Violet's POV:

The rest of the ride was fine, except for the fact that there was so much tension I could almost touch it.

We reach a mall and I get out of the car, walking to Silvia.

"You backstabber!" I whisper yell to her as I yank her with me and drag her inside the mall, the two men following behind us, talking together.

"What? It was Jacob's request, plus I think you two would look good together!" She says explaining herself and my eyes widen at her last words.

"Are you out of your mind? Did you drug yourself with Jacob or something?" I say and she giggles, stopping when she sees I'm serious.

"Relax babe, I was kidding. Tho I really think you two could work out" She says and as I'm about to speak again she continues "Now let's go shopping sweetie!" And she walks away while I was staring at her, still thinking of what she said.

She wasn't wrong. Blake and I would look good together. If he wasn't an asshole of course. And if he wasn't a piece of shit that only likes women for pleasure and doesn't actually give a shit about them.

I follow closely behind Sil as we walk in a shop that seems luxurious. I'm not buying a dress here.

"This would look amazing on you!" Silvia shouts as she takes a light purple dress that has a cut on the thighs. I love that colour. "I think so, too."

I walk closer to her and find the tag, it says 890$. Holy fucking fuck.

"Actually you know what? I don't think I'll take this one, let's look for others." I say looking around and she looks at me with a disappointed expression.

"You're getting this one, end of story. Violet I know you want to pay it yourself, but that's not how it works. And since you hate Blake so much, use him bestie. Use his money. Don't feel bad about it." She whispers to me and chuckles, she is damn right.

But I still don't want to do it. I shake my head no when suddenly I feel a huge and warm presence behind me.

It's him, I know.

"What's the problem ladies?" His deep voice reaches my ears, making me freeze.

"I think Jacob called me. Excuse me!" Silvia says letting the dress on my hands and making her way to her boyfriend, betraying me once again. I'm counting the betrayals from now on.

I turn around and find him already staring at me, with his perfect blue eyes.

"What's wrong?" He asks looking down at me, his stare burning through every inch of my body. I swallow air and glance around us, avoiding his eyes.

"I'm paying for the dress. Nothing happened." I speak and try to find Silvia, but he gently grabs my chin and makes me look up, into his eyes.

"The hell you are." He says smirking and my eyebrows unconsciously furrow, earning a deep and husky chuckle from him.

"Don't worry piccola, I'm not paying either." He whispers and lets go of my chin, staring at my lips.

"And who is?" I ask looking around, in hopes to find someone who could possibly buy me a dress that almost costs 900$.

He leans in my ear, his hot breath brushing my neck "No one. I own this store." And he pulls away, smirking. Annoying.

Of course he owns the store. I'm sure he even owns the whole mall.

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Have I already said enough how much I hate Blake Federico Ferreri?

I mean how do women fall for that guy, he's fucking insane! Yes, he has his good looks. But has anyone ever tried to understand his character? It's fucking confusing.

Not that I care about him or anything, but that thought seriously concerns me. Come on women, we know better than this.

Thinking of the devil, there he his. Talking to the shop assistant, mostly flirting with her. She's probably thinking about fucking him but who cares.

He stares at me as she says something to him, whispering in his ear.

Oh I see what we're doing. The bet.

I quickly glance around when I spot a guy that seems my age, not too tall but okay, with brown hair and I make my way to him.

I hold a very revealing dress on my hands as I approach him, making sure Blake is looking. He is.

I tap the guy's shoulder and he turns around, trying to understand whether he knows me or not.

"Hi, no we don't know each other. But I wanted to ask you if this dress would fit me?" I politely say and give him a smile as his eyes soften and he checks me up and down.

"You can also look at my back, if you need to imagine how the dress might look." I say and turn around, my back facing the stranger as my eyes fix on Blake's.

I accidentally grind on the stranger, instantly apologising, I fight back a smirk as I see Blake's jaw clenched.

"Thank you dear!" I shout at the stranger walking away, I'm sorry he had to experience this.

I get into the changing rooms and try the dress on, it looks amazing on me. It's a tight, short black dress that doesn't cover my back, it's perfect.

The shop assistant is practically forcing herself onto Blake when I get out, I was hoping I could find Silvia and show her the dress on me but she was nowhere to be seen.

Instead Blake leaves the shop assistant as he makes his way to me, completely ignoring what she was saying.

"What the fuck are you doing?" He says huskily as he stands in front of me, his huge figure covering me.

"What do you think Sherlock?" I sarcastically say but I don't think he got the joke when he grabs me by my arm and drags me inside one of the changing rooms.

"Did I say you could touch me?" I say as he closes the door and turn to me, stepping closer.

He moves his body even closer, making me step backwards as I hit the cold wall of the small room.

He brings his hands on either side of me, trapping me. I'm stuck.

Suddenly he spins me around and presses my front on the wall, attaching his body to mine.

I feel him tracing his finger down my back, I forgot about the dress I was wearing.

"But you love it when I touch you." He whispers in my ear making my whole body burn.

"Don't you?" He speaks again, this time I could hear his smirk.

But then again, it takes me seconds to remember that he's doing this on purpose. He's doing this because he thinks he has me under his control.

"No. I don't. I don't know who told you such a wrong information" I pout my lips and finally get out of his grip.

I switch the position and pin him against the wall and grab the dagger I was holding in my thighs - thanks Alex for teaching me that - and hold it against his throat.

"What happened? Cat ate your tongue?" I chuckle while his eyes are filled with amusement. He's smirking.

"What's so funny? I could literally kill you right now." I say with a stern voice. I wasn't actually going to kill him, firstly because I don't kill people and secondly, because I don't have the heart to kill him.

"So kill me, sweetie. I know you can." He says looking at me, waiting for my next action. I'm feeling the urge to kiss him, and that's not something I want to do.

I lower the dagger and open the door, before he closes it again.

"What are you doing? Giving up?" He says from behind me, with a disappointed voice. "I'm doing you a favour asshole." I roll my eyes and open the door again.

Yet, he closes it.

He takes my arm and brings me closer to him, the room grew serious now.

"Never let your target get away." He says searching for a yes in my eyes, which he gets when I nod my head.

"Why are you telling me this?" I ask and he lets out a sigh.

"I'll tell you later. Now go change and let's go home with the great couple." He says and I let out a chuckle at his sarcasm, and he smiles.

He smiled.

His smile is something amazingly beautiful, I could stare at it for hours and still not get bored. But then again, we go serious and he leaves the room as his phone rings.

Those two seconds, when we smiled, were great. It felt normal. I change myself and finally find Silvia, she looks like she just ran a fucking marathon.

"Where were- Oh." I gasp when I realise. "What?" She asks nervously and I burst out laughing "Seriously? In a mall? Disgusting babe!" I whisper yell at her and laugh when I see her blush.

"Shut up I was horny and he was a fucking god standing in front of me. It's impossible to stay away from him." She says and I laugh even more, get it Sil I guess.

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We decided to separate in a different way - not Blake and I or Silvia and Jacob - but Sil and I in a car, Jacob and Blake in the other.

I don't know who decided that but thank you I guess.

I drove and we came home before the Ferreris, it's not that I was driving that fast. I may have skipped a few traffic lights...

I was getting all the bags in the backseats when Jacob spoke behind me "Let us get the bags. Go rest, Violet." I turn around and see a Jacob with messy hair and a cigarette between his lips, while Blake was making a call a few meters away.

"Oh it's okay, they're not heavy." I smile and go grab the bags again, walking to the entrance.

I bring them into my bedroom, finding Silvia on my bed scrolling through her phone. She sees me and puts the phone away, giving her whole attention to me.

"Hey, they're having a meeting tonight. It's about the ball so I think we should definitely be there and listen, right?" She speaks and I nod after a few seconds.

"But right now, I think we should go have a swim and just relax. It's a beautiful day and we haven't hung out for a while now. Is it okay for you?" She asks and I smile walking to her and embracing her in a hug.

The hug feels warm. I'm feeling like a little girl does when she hugs her mother. That's the kind of relationship Silvia and I have, she's like a mother to me and I'm like a mother to her.

I never thought I could feel this way about a person, I never thought I would find happiness again.

We both pull away and she does an 'aw' with her mouth before clapping her hands "Now let's go swim bae!" I chuckle and she runs to the closet, choosing a pair of bikini.

I picked a brown bikini while Silvia wore a light blue one. Her body is better than the one a goddess has, she's perfect.

We walk downstairs and reach the swimming pool. It's not like there's someone else, the men that will attend the meeting are probably working right now, the maids are cooking and cleaning, and the Ferreris are probably in their office. Not that I care if someone sees me in a bikini but that's not the point, I know.

I slightly touch the water with my foot to see if it's cold and Sil does the same, when suddenly Jacob appears from behind her and throws her on the pool, following her inside the water.

I gasp and chuckle, instantly regretting it when I feel a pair of hands around my waist. Not his hands.

"Don't kill me for this!" The person behind me shouts: Alex.

He throws me in the pool and jumps too. I quickly reach the surface and rub my eyes from the water.

"You asshole!" I shout and Alex laughs, beginning to run inside the pool, slowly because the water doesn't let him.

I throw water at him and chuckle, before stopping "Okay I'm done, come here now" I say and he turns around, swimming back to me.

"I missed you" I say as he embraces me in a hug and holds me tight "I know, who doesn't?" He ironically says and laughs, as I chuckle and note his sarcasm. He's right tho, who wouldn't miss his sarcastic ass?

"I'm joking. I missed you, too." He says and we stay for a couple of minutes like that.

Alex is such a great human being, I know what he does, but he's still an amazing person. He can make you laugh when you feel like crying, even though he might be dying on the inside. He will never tell you if he's not okay, because he doesn't want you to worry.

Yes, he's a well trained assassin, but he could be the most selfless person in the world. And I stand by that.

"It's okay Vi, I'm here now." He says when I don't let go of him. "I know you are. I just don't want to let you go. And I don't want you to let me go, either." He chuckles a little before sighing.

"I know what you're thinking, I'm not going to die. Do you want me to promise?" He says as if reading my thoughts and I pull away, nodding as I look into his pretty eyes.

He smiles before putting his hand on his chest, where the heart should be "I, Alessandro Vittorio Martini, promise to Violet Rose Rodriguez that I won't die." I never knew his full name, like even the middle one.

I smile at him and give him a thumbs up. "You better keep that promise or I swear Ale-" He cuts me off before I can finish "I never promise anything. I mean yes, but rarely. So if I promised, then trust me. I will. Keep. It." I hug him again, just because I felt like it.

"Okay then. I'll eat something now, see you at the meeting, love." I say before pulling away and getting out of the swimming pool, drying myself with a towel. I put the towel around me and make my way to the kitchen, grabbing a few strawberries.

"Mind sharing?" A rich voice speaks from the kitchen's door and I instantly recognise it. He's looking at me, more like at the towel that hugs my body.

"What if I do mind?" I say and he begins to walk closer, until he's almost breathing my air. He grabs the bowl of strawberries from my hands and eats one.

"Oh yeah, do as you please. It's not like I was eating." I sarcastically say and he rolls his eyes, before grabbing a strawberry and bringing it to my mouth.

He touches my lips with it, making me open my mouth and take a bite. That's hot.

When I'm ready to bite it again and finish it, he grabs it and throws it in his mouth. Mother fucker.

"You as- You know what? I'm not even going to fight with you. Take your strawberries, I hope you suffocate with them." I say smirking and flipping him off, walking away, hearing his deep chuckle behind me.

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As I'm done showering I exit the bathroom and put on my clothes, before glancing at the bed.

What the fuck?

There's a plate with two pancakes covered by chocolate, and a bowl of strawberries.

There's a note beside the plate, I curiously grab it and read it.

"Sorry for stealing your strawberries :) "

There's no way Blake did this.

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