Lea: I looked at my mate whose eyes held more pain than I could understand. I knew that he was calm earlier, but I couldn’t understand what was going on. He wrapped his arm around me, pulling me to his chest. “Are you okay?” I asked, and he smiled. “Define okay,” he said, and my eyes softened as we looked one another in the eye before he nodded at his plane. The fact that he had a plane came as a surprise to me, but I knew that it was to be expected from a Capo dei Capi, and though I didn’t know how I felt about the fact that I was accepting him as a mate, that the two of us were fully accepting one another as mates; I knew that I was more than a little happy and thankful for that. “How about we go inside? I think that it is best that we do so.” I nodded and he wrapped his arm around me, pulling me toward the stairs where Ezra was waiting for the two of us. I had to admit, I was thankful for the fact that we were no longer arguing as much as we did, and the fact that we came to
Diego: It took everything in me to watch my mother being in the pain that she was in without reacting to it. The anger that I knew that she felt was not one that I could ignore. She was laying on the bed while Mario ran his fingers through his hair, gently massaging her scalp while she was holding the blanket to her chest. Lea, Giovanni, and Ezra were in the living room while we were inside the bedroom with mom. And though I wanted to leave mom and Mario alone, I knew not to, not right now at least. “It is the first time that I’ve heard his name being said in years, do you know that?” Mom asked, suddenly speaking for the first time since she entered the room. Her chest rose and fell with each breath that she took, and her eyes were red and swollen from crying. “I thought that not saying his name was going to make it easier. It didn’t,” “Claudia…” “I don’t want to live through this pain anymore, Mario.” She said, stopping him. “I am tired of living in fear because of the mistake
Lea: “What are you thinking of?” Ezra asked, shaking his head in question, noting out that I have been quiet for a while now. “A lot.” I said, and he raised an eyebrow, clearly amused by my response. “I’m willing to pay for you to share.” He said, nudging my shoulder, making me laugh. “I am learning so much in so little time, and sometimes, I don’t find myself knowing what I am going to do with what I am learning. I just know that if I make a mistake, it might cost a lot, but if I don’t, I will be saving many. The issue is, I don’t know what the mistake would be and how I would know to stop it before it happens.” I said, and he nodded. “It just feels like I was thrown in front of a huge responsibility load, and I don’t know whether or not I am worthy of it. I know that it sounds stupid and foolish, but sometimes I can’t help but find myself feeling completely lost.” “Well, how about you try and start feeling like you are going to succeed? And believe me, you will.” He said, mak
Cosimo: I tapped the dining room twice, getting lost in thoughts at the number of things that I still had to do. On one hand, I had to deal with Claudia, who now believed that she could not only easily escape, but that she could do as she pleased and would easily get away with it. On another hand, I had my son. The man was rebelling greatly, and seemed to forget who the real Alpha was regardless of the title that he’s given himself over the people that pretend to be allies with him. Then there was the little Auditore. The woman was giving me more fuss than I should have accounted for, and I knew that if I didn’t break that soon, she was going to keep growing stronger. And the stronger she became, the more dangerous she was. And that was not something that I had to end, that is, of course, if we were to keep our reign up. “We are going to have to control them, Cosimo. They keep growing stronger, and if this proceeds, then they won’t only target Italy.” Mikhail, one of my Russian pa
Diego: “This is one crowded city,” I stated, and Lea laughed. “Well, what do you expect of the city of history?” She asked, smiling at me. She looked at the colosseum as we passed, and I couldn’t help but wonder how they built such a thing during that time period. I doubted that we would be able to master most of what they did, and I knew that we had thousands of other tools that would be able to help us do it. “Touché,” I teased, and Lea smiled. Her eyes met mine, and I could tell that despite her being quiet, that a lot was going on in her mind, and I couldn’t blame her. There was a lot going on, and I knew that the deeper we went into this, the harder it was becoming. “We are being watched.” Giovanni stated, and I raised an eyebrow, following his gaze as he nodded toward a couple who were walking around, carrying ancient Asian umbrellas. I knew that they didn’t do well at concealing from the sun, but they did give them the tourist kind of intonation. “Another man to your left,”
Lea: “This should mask your scents. No one would be able to catch it, no matter how strong they believe they are, and even if they were of Alpha bloods; the maximum that they would get is another Alpha being around. But then again, with the number of Alphas that are around, I doubt that it would make a difference.” Luna Claudia said, handing me a small bottle. It contained a few mixed herb essences, and I nodded, rubbing a little on my neck and wrists as I saw Diego and Giovanni doing. “You are going to need to be careful, and you can be emotional…” “Why would I be…?” “Lea, you are kind hearted. The things that Cosimo did are beyond you and they are not ones that you can process. The issue would be on the fact that you are going to need to relax when you see the man.” She said, looking me in the eye as she stopped you. “We were all in your shoes once, and we learned to somehow control our emotions. That is something that you are going to train yourself to do.” “The man killed my mo
Diego: Both Lea and I entered the grand hotel where the ‘ball’ was to be held. I knew that being a mafia one, it was going to have more than just a little ball, this was going to be the mask of it until most of the guests had left. And thankfully, we were part of the VIP guests who were invited to stay here to attend the after party. We looked around the busy yet empty room. Music played around us, but I didn’t know when things were going to start taking place. All I knew was that things were going to take a different turn from here. For now, we were going to have to wait. “Wine?” One of the waiters asked, and I nodded. I took a glass and handed it to my mate before taking my own. The two of us took a sip of the wine, and I smirked, it was one of my father’s. I knew it well, and Lea raised an eyebrow, shaking her head in question. “Cosimo is sponsoring this,” I said, and she frowned in confusion. “Or is at least one of the sponsors of this party.” “And you know this, how?” She ask
Lea: The night was young, and I knew that things would be taking different turns in it. Diego had his arm wrapped around my waist as the two of us danced, and though I was enjoying it, I couldn’t help but find myself feeling weary about the place that we were in. It was one that I found to be too frightening to me, and I knew that it was going to be something that I wasn’t going to be getting any better. This was the first time that I attended something like this, and I knew that things would be dirty. Though how dirty they would be, now that was something that I didn’t know. I didn’t have any expectations at this point. The man was a psycho, and I knew that it wasn’t something that was going to change. Diego got me a glass of water, and I raised an eyebrow at him. Regardless, I took the glass and took a sip from it. “We’ve had enough drinks for the night. We need to stay sober for a longer while, and you know that we are going to have to deal with a lot more than what could be so