FIVEDIANADante… Dante, I continued muttering as I was led into the elevator and up to my room.I was enamored by the man and I had only just been here for two seconds. It was like the lord’s way of telling me that he had approved my movement and was behind me in support. I thanked the man who had brought my luggage in a broken and very horrible Spanish and when he continued looking at me, I reached into my purse and brought out a hundred dollars note. I smiled in embarrassment and handed it over to him which he took and then shook his head muttering in English about dumb tourist which he probably took me for.I should not have bothered, I thought as I slammed the door behind him to express my annoyance at his use of swear words on me.It did not matter anyways, I wasn’t going to be here for long and I would not have to put up with such disgusting behavior but I was tempted to report him to the hotel.I wondered if the stranger was a guest in the hotel like I was but it was highly un
SIXDANTEHow could I not have recognized the face that I had been staring into these past weeks. The Rodrigues family was at the top of my revenge list for the death of my brother, Alexander.He was a fool of course but it was my job as the successor of our clan to make sure that his death was avenged and although it had been quite hard to find a weak spot with the Rodrigues brothers, their sister on the other hand was a loose cannon.I had had people watch her movement in New York and it was reported that she partied a lot and was known with such ill reputation that the men feared whatever she had to say to them. All the makings of a spoilt brat who had never had to work for anything in her entire life.The clan had decided that I was to move to New York and begin my moves on the girl and so you can imagine my surprise at her presence in Italy. She was so far away from and blissfully unaware of the things I had planned for her.I had to admit that the pictures did absolutely no just
SEVENDIANAThe man was a talker and soon and I was telling him everything about me. Not my family name or anything, just my feelings about being cooped up by them and he listened with rapt attention while I narrated how I wanted so many things for myself that wasn’t attached to my family.He was not only a good listener but a damn attractive man and I could feel the pull to him, the one I had felt earlier when we collided against one another. I was tempted to want to run my palm along the lines of his face and through his sleek hair.“You sound like you are seeking adventure” He finally said after my family speech“I guess I am but not exactly adventure… just something more”I was trying and failing at pinpointing why exactly I was in Italy and even if I was trying to tell myself it was to discover who I was outside my family, I knew I was not there yet but when Dante had called my feelings and talks a way of me wanting to seek adventure, I finally understood.“We should eat” He said
EIGHTDANTE“You did a great Job, Luca” I told him after the not so dramatic exit of Diana“I shall ask again if I need to be aware of the reason you want to be the foreigner’s knight in shiny armor”“I do not want to be her anything but unfortunately, she is important to me and I want you to keep an eye out for me on her movements. Can you do that?”Luca nodded, he wasn’t one to always ask questions but I guess this was a situation that called for questions.I exited the restaurant and headed up to my cousin’s home. He was one of the few people still extremely loyal to my dead brother, Alexander and he wanted the Rodrigues’ to pay as much as I wanted them. I wasn’t blind to the fact that Alejandro did not consider me a leader yet and the chance to prove myself was making sure I brought down the Rodrigues family.I did not care for his approval but I wanted his loyalty; if I was to take over the dealings of my family, I needed loyal men by my side and this was the way to prove my loya
NINEDIANAIt is barely 24 hours since my arrival in Italy and I have met someone. I do not know what he means to me but I really have to say that I find him extremely attractive and I feel like he knows me and the turmoil that I am passing through. I know that this is not the time to be finding someone and it is the time to find myself but who says I cannot do both?I am here in bed excited about my prospects in this new city and for once I feel free, like I am looking forward to something that should be challenging.I am not sure of what I want to do in this city and I don’t think I would ever be but we just have to wait and see, don’t we?I also visited a restaurant and met one of the most arrogant man I had ever laid my eyes upon. You would think that as stunning as he was, he would have a good character to go with it but that I tell you that that is not true but I will have to admit that he has beautiful restaurant space and it is somewhere I would like to spend my days, serving
TENDIANAI admit that being a waitress wasn’t all I thought it would be and not even my excitement could stop the tiredness from sipping through my bones as I hopped from table to table, taking orders. It was wonderful that I did not have to struggle with some of the Italian dishes that were ordered and although I hardly understood what they were about, I had a very retentive memory and it served me really well.It was time for my lunch break as Luca called it and I was allowed to watch other waitresses do the job. I was pretty sure I did great judging from the look of Luca’s face“You can admit it, you know” I said to him as I sat beside him with bacon in my hand.“Admit what?” He asked meHis eyes were twinkling which meant he knew exactly what I was talking about“That I make a great waitress” I said, smiling at him“The deal was for you to survive for a week and not before. If you are still here after one week then I will admit that you make a great waitress” he repliedI laughed
ELEVENDANTEI watched her smile at the man trying so hard to get his fingers up her skirt as she placed the drink in front of him. She was trying too hard to be what she wasn’t and it was pissing me the fuck off that I had to sit here and watch her get pawed.I had to have a talk with Luca over his reason for allowing her work in his restaurant. This was hardly the place for me to exact my revenge on her and her family for my brother and I was running out of time.The council was aware of her arrival to Italy and although they had decided to let me handle the girl, they were watching and would soon get involved if I did not do something immediately.As much as I was very much their leader, I still had to prove that I wasn’t just the bastard that my father had sent away with the white woman he had mistakenly gotten pregnant. I had to prove I had the Russo blood running through my veins by adequately executing the revenge plan but at the same time I wanted to savor the feeling.I wante
TWELVEDIANAHe had his fingers in my hair touching ever so lightly that for a moment, I forgot that I wasn’t supposed to be here with himSomething incredibly dangerous flicked through me as he said those words. Dante was absolutely dangerous and bad for my health but I wanted him with such raw intensity and what was a little bit of fun if he wanted to have it.I remained where I was, staring at me with the desire evident in my eyes. I was an adult and quite free to do whatever I wanted with whomever I wanted including a hulk with a ponytail like Dante and I actually was dying to run my fingers through that hair.He murmured and then crashed his lips unto mine with my eyes closing of their own volition. I moaned and threw my hands around his neck, touching the nape where his hair began; it was as soft as I had imagined.He tasted like wine mixed with something really spicy that reminded me that I was in the bathroom making out with a man I hardly knew.It was fun and it wouldn’t hurt