I enter Michael's house at 11pm and head straight to my room. Entering my room I see Alex sitting in the chair at the corner glaring at the door.

"Stacie where were you? The guys went on some mission and you were gone since morning hours and told no one where you were going also why do you look so horrible?" I fall on the bed and hug the pillow.

"Stac, what's wrong?" She asks once she realizes that I'm not in the mood.

"I remember him."

"Remember who?"

"I remember Antonio." Then I start crying again and Alex stares at me in shock. Then realization hits her.

"Dang. Was kinda hoping you wouldn't. " She says as she sits on the bed by my feet.

"Why?" I ask wiping my tears.

"Because Stac. You two were practically made for each other but it killed you everytime he left and I didn't want to see my best friend, my sister go through that everytime." I cry into the pillow and she rubs my back. It takes me awhile to calm down but I eventually did.

"I think imma take a shower." I stand up and head to the bathroom and Alex leaves.

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I sit on my bed and look at the Polaroids I found in that room. These pictures were taken the last day I saw him. I was actually smiling in them. I hear footsteps coming and I put the Polaroids in a small box and put it in my dresser drawer just as the door opens.

"Michael wants to see us all in his office." I nod my head and follow Ben to Michael's office. We enter and see everyone sitting stiffly. Taking a seat next to Alex, Michael starts the meeting.

"After our little excursion today we learnt who's after Stacie and Alex." He stares at all of our faces before giving us a name, "The La Muerte Mafia, AKA the largest Mafia in the Southern Hemisphere." Alex and I make brief glances at each other.

"But who's the leader?" She asks.

"Antonio Rodriguez." It's then that time froze and air got knocked out of my lungs.

"Word got to him that Stacie and Alexis are being hunted and now he wants you guys under him." Everyone starts talking about ways of not allowing this to happen while I'm just silent.

"Uhm excuse me guys, I'm not feeling well." Before anyone could talk I went to my room and locked the door. Pulling out my laptop I start my research.

Time to get all of my facts in order.

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It's 3am and I'm still doing my research. Antonio's Mafia is not just the biggest Mafia in the Southern Hemisphere, they also have control over the smaller mafias in the Northern Hemisphere.

Apparently there was supposed to be a reina but she's nowhere to be found. There's also a huge bounty placed on her and her best friend as capturing them will end up crumbling La Muerte.

There has been several attempts on their lives. Two guys have infiltrated their lives and caused great harm to them. One of them is my ex and the other one is Benjamin. You probably guessed who are the two girls are by now so imma continue.

La Muerte has multiple enemies. Although there is one major one, the one who's responsible for most of their misfortunes. Shit.

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I head downstairs in the morning with an indifferent expression and proceeded to eat breakfast without talking to anyone.

"Stac why aren't you talking to us?" Michael asks looking concerned. I glance at him and continue to eat my food in peace. Everyone tries talking to me but I don't respond.

When I finished with my food I took my dishes to the sink and left for school.

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I get to our new school since ours got bombed and park at an open parking spot. I head into the school with a bored expression and everyone stares at me. I head to my assigned locker and take out books for the first three periods.

"Alright what did you discover as you were researching because there's no way you shut down without a reason." I stare at her and head to my first class. I can't tell her anything because she'll let it spill all for the sake of keeping us safe.

Sorry Alex.

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School ends and I'm now in the hall being ambushed by the gang.

"Alright Stacie talk. What's going on?" Oh nothing. Just scared the absolute shit out of Tomas forcing him to tell me who the hell sent him and also hacked your laptop Michael. Nothing.

Of course I don't say that or the fact that I investigated deeply into the bombing at our school and found out the culprits. Also I don't mention how I thoroughly researched everything that happened to Alex and I since we were 14 and found the main source.

So I just kept quiet and stared at him with a bored expression. "Stacie you can't continue to give us the silent treatment what's going on?" Kevin tried to get something out of me but failed.

"MICKEY ITS BEEN AGES SINCE WE LAST SPOKE. SO ABOUT-" I hear Rebecca yelling from the the door and Ben pushed her out of it before she could finish her sentence. Too bad. Wanted to know what they were talking about. I dropped a small smoke bomb causing it to explode and cover us with smoke allowing me to get away and run to my car.

I drive to a place that I always used to go to as a child. The waterfall behind the park that nobody knows about. I sit on one of the rocks and stare at the beautiful waterfall.

"I always hoped you'd come back here reina." I hear a deep voice that has a Spanish accent say from behind me.

"Well I didn't remember the place till recently." I say not taking my eyes off the waterfall. "It's beautiful isn't it?"

"You're beautiful reina." He says taking a seat next to me.

"That's some cheesy shit Antonio."

"Still hate that huh?"

"Yup." I tell him popping the 'P.

"You have no idea how long I waited for you to gain your memory back and how much it killed me to find out what happened to you and Alex. But you girls killed them before I could." He tells me facing me.

"Still can't believe it Antonio." I tell him facing him as well.

"How did you find out?" He asks looking in my eyes.

"Well...." I start telling him.

FLASHBACK

This morning 3:30am.

I start digging deeper and deeper into how the Mafias are connected.

La Muerte seem like they're the most powerful then its Chiamata Della Morte but there's something off here. "What's going on here?"

The Don and Queen of Chiamata Della Morte at the time 9 years ago targeted the Don and Reina of La Muerte. Who were hiding and ruling from this town which led them to move away from their hiding spots and step into the spotlight.

Which explains why they had to move.

After they moved, three months later they were ambushed and murdered. Thus crippling the Mafia and making space for Chiamata Della Morte to become the strongest Mafia. Antonio also had to start ruling at the tender age of 12.

A year later, Michael's parents died in a shootout against the New York Mafia which led to Michael taking over at the age of 12.

How ironic.

Skipping ahead to when I was 14, how fun. Michael sent one of his close friends to infiltrate my life and become my boyfriend and break me so bad that he would swoop in and comfort me thus seeming like a hero.

One part of his plan worked but the part of him swooping in didn't work because Antonio was keeping them preoccupied at that moment. Tried the same shit with Alex and once again only some part of it worked.

The shootout that we saw that day was a scam. Just a gang who Chiamata Della Morte paid to act like an opposing Mafia. Michael and Kevin were slowly putting themselves in our lives and getting us right where they want us

Alex has unknowingly been helping them under the illusion that Kevin loves her so everything we do, she tells him and Michael.

They were trying to use us as leverage against Antonio because he took Alex as a sister and me as his queen. They're trying to end La Muerte.

This morning, 7:20am

"THOMAS." He hears me then starts running but I end up catching up to him and I push him into an empty classroom. I take out my knife and put it at his throat.

"Try moving and I kill you. Who told you to put our information on the dark web?" He shakes his head refusing to answer. I slowly start slicing his throat then he starts singing like a canary.

"Michael okay! Michael and Kevin told me to put that information on the dark web. They were trying to scare you and Alex into staying with them so you would think that you were protected, honest." Thought so. I put my knife away and head to my next target.

After school

"REBECCA." I stop her from leaving and she turns to me.

"Yes Stacie what do you want and where's your sidekick?"

"Who bombed the school and why?" She starts sweating and her eyes bounce in every direction but mine.

"I don't know why are you asking me?"

"Rebecca I will not repeat myself. If I do I'm taking out my knife and slicing your arm so start talking." Her eyes widen and she starts talking. Probably because she knows I'm not joking.

"Kevin, Ben, Ryan and Michael. They bombed the high school knowing that you and Alex would move into Michael's house to be nearer to this school and to be able to solve whatever mystery you have going on. I told them it was a bad idea but they didn't listen." I stared at the statue behind her and headed to my car.

PRESENT TIME AKA FLASHBACK ENDS.

"Wow that's surprising." That's all he says as he looks at me. Sometime while I was telling the story we moved from the waterfall to my car. I'm sitting in the passenger seat and his in the driver seat.

"Yup."

"Aren't you going to get Alex? She deserves to know." Wait for it. Three, two, one and....

"OH MY GOSH I literally can't believe those guys honestly. I packed our shit and left that house. Even slapped Michael and Kevin for good measure." Alex rambles as she enters the backseat of my car. I told her to pack our things and take a taxi to this park. Also told her why and apparently she didn't take it well.

"And they didn't even want me to leave, tried stopping me but I kicked them all where the sun doesn't shine and left. Hey Antonio, it's been forever." He smiles and greets her back.

"I take it that you didn't take the news well?" I ask her just to taunt her and I receive a glare in return.

"Ok ladies how about I take you guys to my house?"

"YAY SLEEPOVER AT ANTONIO'S HOUSE." Alex yells from the backseat. "Man I missed your house bro." He chuckles and starts driving us to his house.

After some time we pull up to my street but park at his house. We get out and he takes our bags inside. I have a feeling that this is the beginning of the end.

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Author's note

*everyone blinks at the chapter*

Don't worry even I did not see it coming. Literally because yknow the description and all....what just happened?

I swear that this shit is just as surprising for me as it is for you but as Stacie said, it's the beginning of the end.

Thanks to this unexpected plot twist,

*mumbles to herself* also known as the author throwing out the whole script again for the bazillionth time.

I finally have a way of ending this book finally. Which means that there is 10-12 chapters left maximum.

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