Elowen:As Dante led me to the car, Fred dashed towards us. Dante opened the door for me and asked me to enter, then closed it to speak with Fred.“Thank you very much for alerting me,” he said, and my eyes widened.I was trying to be macho earlier, but after what happened, it dawned on me that I needed Dante more than I realized.“I am sorry for what happened. Please do not take it out on me, sir; I had to get my kids from school and..”“You do not need to apologize, Fred. I am thankful for you and you have the raise I promised already. You will receive 30% of the monthly profit instead of 20%.” Dante said, and I watched Fred fall to his feet.“Thank you so much, sir.” He said and Dante chuckled, beckoning on him to stand up.This single act warmed my heart as I saw his children in a car across the street. When I looked at the bar, I saw Ralph leading the men and women out.They continued to plead with Dante, but Ralph yelled at them and cocked his gun. When they were all out of sigh

Dante:The buzzing sound of my phone woke me up. I groaned and tried to reach for it from where I lay. My hand finally located it on the nightstand, then I opened my eyes to see who the caller was.Francisco Guerra!When I saw the display name, I sat up at once, gently pulling Elowen’s hand away from my body. Then I walked out of the room to take the call.“What is the meaning of this nonsense!” Francisco yelled the moment I picked the call.“To what do I owe this call, uncle Francisco?” I asked, and he scoffed.“I knew we should have done away with you the moment they presented you at birth. You are nothing but a disgrace to this family!”“I do not appreciate to be called up at this point of the day this early to be insulted.” I said. “Goodbye uncle.” I said calmly and I end the call.I walked back to the room and Elowen tuned to face me with a smile on her face.“How was your night?” I asked, sitting on the bed.“Quite peaceful, but you had to leave me.” She said, and I caressed her

Dante:Leaving Elowen like that wasn’t right, but I had to make things right by setting up a deal with the four clans again. I drove to the warehouse and walked into my office and sat on the leather seat, which had my grandfather’s portrait sitting behind. This served as a reminder that he was the founder of this great alliance.When I settled in, I took out my phone to call up my old friend Xavier. I had angered him, but I believed it was nothing that Xavier couldn’t forgive, especially for the sake of old times.“What do you want, Dante?” Xavier asked the moment he picked the call.His tone was icy.“I’m sorry about yesterday and having to leave you in a..”“Are you? What could have been more important than the deal, Dante?” He asked, and I kept mute for a while. “I know where you were yesterday, and I honestly can’t be more disappointed. When we were younger, I let you roll with the bigger boys in the group because although you were illegitimate you sounded brighter than your broth

Dante:It was obvious someone had been feeding Elowen with a lie, and this time, they crossed the line badly. The only person I could think of was Adjo. He would do anything to get her back, and I could tell by the way he looked at her each time he saw her.I wanted to make him pay, but that would keep causing damage to my reputation with the family. I didn’t care, but since I had started, I needed to secure the throne because of Elowen.All I wanted was a good night's rest, but here I was wandering the halls of the mansion with my sleep tainted eyes. I walked directionless for a while until I decided to go to my childhood bedroom, which I shared with my wife, Catherine.Having a baby was disorienting, but it was the most beautiful thing I had. Although people alleged I didn’t have a heart, I opened my heart to this baby and my little family.The moment I opened the door, I walked to the bed and sat on it, staring at myself in the mirror in front, causing the nostalgia of the room to e

Elowen:I broke the kiss, then I remained plastered on Dante’s body for a while. I finally pulled out and looked into his eyes, planting a kiss on his cheek.“Let’s take a bath together,” I said before he could speak. I took off my clothes at once, and stood stark naked, then I pulled off the towel on his waist, leaving him stark naked too.All I was doing was trying to appease him for what I did, but it seemed like it wasn’t working, because he hadn’t said a word.When we got into the bathroom, he pulled off his briefs and threw it in his laundry basket, then he got into the shower with me. Memories of the last time flashed by, and I got the usual feeling in my bell, causing me to smile.I turned on the shower, allowing the water to crash onto my body. For the first time in a week, I was enjoying a bath.“How was your trip?” I asked as I rubbed the soap on his body.“It was fine.” He answered plainly.I didn’t want to push it further, so I shut my mouth until we were done taking a ba