VALENTINO ~~~~~~~~♧♧♧♧♧♧“I did the nice thing by leaving you for almost two months. Now we can have that talk. I hope you’ve thought out where your loyalties lie now,” I said, sitting across from the boy I’d captured the night I’d shot Fiore. “Are you going to leave me if I tell you the truth?” He asked, placing his forearms on the table between us. With a smile, I shook my head. “Oh, make no mistake. You’re gonna die today. Your reply determines how quickly and what method I use.” “Then I ain’t telling you shit. I’m a dead man anyway, so what’s the point?” He spat. Carlo chuckled at the boy’s answer. “That’s what they all say until he finally breaks them.” “I must say, I admire your false bravado. Why did you choose to work for Fiore? You have a pregnant girlfriend who was kicked out by her parents when they found out she was dating a man like you. You’re just nineteen. You have a lot to live for. Even if it’s not for your sake, do it for your fa

RAVENNA~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤“No.” A sob broke out of me as I took a seat on the chair next to the bed. “I’m fine, Ravenna,” Nana tried to reassure me, but I could see even smiling hurt her. “What happened? What did they say they wanted from you?” I asked, my vision blurry from the tears that threatened to fall out of them. “Nothing. I think they meant to scare me. I’m just glad that you weren’t around when this happened.” The tears I’d been trying to hold back broke free. Here she was with bruises covering her body and several broken ribs, but she was still worried about my safety. “I’m sorry this happened to you because of me.” “It’s not your fault.” “She’s right,” Uncle Leo said from the doorway. “Instead of crying, why not go out there and find the people who did this? Your tears won’t change anything.” He handed me a handkerchief to wipe my tears. “You two need to leave. I don’t want any more of this touching you two. Get someone to man

VALENTINO ~~~~~~~~♧♧♧♧♧♧“Hello big brother,” I heard when I pressed my phone to my ear. I felt relief course through my system at the familiar voice. “Ciro. Thank goodness you’re not dead yet. Where the fuck are you?” “There’s no need to worry about me. I’m fine. I saw the man you put on my tail. He’s laying unconscious on the floor next to me. Not to worry. I didn’t kill him. He’s just having a nice nap.” “What the hell are you doing, Ciro? Come back home.” “I’m not a fucking kid. You might I don’t know shit about survival, but I do. I’ll be fine on my own. You’re independent, and I want to be like that too. That’ll never happen if I come back.” “Okay. Do you need money? Or arms? Anything at all?” “Yeah. I need your help with my houses. Maybe send a bunch of people to clean it out before it gets too dusty. And my cars, make sure they’re in working condition when I come back. Ferraris aren’t cheap, y’know,” he teased. Even though I couldn’t se

RAVENNA ~~~~~~~♤♤♤♤♤“Where have you been and why now? We’ve been looking for you for ages, Ronan,” I said, eyeing the man in question as he stopped in front of the main gate of the estate without directions from me. That could only mean one thing. He had been monitoring me. “If I just came to you with the truth, I figured you wouldn’t just believe me. It was better for you to learn the truth in your way and at your own time.” That took me back some hours ago. My heart still screamed at me, like it had shattered into millions of irreparable pieces, but I was emotionally drained. I couldn’t keep crying over spilled milk. “You’re like your father, you know. Loyal to a fault, and when you two love, you love hard. That’s why it feels like the pain is unbearable. The same pain your father must have felt when he got betrayed by those close to him.” “I don’t want to hear it. Don’t act like you know me. You don’t. You all act like my parents were so dear to yo

RAVENNA~~~~~~~♤♤♤♡♤“What happened to you? You look like you got run over by a truck,” I said bluntly, eyeing Callum with pity. He looked like it hurt him to even lay on his back. “I feel like it, too.” “We sent for a doctor. Seriously, why didn’t you go to a doctor first?” “Because I had some men chasing my ass. I’d have gone to Paul, but I heard about the tragic incident. I didn’t have anywhere else to go.” “What happened to your friend? How did you get this bruised up?” “I don’t know where he is. He said something about traveling around the world some months back. I haven’t seen him since then.” “What about your place? Who’s looking over it?” “I have workers.” “Right. You don’t look like the typical cowboy. Just thought I’d put that out there.” “Not a time for jokes. How did you find Ronan?” “Ronan found me. Nobody knows where he’s been all this while. What crime did you commit?” “It’s some guys from a motorcycle club. So