ALESSANDRO'S POV

I woke up at eight in the morning. I sat on my bed for a couple minutes, taking in all that happened yesterday. I felt my mouth let out a chuckle. Venom is living here, with me, under the same roof. It just felt unbelievable yet it happened.

I got up, finding my way to the bathroom, feeling my body relax at the thought of taking a cold shower to start off my day. Cold showers were always the best ones to prepare your mind for the day. I didn't take long though, just a quick 'wake the fuck up' type of shower.

I finished off, wrapped a towel around my lower waist and walked in to my closet. I picked a pair of gray sweatpants. I didn't really like shirts that much honestly so I decided to just stay shirtless. In the end this is my house, I'm allowed to be comfortable in it.

I walked through the hallway, past Venom's room. No noise, no movement. I thought of waking her up for breakfast once but I decided to leave her asleep for a little bit.

I reached the first floor, going straight to the kitchen. I opened the fridge, grabbing a couple eggs and milk. I got the flour from one of the pantries along with a bowl, mixing the three ingredients I picked out, adding sugar and other ingredients for the taste. I poured the mixture into a pan with melted butter. I stood next to the pan waiting for each pancake to cook, making sure not to burn the house on the first day back. I chuckled at my thought, hearing a chuckle along with mine from the back.

I turned my head and looked behind me, there was a half asleep Venom with gray sweatpants and white sports bra. God really planned this out for us. I smiled at her and turned back to my pancakes. I heard the noise of the chair move, she sat down.

I grabbed a plate, placing down the cooked pancakes. I got the chocolate syrup from the fridge, chocolate pancakes are way better than normal syrup pancakes.

I sat down in front of Venom and started eating. I had my head lowered but I lifted my eyes to look at her. She was looking. Fuck. I heard her chuckle again, god save me.

I watched her get up, grabbing a plate and getting closer to my seat. She slid my plate to her side and she walked back to her seat, and picked up a couple pancakes from my plate. She took a bite of the pancakes, taking a couple seconds to chew. She looked up at me with these damn hazel eyes, tilting her head to the side, giving me a 'not bad' look. Which made me a little bit proud of myself, just a little bit. She gave me back my plate, and we continued eating in silence.

I got up to wash the plates we ate in and when I looked back, she was gone. How does she keep doing this for fucks sake. I shook my thoughts away, drying out the dishes. I went to my room first thing to brush my teeth then went to my office. I was checking some work and planning out the meeting I was going to have at my company. I wanted to take Venom with me, to let her know more about my business since she's going to be living with me and working along with us.

I got pulled out of the lovely conversation between me and myself by my phone's ringtone. I picked up, my guard out of breath "qualcuno è entrato"
[translate: someone got in] Was all it took for me to rush out of the door. I wasn't the one to panic, that was the last thing going through my mind.

I knocked at Venom's bedroom door and kept running down the hallway. I reached my garage, forgetting the goddamn keys. I saw Venom jumping out of her bedroom's window, what the fuck is she doing. She landed on her feet, with no damage. She ran past me, towards her car. I followed her, getting in the passenger seat. She started off the engine driving out of the gates "My house"

Venom was driving fast, really fast. With each mile closer to the house it takes me back to my guard's words. Someone was in my house. I felt my grip tighten at the thought of someone thinking they could just break in my house. Whoever they are, I'll be the one pulling their brain out of their head. I could see Venom's expression from the corner of my eye. She didn't look afraid, she didn't look scared. She looked like she was prepared to deal with anything that could possibly happen or anyone that could cross our path.

Before I had the chance to overthink shit that could be going down there right now, we were in front of the gates. Thanks to Venom's driving skills in traffic we were able to arrive in less than ten minutes. I got out of the car, loading the pistol I grabbed before I rushed out of my office. I was about to go in when I was pulled back by my arm. I looked back at Venom. She walked to the back of her car, and I quietly followed her. She stopped and opened the trunk of her car, revealing guns, bullets, even draggers. I picked up a Ak-47 while she grabbed a desert Eagle and a dragger, placing it on her left thigh.

We walked slowly toward the back garden of the house. We suddenly heard the cries of two young girls. Lydia and Lia. But that wasn't it, Julia was there as well. Venom and I stood close to each other, absorbing what's happening from a short distance.

My eyes widen at the sight of Julia laying on the floor, blood coming out of everywhere. Lia dropped on her knees, screaming, sobbing for help. The man was holding a knife coverd in blood, he fucking stabbed her.

He got up and was getting closer to Lydia. When I felt Venom's hand on my shoulder. I turned my body to look at her and she wasn't there. What the fuck. My eyes traveled back to the others.

The way she grabbed the guy by his shoulder, turning him around to face her and the way she punched him in the face, sure caught my sight. He tried to get back up, but she punched him back to the ground, this time with her head. It was my sign to finish this fucker. I placed my gun on my right shoulder, taking position to shoot. And I shot him right through his head, to his head.

I ran to Venom and the other girls. I reached down to Lia, laying on the floor next to Julia."Will take care of her Lia, I promise" she lofted her head up, looking at me with tears all over her face, her eyes bloodshot red from all the crying, she was shivering.

She gave me a small nod in response. God she didn't deserve any of this. I started going back to the same question, how could someone break into my house and stab one of the people I prioritize protecting. How could this even happen. How did he even get through security. Who let him in. My head was roamed in questions, questions I couldn't wrap my mind around. I always take it as a priority to take care of people I surround myself with, not that she had any importance in my life. I had recently met her, but when I give you a place in my home, it comes along with security and safety. I want everyone around me to feel safe, they're not just words, they're words I stand by, words I promise.

My mind rushed to so many things, worries everywhere, mainly for Lia. She witnessed her older sister, who to her, was also a best friend, motherly figure, a role model. Scream in pain while begging for help. She saw the intruder twirl the knife inside Julia's ribs like he had something personal with her, she saw Julia's tears roaming down her cheeks while telling her and Lydia to look away and go somewhere safe so they wouldn't witness her death and be his next targets. She saw the most important person to her in such a condition. She witnessed all of that.

We watched Julia's body getting lifted from the floor, I looked up to Venom holding her in a bridal style. Lia flashed her head up to Venom in anger. Venom stood there for half a second, looking back at Lia, something flashed into her eyes making Lia lower her eyes.

She took Julia and walked back to her car. I got up from the floor, helping Lia as well. I stepped closer to Lydia, she was shaking. God I hated this, I embraced her in a small hug, leaving my arm on her back, guiding her to the car.

The three of us sat in the back. Lydia sat next to Lia to comfort her on our way to the hospital while Venom was driving. In the passenger seat was Julia. She was passed out from the amount of blood she lost. Thank god Venom had a shirt to wrap around her ribs. Venom held the wheel with one hand, and the other held a phone, giving it to me. Dante.

I called Dante and told him to rush to the hospital and to get Emilion with him. We arrived at the hospital quickly, the girls were horrified by the speed but it's what she had to do. I got out of the car ready to hold Julia in. Venom was already on her side, grabbing her legs and holding her again in bridal style. I wanted to help but she was already pushing the doors open. I wanted to make sure the girls were okay and made them walk in front of me.

Julia was rushed directly into surgery while Lydia tried to comfort Lia. We sat there in complete silence, everyone was worried, and unexpectedly, my eyes landed on Venom and Lydia. Making eye contact, they held it for a good amount of time. It was quite tense, however, the tension broke when Dante rushed in. The first thing he did was sit next to Lia and hold her tight, she quietly sobbed into his chest while he was muttering comforting words to her.

We waited there for hours, Lia was somehow calmed by Dante's presence. I had work to do, it was eight pm. I made sure everyone was okay and made my way out with Venom in front of me, as usual. I was still in shock, mentally and physically exhausted from lack of sleep and all the things I had to comprehend all at once.

My head was everywhere but in peace, worry and different kinds of emotions rushing in. I hated when things went wrong, anger raged as we reached Venom's car. And definitely not something I needed, was a call from my father. Trying to comprehend everything while having someone rage in your ear was not helpful at all. And with all due disrespect, I didn't care nor try to care about any word he said.

He hung up after he was done screaming and we drove all the way back, making our way home. We didn't utter a word. I hated having problems unsolved, questions unanswered, and things going wrong. I couldn't do anything. I let my mind get the best of me, some things scratch the surface while others strike at your soul. I was partly blaming myself, partly defending myself. I wouldn't let this happen if I saw it coming, but nonetheless they are living under my roof. Having their safety promised by me. I quickly snapped out of it when I saw that we arrived home.

Venom got out of the car, already on her way inside. I opened the door and shut it closed after I got out. I walked inside of the house and headed directly into my room, yes I was in desperate need for rest. I was debating with myself whether should I work on todays incident or get rest and get things done early tomorrow. But unfortunately, none of those happened.

I got another call from my beloved father again. I picked it up and actually paid attention this time, not wanting to piss him off more than he already was for not doing god knows what he had asked me for earlier. I didn't even try to hear him on our last call. I don't ignore him, no, I was just holding it all in. After all that, trying to balance my thoughts. However he told me to meet him at his house immediately with a hint of anger. I ended the call, remembering this time to grab my keys and ran back to the garage. I got into my car, slammed my door and once again, on the road.

The sky was dark, the streetlights hovering around, while my mind flew from event to event. My eyes sticked to the road. Oh how I wished my mind would stick there too. I was tired. But my lovely father couldn't wait until tomorrow, his patience always has been on thin ice. I turned the music volume up and drove faster. Wanting to get there before time. Meaning to finish before time.

I pulled up in front if my parents house and parked my car. I got in, walking around the house trying to spot him. He was sitting on the couch in the living room, waiting for me. I sat beside him and decided to be the first one to break the deadly silence "I need to talk to you about something important" He nodded in response as I began speaking.

"Someone passed through my security. In one of my houses" His eyes widened. With the following question, "What for Alessandro". "I'm not sure yet, but he was aiming for someone in there. He somehow passed through front door security and went around the house, supposedly looking for something, more like someone" I paused for a second, starting to rage in anger again, and continued talking right after "He stabbed one of ours. She's currently in the hospital in a critical condition, we're taking care of her younger sister" His face showed no emotion, very typical honestly, and something you shouldn't be surprised of.

He was only surprised how someone could pass through security, It was really high. I always made sure to stand by my words. "I have to talk to you about something but first answer my question. Why didn't you come the first time I asked you to" he said with slight annoyance in his voice and a thick accent. He hated disrespect. He hated whenever someone wouldn't follow his orders. "I just had gotten into my car after staying at the hospital, waiting for news on Julia's condition" he sighed and started talking, I could tell he wasn't happy with my reason. He didn't say much though.

"You have a new partner"

I didn't say anything, simply nodded and made my way out, going to my car and drove back home. He always does this, gives me news and leaves me alone to figure out the rest. I don't have a partner.

I was overflowing in my thoughts, who is this person. Why do I need a partner. I already have Dante and Emilion on my side if that's what he mean. I don't need anybody else. But still, at the end of the day I had to listen to my father. Not really though.

I turned down the music, I was exhausted. My head needed rest, my body needed rest, I needed rest. I couldn't wait to go back home. Despite the fact that I had to figure out what happened tonight, for what reason and who did it, I needed to leave that for tomorrow. Nobody comes near and dares to hurt people I put under my safety and I let them get away with it. The music was starting to fucking annoy me despite how low the volume was. I just turned it completely off, sitting in silence. It started groaning quite a lot. I didn't tell my father about Venom, his target. Being on my sight everyday, in my house, although I needed to tell him. I left it for another day. Shortly after, I realized I had arrived back home.

I got out of my car and made my way back inside my house, finally time to get some rest. I needed energy for tomorrow, to find that fucker. The person who dared to come across me, and the worst part being the fact that he thought he could get away with it. I hate when people underestimate my power. I hate when people think they can get past me that easily. Although it gets amusing by taking out the last breath left in their body.

I walked through the hallways, past Venom's room. Yet again, no sound, no nothing. She could be asleep, or not. I reached my room and opened the door, getting back in again for the third time tonight. Took my clothes off and put on a fresh pair of sweatpants, leaving my upper body shirtless. I went to the bathroom first and brushed my teeth, getting ready for bed, washed my face and slammed my body into the bed after I walked out. As I got comfortable under the sheets and without a second thought, I drifted to sleep right AWAY.

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