DESMOND’S POV
I remember the first time I watched Valentina dance, it was at Don Carlos’ strip club, about two years ago, I knew she was special, anyone could see that.
I sat amidst those drunk pot bellied slubs that Don Carlos calls his associates, I let their noise drown into nothingness and focused on her, focused on how the stage melted in her presence like she owned it, watched how the lights obeyed her every command, how we all gave her all our full attention.
I paid for a lap dance that day, that was quite unusual because I don’t ever find the appeal in strippers and whores, I am not that kind of man but I don’t know, Valentina is different even the Devil agrees.
Valentina was different from the other girls we could all tell every single man in that club wanted her for himself, it was probably the knowledge of how untouchable she was that prompted our lust even more.
The rules were simple; you have to be satisfied with just watching Valentina dance on the stage because she doesn’t do lap dances or special favors.
I was willing to pay anything to have her… we all were but I guess the rules are the same for everyone but Diego Fernandez.
“I will only do this for a month.” Valentina said, she looked heartbroken I could tell that something had happened. Maybe she has finished found out about just how much of a conceited asshole Diego Fernandez is.
Although I think she knows already which makes me wonder why she still insists on being around him.
“Okay, whatever you want.” I replied. That is what they all say; ‘This will only be for a short while… I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t have to…’ blah blah blah but one thing is sure they always stay, every single one of them and Valentina would not be an exemption because I would not let her leave, she will be mine.
Something about her being Diego Fernandez property makes her even more attractive to me, I want to own what he owns, I want to feel how it feels to have the life I should… the life that was stripped away from me because of the lowliness of my family lineage.
“You can start whenever you want to.” I said again.
“I will start tomorrow, I have to take care of something today.” She replied, by something I know she means going to see her sister Sidney, she goes to St. Louis’ hospital at least three times a week to see her. That is the only part of Valentina’s life that I don’t quite understand, why is her sister in a coma? Who is the father of her daughter Ava? What happened five years ago? These are the questions I have to get answers to before I can move forward with my plan… I have to get close to her, I have to become the one person she can trust, the one person she bares herself completely to, I need her to trust me and then before Diego knows what is coming to him I will destroy him… but not without the beautiful Valentina’s help.
“You can start whenever you want my darling,” I said looking into her eyes as I said every word.
I moved over to where she was standing, with two of my fingers I raised her face to mine “I will take care of you Valentina.” I said before moving my lips very close to her, I urged her with my eyes, she moved closer, I could hear her heart starting to beat fast, her lips were so close to mine.
“I have to go.” She said suddenly as if she was abruptly thrown out of our shared beautiful daze, as if she suddenly realized who I am or rather who I am not.
I will get her, that is certain.
DIEGO’S POV
I Told them not to hire her! Who dared to undermine my orders! I have to see to it that they pay dearly! There is no way I am going to let Valentina go back to working at the strip club, she is mine now I can’t have those barbaric uncultured men gawking at my whore.
Who is this Desmond anyway? He has to be a newbie for him not to know me! For him not to know who the king of this mafia game is! For him not to know what I do to people who don’t follow my orders!
If he wants war I am going to give him war.
“Master Diego what do you want us to do to Desmond Sandals.” Greg asked.
“Bring him to me but I want him bruised before he gets here.” I replied.
Sometimes you just have to teach the newbies how to behave because nobody else will, I will be doing him a favor not all mafia lord would be that merciful.
VALENTINA’S POV
Sidney has been out of our lives for a long time now, she did not get to meet Ava, Ava would have loved her just like I do. I wish none of that had happened, I wish my sister is not in a coma just floating in some sort of limbo non responsively.
If I had stayed away from him like I had been warned to then my sister will not be in this state, I should have listened… I should have stayed away from Diego five years ago… even now I am still making the same mistake.
“Hey Sid.” I said as I stroked my sister’s hair, she looks so frail and helpless. I miss her being her active lively self, I wonder what she would think about me being Diego’s whore, she would hate it. Fate is never on my side.
“Wake up already… please… I need you now more than ever, everything is just spinning out of control Sidney, I don’t know what I am doing… I don’t know what to do Sid.” I felt my eyes starting to sting as the tears rolled down. I miss all of them… my family, the ones the Fernandez stole away from me, I don’t know if I would ever forgive that family for the harm they brought upon mine, I have to get my revenge somehow, I just need to play my cards right.