*Vincenzo Ace.*I stood right in front of her, and asked, yet again, “I asked. What are you, Selena?”She rolled her eyes and replied, sarcastically, “Selena: the girl you've been fucking. The daughter of a drug addict you've been going about searching for.”I gritted my teeth as my finger rolled up into a ball on their own accord.“You have no right whatsoever to speak in such a manner in your state. So, shut the fuck up and only speak what I need you to.”“What other response do you want from me? What hasn't that bastard said to you already.” She bellowed, her gaze darkening with fury.I should be the one mad at her—I should be the one yelling in her face, still, she held no regret whatsoever for her actions and acted like I was the reason for her misfortunes.An entirely different person—different from the submissive Selena I have always known was right in front of me. Her switching-up character still baffles me.“You killed him, right? You had the guts to pull your fucking trigger
*Lily's P. O. V.*I have been here, in Vincenzo's house for the past two days. The cook and her daughter have been my only companion. We've been discussing and talking about a lot of things but whenever I bring up the questions about Vincenzo's past, then there's always an awkward laugh coming from her with the same reply,“It will be best if he decides to let you know, himself.”I was curious about his past. What exactly had made him ruthless? I mean, everyone is not born to be ruthless but grows up to be, due to some reasons. But then, I knew, no matter how he joked with me, we were not close enough for me to suddenly bring up the question about his past. And besides I haven't set my eyes on Vincenzo for the past two days.It makes me wonder about the number of people that must have died in those two days.I definitely shouldn't be thinking about him, especially when I'd just received a call earlier from the landlady reminding me of my deadline to pack out.I have no place to go to
“If I may ask, why did you choose to work here?” He asked, his eyes locked on mine. “Because I can't find a job elsewhere,” I replied sternly. He raised a brow at me before batting his lashes in astonishment. That wasn't the answer he expected—I knew that wasn't the answer I should be giving, but considering the fact that I had nothing, absolutely no 'good' reason why I chose to work at the most highly committed crime club in New York, then it was better off I get straight to the point. “Okay? So, why should I employ you?” “Because I can't find a job elsewhere,” I repeated, my gaze momentarily roaming about the club before going back to meet his puzzled look. “If I may ask, do you realize where you are?” I sucked in a dry breath, drawing back the confidence that was slowly oozing out of me. His question had a lot to say. I knew where I was and I also knew I shouldn't be here. I shouldn't be here applying as a waitress in a club owned by the notorious gang leader that his repu
*Vincenzo Ace* “You know—” He cleared his throat and continued speaking, “we can combine our shares to take the control away from him.” Sitting at the corner of the room, I drummed my finger on the wooden armrest wondering how in the world they could come up with such a lame idea, thinking they could trick me into giving away my shares. They could already sense the tense atmosphere—they knew I wasn't falling for their tricks, yet, their ego wouldn't let them accept defeat until they had a knife cutting through their fingers and digging deep right into their throats. In my presence, these fucked up men won't walk out here alive—it was what I was best known for—killing, murdering, torturing, and breaking every bone in anybody that becomes a barrier in my way. I'd only get all the satisfaction I want after I have done that to these two pot-bellied idiots. I raised my head to look at them and I saw the man sitting beside the obvious masterpiece of the whole plan, almost shivering
Lily's P.O.V The Next Day. Neglecting all odds—neglecting how weird it was getting employed by Vincenzo who I knew wasn't nice enough to do such out of goodwill, I had walked in on the landline ringing on the counter. A cold silence swims through the empty club as I roam my eyes around, searching for, maybe, the young man I met here the other day who seems to be a bartender too, but there was no sight of anyone. It sends a cold shiver of fear down my spine. I knew I came pretty early, even earlier than the said time for the resumption of work for all waitresses, but despite how skeptical I was, wanting to earn a living had pushed me to be punctual. Wanting to clear up all my debts had forced me to accept my fate. It's not like I had a choice anyway. I can't possibly decline the only job I got because I got employed and noticed by the devil. But a part of me knew one thing for sure: ‘I do not want to meet the devil.’ I wanted to ignore it. I knew I should have ignored the ringi
My legs shivered as I climbed up the flight of stairs that led to the devil's office while holding the tray with the tequila on it.Vincenzo has been watching me. That, I was sure of. But, not like it made any difference – not like It would change anything even after acknowledging the fact that he has been watching me.But then, Why did he specifically ask me, an amateur, to serve him drinks?Vincenzo wasn't a man I'd wish to meet: this was my major concern.The hope I had that we were most likely to never cross paths because he wasn't the type to be interested in the affairs of his workers was already crumbling right in front of me as I climbed up these stairs. And in just a few seconds of walking through the hallway, I was already standing right in front of this huge wooden double door with a silver plate reading “Vincenzo's Office.”I was scared of meeting him, but I needed money. I needed to do my duties to earn the money. But then, I knew I was clumsy, combined with the fact that
Lily's P.O.V. “I could help you clear up all your debts and even cover up for the loss you cost me—” he paused for a while taking in my bewildered expression before continuing to speak, ” Just let me fuck you, Angel.” At first, I knew it was fear. At first, I knew it was nervousness, awkwardness, and the waves of freight surging through me, but when his words had registered in my head, everything I felt back then was gradually turning into something else – annoyance, anger, and boiling rage at its peak, was an understatement. The tension between us drifted to something else. The undeniable anger I felt for my frustrated life, the debts, and the mess I'd stupidly gotten myself into, all of this slowly forming a fit of anger in my chest, and yes, It didn’t take me a second to send a striking slap across his face as his head wiped to the side and I could almost see the imprint of my finger on his face. I'd just slapped the dangerous man of the city. The man who could put a bullet thr
*VINCENZO ACE*There was something about the world I lived in:Possessively claiming and breaking down the bones of any barrier in my way. Seeing the wrong as right and the right as wrong. It was something I'd grown up to believe—it was something I'd done out of ignorance. Power was one thing I held and it seems to have clung a bit of selfishness in me—a selfishness I'd used to get everything I wanted as long as I was satisfied. Whoever gets involved would be bearing the consequences of my selfishness and not me.Once we have that power, it leads to selfishness, and at the end of the day, we never know when to stop. We never had a limit.And then, there was Lily. She was surprisingly bold even when she wasn't supposed to be—she was everything I wanted to claim. She ignited a lot of selfishness in me that I couldn't get my head off the thought of having her and claiming her, even just for a night. Obviously, she wanted absolutely nothing to do with me, but then, I, Vincenzo Ace, wante