the devil always wins

It All Began In Vegas

Adina POV:
Casino skimmers
That's what we do, that's who we are...
It sounds boring am I right? But it's quite fun if you're allowed to get involved with big cases. Unfortunately for me, I wasn't allowed
Not until today...the day it all began

"Pay up" I demanded! Was I really playing baccarat with a bunch of waste of space pre adults in the back of a casino. Yes I was. But this wasn't just any casino it was the Bellagio...one of the most well known casinos in LV.
I won. I won once again. It's incredibly boring to sit in the back. It means I don't see any of the action going on with my gang...the LV vipers
I understand why we have the LV but vipers I never understood. Was it just the first thing that some to mind, don't get me wrong we are pretty sly but I'm not sure a snake does the trick. Sly is more for the fox generation. But then fox doesn't sound right *sigh*
I was deeply Lost in the thoughts of my mind before mother come bursting through the plush velvet curtain shading the spot we were in
"Adina dear come quick!" Startled I jumped up and followed my mother Lydia through the casino to a large table near the back of the building.
Confused...I was confused. Was I finally allowed to be out with the big gamers, the hustlers and gambles
"Dee" my mother whispered "I'm giving you the opportunity to show us your worth, show us what you're made of" she cooed
Panic stricken I froze up, my body tensing and my arms flailing by my sides. I couldn't make a fool out of myself. Not here and not now. It was time to get my head in the game

Alejandro POV:
I've traveled a lot before, mainly for the business. Hustling people for their money. Dealing drugs, trading weapons. Money laundering...that's one way to sum it up.
But never have I been to Las Vegas. I was told by my papa leonardo that we were here to gamble our way through games...some of which I've never heard of before. And we weren't just going against anyone...we were going against the only fully female skimmers group in the entire country.
Pathetic if you ask me..pathetic to think that they could rule on their own but they seem to be doing well.

"It's time Al" mio padre spoke loud by my side.
The entrance must be grande, we always make an entrance wherever we go. It gives us a sense of superiority over everyone else, makes us feel powerful.

Stepping foot in the casino, we strode towards the back of the building to a large round table only to be met by our somewhat nemesis gang. And there sat a woman, who's face i hadn't seen before but...she looked so different from the rest
She was beautiful, long black hair falling gracefully over her porcelain face, her hazel eyes glazing into mine. The look on her face spoke a thousand words and to be quite frank..
she looked bored

Adina POV:
Mother briefly went over what was going to occur tonight, how we were to meet our rival gang The Salvadori's and how we were to hustle our way to victory. I knew what she meant by this..I knew it was going to be a long night of roulette and blackjack. Winner takes all

I could hear their footsteps echoing on the rugged floor of the casino and I knew it had to be them. I've never met the Salvadori's before I was always forbidden from meeting with them. Mother said it was to protect me. Who could be more dangerous than a group of badass rich women...no one, right?
Wrong
They can be. They take the spot as the most dangerous mafia in the world, us coming in close second. That wouldn't last of course because after tonight's games we won't just be taking money we will be taking the spot of their title as most feared and threatening gang

Here they were in front of me, 4 of the most powerful Italian men of the world but for some reason I wasn't scared. I wasn't scared at all
I was so lost in the piercing almost grey eyes of the one and only Alejandro before me. I've heard lots about him but seeing him here in person was another story. He's like a portrait, so still and incredibly..well gorgeous
Time froze it was like we were stood here for an eternity and then some

But just like that the reality sank in. We are rivals, rivals are forbidden to love. Not that I love him of course it's just- he's so perfect

Alejandro POV:
After staring at her for what felt like forever I finally snapped out of it and we took our seats at the table.
I'm assuming this is the game called blackjack
I'm not the best at card games I'm more of a roulette guy to be quite fair. But beggars can not be choosers and so here I was sat opposite an extraordinarily gorgeous women who I knew I'd never be able to have but for some reason it feels like my mission to get her. I NEED her

"LET THE GAMES BEGIN" my padre bellowed in my now deafened ear drum an eerie silence filling the casino before the mumbling returned and went back to shouting orders at eachother.
And so they did.

The games began...