HADES

Valentino

"What is up with you?" Jay asked in despair as he chucked a pen on the man who had not uttered a single word since he had walked into the mechanic shop before the morning could even begin.

He was working on the car skillfully, bending down his tall frame to put together the car designs that he and Jay had worked on for a long period of time. He was battling his anger by falling deep into the job that he had a soft spot for. His occasional sneezes and coughing didn't fail to remind him of yesterday. The evening where Celina had come to his flat to check up on him, concerned and worried. He had let himself go for a moment, listening to his monsters and feeding them her innocent aura. He blamed himself for letting him get so open in front of her, joking and taking care of her like she was his.

"I am talking to you mate" Jay continued, trying to get Hades to talk to him. He was bored out of his mind, but his best friend was in no mood to talk. He was too busy fussing over what Celina had told him yesterday.

I would turn around and run

What had he expected from her? Of course, she would. Her parents and their gang were on a mission to kill him and he was plastered as a missing prisoner all over London. She would never settle for a guy like him, a guy who would never be able to leave the darkness that overshadowed him. He was tainted, and he knew that himself. He had spent nights telling that to himself and he found it funny how a girl like Celina had made him forget that in only a few weeks. In reality, she belonged with someone like the rat from the television. Someone who would drink wine with her at fine dining's and wear colorful suits to match her dresses. He would kiss her in front of the whole world and she would giggle in return. He would look at her with love so that no other man would get any ideas. Men like him who were on the other side of that TV and watched in jealousy.

Too bad he can't handle us, his monsters laughed at the thought of the man who had kissed Celina.

"Oh, shut up" Hades sucked in a deep breath and exhaled to ease his anger, but it wasn't working.

"What was that?! Is that a word I hear from Mr. Valentino?" Jay joked with a big smile as he inched closer to his best friend. "By the way you are clutching to the knife brother, I am getting a bit worried. I won't lie" he spoke again and crunched down to look at the red lining Hades had made on the matte black sportscar.

Hades chuckled darkly at the thoughts in his mind and the knife in his hand. "Oh, trust me, if I have wanted to use it, I would have by now" he answered and stood up in all his glory. His muscles expanded the long-sleeved beige shirt he was wearing along with his grey sweatpants.

"You can be a bit scary at times. Manly, but definitely scary" Jay said and watched as his friend took big gulps of water.

Hades furrowed his brows at that and tilted his face at him; "I am just not in the mood to talk" he told Jay seriously, not being able to forget about the angel who had spent an evening taking care of his wounds. The wounds she could and couldn't see before she chose to rip the bandage off with her last confession.

Jay who watched his friend deep in thought with a frown on his face, finally came to the realization of what was happening. "You are fucking kidding me" he spoke excitingly, enjoying seeing the frustration that build up on Hades face.

"What?" Hades asked, not liking the grin that was decorating Jays mouth.

"I recognize this" he answered, pointing a finger up and down Hades body. The man didn't bother to acknowledge that and crunched down to continue his work on the car. He took the red spray paint and started carefully making a single vertical line on the car door.

"This is about the girl. What happened yesterday?" Jay asked, sitting down on the counter with chips in his hands, as if he was going to get gossip from the manly hunk that was focused on the task in front of him. The small halt in Hades movements and the tense muscles proved that Jay was inching closer to the issue, which made him smile internally.

"Nothing happened" Hades cut the conversation short and tried to unsee the sight of her sitting beside him at the couch as he fed her the food she had brought him.

"Yeah yeah, stop daydreaming and tell me" Jay decided to push the limits a little, wanting to gather more information so that he could go to Allesandra with the problems he couldn't solve himself.

"She came to give information about her family friend, James. We sat for a while and then I sent her home before it became too dark for her to drive. She told me about you calling her and how the fuck did you get her number?" Hades said in a single breath and looked back at Jay who was looking at him with a bewildered expression.

"THAT'S IT?!" Jay screamed and hopped off the counter before storming to his friend.

Hades shrugged and rolled up his sleeves, revealing the tattoo patterns on his toned arms. "What did you expect me to do with Celina Moretti?" he asked with interest, making sure not reveal the secret of how he had sensually let his walls fall in front of the woman who had made his body warm up in admiration. He was careful with using that word. He didn't lust for her because he was more than capable of holding his dick in his pants in front of her. Not that she didn't tempt him, but because he had his own issues with sex after being in the cell. Not only that, but she was too pure and beautiful for him to destroy. When he realized that, he was able to silence his monsters from claiming her. So, it wasn't sexual frustration. Therefore, he called it "admiration" because he could only look at her being beautiful from a far, where she wouldn't be tainted by his evils.

"With that look on your face, a lot more" Jay spoke with shock lingering to his tone. Jay was not stupid and he could easily tell that it was only the spell of a woman who could leave his best friend to behave like a cavemen. The calm and unbothered persona that Hades had embodied went out the drain when he thought about her deeply.

"Give up mate, she has a boyfriend" Hades used as an excuse and gulped down another sip of water from the amount of disgust he just spat out.

"As if that has ever stopped Hades Valentino. You fucked a girl who was going to marry someone in two weeks" Jay exposed him and they both looked at each other for a moment before cracking smiles. Hades smirked while Jay barked out a loud laughter.

Hades licked his lips and tried to look busy to not fall back into the thought of his life before. The lighthearted sentence from his best friend made him realize how much he had changed since then. From being a horny youngster to a man scared to even touch a woman in that manner. It was easier to have sex when one hadn't been in the Lee cell and watched people gotten raped and even being forced to participate-

"Hades" Jay spoke with sincerity on his face as he inched closer to his friend. "I know you have entered the valleys of her heart. I see it on your face, but don't let her status stop you. If she is Celina Moretti, then you are Hades Valentino. The leader of the Cosa Nostras and we don't give up on our women. Pregnant or not" he whispered the last sentence before winking at him.

Before Hades was able to talk, the sound of the door opening made Jay sprint out and close the door where Hades was working in the back.

Even though Jay had left to the other room, his words hadn't and before he knew it, his shoulders lifted slightly, and he pushed his messy hair back, showcasing the scar trailing across his brow and forehead.

"Hades Valentino, the leader of Cosa Nostras" he whispered to himself as a he let go off the spray paint and sighed out loudly in the garage he had made his therapy room.