She's Not What You Think
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  • Parts 13
  • Time 1h 42m
Ongoing, First published Mar 27, 2018
Mature
I could feel the cold wind beat on my skin but I left my eyes closed which heightened my other senses. 
"You little bitch! Almost cost me my life " 
he screamed into my left ear, I didn't move in fact  I just remained silent with my eyes fully closed.
 "Boss, there's movement outside the boundary, what should we do?"
A smirk was plastered on my face because of the fear in the man's voice, they were coming and I was ready. I opened my eyes and stared right into my scared man's one. My smirk grew larger and I saw him visibly tense up.
"What are you smiling for a bitch !" The boss' cold rough hand made contact with my cheek, my head turned slightly, I felt little pain and my face showed it, no emotions were shown, I was great at hiding them but instead, I smile and a small chuckle escaped my lips. 
I could see that my actions intimidated both men, hints of fear were emanating from their eyes and my smile grew larger.
"Boss, didn't that affect her? Who are you ?" the man questioned as he walked closer to his boss.
I laughed once more, then I broke my silence " Do you really not know who I am? ", " let me introduce myself then,"  with that I stood up and crushed the wooden chair with an impact to the floor and slipped through the chains.
I made my way to the men who were in utter shock of what just happened, I whispered in both of their ears, " I am Venessa de la Cruz  and I don't think my papa would appreciate you kidnapping his daughter now would he ?"

Venessa de la Cruz is no normal 17-year-old girl, she's quite the opposite.  She goes school under an alias name and her entire personality is hidden in the vicinity of Worthington High.     

She is strong, Fearless, Cannot be broken easily

But what do you think will happen when you throw in the son of her father's best friend?
 
Well, let's just say Luca Rodriguez has a lot of breaking to do.
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"Romano, you better get your hands off me unless you want to end up six feet below!", she exclaimed as she squirmed, trying to find a way to break free from me with a deep glare. Amusing. I let out a deep heavy sinister chuckle as I threw my head back. This all felt so nostalgic but ...the difference is...she would have never had the guts to talk back to me like how she does now. Time slowed down as the memories flashed across my mind. How timid she was when Kai first introduced me to her - looking at me with those sweet doe eyes. I know I didn't deserve it. I still remember everything so clearly....so why does she act like she doesn't know me? Why is she so angry when I should be angry about her disappearing? She should have never come back ... .because I'm going to make her life here a living hell. And she will never be able to escape it! Sofia would have been safer if she was known to be 'dead'. Sofia Crimson, the daughter of the assassin . Romano Giovanni, the leader of the Italian mafia. They had history together, grew up together. Sofia, pulled apart from her family and friends and including Romano- appears to be dead according to the world and the evidence provided but Romano sees otherwise. He knows that there was something off, something fishy about the whole situation, so he decided to take the matter within his own hands.