Mateo’s pov~
“Who arrested my useless daughter?” I heard my adopted father, Don Vincenzo Rinaldi thunder as I walked into his office.
I stood far from his line of sight, I was not going to soil his mood further just when he was about to acknowledge me among the brotherhood.
“What do you mean! What?” he yelled again slamming his cane on the glass table shattering it.
I knew something would happen the moment I called Interpol officer, Pius Asissi’s bluff, it was good fun, something to irritate my father but I didnt know he would blow it out of proportion.
He slammed the phone on the table, turned and lunged at me almost immediately.
“You bastard! You got my daughter arrested!” he growled, “fix it! You get her out and bring her back here tonight! I will not be ridiculed by the other families, calling me weak for not putting my house in order! Or worse think im a snitch! Get her out and quietly, Or else you can kiss your recognition goodbye” he added before releasing my shirt and throwing me against the wall.
I clenched my fist in anger and my jaw tightened next, but I gathered myself and smiled casually at him. “Consider it done” I replied, calmly walking out of his office.
As I closed the door behind me, the anger started to well up inside me and I stormed out of the mansion.
Julius my caporegime, noticed my mood and followed closely behind.
“Is he going to be a problem Don?” he inquired taking a glance at the mansion one last time before opening the door for me.
“My father is a demon, yes, but this is not one of those days, this is about my annoying sister getting arrested and Pius Asissi’s inability to take a fucking joke” I grinned.
He turned over to the other side and got into the car, before gesturing to the driver to start the car.
“Sir what are your orders’ he asked, straight to the point, his loyalty was the same as it was with my biological father Don Donatelli.
He passed away when I was seventeen and coincidentally I got adopted by the same person he warned me never to trust.
“We need to get her out and bring her back here” I started, “tonight, or else he is going to pin something on me and make me look like a criminal again, I can't afford that”.
I started to ask myself, knowing Pius to be a logical man if blowing this out of proportion meant he wanted something. I needed to figure it out.
“Set a meeting with Pius, he and I need to talk” I added.
6 hours later he flew in from Albania, delaying me for a reason.
“ what do you want pius? Name it, but I need you to hand over the girl in your custody, she’s a menace I need to be done with” I started, standing across from him in front of the airport police department.
“My bosses are tired of your father, we want him out” he mentioned, crossing his hand
“They want or you want? I know how blackmail goes officer Asissi” I mentioned casually.
Pius snickered and clapped his hands together.
“That’s how I know you are the right guy, however, you are the one to do it, get it done, we want your father out of the game” he declared, “deal?” he asked looking at me.
I stopped and threw a glance at Julius, he only stared back.
“Deal” I responded.
“Great, I'll be in touch, let me know when the time is right, for now, Miss Ariana is in the interrogation room waiting for you to take her home” he smiled, walking past me into the facility.
I couldn't believe it, they are just as sick of his shit as I am.
I suddenly felt a rush of power flow through me, I felt like I could conquer.
The only one standing in my way was my bastard half-brother Emiliano, so I made him disappear.
I took a deep breath as I relaxed my raging mind, I made a deal to betray my stepfather, to save my annoying sister from prison.
She has not changed at all, always disrupting my plans to conquer.
But today I refused to engage in her petty attitude.
Her full, Sharp mouth stirred a man to anger.
As I stepped into the hallway leading to the interrogation room, I stopped in front of the door.
I readied myself for the self-loathing little bitch I've always known at the other end of the door.
I stepped back a little as our eyes suddenly met.
A beautiful woman with long flowing hair, soft hazel eyes and lips full like plum looked back at me as I opened the door.
I was awestruck, this can't be Ariana!
Just as I was about to concoct words to speak, she poured a cup of warm coffee on my face.
“You slimy piece of shit!” she yelled. “You got me arrested!”
“Relax, there was a communication error, it's all been handled, and you are free to go” I mentioned, I watched her flare up and she started for the open door when suddenly she slipped on the coffee she spilt on me.
Like a reflex I was pulled to sweep her off her feet, I held onto her and swung her away from the spilt coffee.
She was dumbfounded, obviously none of us was expecting that.
“Are you okay?” I inquired,
“Just take me home” she replied with a flustered face, moving past me and out of the room.
The sweet scent of her luscious hair still hanging in the air.
I complied willingly, a few minutes to midnight I had safely dropped her off in front of her father’s mansion.
I waited for her to go in before going in.
I hadn't gone very far when I heard a conversation in the hallway.
“Wow, I like your dress, so simple, it fits you, are you going for the virgin look, do you think ours is slutty?” her step-sister Serena. asked looking at the younger sister Luna who was looking down at her bare chest, visibly open to expose the fullness of her breast, she wore a sultry-looking red gown that showed her curves.
“No Serena, you both look good, I'm just on my way to the sitting area to wait for the party to start,” Ariana replied in defence.
“Mom, I think Ariana is brushing us off, and acting like a prude to gain Father’s favour” Luna said.
“No, you both look Good, I just prefer this style of clothing, it's not a big deal okay?” she reassured, trying to move past her sisters.
“Oh so you are brushing it off, so you do think my girls are slutty!” their mother retorted
I watched her take deep breaths.
This was amusing, I was invested in watching how it would all play out.
“Take it off, give it to Luna, I want her to wear it,” her stepmother said softly but clearly, making me wonder sometimes if she was on some sort of meds.
Should I step in? Is it worth it?
I'm an asshole after all.
“Excuse me?” she asked looking at them, “no that's not going to happen” she retorted.
Luna moved to her back and started to unzip her clothes slowly.
I watch in amazement, right in the hallway.
Not only have I been thinking about what she would look like outside that yellow frock dress, on my bed in Milan.
I get to see it….
Serena soon joined her and together they helped her undress until she stood silently in the hallway with her panties and silk bra.
I was too far to see and Serena blocked off my view.
I could feel her suddenly feel embarrassed.
“Best hurry up and get dressed, it's almost midnight the guests have started to arrive, sweety, welcome home” Maria smiled moving past her gently, the smell of her choking French cologne filled the air
Then we heard voices, she quickly bolted with the red dress in her hand and hid in one of the corners, I peered from the corner and saw her father walking into the hallway.
someone was with him, his consigliere Luchi.
I'm fucked how do I explain this.
I peered again, I saw him walking off into another room, I bolted to the open door opposite where I hid.
As I ran my eyes caught someone, a woman, her soft brown eyes scanned me as I froze for a moment in her beauty.
Her skin was supple and I never knew she had a beauty mark close to her belly button.
Ariana….
Ariana’s Pov~There he is again, in the shadows, peeking and lurking as always.He hasn't changed a bit.The sight of him irritated me I couldn't linger, I walked past him after a nice heartfelt “congratulations”I may be wearing just my undies but I'll make damn sure I move past him in demure.“You haven't apologised for pouring that distasteful coffee at me”I ignored him.He grabbed my arm and pulled me to him, “don't walk away from me when I'm speaking Bambino” he said holding my face in his big gruff murderous hands. I pushed him and he grabbed me again.“You asshole let me go” I grunted trying to free my arm from his strong grasp.“Why? Why should I let you go? you have grown over the years” he said looking at my chest and licking his lips.I used all my strength to evade him as I yanked myself free and bolted.A deranged Asshole, he smelled like alcohol too.Thankfully far away from him, I went into a spare room to change into the red gown.I straightened the red fabric to hi
Ariana’s pov~An hour later, Mateo walked out of my room without so much as a backward glance. the past 1 hour of my life had been a whirlwind I chose never to revisit, but I can't help but think that my body will not soon forgetThis man just left so casually after violating me.I held on to my pillows, sweaty and naked on my bed, my hair badly ruffled and the sheets torn beyond recognition.What just happened? Did I let this man do this to me? I just surrendered, just like Chaira did,I felt so sick to my stomach as a sudden feeling of nausea overtook me.This asshole, heartless bastard has just taken my virginity.Like it was nothing! I boiled inside me, I clenched my pillow tightly as I cried into it, I hate him so much, I wish he would die!I quickly gathered myself from my bed and went to the bathroom to soak myself in my own self-loathing.Moments later, I heard a loud knock on the door. I tied my towel and went out, curious to find who was at my door.“Open the door” my step
MATTEO’S POV~Just as swiftly as I heard Ariana’s voice, I turned around in time to catch the knife mid-air before it landed in my back, i hit it out of the hand of the brunette-haired girl that had escorted Silvio’s sister Sophia to this party, my “FATHER” threw for me.I quickly incapacitated her and grabbed the kitchen knife on the feast table and grabbed her hair, my bodyguards seeing this quickly armed up and pointed their guns at the Argentos.They feared no one, after all, I paid them heavily just to fear no fucking person.I knew my enemies would come, I expected it and I'm Always ready.Taking sips and Pretending to be drunk all night has been fun until I really got drunk, I slipped up and now I can't remember the last hour and a half.Silvio’s bodyguards had also drawn arms and faced me and the Rinaldi family, and in retaliation theirs also drew arms. , the entire room was now still as all three houses were now armed and fully ready for war, I smirked, I thought we had come
ARIANA’S POV~Let me give you light details of how the last month of my life felt like, I helped plan Mateo's wedding if you would imagine that, and all the while he didn't as much as look at me, I felt used, like a fool, I expected an apology for taking me so violently, but just like Chiara, I believed he had some sort of empathy in him.But he was a hateful scum, that God Fiona came back, she got an apartment out in the town, thankfully within visiting range. Mateo’s wedding had taken a very sad turn, his fiance Becky whom my stepmother had trained in the way of ‘I HATE ARIANA’ suddenly fell at her wedding, my father says it is some sort of autoimmune disease that creeps up on you and now she's in a vegetative state. father said it broke him, he started acting like the king of the world, fucked anyone he wanted, killed anyone he wanted, and bought whatever he wanted.After the trauma of seeing a woman’s throat get slit in front of me, it left me awake, dont get me wrong, I've seen
ARIANA’S POV~Not even my cousin Fiona was allowed to see me that week, she had been texting a lot since I shared the news of my pregnancy, and my phone was eventually taken from me.In a bid to search for the father of my child, but no luck.Oh God, I'm carrying Mateo’s child, I touched my belly in the mirror, closing my eyes and imagining an instant connection with my child.Tears started to stream down my face, this child will be born into chaos.What happens when Silvio finds out I'm carrying another man’s child, I'm probably going to be skinned alive.I had been locked in since the doctor left, my father deciding what to do with me since I'd refused to tell him the father of my child, imagine his fury if he found out his ‘SON’ had done it.I walked to the window and pressed my hand on the glass, my room didn't have a balcony like the girls’, courtesy of my stepmother, I've always felt like a prisoner, this was nothing compared to the misery of existing in Villa Rinaldi, but it's
ARIANA’S POVI needed to leave, i felt this choking feeling that crept into my soul as soon I opened my eyes in the morning, im afraid for myself and my child, I needed a plan fast, my door opened and the bodyguard assigned to me came in. “ Good morning, Miss Rinaldi, your father has instructed you to meet him in his office,” He said gesturing to the door, I took a step forward but then my light flowing gown caught on a chipped part of my chair, it pulled it and exposed a very impressionable amount of breasts in his face, which caught him by surprise, he stood there transfixed, unable to move away from the enticing view of my full breasts.I cleared my throat as I moved my dress back in place, “I apologize about that,” he immediately said gesturing to the door.“I never got your name, you just started following me about” I inquired as I moved closer to him, “um… im Lorenzo” he stuttered, clearly indicating that he just started this gig new, and he must have pulled a lot of strings to
MATEO’S POV~I watched him, ready for him to slip up, as Silvio’s gait shifted, he had already pulled Ariana behind him as though I was going to hurt her, which angered me, I've never thought of harming her, but torture was something she deserved, she was like a porcelain doll, if handled incorrectly, you will find her broken on the cold floor.“You are out of control Mateo! I understand your grief but…..”“My Grief?” Mateo cut him short, repositioning the gun to his face, “you know nothing of my fucking grief! your pathetic relative on my wedding day showed his displeasure for my bride, and a moment later, she was on the fucking floor!” I continued moving closer to him, I didn't fear him. He was insignificant to me, like every one of them.I'm the boss now.“There are other ways to show your grievances, Mateo, you cannot go about murdering our business partners, for a woman” Silvio retorted, cocking his gun in my face.The nerve of this rat! “My woman! And anyone who has anything to
I got hungry again in the middle of the night, I took light steps, I didn't want to wake my irritated family, since Silvio’s standoff with Mateo in front of the villa, papa had been extra irritated, but when he saw Mateo leave he smiled and hugged me tightly.This was a very unusual thing for my father to do.“You, my whore of a daughter have given me the solution to catch a stray rat finally” he whispered to me, my body felt cold. I knew at that moment chaos was about to happen and my father is its architect.I quietly tiptoed, opened the door of my room and a new bodyguard stared right in my face, I cleared my throat and straightened myself. “And you are?” I didn't see Lorenzo anymore, I figured he was sacked, and I felt instantly guilty.“Julio” he coldly replied, I'm certain he had heard about me and my escapade with Lorenzo.“Where is Lorenzo?” I asked adjusting my nightie around my body tightly, “Dead” he replied again coldly, I swallowed hard, poor Lorenzo, I can't push it p