"We aren't the picture of perfection. We are fifty shades of a shitshow, that my mother keeps under the wraps."

Valarie Hernandez,

Mama stormed into the dining room as the double doors slammed against the wall. Honestly to anyone else she looked terrifying and if I didn't know her any better then I would have too drank the poisoned coffee she had the servants make for me. I smirked inhaling the fumes.

"How dare you! You ungrateful whore! I shall throw you out of the house right now! You undermined Ace's rule, and disrespected your dead brothers body!" She screamed at me as the girl from earlier walked into the room, with Salvador walking in ripping his tie off.

"Mama calm yourself. Your going to get wrinkles. And I would like to understand how I didn't receive an invitation to my own brothers funeral. Forget that his my brother he was also my leader. And Ace will never be able to rule this mafia the way Alessio did. We both know that!" I kept my cool unlike her.

For someone who was so terrified of her image being ruined she know how to make a scene.

"Rosa. Please lets calm ourselves. The world is now watching us more then ever. We must present ourselves as united family font." He tried to explain to her while I checked him out, he has gotten skinner, but his muscles were still defined. His eyes were a ghost of who he was, he was tired.

"You want a family? Who's the whore we are parading around calling one of our own?" I said flicking the ashes of the cigar to which my mother lounged towards me as Salvador grabbed her as she threw her hands out like a feral animal as I chuckled throwing my head back exhaling the cloud of smoke into her face.

"I should have you married right away!" She hissed at me that was her biggest threat. How ironic that my mother chose to turn a blind eye. She pushed Salvador off as he pulled out a chair to sit next to me.

"And get that whore out of the dress!" My mother yelled at the nearby maids and servants.

"Hallelujah we are finally in agreement mother." I smiled at Salvador as he softly kicked me under the table in warning to not piss her of any further.

"She shall stay in the dress." My brothers voice boomed out as my mother all but bowed to him. Salvador stood up in respect to his new leader while I kept my ass glued to the seat.

"Valarie. Your visit was most unexpected but however your stay shall be welcomed." I nodded towards him as he stood at the other end of the table waiting.

"Well my presence would be more expected if I had gotten an invitation. Would you like to explain that one brother?" Ace and I had never gotten on. His presences in my life simply infuriated me. Every time I saw him. I had to stop myself from gauging his eyes out.

"I- well you know how it is." I tutted at him which pissed him off.

"Ah brother. You never know what's going on in your own mafia do you? How disgraceful. I just simply hope you don't lead us to our deaths." I said as there was a gasp from my mother and the look on Salvador's face told me I had gone to far. And the girl well she simply thought I was going to get killed now.

"Well if you weren't so desperate for love Val, we could have sent that invitation." I scoffed, my laughter echoed around the dining hall which by the looks of it only pissed him off more.

"How ironic-" I tilted my head looking behind him at the breath taking danger standing behind this waste of a man.

"At least I don't pay for my company Ace. How much are you worth sweetheart?" I asked motioning for the maid to pull her a chair as she walked towards the empty chair.

"1.5 Million." She smirked. Ace looked like he was about to lose his shit. He pulled his gun out cocking it, placing a grin so wide on my face that I looked like the cheshire cat.

"Oh come now brother. Is your little male ego bruised?" I mocked him and his left eye twitching told me I was hitting all the right buttons.

"Nosotros tenemos que ir por el balon." (We have to get going for the ball.)

Ace looked at Sal and then lowered his gun, simply turning around and walking back out.

"So does the 1.5 million have a name?" I suddenly asked.

"Beth. Well Beth good luck your about to become known in the mafia world." I said killing my second cigar as I got up Sal offered me his arm as he walked me towards the limos.

"So how is she like?" I asked, he laughed softly.

"You know I rather know about you more. How you feeling?" He asked me his hazel eyes locked me into his soul. I felt bile rise up my throat as I felt like I was going to throw up. My eyes began stinging, my body felt cold and empty. You see it wasn't my heart that was hurting.

It was my soul. It was my soul who was hurting. Because this world had lost its greatest protector. Oh my brother. You didn't have to go kill yourself because of that stupid fbi agent was so close to capturing your family.

If I ever find the pig. I will kill him or she with my own bare hands. I will make them feel the way I feel right now.

***

"Miss Valarie Hernandez." The man announced my arrival as there was a gasp and the silence fell upon the room. Beth was standing behind me waiting which pissed me off.

Ace had already left her to fend for herself. I grabbed her hand. I shall be her escort for tonight. See it wasn't just my family in the mix tonight. It was every mafia member. He left her with some of the very dangerous men, that could do whatever they wanted to her if one of us isn't there for her.

Sal couldn't have escorted me. See the mafia world is very twisted. I could never rule the mafia. Because I am a girl. Even then the next in line would become the ruler of the mafia and it should have been me. Everyone looked towards Ace for leadership because he has a dick between his legs.

In this world. I am nothing but just a pretty thing to look at. To form an alliance. I have no say in my life. If Ace decided to marry me off, I cant object. Because he is the leader, and I would never be married off for love. I was simply just a chess piece.

I looked at the man who announced me to announced Beth. I grabbed her hand and looped it around mine.

"Miss Beth Evans, accompanied by Miss Valarie Hernandez." He announced everyone looked towards us confused as to who Beth was and shocked at the fact I was alive.

I walked down the stairs with Beth reminding myself to smile. Everyone who is anyone was here. I locked my eyes on the beauty that looked at me. I could not miss her anywhere. She was my sworn enemy. Someone who I hated with all my guts.

She was from Las serpientes. The serpents.

"Everyone is looking." Beth breathed out I grabbed to champagne glasses.

"They are admiring. Here drink and smile. Its sad to say there are moments the define our lives because we are woman Beth. And this is one of those moments."

"Your mother hates you. Why?" She asked as I smiled, amusement all over my face knowing Amelia was probably scowling right now. I could feel her heated gaze on me.

"My father only wanted sons. Imagine his disappointment when the doctors told him his second born is a girl. So he blamed my mother for cheating and turned his anger towards her. In which she turned her anger towards me." I explained to her as a handsome guy came towards Beth and I.

"Val. My gods is it really you? You look...hell sent." I smiled at the compliment.

"Aaron. My god you certainly grown into a man." I looked at my childhood friend. He was covered in tattoos, his piercing blue gaze landed on Beth, but it wasn't in a lustful way. He was looking curiously.

"In more ways then one." He winked at me. I kept myself from laughing.

"This is Beth. Beth Evans. She is joining our mafia." He looked at the red dress then looking back at me.

Your family or mafia? His gaze asked. But before I could answer, Salvador's hand snaked around my waist to which Aaron's gaze followed, his eyes then landed back on me questioning it.

"Ladies. Mr Alfonse, how's the mafia?" Aaron was the next heir to the leon mafia. (The lion.)

"My father is looking forward into continuing our friendship with Mr Hernandez tonight, should Ace show up that is." Sal's grip tighten on me, it was one thing to be fashionably late to your own ball. But to not show up? That was disrespect.

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Soooo how is Val's pov? Do we like her? Do we like mama? And if there is a mama what happened to papa? Oml.

I might get a second chapter up today. Keep a look out <3

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