Amelia's POV:

The car ride home was extremely quiet.

Dante didn't really seem like the type to get mad, so I knew if he was mad I have to be in deep shit.

I wonder what kind of punishment I'll get.

They are the mafia, so it's gonna be way worse than what Mark and his friends did to me.

If I'm being completely honest... I'm scared.

After about another 5 minutes we finally got back to the house and the pit in my stomach has multiplied

"Go to your room" Dante says once we get in the house

I take this chance and run directly to my room, close and lock my door, and put on some music and read my book.

Dante's POV:

"What happened?" Enzo asks as me and my 3 younger brothers make our way into the living room.

"Amelia got into 2 fights today." I say

"What?!" Mateo yells

"Yeah, and apparently so did Luca" I say also throwing my little brother under the bus

"Dude.. not cool" Luca grumbles

"Luca I want you to explain why you got into a fight" Mateo says while massaging his temples

"Well some dude wanted to punch Amelia so I punched him" Luca says while shrugging

"HA, you did way more than punch him, the kid is in the hospital cause you broke his nose and some other shit" Gio says

"Dudeee.. SHUT THE HELL UP" Luca yells

"Everyone shut the fuck up" Matteo says, obviously very irritated

"Here's what we're gonna do, Luca you aren't grounded, you were just using self-defense, I have to find out why the hell Amelia got into two fights today, and then we are going to have a family meeting regarding the trip" Matteo says

"Fine" we all say.

Amelia's POV:

I've been in my room for about an hour now.

I gave up on my book a while ago and just listened to music and looked at my walls

Why didn't I think I'd get punished for this, I got into two fights. Something as small as breathing too loud would warrant a beating with a Mark, why wouldn't I get punished

As I sit in my room, I wonder what punishment they have in store for me.

Maybe they just won't let me eat for a few days or maybe they'll torture me.. that is their specialty after all.

About 5 minutes later I get a text from Mateo telling me that to come downstairs.

As I walk to the living room I feel the pit in my stomach getting heavier and heavier.

Once I'm in front of them I sit down, put on my best poker face, and don't make a word. I don't want the punishment to be worse than it has to.

"Amelia we've seen the video footage regarding the fights, now we know you used self-defense but after comparing both videos, why did you go harder on the girl in the parking lot than the bathroom" Enzo asks

"Wait how did you see the bathroom fight?" I ask

"One of the girls was recording" Luca says

Well the best thing to do is lie at this point

" well she had been saying stuff to me all day so I released a fraction of the built-up anger I had towards her" I say

After a few moments of silence Mateo decides to speak

"Well I would rather you take your anger out on something other than a teen girl but I understand your frustration, you aren't in trouble though next time tell one of us when someone is bothering you" he says

Wait what the hell do they mean I'm not in trouble.

I broke someone's arm and nose on the same day

I decide not to question the punishment

"Anyways since we are all here we have to talk about the trip" Mateo says while opening his laptop

"What trip?" I ask genuinely confused. I just got here why are we already taking trips

"Wells since you're the long lost mafia princess, we're having a ball in honor of your homecoming

Uhh, what?

"Uhm you see Mateo I'm not really a people person.. so I think I'll pass" I say

"No, everything is already planned for the most part, and this is the perfect opportunity for our enemies and allies to see that our family is strong and untied plus, Amelia your birthday is soon" Mateo says

"Well I don't want to do anything" I say

Which is true, I've spent the last 10 years not doing anything, I think I can go the rest of my life with October 3rd being like any other day

"Well we're going to have it either way" he says

"Whatever"

"Now the ball will be in Italy next Saturday since that's your birthday, the colors are going to be black and red since that's our family's colors. While we're there you're going to be fitted for another dress because we have a ball to go to in Spain in November for the future heir of the Spanish mafia, that dress will also have to be black or red because while we're in others territory we have to wear our colors. Is that understood?" Mateo asks

"Sure whatever" I say

"Great we leave next Tuesday, you'll try on dresses when we touch down" he says while getting up

"What about school?" I ask

"Since we have many things that you guys may have to get pulled out of school for, all of you are enrolled in a hybrid plan, so it's easier to pull you out whenever needed be. The boys have been like that for years." Enzo says

"Okay, well I'm going back upstairs" I say quickly trying to get away just in case they change their minds about the punishment.

"One more thing Amelia, since we will be going into another territory in November you need to learn to protect yourself so you will be going to the warehouse with me 3 days a week and train with some of the teens we have that are around your age" Mateo says

Maybe this is the perfect time to prove myself

"Okay, I'll be up at 5:30" I say while running to my room. • •

The next morning I woke up at 4:00.

It's not like I got much sleep, I had another dream about Mark and even his friend that always came and helped him.

I got dressed pretty quickly, I just threw on a pair of leggings and a tank top. Wearing a sports bra would be easier but my upper back still isn't healed.

I can get away with wearing crop tops because it's high up, but sports bras would show everything...

Once I finished getting dressed, I put my hair into two braids and took some painkillers.

About 15 minutes later Mateo texted me to meet him outside.

Once we were in the car, Mateo had a few phone calls to take, so I just popped my headphones in and read one of my books.

About 20 minutes later Mateo tapped me

"We're here, when we get inside stay beside me at all times, everyone knows that your back but not many know what you look like." He says as he parks his car

As we make our way inside the building, I observe my surroundings.

The building is huge, definitely more than 10 floors

"We're going to the second floor, that's where everyone trains" he says as he pushes the elevator buttons.

Once we get to the second floor, l look around

This doesn't look like a gym, but more like a boxing arena.

"Our actual gym is on the 3rd floor, but this is where we train and everyone practice sparing" he says as he sees me look around.

"Now I'm gonna put you in the ring with one of the lower level members just to see what you can do" he says

"Alright" I say

As I make my way over to the station that's for wrapping your hands, I can feel and see everyone's stares

Guess I have to give them something to look at then.

Once I'm in the ring, I see my opponent.

It's another girl who isn't that much taller than me giving I'm 5"7 she must be about 5"10.

"Okay I want both of you to go as hard as you can, Amelia if you're ready to tap out just let me know" Mateo says

"Not likely" I say while taking my stance

My opponent is the first to punch, which I easily doge

I then throw a punch that hits her full force in the jaw.

She continues to throw punches and kicks that for the most part I quickly avoid or maneuver around.

Every punch and kick that I've hit her with has hit her at full force

About 5 minutes in she looks like she's ready to stop so I put her out of her misery quick and just hit her full fledge straight in the face, I could've ended this 3 minutes ago but what's the fun in that.

"What the hell" is all I hear Mateo mummer before I step out of the rink

"Who taught you how to fight?" Is the first thing he asks

"A friend of mines" is all I say

"Well that's all for today, I just wanted to see what exactly you knew. Let's get you home so you can get ready for school" he says

"Okay" • • • We got back home at around 6:30

Once I showered, I changed into my uniform and did my makeup. I just wore my hair in a ponytail today.

Once I was dressed, I decided that I would eat a banana for breakfast so I made my way downstairs

Once I got downstairs I saw Luca and Alex talking to someone

I stopped to look at him

No no no it can't be him.

"Eli?" I ask in a soft voice

"Mia?"

Longggg chapter (1720 words!)

Anyways I won't be uploading next week because I'll be on vacation so I'll upload the week I come back :)