Valentino's POVIt's been hours since I last heard from Emilio after he went out with Luke. I paced around my office as I tried calling Emilio once again. The doors then burst open with a panic-stricken Emilio emerging from the other side. "Luke's gone," Emilio said to me in a panic."What the fuck do you mean he's gone?!" I shouted as I strode over to him. "Where the fuck is he?" I said, glaring down at Emilio."I don't know! I was looking around the stalls and when I called for Luke he was gone." Emilio tried to explain.I could no longer contain my anger. I held Emilio by his collar and delivered a punch to his face, feeling the bones crunch underneath. I let go of his collar, making him fall to the floor with a pained grunt. "You broke my fucking nose!" Emilio shouted at me, making him earn a kick to the stomach. Emilio let out a loud grunt as Romero enters my office due to the commotion."You had one fucking job, Emilio," I said, pulling out the gun from my waistband.Romero qu
Valentino's POVOne of the office phones started ringing. I nodded to Vic to take note of the call. I picked up the phone to answer."Antonio.""Ah. That didn't take you long. I was going to play around with you a bit." Antonio said before bursting out into laughter. It made me want to reach out through the phone and strangle him right then and there."I'm giving you until the end of the day to give Luke back." I said to him."Or what? That gives me a lot of time to play with him. We missed our little princess!" Antonio said through the phone.This motherfucker was really testing me. For someone who has so little power, this man has a lot of fucking balls. "Try and touch him, and I'll make sure that there will no trace of you left behind."Antonio let out the most obnoxious laugh I've ever fucking heard in my entire life. I clenched the phone in my hands, making my knuckles turn white. I looked over to Vic and he gave me thumbs up so I wasted no time in slamming the phone down."Let's
Valentino's POVIt's been a few weeks since we rescued Luke from the hands of Antonio. Ever since the incident, Luke has barely talked to anyone, only uttering a word or two if needed. His routine has been the same, wake up, eat, train, eat, rest, eat, and sleep. He has been insistent on his training for the past few weeks, never missing a day. I've suggested that he should be assessed by a therapist, but that conversation didn't go too well. He kept insisting that he was fine, but I highly doubt he is.I'm currently sitting in a chair in the basement cell with Antonio tied up in front of me. His arms were chained to the ceiling his feet barely touching the floor. His head was down as blood dripped down his head. I've kept him here, barely keeping him alive, using him as something to lash out my anger towards. Cuts and bruises covered his body, much like he did to Luke. I've had Alex come here once in a while to tend to his wounds, letting him recover for a few days before repeating t
Luke's POVI took a deep breath as I finished my boxing rounds. I was drenched in sweat as I have been training for a few hours now. I quickly removed my gloves and unraveled the wraps on my hand. Emilio walked towards me as I wipe the sweat off of my face."Talked to Val yet?" Emilio asked and I just ignored him.Emilio let out a sigh and ran a hand through his hair. "You can't just ignore everyone after what happened Luke." He said before walking away.I dropped the towel and made my way to the kitchen. Grabbing a water bottle from the fridge, I opened it and chugged the water down. As I placed down the water bottle, Valentino entered the kitchen, covered in blood. I can only assume he came from the basement. He took a seat from across me and rested his elbows against the countertop with his hands clasped. He then laid his forehead against his hands and there was a silence that surrounded that for a while.I contemplated whether this is the right time for me to talk to him. I've alw
Luke’s POVI stirred in my sleep as I felt myself being lifted off of the ground. I opened my eyes and saw Emilio was carrying me. I didn't bother budging and closed my eyes once again and leaned against Emilio."You're awake, aren't you?" Emilio asked with amusement in his voice as I heard the door open and close. I just hummed in response and Emilio let out a chuckle, his chest vibrating against my head.We soon reached, what I'm guessing is my room as Emilio pushed my door open and laid me down on the bed. Emilio placed the covers over me and I heard his footsteps moving away from me and my door closing. I quickly shot up from my bed, not wanting Emilio to leave me alone. "Wait!" I shouted. Emilio turned back and faced me. "Can you stay? For a while?" I asked him and he gave me a nod before closing the door behind him. I patted the space beside me, and Emilio took his shoes off before climbing onto the bed beside me. Emilio was the only person I'd been comfortable with since the
Luke’s POV"What the fuck are you doing?!"Emilio quickly scrambled to get off of me as I attempt to cover myself. Emilio grabs his pants and frantically puts them on. "Close the fucking door, Romero!" Emilio shouted. My heart started beating frantically out of my chest. I pulled the covers over me, closing my eyes as I take deep steady breaths in an attempt to calm myself down."Are you fucking serious, Emilio? Valentino's already in a bad mood since this morning and this is what you're doing?!" Romero shouted in exasperation. Emilio didn't say anything, so Romero continued. "What do you think Val's going to do to you if he's the one who saw this?""I didn't force Luke to do anything." Emilio defended."That wasn't the point, Emilio!" Romero shouted; frustration evident in his voice.I was starting to get annoyed that they were talking as if I wasn't there in the room. I hastily pulled the covers off of me, retaining the covers on the parts that is not needed to be seen."What are
Valentino's POVI grabbed Luke's hand and led him out of the basement. Slitting Antonio's throat helped me let out some anger I'm feeling toward Luke. I know he lied about what he and Emilio did. I had to keep my calm or else I would be pushing him right into Emilio's arms. We reached the kitchen, and I sat Luke down on the bar stool."What do you want to eat?" I asked him.Luke kept his gaze on the countertop as he fiddles with his hands. The thought of him being in bed with Emilio suddenly crossed my mind, making me grip the edges of the countertop in anger. I snapped out of it when Luke finally told me what he wanted to eat."I want mac and cheese," Luke told me."Okay," I replied and start moving around the kitchen to gather ingredients."You're cooking?" Luke asked behind me."Yeah. I cook whenever I can." I told him as I prepare the ingredients on the counter."You didn't seem like the type." He replied.I pause for a moment and turn around to face him. "What do you mean by that
Luke’s POVI woke up the next day with a knock on my door. I stood up from the bed to open the door. Apparently, whoever was knocking has little patience as the door opened as I was halfway through the room. It was Romero. I need to get into the habit of locking my door. "Hey." I greeted him."Emilio's leaving. Want to send him off?" Romero asked. "Okay. Just give me a minute." I replied and Romero gave me a nod before leaving my room. I walked to my closet and grabbed a loose-knit sweater. I pulled it over my head and fixed my ponytail. I went out of my room and found Romero waiting out of my door. He gave me a nod before walking away, with me trailing behind him."Where's Valentino?" I asked him."He hasn't woken up yet," Romero replied and I hummed in response.We walked out of the house and onto the driveway where Emilio was saying goodbye to a few other men. I felt some of them eyeing me, but I ignored them. Emilio catches my eyes, and he gave me a small wave, I gave him a sma