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𝐀 𝐑 𝐈 𝐀 𝐍 𝐍 𝐀 • 𝐆 𝐑 𝐄 𝐂 𝐎

It was already mid-day. The whole day flew by, I was still sat wondering where it had gone and what else I should do but honestly. I have no clue. It was pretty boring staying around this house, nothing to do but lay in bed.

"Arianna, are you in?" I hear a male voice but it's unrecogniseable, it could be Bruno's or Dante's I still haven't decided who's it is just yet. I cover my body with my duvet and allow the male inside of my room, I curiously glance over to my door frame and saw Dante standing there with a smile on his face.

"Hey, I just wanted to tell you we can't leave the house unless it's to fight." I roll my eyes and nod in agreement.

"Fine." I say and act like a little child, I feel so bored.

"You look bored." He reads my mind and I nod rapidly.

"Do you have any ideas on what to do?" I ask and raise my brow and out of nowhere, Dante chuckles.

"I'd suggest a shower first." Dante teases and I roll my eyes once more, it's usually Bruno who is annoying but it's clearly Dante today.

"Have you and Bruno switched identities? -" I ask and get interrupted by a loud laugh emerging from the doorframe.

"-Afternoon Arianna you animal." Bruno of course with the nasty comments.

"What is it with you two today?"

"Just having one of those days." Dante says and both him and Bruno walk away with their hands in their pockets, no longer acknowledging my presence in my room.

I go to use the en-suite and take my clothes off, I let them drape to the floor allowing my body to become fully exposed to the environment, I turn the knob of the shower to allow the water to heat up ready to sink into my skin.

I took my hair bands out and force my body into the shower, it didn't take long for my body to adjust to the temperature of the water spraying on my body, the steam fills up the mirrors, the water found my scalp and darkens my hair, I use the shampoo and clean every inch of my hair, allowing the bacteria to emerge from my hair and go down the drain. I look up at the ceiling as I rinse off the bubbles that had appeared on my hair, leaving them to travel down to the plug.

I apply the conditioner through my hair and brush it through using the best brush I had, it brushed well and removes all tangles which is exactly what I need. I rinse my hair and my body one last time before turning the knob off and allowing the final drop of water to fall down the drain. I cover my body in the cotton towel, I stare at myself through the mirror but was suddenly startled from the knock that emerges on my door. I sigh and held my towel carefully and firmly against my chest allowing it to stay secure on my body.

I open the door and find Enzo with his blonde spikey hair and his light orbs staring at me, I watch as he eyes my body, looking up and down before realising I have noticed his actions.

"Can I help you?" I ask politely, wondering what he really wants.

"Well, uh..." He began but got lost in his thoughts, he quickly clears his throat and then continues. "Your uncle wants to see you in his office after you've finished." He adds and a small smirk is painted onto his face.

"Okay, thank you." I say and wait for another response to see if he needed anything else, but he stands there staring out into space or daydreaming.

"Is there anything else?" I question and raise my brow, his hair suddenly moves side to side as he shakes his head and steps away from my doorframe, allowing me to fully close it and get back to finding some clothes for today and finding out exactly what my uncle wants.

𝐄 𝐍 𝐙 𝐎 • 𝐅 𝐄 𝐑 𝐑 𝐀 𝐑 𝐈

I look down and take a deep breath before knocking on her door, Nicolas didn't explain why he needs to speak to her, but he said it was urgent and I was the first person he saw who could go and let her know, why he didn't go find her for himself I don't know. I ball up my fist and begin to tap it against the door, only waiting a little while until it opens.

My jaw drops at the sight, Arianna's dark hair is damp and all stuck together from the shower she had just came out of and her body was wrapped up in a cotton towel, she was holding the middle of it close to her chest for support just in case it fell, I'm not sure how long I was standing and staring but I was pulled out of my thoughts as she began to speak.

"Can I help you?" She asks politely and I threw a small smile at her.

"Well, uh..." Was all I could get out, I was too busy staring at her distracting appearance to continue with the sentence. I clear my throat and continue on with what I was saying so I could quickly leave. "Your uncle wants to see you in his office after you've finished." I say and smirk slightly as I have one last look at her face as well as her covered body.

"Okay, thank you." She thanks me and waits for me to leave but I don't, I stand here like a lemon.

"Is there anything else?" She asks and raises her brow at me, I quickly shake my head as a reply and back away from the doorframe, allowing her to close it up tight. I hear the click of the door when I know it's really shut and begin to walk away, until I'm stopped by Dante, who stands with his scruffy brown hair and his blue eyes stare at me.

"Afternoon." I state and release a small smile, I gain one in return and his lips begin to move as his voice box starts.

"Want to train?" He questions me and I nod, it's the best thing to do at the moment as we're all stuck in this house, unable to go anywhere or actually do anything we dread, like shopping for example.

I follow Dante to the basement where we are again faced with the gym equipment and the fighting ring, the shooting range has been closed off for now, but my guess is it's because Nicolas hasn't had the time to open it just yet, he was so desperate to talk to Arianna he probably forgot.

I stare at Dante who wore sporting shorts and a very thin T-shirt, his hair was all over the place like a birds nest but he didn't seem that bothered.

He was steadying himself the way I was before we began to throw punches at one another.

I decide to throw multiple at a time until it was too much for him to block.

"Woah, have you ever done fighting like this before?" He raises a brow at me along with his question.

"I have, but only at home, plus sometimes you need to throw people out of the club." Dante chuckles, but then reality hits. While I'm here away from the club Leo has been in charge of it.

"I'll be back." I say and Dante nods, I walk to the corner of the room and pull out my phone, I dial Leo's number and wait for it to ring.

"Enzo?" I hear Leo's raspy voice down the phone as if he's just woken up from a deep sleep.

"Did I wake you?" I ask as he lets out a small sigh.

"Yeah, but it's fine. Everything okay?"

"Yeah, are you still looking after my club?" I question and let out a small chuckle, after a few moments Leo chuckles along with me.

"Yeah." He announces but chuckles as soon as the word leaves his mouth.

"Good, how is everything?" I ask and raise my brow, expecting an answer straight away.

"Yeah... Not too bad." He says and my brow raises down the phone.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"Well, we're not making an awful amount of money at the moment."

"That's fine. " We spoke for a while longer until it was time to hang up and get back to fighting with Dante. I put my phone away and got myself ready for the upcoming battle.

𝐀 𝐑 𝐈 𝐀 𝐍 𝐍 𝐀 • 𝐆 𝐑 𝐄 𝐂 𝐎

I finally finish changing and I choose to travel up the stairs holding onto the banister on my way up for support. The breeze flashes past me as it travels around the mansion, I grip onto the banister harder as I force myself up the stairs to find out what my uncle wants from me. I finally make it at the top of the stairs and take a sigh of relief, there isn't many stairs but they're definitely tiring if you've walked up them several times.

I walk closer to the door and knock on it and wait for a response, but there wasn't one.

"Uncle Nicolas?" I ask and knock once more, when the door opens it almost startles me.

"Come in." He opens the door wider allowing my body to fit through the doorframe.

"How have you been since the attack?" He raises his brow at me as he throws his concerns around.

"I'm fine." I state and honestly, I really am fine.

"I've got a few things that I need you to do for me..." He stares at me before walking over to behind his desk and pulling open the draw beside him, you could tell that he did that as the draw sounds as if it was going to fall off its hinges.

He hands me files of paperwork and looks at me with eager eyes, even though I'm looking at him through my confused ones.

"What does this mean?" I ask and look up at him before he takes a sigh.

"I need to go to Russia." He announces and shock consumes my body.

"What? No, you said we all have to stay here and stay safe." I slam the files down back on his desk and stare at him through my eyes.

"Arianna." He looks down at me as if I'm his child, why doesn't his son's do his work?

"No, you said we have to stay safe, that includes you too. Especially as you're the boss, plus why can't you get Dante or Bruno to sort out all this work?" I ask and wait for my response; Nicolas' fingers pinch the bridge of his nose in frustration and then stares at me with the 'Will you just do as your told' look.