Rowan Valentino~•~"Are you sure we should be here without telling her first?" I asked my brother, halting his fist that was about to meet the door."We called her numerously and she didn't answer. We don't have another choice.""Who knows what she could be doing?""Exactly. Who knows?" He emphasized. When he came back home this morning, he told me that Cassie was pretty bummed out yesterday. It annoyed me to find out that she was feeling that way because of her excuse of a mother but there wasn't much we could do about it."Fine."As soon as the word left my lips, he knocked on the door before pressing the doorbell.It took seconds before the door was pulled open. It was Justina.She wrapped her arms around Matteo's waist and did the same to me. "We brought something for you," I told her and she grinned with enthusiasm."What is it?"I nodded to Rowan and he handed the wrapped box to her. I could see the curiosity on her face as she took the box from him. "Thank you so much!" Then,
Cassandra Salvatore~•~I knew Matteo wasn't happy with Rowan's reply but I didn't wait for him to counter it.I threw the towel on a random chair and dove into the pool.While my friends and I had planned to hang out, we never exactly said when and because I wanted to take my mind off a lot of things, I invited them over.It was a last-minute decision I made when I came back from work as Matteo had let me off as early as one o'clock today because there was nothing else to do in the office.I knew that wasn't the real reason but I accepted it. I didn't feel like working anyway.My friends could have declined, seeing as it was a weekday when they could've been occupied with other activities, but luckily for me, they were free.When they arrived, the first thing Jules did was give them a tour of the house. The size of the bedrooms wowed them but their awe increased when Jules showed them to the pool.It had them asking me who these men were and where I met them. I just laughed it off, k
Matteo Valentino~•~I was startled when I heard the door to my office open and for a second, I wondered if Cassie turned back. Then, I realized that was just silly.She had just left. How the hell was I missing her already?Expecting it to be Rowan, I didn't bother looking from my computer when I said, "How many times do I have to remind you to knock?""I can't say you've told me anything about knocking before."Eyes wide, I raised my gaze to see that it wasn't my twin brother, but the man I considered my best friend, Nathaniel."How long has it been?" He asked sarcastically, clad in his suit. He was probably visiting because he had work to do around the area. He was a workaholic, just like my brother and I. "Almost three months. You found a new pussy to chase and forgot all about your poor best friend."I narrowed my eyes at him. "She's not just some pussy.""Oh." His lips lifted in a smirk. "You love her already.""Shut up and sit down."Nathaniel was an interesting character. We'd
Cassandra Salvatore~•~"Are you sure I shouldn't drop you off?""I'm sure, Matteo." I laughed because he has been asking this question since I came into the office this morning. "I'll take a taxi. You can stay and finish up your work.""Sure?" He murmured."Very."He groaned before leaning down to place a kiss on my lips. Matteo rarely shower affection at work, but I appreciated it whenever he did. "Be safe." He said when he pulled away and finally let go of me."Always."I left the office and walked toward the elevator but before I could press the button, the doors of the elevator opened up to reveal a man.Naturally, I would have ignored him but he used the private elevator only five people had access to and he was seriously staring me down.I cocked my head at him. "Do I know you?" I asked and he chuckled, shaking his head.He had bright blue eyes that were fixed on me and his hair was a mop of blonde. He was just as tall as my men and looked equally as built too."Nope. I just li
Cassandra Salvatore~•~I scoffed when I saw the woman who was supposed to be my therapist. "You have to be fucking kidding me."She looked at me, confused.She couldn't remember me. How could she? It had been over fifteen years.Was this some sick joke? Did Rowan and Matteo intentionally set me up for this?"Excuse me?" She cocked her head, wondering why the first thing I did after entering her office was swear. "You're Ms. Salvatore, right? Mr. Valentino's girlfriend?"On one hand, I was happy she didn't recognize me. I could just turn around and pretend like I never ran into her. On the other hand, I was hurt that she was able to forget me so easily."Yes. Excuse my language." I smiled tightly as I took a seat across from the woman who birthed me.It was crazy she didn't recognize me. We looked a lot alike, only that my face was rounder than hers and my lips were smaller. Looking at me, you'd be able to tell I'm Asian."I'm Cassandra Bladell."Yeah, I know who you are.I was stalk
Cassandra Salvatore~•~"Um, who are you?" The girl that hadn't even noticed that someone joined her in the house, snapped her head up. She said something but I couldn't understand any of it with her mouth full of popcorn.I gave her a blank stare and she chewed and swallowed before speaking again. "I should be asking you that question."My brows furrowed in confusion. I hope I didn't enter the wrong house because of how much I was rushing to get here.I looked around the house. It was Matteo and Rowan's house. I turned back to the girl, seeing her dark brown hair all over her face. "Well, I asked first."She rolled her eyes at my words but I didn't take offense because I knew they were childish. "I'm Tash Valentino. Your turn."My mouth fell open when I realized that she was their sister. Of course. No wonder she was easily in here when the twins weren't around. "Matteo's sister?""Yeah," she nodded as she resumed eating her popcorn. "Who are you and how do you know my brother?""I'
Rowan Valentino~•~Honestly, I was quite wary of Cassie at the moment. She was too calm. It was too good to be true.After her conversation with my sister, they practically became friends, going back to the living room to converse.Tasha had ended up staying for dinner but left after that, promising to come back tomorrow. I'd asked Cassie if she was still interested in going to the club and she said, "Of course.That was why we were currently in our car, waiting for her to come out with Jules.I looked at my brother, whose head was resting on the steering wheel. He was probably also worried about our girl."Do you think she's okay?" I asked, concerned about her. I didn't want us to get into anything sexual when she wasn't in the right frame of mind. I didn't want us to take advantage of her.Matteo sighed but didn't raise his head. "She ran into her mother and was not prepared for that. She's most likely not okay.""Are we making a bad decision by taking her to Fantasia?""I don't kn
Cassandra Salvatore~•~I released a chuckle as my best friend went off with Kesha.Jules was smart. She knew what Rowan was doing but she decided to play dumb."Do you think they'll be good together?" I asked Rowan as the two women disappeared from my line of sight. I knew I didn't have to worry. Kesha was a nice woman from what I'd heard and Jules could take care of herself."Can't say for sure." Rowan grinned. "But they will have fun either way.""Fun," I repeated the word. "I'd like that."Matteo's breath hitched, hearing my suggestive tone. "You want to— you — here?"I almost laughed at Matteo's stuttering but I tried very well to hold back. I knew he and Rowan were worried about me and were probably thinking too deeply about every one of my decisions."Yes, Matteo. Here. You guys own the place, don't you?""I'll go see if there's an empty private room." I looked at Rowan as he spoke. They were also doing whatever I wanted. I wondered how long that would last. Knowing Matteo, not