*****"That's bullshit" April's hands balled into fists as she tried to keep calm. She had avoided slamming her hand onto her superior's desk so far, but it was getting harder not to. The man raised his eyes from the file he held in his hand, his gaze hardening as he took in April's appearance, his displeasure at the tone of voice she had used on him visible on his face, but April was too far gone to care. "Will you like to repeat that officer?" His voice was haughty, grating on her last nerves, and she had to take a deep breath to get her temper under control. "I'm sorry Sir, but Blake has been missing for more than a month now... are we just going to forget that he ever existed, let him rot somewhere? This is not fair, Blake was one of your best..."He cut her off, waving her words away as if they meant nothing to him. "Yes he was, but he got discovered, he's a useless ghost agent now because the enemy already knows his real identity. Do I have to remind you of all the protocols?
GABRIELLE POVI decided to go off the radar... but it wasn't because I wanted to, it was because of the bounty grandfather had placed on my head- turns out I had more enemies than I thought I did. I'd gotten into a heated argument with one of my clients at the casino, he didn't want to keep doing business because he'd heard of the power switch in the Genovese empire. It was all a ploy by the man of course, and I'd been so distracted that I only managed to dodge the blade aimed for my kidney just a second before it hit. I'd gotten a slashed wound instead and I'd been furious, hence my reckless retaliation.I killed everyone, especially those who seemed to be in support of the attack regardless of whether they were or not. And due to my fiery temper, I won new alliances and made tons of new enemies. There'd been almost a dozen assassination attempts in the weeks that led up to the final attack at the casino, but I'd expected it, and half of it was from my own extended family. I knew
MASSIMO POVBeing in charge was easier said than done, but Gabrielle suddenly disappearing into thin air was more worrying than taking over and trying to convince some douchebags that I was competent to lead them. We lost some clients but I planned to get them back by all means necessary. I've had to kill my fair share of people in this line of business, so it didn't faze me to add more to the number. The few who continued working with me were all there because they were scared of Genovese, but that was going to change.I was going to harness all their fear for myself until Genovese was nothing more than a mere man to them. I will be their god just like I'd always dreamed.I was going to wield all the power. A kind word and a gun went a long way, but I planned to be ruthless just as I had been in my hometown. With a plan set in stone, I recruited new loyal soldiers who would lay down their lives at my command. I didn't trust anyone who had worked with Gabrielle in the past, because
GABRIELLE POV"Don't fucking touch me. I want to see my dad right now" My fist clenched at the scream that tore out of the little boy's throat. Palo held him in place as he attempted to rush at me. It was quite amusing, considering that he didn't look all that tough. His wavy blond curls were wild, his eyes puffy. Must have cried a lot. Gods! I had to deal with this tantrum-throwing teenager."I don't want to stay here with you". His grey eyes were fierce- they were the eyes of someone who could easily become a great leader... I could mold this boy, and turn him into a perfect Dom, but that would be unwise considering that I killed his father."Listen little boy" I got out, inching closer to him. He lifted his chin defiantly. The little menace. "My name's not little boy, it's Micheal" he screamed indignantly and stomped the ground as if he was trying to break through it.I took a suffering breath. This was why I hated children. They were too much drama, and they drove me near insane
BLAKE MORENO POVThe new room was suffocating, it was wide but all it managed to remind me of was the white room since it was almost similar. I felt around the wall, it was the same, my thumb couldn't feel a thing, the only difference was that the room was painted in a light gray color, while the remaining item in the room was a mix of white and light grey. It was depressing. I walked toward the door, turning the knob but it remained locked. There was no television, just an old newspaper that laid haphazardly on the desk.I jerked back, my heart running a marathon when I looked around the corner of the four-poster bed. I could swear that I had seen the little girl crouched in on herself. My hand shook and I quelled the urge to scream by biting harshly on my lips. It was bad enough with the nightmares, now it was like she wanted to haunt my waking hours too. I'd spoken to April after that undercover mission, retelling all the horrible details of what went on, she'd comforted me, let
GABRIELLE POV He gave me the best fight of my life, even tho he was still weak, traumatized from the white room, but my cuff was on both his hands. I smiled, little tingles trailing over my skin as I manhandled him towards the bed and he still put up a fight even after he knew I'd won. He never ceased to defy me, fight his feelings, and resist the inevitable. I pulled down the chains attaching them to his cuffed hands, then pressed a button beside the bed, the chain pulled, dragging his arm up above his head, forcing him to sit up. His robe parted his powerful thighs on display. Heat crawled over my skin, settling at my core. The blood dripping from his head just added more visuals to the beautiful picture he presented. Breathtaking. I almost drooled as his dark angry eyes met mine."I won, and you're going to sit back and enjoy all I have to give" I whispered, moving closer, jerking his thighs apart roughly. He gasped, the sound making me clench. He was definitely my special brand
MASSIMO POV.She got me. She got me good. And It was downright hilarious, but a dying man couldn't laugh. Genovese was right, Gabrielle never hesitated when it came to taking out her rivals. She used any means necessary. That was why she kept Luca Padova alive, she used him to lure me to my doom. After a sleepless night filled with pain and agony, I'd gone to a private doctor of mine to check what was wrong when it felt like my insides were on fire. It was Polonium 210 poisoning, that too after wasting precious time carrying other tests for other sorts of poisons because from what I'd learned, the poison was a master of disguise. You couldn't find it unless you went looking.I dragged my hands through my hair pulling strands of it out. My hands shook as I held it, my vision blurry. Was this it? Was I just going to go away like this when I'd just started to achieve everything I ever wanted? That fucking bitch! I stepped under the shower, the water soothing my burning skin. I could se
GABRIELLE POVI should've just taken the shot, and taken the old man into the fucking grave. I punched at the heavy bag in rapid succession until I broke the barrier, my knuckles raw and bleeding. I crumbled to the floor, a migraine making itself known as my head thumped. Family? He never knew the meaning, he was always going to do whatever he wanted as the leader, not as a grandfather. I'd foolishly followed him like a puppet on his string, forgiving him for what he did to me, blaming myself for being weak. He should have never put me in the position to get hurt in the first place. The door to the boxing room opened slowly, making me alert, but the footsteps closing in on me felt familiar. Simone. I looked up at him, and he faltered in his step. He looked sad somehow, and I wondered what was bothering him... Surely he didn't have much to worry about "Your hand is bleeding," he said, a first aid kit in his hand. I waved him off."It's fine. I wanted to bleed a little. You'll need t