𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 • 𝐈 || ❝𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬❞

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𝐀 𝐑 𝐈 𝐀 𝐍 𝐍 𝐀 • 𝐆 𝐑 𝐄 𝐂 𝐎

This world is full of dangerous people. I'm one of them.

The sky was pitch black, there was no star in sight to try and attempt to brighten the darkness. I travel home alone; I live in an apartment not far from where my parents live... In fact, it's the same street.

I open the door and become welcomed by the smell of flowers, I turn on the light and shut the door, exhaustion hit me, today was tiring. Like every day when you're in a mafia.

I head for the shower where I take my dirty clothes off and turn the knob. I let the warm water travel along my body, releasing all of the stress that is trapped within my muscles. I sigh at the feeling of the heat being evaporated due to my body. I grab my lemon body wash and scrub my body thoroughly, cleaning every bit of bacteria behind from any blood that was spread from the body. The warm water washed away the bubbles and rinsed my body once more.

I step out of the shower to analyse my face in the mirror, I look tired and drained. I gaze at my watch that is sitting perfectly on top of the bathroom counter and notice that it's nearly ten o'clock, no early night for me. I put on some short silky pajamas and get into my bed, where the duvet engulfs me and fills me with warmth and comfort, allowing me to fall into a deep sleep.

The morning arrived along with its bright sunlight. I looked at my alarm clock and huffed at the time, an early 7 o'clock start.

I get myself up and drag myself to the walk-in closet to find something to wear. I decide to go with the black jeans, grey top and dark leather jacket which complement the outfit beautifully. I took a look in the mirror and was pleased with my appearance. I pair my outfit with a pair of black boots, which lace in the middle to tighten them up.

I left my apartment behind and travel to my uncle's home. Which apparently used to be my mother's family home. I knocked on the large door and waited for someone to arrive. Orlando opens the door wide allowing me in, which was surprising the maid usually opens to door. Orlando must be in his late forties. He used to look after my mother when she worked with the mafia, she didn't for long but she still did.

"Good morning, Arianna" Orlando greets me with a large smile running across his face, I push one back at him and go on a hunt to find someone around this house.

I knock on the office door but no one answers, I sigh and wait a few more minutes but decide to just go ahead and burst in. I looked around but no one was there.

"Boo!" I hear shouting which makes me scream, I turn and face my two cousins who were hiding behind the double doors.

"You're both dicks." I say and roll my eyes. Dante starts to laugh while his stubble moved up and down and Bruno just stood there smiling with satisfaction.

"Well... You love us really." Dante says, Dante is more outgoing than Bruno, Bruno is more ruthless. Which is funny because Dante looks like the more ruthless type. But Bruno doesn't.

"Only because I have to!" I exclaim and cross my arms over each other. I saw my uncle run up to the office door with worry written across his face.

"What happened?" he questions us with his worry but Dante and Bruno couldn't help but snigger like little girls.

"Your sons, that's what happened." I roll my eyes and face the both of them to give them an evil look, but all they did was show me their white teeth which were perfectly straight.

I walked out leaving the three of them in the office, I bump into someone and they drop their books on the wooden floor, I look at them and notice who it was. I bent down to pick up the books and handed them back to her.

"I'm so sorry aunt Maria." I explain but she doesn't seem to mind, all she did was smile at me.

"There's no problem, Arianna, run along now you're probably looking for your father?" She questions and begins to smile, I nod and head to where my father would be. The garden. I have no idea why he's there but he is, probably because he doesn't want to sit around uncle Nicolas. I chuckle at myself and find my father sitting on the bench looking out to the sky.

I take a seat next to him and sigh.

"Cosa c'è che non va, tesoro?" (What's wrong, honey) My father speaks with his deep voice, he's wearing his dark polo top and trousers which don't seem so comfy.

"Nothing dad, everything's okay." I reassure and smile at him, he nods in agreement.

"Where's mum?" I ask and raise a brow; my father looks at me and laughs.

"She's with Alice, I told her she should treat herself to a spa day." I chuckle, my father has always been a great gentleman, my mother used to tell me about their sneaking around when they first met, it was like a forbidden love moment.

"Do you want to go for a coffee?" My father asks and I nod, we both get up off of the bench and head to my father's large silver range rover. I hop into the passenger seat where the smell off coffee already fills my nose from my father's previous drink, he had on his way here it seems.

We made our way to the small café which is hanging on the corner of the street, we both make an entrance and we choose to sit in the space at the back away from everyone else in the café, I took a seat opposite my father and watched him gaze through the menu for a hot drink.

The waitress came over and my father ordered himself a large coffee, he nodded at me so I could tell the waitress my order and I did, I decided to order a small coffee. I didn't need that much caffeine.

It didn't take long for our drinks to arrive, the steam was flying off of the cups and into the atmosphere, I looked around the small café and noticed that there were only a few seating areas, an open coffee machine area and one bathroom stool it seemed. My focus shifts from the environment back onto my father who instantly took a large sip from the coffee, which is what hardly anyone could do. I didn't know anyone who could drink a boiling hot coffee like that.

"Enjoying that?" I ask my father who nods repeatedly. I'm happy that I'm close to my family, I love them all. Especially Dante and Bruno. Even though they're the most annoying in the family. We enjoy our moments of peace and quiet along with our coffees until a phone begins to vibrate.

I look at mine and waited for the screen to turn on, but there was no notification covering my background home screen.

"I think it's your one dad." I state, he puts his coffee cup down back onto the table and reaches for his phone in his trouser pocket.

"This is your uncle." He rolls his eyes and stands up; he decides to walk out of the café and take the call outside away from the busy environment inside.

I sigh and scroll through my phone to see if there was anything interesting going on in the world, nothing overly interesting was happening, until I scrolled further.

"What the fuck." I exclaim and saw a few eyes piercing at me and my foul language, I whisper sorry but took a closer look at what the news said.

"The Russian Black Eagles are back, bigger than ever, roaming the streets and killing anyone who gets in their way, stealing from other businessmen and homeless individuals."

My father returned from his call and he had anger laced around his face.

"We need to go now." He says and puts cash on the table.

"Wait dad, have you seen the news?" I question him but his anger was showing slightly, I know he wasn't angry with me.

"Yeah, that's why we need to go, we need to speak to Nicolas to find out what the fuck is going on." I nod and follow my father back to his car, we drove as quickly as we could to get to uncle Nicolas' house but every traffic light we came across, stopped us at red. This wore my father's patience thinner.

"Try and keep calm, I'm sure uncle Nicolas will have a plan." I try and seem reassuring but my father scoffs.

"Your uncles plans are never the greatest, I'm being honest." My father chuckles, which only encourages me to laugh along with him. It may or may not be true but I'm surprised none of his sons have gotten killed just yet. They've both been shot once, but Bruno has been stabbed multiple times, he has scars all over his stomach but he says it's his 'strength scars' it's what keeps him going and continue to fight with his family.

We arrive back through the black thick metal gates and head towards the large front double door. We waited for a response where Dante opened the door, I smile and thank him, we all made our way to uncle Nicholas' office to see what was going on.

One after the other and we were all inside, waiting around for the news of what to do.

"Right, the Black Eagles have risen again." Everyone looks at my uncle who continues to discuss what's going on.

"So, what's the plan?" I hear Bruno ask as he folds his arms, he leans his body against the wall and wait for his response.

"Well... It's not going to be liked very much..." He says and we all look at each other, wondering what his plan is.

"They're supposedly heading to the club called 'The Lights' later this evening, well we're hoping so as that's what's been said." We all wonder what's in it for us, although we're like a big family. But the plan is just about to get bigger and include us more.

"Unfortunately, it involves you the most Arianna." He sighs and holds the bridge of his nose.

"We need to hook them in some way, which isn't going to be appreciated by your father." He looks at my dad who looks like he's about ready to lose his shit any moment if uncle keeps talking the way he is.

"What is it, Nicolas?" My father questions in an angry tone, wanting a response from him.

"The best way is for Arianna to act as a pole dancer of some sorts..." My uncles voice lowers and the intensity in the room, Bruno begins to chuckle but Dante doesn't look to pleased, nor does my father who looks as if he's going to punch him. The tension rises further in the room...I don't even know how to pole dance. Just move my body around a pole I suppose?

Authors note:

Hi! This is the very first chapter for 'Arianna' which is the second book in my mafia series!

Once again you don't have to read the first book to read this one.

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