Rowan Valentino~•~I blew out a breath as I collapsed on the chair. For once, my brother and I weren't working.Ever since Cassie stopped working for Matteo, he had been busier than usual as he had been unable to find a perfect fit for his personal assistant, which meant the weekends Cassie didn't spend with us, we spent it working.It wasn't like we weren't proud of her. We were but we missed her.It was quite silly to admit considering she just left our house a few hours ago, but we had gotten used to her and it would take a while before we adjusted to her new schedule.I sneaked a glance at my brother, who had his head thrown back on the couch as he took deep breaths."Long week, huh?"He glanced at me out of the corner of his eye. "You have no idea.""It's that hard without Cassie?""I'm still trying to adjust. Work is demanding without someone to take some of the burdens off. And with the holidays that just passed, I have a lot to catch up on.""Why don't you find a new assistan

Cassandra Salvatore~•~I gulped, only settling down when he put the knife away. He pulled a chair from the side and sat in front of me, crossing his legs."You know I lost my job a while ago, right?"I wasn't surprised. Rowan and Matteo found out he was linked to my father and my father had been embezzling."And that's because your little boyfriends did their research on me.""They must have fired you for a reason.""Nothing tangible that I know of. I cover my tracks pretty well, unlike Daniel." He shrugged nonchalantly. "They just hate me because of you. What did you tell them?""I didn't tell them anything. I don't talk to them about you. If I did, you would have been fired a long time ago.""Watch your mouth." He warned, glaring at me. "They would never have known about me if I wasn't involved with you. It's all your fault."My mouth dropped open at his audacity. "Close your fucking mouth. I know you suck dick pretty well, especially if those billionaires are willing to keep you

Rowan Valentino~•~Damon had always been a force to reckon with. He had this natural dominant aura that when he spoke, things happened.He was intimidating. His voice was deep and hard. It made people cower, so I wasn't surprised when the cashier started moving as soon as he heard Damon's words.The cashier immediately called another worker to replace him behind the counter and he led us into the backroom. We stood by the side impatiently as he went back to yesterday's footage.He was shaking as his hand maneuvered the mouse and I couldn't even blame him.Three men were demanding something he wasn't supposed to give out to people other than the cops. While Damon was intimidating, Matteo's anger was something no one wanted to be part of and he was glaring at the man.I tried to be the level-headed one even if the worry was etched on my face and smiled at him a few times when he looked my way. That didn't help him in any way.We would have left it to the police but those people were fu

Cassandra Salvatore~•~After his call with Rowan, it took thirty minutes for Rafael to come back. He came back with a McDonald's pack. It assured me that we were at least close to other humans. All I had to do was find a way to get out of the building."Ten million? Really?" I spat out as soon as he entered. I was still tied up and still in my underwear so I was a bit cold."I don't know why you're worrying." He said casually. "It's not your money and it won't dent their account balances. They are individual billionaires. You know that.""So?" I gritted out. "They worked for that money and you are just going to strip it away from them just because you couldn't get a job like a normal person?""Enough," Rafael demanded. "If you run your mouth too much, I'm taking the food back and I'll leave you hungry for the rest of the day."I snapped my mouth shut. I hadn't eaten last night as well and I already felt hungry."Whatever," I grumbled.I knew he could hurt me but I knew he didn't plan

Matteo Valentino~•~I scrunched up my face as Damon pulled over at a small house. It was a house that looked like it had been abandoned and when I saw the brand of the car the police had described to me, I knew Cassie was finally going to be safe."He's sloppy." My brother commented. "Probably because it's a one-man job.""It's a good thing he is. Makes it easier to catch him."I sent off a text to the police, telling them to start coming to the address. I needed a few moments of having Rafael to myself before handing him to the police.I needed to make it clear to him that he had no right or audacity to challenge me ever.As we got down from the car, Rowan walked toward us. "So what exactly is the plan?""No plan. We walk in there. We get Cassie and we leave." Rowan stared at me blankly. "And maybe, rough him up a little.""Now, you're talking." Together, we approached the door of the house carefully. We just assumed it would be a one-man job. I was hoping we were right.The door l