Luca woke up, getting out of bed he put on

　　his briefs and glanced down at the woman

　　lying naked in his bed. She was a pretty

　　brunette he picked up at the party he attended

　　that night, he couldn't remember her name.

　　That was nothing new to him, he never

　　bothered to get to know them, they were just

　　a means to satisfy his urges. After taking a

　　shower and changing he went down to enjoy

　　a hearty breakfast, he had worked up quite an

　　appetite.Grazia, his cousin was already seated at the

　　table with Filippo, his friend and business

　　associate of over ten years. They also lived

　　with him in his castle, he somehow inherited

　　Grazia when her parents, were killed in a

　　tragic car accident six years ago.When his meal was brought to him by one of the kitchen staff, Charles, he instructed him

　　to send some food up to the young lady in

　　his room. He was also told to tell her a car

　　would be waiting to take her where ever she

　　needed to go.

　　"Really Luca, you brought another one of

　　your whores into your home," Grazia scoffed.

　　His eyes turned dark, his cold stare sending

　　shivers down her spine. "You're right, this is

　　my home and who I choose to bring into it is

　　my business. You'll do well to remember that

　　cousin dear. I will be gone for the rest of the

　　day, don't hold dinner for me."

　　"Where are you off to?" Filippo asked,

　　scooping scrambled eggs into his mouth.

　　"I'm heading to the country, there'a man, Dan

　　Potter has some horses for sale. I'm thinking

　　of getting a couple, might as well make use

　　of the stable that I paid a small fortune to

　　have built."

　　"I could go with you," Filippo suggested.

　　"No, I prefer to go alone, besides, you have

　　that meeting with Hillbrook winery. Get them

　　to sell their company to me." Luca ordered.

　　"Why do you want it so bad? it's such a small

　　company and you have your own, the biggest

　　one in the world." Filippo asked.

　　"I just do. It's not for you to question me, it's

　　your job to do as I say."

　　"Luca, you are turning thirty soon, do you not

　　think it's time to find a wife? you are a

　　wealthy and important man in Rome. People

　　are beginning to talk about you and all the

　　women you are sleeping with. It's time for

　　you to marry, someone with class, refined, a

　　woman who will be an asset to you and your

　　reputation?"

　　Sitting back he looked at his cousin, she was

　　tall, slender, dark black hair, same as his.

　　She was also a greedy, conniving witch, living

　　off him instead of finding a rich husband to

　　take care of her and her thirst for the finer

　　things in life. She had it made living here in

　　his castle with her own suite of rooms,

　　household help waiting on her hand and

　　foot. "Just who would you like me to marry?

　　your friend Eleonora Gallo?" He questioned

　　her.

　　"As a matter of fact, yes. Eleonora would

　　make the perfect wife for you, she has

　　class."

　　"She is also a stuck up bitch, no sense of

　　humor and I'll bet her legs are so tightly

　　closed no man could get between them. I

　　prefer my women warm and willing to spread

　　her legs and give me great pleasure."

　　"Sex is all you think about Luca. Think about

　　the family business, the one your father build

　　up from scratch and left it all to you when

　　he died. He's probably turning over in his

　　grave with all your behavior. Not to mention

　　that you are a descendant of royalty, you

　　make a mockery of it all."

　　"Quiet, you will not speak to me in this

　　manner." Tossing his napkin down he stood

　　and turned to Filippo. "I'll see you later, good

　　day to you both."

　　Jumping into his new Lamborghini he sped

　　out the driveway of his castle. He was sick

　　and tired of everyone telling him he had to

　　marry and always pushing women on him.

　　They were all well bred, rich and upper class.

　　But they bored him, they were cold and had

　　no sex appeal, sure most of them were quite

　　beautiful. But God forbid they should mess

　　their hair up during sex, lying there, barely

　　moving and making no sound.

　　It was a four-hour drive to where he was

　　going, a small remote place out in the

　　country. Driving along the dirt road he saw a

　　broken down sign that read Potter's farm.

　　The place was run down, fence needed

　　mending. The house was nothing more than a

　　shack and he saw the horses in the fenced

　　off area. Pulling to a stop he got out and

　　walked over to where there were three

　　horses, he liked what he saw. They were

　　beautiful animals, they seem to be well taken

　　care of, he was impressed considering how

　　the house and the rest of the place looked.

　　Moments later an older man walked over, he

　　was in his late fifties and had on dirty

　　overalls, his hair thinning and had a big

　　potbelly. Two younger men were with him, he

　　assumed they were the older man's sons.

　　"I'm Luca Mariani, I called about the horses."

　　He held out his hand for the man to shake.

　　"I'm Dan, these here are my boys, Jason and

　　John. These here are three of the finest

　　creatures you'll find around these parts." He

　　points to the horses.

　　Going inside the gate Luca checked them out,

　　they were friendly and didn't run off, that

　　was a good sign. "Yeah, they look healthy, I

　　think I'll take them," he said, patting them.

　　Dan grinned, showing his missing teeth, the

　　ones left were yellow and stained with

　　tobacco smoke. "Good, good. Come inside

　　and have a cold beer and we can discuss the

　　money."

　　The sons went off to do chores while he

　　followed Dan inside. Something he regretted

　　when he saw the inside. It was so run down,

　　the floors creaked, the furniture was old,

　　torn and tattered. It consisted of a sofa, two

　　ripped chairs, and the kitchen was small with

　　a table and three wooden chairs. A cot laid in

　　the corner of the living room, as run down as

　　the place was at least it was clean.

　　He hesitated when Dan pointed to a chair and

　　told him to sit, finally sitting he pulled out

　　his checkbook.

　　"Robin, get your scrawny ass out here and

　　fetch me a couple of cold beers," Dan yelled

　　as he flopped down across from him.

　　Luca looked over at the fridge and wondered

　　why he didn't just grab them himself.

　　A moment later the door to what Luca figured

　　was the bathroom opened and a girl walked

　　out. Her hair looked dirty as was the rest of

　　her. She wore a long baggy dress and a

　　sweater that had holes in it, he couldn't tell if

　　she was a child or a woman. For a moment

　　her eyes locked with his before she lowered

　　them to the ground and walked further into

　　the kitchen.

　　"Get us two beers girl," Dan barked at her.

　　She took out the two bottles and reaching

　　into the cupboard grabbed two glasses.

　　Setting them down in front of Dan she

　　turned to leave, accidentally knocking one of

　　them over. The beer ran down the table onto

　　the floor. Standing up he slapped her across

　　the face and yelled at her.

　　"You stupid girl, clean up this mess." He

　　shoved her to the floor, tossing a rag at her.

　　"The girl is as useless as tits on a boar," he

　　said, looking at Luca.

　　Luca was shocked to see such violence

　　towards one so young. "Mr. Potter, it was an

　　accident, no need to hit the girl."

　　"Dan scoffed as he went and took another

　　beer from the fridge. "The girl has been

　　nothing but trouble from the day she came to

　　live here. She's my brother's girl and when

　　he and his wife died the county dumped her

　　off on me." He talked about her as if she

　　wasn't even there while she washed up the

　　mess.

　　She went to the sink, rinsing out the cloth.

　　Taking a swig of his beer Luca opened his

　　checkbook, looked over at her and then set

　　his pen back down. "I want to buy those

　　horses, I'll pay triple what you're asking." His

　　eyes went to Dan and he saw the greed in the

　　old man's eyes.

　　"Triple, well sure, if you want to I'm sure as

　　hell ain't going to say no."

　　"There's one catch though," Luca said, looking

　　back over at the girl, who he now could see

　　was a young woman.

　　"What would that be?" Dan asked.

　　"I want the girl," he saw the way she turned

　　sharply to look at him, fear showing in her

　　eyes.

　　"What would you be wanting with the likes of

　　her."

　　"Well now, that would be my business. Do we

　　have a deal, Mr. Potter?" Dan wiped the drool from his mouth, looked

　　from her back to Luca. "Oh, I see, it's a sex

　　thing. I think you'll be pleased to know she's

　　a virgin, fresh, untouched. Ok, Mr. Mariani, I'll

　　throw Robin into the deal." Holding out his

　　hand to Luca, waiting for a handshake which

　　he never received. He greedily took the

　　cheque from Luca and going over to Robin

　　told her to go with the man who just paid him

　　a lot of money. When she shook her head and tried to run

　　out he grabbed her, raising his hand to strike

　　her but Luca grabbed his wrist, stopping him.

　　"You will not strike this girl again, is that

　　clear?" He looked at her. "Get your things.