VALENTINA’S POV I was that insecure quiet girl who constantly watched a lonely boy through the slits of the curtains, that maid’s daughter who constantly wondered why a rich boy like my mother’s employers son Diego Fernandez never appeared to be happy. He was always so glum, sad like he would give anything not to be a part of the family from which was his.I could never understand the sad look on his face, the long sighs, the worried lines on a face so young until that day I saw his face pulled him away kicking and screaming after beating him with a leather belt after tying him up.I did not see Diego again for three days until I accompanied my mother that dark Sunday night. I was not sure who we were taking all those many food to, I was not sure who needed that much food, I had not even known that the mansion had a dungeon until that day.Mom and I walked through a dark scary underground stairwell which continued for the longest time, the air got thicker with
VALENTINA’S POV“Why would you do that?” I asked Diego, I little bit angry but a lot more hurt. Why would he just render my efforts worthless like that? Who gave him the right to meddle in my life that way? To just do whatever he wants with my life and every single in it?“You know you don’t have to work Valentina, I provide everything you need.” He replied flippantly as he casually took off his shirt and tossed it into the laundry basket for the housekeeper to attend to later.I can’t focus with his insanely toned abs and chest on full display. I swallowed hard as I stared down at him before forcefully tearing my eyes away. He smiled. This idiot knows what he is doing.“Can you please put on a shirt, I am trying to talk to you.” I said still averting my gaze.“And why would I do that.” He replied as he pulled my face to him. He was so close…too close, I could almost taste him, my thirsty ass was probably starting to drool.“I guess I will just talk to you some o
Zara’s POV“So what should I do to your erring sister?” Master Diego asked looking straight at me with those his charmingly piercing eyes that look like they hold a lot of secrets. Those eyes that look like they have all the solutions to the world’s problem. Those eyes that definitely turn me on every single time, what am I even saying? Everything about Diego Fernandez turns me on.“What punishment do you think Yara deserves?” He asked again, this time looking at my sister. His face seem to soften a bit when he looked at her. I hate Yara so much, she always seems to find a way to take everything that belongs to me!“I don’t know, but I was thinking that she should probably be starved for like three days and then tortured with something really hot.” I contemplated. They both turned to look at me which shocked expressions on their faces, like they could not believe their eyes. Especially Yara, she looked like a ghost with her eyes that widely opened, she look
VALENTINA’S POVYou don’t know how truly unjust the world can be until you are stranded, without a job and nobody is willing to hire you. Everywhere I have gone, it has been the same story; we can’t hire you because you are not the right fit for this establishment. Even though I remind them that I was a waiter at a diner very recently, it is almost as if they have all made a vow not to hire me for some reason.“I am sorry Ms. Sanchéz I can’t hire you.” The manager of yet another diner said. I couldn’t help being sad even though I half expected that response. Cafés, restaurants, fast food places, I have tried everything but for some reason nobody seems to want me.Desmond sandals? No, I can’t, that would mean going back to my old life which I want to stay far away from. YARA’S POV“Yara can I still trust you?” Raphael asked he looked hurt, sad, a little disappointed. He looked like I had stabbed at the back with the knife I am holding. I
DESMOND’S POVI remember the first time I watched Valentina dance, it was at Don Carlos’ strip club, about two years ago, I knew she was special, anyone could see that.I sat amidst those drunk pot bellied slubs that Don Carlos calls his associates, I let their noise drown into nothingness and focused on her, focused on how the stage melted in her presence like she owned it, watched how the lights obeyed her every command, how we all gave her all our full attention.I paid for a lap dance that day, that was quite unusual because I don’t ever find the appeal in strippers and whores, I am not that kind of man but I don’t know, Valentina is different even the Devil agrees.Valentina was different from the other girls we could all tell every single man in that club wanted her for himself, it was probably the knowledge of how untouchable she was that prompted our lust even more.The rules were simple; you have to be satisfied with just watching Valentina dance on the
DESMOND’S POV“We should work together Diego and not fight each other.” I said. I studied him for a moment, tall, cocky, nothing special just nothing… it does not make sense that he was chosen to live a life of luxury from a very young age while I had literally had to crawl my way to the top with nothing but an empty stomach and a stupid drunk for a mother.“We could run these streets if we work together.” I added for effect, I watched his book starting to relax, watched him stop being so tensed… big mistake, rookie mistake.“In fact to commemorate our friendship…” I started then beckoned on one of my goons holding a black briefcase. He walked to us open up the briefcase in front of Diego Fernandez. Diego did not look as excited to see the money inside as I had expected, why would he be? He is just a spoilt child who had never had to work for anything in his life. A sorry excuse for a mafia king is what Diego Fernandez is.He remained calm and confident on
YARA’S POVLife is really unpredictable and paradoxical and crazy like a roller coaster spinning out of control, if you had told me this is how… how everything would go some years back I would have definitely resented you for mocking me.In high school I was what you would describe as a scwany little nerd; always nervous, insecure with a terrible fashion sense, in fact if a person’s dressing could kill I would have killed everyone who looked at me with the way I dressed. I remember always wanting to be the ‘IT’ girl, wanting to be part of the popular girls, girls like Maddie and Katie and my twin sister Zara. I wanted to be Zara so bad, she was the cooler twin, I was cuter no doubt but she has always been more popular because of her daredevil attitude, how she was never afraid of doing dangerous things especially if it would guarantee a shit load of attention.There was the time we started attending this really posh boarding school right there in Maryland, t
DIEGO’S POVI could have sworn that he was there, my father, my arch nemesis, I could have sworn… it is almost as if he vanished into thin air, Or maybe… nah… he died, I killed him, I killed that monster, it was probably nothing. It has to be nothing I ended that fool years ago, now I have two other fools to end; Desmond Sandals and this bitch that thinks she can just undermine me without any consequence.I looked over at Valentina, she was staring at me, I could not really decipher her expression. I don’t really care what she is feeling, I just can’t get the image of her with that man out of my head, how could she?! How could she disrespect me like that?! How can she disrespect the reputation… the legacy I have strived to build for myself?!I tightened my grip on her wrist and turned her so she was facing me.“Listen to me you little tramp nobody disrespects me and goes scot free! You are going to pay with your blood for this disrespect!” I said through gritted teeth. I watched her f
DIEGO’S POINT OF VIEW My dream does not make sense but yet somehow it does, it is kinda like my mind is starting to remember but somehow I do not want to accept something that my heart already knows, something my heart has already accepted. I know i love her, I get my heart has known of this fact since the day I set my eyes on her that day at the alleyway, she looked familiar, it felt like I had known her from somewhere like she was from my past life or something.If the part about her being the love of my life before the accident is true does it also mean that the part about her not killing my brother is also true? That can’t be! I know she did it! I saw the footage! What happened five years ago! Why can’t I remember?! Why is my brain so fucking useless!And now the only person who can explain everything to me has somehow vanished! I’m going to get to the bottom of this and who ever helped her escape is going to feel my wrath.I looked at Giovanni, he still looked as arrogant as he
YARA’S POINT OF VIEW I feel like a free loader, just staying at Blake’s apartment without paying for anything, not paying for the rent or groceries or anything and on top of that he got beaten because of me, it feels awful to be the reason for a person’s misfortune.I have been here for just a week and I already feel terrible, I should be doing something, I should be paying him back.“Please? I promise I’ll be safe.” I said for the hundredth time.“You can’t promise that Yara, he is dangerous, see what he did to me, I know him Yara a lot more than you think you do.” Blake said, his voice went sad when he said the last part. “I just don’t think I can stay here without doing anything anymore… i am tired of being such a… a leech.” I said. That’s how I feel like a leech, who takes and takes without ever giving back. I need to give back, I need to pay back just so I can feel worthy.Blake stopped arguing with me for a while, he went quiet like he understand where I was coming from like h
DIEGO’S POINT OF VIEW I woke up drenched in sweat, I did not even know that I fell asleep until I woke up, the last thing I remember from last night was watching Valentina look outside the window.I had a horrible dream one whose thought I cannot dismiss, it seemed very real, too real like it happened, like I was re-living a past life or something, it felt more real than even reality, I can still feel the pain of the bullet piercing through my chest, I can still feel how close I was to death, how the only thing that stopped me from slipping away was her, the girl in the pink ball gown, the girl who looks eerily similar to Valentina Sanchéz.In this dream I was dancing the waltz with this girl in a big beautiful banquet hall, I remember feeling so happy and fulfilled like everything I had ever wanted was finally becoming mine, I held on to this girl more closely, she rested her head on my shoulder, I had my hands on her waist, we danced like this until something happened, I don’t know
DIEGO’S POINT OF VIEW It is really funny… waking up handcuffed and tied up by a woman, there’s something a bit sexual about it maybe that’s why I can not take the situation seriously. She has that file in her hand, I actually thought I had gotten rid of that so when I saw it with her I was a lot surprised. Honestly, I don’t really care what she thinks about the file, I don’t think I would ever care what she thinks again, she just proved to me that she is exactly who I think she is, a liar and a manipulator.It’s really funny her spiking my drink, making me unconscious and then trying me up… I am the one who normally does that so this is definitely a new development. I look straight ahead at her, she looks frantic, very shaky, very unsure of her next action… it’s funny how hard she’s trying to hide her shakiness. I’m not really even mad about her spiking my drink and getting the handcuffs on me, I find it more… amusing than annoying, it’s entertaining really, I wonder what little mis
YARA’S POINT OF VIEW I placed the hood of my hoodie on my head, I tried to blend in with the surrounding, I tried not to be noticed, did my best not to even make a squeak, it is really late at night and at this time the street gets dangerous, there was a car coming my way, the headlights was on almost fully, the headlights were pointing in my direction.I tried to sink further back into the bench I was sitting in, tried to disappear. What if the person coming tries something with me? There would be no one to save me, there would be no one for me to call out to out here in this lonely diserted street.I was literally about to run in panic when he walked out of the car… he being Blake, I ran into his arms with tears streaming down my eyes.“I was so scared, he is so dangerous… he… I don’t know what to do Blake.” I sobbed into his shirt, he said nothing but just held me in his arms.“Let me take you home Yara, everything will be fine, I promise.” Blake said and I totally believe him wit
YARA’S POINT OF VIEW“Who is he?” Walter said. his eyes were red with rage, his hands were balled up in a fist, his face was set in a frown, he was sitting there at the entrance room. I held on to the grey hoodie that laid over my gown.“What do you mean? Who is who?” I asked back doing my utmost best to feign ignorance, I am so fucking nervous right now!He stood up from where he had been seating with one of his legs down and the other one crossed vertically over the one that is touching the ground.“Don’t lie to me Yara, it never ends well for people who do that plus I like having you around so don’t make me do something that we would both regret.” Walter said ominously as he walked around me in a circle. I stood there frozen in place, scared half to death, I remember that night, I remember what he did to Olivia, I remember the haunting sound of her last yell, if he can do that to Olivia Reverra with all her money and influence, if that can happen without him been taken to court for
VALENTINA’S POINT OF VIEW I had to do it! He was going to kill me! His hands were around my neck! I could not trust him not to end my life so I had to use the Roofie I had in my back pocket. The drinks were all laid out there on the table, he left me alone in the room when he went to answer his phone call, I had to do what I had to do so I dropped the sedative into the wine glass and hoped he would give me the wine without the drug in it and he did and now he is laying unconscious on the bed and I don’t know what to do!Panicked, I moved closer to where he was on the bed placed my hand over his chest to make sure that his heart is still beating. It is, thank God! I sat there staring at him, what do I do?! I did not think this through! What if someone walks in! What if he dies from an overdose or something! Fuckkk!!! Why did I do it?!I paced the room with my hands on my head and worried lines on my face. One of the drawers in the room was slightly open, out of curiosity I pulled it
DIEGO’S POINT OF VIEW Sometimes life hits you with an unexpected presence, you ask for one person and it provides you with that person and the one person you never knew you wanted to see, I looked at Valentina without the face covering, she looked innocent with her eyes closed and her hands balled into a fist, nobody would ever believe that this innocent looking Angel is nothing but a murderer, that she is so fake, nobody would believe that this innocent look is nothing but a façade, a charade to hide the real untrustworthy blood sucker that she is.I was genuinely surprised to have her in my presence, I had only sent for Giovanni, that weak spineless bastard who had disrespected my cousin, I wanted to teach him a lesson, I am still deciding if I should just maim him or kill him, I am leaning more towards killing him so that Isla can find another replacement, maybe the one Isla finds for my cousin Leilani would be much better and if he isn’t his body would be burnt up just like Giova
VALENTINA’S POINT OF VIEW Maybe Leanor decided to kidnap Giovanni a lot earlier than tomorrow? But why then didn’t she let me in on her plan? I am confused about all this, I shouldn’t have been kidnapped with them! The plan was to get him alone and somehow get him to the docks and Leanor’s guys will already be there to take over! And it was supposed to happen tomorrow not today! The models were not meant to be kidnapped, nobody else was supposed to get hurt just Giovanni.I almost leaned over to tell the masked men that there had been some kind of mistake! That Leanor had clearly instructed that only Giovanni be kidnapped, I was about to inform them of their mistake when I heard one of them say.“Master Diego wants them to be there really soon, he would not tolerate any delays.” The masked man said. I literally froze, Diego? How did he know where I was? Is he monitoring me? What does he want from me? Is he going to kill me this time? Has he somehow decided to let me have my daughter