Adam's POV

What the fuck is going on? Why is everyone so excited with Uriel being in pain? Why had Uriel freaked out when the new kid came into class? I know he did because he started to hyperventilated and the new kid, Enzo, was staring at him as if he were a piece of meat and his tone was sinister. I don't like him already.

I'm standing outside the door with Alex, after we were both pushed, a little too harshly, out of the room. My gut was telling me that I had to be near him, so I just sighed and sat down on the couch. All I know is that I'm getting answers tonight, either from Uriel or from my own personal resources. I would prefer Uriel to tell me, but if I had to use my own resources then I will. I want to know everything about him. He's told me about his personality and some of his past, but now I know something more is happening and I'm betting Enzo has to do with it. I quickly grab my phone and call Francisco.

"Ciao?(Hello?)"

"Ho bisogno di tutto su un Enzo Stone e lo voglio prima che la notte è alto.(I need everything on an Enzo Stone and I want it before the night is up.)"

"Si, signore (Yes, sir.)"

I hang up and look around. This place is kind of home looking. I looked at Alex, who seems to be a bit more relaxed than one would think one would be if his best friend is in pain and didn't know what was going on... He knows what's going on!

"I do."

"Ho-"

"You said that out loud."

"I see, will you tell me?"

"No, Uri will tell you when he's ready."

I huff in frustration. Soon, the door to what I'm guessing is Uriel's room opens up and out come his siblings and father. This isn't how I was planning on meeting his family, but oh well.

"Can you tell me what's going on please?"

"We will, when Uriel wakes up. What I can say is that what he is going to tell you may sound crazy, but you need to be open-minded. Now, I don't know how you feel about my son, but I don't want you hurting him. Right now, he is even more fragile than ever because of...things...so don't do anything stupid or I'll personally make sure you regret ever moving to this town."

"I can promise you that I won't ever hurt your son intentionally. I think I might love him and it's so crazy because we've only really know each other for a week... I've never felt like this before though."

"Love is a crazy, reckless thing."

"Can I go in and see him?"

"Umm...give it an hour."

I scowled, but before I could say something. His older sibling that I don't know the name of comes up to me and stares at me.

"Come on, let's have a talk. My names Raphael and I'm Uriel's older brother."

He says as he guides me toward the back yard. I walk in stride with him till we get to the far corner of the yard. This yard is huge and so green. I wonder who does their gardening or what they use?

Now, is not the time Adam. Focus!

Right, I quickly check my surroundings, a habit of mine that is still here even though nobody knows where our family is at. One can never be too safe. Raphael turns to me and studies me. I keep a stoic expression. He doesn't scare me in the least, but Uri is very close with his family so I'm pretty sure if I want Uri in my life I also need to play nice with my in-laws. Yes, in-laws, I have said it before that I plan to make him fall in love with me and plan to marry Uri.

"Look, Adam?"

"Yes."

"Uri is special. I could go all big overprotective brother, but I know you'll treat my brother good, if how you acted in there was any indication. So what I wanted to tell you is to keep an open mind when Uri finally decides to tell you some things. I won't tell you because it's not my place."

My mind races with questions. What does he mean not his place? Is there something really wrong with Uri? I mean I know he was in pain and all but is it fatal? If there is something wrong with him then I won't leave him. I'll make sure everyday is happy and that he never cries or waste any of his tears. I just have to know one thing.

"Is he going to die any time soon?"

He chuckled and gave me a smile before he answered me.

"No."

I nodded and went to head back into the house, but he stopped me.

"Look, Uri is going to be in bed for a few hours. So you might as well go home and call him tomorrow."

"Do you think he'll be strong enough to go to school?"

"Maybe. Tell you what, if he calls you tonight then he'll probably go to school tomorrow."

I nodded as I walk toward the house. When I got inside I hesitated. I didn't want to leave him, but I know that his family can handle it if he gets worse. I have some things to attend to. Hopefully, Francisco has what I ask of him by now. I nodded at all the people that were in the living room and walked out the door at a slow pace. I feel like I'm leaving a part of me behind.

*****

When I get home, it is eerily quiet. I check the time and see that it's almost one. That means that Xavier and Dom should be home in a couple of hours. Mom might be at the cafe or her class at the college. I walk into Javie's office and sit down at his desk. I log onto the computer and check in on my emails. I know Xavier is the Boss of the gang, but I'm second in charge, the capo bastone. I handle all the small business transactions and give advice when asked for it. Dom handles the security staff and training of the recruits, but Javie and I tend to help him with that. I see we got a huge shipment of weapons coming in, so I have to talk to Javie about what he wants to do. He had me order it, but he never told me why...I think he plans to go to war with whoever is trying to get information out of the rats in our gang. I sent an email to the Romano mafia's boss just to check in with about the rat problem. I got an email back quickly. Of course, the Romano family were always kiss ups, so I wasn't really surprised about getting something back so quick. They apparently got a lot of fake informants so far and that they'll let me know when something solid comes up. I thanked them and went through all the shipments that will be coming in this month. Everything seems to be in order.

I shut down the computer and rub my eyes. God, I fucking hate the paperwork. I really need to do something. I look at the clock and saw that it was now nearing four in the afternoon. I wonder if Uriel is okay...I certainly hope he is. I need to check up on him. I hate that I have to wait for him to call me. As soon as I thought that my phone rang. I quickly get it from my pocket and check the caller ID. It was Francisco.

"Ciao?"

"Ciao, Sir Adam. Ho appena inviato una email contenente tutto ciò che avete chiesto. (Hello, Sir Adam. I have just sent you an email containing everything you have asked for.)"

"Grazie (Thanks)"

I hang up and quickly check my email on my phone and see that I do indeed have a new message. My stomach grumbled and I decided that I would get some food from the cafe before I checked it out. As I walked out of the office, there's a loud bang coming from the front of the house.. I quickly grab my gun from my waist. Yes, its been there the whole time. I walk down the hall as close to the wall as possible. I get to the living room and see nothing. I walk toward the front door and open it only to find a post it note on it. It says

Watch your back. I don't like nosy italian babbo bastards trying to get into my business. Your precious fairy faggot will suffer.

I automatically know exactly who this is from. I've only asked for one person to be thoroughly check and that was Enzo Stone. I began to curse because how could he have known that I was having him checked out. What does he want with Uriel? I'll kill the fucker if he touches him. Horrible choice in words because he disrespected Uriel. I'm going to kill the bastard. I won't get as mad about the insult toward me because he's nothing but a lowly maggot. And why should I care what a disgraceful maggot think of me. But I won't have even a lowly maggot disrespect my Amato. I decided dinner can wait. This shit just can not be put off. I walked back toward the office. I sit down and begin to turn on the computer. I log in to my email and open up the one from Frankie.

As I read, I can feel my blood boil. This bastard is going fucking down. I need to tell Javie. This information has me reeling, but I need to focus. How does Uri know this guy? Did he do something to him? He must have. Uriel wasn't acting like himself today. He told me he had a nightmare last night, but I know there was something more to it. I didn't push because he looked so upset that I just wanted to hold him all day long. I was just proud that he looked so much happier when he tackled me after he open the door. I shake my head from the smug feeling , I really need to focus here.

I took out my phone and dialed Javie's number.

"Hello?"

"Hey, hang on. I need to call Dom as wel-"

"Don't. He's with me. Rosie didn't come in so I had him come stand in for her. I'll put you on speaker."

"Okay, well is it safe where you're at?"

"We're at the cafe. we'll head into the office here."

"It's about the new kid at school. I don't know how to explain. No interruptions till I'm done, understood?"

"Yea. Watch your tone though. I don't like it."

"Sorry, Javie, but this is serious."

"What happened Ade?"

"I don't really understand what happened myself, Dom, so bare with me. Uri was acting off all day today. I didn't say anything though because he told me it was due to a nightmare he had last night. We got to school and everything was great till second period. We got a new kid. he introduced himself as Enzo Stone and he gave me this bad vibe. The whole time he was staring at Uri, who seemed to have gone extremely pale. He tried to hide it, but he looked so terrified at the time. Then, he screamed out in pain and told Alex to go get his sister. I took them home and met the rest of his family. They seemed really excited and I was asked them what was wrong with them. I mean their son/brother was hurting and they were happy. Uri calmed me down though and they pushed me out of the room. I had a bad feeling about that Enzo kid because of Uri's reaction to him. So I called Frankie and asked him to do a background check. I got the file on him, but I decided that I would head over to the cafe. There was a bang on the front door and I checked it out. There was a note that stated 'Watch your back. I don't like nosy italian babbo bastards trying to get into my business. Your precious fairy faggot will suffer.' So I-"

"Wait a minute, did they really put babbo?"

"Yes!"

"I'll fuck them up. The plain disrespect is enough to kill them but to call you a babbo? I'll fucking murder their family!"

"Dom, now is not the time. Calm down. Let Adam finish."

"Sorry. Please continue."

"Right, I decided it couldn't wait so I checked it and guess what I find? Enzo Stone is the long lost heir to the Romanelli mafia."

I hear curses from the other end of the phone.

"What the fuck? How does he know Uri?"

"Apparently, he use to go here. The file says that Don Romanelli found out about him and sent his best men to locate him. When they found him, he introduced Enzo to the life of a mafia boss and now Enzo is back. I don't know why, but I'll find out! He's been training to take over the business. And he has some kind of effect on Uriel. I know he did something to Uri and I'll find out what."

I shiver at the thought.

"It takes more than a year to properly train someone to take on the role of Don, Why would Romanelli  let him come back?"

"Adam, you need to talk to Uriel about this."

"I know..."

"Why so reluctant?"

"What if he asks about why it matters? What if he asks question that have answers that pertain to this life? What if he doesn't take to kindly to it?"

"Wow, you really care for him don't you?"

"I do, Dom, I do."

"Then, tell him Ade. I give my permission for you to tell him. If he rejects this life, then make him agree to stay quiet about it. He'll be in danger if people thought he had some type of information or connection with us."

"I know, that's what I'm scared off."

I hang up and begin to pace my room. I need to make a decision. I don't know if I should tell Uri. I'm selfish enough to want to keep him with me for a long as possible. If I don't tell him and people back home find out I have a weakness of some type then they'll use it against me. Like the bastard Enzo just did. I'll have to have someone watching Uri's house till I tell him. If I decide to tell him. I know I have to at some point because I want to marry him.

Unknown

*Week before Uri's incident in class*

"Sir, your father wants you."

The voice of my bodyguard...I scoff more like babysitter... can be heard over the moans coming from this sexy slut that I met a while ago. Damn, just when we were getting to the good part. I sighed. I can't ignore that old bastard even if I wanted to. I got off the girl whose name I didn't even know. She whines, but I don't give a shit.

"Look, I got to go, Mike here will show you the way out."

"Call me?"

"No. Mike escort her out."

I grab my shirt from the floor and zip up my pants before putting it on. I sigh once again because I have to go deal with my father. I wonder what he could possibly want, the last time he talked to me it was because he was so obsessed with the family business and I told him I didn't give a shit. The bastard is crazy. He thinks supernatural creatures are real. I laughed in his face and he ended up beating the shit out of me for disrespecting him in front of his men. I told him to fuck off and he left me alone since. So what the fuck does he want?

I stop in front of the door that leads to his office. I knock once and wait.

"Come in."

I open the door and walk in. I saw my father near the fireplace and he looked almost giddy with some unknown anticipation.

"You asked for me father dearest?"

"I did. I want to show you something."

He walks over to his desk and moment later I hear a click. Did he just press a button? A second later there's another kind of click but louder and the bookshelf near the fireplace begins to move. It slides to the left revealing an opening in the wall.

"That's cool what's in there? Do you have an animal or something in there?"

I could hear faint growls or whimpers coming from inside the opening.

"Follow me. It's time I show you the family business."

I rolled my eyes at him, but curiosity got the best of me and I needed to know what is down there. I followed as my father walked toward the opening. He warned me about the stairs and I listened. Don't want to fall on my face. As we get to the bottom, the growls and whimpers became louder. As I entered the lab/dungeon like room, my eyes adjust to the dim lights in the room. There are cages in the back with figures in them. I walk over to it because I had to see if my eyes were deceiving me or if I was going crazy?

"Father, why do you have a girl locked up in the cage?"

She glares at my father and at me. She has long blonde hair and pale skin. Her brown eyes were shining with consternation with a touch of a loathing. Why the fuck did he kidnap this girl?

"She's no normal girl. She isn't even human. She's a vampire. She has no humane emotions."

Oh dear lord, did he kidnap this girl because he thought that she's something she isn't? God, he so damn insane. I walk to the cage that she's in.

"Don't worry, I'll ge-"

She lunges at the cage where I'm at and I step back. She hisses and bares her teeth at me. I can clearly see two sharp incisors located near the front of her mouth. I get a closer look at her eyes and they seem to be fading into black. She reaches out and I can see her claw like hands trying to rip a chunk of my arm off.

"What the fuck?! Dad! Are you fucking serious? What the fuck?! Oh my god! Are you seeing this? What the fuck is wrong with her?"

"You know exactly what's wrong with her."

He says as he grabs a bottle that looks to be a quarter way full. He throws the bottle in to the cage and the girl snatches it right out of the air. She seems almost feral looking when she rips the top part of the bottle off. She practically guzzles it down. When there is nothing left she stands up and stares at us. She looks almost human, if it weren't for the fact that she was sporting a lethal spine chilling kind of smile. There was blood dripping from her chin down to her chest.

"You will pay for kidnapping me and keeping me here for days without feeding me. I'll make sure of it. And when you do, I'll be there with the biggest smile on my face as you try crawl away like the insignificant little worm you are. I'll rip your spine out and shove it so far up your ass, then I'll rip your throat out and watch you bleed."

"Funny how you make such threats when you're the one in a cage sweetheart."

"I won't be in here for long Emilio, and when I get out..."

I'm scared shitless right now. If dad was right about the existence of supernatural creatures then what else is he right about?

*****

"Son, I showed you that so you can finally stop acting so childish and begin to man up and join the business. I have something else to show you. It's a prophecy. One about an angel that will come of age earlier than expected an-"

"Wait a fucking minute dad! Angels are real too? What's next the fucking toothfairy?"

"I thought we got over you freaking out in the lab?"

I took a deep breath and sighed. Right, I need to be a man and act like the leader I was meant to be. I nodded for him to continue.

"This angel will bring great power to anyone in possession of it. I want it and I want you to bring it to me. You need to get up to date on your studies for the family business. We're hunters for lack of a better word. We hunt down these inhumane beings and end them. Unfortunately, they've become smart so tracking them has become a bit more strenuous. Now, you're very smart son, so I want you to use every available resource to find this angel and bring it to me. Everything you need will be in the library. Do this and I'll reward you immensely."

I nodded and thought why the hell not?

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