Their Mafia Queen

Initiation

 ****Trigger Warning, Torture****   

    Williams shift was over, and he walked towards his car, when Mike showed up next to him, making him jump. 

    "What did you find?" he asked, and William just shook his head.

    "Nothing, just myself on the floor with her riding me," he laughed, and that got Mike angry. 

    "Do you want me to punch you again, boy?" he threatened and William's laugh died down as he raised his hands.

    "Nothing, boss. She wouldn't say a thing about it. Maybe it is just pure coincidence, although she really seemed nervous about him" William replied. Mike nodded his head and patted his shoulder.

    "Keep finding out what is going on" he mentioned and William couldn't help but ask.

    "Why do you have anything against her? Or her father?" Mike's body stiffed at the question and he just turned around and left him there. William just shrugged and got in the car, driving away from there.

    Victoria was tending to Brandon in the room. He was following her every movement around the room while she kept gathering medical supplies to clean him. "The cooks will make a special meal for you today" she mentioned as she sat on the bed, taking the bandages out of his chest.

    "Victoria, why?" he asked, making Victoria curious at the question.

    "Why what?"

    "Why do you have to pretend to be this badass woman, when I know you have a big heart?" his question had Victoria thinking. She turned her back on him to get warm water while silence took over the room. She was afraid to open up to him. She took a deep breath and came back to finish cleaning him.

    "I don't have a big heart, Brandon. It died with the naive teenager. I don't have time or space for that" she said and as she was putting her hand on his chest, he grabbed it, while smiling at her.

    "You know you can trust me, right?" he mentioned, hoping she would open up to him.

    "I want it to stay in the past, Brandon. That nerd, that pathetic, that loser needs to stay behind. This is me now. And I am happy with it"

    "Don't lie to me. I know you want to be loved and want to be appreciated" he said while stroking her cheeks, causing goosebumps on her body. She just shook her head and stood up after she finished. He was going too far with those questions, and she didn't want to talk about it. 

    "I am not sure if I want that anymore. Now rest and I will come back to check on you, okay?" she said, tucking him in and kissing his lips. She always felt the need to show her affections to him, even though she shouldn't. She walked out, closing the door and taking a deep breath.

    "No, Victoria. They are only your men to pleasure you, don't go around and start having feelings" she muttered before finally walking to her room and locking the door behind her. She was ready to go to bed, when she heard a knock on the door, making her groan in frustration. She went to open the door, seeing Rogelio stand there with a boy she has never seen.

    "What is this?" she asked, crossing her arms in her chest. 

    "This here is Peter. He is the son of a good friend of mine, and he is very interested in joining us" he said and she looked up and down at him, making him nervous.

    "He doesn't seem like the type to handle this kind of stuff" she said, skeptically.

    "No, Ma'am. I will prove that I deserve to be here" he said and Rogelio slapped him in the head. 

    "Don't speak unless spoken to" Victoria laughed at his comment and just shook her head. She looked at Peter and smiled at him. 

    "Very well, I will meet you on the initiation room. Get everything ready down there" she mentioned and he did as ordered.

    She changed and as she was going down to the room, she saw William come through the back door. He was heading to the DJ booth in a hurry and she followed him. 

    "Did you forget something?" she asked and he turned to see her with his eyes opened wide.

    "Yeah, I forgot my earphones. Can't leave them here, they are special" he lied, not wanting to tell her they were the earpieces to talk to his boss.

    "Very well, now that you are here, I want you to come with me" he followed her and they arrived at the room where Peter was already sitting in a chair, and Rogelio was standing in front of him, waiting for Victoria’s orders. William looked around, and he was shocked. His years on the force didn't prepare him for what it was about to come. The room looked dimmed, and different weapons were hanging by the walls and on tables.

    "You can sit down and get comfortable William. This will be fun" she said as he found a couch on the corner and sat down. He was afraid to see what might happen to that boy. He was young, not an age over twenty-three.

   At Victoria's orders, Rogelio punched him in the face, instantly making his mouth bleed. The boy whined, but he held on. After several punches, Victoria's flashback came to her.

    "Are you ready, Victoria?" Leandro mentioned as she was sitting there with her big rimmed glasses and her high ponytail. She was shaking to the core and tied to the chair, but she wanted to prove to her dad she could do this. She nodded, giving him the affirmation. Leonardo was skeptical of doing this to her, but she had insisted.

    "Rogelio, you can start now" he ordered and Rogelio didn't waste time. He threw the first punch at her gut. She screamed in pain, while coughs of blood were already coming out of her mouth. She wanted to cry, but held her tears back.

    Leandro was hurting to see his daughter go through this tough initiation, but if this is what she wanted, she had to brace herself. Rogelio took some golden brass knuckles and hit her in the face, making her glasses fall from on the floor and bleed on her eyebrows and cheekbones.

    "You can stop here if you want, Victoria" Leandro said, but Victoria didn't want to.

    "No, I am tired of being weak and I am tired of being bullied. I need this dad. I need to be strong" she replied, as another blow came to her face.

    Rogelio threw her over his shoulder and took her to a walk-in freezer, dropping her on the floor. He locked the door, and she stayed there, shivering for hours. "I am not weak, I am not pathetic. I am strong and no one will bully me anymore" she sobbed until she couldn't anymore. She held on and when the time passed by, the freezer door opened and Rogelio picked her up. 

    He was looking at her with admiration, and he knew she would be a great Mafia Queen. She leaned against him while he carried her in his arms.

    "You are a strong one, Miss Cervantes. Your father will be proud of you," he said as he held her close to his chest.    

    "Thank you. I hope to be a good addition" she whispered while she shivered. He put her down on the chair and while they waited for Leandro, he kept her warm. She looked at his eyes and his strong features and smiled. She looked forward to working with him. 

    “You have to stop this, Victoria!” William yelled, pulling her out of her thoughts.

     “This has to be done, William. Or else he won’t join” she replied “he passed the test so Rogelio, take him to get those wounds cleaned” 

     As she was about to walk out, William grabbed her by the arm.

    “How can you do this without remorse?” He asked and she shrugged her shoulders.

    “Easily. If you want to work for me William, you have to get used to it” she said as she walked out. William looked at the chair and the blood all over it and on the floor. It had him wondering if he should have taken this job in the first place.