The mansion's residents bustled about as Mondo had already ordered an immediate rescue mission after Ronaldo had told them that Angelica's captors would surely kill her for destroying their business with one swing. The boss had vowed to kill her and inflict pain on her. Everyone was tense about this. Word had gone around that Angelica was a former prostitute. It had shaken the men up. Some still didn't understand why Ronaldo was even helping them. They didn't ask either. The most important thing now was to rescue the girl before anything ugly could happen.

Felicita and the others were preparing the men for the rescue operation, praying all the while that Angelica would be alright. Felicita couldn't help but feel a little depressed that Angelica couldn't put more faith into the family. The girl was more upset that Angelica gave herself up to protect them. What did she take them for?

"Hey, did Ronaldo give you the map to the mansion?" Asked Dante as they were planning at the meeting room.

"Yes. It's not too far from here." Answers Nova, "If we head there now, we might be able to ge to her in time." He adds.

"Then what are we waiting here for??" Felicita asks frantically, "Let's go there now!"

"Felicita—"

"We have to go now! They'll kill her!"

"I was just gonna say that we have to be extra careful, and not be rash," Nova tells the girl calmly, "Felicita." Her eyes widen, "You tend to become reckless when you're excited with something. Mess this up, and Angelica's life will be far more in danger." Nova continues.

"I'll stay be her side." Volunteered Liberta.

"Y—"

"Just be careful, and not do anything reckless. That's it." Interrupts Nova with his arms crossed.

"Yes." Felicita replies obediently, smiling in relief.

*********

Fighting against the cold, bitter wind of autumn, the Arcana Famiglia soon arrive at an old, worn down mansion. The members could feel the cold tension hanging in the air. The bitter air swirled around them for a moment, and surprisingly it was quiet. Too quiet as a matter of fact. They felt doubtful of Ronaldo's instructions for a moment until they hear a slight ruckus inside. Sneaking inside, the members couldn't see a single soul. They wondered where they have suddenly gone.

"Hey, did you see anyone?" Asks an anxious Pace as he glanced around the hallway.

"No," Luca replies, "I can't hear anyone either." He quickly adds.

Pace sighs, "I hope we won't be too late. I promised Cecilly that I'll bring her back." He whispers.

"Cecilly? You mean that waitress you've been visi—"

"Shush!!" Interrupts Pace, "Don't just declare like that!" He whisper-screams at his friend.

"I see that you've finally set your eyes on a woman." Debito whispers into Pace's ear, smirking, "I guess I have a better chance of having Angelica." He continues.

"Hey! Don't get too cocky!" Snaps Luca.

"You guys aren't bothered about her past?" Asks Dante who suddenly appears behind the three.

"No. The past is the past." Quotes Pace.

"Well, I was shocked at first. We all were," starts Luca, "But we could see how hard she has beeen trying to hide it from us. Angelica probably didn't want us to see her differently."

"I don't care about her past!" Debito angrily mutters, "She has gone through a lot. All we have to do is to embrace her for who she is."

Dante smiles as he chews the end of his cigar, "That girl's lucky to have a bunch of strangers caring for her." He remarks.

"Strangers?"

"We don't know much about her, and she with us likewise. Makes sense, boys?" Says Dante, throwing aside his cigar and crushed it with his foot. "Let's roll."

Walking quietly into the mansion like shadows, they made sure that they couldn't be seen or heard by anyone. Felicita was with Liberta and Nova, along with other few members, as the first unit to pierce through enemy lines. The others were to wait for their signal before they could barge in all together.

"Did you hear that?" Whispers Felicita to Liberta.

"Hear what? I didn't hear anything." He replies, lifting an eyebrow.

"But I'm sure I did." The girl insists. She walks ahead and suddenly hears an agonizing, muffled scream. She turns to her comrades, and they seem to have had heard it as well. They quickly left where they were standing, following the sound.

Felicita felt her heart pound with each step she took. She didn't know if the others felt the same way, but she felt really nervous to see the people who had hurt Angelica. The girl recalled the first time she met Angelica (not counting the times she saw her on the streets doing her magic tricks), the man Angelica was fighting with seemed to give her a hard time at that time at least. Angelic had gotten stronger when she joined the Arcana Famiglia. Suddenly they heard a loud thud in one of the rooms. Rushing to it, they realized that it was a trap.

"Well, well, well," sneered a man, "What do we have hear? Angelica's rescuers?"

Felicita's eyes narrow as she scanned the room. It was filthy and dirty, nothing much except for a few broken furniture and a lit fireplace. Taking a closer look at the man she realized that he seemed tall, and had a lean and muscular build. He had dark brown, wavy hair, complete with a mustache and beard. She couldn't tell what he was wearing, because a black cloak covered him. But his wearing boots were obvious. He seemed to rest his feet on a fallen statue of some sort. Looking closer, she gasps when she realized that it was Angelica. Bloody.

"Angelica!" Felicita cries as she rushes.over to her.

"Don't move if you don't want your friend getting hurt." The man threatens, pulling out a dagger from underneath his cloak. His face becomes stern as well. He gently presses on the body of the unconscious girl, causing Angelica to wince indicating that she was still conscious.

"Hey!" Yells Liberta, drawing his sword.

The man smirks, "You don't know the mess you've gotten yourself into." He says in a sadistic manner.

"You're insane." Snarled Felicita, slowly drawing out her daggers and putting on a fighting stance.

The man scoffs, "This whore destroyed the business I've been doing for years. . . I ought to destroy the cause of it." He sneers, lifting his foot and suddenly dropping it heavily on Angelica. The girl coughs up blood and groans in pain.

"Leave her alone!" Yells Felicita, suddenly throwing her daggers at the man. He easily dodged them by jumping out of the way. Enough time for the girl to rush to Angelica. "Angelica! Angelica! Can you hear me?!" She cries. Angelica looked sick. She was pale and bloody. Her uniform was tattered and torn, her chest tore open. She had bruises all over her body.

The girl groans, "Fe-Felicita? Wh-What are you doing here?" She asks.

"We're here to rescue you! Can you walk?? " The red head asks frantically.

"I believe I was drugged," answers Angelica, "And I can't feel my legs."

"I'll help you up," says Felicita, "Men!" She calls out to her unit.

The girl sighs, "Thank you for everything. . . But. . . this was a trap. ." The girl suddenly passes out. Glancing around for the man, she along with the rest of her unit notice that the man had disappeared.

"Goodbye. . . Arcana Famiglia!!" A voice booms.

********

"What's taking them so long?" Wonders Dante as he tosses his cigar aside, all used up.

"Shouldn't they have signaled is by now?" Asked Pace.

"Yes." Replied Dante.

"Something's not right. . ." Suddenly a huge explosion occurred, shaking the whole mansion. The other units on the ground floor quickly rush out for their safety. Glancing back at the mansion, they saw that the top floors were on fire. Panicking on what they should do, they started to look for ways to put out the fiery flames.

"C'mon, c'mon!!" Yelled the men as they rushed back and forth from a nearby well. Grunting and panting, they fought the fires that was slowly burning the mansion with Felicita and Liberts's unit inside.

"Please. . . Please be okay!!!" Yells Debito as he helped to put out the fires, "Please be okay!!"

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