VALENTINO
~~~~~~~~~~♧♧♧♧♧♧"What the fuck are you doing, Hank?"He whipped his head to the side while he kept his gun pointed at Ravenna.
"I know you've been tailing me. You ordered that hit on my son, didn't you? Now it's time for me to take something equally as precious away from you."
Well, that was news to me. I didn't know he was aware I was the one that ordered the hit on his son.
"Since when did a fuck buddy translate into something important? She only lasts for tonight so killing her would be a waste, no? And you want that revenge so much. Killing her won't give you that."
My voice was filled with conviction, and I hoped he bought the lie. I moved my gaze to Ravenna's for a split second, and I found hers filled with fear.
"You think I'm stupid, huh? If she was just a fuck buddy that lasted for the night, why would you put her on your lap. That seemed pretty special to me."
"What do you want, Hank? We both know
RAVENNA~~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤♤“Renegade is inside. Make sure you don’t feed him anything. I have taken care of that already,” the guard who stood at the gate of Valentino’s house said as he opened the car door for me. I rolled my eyes at him. “I wasn’t planning on feeding him anything. What’s with you and your boss and telling me what I can and cannot do?” “You may go in.” I walked into the house and into the living room where I found Renegade on the couch watching some kind of... cooking show? “Hi. Looks like your owner spoils you a lot. Look at you watching some show on this big ass TV. Can I sit?” He grunted, and I took it as a yes, so I sat next to him, kicking off my heels. “I know it might seem weird talking to a dog, but that’s the only way I’ll be able to keep myself awake. Plus, I’m hungry, and I’m not allowed to ‘snoop around’, but to be honest, I don’t know if that includes the kitchen. What do you
RAVENNA~~~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤♤“Look who showed up,” Alaina said, as I pulled into the warehouse and got out of the car with Zypher. “Alaina. It’s been a long time. What brought you by?” “I came to get my car fixed. I was just about to leave.” “Alaina, meet Zypher. She’s a friend. Zypher, this is Alaina. She’s an acquaintance.” Alaina gasped dramatically. “An acquaintance? You hurt my heart, Ravenna.” She grabbed my arm, pulling me to her side. “We’re best of friends. We should go for drinks tonight to make up for lost time.” “I have a funeral to attend tomorrow.” “Even better. You can get a hangover tonight from drinking, and then wear your dark shades tomorrow to protect your eyes. They’re bound to think you’re remorseful for the death even though I have a strong feeling you’re not.” “Bingo.” “See? I know you so well. In fact, I think we’re best friends. Don’t you think so, Zee?” Alaina asked
RAVENNA~~~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤♤“You know, if you missed me that much, you could’ve just said so instead of going through this entire process,” I teased as I led Nana through the house and into her bedroom.When she was settled on her bed, she rolled her eyes at me. “I didn’t do that. I’ve been really worried about you lately, and you know when I’m stressed and worried, I like to clean. I haven’t been getting much rest.”“I know. I was just joking.” I climbed under the covers next to her, placing my head on her shoulder. “I had been really worried when I got that call. Don’t scare me like that ever again.”“I didn’t mean to. You’ve been really busy lately.”I nodded, but I didn’t elaborate on the subject. It would only get her more worried, and that was the last thing I wanted.“Ravenna?”
RAVENNA ~~~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤♤Three days.That was how long I had been absent from work, and my messages were overflowing. I was glad for the break because it meant I got to spent time with Nana, but now, it was over. I had to return to work."You look so casual. This is your comeback after taking a break for three days. You're supposed to dress up," Alaina said with a mug of coffee in her hand as she walked into my room.There was also one more thing that happened during those three days. On the first day of Nana's return from the hospital, we had decided to get drunk after waiting on Nana hand and foot.Alaina had gotten too drunk and she had made a confession about not having a home of her own, and then I had offered her a room at my place until she should get one of her own.On that same night, a drunk Zypher had admitted to kissing Anthony, but before she could get drilled on it, she passed out.Ever since then, she's been pr
RAVENNA~~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤♤“You should have woken me up,” Valentino said for the hundredth time as we made our way to our hotel room. I rolled my eyes at him. “You were sleeping. Forgive me for taking pity on you.” I opened the door with the key card and we both walked in. “Also, you don’t look so good. You sure you’re not coming down with something?” “I’m fine. I’ll be driving tomorrow.” “If you say so, master. I’m taking the shower first.” I was tired and sweaty from driving for hours and only taking a few minutes to rest and some food. After minutes of using the bathroom and changing into my pajamas, I returned to the room to find Valentino sleeping on his side. I contemplated waking him, but he looked so peaceful and tired, so I left him to sleep. What felt like just a few minutes of sleep later, the sound of water running in the bathroom awoke me. I climbed out of bed, g
RAVENNA ~~~~~~~~~ ♤♤♤♤♤♤ “How have you been? Leo finally found you. He came to me a few years ago in search of you,” Callum said as we walked by the lake. “I’ve been doing fine. How have you been? I heard my parents’ demise had been hard on you.” He nodded. “Yes. They were very close friends of mine. Their deaths came as a shock, but I know it wasn’t a mistake. Someone did it intentionally. They had it planned.” That was the opening I had been waiting for. “What do you mean by that?” “How did the fire start? Most importantly, why did the fire happen when the entire staff was on a break. Not a single person was on the property when they died. Someone planned it, and it was someone close to them. The person must have been working with someone on the inside.” “Who do you think could’ve done it?” “Fiore. It’s definitely him. He wasn’t happy about the way your father spent his money. Fi
VALENTINO ~~~~~~~~~~~♧♧♧♧♧♧♧♧“I feel quite special. You both had to drop everything you had going on just to come check on me,” Ciro said with a smirk. For a guy who got thrown over the handlebars of his bike, he was quite chatty. “We were coming back already, so there’s no need to feel special. Where the fuck were you going when you had the accident?” I asked, raking my eyes down his body. “I was going home. One moment, the road was free, and the next, a car was stopping in front of the bike. I kinda froze, and when I processed everything in my head, it was too late. I passed out momentarily, and when I woke up, the car was gone. Wanna know what saved my life?” He asked with a grin. “Your constant nagging about wearing a helmet. I guess I should thank you for the helmet you got me. The doctor said I’d be dead if it wasn’t because the helmet took the impact.” Ravenna grinned at him. “You guess? If it saved your life,
RAVENNA~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤♤“You can come spend the night if you want to,” I offered when Anthony parked in front of my house. “It’s pretty late.” “I knew I made the right choice coming down here. It was so boring living all by myself in England. Here, everyone gives a shit about me, sometimes, I feel choked by all that affection.” I rolled my eyes at him. “Let me punch the code for the gate in.” The gate slid open after I put in the code, and Anthony drove into the house. “Your house looks amazing,” he commented as we made our way into the house. “Thanks. Let me show you to your room.” I led him up the stairs and down the hallway, but we came to a stop when we heard the noises coming out of Alaina’s open room. “What exactly do you get from sitting on your ass all day and waiting for you husband? Tell me, mother. How much do you make? Oh, that’s right. Fucking nothing, so get over your fucking self, g