Violet's POV:

"You already did, piccola."

I'm staring at the sky. The stars are so pretty and the moon is beautiful, I could stand like this forever.

The parking lot is empty since everyone left, but I'm sitting at the edge of the cold surface of my car.

I know he's near me, he's looking at me. I can feel him.

"How's Marco?" I ask, still looking up at the sky.

I hear him walk closer, when he sits beside me and sighs "He never stopped talking about you."

Poor little kid should be 8 years old now, I really miss him.

"Why are you here, Blake? Why don't you leave me alone?" I question finally looking down and finding his eyes, his beautiful cold eyes.

"You know I can't." He grits his teeth, running a hand on his hair.

"Why?" I'm so desperate to know, I crave answers.

"It's been 2 years, Blake." He gazes up at me, I see a different emotion in his eyes. Is he... Is he holding back tears?

"You think I was okay after they took you?" He spits out with a harsh tone and an irritated expression.

"You think I could sleep at night, knowing you were with that bastard? Knowing you were in pain? That you weren't in my house?" He steps closer to me.

"Blake I-" "No, Violet. Do you know how desperate I was to find you? Did you know that I cried? I fucking cried." A single tear falls down his eye, my heart shattering at the sight.

"I couldn't sleep because my mind screamed 'Violet'. I couldn't eat because my stomach shouted your name. I couldn't talk because all I wanted to say, was your name." He shouts in front of me, almost breaking down.

"You said you hate me, right?" He asks and waits for me to nod, then continues "I hate you more."

And in that moment, four words repeatedly stabbed my heart.

But he goes on "I hate you because you made me hate myself for not being able to find you" He screams as if he still heard the music of the club.

"I hate you because I reunited the best Mafia team to find you." What?

"I hate you because when I finally found you, Silvia told me that you had run away." Do you think I was enjoying myself in that moment?

"I hate you so much because you didn't even try to call me." Because I couldn't, Blake.

He curses before caging me, his hands on either side of me while I'm still sitting on the hood of the car.

"But most of all, I hate you so much because I'm a liar." I furrow my eyebrows in confusion, before he continues.

"Because I don't hate you, not at all. And I really despise myself for that. For not being able to hate you." He searches for something in my eyes as his words repeat in my head.

Because I'm a liar.

Because I don't hate you.

"Don't say that, you don't mean it." I manage to say when he doesn't continue. It was quiet now, almost as if we were in the middle of the desert.

My stomach felt sick, my eyes watery as I looked at the man in front of me.

After all we went through, he was now trying to tell me something. And that was the moment I knew.

He turned his head and I followed his gaze, finding 2 men dressed in black standing at the corner of the street, they seemed like bodyguards.

Then he stepped away from me and sighed.

He glances up at the sky and shrugs, before my ears hear his beautiful voice.

"The moon is beautiful, isn't it Violet?"

And his lips tugged up just a little, forming a very shattering smile.

Then he turned from me, walking to his car and driving off.

I felt a few tears streaming down my face, he said it. He said the three words.

(A/N: For those who don't know, 'The moon is beautiful, isn't it?' in Japanese means 'I love you'. It's a poetic way of saying 'I love you')

"Don't cry, Miss Rodriguez." I heard a voice behind me and I turned around, getting off the hood of the car.

"Yeah, it's only the beginning of a beautiful and lovely relationship with a Mafia Boss." Another voice says giggling, turning serious when the other one hits him as if shutting him up.

I could finally see the owners of the voices. They stood in front of me, smiling widely at me.

"Oh my Goodness! I missed you guys!" I shout hugging the two bodyguards in front of me as they started laughing.

Lucas and Ryder, my favorite bodyguards.

"You guys haven't changed! How are you?" I pull away from the hug and wipe the tears that had fallen a few moments before.

"We're good, thank you. How's it going, Miss?" Ryder says and Lucas nods.

"Well, it's safe to say that it's been a hell out here, but I have my ways to survive. Now tell me, what are you doing here?" I furrow my eyebrows at them.

"Oh we're here to take you home." They both say, looking at each other right after.

"What do you mean? I already have my car and-" "We're not taking you to your house, Miss. We're taking you home."

The way my heart melted at those words, man.

"Boss' orders" Lucas laughs, before Ryder slightly punches him to shut him up.

"This way you can see Silvia, Jacob, Marco, and Alex too. He's finally done with his missions, but he will have to start again in a few." Ryder says as I realize how much I miss those people.

"Fine, you convinced me!" I laugh and they smile before walking to a black SUV, opening the door for me.

"Don't worry about your car, ma'am. Boss has it all under control." Lucas speaks before walking to the driver's seat.

Of course he does. Blake always has it all under control.

We drive off and I shut my eyes in relief. I will finally see the people I love most.

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"Alright, we have other orders Miss, we're afraid you'll have to walk inside alone." Ryder speaks, opening the car's door for me.

"It's fine, you guys already did a lot tonight. I guess I'll see you tomorrow?" I question and they nod, flashing me a smile before driving off.

And here I am, standing in front of the estate I never thought I would see again.

The guards instantly let me in, without even asking anything.

I enter the estate and glance around. Why does it feel so comfortable? Being here, I mean.

Making my way to the living room, I bump into a hard chest.

I glance up and my mouth opens, I immediately put my hand over it.

"Jacob!" I almost shout and he smiles at me. "Little one! Blake told me you were back, wow. God, I missed you so much." He speaks hugging me.

The hug was warm, like brotherly-warm.

"How are you?" I ask pulling away. He shrugs, his smile fading. What's going on?

"Jacob. Did something happen with her?" I question, obviously referring to Silvia.

He shakes his head "No, no. It's just, no one has actually been okay since you left, Vi."

I don't know what hurt more, the words or the sight of the person who said them.

"I'm sorry Jacob I kn-" "You don't have to explain anything to me Violet, because as long as you're safe and you're here, I don't care."

He hugs me again, a tear of mine dropping onto the back of his shirt as I hugged him tighter.

"God stop making me cry, dumbass! Now, where is she?" We pull away and he laughs "She's in the living room, go ahead." I flash him a smile and almost sprint towards the living room.

Then, I see her.

An angelic figure standing on the white couch, watching TV with a bored expression.

"Can I stay with you or do you prefer being alone?" I ask slowly approaching her, she quickly turns around as if recognizing my voice.

When she sees me, her eyes widen.

"Yes, I'm back Sil." I say and she rushes off the couch, embracing me in a tight hug.

"Hey, I can't breathe!" I laugh and she lets go of me, tears streaming down her face.

"Don't do that again." She coldly says and I nod "I promise, I won't." She smiles through her tears and hugs me again.

It's weird how it's been about 2 years and these people still love me like I've always been here.

"You look tired, you should go to sleep." I say and she nods "Can't wait to have breakfast with you tomorrow." She says smiling, before wiping her tears and waking away towards the bedrooms.

My legs lead me to the training room. Alex should be here.

I enter the huge room and hear a few grunts, then I see him throwing painful punches at the punching bag. He's shirtless, with a pair of basketball shorts and sweating like hell.

My eyes widen when a sharp knife hits the wall behind me, almost cutting me.

"Violet? Fucks sake, I could have killed you!" I hear his voice before I see him running to me.

As he's standing in front of me, I can finally admire his features.

While everyone else hasn't changed, Alex has.

His body seems stronger and more muscular, his hair a little bit darker from his blonde.

But most of all, he has a lot of scars.

And a tired expression on his face. Not the sleepless kind of tired. He seems tired of everything.

"You're back. You're here. I mean, you're actually here." He says in excitement as he picks me up and spins me, making me laugh.

He puts me down and hugs me.

"Who hurt you like this?" I ask against his shoulder and he sighs "You don't need to know." I do.

"I'll eventually find out, Alex. But I won't force it out of you, you should know better." I assure him and he hugs me tighter.

"Tell me one thing." He hums in response.

"Do they still hurt?" I question, drawing circles on his back as none of us pulls away from the hug.

"Sometimes."

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