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𝐀 𝐑 𝐈 𝐀 𝐍 𝐍 𝐀 • 𝐆 𝐑 𝐄 𝐂 𝐎

I stood there and analyse Nicolas' face; he was determined to make me in charge while he's away.

"A woman is better to handle it than a man, especially silly men like my sons." He rolls his eyes playfully as he told the truth. At least our mafia isn't sexist I suppose?

"So, where abouts are you going in Russia?" I ask and raise my brow.

"To find these fucking Black Eagles."

𝐄 𝐍 𝐙 𝐎 • 𝐅 𝐄 𝐑 𝐑 𝐀 𝐑 𝐈

Overhearing the conversation instantly made me worry and become on edge. The Black Eagles are probably expecting his arrival, it'll be a disaster here, but maybe there's a possibility I'm over thinking it?

I quickly move away from the door as the knob began to turn, I didn't want it to look like I was eavesdropping... Even though I was.

"Hey Arianna." I say as soon as she enters the hallway from the office room.

"Hey, Enzo." She almost questions to why I say hey, but really, it's to cover my own back and not look suspicious.

"Everything okay?" I ask to seem interested; she almost looks exhausted and drained.

"Yeah, Nicolas is going to Russia tonight, so I'll be taking over." She announces attempting to hide the worry in her voice.

"You're worried." I state the obvious and her face suddenly turns.

"No."

She begins to walk away but I hold her by her waist and pull her close, thinning the gap between us as she backs up against the wall. "W-what are you doing?" She whispers.

"Mio Caro." [My dear] The words roll off my tongue, I miss the way they do, I haven't called her that in a long time.

"This again?" She questions and raises her small arched brow, I nod at her which results in me receiving a small chuckle and smile, that's where I feel satisfied. I look around and make sure there isn't anyone else around before I come closer to her.

"And those nipple piercings the other day... Did look good on you, I must say." I can see her feeling speechless, I haven't been like this with a woman in a long time, purposely winding them up, in fact, I haven't before.

She took a deep sigh before moving away from me, making the space between us enlarge.

"I'll see you later." She walks off back down the stairs, holding the banister on her way down for support, I smile at myself as she attempts to open her door but suddenly fails and makes sure no one saw– But I did.

I begin to walk down the hallway until I'm interrupted by Nicolas' voice.

"Come here." He demands in a soft tone and I obey. He closes the door as soon as I enter his office, the office is covered with paperwork and book shelves, there are two leather seats either side of the long dark desk which is nearly in the centre of the room.

I take a seat opposite Nicolas and wait for him to speak.

"I need you to monitor Arianna." He folds his arms and confusion emerges throughout the whole of my body.

"What do you mean?" I ask questionably.

"Well, just make sure she's doing okay, being a leader is a lot of hard work." I nod and our conversation soon ends. There wasn't much that we spoke about which was fine I didn't want to sit there for ages discussing information that didn't really need to be discussed.

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Hours pass and we were all in the hallway in front of the door giving our goodbyes to Nicolas and wishing him luck on his mission. With Arianna's convincing attitude Nicolas decide to take Orlando along with him, she was worried he'd get hurt or injured and would need the extra protection.

Nicolas brings in his wife as close as he could and plants a small kiss on her lips, then parting away from her and taking in a deep breath. It must be hard for him leaving all this behind, probably worrying how things will be with Arianna in charge. But I know exactly why he didn't choose Dante or Bruno. Bruno can be a handful and probably won't do the jobs properly and will soon be jealous if Dante gets the role and Dante... Well Dante isn't so bad; I quite enjoy his company.

Finally, the spare ranger rover is on the move and leaves the car park, there was no light around, not even the dark sky apart from the headlights which were moving further away from us. We all go our separate ways and into our own rooms, apart from Arianna who goes to the office. I decide to investigate and follow her, which probably wasn't the best idea, but I did it anyway.

I turn the knob and open the door to find Arianna sat on the leather chair with files of paper in her hands, her complexion is flawless but looks confused as she scrunches up her eyebrows, creating a small crease in her forehead.

"Everything okay?" I ask as she doesn't acknowledge my presence.

"Mio Caro?" [My dear] I enquire again since I got no reply the first time, she looks up at me with a face full of confusion, more than when her eyes were glued to the files, her eyes... Those hazel orbs that looked at you with kindness, I know she pretends to be big and strong, but deep down she's caring and kind, her eyes say it all, a person's eyes tell their story and how they are.

"Everything okay?" She repeats my previous question to me and I let out a small chuckle.

"Yeah, just came to see you." I state the obvious, even though I'm not sure why I'm here.

"Well, that's nice." She looks at me and smiles, her smile is enchanting, it reveals her natural teeth, their beautiful colour and shape.

"You okay?" She raises her brow at me as soon as the atmosphere becomes silent.

"Uh, yeah." I state and begin to walk off but the warmth of the room emerges, I turn around and find Arianna close to me, facing me.

"Arianna?" I ask her and she smiles at me and comes closer, standing on her tip-toes and coming close to my ear.

"Bit strange having it back done to you, is it not?" Shivers run down my body which is strange, I've had several women whisper in my ear but none have had an effect on me like Arianna has. What is she trying to do?

I push her up against the door and there was a tiny thud. I know it didn't hurt her; it was just the door getting pushed in more through the frame.

I held her wrists gently with one of my hands and hold them above her head, I then snake my other arm around her waist, I push my mouth close to her ear and part my lips and say, "Is this a game we're going to play now Mio Caro?" [My dear]. She looks up at me and releases a small smirk.

"Quale gioco?" [What game?] She smirks again as she looks at me, she knows exactly what she's doing– she's enjoying it to. Her Italian is so different from every other woman I've met, it's so pure and sexy.

I pull away from her to stare at her speechless expression that is clearly written across her face, I smile at her and she turns and switches positions with me as she watches me leave the office. I close the door on my way out and head to the room I'm staying in for now, I open the door and witness the quiet room before me. I take a seat on the bed with the door close and begin to wonder what it is that Arianna is doing to me, I'm confused and lost, I've never been like this before.

I choose to place my head on the soft pillow and allow the thoughts to roam my mind freely, what else could I do about them? Absolutely nothing.

𝐀 𝐑 𝐈 𝐀 𝐍 𝐍 𝐀 • 𝐆 𝐑 𝐄 𝐂 𝐎

Enzo left me alone in the office to manage all of my thoughts, I have no idea what Enzo is playing at but I am going to do my best to push him aside and his stupid child games. I stroll to the leather chair and plant myself on it gently, allowing the coldness of it to emerge through my body. I look out of the window and watch as the stars begin to announce themselves in the sky, showing the world their bright sparkle. I turn back around and witness the amount of paperwork I have on the desk in front of me.

I take a deep sigh and begin to manage them all, I flick through the files and read them thoroughly making sure no pages are left unread. I tick and sign along dotted lines until I come across a piece with a shipment. I roll my eyes and stare deeply onto the piece of paper with several paragraphs written all over it.

'Dear Nicolas,

Your shipment for tomorrow is stable and will be placed there at midnight at the docks, make sure you're there. '

Blah blah blah. The words jumble themselves up in my mind and confuse it, I know exactly what it's saying but I'm struggling to process it. Tomorrow midnight. Kill me already.

I put that file to aside to remind myself that I have business to attend to tomorrow, I'm not sure entirely what shipments we're having tomorrow, probably more guns, knives. All of that decent stuff.

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I spend a few more hours flicking through the files and adding them to certain areas around the office.

I was up and down and my mind and body were suffering majorly from fatigue, I lost all feeling in my legs that they were completely made of jelly. I sat once more at the chair to regain energy to talk to my room but my eyes began to roll, I rest my arms on the table and use them as my personal pillow and before I knew it the room became darker and my eyes began to close.