Episode 18

Valentine.

I was totally against the boys going on this mission to Mexico, I didn't want Pietro near Iago. I knew they had a friendship, and I didn't like them getting close. When I left the meeting I texted him to meet me but he didn't go. I called several times and he didn't answer my call, so I decided to go after him.

When I arrived at the training room, he was training. I looked at him and he pretended not to see me. As always, he was the last one to leave the room. When he went to take a shower, I tried to talk to him, but he was mad at me. We ended up having a totally different conversation than I had intended and he ended everything there was between us, if there was anything at all.

He got out of the shower and left me alone. I left the bathroom after a while, furious, needing to take my anger out on something, so I decided to train on the punching bag. I started hitting it hard and was so angry I didn't realize my knuckles were bleeding. I was so furious that I hadn't seen my father.

Heitor: How about hitting something that can defend itself?

Valentine: I don't want to hurt you.

Heitor: I can still kick your ass, kid.

Valentine: You're old.

Heitor: Age is just a number. You are even younger, you have more agility, but in a fight you lose easily. Your body is here, but your mind is somewhere else.

Valentine: I'm focused on training.

Heitor: I know you, you lie as badly as your brother. Tell me what the problem is. Was it your company last night?

Valentine: Maybe.

Heitor: What's the problem?

Valentine: She listened to our conversation on the phone this morning.

Heitor: Damn it, Valentine, you said all that with the person right there with you?

Valentine: She was making breakfast, I didn't think she would listen.

Heitor: Breakfast? I thought it was just a fuck.

Valentine: It is.

Heitor: It's not. If she made breakfast for you, it's because you gave her the intimacy to mess with your things, and you're not one to give intimacy to everyone.

Valentine: That's beside the point.

Heitor: What happened?

Valentine: She doesn't want to be involved with me anymore?

Heitor: And you expected anything different? You called the person who was making you breakfast a bitch.

Valentine: No.

Heitor: By the way you talked, it was the same thing.

Valentine: It's over now, it's better this way.

Heitor: Stop being an idiot, boy. Don't wait to lose to give value, you don't even look like you came out of my balls.

He tripped me up and walked away laughing. I lay on the floor thinking about everything my father said. What would he think if he knew the person was Pietro? Would he still give me the same advice? I got up and took a quick shower in the locker room, then I went out to my car. I looked at the time and I saw that by now Pietro had already boarded, so I decided to send a text message.

📨 Hey, I wish you a good mission, may everything go well on the mission. Sorry if I hurt you with the way I talked to you, but as soon as you get back we'll talk face to face, and understand each other. I'll try to improve, but I hope you'll have patience with me..

***Kisses from your ogre***..

I sent him the message and then started the car. When I arrived at the penthouse, I took another shower and lay down in my boxers on the bed and Pietro's scent was on my pillow. I must be going crazy, how can a teenager get to me so much. I kept smelling him and I ended up falling asleep.

I woke up early as usual and did my personal hygiene. I worked out a little at the gym in my penthouse. When I finished working out, I took another shower and when I got out of the shower, I picked up my cell phone and had a text message from Pietro.

📨 I'm fine, boss 📨

I decided to check his social media, so I opened Instagram and saw a picture and I knew why he hadn't answered my messages.

@pietro-mfi..being with. @Dr-iago

When your friend asks you out to dinner but won't get off his phone...🙄🙄🙄

2,871 likes

1,200 comments

@ana: It's always like this.

@davi: New boyfriend, Iago?

@Dr-iago:answering @davi: Just a friend.

@Maria: Get off your phone, man.

I logged out of Instagram and decided to go to the warehouse. I'm not going to watch Pietro post pictures with whoever knows who. He can do whatever he wants with his life. As soon as I arrived at the warehouse, I met my father and my uncles.

Heitor: Valentine.

Valentine: Hey.

Hugo: Tell them to get the hospital ready, they're coming.

Valentine: What happened?

Thiago: The boys were attacked this morning. They were going to investigate when they were caught in an ambush.

When Thiago finished speaking, I thought of Pietro, my heart felt like it was being squeezed inside my chest. This couldn't be happening. I took a deep breath and asked:

Valentine: How are the boys?

Hugo: Henrique and Herminio are fine, but Pietro was hit, he... he....

My uncle couldn't speak, and I see my world falling apart, I knew this was going to end badly, I said it.

Valentine: Shit, I told you this was a fucking bad idea.

Heitor: Calm down, son.

Valentine: Calm down? Calm down? They tried to kill one of ours! What the fuck? I said don't send the boys on this mission, but you wouldn't listen to me.

I walked away from them and went to the training area. There were some soldiers training and I shouted for everyone to hear.

Valentine: GET OUT, NOW.

Everyone left and I started hitting the bag again. My hands were injured from the night before so the injuries only got worse. I was outraged, I wanted to take my anger out on something. I stopped hitting the punching bag and sat on the floor, and only then did I realize I was crying.

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