Piledriver Waltz Lyrics

I’d just wrapped up a short trip with my daughter, Elara. On the way back, I figured I’d swing by the Hale, our family’s casino, to check in on my son, Cassian. Maybe grab dinner together. I didn’t expect to be mistaken for his latest fling. Correction: not mistaken—accused. Violently. “You think you can just waltz in here like some queen?” she hissed. “I’m the woman Cassian loves! What kind of whore are you? And is this your bastard daughter with him?” She locked us in the basement. No phone. No light. Just concrete walls and the stench of mildew and madness. Then came the fists. She slapped me across the face—again and again—until my skin stung and my ears rang. When that didn’t satisfy her, she pulled a gun and aimed low. The bullet tore through my knee. I bit back a scream, shielding Elara with my body. “You need to die, whore,” she spat. One of her men hesitated, “We should at least tell Mr. Hale first. If we are going to kill these two in his casino.” Lila of course said no. But that man brought Cassian anyway. My son stepped into this dark little room like it was any other Tuesday—until he saw me. His whole body went still. The blood drained from his face. And then, in the smallest, most broken voice I’d ever heard from him, he whispered, “Mom? What are you doing in my basement?”

The night Enzo was made boss of the Moretti family, I gave him my virginity. He was the heir I'd been promised to since before I could speak. We kissed against the floor-to-ceiling windows, tangled in the humid, twilight heat... His rough, urgent hands hurt me, but I didn't pull away. Even the pain felt sacred, a sacrifice I was willing to make for love. Lost in the heat of the moment, he promised me a pair of the most beautiful crystal shoes, so I could dance the opening waltz with him at his coronation ceremony the next day. The first dance is always reserved for the new boss and his future bride. I cried with joy, believing my years of secret pining and patient waiting would finally culminate in a fairytale ending. But I was wrong. So terribly wrong. The next morning, I dragged my aching body out to get his favorite espresso, only to overhear the guys joking as I returned: "So you finally popped the family cherry, huh? How was Vivian on your first night as boss?" Enzo's voice was lazy, mocking. "Face of an angel, body of a devil. She's a hot little viper in bed." The room erupted in sleazy whistles. "So, you really gonna marry her, young boss?" "Are you kidding me?" Enzo scoffed. "Vivian's just a warm-up. Once I get some practice in, I'll go tame the Falcone ice princess. When I get bored, I can always circle back and put a ring on her." I stood frozen in the doorway, my vision blurring, the coffee cup trembling in my hand. Before the world faded to black, I sent a coded message to the Don: "Uncle Romano, for the promotion in three days, get me a transfer. As far away from Enzo as possible."

Malam ketika Adriel diangkat menjadi bos Keluarga Mahendra, aku memberinya keperawananku. Dia adalah pewaris yang sudah dijodohkan denganku bahkan sebelum aku bisa bicara. Kami berciuman di depan jendela besar yang menjulang dari lantai sampai langit-langit, tubuh kami saling terjerat dalam panas lembap senja itu. Sentuhannya yang kasar dan tergesa-gesa membuatku sakit, tapi aku tidak menjauh. Bahkan rasa sakit itu terasa suci, seperti pengorbanan yang rela aku lakukan demi cinta. Tenggelam dalam panasnya momen itu, dia berjanji akan memberiku sepasang sepatu kristal paling indah, supaya aku bisa berdansa waltz pembuka bersamanya di upacara penobatannya keesokan hari. Tarian pertama selalu dipersembahkan untuk bos baru dan calon pengantinnya. Aku menangis bahagia, yakin bahwa tahun-tahun penantian diam-diamku akhirnya akan berakhir seperti dongeng. Tapi aku salah. Teramat salah. Keesokan paginya, aku memaksa tubuhku yang masih nyeri untuk keluar membeli ekspresso kesukaannya. Saat aku kembali, aku mendengar para lelaki bercanda. "Jadi kamu akhirnya tidur dengannya? Bagaimana rasanya bersama Vivian di malam pertamamu sebagai bos?" Suara Adriel terdengar malas penuh ejekan. "Wajahnya seperti malaikat, tubuhnya seperti iblis. Di ranjang, dia benar-benar seperti ular kecil yang menggoda." Ruangan itu langsung riuh oleh siulan-siulan genit. "Jadi, kamu benar-benar akan menikahinya, Bos Muda?" "Serius kamu pikir begitu?" Adriel mencibir. "Vivian cuma pemanasan. Setelah aku cukup berlatih, aku akan menaklukkan si putri es Keluarga Santoso. Kalau nanti aku bosan, aku selalu bisa kembali padanya dan menikahinya." Aku berdiri terpaku di ambang pintu, pandanganku mulai kabur, cangkir kopi di tanganku bergetar. Sebelum dunia gelap di mataku, aku sempat mengirim pesan sandi untuk Bos Indra Wijaya. [Om Indra, untuk promosi yang akan berlangsung tiga hari lagi, tolong pindahkan aku. Sejauh mungkin dari Adriel.]

(BOOK ONE: THE LAST WALTZ) Naniniwala siyang ang lahat ng nangyayari gaano man kasakit ay may magandang dahilan. At para kay JV ay si Vinnie iyon. Everything was so perfect at tanging sa piling lang ni Vinnie niya naramdaman iyon. Pero noon naman biglang pumasok sa eksena ang kuya ni Vinnie na may malalim palang galit sa kanya. At iyon ang naging dahilan kaya nalagay sa panganib ang buhay ng pinakamamahal niya. (BOOK 2: UNCONDITIONALLY) Si Dave? Sa unang tingin mukha itong suplado. Notorious playboy type. At siguro kung ganito kagwapo ang boyfriend niya, ready siyang umiiyak ng kahit ilang beses pa! Pero hindi siya pinaiyak ni Dave. Dahil higit pa yata sa kayang gawin ng sinomang lalaki ang ginawa nitong pagpoprotekta kay Audace. Pero hanggang kailan siya kayang sagipin ni Dave? Lalo't nagbalik si Alfred at nakahanda siya nitong bawiin. (BOOK 3: FRAGILE HEART) Unlike his friends, naranasan na ni Lemuel ang magmahal ng totoo. Ang kaibahan nga lang, hindi niyanagawang aminin sa babaeng iyon angnararamdaman niya. Until dumating si Careen na sa unang pagkikita palang ay nagkaroon na ng espesyal na lugar sa puso niya. Pero muli nanaman siyang sinorpresa ng pagkakataon sa pagbabalik ni Bianca. (BOOK 4: INSEPARABLE) Sa kanilang apat siya ang pinaka-babaero. Pero nagbago ang lahat nang makilala niya ang anak ng babaeng pinakasalan ng Daddy niya, walang iba kundi si Louise na sa kalaunan ay narealized niyang ilang beses narin pala niyang nakatagpo. Hindi lang ang protective instinct niya ang pinukaw ni Louise kaya minabuti niya itong bakuran sa SJU. Kundi mas higit ang mailap na puso niya, dahil ang totoo hindi niya napigilan ang unti-unting mahulog at kalaunan ay mahalin ang dalaga. Gusto niya itong maging masaya, gusto niya itong protektahan. Pero paano niya gagawin iyon kung siya mismo ay may sariling kinatatakutan?