RAVENNA~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤“Thanks for the offer, but I’ll manage just fine from here. You’ve done enough,” I said when Valentino had opted to take me to my house. “You helped me put a call through to Nana, so Zypher will come pick me up.”“I’ll wait here with you. When she comes to pick you, I’ll get going. The people that kidnapped you could easily do it again.”One of the rare times he was actually a decent human being. It was sweet and surprising at the same time.“Thank you. You didn’t have to help me today, and yet, you did.”He shrugged it off. “I just happened to be there. No big deal.”“Stop lying and just accept my words of gratitude. My ride is here.”I moved to swing open my door, but he placed his hand on my thigh, stopping me. I turned my head around only to have my face almost shoved into Valent

RAVENNA~~~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤♤“I thought you said you were going on a vacation. I didn’t expect to see you so soon,” I said as I opened the gate to my house.“Jacob. He was the reason for my quick return,” Drake replied.“That’s a lie. He was missing me so much that he had to come back home. So, you live in a big house now,” Jacob said.I shrugged. “Yeah. Let’s go in. Your visit was unexpected, so there’s really nothing to eat. Nana is just making dinner.”I led them into the house and to the kitchen, where Zypher was assisting Nana in making the food.“Oh, hey boys,” Nana said with a wide smile. “You’re just in time. Dinner will soon be ready.”“I don’t think I’ve ever seen her smile at you like that,” Jacob said under his breath to Drake, who chuckled.“Boys, this is Zyp

RAVENNA~~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤♤“Who’s this?” I asked after picking up my ringing phone.Zypher had found the phone at the men’s house and she had brought it back for me.“That’s not a cheery tone, sweetheart.”Anthony? How did he get my number?“What’s up, Anthony? How did you get my number?”He chuckled. “Sweetheart, I find out anything I want to. Why don’t we forget about that and focus more on the topic at hand?”“Which is?”“The dude who attacked you at your little party.”I knifed up my bed. “You found him?”“Yes. He’s mainly works as a loan shark, and other times, he’s a hired sniper. His name is Ken Russell. I just stumbled by an information that he’s attending an auction.”Dread filled my stomach. “This isn’t just an ordin

VALENTINO ~~~~~~~~~~♧♧♧♧♧♧“Dad talked to me last night,” Ciro said quietly from where he was sat at the table while I went about making breakfast for myself.“Seriously, Ciro, that’s the last thing I want to talk about. You’re also the last person I want to talk to.”“Why? Because Dad said he was going to hand over to me?”“No. I just don’t want to think or talk about anything that happened yesterday.”“Well, that’s not what I wanted to say. If only you had let me explain.”“Continue. Just don’t be too long because after breakfast, I’m going back to bed.”Ciro grinned at me. “What, no getting all dressed up in a suit and heading for work?”“Since he talked shit last night, he might as well do all the work. I’m taking a much needed rest. I think the next time we see

VALENTINO ~~~~~~~~~~♧♧♧♧♧♧"What the fuck are you doing, Hank?"He whipped his head to the side while he kept his gun pointed at Ravenna."I know you've been tailing me. You ordered that hit on my son, didn't you? Now it's time for me to take something equally as precious away from you."Well, that was news to me. I didn't know he was aware I was the one that ordered the hit on his son."Since when did a fuck buddy translate into something important? She only lasts for tonight so killing her would be a waste, no? And you want that revenge so much. Killing her won't give you that."My voice was filled with conviction, and I hoped he bought the lie. I moved my gaze to Ravenna's for a split second, and I found hers filled with fear."You think I'm stupid, huh? If she was just a fuck buddy that lasted for the night, why would you put her on your lap. That seemed pretty special to me.""What do you want, Hank? We both know