𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 • 𝐈 || ❝𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫❞

>𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃

· · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · ·

𝐒 𝐄 𝐑 𝐄 𝐍 𝐀 • 𝐑 𝐔 𝐒 𝐒 𝐎

"Dad please." I practically beg, but all I see is darkness in his eyes.

"Serena I said no! How many times do I have to tell you until you learn!" He begins to shout with his deep husky voice, I feel so emotional, not just sad, but anger starts to boil up in my body. I'm fed up with being told what I can and can't do. I'm not a child anymore, I'm twenty years old can no one see that?

I stomp off out of his office and into the hallway where I'm then stopped by Nicolas. The 'perfect' son who never gets told what to do. My blood and anger boil even more and then my room starts to spin, the walls turn and everything has become such a blur.

"Woah what's up with you?" he smirks at me, he's smirking at me?! He knows exactly why I'm so pissed off.

"Fuck off" I hiss. I walk to my room and slam the door. I'm so fed up with everyone treating me as if I'm so young. I'm not young anymore. I've grown up, matured. I closed my eyes to push all of these angry thoughts out that are lodging in my mind, but in the end I fell asleep. Probably because I was so fed up with being treated differently.

I woke with a vibration coming off of my bedside table.

"Hey Serena, want to meet up for a coffee? x"

My friend, Alice, always knowing when somethings wrong. I reply back and sneak out of the house to meet up with Alice at the café, I see her sitting down in the corner inside of a booth, probably because she knows my father's men will come out looking for me if they found out I had left the mansion.

I slump myself down on the rough feeling seat, which began to feel cold against my bare legs.

"Hey... You okay?" she definitely knows there's something up, and she probably knows exactly what it is.

"Not really. " I sigh, I won't give up trying to join my father's Mafia, I want to be included too.

"You want to join it still, don't you?" Alice sighs, she also doesn't agree with me joining. Mainly because I could die and she'll lose me as a best friend.

"Alice, I'm tougher than I look. " I gaze down at my coffee that I've barely taken a sip out of yet, I'm really not in the right mood... My family are getting on my nerves and are now putting me off of my favourite drinks.

"I just worry about you Serena, you have an obsession with it. " she sighs once again and takes a look at me, I can feel her anxiety, she is really worried, but this is what I want.

"I'll be fine. " I pull a fake smile at her and she takes it, I recieve a smile back.

After awhile I leave the coffee smelling café behind and head back towards my home, I didn't want to go back yet, I really wasn't in the mood, but my dad would only bring his men out to drag me home.

I walk through the doors and see Orlando waiting near the door.

"Miss Russo. " I hear Orlando speak as I begin to walk.

"Orlando." I respond I knew exactly what was coming. And here it comes.

"Your father was wondering where you were." He looks at me with his bright green orbs along with his hair all curled up.

"Your point is what? He's not my boss, unlike you. " I wasn't lying, he isn't my boss, but he would be if he let me join his mafia. I walk past Orlando and head towards my room. Taking off my shoes felt like pure luxury especially as I began to grab my long blanket, wrapping myself up in it while I turn my TV on.

I hear a knock on my door and I ignore it, I decided to turn the volume up louder on the TV to block out the knocking noise. Then the door burst open and there Nicolas was.

"Bit rude isn't it?" I say rolling my eyes, Nicolas decides to stand right in the middle of my room, blocking my view of the TV.

"What do you want Nicolas? You're annoying me. " I fold my arms and he beings to laugh. I let out the honest truth and it even proves that my brother has won this war.

"I need you to join us for dinner tonight. " his tone goes slow.

I laugh hysterically "Yeah right, I'm eating in my room again tonight. " I try and gaze away from his eyes which are already piercing through mine.

"For fuck sake Serena, why do you have to be so difficult all the time?! You need to stop acting like a Cagna!" (Bitch) my blood boils again, I'm the bitch now? Really.

"Wow, amazing Nicolas! Wonderful words! Want a medal for that?" my anger is building up more and I will burst any moment now.

"I want you to join us for dinner as Maria is coming round. " I look at him and I instantly calm down, Maria is his girlfriend, she is absolutely stunning and I love her company. She always chooses my side over Nicolas' which is probably another reason why I do like her so much.

"Fine I'll consider joining for dinner. " I don't want to give him a straight answer because I want to piss him off more, he nods and leaves my room.

· · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · ·

Time flies by and its dinner. Brilliant. I decided to not make an effort and just put on a pair of leggings and a baggy jumper with my hair in a messy bun. Tonight I don't care about my appearance at all.

We all gather around the table my mother included, I look at Maria and notice her beautiful silver sparkling dress, it caught my eye instantly as soon as she walked in.

"I like your dress. " I said smiling at her she thanks me and smiles back, she'll always be my favourite out of all of my brothers previous girlfriends, none of them were serious relationships but I still didn't like any of them.

Awhile passed and the maid brought all of our food out, I thanked her and she nodded, she doesn't talk much, but that's probably because my father has always scared the other maids away.

Nicolas then stands up and sighs, we all look at him and stare, he then holds Maria's hand and helps stand her up too. Millions of questions were already clogging up my mind with what was going to happen.

"Maria and I would like to announce something tonight. " He looks at his girlfriend and smiles and sighs again, we all look with eager eyes waiting to see what the announcement was.

"Maria and I are having a baby. " he instantly blushes and Maria gives him a big hug. Gasps fell out of my mother's mouth and she clapped her hands, I felt so happy. My father on the other hand. Grumpy as always.

I see the sadness fall on Maria's face from not gaining an expression out of my father.

"What's up dad? Not happy for their happiness?" I roll my eyes and fold my arms.

"What is your issue Serena? Picking on people today." He stares straight at me giving me a death stare.

"Guys not right now. " My mother interferes trying to break this disagreement up, but I already do so by standing up.

"Congratulations on your baby, have a good evening. " I say to Maria and my brother and walk off, this isn't even my house, I swear my room practically is my house, I never leave it unless I really need to.

I decide to take a quick shower, bonus of having an en-suite, I don't have to see anyone.

But before that I sent a message to Alice to tell her the news regarding Maria and Nicolas.

"Wow, that's amazing! Congratulations to them both! x"

I decide to put on my silky pair of pajamas and get into bed and sleep all my problems away.

I tossed and I turned and I couldn't sleep. I looked at my alarm clock and it was midnight. I got out of my bed and opened my door slowly, I couldn't hear anyone, I began to walk slowly passed Nicolas' bedroom, I couldn't hear a thing, then I passed dad's office and heard talking, I peered near the door and decided to eavesdrop.

"Fuck." My father stated, I could hear him slamming his hands onto the dark table that he owned.

"It's the Black Eagles Sir. " I heard Orlando speak to my father. I gasp at the fact that the Russian gang has been brought up but I was still curious to find out more about the situation.

"I want them all dead!" I can hear him getting more angry, I know exactly where I get my temper from now.

"Fanculo!" (fuck) I could hear my dad getting so annoyed with the loud shrieks leaving his mouth.

Orlando came out into the hallway and saw me, his eyes locked onto mine and his face washed with concern.

"Serena?" I look at him and roll my eyes as my father then follows him outside.

"Not now Serena, I'm not in the mood for your mood swings." He walks past me and goes towards his room where my mother was already sleeping, peacefully.

"See you wouldn't have this problem if you let me join your mafia. " I hissed, he then darted his gaze at me along with a faceful of anger.

"Let it go Serena, you're a woman, women don't join mafias, that's the way it is." He looks at me, and I have been beaten down... Multiple times now, but this isn't the end I will join it.

But at the moment I sigh and walk past, I can't be bothered to argue anymore right now.

I throw myself on my bed and take in a deep breath. I don't want to get out of bed tomorrow already, I can just picture myself chilling in my bed all day, watching Netflix but deciding for hours on what to watch.

I finally begin to roll and fall asleep until I heard shouting.

"Boss!" It was Orlando? I ran out of the room and saw Orlando, his face was pale, almost as if he had seen a ghost.

"Serena get inside! Somewhere safe!" I was so confused, I looked out of the window and saw someone, it was hard to figure out who as it was so  dark outside, they shot at the window and I jumped back.

"Boss! Nicolas!" Orlando kept shouting and he decided to run upstairs. I go through my father's office and grab a gun just in case but I hide it from my father and Nicolas.

"Serena get upstairs no questions asked." My dad looked at me and I nodded and obeyed to his demanding orders.

I ran to my brothers room where my mother and Maria were sitting, I looked out of the window and saw that they were trying to shoot this man but it wasn't working, each shot sounded like an alarm, a warning. For some reason my stupid family were struggling to shoot this person.

I opened up the window and let fire. The guys body flopped onto the floor, lying there, cold as ice.

"Serena..?" my mother looks at me with horror in her eyes.

"Please don't tell dad. " I beg, I look at her and tears fill my eyes.

"He will wonder who shot him Serena." She looks at me with similar tears filling her eyes. It's hurt her that I've decided to kill someone. But he wasn't innocent. This is the person I want to be. Just because I'm a woman it doesn't mean I'm emotional and incapable of doing 'bad things'.

"He won't find out." I try and sound as reassuring as possible. But I'm talking about the Mafia boss here. He always finds out everything, but I just won't tell him, I'll deny it.

I decide to head back through the hallway and I see my father on the phone, I look over and see Orlando standing next to him, eyes filled with relief that they don't have to deal with someone in our front yard.

"Serena." Orlando blocks me from going into my room.

"Orlando." I repeat, trying to get into my room but it's no use, his muscular body won't move.

"I know you did it." He looks down at me, he's so much taller than I am, I almost have to stretch my neck just to look at him.

"Did what?" I say back not showing any suspicion.

"Fanculo (Fuck) Don't play stupid with me Serena, your dad's going to kill you if he finds out." He looks at me, he's angry and annoyed.

"Stop treating me like a child, I did you lot a favour." I shove him aside and go into my room and shut the door behind me leaving it to slam.

· · ─────── ·𖥸· ─────── · ·

The night feels as if it went by so quickly, everyone was woken up by the shriek of my father.

"Serena Russo!" His shout echoes through my ears, great. What now?

I walk out, the floor feels cold, the air feels cold... Everything feels cold, the freezing sensation runs through my body and I begin to shiver on my way to my father's office, I open the large dark wood doors and closed them gently behind me trying not to make any noise.

"What where you thinking?!" he slams his hand on his desk hoping to make me jump. But it didn't.

"What?" I try and sound stupid as if I had no idea what he was talking about but the heat from his anger expanded and covered the walls, the room became so hot and stuffy.

"Don't play stupid Serena, my gun here was misplaced, the bullet matched the gun and conveniently we weren't in the house but you were, and I know full well your mother and Maria will never ever put their hands on a gun, let alone my gun!" He sighs and takes a deep breath as he finished exaggerating.

"He was shooting at you! I had a perfect angle!" He rolls his eyes and huffs he's so angry with me but my blood begins to boil.

"No Serena, we could've got him!" He sits down in his chair and takes a sip of his whiskey. I watched it run down his throat making his Adam's apple move up and down.

"Yeah and risk getting shot." I roll my eyes back and decide to lean my head against the wall.

"Serena I will not tell you again, stop nagging at me to join the Mafia, its not happening, if I hear you go on about it one more time I'll kill you myself to save you getting killed." He looks at me with piercing eyes, his eyes were dark. Full of pure darkness.

My mother comes in and opens the same large doors.

"Luca, that's enough shouting at her now, she was trying to help, she shouldn't have done, but she did, there's nothing you can do about it now." My mother's voice softens the atmosphere, calming it down, keeping it relaxed. He nods and I walk out of his office smiling at my mother while I leave. I lean my head against the wall and sigh, why does he have to be so intense?

So that is the first chapter of 'Chasing Serena'. What did you guys think?

I hope you enjoyed it! And if you did then I'd really appreciate it if you showed your enjoyment through commenting and voting!

Thank you!