Reign Santos-Valentino will soon be 21, which means much responsibilities, becoming head of his family's business. His very nonchalant and bad boy character attracts a lot of the girls but he is too much of a player to keep a girl. But as it's his t...
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As I sit here trying to sip the wine to calm my nerves, I see every interaction Reign has had with his family and I can tell it keeps him whole.
His aunts were certainly a treat, but I can see the love they both have for him. It's innocent and sweet but I must say his aunt Catalina scares me the most for sure.
As Reign walks off with Cassian, I am left here alone with this beautiful woman, Vivian. She sips her drink with elegance and class.
I could tell she has been to things like this and isn't fazed by it.
"So how do you know the Santos-Valentinos?" I ask out of curiosity but to also build conversation.
She turns her head to me and smiles. "Well, I am not very close with them, only Reign's parents. His father, Francesco was very accommodating to me and my husband years ago. Ever since then, we have become family friends with them. But also, my husband is related to Rosalía's half-sister, Evaline".
Woah, he's related to Evaline. I didn't know that part.
She sees my shock and chuckles a bit.
"I was shocked as well when I found out but honestly, family history can be surprising. Don't worry him and Evaline are only cousins. So, in a way he's related to Reign. That's how we really know them. But to be honest Cassian has the connection more than I do, I'm just the wife".
I nod. "I get it. I have a complicated family as well".
She nods. "I second that, but now that Cassian is my only family it's all that matters to me".
"Your only family?" I question.
Her smile fades away. "My mother was taken from me years ago and my father died. It took a toll on me and I craved revenge for them but Cassian held me down and changed my life".
"He became my home and my family, I knew I was bounded to him from that moment".
I nod. "I am sorry for your loss and by the way you talk about him, he sounds like a good guy".
She nods. "Very good indeed".
"So how did you meet a good guy like him? I feel like I know the Santos-Valentino history but not this story".
She smiles and gets more comfortable.
"It's a twister story but to sum it up, a man from a powerful Italian group wanted to marry me to get my dead father's money but I ran away to Russia. Trained and became a better version of myself, had my fun and came back to Italy as I plotted my revenge. The man was the reason why I met Cassian, since Cassian worked for this man. Honestly I thank my best friend, Sierra for trying to hook up and enjoy her time with some guy because that's how I met Cassian the first time. Basically Cassian and I decided that we had feelings for each other and stopped running away".
