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To say I was shocked was an understatement. I froze....completely! Not out of just shock but the mixture of rapid emotions flowing through me.

No way! Mafias were killers! How did my parents get their hands in mafia affairs? How?

"M-mafia?" I stammered in fear "W-why?"

"I'm not going to tell you just yet."  Cristiano said "There's still a lot of your past which is tangled in the affairs of the mafia."

My past? What the heck does my past have to do with mafia?!

The door opened making me jump and turn around. A tall handsome Italian boy entered and looked at me then at  Cristiano.

"Is this the girl?" he asked Cristiano

"Yes she is and a very pretty one too." Cristiano aid

"Hmm... she is rather pretty." he said eyeing mes up and down "What's your name?"

"Royalty." I stammered as nervousness took over.

He came closer to me and took my chin between his thumb and index finger and focused my head on him.

"Are you scared of me?" he asked

Hell YES!

"N-no." I replied

"Don't lie." he said

I shook my head again and he chuckled a little.

"I'm Geovanni Sañchez." the boy introduced himself

Like  Cristiano  Geovanni was a masterpiece of his own. His hair was a dark shade of brown and his eyes were also dark and very intense. I looked away a little in fear that he would bore a hole through me with those eyes of his. His accent was smooth but deeper than Cristiano's. I spotted a gun in his waist and shivered a little.

"How old are you?" Geovanni asked me still looking at me

"Sixteen." I answered

"Two years younger than me and three for Cristiano." Geovanni said "When's your birthday?"

"August 16."

He nodded and closed the door. I let out the breath I didn't even know I was holding.

Well that was weird. He just started asking questions like we were friends or something.

Geovanni sat down in the arm chair next to Cristiano. The two pulled out their phones and began to converse in rapid Italian. From the manner in which they spoke I could tell it was typical teenage gossip on social media. I listened to them talk wishing I could at least understand what they were saying. I was brought out of my trend of thought when the door opened again.

"You're a lot different from what I expected." an Italian voice said and I turned around to face the speaker

Wow.....

The second I laid eyes on him I knew he was related to Cristiano. Both boys were the splitting image of each other. The boy at the door was a few inches shorter and from his looks I could make out he was the younger brother of the two. His hair was the same jet black color but a lot curlier than Cristiano's. He had the back cut low and it got higher until there was a thick curly mass at the top of his head but his tips weren't dyed.

His eyes were a brighter shade of blue and reflected a little strip of golden. He had a small diamond earring in his left ear and a small gold chain around his neck. He was dressed casually like the others with the top of his boxers was showing as he wore his belt loose. I instantly picked up he was the bad boy and the reckless one of all three boys.

"Let me guess.... You're the girl that we're expecting?" he questioned

I couldn't speak so I nodded.

"You're a lot prettier than what I expected." he admitted.

His accent is so smooth. I bet girls fall all over him when he speaks!

"I'm Xavier." he introduced himself "You?"

"Royalty." I answered "My name's Royalty."

Xavier closed the door behind him and walked over to Clarke. He threw something on the desk before throwing himself down on the couch.

"Why am I here?" I asked. "What do I have to do with the mafia?"

Xavier looked at me then at Cristiano.

"You didn't tell her?" he asked him

"That's your job." Cristianoanswered picked up the folder Xavier had thrown on the desk.

Xavier groaned and Geovanni shook his head at Xavier.

"Can you just hurry it up?" I folded my arms "I don't understand anything and I'm ready to go back home.. I don't care who's doing the talking but can someone explain why I was dragged out of my house, put on a plane, and sitting here?"

"You're not going back." Geovanni looked at me

"What?" I asked him in disbelief

"You're not going back to Miami." Xavier repeated "Once you enter the mafia you can't go back. Your father is linked with us and he lost some of our guns so to pay back he sold you to us."

I just stood there. For the second time in a short space of time shock was an understatement.

My father? What does he have to do with this? And more importantly...why does he need guns?

"You were sold for $150,000,000." Cristiano continued "You're our property now whether or not you like it."

"I have a life-" I began

"We already know that." Geovanni took the folder fro  Cristiano and tossed it to me "We searched you up before hand."

I opened it and a gasp escaped my lips softly. It was a list of everything I did in my life. All the subjects I failed and passed, all the places I went, the school I attended, they knew everything about me. There were so may pictures of me. Every single move I made and everything I did they were watching me.

"You're never seeing those people again." Xavier said "Right now the school knows that you've transferred to Italy to study."

All that done in twelve hours?

"And my friends?" I asked feeling tears close

"All heartbroken that you left." Cristiano shrugged "Sorry bambina but you're to be kept under a secret profile."

I looked away as tears began to flow down. I wiped at them fiercely not knowing why I was crying and suddenly furious at the thought that everything I worked for in life was ruined. I was working as a waitress to help my mom pay for me to get into college.

"I hate you!" I suddenly yelled at them making Cristiano jump from my sudden outburst "I hate all of you!"

I flew out the door and just kept running. I didn't know where I was going but all I wanted to do was to get away. I began to get tired so I slowed myself down to a walk. The pictures on the walls of men in suits around poker tables, in casinos, in bars and vintage suits suddenly caught my eyes. I suddenly came to a part where the corridor was filled with girls in lingerie and men in suits. I was lost in my thoughts and accidentally bumped into a girl.

"I'm sorry." I apologized

"Its fine." the girl said turning around as she studied my face intensely for a while "I haven't seen you before."

"Oh...I'm new." I replied

"Oh ok." the girl said cheerfully "I'm Aria. Aria Duncan. And you are...."

"Royalty Lemeire." I introduced myself.

"Awww you're so cute." Aria said pulling my cheeks and I laughed "Are you lost?"

"A little." I blushed

"Let's sit on the balcony." Aria suggested "First let me get some clothes though."

I understood what she meant when I saw the short lingerie on her. She took my arm and pulled me along the corridor and then into a dressing room filled with girls who were either chattering,  putting on make-up or clothes. They looked at me and smiled and I smiled back. Aria went into a stall with her bag and clothes then came out a few minutes later in a tight jeans and a blue tube top. She pulled me back out and then along a different end of the corridor. We then arrived in a big room with couches in various places and a balcony was there overlooking the busy streets down below.

"C'mon sit." Aria said sitting down on a couch

I sat down next to her.

"Is this your first time here?" Aria asked

"I just got here." I laughed

"Are you hungry?" she asked pulling out a stack of folded bills from inside her bra

"Not really." I said

Aria nodded.

"Later then." she said and replaced the bills in her bra. "Have you met the bosses?"

"I met three guys." I answered "Xavier, Cristianoand Geovanni."

Aria nodded then my eyes slowly drifted to the balcony where Geovanni, Crissy and Xavier were talking and looking down at the streets below.

"Like whom you're seeing?" Aria asked winking at the boys

"No I don't." I quickly said blushing red

"Oh...you're blushing." Aria teased and I blushed harder

I playfully pushed her and she ducked. She got up and ran and I ran after her not realizing the boys were looking at us now and smiling.

"You're it." I said tapping Aria and running

"Hey wait." she called after me but I was long gone.

"You're it now!" Aria caught up to me

Aria flopped down on a couch laughing. I shook my head in disbelief.

"We look like kindergarten kids." I laughed making Aria laugh harder

"I feel like I was three again." she said "You run pretty fast."

"I trained."I shrugged "I'm cheerleader."

'Was' a cheerleader Royalty.

"Now pay back for making me run." I said jumping on Aria and slapping her butt

She squealed and got up. She started to tickle me and I laughed. She pinned me down and returned the slap I had given her across my butt. I squealed and she gave me another one.

"I give up." I said begging for mercy

"You girls seem to be having fun." a voice said and I recognized it as Xavier's

"Want to join?" Aria offered pointing to my butt "She's got a nice ass."

"No way." I said covering my butt

"I'll take that offer gladly." Xavier smirked then sat down and turned me over

I tried to struggle under him but he was fast and in a split second he had my hands pinned on my back.

"I'll be good." I begged

"Dam right you will." Xavier joked

I felt him squeeze my ass and I squealed and struggled

"Ria's right." Xavier said "Your ass is nice. It's squishy."

He then slapped me again then released me and I rubbed the spot where he had slapped. It stung a little. I turned on my side and looked at him.

He's the perfect image of a Greek god.

"Are you trying to rape me?" I asked

He laughed and I heard Geovanni and Crissy snicker.

"You're sexy enough." Xavier answered "Aria would give you a crash course on me. I won't start using you yet. Process the shit we just told you then you'll be getting dirty in no time."

He looked at her and she smiled. Her phone then rang and she rolled her eyes and answered it. I wasn't paying attention to her conversation as Xavier was trying to pin me down again. Aria hung up then stood.

"I have to go." she said "I'll be back in a while. Don't do anything stupid to her while I'm gone."

She hissed the last part at Xavier fiercely.

"Watch your mouth or you'll be sucking me tonight." he said and I looked at him in surprise

No don't leave me Aria!

"I don't mind." Aria shot back "I don't mind at all."

She walked off leaving me alone with three hot Italians. The other two walked off in different directions leaving Xavier and I alone.

Hell! I'm all alone with Xavier! What the hell am I suppose to do? What to say?

Xavier turned my head to face him. His eyes were golden now. He was so intimidating and he had me under a spell of absolute seduction. My hormones started to react to him.

"Are you still scared of me?" he asked

"No." I answered "You're just a guy."

He put his hand on my thigh and my hormones went mad. His touch sent butterflies invading my stomach and sparks heading down to my core. He rubbed my thigh gently.

Why on earth did I put on short jeans?

His hand then moved up closer to my core and he gently put his hand down between the space in my legs.

"I could make good use of you right here right now baby girl." he said to me softly

His accent turned me on more.

Shit! Run Ro run.

He gently parted my legs and I let him do it without resisting.

Royalty snap out of it. Not even Jasper has gone so far and you've known him for two years and now you're letting a stranger in? Wake up call girlfriend!

"I'm back R....wow!" Aria stopped and looked at what she was seeing "Xavier!"

"Back already?" Xavier asked turning to her and removing his hands from me "I want you tonight feisty pants. I'll have you sore so you can't walk at all tomorrow."

I looked at him in surprise then at her.

They had sex?

"Fine." Aria said "Just make sure I could walk to classes tomorrow. I've got an Economics exam."

She then sat down horizontally on him and they started to make-out right in front of me. I turned away. Things grew heated when I heard Aria moaning.

"Forget just tonight." Xavier said when they had pulled away a little "I want you now too."

"Then have me." Aria said undoing the button in her pants

"Um...I'm still here." I said before things went too far

Why the heck am I feeling a little jealous that it wasn't me kissing him? He's hot an all but...

"Sorry babe but we're leaving." Xavier said putting his hands under Aria's butt and standing up with her

He started to walk when he turned around.

"And for the record I'm not just a guy." he gave me a wicked smirk "I run this joint."

They walked away and I felt a little lonely when I heard Aria laugh as they went down the corridor. I leaned over and looked at the people passing down below. It took me a couple of minutes for Xavier's words to register and when they did a gasp left my mouth.

Wait.....He's the Boss????

XAVIER'S THE BOSS OF THE MAFIA!!!!