Becoming Mrs Ricci

Valentino's eyes were cold as the words came out of his mouth.

"My father is not a murderer!" Jasmine shot.

"And how do you know that?" He asked, staring right into her eyes. Her knees got weak immediately and she gulped.

"My father can't hurt a fly. He would never do that." She said again. No one could make her believe that her father was a killer. No one.

"Sterling, how much have you deceived your daughter? She seems not to know that you are a mafia lord and that mafia lord kills."

As Valentino said those words, Jasmine's head sharply turned towards her father.

"What's he saying?" Jasmine muttered. Her father couldn't reply and instead, only tears ran down his face. He started regretting everything that instant. If only he had not been intertwined with these acts, he wouldn't have to leave his daughter like this.

His words came out muffled through the tape as he tried to talk. Davis removed the tape instantly.

"Please leave my daughter alone, Valentino. You can take my life. Please, just let my daughter go." Tears welled up in Jasmine's eyes as her father said those things. It was as if he was agreeing to everything this monster had been saying.

"You are offering your life so easily,did you think I would take it?" Valentino raised a brow angrily as he stood up again, walking closer to Sterling.

"I have waited five years to take my revenge. And you expect me to just plant a fvcking bullet into your head just like that? Then where's the joy?" He smirked and frowned again, his expression changing quickly within seconds. Now he looked very angry, Jasmine thought he was going to eat her father alive.

"I was going to remove your nails, one by one, then slice off those fingers of yours, amputate every single part of your body, before feeding you to the dogs but I wanted all that only when you would be crying for mercy." He said. A whimper came slowly from Jasmine and he turned to look at her.

"But it's obvious you only care about your daughter. Seeing as you hid her for a long period of time. So here...we have a change of plans." He said.

"No, Valentino, please not Jasmine." Sterling said, tears rushing out of his eyes. Not his only daughter, he made a promise, a promise to his wife that he would keep her safe, he couldn't break that promise.

Every step Valentino took towards Jasmine, made her step backwards until she finally fell on the sofa behind her. Valentino moved closer, his hands blocking the sides she could use to escape.

She gulped down nothing three times in a row as she stared at his deadly eyes.

"You have the eyes of my wife." He muttered.

"Do you want to save your father?" He asked and she nodded immediately.

"Then you have to listen to me." He whispered, sending shivers down her spine repeatedly.

He suddenly stood up and walked towards Davis, talking to him. Davis nodded and opened his phone, typing something immediately.

Jasmine studied all his movements slowly, staring at him as he went to the printer and printed a series of papers. He stapled them into two copies and went back to Valentino.

He threw the two papers towards Jasmine and sighed, taking his seat in front of her father again.

Her heart hammering a frantic rhythm against her ribs, Jasmine read the words on the paper slowly. She didn't seem to comprehend them until she read it three times. It was marriage document, her eyes widened as she opened the papers speedily, running her eyes through the words.

"Sign them." Valentino's cold words came out.

"No, Jasmine. Don't sign them." Sterling shouted immediately, making Davis retape his mouth. Jasmine shook her head as tears rushed out of her eyes.

"I can't...I can't sign them. You have a wife...I have a boyfriend.. please" She said.

Valentino smirked slowly.

"Bring her. " He suddenly said and the men near her,dragged her towards him, despite her resistance.

" I...had.. a wife. Your father here fvcking took her life. Now I'm going to take you!" He said and with just one hand, dragged her unto his lap.

"Do you have a hard time signing the papers? Your boyfriend? Don't worry, we'll just get him out the way. Davis here would kill him tonight." Valentino said, without mincing words.

"What?" Jasmine gasped.

"Jasmine, we'll take both your father's and your boyfriend's life, do you get that?"

"Sign the marriage papers or your beloved father would not see another sunrise!" His voice, smooth and devoid of warmth, laid out the terrifying proposition with a chilling clarity.

Sterling shook his head slowly, signifying 'no'.

Valentino smirked as he placed a gun into Jasmine's cold and shaking hands, then led her to press the trigger. A sharp scream coming out of her father's mouth, made her realize she had just shot him.

She gasped and made to jump, but Valentino's hand held her firmly to him as he pressed the trigger the second time.

"Dad!!!" Jasmine screamed as the bullet hit her father's second hand.

"His two hands are gone." Valentino sighed.

"Next, his legs..."

"I'll sign. Where are the papers? I'm going to sign it... please just let my...father live..I'm going to sign the papers... please." She choked. She couldn't breathe anymore. Seeing her father lose so much blood from the bullets she had shot him scared her to the bones. The papers were brought to her and she signed the two copies clearly.

"Please let my father go..." She muttered after signing it.

"Of course." Valentino smirked and signalled to Davis, who cut off the ropes immediately. Sterling tried to move but unfortunately fell to the ground in weakness.

"Dadd!!!!" She screamed and got off Valentino, rushing to him with tears in her eyes.

"Stay with me....please.." She cried.

"Jasmine, run.." Sterling whispered.

"Valentino is evil, please run away." He choked out.