Seeing this woman is something I was hoping not to ever do again. I haven't seen her since my mother's and Alanzo's wedding. People probably thought she was the bride and not my mother with how crazy she was during the wedding preparations. Why my mother invited her tonight is the only thought going through my mind. Her and I never got on the same page with each other during my mother's' wedding and I doubt we were going to get on the same page tonight. The wedding! That's why my mother invited this blasted woman. I love my mother but right now I want to yell at her. I can't believe she thought it would be okay to have Giselle plan mine and Mathis' wedding. Whatever Mathis and I want, she'll get the opposite.

Whenever Mathis and I say no to something she likes, she's going to get it just to spite me. Tonight it going to be a very long and very hard night. Not only do I probably have to get a lecture from my family, now I have to deal with this devil woman. I think that she must be Kelly's' mother because she's just as much as a bitch as Kelly is. Probably as the same black heart as well. I can't believe this night, it went from bad to worse. I hope I don't have to sit through dinner with this woman.

Putting on a fake smile as soon as she sees Mathis and I in the dining room. I can see her botox brain working overtime as soon as her eyes land on Mathis, she's checking him out just like Kelly did. This is seriously pissing me off. I came home to have dinner with my family and having Mathis checked out by a botox freak wasn't one the main thing that I wanted to happen tonight. I coughed to get her attention, when her eyes turned to me I gave her my best glare and she gave me her best glare. Yeah tonight is going to be a long night, but I've got no problem putting a bullet through her fake ass self. I don't know how my mother is friends with this bitch.

We were still glaring at each other when a much louder cough came into the room. Turning my head away from the bitch I saw my step-father in the room. I smiled at him and ran, as fast as I could in heels, right into his arms. "Daddy!" I screamed in excitement.

Alanzo didn't mind one bit. When I ran to him, he picked me up and swung me around. Just like when I was a little girl. I've missed them so much. When Alanzo finally puts me down, he stares at Mathis. Rolling my eyes I walk back to my mother who is talking animately with Giselle, Giselle once again puts on her fake smile when I stand by side my mother. God I hate this bitch.

"You don't have to worry about a thing Estella I'll handle all the details, that way the only thing Ariabelle needs to worry about is her dress." Giselle says.

Before I can open my mouth, I hear Mathis' voice behind me, "There's really no need to do that, seeing as how we got married the first time I wanted myself and Ariabelle do it on our own. We can learn more about each other that way."

"I think that is a wonderful idea Mathis. And I know that you will take care of our girl." Alanzo said.

"Alanzo you can't be serious. A wedding is too much work. With Ariabelle working for Marco and Mathis working himself they simply won't have time." My mother said.

"Marco has already given Aria time off to plan this wedding and I'm sure Mathis can get off work as well to help our daughter. Sweetheart I just want their wedding to be theirs. Don't you remember how Giselle was at our wedding?" Alanzo asked gently.

My mother just shook her head, and Alanzo sighed. "Sweetheart she nearly redesigned your whole wedding theme just because it wasn't what she wanted. Giselle helping your wedding may be what you wanted but it's not what our daughter wants. Beside Giselle and Ariabelle can hardly stand to be in the same room together, do you honestly think that they will be able to spend the allot time together planning a wedding?"

Giselle was fuming at the mouth, "you know what Alanzo I don't have to take this. I'm leaving!"

With that the door slam shut and the beast was gone. I walked over to Alanzo and gave him a hug. My mom was still looking a little upset, so I walked over to her and gently push her onto the couch. "Momma I know you want me to have the perfect wedding, like you did with Alanzo, but both him and Mathis have a great point. I know Giselle is your friend but she doesn't care about anything but the money she makes. Mathis and I need to learn what the other likes and dislikes, this may be the right time to find that out. Yeah it would be stressful but I know that I have both yours and Alanzo's support and if I ever needed any help you guys are only a phone call away."

My mother was crying after I said all that. I pulled her into a hug and gently handed her over to Alanzo. He got her to stop crying and walked her back upstairs so she could fix her makeup before the family arrives. Mathis pulled me into his arms and kisses the top of my head.

"What you said to your mother was a wonderful thing Aria." he says.

I pull back slightly and give him a mischievous smile and say, "hey I'm not a total bitch."

Mathis laughs at that but before he could say anything else the doorbell rings. I look at the clock over the mantel and frown. It's still too early for the guest arrives so who could that be? I walk over to the door with Mathis behind me, opening the door and there stands Dante. Dante being here must be work-related. My mother is going to flip.

"Aria hi. I know your mother said no work-related anything tonight because she wants tonight to celebrate Marco's returning and your marriage but I really need to talk to Alanzo." Dante tells me, although when he spoke of my marriage he spoke through gritted teeth.

I wonder why that is? I open the door wider to let him come in. "Go into the living room I'll go get my father."

Mathis and Dante stay down there together and I start to wonder if that's a good idea. My mother seems to think that Dante might be in love with me but I don't think so. Walking up the stairs to my parents bedroom door, I listen to make sure I'm not disturbing them before I knock. I wait a few seconds before I hear 'come in.'

"Don't mean to interrupt but daddy Dante is downstairs. It seems important if he's willing to face mom's wrath about no work-related stuff tonight." I told them.

"What! Doesn't that boy understand what I meant when I said no work anything tonight? Tonight is about Marco and Ariabelle Alanzo. I don't care how important it is I don't want any talk of work tonight do you understand me mister?" My mother said to Alanzo, her voice raising with every word.

I took to my escape while my mother was yelling at Alanzo. Heading back downstairs to see if either Mathis or Dante had killed each other yet. Along the way I encountered several of the employees that work in this house. The employees congratulated me on my marriage and some wished me well about the situation involving Luca. Just thinking about him makes my blood boil, he will get what he deserves, my family will make sure of that. But right now I can't think about that, tonight is supposed to be a happy night with Marco coming back from Italy and my new marriage. I was almost to the living room when the doorbell rang again.

Getting towards the front door, I looked through the windows by the front door. I released a breath that I didn't know I was holding. It's the family members thank god. If anyone else came towards the door involving work related my mother would be even more pissed than she is now. Opening the door and letting my father's side of the family in. First family member that came through the front doors is my grandparents.

"Hello grandmother, you look beautiful in that dress it really brings out your eyes. Grandfather, you look handsome I bet grandmother still has to fight to keep the ladies off you. I've missed you both." I told them. They both smiled at me and kissed my cheeks, "if you'll both go into the living room my husband is there waiting anxiously waiting to meet you."

My grandparents were the only family members I had to greet because my mother came down the stairs and ushered me back to Mathis. Entering the living room, I see Mathis cornered by my grandparents. Mathis looks like a scared little animal that waiting to be killed by it's prey. I knew my grandparents was sizing him up to see if he was good enough for me. I rolled my eyes and went to save my husband. The club would never forgive me if something happened to their Sergeant of Arms. Mathis seeing me walk towards them gave a breath of relief, when I got close enough to him, he pulled me into his arms and kissed the top of my head.

I could see my grandparents fighting back a smile as they saw what Mathis did. I think that show of affection was what they wanted to see from him. But that peace didn't last long. Alanzo came into the living room with Evan. I slowly pulled myself out of Mathis' arms to walk towards my father but Mathis was apparently coming along. When I got to my father and Evan I was about to turn around and ask Mathis to stay but my father shook his head. He wanted Mathis to know.

Alanzo kissed my mothers head before gesturing for Evan, Mathis, and I to follow him. This isn't good, I knew Mathis needed to know about everything in my life but having this conversation tonight is bad timing. Before we even got to the staircase my mother yelled, "Marco." That got my father's attention and this meeting was halted. Walking back down the stairs to meet the guest of honor and taking some pressure off Mathis and I. Staying back from the family while greets and welcomes Marco home. Mathis moves closer and wraps his arms around me, I guess he didn't listen when I said that he didn't have to worry about Marco.

Marco wraps his arms around Alanzo. "Welcome home son." Alanzo said.

"Son?" Mathis questions.

"Marco is my brother darlin', Marco wa in Italy working out a problem that one our business had. Marco was returning home today." I explained to him.

One of the servants came out of the dining room, "dinner is served."

Everyone started to pile into the dining room and take their seats. In my parents house certain people has certain seats...mainly my brother and me and our parents. My parents sits at the head of the table, Marco sits at Alanzo's right side, Gabriel sits at our mother's right while I sit at her left and Mathis sits next to me of course. All the family was here except Gabriel. To say my mother was upset was an understatement and Alanzo doesn't like it when my mother is upset, he especially doesn't like it when it's one of his kids that makes her upset.

"Where the hell is Gabriel?" Alanzo said in anger, anger that rarely showed.

"Daddy the last time I saw Gabe was after Mathis and I found a house. Oh Marco, Kelly pissed me off when she came by to see Mathis and I about the house, so I put a few holes in her. Don't worry she's still alive."

"Thank you for telling me. I'll have Austin pull the huge commission I gave her."

"Oh I also happened to run into Blake when Mathis and I ran back over to Gabriel's house. Blake said that they had a meeting today, but mom I made sure to tell Blake about the dinner tonight and not to keep him for a long time." I told them.

"Then where the hell is that boy?" My grandfather asked.

Marco and I just shrugged and looked at each other. I didn't mention Madison Cole till Marco and I were certain about her. Soon everyone got over Gabe not being at dinner and turned to Marco asking about Italy but being careful about what words the used in case Mathis didn't know about the family business. I think my grandmother wanted to question about that because she turned her head towards me with that question in her eyes. I just shook my head.

The appetizer came and went that I hardly noticed. Marinated Shrimp for the appetizer my favorite, though for the main course was Marco's favorite Shellfish Paella with Fregola. Marco and I had the same thought and soon my mother spoke up.

"As you can see the appetizers were Ariabelle's favorite and the main course is Marco's favorite. This dinner was made to welcome Marco home but soon it became about Marco coming home after an exhausting business trip and Ariabelle's fast pace wedding with Mathis and adding a new family member."

Alanzo stood up before we began to eat dinner. "Welcome to the family Mathis. We all hope that you'll take care of our beautiful Ariabelle and I pray I never see her cry or I will bring out my shotgun. And trust me, I never miss my target."

With that being said we began eating the tasteful dinner my mother had prepared. We were barely tn minutes into the main course when the doorbell rang. My mother gave my father the worst glare she has ever given to him. Then we heard a scream and a sound that sounded like something fell, that sound had my dad, Marco and Mathis up on their feet. My mother and I went to stand as well when the intruded walked in. My face paled at the sight of Luca. I hadn't seen him since Vegas. The look on his face when he saw Mathis beside me said it all. He was pissed he didn't get me the way he wanted.

"Such a wonderful dinner. The whole family is here. Marcos' back in town and Ariabelle got married in Vegas. Such a special occasion that the family should have been invited." Luca said smugly.

"Baccari what the hell are you doing here you bastard!" Marco screamed.

Dad was shouting orders out to the men walking around the grounds and couldn't get a response. Luca's men were laughing when they saw what Alanzo was doing. Luca should know that by entering this house he just declared war but then again we were going to war against him anyhow.

"I just came by to wish the happy couple a congratulation. If I hadn't waited so long Ariabelle would be mine, wouldn't you Belle?" Luca asked sweetly even though there isn't an ounce of sweet in him or his men.

"I'll never be yours Luca, there will be hell to pay for what you did tonight. So you best be prepared when hell comes down onto your family. They won't blame anyone but you Luca." I told him calmly.

Luca isn't worth my time. He's like a cockroach that just won't die no matter what you do to him. But Luca isn't dumb even though we all wish he was. He has something up his sleeve that will cause problems tonight. He look back and forth between Mathis and I, when Luca stares a little too long at Mathis I know what he's planning to do to cause trouble. He's planning to reveal that Mathis is a biker in front of my mother. Knowing that will break my mother's' heart and have her thinking that she failed me.

"Oh Marco I would find yourself new guards to protect your parents home. It would be a shame if something happened to your precious mother." Luca's second said.

Marco has had enough, and before anyone saw it coming Marco produced a gun from the back of his pants and shot Luca's second dead. Nobody flinched not even Luca. Luca has no respect for his men. The men under Luca who came here tonight knew it would be a suicide attempt, they probably lost some men trying to get in and now they lost their second in command because Luca wanted a pissing match with Marco. And Luca lost tonight. And Luca and his men knew that before the body touched the ground.

"I'm leaving Marco, there was no need to shoot Mario. Oh by the way Estella I just thought you should know that your daughter followed in your footsteps." Luca said.

And inwardly I cursed when my mother turned her pale face towards me. "Ariabelle what does he mean?"

I was tongue tied that Luca would bring that up now, even though I wasn't shocked. All the family members knew my mother was married to a biker before. Luca was wanted to stir up the trouble he caused here tonight. But I knew I had to tell my mother. I was glaring at Luca while Luca and his men walked towards the front door. Always the one to hint ones most terrifying thought. The thoughts that always hurt the most.

"Ariabelle they need to know. And somebody get this goddamn body out of the dining room right this fucking minute." Marco saisd.

"Mom." I stopped, trying to clear my throat that suddenly closed up. "Mom, Mathis is a biker, he's Sargent of Arms for The Devils."