His to claim, Hers to destroy

The pathway to the house was dark and quiet as there was no single soul in sight except the 19-year-old vibrant daughter of Ilya Andrew - who hummed happily, and jogged along the rough pathway. She had just received the results of the scholarship she applied for and was excited to tell her father the great news. He definitely would be so proud of her. He wouldn't have to worry about paying her tuition fees anymore. After all these years, his hard work finally paid off. After the death of her mother six years ago, he worked really hard to raise her all on his own, taking loans and selling some of his valuable properties to repay those he borrowed from, during her mother's illness and also to take care them both. He even refused get married, because of the fear that another woman might not treat his precious daughter the way he wanted. Valeria and her father had nobody else but each other. They loved each other to death. Just as Valeria opened the gates to the house, a loud bang sounded in the air making her shut her ears tight in fear. That was a gunshot! She panicked and rushed towards the front door. She slowly opened the door with trembling hands and the sight in front of her made her scream. Her dad was lying on the cold hardwood floor, in the pool of his own blood, his eyes staring at nothing. Blood spilled from beneath him, staining the shiny white tile. Her gaze flicked upwards, to the tall man with a black hoodie standing over his body, holding a gun. The room wasn't so dark, and she saw his face clearly. His obsidian gray eyes locked with her hazel eyes. He tilted his head slightly as if studying her, contemplating whether to end her or not, and quickly, he covered his face with a mask and within the blink of an eye, he disappeared like he was never there at all. Valeria's breathing hitched. Who was he and Why would he do this to her father? Tears welled up in her eyes immediately he left as she bent over and shook her father's body. "D–dad" she called in fear, and placed her index finger on the side of his neck to check his pulse, to see if there's any possibility that he might still be alive. Except the sound of her muffled tears and her whispers, the room was dead silent. She seemed to be the only person alive in the room. "You cannot do this to me," "Wake up now dad!" She cried, sobbing silently, shaking him so hard and putting her head on his chest to see if his heart would pound, but it was pointless. Her clothes were stained with blood already. Not having any idea what next to do, she dialed the emergency line and waited while she spoke to her dead father, informing him about her scholarship, and how she was going to make him proud in the future, begging him to say a word to her while she prayed and hoped quietly in her mind that he would respond or better still she would wake up from this nightmare. One thing was certain, whether it was a dream or not, he would never smile at her again. She would never get the chance to argue with him again, He would never hug her and tell her how beautiful she looked just like her mother. **** A few years later.... Moretti mafia syndicate "Ria, you can do it. Kill her!!" Screams and shouts erupted from the audience as the girl in the ring raised her hand,giving her opponent the blow that sent her to the ground. She took out her knife and bent over her, proceeding to stab her but stopped mid air. This was her final test. If she wins this fight, she had passed and would be allowed to leave the gang to carry out her special mission. It only means that she's capable of taking down the person she hated the most. 'I have won. 'There's no need' Valeria thought and slowly got up from the Ava, her opponent who could barely move. while she turned to face the audience, who clapped and screamed in joy. There was only one person whose blood she wanted on that knife–Nikolai Ivanov, the man who took her father away from her, murdered him and left her with nothing but a vengeful spirit. Just as Valeria raised her hand in victory and prepared to leave the ring, she felt a sharp pain on the side of her tummy. Valeria gasped, staring in shock at her side which was now bleeding . She staggered and turned around to see Ava breathing so hard while holding the tiny knife she stabbed her with. "Your mistake " Ava smirked and she made a move towards her but Ria was faster. She wasn't going to make the same mistake twice. With one desperate swing, she lifted her fist and landed it on the Ava's temple, rendering her unconscious. Valeria sighed tiredly, then she staggered backwards and fell on the floor, next to ava. The last thing she saw was a man rushing into the ring towards her. **** Valeria's eyes fluttered open, she looked around and saw a figure standing at the corner of the room, holding what looked like a knife in his hands. She looked closely and noticed it was hers and the person standing over there was Luca, her personal trainer and the heir to the Mafia clan she worked for. She struggled to sit up but felt a sharp pain on the side of her tummy, the exact place she was stabbed. Her gaze went there as she pressed her hands on the area . She remembered knocking Ava out before she fell unconscious too. "Argh" she winced drawing Luca's attention. Thankfully, the cut wasn't deep, so she only felt a little bit of pain. "You're awake" Luca said sarcastically, turning his head in her direction and that made Valeria roll her eyes at him. She got up forcefully and walked up to him, holding the side of her belly. "Well, I'm not dead" She responded indifferently and forced herself to stand on her feet, then she walked up to him and tried to snatch her dagger but he drew his hands far back making her unable to reach it. "You cannot kill Nikolai, Val. Not like this. " He said looking into her blue eyes. " I don't care. What you told me was that I would be able to kill Nikolai if I am able to beat Ava, the most skilled fighter here, you asked to beat her and not to kill her. I did that already and now you're trying to stop me from going after what I want?" The rage in her eyes was visible. If she was in a better condition, a fight would have broken out between she and Luca right there. She hated how he controlled her, how he always tried to stop her whenever she makes up her mind to end that monster. He's just her trainer and nothing else. Luca stared at her and gave her the dagger. "You couldn't even kill Ava. "How can you kill Nikolai?" He paused and placed his hand on her shoulder."Listen Ria, You'd not even be able to get past his guards. Nikolai is ruthless. If you make even a tiny step into his space, he'll have your head", he explained " I don't care" she hissed. " He needs to die." Luca sighed. She's the most stubborn woman he has ever encountered. " You walk in there with the blade in your hands, you walk out in a bag–if they even let you out at all" Valeria was adamant. She proceeded to leave the room but Luca grabbed her arm. " Let me go", she struggled with him, but he was immovable. " You don't know what he's capable of. The first thing you need to focus on now is how to even gain access to him and execute your plan and make it out alive and that is only possible if you sleep with him." " What? " She exclaimed. " Seduce him. Nikolai loves women. That is the only way to gain access to him. That would take months of training too." Luca smirked and let go of her hands. Valeria's head bobbed up. How is she supposed to even touch that monster, and try to convince him to have s*x with her when she was in fact a virgin? She gave Luca an impossible look. This isn't going to work. Luca Moretti, the head of the 'Moretti Mafia syndicate' was ruthless, cold and dangerous, and Nikolai Ivanov was his greatest enemy . He saved Valeria's life when she was searching for her father's killer and almost got killed. He took her in and trained her to become a monster thirsty for revenge just like he always wanted. She would be the perfect weapon used to get Nikolai. He had foreseen it, she was the only capable person, and he had it all planned out already. He would use her, and discard her afterward. He doesn't care if she makes it out of Nikolai's den alive. The only thing he's concerned about is getting her to kill him. "I don't even know how to seduce a man" Luca stepped closer, his voice dropping to a whisper. " I'll teach you everything you need to know about Nikolai and how to kill him . You just need to wait for a while" He said and left the room. Valeria stared at the knife in her hands. Not yet.. But one day... She will make Nikolai Ivanov pay.