Becoming Your Sacrifice / 18+

Chapter 1: The Devil

(4 years later: Anastasia & Aurora are 21, and Giovanni & Dante are 22)

(Anastasia's POV):

It's been four years since that night, and I still haven't gotten over him. It hurts because we had been best friends since birth, even before our relationship, though we rarely got along.

Two months after he left, I started going to this supplier and doing hardcore drugs. I know that's not a good choice, but I got broken by the one person I thought would never hurt me. These drugs helped me from time to time to calm myself down.

But after my hospital visit, due to an overdose, I got help and stopped taking them. But, unfortunately, those hardcore crystals and tablets were taking over me, and If I ever go back to them, I don't think I'll make it out alive next time.

I'm headed over to the warehouse. My father gave over the business to me since neither of my siblings wanted it; now, I'm the boss. I have a meeting to attend, and then I'm going to a dinner my parents are hosting at a venue.

I arrived at the warehouse, went to my office, and started working on some paperwork. I then heard a knock on the door, "Come in," I said.

The guard walked in " Ms. Russo, the guy won't tell us the information, and your brother requested you to come down and help," he told me. "Ok," I said as I got up and headed out of my office and to the elevator to the warehouse's basement.

When I got downstairs, Vinnie came up to me. "My dear little sis, will you please help us out," he said as we walked to the room the guy was placed in. I nodded, walked into the room, and closed the door while Vincent looked outside from the one-way mirror.

I saw the guy tied up to the chair. "Oh, aren't you a sexy little thing? After this, let's go to my place," he said. "Oh yeah, we can consider that, but I need some information from you first," I told him as I dragged my hand up and down his chest.

I then sat on his lap, which I could tell made him hard. "Now, if you want me in your bed, you need to tell me who you're working for and their next move," I told him. "And why would I tell you all that information that can get me killed?" He said, realizing that he wouldn't open up so easily.

I got off his lap and went out of the room and told my brother that I would try level 2 with this one, and they knew what that meant and nodded their heads.

I went back into the room and sat down on the guy's lap. "Ok, we can do this my way, or I can let my brother kill you," I said as I moved closer to his face. "I'll only tell you if you come with me to my bed after this," he said, then was about to kiss me, but I moved back.

"Now, now, not so fast. First, you have to fulfill my side of the deal and answer my questions." I told him as his glare moved from my eyes to my chest. "Buddy, eyes up here first," I told him as I lifted his face. He then explained that he worked for Nico Romano, boss of "The Vipers," and where their next attack was.

I then got off his lap and waved him goodbye. "Wait, where are you going? You're supposed to come home with me," he said as I walked to the door. "Sorry, buddy, not this time. My job here is done." I said, which made him angry. "Oh, now I see why they call you "The Devil," he said as I closed the door.

I then told the information to Vinnie and then went to my office to finish off the last set of paperwork I had before heading home to get ready for the dinner.

(Giovanni's POV):

It's been four years since I was last here in Italy, I started a new life in New York, but even after all these years, I still can't move on from Anna. I haven't been in contact with anyone besides Dante and my family, and all Dante has told me about Anna was that she was admitted to the hospital after I left but won't tell me the reason even to this day.