Everyone's attention was drawn to the spectace happening and Vanna's scream.
"I didn't do it" Camilla said.
"You did it, you ruined my dress, this was custom made, do you have any idea how expensive it is?" Vanna asked Camilla.
"But you were the one who tipped the drink over", Camila objected.
"Are you even listening to yourself, why would I want to ruin my own dress?" Vanna asked her.
Vanna's father, Vegas and Dante had arrived at the scene.
"What's wrong Vanna?" he asked her tenderly.
Vanna burst into tears and hugged her father tightly. She pointed at Camilla.
"She spilled wine on me purposely and ruined my dress" she told her father.
"It's a lie, you are lying" Camilla told her.
"I am saying the truth Daddy, I just asked her where I could get a glass of wine from and she spilled the wine on me" Camilla said.
Vegas looked at Camilla. "Little girl, do you have any idea who you just offended, maybe I should teach you a lesson you will never forget"
Camilla was about to reply when Dante slid in front of her.
"Now, Vegas, I don't think it has gotten to that, Camilla here can't hold her alcohol, she is probably drunk and isn't in control of her actions. I will reimburse your daughter for the ruined dress" he told Vegas.
"i will only let this slide because of our relationship but this brat has to apologize to Vanna" Vegas said.
"I am sure Camilla can do that" Dante said. He turned to Camilla, "apologize now" he whispered.
Camilla was reluctant to do so since she felt she had'nt even done anything wrong.
"apologize now Camilla" Dante said, authority in his voice.
"I am sorry" Camilla muttered.
"I want her to kneel" Vanna said.
"You heard her Camilla, kneel" Dante told her.
Camilla gritted her teeth in anger as she went on her knees.
"I am sorry" she said once again.
"And what are you sorry for?" Vanna asked mockingly.
"i am sorry for ruining your dress" Camilla replied.
"are you satisfied now Vanna?" her father asked.
"Yes" she replied.
"Send me the bill, I will reimburse you" Dante told Vanna.
"Don't worry about that Dante, it's just a dress" Vegas said as he led his daughter away.
Camilla was still kneeling on the floor.
"Go to your room Camilla" Dante told her.
Camilla got up and walked to her room. 'Don't cry, don't cry' she chanted to herself.
Camilla locked herself up in her room, she was angry, furious and humiliated. She hadn't even done anything wrong and yet she was been punished.
Camilla was reminded of her status once again, she didn't even have the complete rights of a human being.
Some hours later, she heard a knock on the door, she ignored it, she didn't want to see anyone right now.
"Camilla de Luca, open this door right now" Dante ordered.
"Go away" she replied.
"You do realize that this is my house right?" he asked her.
"I don't care, I don't want to talk to you" she retorted.
"Don't make me break this door down" he told her.
"It's your house, do whatever you want" she yelled at him.
"Camilla, I am going to count from one to five and you better open the door then" he told her.
"Whatever"
"one" he started.
"Two" she replied.
"Three"
"four" she replied again.
"Five, Camilla, this is your last warning" he warned her.
"do your worst" she told him.
"fine" he answered.
Camilla heard a noise and looked towards the doorway which had been broken by Dante.
Camilla looked at the door which had been broken down by Dante.
"Was breaking the door really necessary?" she asked him.
"Is being a brat really necessary?" he asked her in return.
She squealed as he picked her up and took her out of her room. He carried her to his room and threw her onto the bed in anger. She glared at him in annoyance.
"Why are you so angry?" he asked her.
She gaped at him in wonderment, "Are you fucking serious? After what happened out there, you are still asking me why i am angry?"
"Wait! Because of what happened between you and Vanna, that's why you are so angry?" Dante asked, an incredulous expression on his face.
"Yes, isn't that reason enough to be angry?" she asked.
"I just saved you out there, aren't you supposed to be grateful to me?" she asked him.
"Grateful? You believed her over me and humiliated me out there" she screamed at him.
Dante pinched his forehead, he could feel an headache coming his way.
"Camilla, I didn't believe her over you, but I needed to settle things amicably out there, her father isn't part of my alliance, he isn't even from this region, I don't want any trouble especially not when Valerie is still out there" he told her.
She was still sulking and refused to look at him. "she told me to kneel down, it was so humiliating" she whined to Dante.
"Hmmmm! Would you rather die than been humiliated?" he asked her.
She looked away and refused to answer him.
"Camilla, today was just a little test, everyone in the mafia world knows you belong to me and I treat you well. They will want to use you against me, you have to be strong, okay?"
"Okay" she replied.
"by the way, I saw you talking to Silvana at the party, what were you talking about?" he asked her.
Camilla's heart skipped a beat, she thought he hadn't seen her but apparently he had seen her.
"I was just thanking her for helping me out that day" she replied.
"Didn't I tell you not to talk to her?" he asked.
"Why?" Camilla asked.
"Cami, her husband is crazy, he is very possessive of her and doesn't let her get close to others irrespective if their gender, this man killed a maid because she tried to help Silvana escape. I do hope you aren't entertaining such thoughts in your head"
"no, not at all, I have enough things to be worried about than to think about saving someone" Camilla told him, her face the prefect image of innocence.
"Good, now go take a shower and prepare to go to bed" he told her.
"am I sleeping here?" she asked him.
"Yes, where else would you sleep? Your room door is broken" he told her.
"I am very much aware of that and it's all your fault" she said as she stood up to go to the bathroom.
Dante sighed and sat on the bed after she had gone to the bathroom. Camilla was just a little ball of trouble, he told himself.
...
Silvana entered her room, some moments later, she was slammed against the wall by Ferrante.
"Ouch, you are hurting me" she told him as she tried to pull away from his grip.
"I saw you at the party, talking to that dante's pet, what were you trying to do? run away from me?"
"no, of course not, she was just exchanging pleasantries with me that's all" she replied.
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"Yes" she replied.
"because if you ever try to run away from me, I will catch you, kill whoever is helping you and bring you back'' he told her.
"I won't try to run away" she told him.
"Good, because you remember what happened last time and stay away from that Dante' s girl, she is pure trouble, do you understand?" he asked her.
"Yes" she replied.
He released her from his grip, "now go and get me dinner so we can eat together" he told her.
"Yes Ferrante" she replied.
He went to his room while she went to the kitchen to get their food. Ferrante might be wrong about many things but he was right about something today, Camilla was trouble and that trouble was what was going to get Camilla out of this prison.
She took a dose of the antidote and then she put the poison in the meal and she brought the meal to his room. The poison was tasteless and hence Ferrante didn't taste anything different in the meal and ate the meal without any suspicion whatsoever.
After eating, he drew her to bed where he had sex with her. While Ferrante was on top of her humping and groaning like an injured bull, she was busy thinking about how her life would be free soon from all this.
....
Valerie stood in front of Dracaryx, he had finished researching about what Dracaryx had assigned him to, he had discovered why exactly the Vitale family had disappeared and he knew that they were back for revenge. He didn't blame them either, if such a thing had happened he would have come back for revenge too.
"So smart boy, are you done with your research?" Dracaryx asked Valerie.
"Yes Master, I am done"
"Okay, tell me the story, I have forgotten a little bit, maybe you can refresh my knowledge" Dracaryx told him.
"Of course master. Back then, the Vitale family were very influential and powerful, they are the ones who built the town, they were in a alliance with the Russo family, Ferrante family and the Bianco family, everything went well until the head of the Vitale family and the Russo family got into a fight over a girl, at the end the girl chose the head of the Vitale family. The Russo family head was angry and bitter, he somehow learnt the secret of the Vitale family, that they were vampires. He planned with the others in the alliance who were jealous of the Vitale family's influence and power, they betrayed the Vitale family, trapped them in their home and burnt them inside" Valerie narrated the story perfectly.
"Do you know how it felt to see ninety nine percent family die?" Dracaryx asked him.
"No Master"
"my elder brother burned to ashes in that fire, my uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews all died in that fire, I and the rest only escaped because we went away on a business trip. We came back to discover that our families were gone, our business had been taken over by the alliance, we had to leave town but I vowed that we would be back for revenge. Why did you come here? Surely, you knew that you were walking into the lion's den?" Dracaryx asked Valerie.
"I had no idea, the research I made only said that the family disappeared suddenly, it said nothing about the betrayal or the fire" Valerie replied, if he had known any of this, he would have told Dante to pack up everything so they could flee. This people were dangerous and they were blood thirsty for revenge.
Dracaryx stood up and tilted Valerie's cheek to look at him. "I guess the revenge will start from you, my smart boy" he whispered.