CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR

CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
Rosetta's POV

Kyler had said to rest for the journey back home, but where was home? I had nothing now, nowhere to call home except I wanted to stay in the house Zayn had ruined for me.

I had reached my city and Jessie was the first person I needed to see. My alma mater. I walked into the busy club and saw her serving some men some drinks.

I decided to wait on a seat in a corner till she was done, while my eyes were on her, but she hadn't seen me yet.

The men looked at her lustfully and when one tapped her ass, I was quick to grab his collar. I didn't know how I found myself from my seat to where Jessie was.

"Try that again and your head will be chopped off" The pocket knife I had with me was pinned to his neck, and I had brought it out swiftly.

"Hey, hey" Jessie held my clothes but I slightly pushed her away, still glaring my eyes at one of the men.

"Do you know who we are?" One of them said, "Mafia men…you dare.."

"I don't care. If you need a whore, get to the fucking street. If my girl here is tapped once more, I am going to fill your cup with your blood!"

He retreated. To hell with the fucking Mafia. I was a mafia too. All I needed was a mob and I would be crowned a leader, after my father.

"Hey. That's enough, give me the knife" Jessie wrapped her hands around me trying to get the knife from me. "These are clients…you don't touch them" she gritted her teeth pushing me away. 

After dragging me to the bar, she frowned looking at me. "And that's how I welcome you?" 

"Well, hello?" I frowned also.

She pulled me into a forceful hug, but eventually, I melted into her embrace. I needed it, I needed all the life she could give. I stayed for some minutes even when she wanted to pull out of the embrace.

When she placed my face in her palm to look at me, she saw tears gathered there. "Oh, look at you. You're not so strong are you?" She pouted.

"I lost…" I whimpered. 

"Hey, you just weren't meant to go for the heist. Maybe it is just sheer luck"

"You know how important this was to me. How Kyler trusted me to do the job. I wasn't meant to fail."

"And you didn't. You were a threat to them. Look, Rosetta, I am proud of you. If you weren't so good at what you do, the asshole Asher wouldn't think of poisoning you."

I sniffed, rubbing away my tears. I didn't want to be caught broken, not by many.

"He was disqualified too. It served him right, but he had nothing to lose. "

"You neither…look" she leaned closer to me. "Your one-night stand, he would be here soon. He is as eager to meet you as you are."

"I am not eager to meet him," I told Jessie. "Not anymore. Please cancel this date"

"What, no, no…you can't do that."

"This is bull crap. Getting fucked after losing something so important"

"That's the only thing that can make you feel better. You are not only unwell but you've been deprived for too long. I liked your face the last time you did this. I want to see that grin once more"

I frowned. "Read the room, Jessie. I am not interested in this date. I came here to say hello to you. I didn't come here for the…"

"You are going to regret it." She said,

"No, I am not," I responded, my brows arched wondering what she took me for. "I could pick anyone from the street and get in bed with them."

"And they would be as good as him?"

"They don't have to."

"Oh, but they have to…because this man is your next big thing." She smiled when she said the last two words. "I mean, not literally…not a big thing like his dick. I mean…"

"I get it" I snapped at her.

"He's one of the biggest mafia men, Rosetta. You can use him to get the power or money or whatever you want to take Zayn and the stupid Asher down!"

"I don't want to…"

"I know a lot of big men, Rosetta. Trust me when I say…this is your opportunity. You cannot miss it."

"He's…recognized?" I asked.

"I just didn't get his name. But my boss, who owns this place, bows to him and you know what power my boss holds."

As she explained. I listened. Her boss, who owned this casino, bar, and hotel…was indeed influential and if he wasn't so disgusting, I would have asked him for help.

But my one-night stand? How could someone like him, so sexy, so good in bed, that gave me all the pleasure I needed, be so powerful too? He had everything he wanted. And he wanted us to meet again.?

"If this is not fate, I don't know what the hell this is?" Jessie said.

I sighed. "Okay," I responded. "Whatever you say. " I answered.

She hugged me like this was her brother I was making out with. "Oh, and feed me with the details…."

"I don't even know his name…" I muttered.

"He doesn't know yours either. You were both drunk that night. All you have to do is meet each other in the same room" she said and I nodded.

For some reason, pleasure flooded all over me as I remembered the night together again. I wanted that man who did everything for me, and that caused my body to respond in a very heated way. He knew my weakness and folded my strength too. 

"If he feels the same way I feel about him… I'll use him as a way to get what I want"

"And if he doesn't feel the same way, you're still going to use him. At this point, he is your only choice."