"Where are you going?" Emilia asked as she saw me getting dressed.

"I'm going out for a bit" I said to her as I spray some hair spray into my hair. "I'm going to INFERNO".

" INFERNO? Gio's club? " Emilia asked.

"Yeah, I have to talk to him about something. You're free to tag along with me if you want, I'll wait" I said to her before applying some nude lipstick on my lip.

"And watch you and Gio make out and get it on in front me? Ew, no thanks. I think I'll pass tonight" Emilia replied sitting on the bed. "I'll hang out with you and my brother some other time, besides I'm tired".

"When since are you tired this early?" I asked her skeptically.

"Since tonight, I've had a long day today" Emilia replied stretching out on the bed.

"As have I yet I still have enough energy to go out tonight" I replied.

"Well that's because you're eager to go make out with Gio" Emilia chuckled.

"You know what you're right, I can hardly wait to make out with him and maybe more" I said smirking.

"Ugh! Too much info" Emilia cried covering her ears with both hands. "I don't want to hear about what you're doing or planning to do with my brother".

" Will you be okay while I'm gone " I asked as I shrugged on my blazer over my dress.

"Sure I'll be fine" Emilia wave a hand. "You're acting like you've never left me here before. I'm not a kid, I can take care of myself".

" Alright then, I'll be back later most likely " I said to her taking up my purse. "Behave and don't do anything I wouldn't do".

" Sure" Emilia said rolling her eyes. "What could I possible do? Go, have fun. And tell Gio hi".

" Okay, I will. See you later" I said taking up my keys before leaving.

"Going to see the boyfriend I presume?" Dad said once I was going to open the front door.

"Dad, you scared me" I jumped placing a hand over my heart.

"Did I? Dad asked raising a brow. "Or are you just a bit jumpy because you're supposedly sneaking out"

"I wasn't sneaking out Dad, I'm not in bandage. I'm just going out for a bit" I told him.

"Go on" Dad nodded. "But. Lexi, I'm serious about dinner this Saturday night. I want to meet the guy".

" I'm not... " I started saying but daddy didn't wait to hear me out.

"Ugh" I groaned pulling the door open.

After I got in my car I started my journey to INFERNO. I haven't been there in what felt like ages, its definitely been a while since I've visit or even just stopped by shortly. Gio had informed me before that he'd be at INFERNO tonight, he had no idea I was stopping by so I can just imagine him being surprised. I needed to discuss what happened earlier with Snakes to him now that it was obvious that he was the traitor. Apart of me want to keep this little information from him until I could probably find out who else in his family was Snake's traitor partner, and then maybe teach them a lesson but I know as much as Snakes threatened me and all that this wasn't exactly my fight and Gio could probably teach them a better lesson than I can.

After parking my car and making my way to the front of the club, I was let in instantly the the bouncer who had probably recognized me being here before. As I walked into the club I realized it was a bit full tonight or maybe it was because I haven't gone to a club in a while. Gio was most likely upstairs at the VIP area which is supposedly 'out of bounds to patrons ' so I made my way to the bar in hopes of getting a soft drink before going to find him. As I made my way to the bar I noticed a very familiar statute sitting at the bar and this female obviously trying to hook up with him. From the tenseness of his figure I could tell she was getting on his last nerve and he was no doubt trying hard not to just snap the annoying creature's neck. I couldn't help but laugh to myself at the scene in front me. There's only just so little self control one can hold on to before snapping. I made my way to the bar area and wedged myself in between the two blocking the girl from him.

"Hey sexy" I purred running my fingers down the front of a surprised Gio shirt buttons.

"Hey! Can't you see we're talking!?" The skimpily dressed girl yelled quite upset at the disturbance.

"He's not interesting" I said without even looking at her.

"How would you know!? We were...."

At this point I'd already blocked out the irrelevant voice of the woman, if I paid too much attention to anything else she was saying I may have to snack her across the head with a pistol. Smirking at me and obviously thankful I'd showed up, Gio decided to give the woman a show as he pulled me to him in between his legs and claiming my lips. Hearing the woman gasped in shock from beside us I added a little more to it my throwing my arms around his neck and pressing my body to his. We finally pulled away chuckling once we heard the desperate woman groan and stamped off.

"Great timing, thanks for saving me" Gio chuckled as his hands still rested on my hips.

"No, problem" I chuckled. "But that was just cruel, the poor girl obviously left with a broken ego".

" Sometimes we all have to suffer a little broken ego " Gio respond. "What are you doing here? I didn't know you were stopping by".

"Call it a surprise" I smiled. "Unless you don't want me here or have something to hide"

"What? Of course not. I'm actually glad you're here" Gio smile. "And you look so hot".

" Hot?" I chuckled raising a brow.

"Muy calienté and beautiful" Gio smirked.

"Wasn't that Spanish? Never mind" I said smiling at him. "Thank you, and you look quite hot as well".

"Let's go somewhere more quiet" Gio said standing up and taking my hand before signaling the bartender. "Pass me a bottle of the best wine, top shelf"

"Sure sir" the guy nodded before reaching for a bottle and handing it to Gio.

"What happened to what's his name again? uhm Sebastian?No Simon. Yeah Simon, does he still work here?" I asked Gio as he led me to the area upstairs.

"Yeah, he does" Gio replied. "Tonight's his night off, his shift is tomorrow".

" Oh " I replied.

Once we reached inside the room Gio close the door before getting two glasses and pouring some wine in it handing it to me.

"Oh, thanks" I said taking it from his hand.

I thought Gio was gonna pour himself some of the wine as well but instead he went to get a bottle of whiskey, filling his glass and downing it before I could even take my first sip of wine. I watched him pour another and sat on the couch downing that one as well. Experience thought me that this was a sign of stress or something so I made my way over to the couch sitting beside him and pulling up a leg which brushed against his long ones clad in dark slacks.

"What's up?" I said to him.

Gio sigh and rubbed a hand over his face before leaning back and looking at me.

"Another one of my shipments got jacked today" Gio told me. "The thing is my guys didn't even get to catch or see who did it".

" What got stolen?" I asked curiously.

"It was some weapons and other stuff" Gio respond.

"Other stuff like?" I asked. "Gio you're talking to me here, someone who knows about all this stuff not a police. You know what never mind, how bad was it?"

"They managed to take more than half or everything, I just can't see through it" Gio replied.

"Me neither, how did that happened? Who knew..." I asked before Gio started again.

"I guess I shouldn't have allowed those amateurs to do a professionals job" Gio replied. "I just thought they'd be able to do such a simple task as getting the shipments from the dock to the warehouse. That's quite a loss you know".

" Gio who did you send?" I asked hoping he wouldn't say that one name.

"Snakes and another one of my guy Julian, they were supposed to go and keep guard and gather what they can until back up comes for the rest but they somehow managed to lost it all, got it stolen by..."Gio said but I cut him off.

" Gio they didn't get stolen...well not by an enemy or anyone you don't know " I said putting down the glass from my hand.

"What are you talking about?" Gio asked looking at me confused.

"Snakes and that Julian guy took them" I told him with a straight face. "They are the traitors in the family Gio".

"What!?" Gio said starting to fume. "They wouldn't dare cross me like that. How would you know that? Can't just go putting blame or name like that on my men".

"Gio, Snakes is the traitor" I told him seriously. "That day when I asked you to take me to one of your family's meeting, I only wanted to go so that I could figure out who he was".

"What!?" Gio asked confusion and anger laced his voice.

"Earlier that week Dominic's shipments got jacked too. Remember when I asked you what you know about the Glendocks? Well Dominic had called me before asking if I had somehow knew if you were in akly with them. Some of his men had recognized two if your men before they flee and they had managed to caught one of the other guys. Snakes was one of the guys who were with the Glendocks".

" You've got to be kidding me..." Gio started to say but I continued talking.

"Snakes is definitely the one behind everything that's been happening he's been the rat all along and I'm not sure when this Julian guy became a part of the family or anything but I'm pretty sure he's Snakes partner in this" I told him. "Snakes recruiting unfortunate desperate guys to become a part of the gang with hopes of getting bigger and forming his own large group as leader. He using resources he's stolen from both you, Dominic and I don't know who else to fund the group and get bigger that's why all those hijacking been going on and making it looks like another group was attacking the other. He's the one whose been framing your group for attacking the Luciano's and vice versa".

" Lexi how do you know all this?" Gio said trying to keep calm even though I'm sure at any minute now smoke were gonna start coming through his ears.

"I had a run him with him earlier. He was at one of my restaurant meeting with two sketchy guys, I managed to overheard pieces of their conversation. He's tried of taking orders for you and wants to be his own boss" I told him. "He saw me when I was leaving and tried to have..."

"Lexi what happened?! What did he do Lexi!?" Gio growled standing up now fist balled and all sense of calmness gone.

To say I wasn't the least bit frightened at his now dangerous appearance and anger right now, I would've been a liar. Gio was hell scary when he was furious.

"He sort of threatened me not to say anything to you and..." I stopped and touch the small bump in the back of my head where he has shove me against the car and caused it to get a little cut.

"And what Lexi!? What did he do or say? Did he touch you!?" Gio growled. "Lexi did he touch you!?".

"He said that he'd slit my throat if I said a word to you and shoved me against my c... Oh!" I gasped as Gio pulled me up and began searching my scalp at the area where I had touched.

"He hurt you!" Gio growled once his finger touch the area at was slightly swollen from the bump. "Why didn't you tell me this earlier!?"

"I could have handle him but I thought you'd wanted to hear this then deal with him yourself" I said to him.

"That little piece of shit is going to wish he never left his mother's cunt" Gio said taking out his phone and dialling.

"What are you doing?" I asked but Gio just ignored me as he placed the phone to his ears.

"Lucas, you need to get in here now" Gio said into the phone before hanging it up and placing it back in his pocket.

"What's happening now?" I asked clueless of what exactly Gio was going to do now, though t think I have an idea.

"We need to get you home" Gio said taking my hand. "I've got two bastards to take care of".

Here you go guys another update that y'all been waiting for. It is not edited, I haven't proof read it so please don't mind the mistakes, sorry about them. Anyway don't forget to hit those votes and drop those comments. Let me know what you think is gonna happen next. Maybe if I get enough comments I'll update in the next hour or so 😹👻