** DANTE VINO POV **

I woke up from the most peaceful rest I've ever had in my life. I held Rebel close to my chest, our legs intertwined, as I felt her heart beat against me. She was effortlessly beautiful. Her jet black hair sprawling over her head like a halo, her plump lips slightly parted, and her breathing steady and even.

I held her close for a few more moments, relishing in the warmth and comfort that was this mysterious girl, before I dreadfully got out of bed. I got dressed in my clothes from last night, and kissed her forehead before walking into my room to get ready for the long and tedious meetings ahead of me.

After I showered and got dressed into a fresh suit, I walked out into the kitchen. Rebel will definitely be hungover, so I reached into the cabinets and got her 3 Advil's, a fresh cup of coffee, and a glass of water. My phone started ringing, and I slightly groaned before answering Angelos call.

"What do you want." I mumbled as I walked outside into the garden. It was slightly overcast, making the flowers seem more vibrant than usual.

"How's Rebel doing?" He asked curiously.

"She'll live. What's on the agenda today?" I said coldly.

"We have our weekly training with the assassins and a meeting updating everyone on the recent attack." Angelo spoke seriously. My attention was drawn to a single rose in full bloom. It reminded me of my little vixen: vibrant, exquisite, beautiful. I took out my old and tattered pocket knife, clipped it, and examined it as I slightly smiled.

"Brother, are you listening to me?" Angelo asked as I walked back into the house.

"Sure. I'll be at the warehouse in 30." I said before hanging up. I placed the coffee, water, Advil, and flower on the tray before taking out a piece of paper.

"Ah good morning son. How's Rebel doing? I was just about to visit her." My mother said walking in with the twins.

"Yeah you didn't kill our best friend did you?" Isa asked as she grabbed an apple from the bowl on the marble counter.

"She's sleeping. If any of you interrupt her sleep I will shoot you." I said seriously. My little vixen needed her beauty sleep. I quickly wrote a note, and walked up to her bedroom, the twins following me upstairs.

"So when can we see her?" Natalia asked curiously

"Yeah we're having Rebel withdrawals, it's been almost 8 hours." Isa said nonchalantly as she bit into her apple.

I held the tray with one hand and took out my gun with the other.

"What did I say about waking her?" I said as I playfully pointed the gun at the twins. Isa dropped her apple as she and Natalia raised their arms in surrender.

"Man brother, you've got it for her bad don't you?" Natalia said smirking as Isa raised her eyebrows.

"I don't know what you're talking about." I said quickly as I reached her bedroom door.

"Sureee brother. Keep lying to yourself." Isa said. I shooed them away with my gun in my hand as I opened the bedroom door softly. I placed the tray on her nightstand and kissed her cheek once more before exiting the room.

My pleasant mood dwindled as I got closer and closer to the warehouse. My father always taught me to be ruthless and cold, to never display any sort of weakness.

The first thing on the agenda was to train the assassins, a task I dreaded. I walked into the training facility on the west side of the warehouse and threw my suit jacket on the bench. I was the first one there and decided to warm up on a punching bag. I rolled my sleeves up to my elbows and wrapped my hands.

As I was fixing my tape, a pair familiar of slender fingers started to massage my back. I turned around to see Sofia Rossini in her usual slutty workout gear rubbing my shoulders. Sofia was a girl who I use to fuck occasionally. She was one of the best seductresses for the Mafia. Granted she was a decent fuck, I cut it off after she started to get too clingy and annoying, that, and a hazel eyed woman captured my attention away from any other female.

"Hey handsome." She whispered in my ear. "No ones here yet, looks like we have a few minutes alone. Why don't we have some fun, no?" She said as her hands moved to the front of my chest and grabbed onto my belt.

"Sofia get the fuck off of me and know your place." I growled as I pushed her hands off of me and stood up.

"But Dant-" she started. I stared a deadly glare at her knowing that she is not to call me by my name. It was disrespectful for a mere assassin to call the Don by their first name.

"Don." She corrected herself. "You haven't fucked me in over a month."

"We'll find someone else to fulfill your needs." I said as I walked over to the punching bag.

"Oh come on. You know I was the best fuck you've ever had." She said as she walked over and roughly grabbed my manhood.

"That's why you kept coming back all those weeks, no?" She said as she was caressing and rubbing my cock through my pants. Her touch use to please me, but now it just disgusts me.

I pushed her roughly, causing her to fall onto the floor and flat on her ass. Her face was astonished as she looked up at me.

"I kept fucking you because you were desperate enough to let anyone get into your pants. Now know your place. I won't hesitate to kill you." I growled before I walked away from her.

I spent hours training the assassins in hand to hand combat, making sure Angelo trained the devil Sofia herself so I wouldn't have to put up with her shit.

I walked into the meeting room, and my phone started ringing. My heart fluttered at the sight of my little vixen calling me. I answered immediately, not caring that I was surrounded by my members. I just needed to hear her tantalizing voice.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" I asked in a gently tone.

"Promise you won't be mad?" Natalia asked nervously over the phone. My heart dropped when I heard her voice not Rebels.

"Natalia? Where the fuck is Rebel?!" I growled.

Please be okay. Please be okay.

"We went to the mall and-" Isa started to say, but I didn't want to hear her voice. I needed to know if my little vixen was alright.

"Where the fuck is she? So help me god if she even has one hair out of place I'll-" I said threatening my sisters.

"Dante! I'm fine!" Rebels voices called out and I felt a wave of relief wash over my anxiety ridden body. The momentary reprieve of relief was then replaced by anger as I heard tires skidding and bullets being shot.

"Did I just hear fucking bullets?" I asked in a deadly as I immediately stood up and quickly walked out of the room. 

"Long story short, we went to the mall, a Shadow tried to kidnap or kill me, I killed him, took his phone, disabled the tracker on it," She started to say. I couldn't help the smile on my face as she nonchalantly explained how she killed a highly trained assassin and stole his phone. She was incredible.

"That's my girl." I said proudly, still smiling.

"Awww" the twins cooed in unison as I heard them load their guns in the distance. I rolled my eyes at their childish words.

"Now we have four cars of Russian mobsters shooting at us on the freeway. Any suggestions?" She said calmly as I heard her tires screech again.

"And we are almost out of ammo." Isa called out.

"Try and lose them and head in the direction of the second warehouse. I stashed some extra guns under the passenger seat and center console, just in case. Meet me halfway to the warehouse, I'm on my way." I said in a serious tone. After the first night she got her Demon, I stored an arsenal of weapons in her car, just in case she would ever need them. 

"Got it." She said as her tires screeched again and a crash was faintly heard in the distance. My heart pounded at the thought of her in danger. That Russians were after her... my little vixen... my girl.

"And...Rebel," I finally spoke.

"Yes?" Her angelic voice spoke. It was mesmerizing.

"Be safe please." I said gently as I hung up the phone.

"Alright listen up!" I yelled at my members.

"We have four cars, full of Russian Shadows headed towards us. Everyone suit up and follow me." I yelled as I loaded my gun and walked quickly to an all black Escalade.

I floored it, as hundreds of cars full of my members following me. I know it was a bit excessive, but when it comes to Rebel, I'd do anything to protect that sassy little vixen.

We reached the halfway point and I exited my car. After a few anxiety ridden moments, I finally saw her Black Dodge Demon coming into view. It was covered in bullet holes. The windows and windshield were shattered, but other than that it was still functional.

I rapidly walked over to her drivers side door and roughly opened it as the tattered car came to a stop. I grabbed Rebels shoulders and my heart dropped as I examined her blood spattered hoodie.

"The blood isn't mine, don't worry." She said shrugging, as if reading my mind. I let go of her shoulders and opened the passenger seat, shooing Isa to the backseat. My mind that was once consumed with worry, filled with anger at the thought that the girls blatantly disobeyed me.

"Really Don? You had us all come out to save some girl?" Sofia said as she glanced at Rebel and scoffed. I kept my mouth shut due to the fact I could kill her right now for how she looked at my little vixen.

"Fuck off Sofia." Isa said as she flipped her off as she got out of the car and went into the backseat. I almost smiled at the disgusted and horrified look on Sofia's face as she looked at me.

Not giving her the attention she desperately craves, I turned away from her and started to get into the passenger seat.

"Oh, and by the way, I did have oh so much fun with you this morning, like I always do." She said seductively as her hands trailed across my shoulders slowly as she walked away. Disgust filled me from her touch, but I pushed back the urge to snap her neck. I was more concerned with Rebel, more importantly, what the hell happened.

"The mansion. Drive." I ordered. As she scowled and floored it out of the barren streets, drifting in a U-turn.