The world thinks she's dead, purely so she could become her fathers ultimate & deadliest weapon.
Armed with a new alias & a fearless attitude Gabriella Valentino goes undercover in enemy quarters to avenge her mothers death once and for all.
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C H A P T E R F O R T Y F O U R
Inserting myself.
That's how I set my plan wheels turning, by putting myself out there and getting deeper involved with Ace.
But my head space was different now. Clearer. I knew what I needed to do and I knew to execute it.
I dressed in red lingerie and headed to Aces club.
Blondie was behind the bar fixing a tray of drinks. I leaned over the counter and she moved her eyes up and down my attire.
"How are you getting away with that?" She asked, genuinely curious.
"Haven't you heard? I'm the fucking Valentino leader. I'll get away with anything I want."
"Are you serious?" She asked, searching my face for any trace of a joke.
"Deadly." I worded slowly, popping a sweetened cherry into my mouth. She skittered away, nervously and I just drank straight vodka from a small glass.
"Red, I'll have a Jägerbomb." I glanced at Mccully and slammed the glass down onto the bar.
"No you won't." I replied, not even looking at him - I still had my eyes fixated on Aces office door.
He didn't even know I was here, he hadn't left his office all night. I drank and played card games, I danced to the music and hung out with some of the less creepier men. I enjoyed Aces club so I was actually glad he had reinstated my permission to be here.
I wanted to see him but he seemed busy so instead I rested my head on my palm and tapped my acrylics on the bar counter.
"But if you're Valentino, the enemy... how are you even allowed here? Why isn't he killing you?"
"Blondie, I ask myself the same question every day."
"So, what do we call you?" I sat up and looked at her, shrugging my shoulders. "Boss lady? Miss Boss? Boss 2.0?"
"You can call me whatever you want to call me, I never really had a name anyways."
"Red?"
"Red works."
A girl left his office, Petal I think. He had certain girls he asked to serve him. They made the best mojitos. She ignored us and started fixing up a drinks tray behind the bar.
Fuck it.
"You're making Ace his drink?" I asked.
"Yes ma'am."
"I'll do it." I took over making his drink and she awkwardly stood there.
"You don't gotta do that ma'am, I can do it. The boss requested me." She had the decency to blush. She wasn't being awkward, she was just frightened of going against Aces orders.
