Sierra's POV One week, it's been a week since the attack on Valentino's mansion. since I have been saved from being the collateral deterioration in all of this. When things like this keep happening to me sometimes, I am bound to think that why ne, is it because I let the devil enter our lives or what. I am not saying, I am not innocent but I am not even that bad for things like this to happen to me. After that incident, Luciano Valentino saved me, a man with no emotions. The Valentino men are worse at showing any kind of emotions on their faces. If you look at them, you will only see that deep don't fuck with me look on their faces. Making them her to approach, and that look gets heavier when I am around. With Stefano, I can understand why my mere presence bothers him, I shot that man, and almost killed him, so his resentment toward me is understandable, but Luciano is another person, on the list of hating for apparently no reason known, or maybe he has a reason,
Soon after, Luciano spit his real name, I saw him turn towards me, but immediately I forced my eyes away from him. How stupid of me to think that finally, I can have some normalcy in my life. Now more than ever, I want to leave this place and the presence of this mam. Taking a breath to wash away the uneasiness that I am feeling, I walked toward Luciano, whose eyes were still fixed on Dean or Ramon whatever the fuck his name is, standing behind him, I hid from the gaze of the man who after a long time was able to ignite something in my heart. I am only thankful to Luciano for saving me before I once again let another break my trust and play me like a puppet to whatever dirty plans they had. " I am not causing any harm." he clarified more to me than Luciano, his voice lowered, I wanted to look at him but I knew, just like earlier his eyes will only deceive me. Wanting some leverage, I held Luciano's white shirt sleeve, Luciano looked my way, and for once since I met h
TIARA'S POV Startled I jumped from the desk, my mouth opens wide looking at the phone which is scattered around the office room now in pieces. I gulped with fear. My eyes moved from the phone to Stefano, and I gasped seeing the anger radiating off him, his eyes glaring at me. Worried, I walk to him, placing my hands on his shoulder. " What happened?" I asked. Hearing me ask, he looked at me and then very rudely shrugged his hands off me. I stumbled back and looked at him with confusion. No matter how angry Stefano is, he never behaved like this, his eyes held not only anger but there is a hunt of betrayal My heart is thudding in fear, I don't want to assume the worst but I have a feeling that I know why is he so angry. My hands trembling, eyes not wanting to meet his, inside I am only chanting, please it shouldn't be what I am thinking. Mustering enough courage, I once again walk to him but at the same time, the door to his office is opened, " Brother. " What
Third Person's POV The darkness was everywhere in the manor. The night has hidden the light to give it some hours of rest before it's time for the light to brighten people's lives again. Around the mansion, crickets were in symphony and the water pouring out of the fountain was the beast to that music. Outside the mansion, everything was serenely beautiful, and peaceful. And inside, it was the same but somewhere down there the screams of agony were filling the atmosphere, screams of people who dared betray the king of the mansion. They could have pleaded for mercy but when the queen's safety is online, the king knows nothing about mercy. The gunshots were piercing the silence of the night but the two women sleeping peacefully were far away from the chaos and torment. Stefano Valentino, stepped out from his basement, after taking the life of the very last traitor. His body reeked of blood. Which he wants to get rid of, the anger still fresh in his head. The actual reas
" Can I get a cup of coffee?" I asked the barista. Giving her a small smile. Nodding she turned, to prepare my coffee. Meantime, I started looking around the cafe. it's was fully occupied, with only a few seats left for people to sit. When three days ago, I was informed by Celina, that Stefano that for a whole we will be living somewhere for. I want not expecting for her to wake me up in the middle of the night, with my luggage already prepared, and dragged me into her car with guards following her and then for the driver to take us to the private jet. Where we met the whole Valentino family, except Celina's parents, and now here we are in Remini. A city in Italy, known for its beautiful beaches and clubs. Many of them which are owned by Valentinos. The weather here keeps changing. Since we are here in August, it's warm here but the nights tend to turn a little cold. You can say the weather in Remini is cozy. And people here are full of lives and the nightlife he
The tides started to grow bigger and now when thrashed toward the shore, we can hear a splash. And some water will fall on us. On our faces, the sting of it felt nice, even refreshing if I am being truthful. My eyes move from the tode towards the woman, who has this soft look on her face her head still leaning on her knees, and her eyes basking in the beauty of I sea. Remini is beautiful but not more than her. The sun and warm shade that it's throwing make her glow as one does when a dim orange light falls on their face. My fingers twitched to just reach out to her and brush her cheeks to feel the softness beneath my tips. I want to slide closer to her especially when I see men basking in her beauty, which they have no right to, she is mine and only mine and I am the only one who can bask in her. It aches sometimes when I realize what she has become to me, the slight business on her cheek has become my favorite sight. Her dim eyes, which listen only at the sight of me
" He blew our five shipments and you are telling me you have no idea how he did it," Giovanni asks angrily to his son. Rafe shaking with anger just like his father, they thought just now that they have one of the second biggest Mafia's hands on their head, now they can conquer everything. But it took only one small blow from Stefano Valentino, to give them a message that who still his king. While the father and son were quarreling. There behind them was thrown, and on it was sitting a man who was hidden behind shadows, the only thing that can be seen was a scar that ran down from his eyes to his chin. Even when he is hidden behind the darkness, the dangerous aura he is immersing in is enough for the air to be chilling enough to give you goosebumps till his very presence. " He killed our spy as well," Rafe mumbled quietly, just like his father he is also angry, Stefano Valentino, one by one is turning all their cards against them only. And they can do nothing. He also now re
Life is cruel. You are everyone's bit no one ever is yours. And I learned the meaning of this line very early and in a hard way. I was 13 years old when my dad picked me up from school. I was excited as dad never picked me up from school. I thought that was the best day of my life. i was happy. So many assumptions had already started to weave beautiful dreams in my head. But the thirteen-year-old me didn't know, that soon all his dreams would shatter and he will be forced to grow up earlier than he thought. Because when the thirteen-year-old me reached home, he saw his mom with tears looking angrily at my father. " He is not made for it," she yelled, stopping her son from going anywhere with the man who was her husband and his father. My mother cried and screamed but my father heard nothing he only dragged my younger self, inside the house and I only blinked, not understanding a single thing that why things are happening. I innocently and confused looked at my mothe
Life never had been this beautiful. Yeah, year's ago I didn't though I would be here, with Stefano Valentino. But life is unpredictable. And I came to know of it the hard way. " You look beautiful. " I turn to see the love of my life my husband standing behind me in his signature black tix, I am wearing a matching black silk dress with a diamond necklace that has a black emerald in the middle. The ears had small diamond studs. My hair was clean straight, mid parted. Makeup minimum, giving me those businesswoman wives. And I am loving the look of the confident boss woman that I pulled. From the mirror I see Stefano walk towards me his hands wrap around my waist and he places a small kiss on my makes shoulder as the dress is off his shoulder. I close my eyes and Savour his touch on my skin, the beautiful, exotic tingle run through my body, and I smile. " you look ravishing as well. " I turn and wound my hands around his neck, standing on my tiptoes, I place a
3 months later __________________" Lucas, you better tell your dog to stay away from the kitchen!!!" I scream at him as his whole focus is fixed on the football match going on the television. " I am craving chocolates. " Celina grew taking a seat beside her brother and takes a mouthful of the popcorn that he has been eating less and scattering before she looks me with those pleading eyes. I sigh and look at her before looking at her stomach, she is four months pregnant, and as much as I love the fact that my brother is soon going to be a father, I am done with her craving. She is keeping the whole house on their toes. She is moody snappy, suddenly too happy, and always hungry, I don't know what I am to do with these cravings when all I want to do sometimes is scream in frustration, and sometimes I think, I am gonna go bald if I keep tugging my hairs like this. " here is chocolate muffins for your and a hot chocolate with marshmallows. " I turn and give a thankful l
"Because if he wanted I could have everything that I wanted but no he never fuckimg wanted my dreams to be fulfilled. Always told that I am better away from this life. " he spat looking into my eyes, his hold on the gun tightening everyone else in the room was looking at me emotionless, except for Jaxon who is looking broke. " I don't understand. " I whispered because I genuinely don't do. " A position that the Italians never gave me. Russians offered. But that came with a price. The price was a SAW file. " frowning I look at him, Jaxon and I shared a confused look. " What are you talking about Dad? " it was Jaxon who asked this time. It's like both of us had several questions that we wanted answers to. Because if we are dying today at least we will die in peace knowing all the truth. " The Russians offered me to be their right hand but they wanted the SAW file, the file had all the secrets of the Italian mafia sealed in it. Something that could have destroyed t
Tiara's POV I winced hearing my uncle scream and look at my brother and my heart breaks as he look at his father as if he is looking at a stranger. I can read the look because I had the same look when I saw him there at the hospital.A complete starter. No one that I knew or want to know. " I wasn't the king. Your uncle was and I fucking wanted to be. I wanted to be the king. " he roared again and with both surprise and shock I looked at him. His eyes snapped towards mine, there was animalistic rage in his eyes, a look that made me cower away when he walked towards me, " Your father, he never wanted to be in this, he wanted to play family, and yet people gave him everything that I wanted and dreamed about to him on a fucking platter. " he is angry because my father was the right-hand man of the Italian mafia. Breathing hard he continued, " And what did your father do, he left everything and ran away with your mother. Disrespecting something so valuable. And yet thes
I never liked battles. Blood, violence, chaos, all these were some of the words I hated in one sentence. The reason for it being me is love peace and happiness because that is all I saw while growing up. I had parents with the kindest heart. They used to charity, help the needy and we're always someone who likes being away from any kind of violence. Then Rafe came into our lives and that night, everything changed. I came to know I was living in a bubble, surrounded by people, I deemed fit in my comfort zone, then suddenly that bubble burst and I realize it was all a dream and life woke me with the biggest jolt of my life. It not only shook me but life around me. Everything changed and realized just outside the little bubble I was living in there was a war going on my kindest parents were a part of that war and so was me now. I tried escaping the war, I wanted no part in it, but somehow, I found myself standing in the middle of it. But I kept trying, I trie
" Tia, did you take your medicine?" I turn towards the source of the voice. In front of me stands the only man I know. Ramon is standing in front of me as I curl more into the couch I am lying on, he has a worried look on his face. His signature glasses are off his face and in his hands.I glance at him and the small bottle he had in his hand, he looks between me and the bottle. While I try to register what he asked. He asked me if I took the pill. Feeling exhausted all the time, it is difficult for me to process things, I take time, but when his question sinks, I look at him with heavy eyes and nod. Talking is too much for my always fatigued self. I like answering with my features than words, they are easier. Ramin sighs heavily and then takes place on the same couch as me, near my foot. He brings my feet onto his lap and starts massaging them. Once again like all the time, for a snap of seconds, I feel rattled and pull away from his hold but the feeling goes no s
Tiara's POV " He helped Ramon kidnap me. " I told the bitter truth with my throat clogging. He opened his mouth but before he can utter anything we heard a sound to see Jaxon and Celina standing at the door. Where Celina looked both shocked and happy. Jaxon seems lost. Celina rams straight towards me, and engulfs me in her arms, " I missed you. " I hugged her back, holding her in my arms, it all feels real. I feel like I am back home. They are home. But when I look at my brother, I am not sure how I am feeling. I would be honest, a part of me suspects that he is working with his father. How can he not, he is the father. Is he also a snake? And seems like, he read the suspicion in my eyes. " Dad would never do such a thing. " When I thought he would explain himself, he did the exact opposite, he defended him. He looks, at my accusation of his father hurt, " Have you forgotten T, he is the one who took you under his wings when you had nothing left
God has his way of working things up. One moment someone might think that they are at the top of the world but the very next month, they may realize that they are dying. I know I am no saint to talk about this and all. But I can be sure that I am also not someone who ever hurt someone innocent. I was a good human. Helped those who were in need, those fed who can't afford food. And was kind to others. Maybe today I got the reward for all that. As I watch my enemy pacing around me, I know I had walked myself into a fox's have, this can be my end, or his. Whatever game he was playing till now, has now come to its end and it's now time whether I am winning or I am losing, but what I am sure of is, I am not going without a fight. The reason I smile at my enemy is when he gives me a cup of my favorite cup of iced coffee. Ramon Morettii. There were many men in my life, and I hated them. Till now Rafe Giovanni topped the list but today someone threw him from his
Yesterday was one of the most peaceful, months, she was still a stranger but peace was there. I wish I could have stopped the time, she wanted to stay more than her I wanted her to stay. But I had to let her go, I had no choice. If she would have stayed a second more, I would have had all my control and would have been higher, the way she was sitting in front of me, and the little trust she showed me, even though I am a stranger to her. Tiara doesn't know but that was the biggest hope for me. A hope that soon I will have my kitten back. Soon kitten. Just keep your faith. I wish I could have told her how much I love them, how much I want her to be by my side. How much I love it. How much my heart ached for her. I want to tell her everything and anything that I want to. I once again want to hold her in my arms, from dusk to dawn, I want her natural smell of strawberry to consume my soul and senses. I want to hide from the world. Sometimes when I sit and think