." I quickly fled the bathroom, closing the door behind me. I had just walked i