Chuckling, Victor stood up, extending his hand. “Welcome to your new beginning, Valentina. Can't wait for you to meet the reaper.”
I stared at him, confused. “The Reaper? But our boss is Hades.”
Victor’s smile didn’t falter. “I’m not stepping down, Valentina. You are stepping up. There’s someone else who’s been interested in you for a long time.”
“What are you talking about?”
Victor crossed his arms. “I’ve been receiving secret messages from an anonymous sender for years now. At first, I thought it was some kind of sick joke. But the sender was persistent. He wants you and will reward me if I convince you to work for him.”
“And you believed him?”
“Not at first,” Victor admitted. “But then I started investigating. I wanted to know who this sender was and if he was powerful enough to back up his claims. Turns out, he is. The Reaper is a mafia boss of a family even stronger than ours. He’s the one we’ve been trying to surpass for years.”
“So, what does he want with me?”
Victor shrugged. “That’s the part I haven’t figured out yet. But he knows about you, and he wants you on his side.”
“Are you betraying the Red Blood Gang?” I asked suspiciously.