{ Tori's POV }

After we finished our food. Diego took me to their tv room where he helped me find Friends the tv show and we managed to find the english version.

We stayed there for two hours as I explained some of the show and talked about it. Even though Diego never said or asked a word. It was just a normal afternoon. It felt nice.

I apparently fell asleep which brings us to right now where Diego is carrying me up the stairs to my room. I let him lay me on the bed then he shuts the curtains and leaves the room shutting the door but not before he says "buonanotte stella" which is Italian for goodnight star and that was all I heard before I drifted back to sleep.

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Next thing I know I'm being shaken awake by a very concerned Elena and Angelina.

"Wake up sleeping beauty...we're under attack!" Angelina tells me trying to seem calm but failing miserably. It's then I hear gun shots and what sounds like grenades going off.

I sit up out of bed and I realize Elena and Angelina are freaking out.

"What do you know?" I ask cautiously

"We are being attacked by the Russians. We are a little out numbered considering half of our men are on jobs which seems stupid now considering they are looking for information about the Russians." Angelina explains

"I think their goal was for us to attack first after finding the right information but now that's out the window. The rest of our men are running trades, or in other countries handling other business matters. There's only about a sixty men outside of the immediate family that live in this mansion." Elena says

"Wow. The two of you really aren't as in the dark as they think. Is there anywhere you two can hide? Like a safe room?" I ask

"There's a safe room inside of the library across the hall. It will keep us safe, as long as we make it there alive." Elena answers

"Although we were told to take you with us, and were given orders to make sure you got and stayed inside of the room with us." Angelina informs me

"Who told you to do such a stupid thing?" I ask

"My son, my husband, and your father ." Elena answers

"Come on." I tell them grabbing both of them by the arms, and lead them into the library I had found earlier. I hear gun shots but I remain focus and highly aware of my surroundings.

I see Elena hit a part underneath one of the shelves with her foot, and the shelf moves. I waste no time shoving both Elena and Angelina in there as I hear foot steps coming this way.

"Come on Tori." Angelina almost begs

"No. I'm going to keep us from being outnumbered." I reply seriously

"But they said..." Angelina warns

"Screw them. I would rather go against their orders then let them die knowing I could've very well have saved them." I reply sternly

I tap the same spot as Elena and watch the shelf close the last thing I hear is Elena say "I knew you wouldn't hide away. Be safe Tori."

I take a deep breath and walk out of the library doors. I lock them as well just for extra measures. I walk downstairs quickly and quietly not getting caught.

I see Russians guards dressed in black but with their flag on the front pocket. I take down the three on the steps swiftly.

I knock two of their heads into the wall hard then I kick the other one making him land on his knees as I pull him backwards slamming his head on the floor. After I finish up with them I continue down the stairs and that's when I spot Francesco bleeding out underneath the staircase. I run over to him and I see that he is still conscious. I kneel down beside him.

"What...are...you...doing...down...here?" Francesco questions through his pain and raged breathing.

"Where is a safe room down here?" I ask ignoring his question completely.

"In Luca's new office...hurry." Francesco says as he points weakly to the door right to my left.

Why does Luca have two offices on the first floor? That's ridiculous. I mentally slap myself back into reality and focus on the task at hand.

"This is probably going to hurt..but please be quiet." I tell Francesco sternly

Francesco looks confused as I take Francesco's arms and pull him to Lucas office but the door is locked by code only.

"The code?" I ask Francesco

"blackrose29" Francesco says

I nod wondering why but I type it in and luckily it's correct. I drag Francesco into the office shutting the door behind me. I look and see that the office doesn't look manly it actually looks a little feminine if I'm being honest but it isn't really personalized or anything. I try not to think about that though..but I'm easily distracted sometimes.

"Is there a first aid kit in here?" I ask

"On the top shelf...to...your left." Francesco struggles to get out.

I walk over to shelf on my left and reach on the top shelf grabbing the first aid kit. I go over to Francesco who is slowly losing consciousness.

I lightly slap him on his cheek.

"No sir. You are not dying on me today. In fact none of us are dying today, because so help me if any of you die after I have just gotten into this bloody family there will be hell to pay...do you understand?" I say to Francesco sternly and he looks shocked but nods anyway.

I open the first aid kit and get to business I take a bullet out of his side and stitch it up for him. Doing the best I can. He barley flinches because I'm assuming he is use to it. Then I bandage it and work on his arm which won't stop bleeding. I get the bullet out of it and then stitch bandage it as fast as possible. Then I get him a pillow that was sitting in a chair in the corner and place it under his head.

"Don't you dare move from this spot until one of us come to get you...ok?" I basically order

"If I remember correctly I hold more authority here.." Francesco says as he try's to get up and I just take my foot and gently push his shoulder down.

"Not today you don't. I mean no offense but you'll only slow me down and likely get us both killed so just stay here and be quiet...I'm sure you've already killed your fair share of Russians over the years now it's my turn." I reply as I walk out of the office and making sure it locked back up before I turn to the grand entrance seeing about five Russians standing in front of a very tried looking Marco who looks as if he could pass out.

I pick up a gun that's laying on the floor and check to see if it's loaded which it is...must be my lucky day... it even has a silencer and it's happens to be a Russians gun. It really is my lucky day. I quickly shoot the five Russians standing around Marco.

I run and grab Marco's arm and wrap it around my should as I help him walk back over to Luca's extra feminine office.

"You need to get to safety." Marco warns me

"How bad is it?" I question as I type in the code to the office

"Bad." Marco says

"And where is everyone else?" I ask

"Lorenzo and Riccardo are outside using grenades to keep anymore from coming into the mansion. Diego is everywhere and no where at the same time like a ghost, he does his best work that way. I don't know where your father and Luca are, we lost track of them. I was trying to find them when I got caught but fifteen of those damn Russians but I managed to kill ten of them before they got the best of me." Marco explains

The office door opens and I throw Marco inside of it.

"What is this?" Marco questions seeing Francesco

"Your best friend for right now, the two of you will be buddies, and make sure the other one doesn't die from too much blood lost. See you soon." I say as I close the door locking Marco and Francesco in the safe office.

I run outside and see Riccardo with a gun to his head, and Lorenzo still trying to blow up the Russians on our priority. While I see a few of our men fighting with the Russians, they seem to be holding their own but they are extremely outnumbered.

I run full speed and kick the guy with the gun held to Riccardo. Which helped Riccardo get ahold of the situation and he ended up over powering the Russian man, killing him with a blade he had stashed in his belt.

I helped the other men who were getting out numbered by shooting some of the Russians with Lorenzo's gun which I stole from his pocket. I then handed Lorenzo his gun back.

"What's taking so long with the freaking grenades?!" I ask

"We can't get them close enough to the Russians, they know what we're trying to do. So they are waiting us out." Lorenzo says

I grab five grenades and climb on the side of the mansion thanks to strong vines that were growing up the building. I the jump down landing on top of an empty suv.

I launch two grenades into the Russian vehicles then I launch the other three making a fire barrier so the others who weren't in the cars can't get through the gate. I jump off the suv with a flip landing perfectly thanks to gymnastics.

Everyone outside takes time to look at me with surprise.

"Now can the rest of you handle them and make sure none of them leave alive or get inside of our home?" I question already annoyed and pissed at the Russians

"Yes ma'am. Might I say that was fucking hot." Lorenzo comments and our other men nod in agreement. Riccardo is just starring at me as if I'm some kind of angel from heaven.

"Fantastic and thanks." I reply as I jog back inside of the house.

I start looking around in different rooms until I see my father Valente, and Luca surrounded by twenty men but it looks like they killed the other forty or so but now they are held at gun point. They are completely surrounded in the ballroom with no cover.

What kind of sick fairytale story is this?!

I see that the gym is to my left so without hesitation I quietly go in there and grab guns shoving them into my pants and then I go into the other room and grab some knifes and throwing stars.

Before any of them see me I managed to sneak into the ballroom and onto the small stairway. I shoot five guys before even one drops to the ground. The Russians start to notice what's going on. So before I'm spotted I go around, and stand in a corner hiding in the shadows. Which is where I shoot another five of the guys before running out of bullets, and having to move my position. I throw the gun down and jump out behind the other Russians and I swiftly took three down in hand to hand combat. Well I made two of them kill each other but that was their fault for not paying attention and the other one I took down in strict hand to hand combat.

Then I saw that my father and Luca had already killed the remaining seven or so.

"I thought we gave strict orders for you to be in hiding..." My father says disapprovingly

"And Elena and Angelina passed on that caring suggestion. However I didn't agree on the whole hiding matter, so I decide not to listen." I say

"You will still listen to orders..." My father says with a stern tone

"Technically none of you gave me any. Elena and Angelina did..and if all of you keep them in the dark then why should I listen to the orders they give me? After all they don't have all the information or authority." I say

My father huffs and shakes his head disapprovingly, meanwhile Luca just looks amused.

"You could've been killed..we had all of it under control." My father says

"No you didn't. None of you did." I tell him

Then one of the people I was hoping I would never see again enters the room with a smirk when he sees me...but he doesn't come alone he comes with another ten of his men.

Has he been in the mansion the whole time?

"Anatoly..." I spit almost with venom

Luca and my father side eye me surprised.

"Victoria, возлюбленная (sweetheart), I'm glad you're finally here. He knew you would find out where you are truly from...it's why his interest in you was so great. Just like my interest in your mother was. From the moment I laid my eyes on her, I knew she was a woman I had to have in a certain way. If you know what I mean. I never got to have my taste, I think my son wanted to make sure he didn't make that same mistake when it came to you. I did make sure that the time your mother and I shared wouldn't be easily forgotten...that way she would always carry a piece of me. After all of that she remained innocent and pure, although I can't say the same thing for you though my dear. Can you imagine what my son is going to do once he realizes you aren't an innocent flower anymore? But don't worry I'm sure he'll take you back, and train you." Anatoly says sickly taunting me

"I'm not some pet that's easily trained so I'm afraid he'll fail regardless." I state calmly in a normal tone careful not to show any real emotion at all. Because that's how you die.

Anatoly's smirk slightly falls, thinking that his plan to get inside of my head has failed. I turn my face emotionless and in that moment, and it was like I flipped a switch that none of them every expected.

Now it was my turn to get inside his head, so to speak.

"I hope you enjoy it..." I say deadly calm

"Enjoy what?" Anatoly asks confused as his men seem to fidget a little.

"Your time in hell.." I reply and I quickly throw two throwing stars one in between his eyes to symbolize me getting inside his head, and the other in his throat. Killing him instantly.

I don't waste anytime, and I take out my other knives and throw them into the other men killing all of them, before they can even get out of shock that their former leader was killed.

I turn back at my father and say "I'm glad all of you thought you had it under control next time don't underestimate your enemy nor my ability to save all of you."

I turn to Luca and say "You should send his body back to his son as a message. It'll anger him that we killed a good portion of his men. He'll become even more reckless."

Then I walk off and go upstairs when I see Diego. "Is the house clear?" I ask and he nods

"I'm going to shower and change. Marco and Francesco are injured in Luca's extra office downstairs. Elena and Angelina are in the safe room in the library. Can you check on them for me?" I ask and he nods

I walk away and go take shower fully breaking down. It all made sense now.

Adrian is obsessed with me because his father had an obsession with my mother that must've been part of the real reason she was so scared.

I get out of the shower after my mini breakdown, then I clean myself up, and fix my hair throwing on some different clothes.

Luca is going to have to tell everyone now... And I can't blame him...