h the devil, the longer y
ong for comfort and I've had to endur
nly one thing was held at extreme
t took to achieve great heights and none would blink an eye as l
o become as greedy as I desired. I chased wealth, money, fame, p
times, I made sure to scale through tho
in walked another milesto
who held so much power, in politics, in the wor
half th
ut mercy, to rid myself of any unneeded emotions, to disassocia
us and greedy for power that when I sensed his need for a successor-som
hree biological kids of his own, I pined for
he power that throne would prov
together, reasonable and didn't act out on impulse no matter the situation. I mirrored him, became every
oked his natural heir, his son-my brother Gustavo a
eved the power she desired
g both physical and emotional scars. A price
because Dario Rodriguez was not a man who han
at the verge
as handed to me because my abilities we
od and bones, a game of war and I was h
was sworn in as the head of La famiglia, a meeting with the head of
t decision to be made. One that was either going to be my doom or one that
e was disrupted when the door was thrown open,
thing of discomfort, being in an enclosed space with a stranger whose face was almost com
o me like a siren and like a fool, I answered his call. I lost myself t
e. Brows raised, eyes narrowed and by the movement around his chin, I could've sworn
t my lips because deep down in my core, I knew it was him-the fire that would eventually burn me to a
sence confused me seeing how he was a stranger who
, his deep, rough voice r
startling at how small my hand was compared to h
er for the
ing was scheduled with the head of your famiglia." Again, he h
My brows raised as if to ask the question
im. "Don Luigi is unable to make it to this meeting today, but as far as I'm here, do consider m
in unde
g to either party who was unfortunate to be caught alive in any circumstance, be it war or breach of territory, was to be deliv
ributing their product-at a cheape
rime, hence, my father's refusal to release him to his people. A re
an, after going through a series of meetings wit
ed speaking, his brows raised impatiently as
voice wavered. "A condition tha
vigorously this time as though he s
up the products he was caught with, including all the money he made; and we wa
hter rippled out of him at my request. Throat bobbing, hands balled in
, in rage, in fascination, loathe perhaps. But all he did was laugh stupidly at my i
y recollected himself and cur
. "A person of your status has no business sitting in a me
laring not to be noticed. His laughter died down and something immediat
asked. "My status? What d
just a m
agreement.
he head of
n, you're just a pretty face occupying a vacant seat and that is all you'll ever
cause in the back of my head, I knew
sound mind. A strategic and business
the table and from where I stand, without power, that seat is just as useless as a mad man roaming the streets. A smart w
I screame
r custody, but I warn you, if you don't make a deal and I walk out that door all hell will break lose on you. I'll make sure you lose approximately everything you dem
breathed, hoping to change the direc
handed the power to do as I pleased, so news flash, it is my d
g at my lips as I spoke in a monotone. "Go ahe
at it was nice meeting
words before he stor
me on the edge of insanity for hou
as I waited for the war I had signed off on. His voi
e promises he had made earlier. He threw me the first
and as a representative for the head of Sanchez famiglia hold so much power that
wa
that he had the authority to make
I'd almost lost my life one too many times. This was what Dario
I was inexperienced in but my opponent happened to be a
al
r the whole underworld longed to watch and now, they had the pleasure of watching us tea
here we were, the young bloods, hungry for blood and willing to
nd I planned not to until I was ready to wipe Dario a