Stuck with a job she's not fond of just to pay her family's mounting debts, Valerie would do anything to be free but when mafia boss Lorenzo Lombardi offers her a blank check to her freedom, she doesn't jump at the offer knowing how dangerous he is. Eventually she's swayed by the amount knowing it could cover the bills she has to pay. However after the contract is signed, things change and Valerie realizes that she might never be truly free. Unwilling to suffer a second time, Valerie pours her energy into being the best stepmother to Lorenzo's daughter and being the best surrogate mother to his unborn child. When disaster strikes and Valerie and the unborn child are caught in the crossfire, will Lorenzo step in and fight for them or are the demons from his past too great? Is there hope for them at all?
View MoreWriter's povAfter the both sat quiet for a very long time grandma finally returned with her made and sat down beside Valerie again. This time Lorenzo couldn't help but feel jealous. It now feels like Valerie has taken his grandmother's love from him completely.It was almost time for dinner already so they all headed to the dining and sat down there waiting for the maids to serve the dining Valerie didn't feel comfortable about sitting down doing nothing she wanted to help.“No my darling, you don't have to do anything here. Have you forgotten that you are carrying my great grandson? I won't let you stress yourself and the baby as well.” Grandma said when Valerie was about to help the maid serve them at the diner.Valerie had no other choice but to go sit down so that she won't cause grandma to talk too much.When the food was served Valerie was shocked to see how much food was prepared.“I don't get so many guests in a while so I ordered the chef to make something extremely large so
Lorenzo pov***After looking around the house there was one particular place that I didn't check and that place hold a very big place in my heart because it's the only place that gave me peace when I lived here with dad.When mom was alive she would always tell me that anytime I hear a sound coming from her room that I should come to this particular place because everything in there is soundproof and I wouldn't be able to hear anything coming from outside.She called the place a peaceful space so every time I hear mom and dad having a misunderstanding or when dad is hitting mom I would usually come here and he got to a stage where I had to tell Sofia about it then both of us found the place as our peaceful please because that's is the only place that could never find us.I opened the abandoned room and looked around, then I saw my little self covering my ears in the room so that I wouldn't hear anything and when I gently removed my hand from covering my ears I still couldn't hear anyt
Writer's pov“Grandma the marriage needs to happen as soon as possible so I had no other choice but to make it tomorrow because if it's not tomorrow I do not know when next I will have a chance for such a celebration.”Lorenzo's grandmother was confused to hear what he was saying because why must the wedding happen as soon as possible? This is something that they are supposed to plan properly but here he is trying to rush everything.Lorenzo's grandmother was not understanding because he didn't give her a good explanation of what's going on and why something as big as a wedding needs to be rushed.“Why? Even if it doesn't happen tomorrow there's still enough time it's not like you're dying tomorrow or next. My son, there is enough time for you to plan a marriage; this is the same mistake you made when you were getting married to your ex-wife.” it felt like a deja vu for his grandmother because the same thing has happened in the past and look how the marriage ended.Lorenzo's grandmoth
Writer's povWhile they were on their way to where Lorenzo was taking them to Valerie kept worrying about the way she was dressed and the fact that Lorenzo couldn't admire what she was wearing so she felt like the outfit wasn't good enough.Meanwhile, when Valerie stepped out of the house to meet him in the car he struggled not to smile and show that he was stunned to see her looking so gorgeous.What even pleased him the most about what she was wearing is that she is putting on his favorite color. Lorenzo couldn't stop stealing glasses at Valerie; he just tried not to let it be obvious so that she wouldn't know that he likes the way she is dressed.Valerie Felt embarrassed in the car that Lorenzo was not interested in her even after dressing so well. Lorenzo was expecting her to say something to help with the mood in the car but instead Valerie preferred to remain quiet just because she felt shy about not being able to impress Lorenzo with what she was wearing.After a very long ride
Valerie's povI was wondering why he would even decide to give me something when it's not my birthday or a special occasion.“What is this? And why is he giving it to me?” I asked Leila like she's supposed to know. Leila was surprised I was asking her that question because she was only sent on an errand which is what she is here for but now seeing my reaction made her wonder why I wasn't pleased to see what Lorenzo got for me. I couldn't even pretend to be happy about it.“How am I supposed to know? I only came here to give you what he sent me to give.” Leila explained. She felt there might be something wrong with their relationship and she became curious to know what might be wrong.“You know you can talk to me about it.” Leila said to me.“Thanks for bringing the gift, you can go back now.” I said to her almost immediately so that she will not insist that I tell her something I do not want to talk about.“Are you really telling me to leave?” Leila asked like she was trying to confirm
Writer's povA day has slowly passed and the wedding day is meant to be tomorrow. Zach and the other young members of the meeting decided to meet up and talk about Lorenzo's wedding which came as a shock to everyone, especially Zach.“Hey.” Zach greeted with a bright smile on his face when one of them arrived.After a while they were finally complete so it was time to speak and show how upset they were about Lorenzo.“What's going on here? When I got your call I was confused. I had to check the caller again and then realized that it was really you. What happened? Is there a misunderstanding between you two?” One of them asked curiously.“First of all, I want to thank you all for honoring my invitation and secondly I want you to know that Lorenzo and I are no longer best friends. We finally realized we aren't meant to be friends because our families have always been rivals so now it's time for us to show our true self“How are we supposed to trust that you are telling the truth?” One of
Lorenzo povAfter hearing what Leonardo said I realized I was no point keeping it a secret anymore because it's something everyone presently knows about and soon the whole community would start to talk about it so there is no point keeping it low key like I earlier planned.Valerie looked shocked to hear what Leonardo said and immediately she turned to look at me like she was expecting me to say something. At this point I didn't know what to say or how to make her understand that Leonardo is just being talkative right now.“I don't understand what you just said. Are you trying to say that Lorenzo and I are getting married?” Valerie and curiously after hearing the news about her marriage to me which she's not aware of.“Yes. Ohh, you haven't told her about it yet?” I could not believe my ears. I didn't even know the reply to Leonardo he pretended so well like he wasn't aware that I hadn't told Valerie about the wedding. Maybe this is the best way to finally tell her everything and exp
Writer's povLorenzo and Leonardo had a very long conversation about the new changes in the mansion and the marriage topic. Leonardo advises Lorenzo to try and talk to Valerie about it because that is the only way the wedding would hold and she has to know that she's getting married to him and it's in 2 days time.Lorenzo felt relieved to hear Leonardo's advice because that's the only way out. After the long talk it was almost time for dinner and Leonardo decided to head back to his house. Lorenzo was not happy about that because he expected that Leonardo would have dinner with them.“No, I won't let you go without having dinner.” Lorenzo protested against Leonardo leaving. Leonardo knew immediately that there is no way he's going to win against Lorenzo because he knows the kind of friend he has, he had no other choice than to have dinner with Lorenzo and his family.“What about bringing it up during dinner.” Leonardo was shocked to hear what Lorenzo said because how on Earth does a m
Writer's povIt's been a few days and Valerie had already gotten very close to Anna both of them did almost everything together and each time Anna returns from school she doesn't bother to tell her dad anything anymore instead she would go to Valerie and tell her everything that happened at school.Seeing all this happen Lorenzo realized how much his daughter really needed a mother figure in the house but she couldn't tell him about it because she pitied him and the fact that her mother left both of them. Lorenzo was happy to see that his daughter was getting along with Valerie who was also carrying his child.Then he suddenly realized that today is the second Thursday of the month which makes it the underworld meeting day. He would have to tell them that he's expecting his son so that they wouldn't bother him anymore.Even though Lorenzo wasn't sure about the baby's sex he still hoped that it would be a baby boy.“Dad, are you even listening to what I'm saying?” Anna asked because sh
Valerie’s POVThere was a lot of screaming in the other side of the building as they cheered the dancer that was on the stage.“Leilani is killing it out there, I wonder if Valerie will be able to take the show.” Some other girls whispered. I hated this shit, I fucking hated it but it paid the bills. My family had a lot of debt, and no one else was helping. My dad drank too much, and my grandma needed care. So, here I was, ready to do my job again. “Hey, Valerie!” called out Lisa, one of the other dancers, as I walked into the dressing room. “You ready to make some money tonight?”“Yeah, as ready as I’ll ever be,” I replied, trying to smile. “How about you?”“Always!” She flipped her hair and grinned. “Tonight’s gonna be great, I can feel it.”I hoped she was right. I changed into my outfit, a sparkly blue bikini that fit me snugly. It was tight, but it made me feel a bit more confident. Once I was dressed, I put on my heels and looked in the mirror. My makeup looked good, and I knew...
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