Melody's POV.
Today was the day, I was going to meet the Rodrigue, my future family. I don't know how to feel, Sad?, Angry? I don't know.
"Are the braids nice, ma'am?" The stylist Guila hired asked.
"It's fine but don't you think it's a little much? It's just for a day." I didn't want it to be too flashy, I didn't even want it at all but stepmom insisted. I just wish I could do whatever I wanted.
"It's the full kit ma'am, it's not too much." The stylist insisted, we were in my room In front of the new mirror stepmom got for me, the stylist and I were the only ones in the room.
"If you insist." I sighed, here gos nothing. I stood up and headed downstairs where Roseanne, Guila and Father was waiting.
"What took you so long?" Guila asked in frustration. I just walked down the stairs steadily, smiling.
"Why are you smiling, huh? This could be the end of your pathetic life." Roseanne chipped in, why was I smiling? I didn't know, I'm just filled with the thoughs of leaving this pathetic family.
"You look beautiful, my dear." My Father complimented, he's as disgusting as I remembered. The man tht left my mum to die, the man that impregnated her, the man that birthed me.
"Thank you father." I replied courtly.
"C'mon everyone, let's get a move on, the Rodriguez don't like waiting for too long." Guila clapped her hands and gestured for us to come with her. This was it, time to meet the rumored Rodriguez family.
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—Rodriguez Residence, Milan, Italy—
This was it, my heart raced as our limousine drove into the Rodriguez residence. It was 5 times bigger than our mansion but what did you expect of the top family in Italy. We drove past a lot of guards and maids, some were cleaning, while some were washing. My heart skipped a beat when I realized what they were washing off the pavement, BLOOD. They were cleaning blood, was it human blood? It can't be, they knew we were coming and still killed someone today? I already hate them.
"Here we are." Father spoke as the limo came to a halt at the front door of the Rodriguez. A black buff man wearing a black and white tuxedo came forward to greet us.
"Good morning, right this way." He gestured to us to follow him up the stairs of their front door. This was it.
Their living room was ten times bigger than ours. It had at least 5 master chairs, there were painting of nature and of some men on the walls. It was magnificent, everything was in gold, NO, I can't get carried away, I was being sold to them!!
"Guila, so nice to see you." A woman in her mid 60s probably walked down the stairs with two maids flanking her.
"Nice to meet you too Fiorella, I haven't seen you since Europe." Guila replied smiling broadly. She just said Fiorella, that's the Alpha Mother of the Rodriguez.
She took over most of the businesses after the old Alpha died.
"Alpha Mother, so nice to see you." Father greeted smiling almost as broadly as stepmother.
"Yes Yes." She replied almost as if she was uninterested. She gestured for us to sit and started. "So this must be Melody, welcome to our home Melody."
"Thank you Alpha Mother." I replied shyly, I looked at my fingers not daring to look into her eyes. She had this aura that made her look menacing.
"And this must be Roseanne, I haven't seen you since you were a child." She smiled, she wasn't as bad as they said. She was nice, very nice at least to me or was she putting on an act?
"Nice to meet you Alpha Mother." Roseanne replied quickly, she was all smiley and sht. I've always hated her since we were kids when mum was still alive, Damn!! I remembered again. I missed her so freaking much.
"Yes.." Fiorella faced one of the maids behind her. "Where's Lucas?"
"I don't know Alpha Mother, he left yesterday on an important business meeting." The maid replied, I could feel the shakiness in her voice but why?
"And you didn't inform me about it?" Alpha Mother smiled, not the nice kind but the kind that sends shivers down your spine, it was a demonic smile.
"I... I ..... I'm sorry ... Mo....Mo.....Mother." She begged shakily.
"You..." She pointed at the other maid. "Go call Carlos for me."
"Yes Alpha Mother." The other maid quickly walked out the front door. What was going on?
"We can come another day Fiorella, maybe Thursday?" Stepmother asked, even I could sense the fear in her as she spoke.
"Nonsense, this is just a trivial issue." She pointed at the maid. "Go get our guests something to eat."
"That's not a problem Alpha Mother, we're full." Father chimed in. I wasn't full, I could eat an elephant, I didn't get enough to eat yesterday night cause eating too much affects my beauty at least that was what stepmother said.
"No, I won't have it, what are you waiting for, Go Now!!" She shouted at the maid who immediately left for the kitchen I think. Father didn't say anything else, he was probably terrified like everyone else.
The maid brought the drinks first as refreshments and as we were about to open the bottle of the 1973 champagne, someone opened the door laughing heartily as they approached the living room.
"Ha ha ha ha ha," The man laughed probably at the other one behind him who was frowning his face in obvious disgust.
"Mother, you won't believe what happened on our way here." The man told The Alpha Mother? Who would be able to talk with a woman this fiery?
"Marcus, don't you see we have guests?" The Alpha Mother scolded.
"Oh, so sorry mom, sorry guests." He bowed and headed up the stairs still smiling with a little chortle in between.
"Lucas..." The Alpha Mother continued.
"Mother." He was still putting on his frowny face. Come to think of it, I've seen him before in some magazines I think. Oh right, Lucas Rodriguez, my fated husband. I swallowed hard.
"Where were you and why didn't you inform me?" She scolded.
"None of your business mother, aren't you supposed to be in Spain now?" Wow!! Just wow. He's talking at her sassily, wish I could do that to Guila.
"You don't talk to me like that, you understand young man?" She growled and I almost whimpered.
"Argh, Yes Mother." He replied and shrugged.
"Now these are the Moreno's, and this is Melody your future wife." She gestured at me and I looked away.
Lucas looked at me and rolled his eyes.
"I'll see you later Mother." He growled and walked out the front door and I just realized a red substance on his body that moment. Was that blood again? What's with this family and blood?
"Lucas! Lucas! Lucas." The Alpha Mother called but Lucas was already long gone.
During this uhm confrontation, my family and I didn't say anything or even moved at all, that was the aura of the Rodriguez family.
"So sorry about that, when's the wedding?" Alpha Mother asked, wait what? Wedding? I'm not ready for this, not now, no.
"Early June I think but why don't you decide?" Stepmother replied still with her fake smile.
"Nonsense, we're family now so we do things together, Early June is nice. I'll see to the expenses." As she spoke, she was standing up. "The maids will take care of your food and drinks and all, I'll be in touch. Guila, good day." She nodded at us and walked back upstairs.
That was intense, freaking intense.
"You see where you're going Melody, this is a place for strong people, I hope you live long enough to give birth for him." Roseanne teased. Fck her! Buh she's right, this is not a place for someone like me.
"Who cares about her, the Alpha Mother already said we were family, what else do you want." Guila laughed heartily and Roseanne joined in.
Uhg!!!!!!!
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Lucas POV
"What a disgust!!" I spat as I drove out of the compound in my Bugatti,
"What does Mother think she's doing? She doesn't control my life, I'm the alpha not her." I was utterly disgusted. I brought out my phone to call Marcus but I got a call from Morales.
"What is it?" I asked. Morales was my right hand man but sometimes he can act as a friend too.
"Sorry for any disturbance sir but the Chinese merchant who stole the cars bound for Japan has been caught, sir." He informed. That bastard!! Those cars were worth 700 at least.
"Wait for me, I'm coming right now!!" I ended the call and took a hard right straight to the safehouse. That bastard is gonna get what's coming for him.
"Where is he?" I asked Morales as I walked into the safehouse.
"Right this way Alpha." Morales led me through a series of rooms to we reached the one where the bastard was tied up hands hanging in the air.
"Look who we have here." The bastard was already bloodied, nose broken, his face already full with blood and clot, his feet was obviously broken, the knee caps showed his boned sticking out. He was only on underwear and singlet.
"Now tell me, who tipped you off about the cars huh?" I didn't like asking questions but I needed information, some members of the council were betraying me but I don't know who.
"I... Will... Never..... Tell.... You... Bastard!" He cussed at me and I could smell his disgusting breath all over my face. He was exhausted and I could hear it in his voice.
"You're a tough one." I smiled and signaled one of the boys in the room. He immediately brought out an ipad for me.
"You know who these are?" I showed him the videos on the iPad, his eyes widened. Something breaks every man even the toughest of them.
"You m*therfucker, I'll kill you, I'll cut off your penis you bastard." He cussed and yelled but he wasn't going anywhere.
"This was just a tip of the iceberg, you think killing your mother was the good part? No no no my friend, we already have your wife and kids at knifepoint. I'll cut them so bad, there won't be anything for you to bury." I stared at him menacingly, I didn't care about Killing, I enjoyed it especially killing children.
"Okay okay I'll tell you, just let my family go please." He begged, this was the fun part. "It was Bullocks, he's an American investor who hired me to hijack the cars, please I've told you everything I know please."
"Where is he now?" I hated vague confessions but I needed anything to get my man.
"He's in China now on an expedition for young girls trafficking." He was already out of breath, I almost felt pity for me but NO!!
"Thank you for the info, I really appreciate it but I hte to break it to you pal." I bent down to his level and looked him in the eye. "We're gangstars pal, we don't give a f*ck about your familia." I signaled the men.
"NOOOOOOOOO!!!, YOU BASTARD I'LL KILL YOU I'LL KILL EVEY ONE OF YOU." He yelled as I made him watch on the iPad as his family was getting brutally murdered and then burned.
After the show I ordered Morales to kill him and burn his body. It's nothing personal, it's just business.
I walked out of the safehouse and entered my car, started the engines and dialed Marcus's number.
"Yo bro what up?"
"Marcus, I need you to meet me at the hangar in 20."
"Alright bro, see ya." I hung up. Let's go fuvk up some men.
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