Joe's POV Everything was falling apart, and right in front of me too. Did I like it? No. Was I going to sit back and watch all I had worked for crumble into pieces? Hell no. I knew Valentina was sneaky. Growing up, she had a whole list of tricks and pranks she played on all of us. While it was nothing but harmless fun, I should have known it was a part of her character development that I was going to come to detest. Perhaps if I had known just how much of a thorn in my flesh she would be, I would have nipped her wings a long long time ago. Shit. My frown deepened as I walked through the house. It was filled with family members, ones I preferred dead, but there was nothing I could do to pretend I actually enjoyed their company. If I had my way, they would have all dropped dead by no

